-begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. If you’d
-like to take over one of these channels, then you’ll need to be associated in
-some way with the project in question. For abandoned project channels that
-have moved or are no longer available to the public, you may request the
-ownership of the channel be transferred to you. Please make said requests in
-the #freenode IRC channel. Topical, or ‘about’ channels, begin with
-two # characters, and these are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to
-the first person who registers it with ChanServ. As with nicknames, however, we
-reserve the right to remove or alter registrations where we believe they have
-not been made in good faith.
+begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. Primary
+channels are required to stay open. If a primary channel closes access to its
+users or is in violation of freenode policies, then it will be closed and forwarded
+to a topical channel. If you’d like to take over one of these primary channels, then
+you’ll need to be associated in some way with the project in question. Topical,
+or ‘about’ channels, begin with two # characters, and these are allocated on a
+first-come, first-served basis to the first person who registers it with ChanServ.
+As with nicknames, however, we reserve the right to remove or alter registrations
+where we believe they have not been made in good faith.