Yes yes yes I love this! I don't think names are necessary; just the colours. That's absolutely perfect. Maybe make a new post for them to see just this? That way they won't have to scroll through comments hahaha

I like Skyler's idea!!

I like this! However there could definitely be issues. Things could get confusing if there are many people typing at once; where would the '___, ___, ___, ___, and ___ are typing' fit? It could make glitching more likely and the site slower. I just don't know how practical this would be?

What if it was only staff that this appeared for? And maybe only had grad staff or management come up? Like if ALL staff can see the 'such and such is typing' and it was only grad staff or management that came up? Since they're the ones that are usually top of the 'hierarchy' and should be the first to correct behaviour. Like I feel like this is only a helpful tool for staff and would be a good guide particularly for student staff. If something like this could be worked out in a practical way I think it could be beyond wonderful!!

Idk if any of this made sense hahaahah but there's my 2 pence