I can't guess how many times this has been suggested (well I probably could but I don't want to look).
Why don't you create an IRC channel? There can be multiple channels (#support, #chat, #subscribers, and channels for peoples custom channels) to fill needs of all who want it. Better yet, this eliminates the option of a chatbox which can lead to serious lag - or so everyone says. The staff of the forum can moderate the main chat and support channels.
I'm assuming you can also put up a little tab on the top near the Raffle and Arcade tabs.
I can't really see a downside but only upsides. It allows people to chat without having a chatbox and slower website. There is no need to download mIRC unless you want to, because there's some Java thing you can run on the page. It wouldn't kill the server, would it?
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Why don't you create an IRC channel? There can be multiple channels (#support, #chat, #subscribers, and channels for peoples custom channels) to fill needs of all who want it. Better yet, this eliminates the option of a chatbox which can lead to serious lag - or so everyone says. The staff of the forum can moderate the main chat and support channels.
I'm assuming you can also put up a little tab on the top near the Raffle and Arcade tabs.
I can't really see a downside but only upsides. It allows people to chat without having a chatbox and slower website. There is no need to download mIRC unless you want to, because there's some Java thing you can run on the page. It wouldn't kill the server, would it?
If you want to, vote in the poll so votes can be tallied faster.