we're all grown adults that work and go to school. if you want to talk to any of us you have to stay for days. IRC is a program you can keep running in the background of your computer without it interferring with anything. say whatever you want, and if somebody doesn't reply in 10-15 minutes, check back later in the day or evening. this is how it's been for years. some of you guys that come in, say hi, and leave disappointed 2 minutes later only look stupid. this isn't IM.