Oh this is why we've had fresh meat new people on the irc channel lately... A word of warning, the irc channel is completely unofficial and since the staffers decided to abandon it, its only real link to this site is the name. If you turn up and the first thing you do is ask for tech advice... well, I warned you However, if you can handle all the abuse you'll get for being new, the penis jokes, tank talk and manage to not flounce off you'll find it a cosy place to idle...
Perhaps use the Steam group chat room? that way you can moderate it, and it would be easier to get games going with other B-Ters.