Wait! I HAVE A PERFECT SOULTION! Why don't we make the status bar only for... well status's I guess and make a 'social bar' above it that can be used in the way we all currently use the status bar. To be honest, since being here I just assumed the status bar was just like a live chat thingy, hahaha, that's how I use it and was the thing that made me join up in the first place as it felt like a community here!