I highlight few points of Live Chat, which doesn't match with this forum or the nature of the forum/website.
First of all Live Chat can be beneficial where:
- There is need of quick response needed for professional reasons.
- There is a wide variety of subjects or none (like on-line Chatting websites, if we consider it an entertainment forum)
- Some live events are taking place, like sports, etc (so that members can discuss about those events)
- There are chances of some (at least tens if not hundreds) members on-line. (so that some would find some to chat).
- Admin or Moderator (at least one) is available to monitor live conversations.
- Some extra funds are available to enable these facilities.
The existing format serves the forum well as:
- Members can go through the topics any time without help (if they give it some time).
- They can get help by posting or sending PM to other members.
- I haven't seen any forum providing LIVE CHAT facility with such nature. (seen some with sports channels, etc)
- Some New members are already lazy to read through the topics, in Live Chat format there won't be any need of topics or board, A TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING, LIKE REGISTER, CHAT AND GET THE SOLUTION (Would it be free???).
In my opinion, Live Chat is something else, than the site won't remain a simple telecoms discussion forum, it's a total transformation, which itself need so many other things (even not covered in this lengthy post), so if the Admin steps forward, obviously we would be there as a part of it.
These are my views, so the members not need to be agree with me, but it would be helpful to present some really useful points in favour.
Still the decision is to made by the Admin & team, so let's see what they decide.