I really wish you were right, but I can very safely assure you this isn't a browser issue. I've tried it in IE6, Firefox as well as Opera, all to the same effect. I've also got about 25 members that all confirm the exact same operation. It's the sort of thing you have to see to believe, so...
http://www.coalitionforums.com/forum/vBChat.php. Take a looksie. If you can sort this out, I will almost certainly pay for this hack. Except for it not working, it's very nice
Thanks