This is just a repurposed "does the discord hurt/help the community?" argument, which means we'll be going in circles here because nothing will fundamentally change on the guild but:

Personally, I don't think removing the status bar is worth it given that unregistered/newbie members can browse threads too and see everything that goes on there. The same people who post there post on the forum, after all. Hiding it automatically? Maybe, that could work if people are worried the status bar is scaring people away.

Alternatively and to better fit your own opinions, it could—and this would require Mahz to show up again—be updated like RPN has their statuses. Their status are profile-only that people can reply to, which would remove the concerns of entire convos being had on the status bar. And if people really miss the traditional status bar, you can still see [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/848947608344592505/929413568271634492/Screenshot_20220108-103719_Chrome.jpg]a list of new/recent statuses, it just isn't on the front page[/url].

[@Izurich][@Yankee] vent threads are perma banned on RPG. They have been dor several years by now. Whenever one happens the mods auto lock it as soon as one is able.