do you need a certain amount of posts to access irc? I tried clicking the chat link and it said that i was not allowed access.
I tried it a couple of weeks ago. Same thing. If I don't have access to it, doubtful that anyone does. I'm sure it's one of those things Alien will get around to when he gets a chance.
in the meantime, you (or anyone else!) can join by downloading mirc and connecting to #aliensoup on EFNet!
I completely re-did the chat area, it's now a pop-up and a new plug-in. Should work fine now. If it does not, your browser might have cached the old chat code at some point (or you denied the plug-in/certificate). Make sure you clear your browser's cache and cookies and restart your browser for it to work. You must accept the java certificate!