I can't seem to connect to IRC through the "Click here to join the Stripcreator chat" link.

I keep getting a "Disconnected: Connect to irc.chatjunkes.org:6667 failed. Security restrictions prohibit connecting to this server. Contact the webmaster of this site for more information." message.

This is followed by a "Disconnected: Connect to null:6667 failed. Security restrictions prohibit connecting to this server. Contact the webmaster of this site for more information." message. They keep repeating in tandem, never connecting.

It doesn't let you in if you say you're leaving and then don't.

I never said I was leaving at all. I said I wasn't going to be around as much. Thanks for reinforcing that.