Chat Ability for All Attendees

Excuse me, where is the chat box??? I mean in the new release v8.10.0 and somehow I cannot use my previous version(s) of GTW.
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar & GoToTraining (v8.10.0, b7495) Release Notes.

That's fine if Citrix is worried that some orgs might have privacy rules, but that's very obviously not a concern for many others (based on the large number of people asking for this feature). It seems simple enough to give us a checkbox on the webinar management page so you can CHOOSE if you want to prevent attendees from chatting.

PLEASSSSSE ADD THIS FEATURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, then! Best wishes.

It started with a comment I made about a year ago I think in this thread, near the top.  Or for all I know I might have started the thread.  I was asking specifically why there was no chat available.  
Now I get emails when new comments come in and usually ignore, but always wanted to keep an eye on it to see if the technical side has ever decided to add chat.
The bottom line is that everyone has to figure out what tool works best for them.  GoToTraining is a good tool, just very expensive.  I tried it briefly.  AC has everything I need and then some at a price that works.

Oh, yes, I constantly send links and redirect convos. But I can see that could be cumbersome with Questions Pane in a class. I think GoToTraining is the product that most correlates to Adobe Connect. I think you are comparing apples and oranges. Last time I checked, AC was more expensive. But my question to you is if you use AC, not GoToWebinar, why are you in this community? No offense intended. Just wondering.

Yeah, it's all a matter of what you need.  My webinars are actually classes that students pay for, so there's no weird chatter or people spamming their products.  There is an admin in fact that is posting links and more info as topics come up, and often directing the conversation.  
This couldn't be done with a situation where every single statement had to be monitored.

So, after 12 years of using GTW, and even though I have asked for "direct chat" in the past, I've finally decided it is an asset to be able to control what people say by using the Questions Pane for chatting. I actively encourage my participants to use the Questions Pane to comment and share ideas and links. By using the Questions Pane, I get to decide which questions I want to promote to the group, and which I prefer to not promote. That comes in handy when some fool decides to promote his or her product or type gibberish during a webinar. I selectively promote the comments by answering the questions with a blank character using the space bar and clicking on "respond publicly". It works like a charm. It is a lot of work, but it's so much better than someone typing "bababoooeeeeyy" during the webinar!! And, by the way, I really find Adobe Connect unnecessarily clunky.  

Thanks, true and I remember checking that out.  It is over 3x the price though to get the version that accommodates our numbers.  GoToTraining is a good tool though for online instruction, I totally agree.

Hi Sam, those features are also available in GoToTraining, along with chat.