Chat's great. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't put money into it every month! I agree with Jesse1 in that there are annoying people on occasion, but that happens no matter where you go. But yes, if you really want to get into the overall EoFF community, you need to get into all fronts, and that includes chat. No matter how long you've been at EoFF, there will always be a part of it that you don't know, otherwise!

As for impersonating other people, it has been known to happen over the years, but we kick people for it when they do so it never lasts very long at all. Also, most of the people who are regulars there have their names password-protected so that also helps.