So you are upset because instead of choosing to squelch channel 1, people have to choose to tune to a specific channel to chat with people in other countries? I don't see the big deal. People tell those who don't like channel 1 to squelch it. Now it seems that you don't want to spend the 5 seconds it takes to tune to channel 200. Seems a bit hypocritical to me. Besides, you only have to tune to channel 200 once. It stays tuned when you log out and back in. Those that wanted to squelch channel 1 had to do it everytime they entered.
BTW, I was a big talker on channel 1 (trolling, joking, chatting with others) and do miss it. I just don't see the major problem with having it gone. I tuned to channel 200 on the same radio thingamabob on which I had 1 tuned.
I am too lazy to type the same basic thing all over again, so I just copied this from a post I made in some thread in the GD. Oh, one other thing. I am laughing at the people that think this is a major issue that ruins the game. I hope they don't quit. A good whine over somethig that is nowhere near as important as the whiner seems to think is always hilarious. channel 1 whiners! Keep up the bad fight!