Quote Originally Posted by OcieKo View Post
Been seeing a lot of the same issues myself... Half the time when someone says "so what's everyone up to?" I end up replying "awaiting a question to be answered..." But some possible solutions (most agreed with few new/innovated ones)

1. Opt In/Out Manually for BOTH Mentors & Newbies? Maybe have it require talking to The Smiths to opt in for a few hours at a time.
I agree with the manually joining the Novice chat for Mentors. Having it the way it is currently is assuming every "mentor" is as helpful as the next, and that's sadly not true. Requiring people to go out of their way to join would weed out a lot of people who are only in it for the shiny crown.