I was on an introductory zoom call last night for a course I'm starting and during the presentation and slides, which one of the tutors was doing, there was a side bar chat function where people on the call seemed to be chatting away saying hello, cracking jokes and moving off into lots of irrelevant subjects. This was really distracting from the presentation and I thought it was a bit disrespectful to the person leading the presentation. Is this usually considered acceptable? It was so strange. My kids have told me that when they were in lockdown the teachers would tell them not to chat away in the chat and to use it only when asked. Am I odd in thinking this was weird or would you find it distracting too? I also don't know how to turn it off or hide it so maybe that might just be the answer.