I'm a notorious schemer, but I always take my plots in game. Ask any of the people I've plotted with. Pages upon pages of IG schemes, that got a catalyst from an IRC convo.
Irc is pretty much how I socialize, and it's also a good part of how I've made friends all over. Ffs, I just moved to Belgium because of BM and IRC combined. It's a good thing to have it around.