I have a thought, I wonder if it would be better to have the Chat Box located at the bottom of the page below where we see who is online or bring that box up above the chat box??? I think the Chat box below would be better because people using it would need to see that the other people are here and available, as we tend to get timed out rather quickly... So if you sign in and there is no one else on line you would have been disconnected before anyone else has the opportunity to sign in, and if no one else is on line why sign in?
I also understand that it is a matter of timing that people don't have a lot of time to chat and might be posting with a purpose to be here and go onto anther important subject or task...
I love the freedom provided that we can meet each other at our level of understanding. We know there is a path to be walked and some have made progress in different ways making each one of us very unique.