# Closing IRC channels
**URL:** https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953
**Category:** Organisation
**Created:** [February 4, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953 "2024-02-04T12:37:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/1 "2024-02-04T12:37:39Z")
Since we have channels on discuss, I think we could close the IRC channels.
There are not much activities on the channels. And I found it does not worth the maintenance cost for [irclog](https://www.tryton.org/~irclog/).
The plan would be to keep a ChanServ on the current IRC channels but forbid to join it by setting an invite list limited to administrator. This would prevent the channel to be taken by unrelated people.
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### Author:  [@pokoli](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/pokoli)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/2 "2024-02-04T21:13:48Z")
> [@ced](#):
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> There are not much activities on the channels
I see more activities on IRC than in discourse chat
> [@ced](#):
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> And I found it does not worth the maintenance cost for [irclog](https://www.tryton.org/~irclog/)
How much is the cost it?
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/3 "2024-02-04T21:27:12Z")
> [@pokoli](#):
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> I see more activities on IRC than in discourse chat
Because it is currently advertised.
> [@pokoli](#):
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> How much is the cost it?
Time.
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### Author:  [@pokoli](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/pokoli)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/4 "2024-02-05T07:26:59Z")
> [@ced](#):
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> > [@pokoli](#):
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> > How much is the cost it?
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> Time.
I do not understand why you answer to “What is the cost”, when I asked “How much is the cost”?
> [@ced](#):
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> Because it is currently advertised.
I do not think so. We have a telegram channel in Spanish which is not advertised on the oficial page and it is more active than the IRC which is advertised.
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/5 "2024-02-07T15:24:08Z")
Personally I do not connect anymore to the IRC channel.
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### Author:  [@udono](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/udono)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/6 "2024-02-07T16:00:56Z")
I do no longer use IRC.
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### Author:  [@yangoon](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/yangoon)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/7 "2024-02-07T16:37:56Z")
I connect to the IRC channel and it is much more visible for me than the discuss channels (which also require to be accessed by browser).
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/8 "2024-02-07T16:45:20Z")
On channels there is a settings menu where notification can be configured.
But as I’m admin, I do not know if it is available to all users.
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### Author:  [@yangoon](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/yangoon)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/9 "2024-02-07T21:28:44Z")
At least I didn’ t find that option.
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/10 "2024-02-08T18:27:57Z")
Here is the website update proposal: [Replace IRC by chat (!109) · Merge requests · Tryton / Communication / Website · GitLab](https://foss.heptapod.net/tryton/communication/website/-/merge_requests/109)
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### Author:  [@cheche](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/cheche)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/11 "2024-02-09T20:30:50Z")
As a newcomer I can say that the name “Organisation” on [discuss.tryton.org](http://discuss.tryton.org) chat channel is misleading. I had access the IRC channel as well, but I had the impression that it was something internal and not a place for a quick question when you get stuck.
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/12 "2024-02-09T22:03:36Z")
You can join the support channels
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### Author:  [@htgoebel](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/htgoebel)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/closing-irc-channels/6953/13 "2024-02-15T10:35:14Z")
There is no need to close the IRC channel as it is maintained by libera.chat anyway. And there are still people hanging around there.
Feel free to shutdown/remove irclog, I agree in not being worth the cost.