# Chat rooms, topics, and evergreen topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-rooms-topics-and-evergreen-topics/52528
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-rooms-topics-and-evergreen-topics/52528 "2016-11-04T22:58:19Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-rooms-topics-and-evergreen-topics/52528/9 "2021-04-05T04:49:50Z")

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We are coming full circle on this, as mentioned

> [@Real-time updating of topics freezes under high activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-time-updating-of-topics-freezes-under-high-activity/166789/78):
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> My current thinking is we should build a live chat feature and instantiate it just-in-time, when you have…
> 
> - lots of users
> - in the same topic
> - at the same time
> - then, and _only then_ , instantiate a live chat box overlay and strongly push users into using that instead of replies, maybe even disable the ability to reply to the topic with
> 
> > 📢 Hey, it looks like what you _really wanted_ was a chatroom… here it is, have fun! 💬

@riking is leading the experiments, and we are alpha testing. It’ll be a bit, we want to get it right and have time to play and test.

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