I appreciate your reminding me of this. I want to respond to Question #1:

1) Public Chat Settings: Blue Box

When you create a new Public or Private Skype room, or when someone first joins the chat, there is a blue information box (called Options -> Public Chat Settings) at the top of the chat window in which you can put information such as guidelines, or a link. We would like to know how to restore that box after you have closed it.

I remember in 2008 (v3.8) when some of us Skype chat Room owners where having this problem – not knowing how to reopen it when we hit the corner X to close it. Occasionally, if I recall, the blue box would reappear on its own, as if Skype database reset to a previous memory or something. Just dumb luck probably.

Now…

In Skype v5 and perhaps v4, this Guidelines box is no longer even visible .

However, certain Skype commands will allow you to both view them as well as set them up.

I will answer on my blog here
http://incomeassurance.com/blog/skype-chat-room-guidelines-only-available-via-commands/

I hope to respond to your other thoughts here another day. Remind me again if necessary, OK Jerry?

January 19, 2008

Hello Jerry,

Thank you for contacting Skype Support.

Thank you for your interest in partnering with Skype; the world’s fastest-growing internet communication offering.

Below are three simple options to help you learn about the ways you can partner with Skype:

1. Have a look at the partners’ section of our website. These pages offer you clear information
about:

* Our Affiliate program http://www.skype.com/partners/affiliate/
* Skype Developer Zone https://developer.skype.com/
* Retail partnerships http://www.skype.com/partners/retail/
* Online partners http://www.skype.com/partners/online/
* Skype Certified program http://www.skype.com/partners/hardware/certified_guidelines.html
* Access provider partnership http://www.skype.com/partners/access/

2. If have you been through those pages and want to tell us more, then feel free by using our:

* Partner inquiry form http://www.skype.com/feedback/partner/

The more you tell us, the better we can respond.

3. If you want to hear the latest developer news and the freshest partnership opportunities, then read our two blogs dedicated to building partnerships:

* Skype Developer Zone blog http://share.skype.com/sites/devzone/
* Skype for partners’ blog http://share.skype.com/sites/partners/

These blogs are updated frequently. Subscribing via RSS is a simple way of keeping updated:

* http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2005/12/what_are_blogs_and_rss.html#whatisrss

We hope this response has met your needs and look forward to hearing more from you via the partner inquiry form: http://www.skype.com/feedback/partner

Best regards,

Eduardo – Skype Support