Actually, Chat with Cranberries or whatever you wanna call it. Is not a bad idea or would not have been a bad idea. Considering the band is broken up. It could have been another way for The Cranberries to connect with their fans.
Lisa Loeb actually has a part of her site that does just that. Theirs a section: Questions for Lisa? Fans ask her all sorts of stuff. A few months back, a guy wrote in and ask her about a guitar, a friend of his was having trouble with keeping it in tune. Lisa logged on and gave the guy advice. That is so cool. She doesn't answer everything...but she does show up from time to time.
Tanya Donelly is another artist who shows up on her site ocassionally.
Cranberries and O'Riordan fan sense 1994
"Make a cup of tea and put a record on" - Justine Frischmann of elastica