; ...other code...

  ; Check to make sure there are at least two people in the channel, else loop forever...
  ; (til you press ctrl+pause|break (a few times if needed), to break out of the loop...)
  if ($nick(#, 0) > 1) {
    var %n = $v1, %nick = $me
    ; Loop until %nick variable does not equal the bot's nick.
    while (%nick == $me) %nick = $nick(#, $r(1, %n))
    ; Continue on with rest of code...
  }

  ; ...other code...