Group chat in Adium is a mess. It’s likely the most grievous feature where it’s obviously an afterthought, and we just threw up our hands and said: “Ok, this is at least kinda functional… oh well, have fun!”
To show you what I mean, let’s start with an image of a typical conversation between two people in Adium:
Notice, it’s pretty, but also functional. Messages from a previous conversation are grayed out on top, and the speakers are clearly identified and their lines separated. Depending on the theme, lines from the same speaker may be grouped together. Now, this does lose a lot of space to formatting and making the conversation “pretty,” but overall it’s well worth it.
Now, let’s say you want to join a group chat: