User blog:Jessie1010/Chat's Temporarily Gone :(

Hey everyone! Happy New Year! I have some sad news. The famous Austin & Ally Wiki chat has been taken down. There were a numerous amount of problems and it got to the point where we had to take the chat down.

Why is it being taken down? Well to start off, there has been a lot of drama recently in the chat! As many of you may know, our wiki recently was in a big fight with a few other wikis. Many call it the "wiki war". There was trolling, spamming, and bullying all in one. Wikia staff was involved and it caused many scares, threats, and hate. Soon, that eventually died down. After that, more drama occurred. Users just were not following the rules as much as they did before. There was much more kicking and banning in the chat. There were fights, arguments, etc. I'm sure you all have seen or heard of users saying they are leaving the wiki. A lot of that has been caused by the chat and it's drama. Users just were no longer feeling as comfortable as they did before. Or maybe, some users even got way too comfortable.

The drama kept going. The rule breaking kept going. As much fun as we had in chat, there were problems that came with it. Recently, a problem started in a whole new way. There were a group of users who began to joke around and pull pranks on one another. At first the pranks were fun and harmless, and then as other users began to get involved, it went way out of control. Users were going too far. Breaking rules just to get a cheap laugh. It wasn't funny anymore. It was hurting users and the pranks became more severe. Now, the chat is gone. Not just because of that event but because of all the events that have happened in chat. All of the problems affected this decision.

We need to learn to respect one another and follow the rules. Chat is so fun, one of the most fun parts of the wiki. It's sad that it has to go.

The chat will not be gone forever. In fact, it may be back pretty soon. But there are problems that the chat moderators and I must discuss together. The chat moderators will soon be meeting to discuss a solution regarding the problems in chat. But please, do not expect chat to be back tomorrow, the day after, or even within a week. Because even if the chat moderators think of a solution tomorrow, the wiki still needs a break from the chat.

I hope you all understand, have a great day! :D

Jessie1010 05:50, January 6, 2013 (UTC)