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7 category: infrastructure
10 freenode is pleased to announce a few changes effective May
12,
2007 at
12:
55 UTC:
15 * the (re)formation of #freenode, which will be an official help channel for the freenode network. For more information, please review the
[#freenode channel guidelines](http://freenode.net/poundfreenode.shtml).
18 * the closing of #freenode-social. While#freenode-social has served its purpose for the last couple of years, it has really outgrown itself and is being closed.
21 * the opening of #defocus, the new social channel for freenode. #defocus is being launched with anticipation of more to come in the near (or mid-) future. It will differ from #freenode-social in a number of ways, including: (
1) like #freenode, has its own set of
[channel guidelines](http://freenode.net/pounddefocus.shtml), which should help clarify what is on/offtopic in the channel, and (
2) unlike -social, #defocus will be -m, which means you won't require voice to talk.
24 We truly hope you enjoy these changes and look forward to serving you under this new structure.