* Never ask before [[pming]] a staffer - you'll run out of allowed questions too quickly.
* Don't enter a channel, ask a question, then give up and leave a minute later. Wait around a while, since users often idle in channels; your question will be seem seen and hopefully answered eventually.
[[Image:Mircscreenshot.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The graphical user interface of ''MIRC'', the most popular Internet Relay Chat client.]]