#jj2 isn't for purely Jazz2-related discussion, it's an IRC channel for the community, not the game. Since the jj2 community dwells there, there are discussions about the game. You can't talk about one thing constantly. It doesn't happen on ANY channel unless rules are strictly enforced to make it so. And you know what? Those channels aren't fun to be in.

Look at the JCF. There are 152,238 posts as I type this, and 98,646 of those are in the 4 forums that don't have to do with Jazz2 at all. That's about 65%. Even this very board talks more about other stuff than Jazz2. You know why? Because it's called Jazz Jackrabbit Community Forums. It's a forum for the community surrounding the game, not just for the game, which is exactly like #jj2.

Moreover, I don't expect you to be good at IRC unless you plan on starting and governing your own channel. If you want to undertake that responsibility you should at least know your way around IRC itself and more specifically the way QuakeNet works. It's for your own benefit, really. But do what you want. Your channel, you will see, won't talk just about jj2. I understand your reasons behind this whole venture but all you're doing is putting a wedge in the community.