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The front page chat will take a 31 day vacation.
The front page chat will take a one week vacation.


==Pending changes==
==Pending changes==
The front page chat will be disabled for 31 days, starting on March 10 at 11 PM Eastern Time, and ending on April 10. If it's determined that its removal has led to improvements in community functioning, the chat will remain disabled. Otherwise, it will return.
The front page chat will be disabled for 7 days, starting on March 10 at 11 PM Eastern Time, and ending on March 17.


Security measures for the canvas will be bolstered to make it easier to hold conversations on the canvas with as minimal scripting disruptions as possible.
Security measures for the canvas will be bolstered to make it easier to hold conversations on the canvas with as minimal scripting disruptions as possible.
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It's been known that the state of the chat will not improve with the way it's currently managed and will lead to worse problems if kept enabled for longer.
It's been known that the state of the chat will not improve with the way it's currently managed and will lead to worse problems if kept enabled for longer.


==Post-chat plans==
==Future plans==
It's clear that people seek a real community hub on OWOT. Such a hub may require an immense amount of effort. There are no concrete plans to make one, but it's a possibility in the future.
It's clear that people seek a real community hub on OWOT. Such a hub may require an immense amount of effort. There are no concrete plans to make one, but it's a possibility in the future.


Should a good community hub exist, it will be permanently linked on the center console on the front page.
Should a good community hub exist, it will be permanently linked on the center console on the front page.