Forum:IRC/Chat

Alright, so I'm trying to be helpful and not compound the problem. I've read two project pages about opening some sort of IRC chat for the Wiki, one of which was shut down, and the other seems to be at an impasse. The problem that seems to exist for both of these discussions is that action was taken, and then support by the community was requested.

I'm very interested in seeing some sort of Chat added to or endorsed by the Wiki. Aside from the ability for wiki contributors to have a live discussion, as opposed to one intersparsed with page refreshing and edit conflicts, it would provide a location for fans and forumgoers to merely discuss Mass Effect. I know the admins have a hard time keeping the non-productive sort of content out of Talk pages, and I think this is at least in part because of a lack of a better and more obvious alternative. Implementing it would certainly make this part of the Wiki staff's workload much easier, and (with no offence intended) probably improve Lancer's public image.

There are two main ways to go about this. The first and perhaps most obvious is IRC. In my experience, IRC is both effective and simple, and my understanding is that there is a Wiki member who operates an IRC network who is willing to offer their services (I should hope you know who you are, because sadly I cannot remember your name). The other option is a Chat embedded into the Wiki service itself. I was told it could be found at Special:Chat, but that page does not exist on this Wiki. I've heard a number of complaints about it, as well, including general sluggishness for 30+ users and a lack of flexible disciplinary tools.

I want to reiterate, this project page was designed to fix the problems we have incurred in past attempts, by deliberating on a course of action before action is taken. I sincerely hope my efforts to assist are successful. --FoxtrotZero 02:44, January 9, 2012 (UTC)