I have no problems if you guys want to add me to a messenger list (just pm me) since I have a lot of people who add me (who I don't know) for the MSN name. I use trillian, which connects me to ICQ, AIM, Yahoo and MSN at once. I can also be connected through irc at the same time as well.
It makes things much easier, I can talk to my parents on yahoo, college friends from my old dorm floor on aim, and my local group of friends on MSN.
If you want to get trillian, try http://www.trillian.cc it's free