Do we have an irc channel?
Yes, I think I’ve been there once or twice when other people were there.
Next chance I get (I’ve got looooads of things I need to do on my computer and not much time to do any of it) I’ll put an irc client on mine.
I think it is ‘#straightdope’ as you guessed.
Yeah, it’s #straightdope on Undernet.
It’s not associated with the SDMB, The Chicago Reader, etc.