I never joined a chat before either. But, I wanted to get to know the people on BYC better. You can get more personal with chat...ask personal questions etc. When you first get on, lots of people say hi but then they're off talking what ever they were talking about. You can sit back and just read and jump in when there is some thing you want to say. Don't be shy, join us in chat!! It's fun and you get to know the members better. Hope to see you there!!