Logan Lowell

I agree that all chat links should have `target="_blank"` in them. This whole argument seems absolutely ridiculous. Users are complaining daily about this.

If you're not willing to receive community feedback for this issue then close this issue as wont fix and reopen a new thread that covers your intended goal.

The issue was opened for opening chat links in a new window. The [linkify changes](https://github.com/martindale/soundtrack.io/commit/e694761aad76b135002cdeed77215a53b97b20ba) introduced this bug as a regression and the community has clearly submitted their preference to...

Given the original suggestions, I think going with a message popup as suggested in 2 is likely the best, and most effective option at the moment. It would help users...

I should add that while I support Option 1 for a long term implementation, this is a ongoing annoyance that users would likely prefer have an intermediate solution sooner rather...