Where's the ChatBox?!

Discussion in 'Community Announcements & News' started by Matt, Aug 4, 2014.

  1. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    We've been noticing a trend over the past year or so. Community members are posting and replying to great topics via the chatbox. This was not our intention for the chatbox. It was intended to be for small talk, however, it seems that more and more people were using it in hopes to get an answer faster.

    As a result, we've decided to disable the chatbox until further notice! We have quite a few subforums within the community that you can create a post and ask your questions!

    What does this mean to you?

    Well. It means better searchability! There's quite a good bit of quality information that gets posted to the chatbox. Having said that, that information gets lost (but not really) as it's buried by more chatter. Having your thoughts, or links or questions in the actual forums means you can go back to those topics easier. And it will help the future members find a topic that's already been discussed in the past. It's all about the betterment of the community!

    Thank you for your continued support of our ever evolving community!

    Cheers
     
  2. superhawk28

    superhawk28 Member

    I agree with this but waiting on the complaints to pour in....LOL
     
  3. ChrisW

    ChrisW Member

    would the Latest Spin sub-forum be the most appropriate place for general threads?
     
  4. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    yes. OR Off-topic.
     
  5. superhawk28

    superhawk28 Member

    If it's car/community related I would say yes....otherwise Off-Topic.
     
  6. rsutton1223

    rsutton1223 Obsessed Supporting Member

    What the hell?! Seriously?! That was the best part about this place!

    j/k Agree with the decision for sure.
     
  7. digitizedsoul

    digitizedsoul Moderation is a vice Supporting Member

    I endorse this decision.
     
  8. longfury

    longfury Active Member

    Are there further changes to the site or was this it?

    I am indifferent with the change btw.
     
  9. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    The other change was that I removed the NSFW subforum. It wasn't being used and isn't necessary as there are many many many other options for that ;)
     
  10. rsutton1223

    rsutton1223 Obsessed Supporting Member

    The site also features a new beta version of VBulletin that has a cool addition. Scratch and sniff.
     
  11. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    thankfully we turned that on AFTER removing nsfw. :p
     
  12. Trancetto

    Trancetto Active Member

    Dang it!!!

    Feels odd not having it, even tho I rarely used it.
     
  13. Western

    Western Supporting Member

    I fully agree with this decision! Plus, I was always lost when I looked at the chat box....it was way too hard to try and catch up!
     
  14. Master Volume

    Master Volume Member

    I kinda miss it it. Was gonna talk about my cobb county court experience today.
     
  15. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    make a thread... ;)
     
  16. Master Volume

    Master Volume Member

    I don't want to be bit by the cat...
     
  17. Tperk90

    Tperk90 Member

    Gone for two months and everything changes haha. Oh well it is for the better search wise.
     

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