Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5961377-20150816043324/@comment-4060139-20150817051755

I'm in favor of removing it. And not just because I idle a lot lol ('cause I always forget I'm in chat).

I did see one other wiki with this rule. Their reason for having this rule is "so it doesn't seem like people are on when they aren't".

There was also an interesting thread on the Elder Scrolls wiki discussing users who idled in chat for days at a time. The last post in particular is worth bringing up.

Jimeee wrote: This is not even an issue and I can't believe it's been brought up. Innocent until proven guilty is what you should consider.

If people wish to lurk, then there is nothing wrong with that - dont label people suspicious. They certainly wouldn't be kicked or banned from chat for doing so - that's absurd and very unwelcoming. We had many lurkers on IRC.

It's not hurting anyone and the people are chat have zero obligation to contribute to whatever discussion is going on.