All we need is a chat server for the live thread.
Use one with a JavaScript client that you can launch in a browser.
If I had the time, I would set one up myself.
While a FR chat server would be nice for some situations, I don’ think it would do well on election night. Chat servers are great up to about 12+ people. Then it just turns into chaos - you can’t keep up with all the independent conversations.
If you do want to set one, it’s easy to set up a room in one of the public chat networks (DALNet or EFNet, for example).
All we need is a chat server for the live thread.
Can’t we do this? Couldn’t FR include a chat room? It would be perfect for live threads. Why not?!