Today we saw the shoutbox get used for the first time. Unfortunately, we discovered a few issues that caused problems, notably spammers.

We have therefore decided to force user registration if you want to use the shoutbox. This will protect users from imitation and give Admins and Moderators an easier way of banning spammers and abusers. We will try to implement this as quickly as possible, hopefully before the next maintenance.

Thank you for using the shoutbox, and we're glad it's been useful during maintenance.