Chat Test Wikis
Woah! What a rush! We've been pleasantly surprised at the great response we've received from everybody who's poked their head into a chat and saw what a useful and fun tool it is - even if it is still in beta. We're excited about chat (and the future features and fixes we have planned) and it's awesome that you're all on board too!
We've had many requests to turn chat on many different wikis, ranging from small yet aggressively growing wikis to gigantic gaming wikis, so we created a place where you can nominate your wiki to be a test wiki for chat. Here's how to do it:
- Talk about it on your wiki. Confer with other admins about turning chat on. It is a commitment to host chat and make sure your community can handle the bugs and issues that com…
What's Going on with Chat
Hey there, wonderful Wikians!
Just a couple of seconds ago I flipped the switch to turn on a feature for Community Central we've been working on: Chat. It's been a much-requested feature for a while now and many wikis have created their own off-site chats, so with this project we're hoping to make it easier for our wiki communities to talk to others about the wikis.
We've turned chat on a handful of wikis already, including Brink Wiki, The Twilight Saga Wiki, and Total Drama Island Wiki. If you're looking to just test the chat, use the version on this wiki. You can find the "Join Chat" button under the "Add a Photo" tool on the right hand side of any article page, or you can make your way to Special:Chat.
Right now, the chat is still in the be…