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No TeX support in chat [duplicate]

Today the StackExchange system advised me to move one of the comment exchanges to chat. I wanted to do that, but then saw that TeX is not supported and it was almost impossible to follow the train of ...
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Dealing with offensive users on chat [closed]

If someone uses swear words in chat then they might get flagged by other chat users and subsequently (and automatically) banned. If someone personally offends a user without using any swear words to ...
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Conversations tab in Mathematics chatroom is not displaying

I have noticed this yesterday for the first time, I don't know whether this problem exists for longer time. When I go to the information page about the chatroom called Mathematics and click on the ...
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“You must have 20 reputation on The Stack Exchange Network to talk here.”

Whenever I try to enter chat it tells me, "You must have 20 reputation on The Stack Exchange Network to talk here". The same thing happens if I go into chat from some other Stack Exchange site. I ...
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Why can't I chat in Mathematics chat room?

I am not able to write anything on mathematics chat room, what could be the problem. I need help. thanks. I have tried many times but been unsuccessful. Is it possible that someone blocked me or ...
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What was that? Chat with an “expert”

Today half an hour ago I visited MSE and I was proposed to chat with an "expert". I tried to discuss some questions about von Neumann algebras that botherd me, but this was not an expert I needed. ...
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Why aren't flags in chat anonymous?

How is this user finding out information about flagging? http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/8039304#8039304 what is breaking the anonymity of the flag system?
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flags in chat yesterday

There was some sort of excitement yesterday or last night which I found mysterious. It turns out that in Chat, and there is just the one main chat which has been going forever, one may either star a ...
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Problems with chat.

A few hours ago the MSE chat told me I didn't have sufficient reputation while I did. In an old question about the chat I asked balpha if he could fix this and he did and it was fine. However, I am ...
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How can I display LaTex with iPad in Chat?

This is the solution in Desktop here but I want to do it in iPad. How can I display LaTex in iPad's chat?
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iPad versions of Chat broken

The bugs do not cover main -site, only chat. I use the Apple Wireless Bluetooth -keyboard. iPad Google Chrome (mobile version and desktop version have bugs) page fluctuates ...
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21 Reputation—not able to chat

I have 21 reputation, yet going to the Mathematics chat shows me the message that I must have at least 20 reputation. Update: There is a contradiction! A notification reads that I have the ...
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Self-programmed things such as annoucements to chat -room?

Unix.SE and Math.SE has totally different chats, Unix.SE gets a stream of questions. How can you add this kind of features/bugs to chat rooms?
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Could chatrooms serve as noticeboards?

If there is some information related to this site, which you consider important enough to share with other users, the best way is probably to use meta. But I can imagine some situations when meta ...
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Politeness in Chat

Recently I have noticed that have been some issues/arguments going on in the mathematics chat room between certain users. Sometimes the arguments get overboard and become personal, some of the things ...

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