Well guys, I'm sorry I was gone so long and inactive. I got busy with school, and now with it being summer, I've just been working, and playing video games. I'm going to be more active now, however.
EDIT: After taking a further look, yah, this is a problem. No one ever gets on chat anymore.... Even before I disappeared for a bit, I noticed that. I think we need to start the requirement of installing a chat program, such as Skype. We would not need to talk, but merely just chat. We can make a group with it, and it will shows chat history. It allows us to have avatars, and much more. This would also allow us the ability to have it on all the time when our computer is on. We would not need a dedicated tab for it on a web browser, and it could just idle on the side when no one is on. I have Skype on all the time, and it works quite handy when people from another project I work on come online. That was kind of another reason for my in-activeness. I've been working on setting up a Minecraft Beta server with a few other people, and that takes some time soon. When it is released to the public however, it won't rob as much of my time, as seeing I won't be building as much. And also, for those with smartphones in the clan, last time I checked, there is also Skype for most of them, allowing them to be involved to. You can also set yourself to Away or Invisible even with Skype. It's much more robust, and imo, a better application for us.