Just to say that I am not likely to be able to participate in
voice/video conversations. I can try, but I am quite unsure about
being able to have voice connection because of internet access
quality. Nominally, it should work fine (ADSL 4Mbps/512Kbps), but the
connection quality is not perfect, at least in the sense of skyping.
Usually, I have a couple of interruptions during one 30-60 minutes
session, which is OK if it is one-to-one communication, but could be
very painful with many people in communication.
But, all in all, I don't have any strong argument against textual
skyping. I don't know how WebEx would work on my computer, while it
sounds interesting. And, of course, I prefer IRC.