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So I've been thinking about this for a while now. We need to come out and ask all of you which do you prefer. This is something that I want to try and make happen because its difficult when a lot of us are splintered across different channels so by doing this will mean we will ask every single FGer to join whichever the appropriate chat service. To be very very clear with this - The Website is still the central hub for all FG things. The chat service we have is complimentary to the website, not a replacement. Being part of FG means we all have a duty to come and check everyones stuff out here, not just the forum elements. I always said i'd keep this going because it is our family place and we all need that, but I will have to tailor where my effort goes if we don't start supporting this place moving forward. I'll put the obvious pros and cons from my view on each option below if you don't understand what they are. WhatsApp The main service thats commonly used today through a lot of FGers. Likely most people already use this Everyone that uses must share their phone number and be happy that FGers can see it. Not many want to share their number Its quick, easy to use We will only have one chat, not a plethora of groups we can't keep up with It has a Desktop version as well as App based To find something would prove difficult - there is no intergration with the website so all notifications for videos, quizzes, events, etc will have to be manually shared Discord Has the ability to have multiple group chats within the FG Discord - like a destiny lfg, overwatch lfg, etc The FG Discord is not commonly used by many FGers currently You don't have to share your mobile phone number - you create a unique login that people can be tagged Its different to WhatsApp - so may take a few people to understand how different it is We can link your posts, videos, quizzes, etc to automatically notify you in FG Discord Its another app to download. People over time may not check it Chatbox Keeps it within the website where most of our stuff is for everyone It means you have to be on the website to utilise so not has responsive as other chats It links to everyones profiles on FG so people know who is who Notifications don't comne through instant as its on a web browser - we are still working on https This also doesn't mean we are ditching the ones that don't win, it is more so I can feel comfortable that we have at least one place where every single FGer is so we can contact everyone for group up games and info we wanna get out there ASAP.