06 Dec 10 URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: New Chats Will Be Disabled on Dec 7
We’re very sorry to report that the chat module is causing problems on the Connect server again, to the point where it can crash the site. We’ve therefore decided to disable the creation of new chat rooms in order to maintain the stability of Connect itself. Beginning Tuesday, December 7, 2010, groups will no longer be able to create new chats, although all past chats and archives will remain available.
Read more and ask questions in the Help community on ALA Connect.
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Reader's Comments
Hi Jenny,
Is this a temporary halt on new chats? I ask because we are about to have a number of committees meet in ALA Connect over the next month.
Thanks,
Megan
Hi, Megan —
We’re viewing this as a temporary halt, at least until after Midwinter in January. However, if we can’t find a stable module or an alternative by then, we’ll have to leave the moratorium in place until we do.
The issue is finding something that can be private, integrate into Drupal’s organic groups, is ADA-compliant, and won’t crash the site. The list of options that meet those criteria is currently zero, but our hope is to eventually find something that will work in order to restore this functionality
Jenny