So hitting chat on, space bar / button and send is less annoying then hitting "Confirm" (or clicking) ready for a ready check.

Heaven forbid you should have to respond to a system that leaves the Party leader no doubt as to is and isn't afk.

Most Party leaders have enough on their plate. Theres little reason to have them counting slashes too. If the amount of ready checks someone initates bother you so much, ask them to stop or jump ship...

Personally I would be more then happy to see a ready check. And if folks could look past WOW for a minute before they spit on a useful tool maybe you could see the merit in it.

If you find a "box to click" annoying think of it this way. with a / your hitting a total of 4 keys, with a ready check you get to hit 1.