Shoutbox

I know what you mean, but seeing as the Windows Live Messenger Nicknames feature is still in a way "new", it's still very unclear on what may or may not happen, for all we know Microsoft may have, or they have something up their selves waiting to be releases pulled up stumps on developing that feature. If it's the later, there is a possibility, that a custom nickname feature might be added to Messenger Plus! Live but in no way shape or form be how it used to be.