This might not have been well thought out on my part, the official MUC server offered by jabber.org is insanely slow.. using it for any purpose besides testing is silly.
The room is still up, but I would be very interested in a server recommendation.. perhaps one that's less abused?
Still, overall I recommend this protocol vs the traditional "IRC" approach.. it's a security nightmare, a MUC room can be configured to hide revealing information about the users joining, which might be beneficial.
Thanks.