Pretty overwhelmingly against remaining on #Freenode. Seems pretty scattered on whether to choose #LiberaChat, #OFTC, some other #IRC network, or self-host.
Freenode has put redirects in place on >325 channels bridged to Matrix. The bridge doesn't follow redirects so you'll have to manually rejoin the new address if needed. Tell us in #irc:http://matrix.org if your channel is stuck. We're setting up the @liberachat@twitter.com bridge asap.
You can move to #LiberaChat, to #OFTC, to #Rizon, etc. Or use #Matrix or an #XMPP MUC instead of IRC. Just don't "wait and see" and be surprised when your channel is targeted.
Checking, I found this: * Freenode account: closed. * OFTC account: still open, but since I had no IRC client installed, no idea what channels / rooms I used to use. * Rizon account: still open, but no idea what channels / rooms I used to use. * LiberaChat account: newly created.
I haven't ever really been a fan of IRC. I couldn't stand it at all until I started using #SILC several years back. (I haven't used that in at least 3-4 years. I should take a look at it, again. When I quit using it, the channels I used on the main silcnet.org network were mostly very quiet.)
On the other hand, #Matrix's bridge to #Freenode seems to powercycle at least once per day, resulting in me being kicked out of rooms unless I identify to NickServ quickly enough. (If the #IRC side kicks you, the Matrix side obliges ... and the Element client does not even save that room so you can rejoin easily after you identify.
I dislike rejoining "#freenode_#roomname:matrix.org" so frequently. Maybe I should set up a bouncer and use and IRC client.
I was surprised to find that I didn't even have an IRC client installed on this laptop.
I guess that is a sign that I am free to move to LiberaChat ... but I may just wait until #Matrix has bridging to that network and then allow it to create an account for me.
The time may come for !gnusocial, #Friendica, #Mastodon, and other Fediverse software to move their #IRC channels to a different network. Hopefully, we can discuss and co-ordinate that move.