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It takes up slightly more space, which is the only downside, but I'm impartial to whatever you all believe looks the best. I have no sense of aesthetics.
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Shouldn't take up any space really. You're only shifting words over by a few characters and it's only going to be on an occasional basis. 

I also noted that if you scroll up through the chat, it retains it's position while the chat scrolls on. (Can't remember if it stays there even if you post a message)
Could we make it so when you post it'll jump down to your latest message? I don't believe it should scroll down for every message that appears as it makes it a nightmare to read previous lines.