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I'm not worried about spam. Spamming Trisphee chat would require first getting past our forum spam filters to get an account registered -- a moderately challenging feat in its own right, though obviously not impossible -- and then to have that spambot know that the chat is there at all (remember, the bot isn't human) and know how to interact with it. It would effectively require a targeted Trisphee-specific attack to spam the chat. I'm not especially worried about moderation, either. Our legitimate users are fairly well-behaved. A simple report function to summon a moderator's attention should be able to handle anything that might arise. So really, staff resources aren't a significant concern when it comes to chat.

Losing site activity is my real concern, so if we do launch a chat, it'll be probationary at first to see what happens.