What is "rootschat"

RootsChat is a free online genealogy forum for researching family history through collaboration. The countries include research in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and South Africa. It was launched by Trystan Davies and Sarah Davies on 31 December 2003. 18 months after its launch its membership was 16,000 and it was gaining 140 new members per day,. Members ask questions and exchange information using a number of online forums.