TDP, you should check out these programs you can download to your puter which are for the typing at people, they let you type and other people see your typings and respond with their own.
They're called chat programs, and the look absolutely nothing like a forum.
FFS we have a chat room here - IRQ - use that if you want to talk shop, not the forum - because your conversations may not be as interesting to other people as you might think. When it's on topic and helpful there's often long discussions, heck the best threads around here are the nice long useful ones, but that's because people have a common problem, idea, or interest that they can discuss in them.
Van-B
Put those fiery biscuits away!