Two things, (1) the technicians at Forumotion have put together some code that would allow us to implement "avatars" or "profile pictures" into the Chatbox. This isn't very hard to do and is really only cosmetic. (2) We now have the ability to tag users on the site using the "@" button. e.g. @Razgriz, this would essentially function just like how it does on Facebook and Twitter - only this would only effect users on this site.
Pros and Cons for the Avatars in chat
Pro: It would look neat
Con: it might glitch the chat for some users
Con: it might not load properly on some computers
Con: it's extra data for computers to process - might cause chat lag
What do you think?