I say we bring this back. I always liked the idea of idling in mIRC. It's nice after playing games to have mIRC open in the background with conversations going. It was a huge deal when I played Tribes 2 from 2001 until about 2005. Everyone used it and it was a great way to communicate.
I was idling in mIRC, but no one else would. Maybe zmatt, chris, peter, and psp...that's about it. I think it's closed down now. You should get a mic, and join us on vent.