User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The future of Chat/@comment-37602118-20200805200102

Alright. I saw the features for the UCP.

Some seem great. Can't recall any off the top of my head because they were probably tiny bug fixes, but good.

Forums are going. Some of the wikis I'm active in are built on the forums. Contests, games, discussions, it is amazing. On two of my most active wikis, the forums are the heart of them.

Chat is going. Who in the world asked for that? Chat is a good system. Sure, it can be made better. So why not do that instead of just throwing it away.

I see this reply given a lot by you, Woodhouse: "Why can't you get Discord?"

Because we might not be able to download it? Our parents don't permit it? It is blocked by parents?

Not everyone is as privileged as you. Many people have dreams of being a chat mod, and now what? Those dreams shattered.

I met many of my friends via the chat. I have seen people come together on Chat. Never once did I see anyone say, "chat is sooo terrible!"

If you can't carry the current form of chat, why not just update it?