The #FileForums is a good thing

. BUT:
Nobody is there when I go look. I'm GMT +1, so when I'm up on mIRC, nobody is there cuz everybody is in either shcool or working in the US. Nobody from the rest of the world to chat with???
I'm recently having trouble reaching the #FileForums. When I connect to efnet.irc.net, it joins me to #BitlBee and I cannot join #FileForums saying "Group chat with #FileForums is not allowed". What now?