Some people (and I am thinking of one person in particular) come into the lounge and wait, because they are waiting for a particular person to come online. It's not that they hate any of the rest of us, but that particular character happens to be involved in a storyline that takes place outside the normal environs of the public ISRP rooms. Since there's no good explanation for the character to bounce back and forth, they wait in the lounge.
What I find highly ironic is that you come out and essentially call these people stupid for doing this when you don't even know why they're doing it. Just because the reason isn't apparent to
you doesn't mean there isn't a reason.
As for the AFK/Busy issue - hey, life happens. As a parent of three, I get up and down regularly while I role-play. The people I RP with know this, and understand it.
You are obviously not one of those people.
The point is, you are once again criticizing folks without bothering to even consider their side of the story. You just came in here and flew off the handle. We're all very sorry that our role-play habits are inconvenient for you. Well, ok we're probably not, but it sounds nice anyway.