Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-4189499-20150131000009

I am announcing a 4 day trial without chat, starting at 12:00am UTC on 1 Feb. Chat will be turned off at midnight and will not be turned back on again for 4 days. We will then be able to see the real impact of not having chat on the wiki, and of how well the alternatives will work as substitutes. If it doesn't work, then everything will be back to normal after 4 days and nothing more will come of it. However, if it shows that there is a lessening in arguments with no detrimental effect on actual edits, then we may rethink the idea of disabling chat permanently. I have discussed this with Lefty and we are in agreement. To reiterate: chat will be turned off for 4 days starting in ~24 hours time. Thank you. 