How about a shoutbox ...

[Dragon]

Since I can't get the AJAX chat we were using to work right now I've been looking for an option.

SMFPacks Shoutbox looks lie it might be a passable option.  Let me know what you think.

Right hand edge has a + / - mark to expend it (open it up) or close it down.

[nightsong]

I don't know anything about which chat service would be better than another.  I know that the current one worries me in that in shows me online from my phone so someone might think I'm ignoring them when really I didn't see that they were trying to chat with me.   I do miss Ajax chat, it was nice.

[Dragon]

I do to; the shoutbox is available on the CSS home page - only - so it doesn't interfere with every section of the forum.

and I know you ignore me ... but that's life, I can handle that << tease >>