After the closing of its major support, the palace community stands strong with only a few loses. Even bad social skills didn’t get the better of it partly because “thepalace” as chat software still has a lot to offer its users and the relentless efforts invested by the palace owners and hosting services made the whole community survive for yet another bright day. The revival of “thepalace.com” and the new and improved “live directory” from palacetools has been perfect examples of good will and combined efforts. As The Midnight Rambler owner, I’ve seen a better flow of traffic thanks to them. Of course the rumor mills haven’t all shut down, but as statistic goes, their growth get impaired with time and without the promoting support from a hosting service they usually die peacefully.

      What was accomplished may not be enough. The online world is ever changing and the lack of marketing skills and revenues has forced many portals to charge users for their survival or to simply cease operations. Excite chat, one of the biggest cyber populations, is no exception to that new trend and has closed its doors with only a few if any joining our ranks. We have to ask ourselves if we are visible and accessible enough? The palace community as a whole has been more concerned with eluding the alleged hackers and self generated drama than recruiting fresh new forces. Obtaining a registration code may become a very frustrating experience if we keep suspecting everyone of ban jumping.