Much like the chatroom, any chance we can get an IM app added to the site? Like sometimes I see GiK or Enforcer are on, and I don't want to go through the PM deal, that way I could just say hi in realtime. Maybe it'd be too much work, but I imagine it might help the mod's when people have questions or problems or whatever too.
Why would you EVER want to say hi to GIK? I'm not so sure a IM function would be a good idea for the Mods though. They would get all kinds of IM's all the time.
There is already a built in IM feature. If a member has entered his or her IM user name for ICQ, AOL, MSN, Skype in their user profile, their online status will be shown beneath their name. I will look into more options (perhaps Jabber) to install as part of the site.