If you log out you remove yourself from the online list immediately (ie. without waiting through ten minutes of purgatory) and dodge people like me who would think you're still there to be responded to.

Thank you. It has sometimes happened that, within a few minutes of closing my AWADtalk window, I'll get notified of a private message; and of course I can't STAND ignoring it,
and have to open it back up.

No, I don't think this is a chat room, but...I have been known to pounce upon you, sweet musick! [licking lips e]