Channel and nick security features are all set up now on the main #chud.com channel.
Diva, apparently someone on the network has already registered the nick "Diva" for use, but hasn't been online since August 29th. The nick will expire after 45 days, so give her a week or so. In the meantime, you can use something else to identify you if you want.
Please do not ask for ops. The channel is set to protect them at all costs and will not allow ops to anyone not on the list [there are currently only 2]. You should talk to Nick for AOP access, as he is the only one that can allow them.
As I posted earlier, the channel is accessible from any IRC client via the following server/port/channel:
server: irc.jpilot.com
port: 6667
channel: #chud.com
I recommend using the Java client in the site chassis, though.
For those of you at work, that cannot access the applet through firewalls or proxies, I will redirect the old temporary chat client at networkops.cc to this room. It is fully accessible through a firewall and over any HTTP connection, although it is limited in scope to the java client. This should be completed in a day or so.
Thanks to Nick for everything.