My concern with a chat room is that some, perhaps many, questions and issues would be discussed there and never make it to the written posts. That means most of us will never have the opportunity to learn something new or contribute, unlike the written posts here. Further, to the extent that chat is used, there would be less traffic in the written fora here which can result in fewer users being interested. Sort of like when the NJ commuter lines started discontinuing lightly used trains in the 50s and 60s, they lost more income than costs avoided because many regular rush hour riders needed those later and off peak trains as a back up for the occasions when they needed to work late or come in early. So they stopped riding altogether and drove. Became a death spiral of train-offs.
~Ken :: Fairmont ex-UP/MP C436 MT-14M1 ::
Black River Railroad Historical Trust :: [/url]
Black River Railroad Historical Trust :: [/url]
