Yah, a buffer zone would be good in case site goes down again and get some aid from these users.
Akiba-online has its own IRC room at #akiba on irc.rizon.net You can access it via any standalone IRC (internet relay chat) client.
You can also visit the IRC room in your web browser, just follow this link: [#akiba@irc.rizon.net]
Recommended standalone IRC clients:
- mIRC (Windows) [http://www.mirc.com]
- XChat (Windows/Linux) [http://www.xchat.org]
- Irssi (Windows/Linux) (http://irssi.org]
- Xirc (OSX) [http://www.aquaticx.com]