Catman, I agree with you 100%.
I would like to strengthen some of the requests above... not only should Live Chat identitties be password protected, the identity shoud belong to the same user as on the flyertalk board.
i.e. if at all possible, the same password database should be used. What would be the point in password protecting LiveChat identities if a different CATMAN could register with that name and a new password before the real Catman?