User blog comment:Wildoneshelper/Chat bot crisis/@comment-17897872-20150806205552/@comment-26235098-20150809005706

While I like the concept of the chat log for safety, it's really only needed for objective evaluation of 'arguments' and even that only goes so far. A screenshot can be faked yes, but much of the time if it is true, it will not be contested...

What I dislike is that those logs are visible to the whole worldwideweb. Today we had an incident where somebody announced someone's real name in chat. They should not have done that, granted, but chat has an informal, dynamic feel to it, and it is hard to equate that experience with posting something in mainspace. But that is the effect it has.

Even for less sensitive/allowed exchange of data, it is easy for folks to share semi-personal things feeling comfortable with the 2-3 people in the room, without considering that what they say will be logged for all eternity with world wide visibility.

What I'm saying is I tend to feel LESS safe, in chat, wiht the bot there, than I do without it. And have on several occasions had to remind other users to PM each other things not say them in main... because of the bot.