pepperoni_ Yes @Zegnat, I used to use irc a lot, and was sorry to see it drop out of use for conference backchannels where it was (badly) replaced by twitter. Then my irc use went dormant for a long time. The freenode schism made me realise IRC is still around and useful.
ZegnatChances are not a lot has changed since you went dormant :) But of course there will be IndieWeb folks around happy to help you if you have any questions!