tried using the chat box this morning and received an error when submitting my message
{"error":"Security error"}
EDIT: apparently adblock was causing the issue though I have not made any changes myself since the last time I used the shoutbox. I deleted all the filters I manually created over the months/year since I built this comp. Now the shoutbox works but it doesn't auto refresh even with adblock disabled; I have to refresh the webpage to see a change...don't remember if that is working as intended or not.