IRC FAQs
The #winbolo admins are fi, lrl, sheeps and ud.
ChanServ does this when it first connects to the network, it will remove all modes of control on anyone who isn't +r (identified for their nickname) and isn't setup as a channel op through ChanServ. This serves to prevent anyone from exploiting net splits.
A net split is where a server to server connection is lost or broken. When this occurs you'll see quit messages like this "fi (m@FireIce.com) Quit (irc.winbolo.us irc2.winbolo.us)" The servers listed in the quit message indicate the two servers that lost connection to one another.
If you have the current version of mIRC, then type without the quotes "/server -m irc.winbolo.us" and then once the server window comes up, type "/join #winbolo". Some clients and older versions of mIRC require you to execute two variations of the IRC client to connect to two different servers.
The policy located at http://www.winbolo.us/policy.htm is only for #winbolo. Other channels are free to do as they wish as long as they don't break the server rules.