And people join/leave the IRC channel all the time.
which creates the fun part of the IRC channel. someone pops in and asks..."what is going on"...get's an answer then ten minutes later another person pops in and asks the same
I agree or I wait to ask something due to a conversation on going about something which has nothing to do with the pool or mining but hate to just butt in. Then at times no one there during the time that I can be on.... just a crap way to get information unless you have amply time to waste.