@offby1 you might have better luck looking for a 'place' that's compatible with Fediverse values (i.e. open, decentralised, and non-exclusionary). Neither Slack nor Discord fit those values.

I see there's a matrix (which is compatible!) channel #freenode_#mastodon:matrix.org presumably bridged from IRC, which might be what you're after.

Fwiw, I'm a long-time Mastodon admin (just setting up my 4th instance as I type) but I haven't joined any messaging groups related to ops.

@Sandra Thanks for the link. It's something I might look into.

To answer your question: Yes, the joining of rooms across instances is what makes it 'federation'--like our two ActivityPub services are doing now. I have joined a few Freenode channels (i.e. joining #freenode_#[email protected]), and the experience is sub-par, mostly because of nickserv, netsplits, etc--good ol' IRC. :P

Each room can be configured to varying degrees of access from others.

@zwovierzwo Issue auf Github erstellen?

https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed

Ansonsten geben Sie dort noch die eMail [email protected] an.

Und den Mastodon Account @pixelfed hast du ja schon. ☺️

In der Doku ist dann noch versteckt:

IRC: #pixelfed on irc.freenode.net (#freenode_#pixelfed:matrix.org through Matrix)

Vieleicht hilft einer davon weiter.

@somnius @neauoire @tehn
and alternatively, you can access the freenode channel from your Matrix client (e.g. Element) by connecting to #freenode_#merveilles:matrix.org

If you wish to change your username and/or nickserv pass, message @appservice-irc.matrix.org -- those on other synapse instances (matrix servers) having difficulties should ask their administrator to federate with matrix.org or bridge to the desired irc server themselves.