Secondary bump - If you don't know how to get on IRC, here's a simple guide to joining the channel:
1. go to http://www.mirc.com/get.html & download & install
2. open MIRC
3. Set up your nickname/etc in the "connect" tab
http://i.imgur.com/EhliLaq.jpg
4. Go to the servers tab and select any gamesurge (or quakenet) server. It may sometimes screw up so you might have to change from EU/random/NA to the other and vice versa at times.
http://i.imgur.com/G6EQymE.jpg
5. Connect
6. After connecting, a little box will pop up. You can either enter the channel here shown in the image, or close the box and simply type /join #thankyoui49
http://i.imgur.com/wBlqn63.jpg
Done.
Alternatively, if you would not like to download software, you could use mibbit (http://mibbit.com)
1. Click: Launch app
2. On the 'connect' drop down box, select gamesurge.
3. Set your nickname
4. In channel, set the channel to #thankyoui49
If you're from europe and would like to join the quakenet channel via webchat
1. webchat.quakenet.org
2. choose your username
3. in channels, set the channel to #thankyoui49
4. join server