Shoutbox

The analogy with program comments is a good explanation. For example, a compiler sees 'int x = 3*y; // init x' as 'int x = 3*y;'. So what's wanted is for the chat log to show 'rofl // just humouring', but the contact to see 'rofl'.

I'm not too sure about the demand for such a feature, plus it'll need to access the protocol directly to be implemented properly. So it'll need to be a plugin.