night after night we are seeing the same thing, anything up to 15 different members are popping in to the chat room, finding it empty, and popping straight back out, then another member will pop in and out seconds later, then another, and another.
if one member just stayed, the room would soon fill up
you don't have to sit alone in the room, bored, twiddling your thumbs, waiting for someone to come in.
once in the room, then RIGHT CLICK the message boards link, or the link to where ever you would have gone next, and select OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW
you'll still be sat in the chat room in window 1. and in window 2 you can continue to do what ever you want, untill someone else pops into the room.
make sure that your computer is set to play a sound when someone else enters the room. you can do this by clicking the CHAT ROOM OPTIONS link. now you'll know when someone comes in.
the windows you have open will be displayed accross your start bar at the bottom of your screen, so you can easily get back to the chat window.
and why not right click and open the message boards, and leave a message saying you are in the chat room. then members who maybe would not have checked will see it and follow you in.
hope this helps make chat a better experience for you