Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24376429-20140317195106/@comment-24162209-20140318162847

AlcohollicA wrote: XXGhoulishAmourXx wrote:

AlcohollicA wrote:

XXGhoulishAmourXx wrote:

AlcohollicA wrote:

XXGhoulishAmourXx wrote: Chat can be dramatic as shit sometimes but any social situation can. We don't even have the ability to send PMs to each other outside of chat so we wouldn't be able to really communicate at all.. It'd suck. You can use the site's IRC Chat, which has a PM feature. Yeah but that's only if the person you want to talk to is inside of the chat isn't? If I'm incorrect I'm sorry but I still remain opposed

You can only PM someone if they're inside of the chat we have now, as well. Yes, I realize this. What's the point of removing one chat if you're not going to remove the other though? We don't have any other way to talk was the point I was trying to make. This site isn't a social network but it is a community and a community requires communication to function. What about all the users who's pastas get removed and they're too shy or scared to ask about it or for advice? Chat is a good way to get users to open up and give them the criticism they need.

The point of removing chat from this site is get rid of the burden/distraction. I understand this site needs communication, but we should use the forums and IRC chat more (IRC chat is simply away from the site and the forums are more organized). Also, I feel like chat is more of a problem than something that helps currrently. We could solve this with more organized communication that would hinder drama and help more productive talk occur (hopefully). Perhaps.. Honestly though, how welcome to people feel when they comment on forums or talk on IRC? Chat is one of the only places I've felt welcomed into. Nobody comments much on blogs because very few people care about the stuff going on in people's lives. New people, people who want to be involved in the community, who want to be recognized as part of it can't be because most of everyone who's been here forever ignores them. It's like NoothGrush stated above, we have two separate communities but we need to make a solid one.