What is #Amiga.org?

Do I need to connect using a real Amiga to feel welcome?

Not at all. In fact, many of our visitors don't.
As long as you know what an Amiga is (or want to know) and have not come to annoy those who do love the Amiga platform, we're happy.

Can I offer/request warez?

No. #Amiga.org is not a trading channel.
Blatant disregard of this rule will be awarded with a kick/ban or whatever the present operators see fit.

Do you serve beer?

Yes. Although our barkeep is missing in action at the moment, you may help yourself to a beverage of your choice from our well assorted bar ... and while you're there, make me a White Russian, please :)

How do I get into #Amiga.org?

Well, there are a couple of options:

How do I make those fancy 'action' messages, like *** Blomberg slaps ajk around a bit with a large trout ?

Issue the command /me <text> where <text> is the text that should follow your nickname.
Example: /me slaps ajk around a bit with a large trout

I see a lot of acronyms like 'lol', 're' etc. What do they mean?

Why did I get kicked/banned?

Common reasons for kicks/bans include:
Spamming the channel
Personal attacks
Racism
Requesting and/or offering warez
Being a general annoyance to the users and/or operators

How do I change my nickname?

Issue the command /nick <newNick> where <newNick> is your desired nickname.

Why can't I get the nickname I want?
Why am I being told to change my nickname?

The synIRC network consists of a number of servers with hundreds or thousands of users connected at any time, so common nicknames like 'John' or 'Superman' will almost certainly already be taken.
If you are unable to change your nickname to something, it's because that nick is already in use.
If you are being told (by NickServ) to change it and perhaps get your nickname changed to 'Guest4328' (or another random number), it means that someone else has registered that nickname to him/herself, and you need to select a different one.

How do I register my nickname with NickServ?

Issue the command /nickserv register <password> <email address> where <password> is your desired password for your nickname and <email address> is your email address, which has to be valid, because the next part of the registration procedure happens via email.
Then simply follow the instructions in the email.

Some IRC clients are happy with /ns instead of /nickserv, while others might need /msg nickserv

How do I identify to NickServ?

/nickserv identify <password>

Alternatives:
/ns identify <password>
/msg nickserv identify <password>

Many IRC clients have a "perform buffer", "connect commands" section or something along those lines, where you can type in commands to perform when you connect to an IRC server. This can often be used to identify to NickServ automatically, by typing in one of the commands mentioned above. Alternatively, your client may even have a specific field reserved for a NickServ password.

For some reason my nickname is GuestXXXX and I can't get my registered nickname back. What do I do?

/nickserv release <nickname> <password>
You will get the message: 'Your nickname has been released from custody' (or something to that effect) and you are now free to change back to your registered nickname.

Alternatives:
/ns release <nickname> <password>
/msg nickserv <nickname> <password>

How do you generate those statistics on the web site?