Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24376429-20140412002355/@comment-5946174-20140412223828

The Damn Batman wrote:

Instead of just getting rid of the damn chat, can't we do a chat shutdown every couple of months to increase productivity? Although I agree with much of what you said, the chat shutdown is just a bad idea in general. There are so many ways to generate productivity which include, but are not limited to:

>Create a to-do list visible to all members of the wiki;

>Set ambitious, yet realistic goals and detail how these benefit all individuals involved;

>Reward top contributors while maintaining strict anti-pointsgaming guidelines.

The list goes on and on. The point is that restricting people from using the chat for a specified period of time puts a serious bar on communication between wiki members, and is an unnecessary sacrifice when there are other options available.