[crossfire] Improving IRC availability with a chat bridge

[Nathaniel Kipps]

> There is zero reason to move from IRC... thank you.

Absolutely, we are not proposing to replace the IRC in any way, just
extend it to improve the accessibility.

> I see great reasons to end web based forums..

Can you give some of these reasons? I'd love to hear them.

On a related note, I think the metalforge forums came back online
recently, or so I'm told. I think it's been mentioned in IRC, but not
here.

--DraugTheWhopper