A software function allowing users to exchange messages in real time. This is not the preferred means of communication on most Citadels - when it is available, it is provided as a courtesy. Citadelia A name for the global community of Citadel and Citadel-like systems. A typical BBS which implements floors might have all of the debates on one floor, all of the techie rooms on another floor, the silly rooms on another floor, and so forth. A location on a Citadel BBS which contains a message base targeted towards a particular topic.
Rooms are similar to the constructs known as forums, areas, sub-boards, conferences, etc.
A user who has special administrative privileges only in one room. A room aide may choose to move off-topic messages to another room, or may maintain a file directory in a room. A room carried on a Citadel network. Messages posted in a shared room are replicated to the room of the same name on every system on the network. This increases the audience and allows a greater number of participants in the conversation.