There is no point in enabling the chat, unless you're willing to put up with people calling you, I quote, "A Somalian gayboi", "g a y", telling you, I quote, "f u k you", "coward", "idiot", "you're too lucky" and whatnot - or gloating over their win, calling you "weak", "loser" and so on.
I do not put up with such behavior in meatspace, and I do not put up with such behavior online. The difference is, online I can actually shut these people down without even having to say a word, and I thank Chess.com administration for that.
I'm sorry if it comes of as offensive, but I simply refuse to give any space from my brain to such people's pathological behavior. Life is much too short for that.
I ain't reading all that. but I always disable chat, I want to play chess, not chat with a bunch of bundles of sticks. the thing that irks me is the "are you still here" message. It is not for them to know