Okay. I see. So if an inter-IM flame war starts, (i.e. I ask Pixe how to spell encyclopedia and he goes all balistic on me), there will be no one there to see it. How would we regulate/moderate that type of situation, or... would no one care.

Just kidding but IMO to have a real-time conversation takes time out of a person's day, and in the case where people are chatting while at work it could be a distraction, ya know?