If you join a chat room and find it's not quite what you're looking for, you can
start a chat room of your own. You can start a member chat, which
is listed in the public chat directory, or you can start a private
chat, that only those you notify will know about.
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Create a Public Chat Room
A public chat room is listed in the AOL® Chat Room Listings
directory and any AOL® member can access it.
To create a public chat room:
1. Go to AOL® Keyword: Chat Room
Listings.
2. Click the Start Your Own Chat link.
3. Click the Member Chat link.
4. Select the desired chat category.
5. In the Enter Chat Name: box type the
name you want for your chat room.
2. Click the 
3. Click the 
4. Select the desired chat category.
5. In the 
6. Click 
4. Enter a name for your chat, and then click 
