I didn't say there's no reason for chat to exist....just saying it's not the main activity of the site, and I include the forums along with IM and chatbox in that statement. I do believe that, like myself, more people than not---discover LetsBeef from looking for a place to consume or post battle raps, rather than looking for a place to chat. Sure, we could 'look' a little more active by having a few more General Talk conversations that could otherwise have taken place on the chatbox or IM. In reality, we wouldn't be more active. We would only have shifted the same gossipy convos from one medium to another. I'm suggesting we actually figure out a way to BE more active where it matters---in the battling arenas. If you don't disagree with me about most people coming here initially to battle, you actually think that by making the forums 'look' a little more active, most people who actually come here with the intention of engaging in battle raps are going to see all the gossipy forum threads and think "Man, this place is popping. I should stick around and drop battles, even though what they mostly seem to be doing is general chit-chatting"?
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