Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-4714463-20140727035153/@comment-25148755-20140727062340

Yeah, what I get from this is that it is a thinly veiled post regarding the chat ban. I think it would be more direct if Skellie didn't threaten banishment to the next person starting another "chat themed" thread.

In that regard, considering that the mods work on an entirely volunteer basis, that there is a vast array of different types of individuals with an equally vast array of sensibilities, and coupled with the whole free speech thing, chat just becomes a big gooey can of worms that can explode at any second.

I don't feel like instant communication is necessary for what (I believe) the intent of this site is, namely to collect quality pieces of scary writing from as many people as possible. If people want to set up a chat externally, that's all well and good, but from personal experience (not on this site) if you have unregulated membership and anonymous contributors, it doesn't take too many bad apples to poison the whole concept.

I can't say I mind forums over chat. Everyone can still see what I post, but this way I can direct it to specific people on their talk pages or start a topic of conversation (like this one) and have it be less likely taken over by a conversation about cats or penis size or whatever. Really the biggest issue I've seen so far is a general lack of participation with regard to leaving comments and providing feedback. There are dozens if not hundreds of people logging onto this site every day (more? I'm trying to go low here), and yet even on the writer's workshop people are lucky to get 2-3 people commenting on their work.