I don't know what the hype is about the chat room.

Really, not many did use it unless there wwas someone in chat to keep the conversations going. I know I used to visit the chat room often in early 2009, and there were always someone there, however, then there are the silent ones that just enter in and quietly leave without a word. It's hard to talk with several people at once, but there are private messages that you can converse while everyone is chatting away. This forum used to be friendly and
I met many here, but now they disappear. We have to keep in mind that this is only
an Internet website where people do come and go as they please. And yet there are
those that DO stay here and keep active in this forum. I don't know how successful
the re-opening of the chat room would be, because of participation or the lack therein.
We tried to have a moderator at the peak times of the day, but that fell through.
I think we can be intimidated by a bunch of people in a chat room, but once you enter and dive in and start talking about something, it's a skill that one acquires.