We are deprecating the Matrix chat channel.
From now on, the IRC channel is the sole chat space.
What is going to happen
From 1st January 2027, the Matrix channel will become read-only.
This will remain for a while until either OFTC drops the Matrix bridge or we decide to drop the channel, whichever comes sooner.
The primary reason is that the Matrix bridge is a persistent source of technical issues, with the bridge dying or being janky on regular basis, occasionally causing messages to get missed, mass leaves or rejoins, and so on.
The secondary reason is that Matrix and IRC posting is seemingly incompatible in various ways; the Matrix bridge translates long or multi-line messages and things like images into very long links, re-posts messages when they get edited, and so on. This creates noise in the channel, and despite there being rules in place against this, people repeatedly violate them.
For now you are encouraged to wind down using the channel and switch to using IRC instead.