# Near Real-time Discussions (not chat) - Optimizing Features

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/near-real-time-discussions-not-chat-optimizing-features/32349>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** planned\
**Created:** [August 21, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/near-real-time-discussions-not-chat-optimizing-features/32349 "2015-08-21T00:44:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/near-real-time-discussions-not-chat-optimizing-features/32349/3 "2015-08-21T01:08:36Z")

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Not following here,

If I post a reply it will show up immediately with no delay this happens due to the long polling that is in place.

So only feature that is being discussed here is

“N people are typing replies” presence like feature, we discussed this in the past and are not huge fans. Maybe you can search for the old discussion.

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