It's time to do away with the current chat.

[Kilgamayan]

If the chat annoys you, don't use it. It is not for everyone.

Well, that works up until the point where I get chat drama shoved in my face here on the forums.

[evilbutterfly]

Ignore user option could work, but think of this:

What if you needed to talk to someone about something, and you didn't have their aim/msn etc. and you wanted to talk privately with them? If they have ignored you, you won't be able to communicate with them. What about if you're the one who has ignored someone and they need to speak to you?

That's the only downside I see of an ignore option.

They could block you on AIM just as easily and that hasn't caused anybody any problems. I mean, if it's that important you could just publicly say "somebody tell *name* that I need to talk to them, it's urgent" and maybe they will repeat it so the person can decide whether or not to stop ignoring you.

[Kilgamayan]

And there's always PMs.

[emccky]

agreed.. just need a whole new chat with everything good.