# 💬 Do you use the chat?

**URL:** <https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129>\
**Category:** Forum Feedback\
**Created:** [September 6, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129 "2025-09-06T10:07:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/canapin/32/2_2.png) [@Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129/1 "2025-09-06T10:07:51Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129/1))_

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Quick poll out of curiosity.

 ![image](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/c/2c3b5b7b8fa28daea5b5791d9226306a0538ef1b.png)

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**Author:** ![Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/maxence/32/108164_2.png) [@Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/u/Maxence)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129/2 "2025-09-06T10:21:05Z")

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Poor cat… 🐈

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**Author:** ![ManiusTerentiusPullus](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/maniusterentiuspullus/32/109529_2.png) [@ManiusTerentiusPullus](https://unicyclist.com/u/ManiusTerentiusPullus)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129/3 "2025-09-06T13:57:34Z")

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I don’t actually see what the chat is for.  
I always use the message, but in the early days of when you enabled it people where trying it out with me.  
If you’re wondering whether to disable the chat or not, I’d say disable it if it costs money.  
I don’t care about the chat, but with these weird security things now, it’s costing money, and I don’t know if the chat costs something to operate.

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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/canapin/32/2_2.png) [@Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/do-you-use-the-chat/293129/4 "2025-09-06T14:10:52Z")

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> [@ManiusTerentiusPullus](#):
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> If you’re wondering whether to disable the chat or not, I’d say disable it if it costs money.

It doesn’t, it’s just a built-in feature from the forum software 🙂

> [@ManiusTerentiusPullus](#):
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> I don’t actually see what the chat is for.

I’ve enabled it only for user-to-user (or group) discussion. It’s a faster, more straightforward way to communicate with someone, but also less practical than regular PMs for large messages or with media.