Usually the FAOL Chat Room is quite orderly, the members show a lot of respect for others and go with the flow. It's the hosts job to keep it that way. There is a "Private Chat" option if 2 members want to talk about something else.
There is also a lot of talent and experiance to be found there. It's not unusual to learn something new from someone or for you to pass some bit of knowledge on.
For example someone was having trouble casting and come to find out he had been told to "Keep the loop in his backcast"??!! His casting is better now!
You will also find that the members that use the chat room are "Doer's"! They travel, attend events, participate in fly swaps, etc.
Of course they all spend too much time picking on Gnorm the Gnome!!