The rename spree: group chat template
A ready Discord-look chat for the group chat chaos gallery, eight messages and about 25 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the Discord look
Why is the chat now called "Tuesday Club"?
It was Gwen.
It was not! It was Fen.
It was me, but I regret it.
It is a nice name.
It is now "Wednesday Club".
Hal.
I do not like Tuesdays.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The rename spree
The rename spree is a eight-message template for a group chat chat: Fen, Gwen and Hal trade lines from "Why is the chat now called 'Tuesday Club'?" to "I do not like Tuesdays.", about 25 seconds as a video.
Look at message 1, "Why is the chat now called 'Tuesday Club'?", which runs 8 words, then at message 7, "Hal.". One of the lines is a question and each pulls a reply out of the other side.
Using it in the Discord look
End with a decision made by accident, or with the quietest person finally speaking. Extras in this look: typing dots, reactions and an online status; missing: read marks. Discord is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. A 4:5 or square crop fits a long thread on a feed better than a tall phone video. Reactions appear as small chips under a message with a count, a good way to show a crowd agreeing without writing the crowd.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so The rename spree would stop at "It was me, but I regret it.". The other four, through "I do not like Tuesdays.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "It is a nice name.", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Why is the chat now called 'Tuesday Club'?" and let viewers read it twice before Gwen replies.
- Give each person one habit. A character who always asks a question and one who always sends a single emoji are easy to follow in a fast scene.
- Change one word of Hal's closing "I do not like Tuesdays." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Fen, Gwen and Hal to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
Questions
Can I use The rename spree on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Discord look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The rename spree as a video?
About 25 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this group chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Fen, Gwen and Hal, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app, and look names describe a style only. Label what you publish as fiction.
Can I change the names and lines?
Yes. Open the template in the editor, replace any line or name and export your own version. Keep the characters invented, and keep the content free of real people and anything sexual.
This is fiction. The people in this template are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
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