>>would rather see who else is on the thread and possibly be able to chat through the thread (without resorting to opening a conference or going to IRC). just my own opioion though, i could be wrong..
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>That sound interesting. I was working on that last month. So, if I understand correctly, you want to be able to choose someone who's online and just click to request that person to join you in a conference without having to create a conference first (this will, of course, create a new conference by default just by selecting someone to request a chat with). Or, we can also have the possibility to request that person to go in conference in private with you so noone else will know about it.
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Michel, while you're pondering that - change your site into a VRML (virtual reality site), so that I can create a cool-looking avatar and walk over and shake your hand and strike up a conversation - hey, we could all sit down to pizza and have a *really* good time!

just a thought....

JimC.