gotcha. Changed that.
I bet that works now but havent been able to make the login work:
Code:
on 1:TEXT:*:?:{
  if ( hlogin == $1 ) { 
    if ( $2 == %helperpass) {
      hadd -sm helpers $nick 1
      msg $nick Helper $nick added succesfully
      halt
    }
  }
.....
}

nor the on join code works:
Code:
on 1:join:#newbiehelp:
if ($hfind(helpreqs,$nick).data !== $null) { halt }
else { 
  /hadd -ms helpreqs $calc($hget(helpreqs,0).item + 1) $nick
  /echo -st $nick added to list
}