Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-3002957-20150330222252/@comment-5142578-20150412053229

Didn't even see this until now. Anyway, I don't really know what the decision is regarding chat, but I'm kinda split between nixing it or keeping it as is.

Back when I first joined this wiki, I NEVER used the chat, except on very rare occasions. I just had no interest. And my contributions to the wiki skyrocketed. However, another user eventually pestered me enough to get onto chat, and since then, it's become a habit for me. Also, my activity on the mainspace started to decline. Now, it's all but flatlined, and not just because of my obsession with getting on chat.

However, I'm so ingrained with using the chat that I don't know if I'd even bother returning to the wiki without it. Yes, we have talkpages, but I like how the chat has a private chat option so that the rest of the wiki doesn't have the option of reading a conversation between you and another user, whether or not the conversation is general or personal.

Personally, part of me would like to see the chat be greatly reduced, or nixed altogether. However, if it's only active between certain hours, then it's likely that some of the users on here might never get the chance to talk to others on chat.

My point is this. On the one hand, chat is a huge distraction and takes away much needed attention from the mainspace. Taking it away could greatly restore productivity. On the other hand, it's become so, well, routine that not having it might actually cause a loss of interest in the wiki itself.

I hope what I said makes sense to somebody, because writting these things at one or two in the morning tend to make me have a harder time putting my words the way I want them to.