User blog comment:Kirkburn/Technical Update: September 2, 2014/@comment-126761-20140902202047/@comment-25275503-20140902213238

I can't get in the chat either.....

But I don't like most other chats. IRC is clunky hard to learn and requiers a download. It also doesn't have avatars. Meebit has avatars but it's slow sometimes.

IRC is too blah and drab for me.

I love the visual appeal of Wikia's chat. Even if it is a bit glitchy sometimes.