Given that the old web was as much of a repository of information as a way to connect, the new thing shouldn't involve unsearchable, temporary comms that work o

Given that the old web was as much of a repository of information as a way to connect, the new thing shouldn't involve unsearchable, temporary comms that work only in real time. Forcing the new thing to be synchronous or near-synchronous would be a terrible waste of subject matter experts' time too.