Originally posted by LTBadBoy
From my experience, the shoutbox isn't a welcoming place unless you're a regular, have high rep or a member of staff. Everybody else is ignored.
EDIT: Then again, I'm rarely ever here. Maybe things have changed.
Hasn't changed too much, I remember when I first started messaging in there a long time ago, I had to stick at it to get someone to speak back but the effort paid off. Its a nice little feature and I love talking to other members here on a less of a private and personal level. Although it can get weird at times, you find out a lot :p
In terms of when I am in there, I generally always have a page open with it on. Except this week due to hardware issues.