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That was actually part of the point of using an "old school" software package for this. I totally understand that there are newer/arguably "better" ways to handle online conversation, but some of us grew up on forums like this so the nostalgia is just right.

Have you downloaded Riot.IM? There’s lots of rooms on there that likely have high cross over with HN.

What about a Discord server?

Discord is an interesting idea, though I am not a fan of them retaining all messages forever.

Don't you think many HN posters will object to using a chat service with a fishy as-of-yet probably-not-profitable business model and a big ol' database of all the messages sent? Discord is a great service for now, but it's unclear to me what their plans are in terms of monetization and user privacy.

I don't think HN users will actually object using this service. Although I dont understand why would you call it FISHY - because what's there on Discord that's not anywhere else on Google :) or Alexa ;) About Monetization Here you go : https://goo.gl/Af7xwR