There's not really any alternative, unless we just want to rely 100% on the forums, since most of you don't seem to go on IRC very often. Skype would be a lot more convenient, and I've found web skype to be a lot better than the actual client, honestly.
And remember, it's just text chat. If you don't want to disclose any of your personal information, you can just register an alternate email/account. It's not very difficult, and microsoft doesn't really care. I guess you can stay off of skype, but it's mostly just going to make things flow less smoothly.



