Ahh, Oddchat.
*gets out a walking stick, grows a long white beard and haunches over* Back in the "good old days", Oddchat was the stage of many group discussions and events - Even the people from OWI stopped by one time to answer some questions about MO from the Oddworld community.
Good times were had by all. :P
But seriously, surely it can't be that hard to fix? Even with MSN it still would be nice to chat to people who you don't have on your list - Directly chatting to members is different from simply replying to posts on a forum. It's a good way of getting to know your fellow forumers. :P
But wait, I'm not saying anything more then what people have said here already, so I'ma gonna shut up now.