Thank you for sharing your feelings!
Our chat channels are open for any conversation, as long as it follows our Community Guidelines and Terms & Conditions. Please flag any violations. We recently addressed an issue with a few users misusing the chats, and those situations are being dealt with. If you encounter anything inappropriate, avoid engaging and flag it or contact us. We have tools to handle these cases, and we do not tolerate any abuse or behavior that makes others feel unsafe. Our community is meant to be a welcoming space for all crafters.
You can also disable chat by going to your profile settings (Profile > Preferences > Chat > Untick ‘Enable Chat’).
Regarding community spaces, the vast majority are craft-related, as they should be! Though we do allow non-craft conversations in Personal spaces 
, as long as they foster meaningful discussions and follow our guidelines (e.g., get-to-know-you posts).
Lastly, for self-promotion, you may promote your own Ribblr shop or pattern once a week. Posting more frequently than that is considered spam.
We are all what makes this community so incredible and positive. Let’s continue to engage in fun, thoughtful, and inspiring conversations! 
We’ll make a clarification post to remind everyone of that.