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Re:“Setting the record straight on Freenode” [pdf] by edgyquant on Friday May 21, 2021 @01:36PM (#27237185)
> I don’t wish to be on irc 24/7 contrary to what people might or might not think.

then why acquire freenode?

Re:“Setting the record straight on Freenode” [pdf] by wowaname on Saturday May 22, 2021 @01:36PM (#27248649)
To be fair, volunteers on freenode also had lives outside of IRC.