Being a programmer I'd not attack it directly in the first place but stab it in the back using some sinister algorithms. Like... A status post cooldown for example? I mean... It's not like anybody's [I]status[/I] would change entirely within a few minutes or even a small bunch of hours unless maybe you are encountering an event so acute and severe that posting in the status bar might not be your most immediate priority anyway. A non-chat, non-karaoke status bar would both be easier to moderate and more friendly towards those who actually have a meaningful status or opinion they'd like to transmit to their fellow roleplayers. Tl;dr I'd really like to help, but those who know me more closely probably also know that I'm already busied enough by my humble life so I'd not be a good Moderator :)