User blog comment:ScrewYouDinkleberg/A new year, a new change./@comment-10319977-20150102012842/@comment-24281984-20150102013322

There were too many problems that chat had that weren't solvable, like finding suitable moderators, the general enviornment being unwelcoming and hostile somtimes, and the fact that most of the regulars didn't contribute much to the actual site. Chat was a distraction and the few benefits it offered didn't outweigh the problems it caused.

I personally think it was a good decision but feel free to prove me wrong, I guess.