A chat session requires more time than most of us have. We can glance at the Chip Board, get caught up and make a few posts in just a couple of minutes. For the chatroom to stay busy, there have to be at least two chatters with enough time on their hands logged on at the same time. If the population of online chip collectors were larger, your chances of success would be better. But, count the number of different people who post on this board over a one-week period and you'll see that we're not there yet. Most of the posts come from the same relatively small group of people. There are many more lurkers, but if they aren't inclined to post a static message on the board, they're probably not likely to want to jump into a chat session.