Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24376429-20140317195106/@comment-27007772-20140317223321

Devincooper64 wrote: Ive given this a lot of thought, one of the biggest reasons im always behind on work online and IRL is proably because this chat is what I consider an unhealthy distraction, a drama pit, and really all around an unenjoyable experience for me. Sure we have our moments but there is just way too much negativity on here that is distracts us the users from our lives, each other, and the biggest problem of all the site itself. Incase you guys arent aware, besides the MLP Wiki we have the biggest chat on the entire wikia network with 25+ users every day.

Of course, what makes us different from the MLP wiki is that we are a WRITING HUB, we have a Wiki centered around managing, creating, and storing stories. Because of this we need to keep a major focus on that to mantain site quality, what does the chat do for us? Well it causes drama to the point where we have lost the mods and admins that actually keep the main site and chat on its legs. MLP Wiki and other wikis on the other hand just write some stuff about what happened in this episode or book, fix the errors, and move onto their happy lives.

We can't do that, because we do real stories we have to manage quality, and this chat blocks us out of mantaining that.

Now the biggest issue I have with this chat its that I cant do anything because of it, want to do a story? Well too bad, I feel more like talking to Batman, ranting about smash bros with Squid and others, or talk with Becca in PM a lot. I want to get some school work done? Nah, ill just hang out here and then feel awful I cant control myself because of my ADHD and my attraction to this site.

Now adressing everyone who is fence sitting, be honest with yourself, you all really want the chat down, but you also dont wanna lose all your buddies that are on here right? Well no biggie, Steam, Skype, MSN, Emails, Facebook, and more happen to back you up, if you really wanna hang with your buddies you just gotta gather their usernames and have good ol group chats whenever.

This chat is an unhealthy distraction, as much as I hate to admit it, for both the site and mine, and your guys personal lives. I feel that there can be a lot of benefit to removing the chat.

So ill So you being distracted at work and in life is our fault. Ok.