Board Thread:Technical Updates/@comment-24006128-20201027161854/@comment-24155515-20201027164347

ItzSpongeBob 1999 wrote: Sauber-GT2000 wrote: Why did they even remove Chat, anyway? They simply refuse to listen to their fans, that's why.

chat was so active on the SpongeBob wiki! now it's gone forever! also agree, they do refuse to listen to their fans

A lot of experienced users were starting/threatening to hemorrhage for a long time when this came along because the business model right before UCP came along, plus the fact the platform's software was significantly out of date, was focused entirely on easy entry but not significant skill-building or user retention as far as anyone could tell.

A wiki doesn't just need visitors, it needs editors, too. And skilled ones at that, if it wants steady visitors. One feeds the other. UCP was brought about in part due to listening to editors, IIRC. I straight up happy-screamed when I heard they were finally updating the software after like eight years of not doing so beyond in-house security fixes and the like.