I find the forums here not really well suited and prefer irc. Wouldn’t it be possible to just let #letsencrypt on irc run but make it clear in the channel topic that it’s an unofficial channel?

Inofficial irc channel?

Topic		Replies	Views
Closing #letsencrypt on Freenode IRC ISRG/Organizational	2	2782	October 22, 2018
Make the letsencrypt_bot on Freenode mention ##letsencrypt instead of mindless spamming Site Feedback	6	1204	November 6, 2018
Unbreak the IRC channel Site Feedback	3	1476	November 4, 2018
New moderator! @mnordhoff Site Feedback	3	1304	October 6, 2017
Please welcome our newest moderator Site Feedback	8	1935	February 27, 2017