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Changes to chatlobby itself — new features, what they do, and why we built them.
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chatlobby v2: Everything That Changed
v2 adds a name that stays yours, a picture swap with strangers, and levels that only move when someone else talks to you. Here's the whole release, explained.
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How swap Works, and the Three Decisions Behind It
A picture goes into a pool and a stranger's comes back. The mechanic is one sentence; three non-obvious rules underneath it keep the pool worth opening.
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A Permanent Username on an Anonymous Chat Site, No Email
chatlobby offers free permanent accounts: a reserved username and a password, with no email address anywhere in the process. Here's how and why we built it.