I like IMs. I've been role-playing for over a decade, and almost every friendship I've struck up has been via IM. It's also where I usually discuss games and OOC details.
This makes a forum where I can't advertise my IM information problematic, and since Yahoo/AIM/ICQ are basically dead (and I can't post my username for AIM anyway because E cuts it off) I'm wondering if there's any chance that E will ever fix this?
i.e., include room in profiles for IM services that work / people use, or maybe create a Discord server for E?
I know there are places I can post this information on the forum, but most people don't expect to find them there and skim things like O&Os so it's really not the same. And adding another step (having to PM people and enquire about this info) in what is already a complicated and failure-prone process is really not desirable.
It's not an ideal solution, but could I link this information in my signature? As in create a link button that links to a separate post in my O&Os, or something, so only members can follow it?