Ok so I just want to start by saying that I am planning for the future here and not currently requiring what I am about to describe.

I was just wondering how large Minecraft servers manage chat, I have a peak of about 10-15 people online and the chat can get hectic and I end up missing messages. Obviously /msg for private messages is a helpful feature but it still results in a very busy chat feed especially for admins with 'socialspy' on.

I dont want to discourage people from using chat as we pride our selves on being friendly server with good conversations however I was wondering how other servers manage this problem I was considering:

- Proximity chat solution so you have to be close to other players but this isn't ideal