There's no question, so this isn't an answer. It's a suggestion the moderators-to-be might want to consider.
One site I participate in uses an associated IRC channel so that users can quickly ask the mods, who are almost always in the room, stuff about proper topics, or to point out any site peculiarities (e.g. a broken page or a rampaging spammer).
I would suggest, then, that for the current associated chat room to be more useful than it currently is, that it be a place where you can get a quick response from the moderators for any site-related questions (i.e., when you're too impatient to wait for answers on meta).
Just a thought...