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See? U guys are thinking like programmers!

Me, on the other hand, I was thinking it would be up to the scheduler (user) of the event to create the chatroom when the event took place. After all, he/she has the responsiblity because they scheduled the chat. I agree that no cron job or automated chatrooms are necessary.

What I envisioned was more of a cosmetic thing, I suppose, more along the line of a calendar or announcement forum strictly for the scheduled chats ... with the ability for users to "sign up" or "register" for the chat. Yes, it's not a given that they will remember ... or actually "show up" ... but the whole point is to give the people interested in specific topics the ability to hook-up in a specific chatroom at a specific date and time. And, yes, it would be great if the people were sent a reminder shortly before the scheduled chat began, but again, if that creates too much coding, that could also be the responsiblity of the user who scheduled the event.

I've witnessed this sort of additional organization turn dead chatrooms into something really useful for sites.

An "event" creates a buzz. It targets a specific subject matter. It attracts a particular group interested in that subject matter. It's about adding some organization if desired. It's about increasing the odds of your chatrooms being useful to more than just a particular set of habitual chatters.

And, yes, my notion is that it would best be an add-on for the hack.
Thanks again!
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