I totally apologize for being so provincial and forgetting the rest of the world (not to mention being incorrect on my rotation) Perhaps once a week on the weekend at a possible time for everyone. For instance 8-9AM EST = 12PM PST and end up being not too late at night even on the other side, up top and down under. Is that right? BTW (by the way) I'm taking both Geol 1 and Geog 1 as we speak. Ought to help me out.

DW Ditty's idea of checking into the chat everytime one logs in might be a nice idea

Helen's idea of "[x} number of people in the chatroom" sounds like something that would intrigue me. When I don't have time to see too much I'll often look at a thread that has a lot of responses to it even if it's not something I know about.

Max, is there any possibility of seeing chat room conversations not in live time in case you can't get in when other people are there? Sort of like a "Chat Thread" that would last for a certain amount of time.

judy