User blog comment:Shadowmaster/Stats/@comment-958607-20161112104632

"With site activity reaching a gradual but nonetheless concerning seasonal decline, an administrative consensus elected to deactivate the wiki chat for a probationary period. Following the discontinuation of the BIONICLE Second Generation setline, however, plans for a new community-based feature to replace the chat were accelerated, prompting the revival of off-site Custom BIONICLE Shivtr forums. However, the overarching solution proved itself to be a dissatisfying one, with the staggered Wiki activity continuing to plummet following the discontinuation of BIONICLE's second setline and with multiple instances of users voicing disapproval. With the forum chat client proven to be a nonviable means of instant communication, wikia chat would later be voted back into use, with the revived forums and a Discord chat client offering additional off-site ventures."

I know it doesn't really ease the hurt sentiments of people like Shadowmaster over the chat being deactivated, but this is at the very least my statement in regards to the situation at large.