Board Thread:Suggestions and Ideas/@comment-9531161-20131113224109

So I finally figured out why the chat logger crashes. It's wikia's fault... when the wikia servers are slow or sluggish, they sometimes don't process the requests to edit a page externally (which is what the chat logger does). I have a solution to this, but I want to make sure everyone's OK with it. What if I logged the chat and stored it outside of wikia? I could link the logs to our wiki, but they would just be text files hosted publically on my very own Dropbox account. Here are the pros:


 * Chat would never stop being logged (yes, this is a pro!)
 * Nobody could edit the chat
 * Wikia history wouldn't be bloated with the logger's edits
 * Bugfixes and whatnot could be implemented since it would be my own program
 * The history could be extra fancy if you wanted... it could even include the emoticons and stuff!
 * Chat logs could get updated as frequently as possible... provided I have internet.

The cons:


 * It would be a new system, and therefore might be a little unstable for a while
 * You'd have to go off-site to view the logs. While I don't think this is a con, I'm sure some of you would like everything in one place.
 * Logs would only be kept for a certain amount of time. I'd probably keep them for at least a month, but it depends. I'm shooting for keeping at least a year's worth of logs, but we'll see.

I really REALLY want to do this, and I might just go ahead and do it without your permission lol. I just wanted to know how everyone feels. 