OK,

here are some commonly asked questions and answers

Q: My nick keeps changing to SLink-####. Why?
A: You have registered with EITHER www.jotajoti.org (at JOTI time) OR NickServ. Your nick has been password protected as a result.

Q: How can I stop my nick changing to SLink-####?
A: If you know the password for the nick type
/nickserv login nick pass
for example, if your nick is Weebl and your password is bob type
/nickserv login Weebl bob

Q: Do I have to login to NickServ EVERY time I connect?
A: Yes.

Q: I use mIRC can i make the login happen automattically?
A: Yes.
click the green /a button on the toolbar, click on remotes and add this all on one line:

QUOTE:
on *:NOTICE:*NickServ IDENTIFY*:?: { if ($nick == NickServ) { /nickserv login NICK PASS }}

Don't forget to change NICK to your nickname and PASS to your password.

Q: I got disconnected and when i come back it still shows me as on! what can I do?
A: if your nick is registed use /nickserv login to get your nick back, if your nick isnt registered then after 480 seconds your "ghost" wioll disapear.

Q: Is it true that i HAVE to register my nick if I want to use it?
A: No, you dont HAVE to - but if you dont register it then someone else could register it and get "your" nick - or other people could use your nick.

Q: I want to open my own channel but it says I cant, what am I doing wrong?
A: Nothing, the Global ScoutLink Council opens and cloese channels, you need to contact them (council at scoutlink dot net) if you want a channel. Please remember that we DO create channels for JOTI so that there are enough and we do NOT open channels for one group at JOTI.

Thats it for part one, part two - when someone gets round to it