I totally forgot about chat, since I started drinking as a hobby. But I'm free now... I avoid the bar on ring toss and dart team nights. Too many freaks.
bringing back free chat might help.. but it would never be like things used to be. the amount of quality posts went down too... not many meaningful discussions
Many of the quality posters hung out in chat and even got their ideals from chat discussions. Not sure if that will solve everything but something needs to change and quick. I see most of the old timers scattered on many other EMS sites.