Some mediums insist on taking spirit as it is given to them, when this is the case, you just never know when you may be the one called upon either by familiarity with the spirit description or you may be called upon directly by the medium. In that case it just does not matter how many people are in the chat area, if there is a strong pull toward you, you will be one to get a reading. Pleading or begging the medium or host will not help your chances for a reading and usually does not have anything to do with it anyway. Being rude, impatient, interrupting someone else's reading or being ungracious to anyone in the chat area will only impede your connection. The biggest problem is that the number of bereaved persons seeking this type of communication far out-number mediums offering this type of service.
Some people get a reading right away, others get readings all the time, some never get anything.
But chances are if you regularly attend these chat areas, you will probably get a reading at some point. A free online reading in a chatroom type forum is a very unique type of reading. Most people are under an assumed name or nickname and normally the medium has no idea who they are or what their personal loss may be. Some may be familiar with the medium and they may be able to connect faster when a loved one has come through before. It is amazing that many people have received wonderful messages and assurances from their deceased loved ones in these forums.