You were talking about the Chat room...have you ever thought about going to a live voice chat option? I've been using one for a few years now, called Team Speak. http://www.teamspeak.com/ It's common among the gamers but it's usable in any sort of group environment.
I also found the FREE Team Speak server.
Here is a video of the set up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJU8...1&feature=fvwp
Here is one for TeamSpeak 3 which is what you would want now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpKJW...eature=related This one might be better but there is no lack of videos on how to do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxJc0...eature=related
If FAOL is a profit based company/web host then there is a fee for server services. I'm not sure how FAOL would fit into which catagory...as I see it as an info sharing site and not one that is actually selling something, other than sponsorships. Here is the info on that anyway.
There is a minimal monthly cost involved, depending on how may slots (people talking and listening at the same time)you want to have. I looked. Say you want 15 slots. That runs about $4.50 a month.
Here is a breakdown in cost from one server company: http://voicemonsters.com/ts.php I'm guessing that it's similar no matter who you go with. Here is the list of hosters: http://sales.tritoncia.com/ts3_hosters.php
You can also send text messages back and fourth...drag folks to different "rooms" etc.
I'm not trying to sell it...I just use it and it adds a whole new dimension to CHAT. It's fun. It's like being in a room with a room full of people. It also has kick and ban capabilities in case anyone gets out of hand.
The program is free to non commercial users.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPT5wMQ-KKA
http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=tutorials
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