Talk:Ventrilo

Xfire mention under 'usage' ?

Xfire is an unrelated service, this strikes me as an advertisement. I'm removing it 173.23.175.144 (talk) 14:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Why is this tagged as "Lead too short"?

Considering the WHOLE article is short (~9 paragraphs), why is the LEAD too short? Pls discuss, or add whatever you feel a newbie needs, but this topic aint quite as complex or esoteric as genetic engineering or the modern international financial system & thus doesn't need an intro to be as long, IMNSHO (also the WP:LEAD guidelines agree: short article merits only a short intro).

P.S. No, I wasn't the one who created the "too short" intro, nor edited it until today.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.188.254.2 (talk) 06:58, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Linux version

There is already a linux version available on the site, www.ventrilo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.210.223.133 (talk) 16:47, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

No, there is not a Linux version available on the Ventrilo site. It is now February 2013, and the same message dated 2005 is still in place on the Ventrilo site, saying that a Linux version is not available and no future release date is known at this time. --FeralOink (talk) 04:58, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Unneccesary Links

I've removed this twice now, stating both times why it is being removed in comments, and yet you seem to ignore it. So here it comes even clearer: There is no point linking to the one website three times (ventrilo.com), also, Wikipedia should not link to commercial websites only because they are "help pages" for the application itself, let the official website give support to its users. Xertoz (talk) 12:14, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

The Ventrilo website is linked to directly once, and only once. Thank you. --FeralOink (talk) 05:00, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Harrassment

Someone should probably mention the hilarious harrassment going on on ventrilo. I might write that though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.235.210.185 (talk) 17:22, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Nice advertisement for Ventrillo

This is a really nice advertisement for Ventrillo complete with links to their purchase page. Wouldn't a real article about the company discuss their company's history, or something more relevant, with a mention of the products -- and then linked to a main page on internet voice chat? Is wiki now just an advertising vehicle for companies like this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.201.151.143 (talk) 21:32, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Good observation. I tried to do what you suggested. I found a minimal amount of information about Flagship Industries, the developer of Ventrilo. I found various copyright infringement lawsuits, a location for the company, and a lot of complaining, as well as much enthusiasm for Ventrilo. It is clearly used by many people, for a long time, but there is little written about it per se. I tried to update the article as well as I could. --FeralOink (talk) 05:04, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Radio Shows

I'd like to see some citation on the radio shows, it's easy to imagine general voice chat, as, if you ask me, it's more convenient than logging into an IRC, but I'd like to see a few radio shows that use it cited, as it seems neither practical nor common. Oakpack4 (talk) 00:11, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

No, there are no radio shows that use it, not as far as I could find. I checked rather exhaustively. In the Best Of The Web Review, it was said that Ventrilo could be used LIKE a radio call-in show, and that was erroneously extrapolated. I removed the part about the radio shows, as I could find no evidence of that at all.

However, I DID find a news story about Ventrilo being used for communications on a race track. That was an interesting alternative use. The reason that I didn't mention that in the article is because I can't find any documentation of that particular use case anywhere else beside the Ventrilo press releases, which reside on the Ventrilo website, and don't link to PR Newswire or anywhere else. That could be something that someone else might want to look into though. --FeralOink (talk) 05:09, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Flagship Industries?

According to the Illinois Secretary of State website, Flagship Industries, Inc. was dissolved on September 8, 2023. I can't link directly to the page, but this information can be found by searching for Flagship Industries here: https://apps.ilsos.gov/businessentitysearch/

The ventrilo.com website now seems to be operated by LightSpeed Gaming, LLC (see the footer). I've been unable to find any sources describing a sale/transfer of Ventrilo or an acquisition of Flagship Industries. Ventrilo.com notes that "Ventrilo is a Trademark of LightSpeed Gaming LLC", but I was also unable to find any trademark applications with the USPTO, State of Illinois, or State of Ohio (LightSpeed's state of incorporation).

I feel like some of this should be noted in the article somehow, but I'm unsure how to proceed given the limited primary sources and non-existent secondary sources. Thoughts, advice? Casiotone Nation (talk) 07:10, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Ownership update: Flagship Industries dissolved, Ventrilo acquired by LightSpeed Gaming

I have a conflict of interest with respect to this article: I am a volunteer for GameVox, a product developed by LightSpeed Gaming LLC, the current owner of Ventrilo. Per WP:COI and WP:PAID, I am disclosing this relationship and requesting community review of the proposed changes below rather than editing the article directly.

Proposed changes:

1. Update the infobox developer field to reflect the ownership transfer
2. Add a History section documenting the Flagship Industries dissolution (sourced via Illinois Secretary of State records) and the acquisition by LightSpeed Gaming LLC (sourced via BBB, company website, and ventrilo.com trademark attribution)
3. Note the launch of GameVox as a successor product (sourced via independent PC Gamer coverage, Feb 2026)
4. Update outdated references to Flagship Industries in the body text

This was previously discussed on this Talk page (see above re: Flagship Industries dissolution), and these edits aim to address that open question with proper sourcing.

Draft markup is available upon request, or I can post it here for review.

Waffle0891 (talk) 13:37, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

• Waffle0891, hi--you edited the article because, I assume, no one responded; the template I'm about to put on your talk page will link you to the best practices, which include "edit request". I have removed part of what you added, for reasons given in my edit summary. Oh, I haven't looked at the other sources you added, but please stay clear of primary sources like state records and unacceptable sources like the BBB. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:02, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

  Hi Drmies, thanks for the review. The COI disclosure was posted here on 20 March, before the edit was made. I'll use the edit request process going forward as suggested.

  Understood on the source guidance. I'll avoid primary sources like state records and the BBB in future contributions.

  One thing I noticed: the sentence in the Flagship Industries subsection may have been unintentionally broken during the trim. It currently reads "was first released on 3 August 2002 and by players of massively multiplayer online role-playing games and first-person shooters." Looks like a few words were lost. Flagging it here rather than editing it myself given the COI.

  Thanks again. Waffle0891 (talk) 15:25, 27 March 2026 (UTC)