Eh, figured I'd reply, not that you know of me or anything. That and I might as well increase my post count by one!
I agree it can be fun and more thought tends to be put into replies than in a chat. In fact thats what I mainly do for RPing nowadays and its pretty much what has kept me busy during my long vacations away from ISRP.
I guess all I'm saying is that your not alone out there?