User blog comment:Raraahahahromaromamagagaoohlala/WiKi ImPrOvEmEnTs 2013/@comment-4356271-20121216225446

1. There already is IRC, which is chat.

2. Badges make forum editing not as fun as it would be.

3. Ryan said there's almost too many admins on the wiki.

4. Many users said they don't want promotion.