What's the reasoning behind removing the chat button?

[A Former User]

The chat and follow buttons were replaced by the small gear icon. My test users loved the chat button, and used it right away. I don't think they would notice that the chat button is a couple clicks away using the gear icon.

[dibu]

@Kamal-Patel Buttons were much better.

[A Former User]

@dibu

Yup...in fact let's have a chat about this now. Hold on, I can't find the chat button!

[dibu]

@Kamal-Patel

[A Former User]

Bump! Removing the chat button in favor of the gear icon ... thoughts? I like/love the chat button and follow button being prominent.

[baris]

I was experimenting with the profile page yesterday so that's why they were gone, I added them back although they are smaller than before now. I'm still not 100% convinced about their location though.

[A Former User]

@baris

Where were you thinking for alternate locations? I'll probably just enlarge the buttons if they're smaller by default -- I want to push push push people to chat

Chatting is the strength of Node.js, no? Actually, I have no idea.

[baris]

I'm not sure where to put them to be honest, I just don't like where they are right now

Node.js doesn't have out of the box chat support, we used socket.io for that.