MediaWiki:Wikifeatures-feature-description-wgEnableChat

We've long wanted some sort of chat feature. As early as 2008 we had agreement to create an IRC channel, but nothing ever came of that decision. Later Ausir, who then worked for Wikia, forced the issue and we went along without dissent. Since then, we've occasionally grumbled about its limitations, and we've not been able to generate much of a chat community, but there's never been a real reason to disable it.

The feature's use is governed by our chat policy.