I'd be great if these tabs were optional... that they could be closed and go down to the lower tier of tabs that are for unopened Groups and online friends. You know, similar to when you have Live Help or Global Chat active or inactive.
Thing is, I find the new tabs have pushed down the list of people that I'm stalking... I mean, the people that I often chat with. As a result, I'm missing IMs (I almost always play with the sound off) and people are thinking I'm ruder than I normally am.
So, uh, as you can see... as much as this is an 'Idea' for everyone, it's really about me.