Yeah, that's what I'm hoping! As for the questions:

Name: Normally just gets shortened to Las since it's easier to say.
Timezone: BST right now, (UTC +1:00), then GMT (UTC) whenever the clocks go back, which I [i]think[/i] is in October.
Chat: I'd personally prefer one, seeing as I tend not to speak up in OOC on the guild much.