Im sure someone has screamed it to you by now but in case they havent, we switched servers. We are no longer on quakenet.
irc.outpostuniverse.net
Join our server there. All the channels have the same names.
All the info you need should be in the motd on the old qnet channels. The age limit thing mostly applies to the forums since entering your age is required and also as a tool for keeping the irc channels safe from undesireables.