First just the basics:

You can enter our chat room as a Guest (no password required) or as a Registered User (Password required).

At present only the Admin can make you a registered user so you will have to send me an email for that.

When you log in you enter the common area called THE-LOUNGE channel (room).

The other room is a SIDE-ROOM for people to pull aside and have a seperate conversation if The Lounge is crowded.

Messages remain even after you log off - so do be careful what you put down here.

Some useful Commands (Also displayed in the right side of the Chat Window when you click on Help button)

Join a channel: /join Channelname
Create a private room (Registered users only): /join

Invite someone (e.g. to a private room): /invite Username
Revoke invitation: /uninvite Username
Logout from Chat: /quit
Private message: /msg Username Text
Open a private channel: /query Username
Close a private channel: /query
Describe action: /action Text
Describe action in private message: /describe Username Text
Ignore/accept messages from user: /ignore Username

List ignored users: /ignore
Display user channel: /whereis Username
Kick a user (Moderators only): /kick Username [Minutes banned]
Unban a user (Moderators only): /unban Username
List banned users (Moderators only): /bans
Display user IP (Moderators only): /whois Username
List online users: /who [Channelname]
List available channels: /list
Roll dice: /roll [number]d[sides]

Change username: /nick Username

Set the Time Stamp format from the following: (%d/%m %D at %g:%i%a)