User blog comment:Julia Finitevus/Save the CHAT!/@comment-1942179-20161121223817

This may just be me, but part of the reason why the chat is dead may be because most people prefer things like Skype or Discord these days. The SFW Skype chat is fairly active.

If you're really bent on getting someone to chat with you, maybe just leave the chat open until someone shows up. Might work.