I know you've heard this before but I have to say it.
This site is cool but you really need a chat line here.
Reading all the posts is great for awhile but I have to admit it loses some excitement after awhile.
Live conversation is way more appealing. Talking to each other directly would bring me back here more often for longer periods of time.
I'm gettin to the point where I check in here, read some new posts, answer or comment a time or two, then head off to somewhere else on the net.
Don't misunderstand this post. I'm not knocking this website. It's the best RC website I've been to.
BUT... It needs something to keep me here.

The value of a forum is found in the fact that the information remains available for all to see and make use of long after it was typed. Chats have their place, and can be a lot of fun. There's plenty of RC chat options out there, and if you do a search on the subject you'll find them. That's the power of a forum format.