Might be a good idea if everyone, of course that wants to include their IM name on whatever they have MSN, YAHOO, so people can IM them if they see them online here. The chat box is not usally very busy here, but it is very hard to get on and most people arent online in the chat box. With their IM name people can chat not only with one but several people at once. Another Idea is when someone wants to chat with someone online, when someone sends a IM here in the chat box, a notification is send to them so they can open it and then decide to chat or decline the invite. what do you think????? tom