Nolu Chan hasn't been seen or heard from for a number of years. Playing Glendower and calling him forth from the vasty deep probably isn't going to work.
It's a courtesy ping, something a pompous yankee might not understand. Regarding his location, just because YOU haven't conversed with him doesn't mean I haven't. I count myself blessed to have a friend like Nolu Chan.
For the lurkers and uninformed, Nolu Chan was banished because he had the temerity to quote St. Lincoln's use of the "N" would.