Crazy how SomethingAwful is more transparent than Reddit Farms in that it isn't afraid to list publicly how many users are banned. It's pretty obvious he's just ashamed of it given the "free speech" reputation it has falsely signaled over the years. He's also being deceitful about the criticism of the chat. It's true the site had a chat for 10+ years, but it was always ON THE FRONT PAGE and AT THE BOTTOM of it. It wasn't bolted onto the top of almsot every board and thread. The chat is for users who log-in frequently to chat and catch up with each other, but this is something unique to a board and it's culture. With Josh trying to turn his website into Reddit the culture is now gone.