User blog comment:ScrewYouDinkleberg/A new year, a new change./@comment-10319977-20150102012842/@comment-10319977-20150102061822

@Bear

As I said, I left my whole idea summary on Skel's talk page, but basically, I believe the chat could have been saved with certain improvements. One of said improvements being that users don't start out with chat privleges, but rather, have to earn them either via A) taking/passing a test on the chat's rules or B) being a contributing member of the wiki for a fixed amount of time, which would also help prevent "sock" accounts.

As far as the environment being unwelcoming goes, that was nothing more than the fault of users refusing to follow rules as well as admins failing to enforce rules, not the chat itself.

Even if the regulars didn't contribute much to the site, they still helped keep it lively and populated. Though I do agree that there should be far less shitposting and more input/conversation about actual CreepyPastas, I realize that is merely personal preference, and is no reason to enforce shutting down the chat. If anything, there could be a rule added to make sure creepypasta topics are held in higher priority, such as "If a user asks a question about CreepyPastas or the wiki, do your best to answer it.", but that's about it. You can't force etiquette.