I agree, I have not been to a chat site in a while because really they seem old to me..
Back when I first got the internet and was like WOW CHAT!!
I would chat for ages building my MSN up with random contacts (ah the good old n00b days).
Though I was a bit behind I first got the internet in 2001, so I've only had the net for 5 yrs.
These days I'm more focused on programming and webdesign,
Instead of just chatting on MSN I post on NamePros, WHT, FWS, Digg.
Really I think you get to a point where you think, 90% of these people in this chat room are so immature its not funny, they spam, flood, insult, abuse, flame... While on a forum the rules can be better enforced.
How often do you see a chat room get flooded? compared to how often you see forum get flooded?