Hi All I have a relatively new forum at: www.checkraise.com.au Lately some of my members have been pushing for some sort of chat function to be added to the site. I'm in two minds about it as I think it underminds the point of having a forum a little bit. Has anyone used a shout box on their home/index page before? Is it just asking for spam?
For me, a shout box rarely ads any substantial value to the site. If you want a community, use a forum. Other than that, a per-post commenting facility is enough.
That's what I was thinking too. I think it downgrades the site a bit and invites spam. Thanks for your imput guys