About the network / FAQ

Just Conflux is a forward-looking IRC network, founded in 2023 by long-time IRC enthusiasts. The network has one eye firmly focused on the future, but simultaneously nurtures a fondness and appreciation for the independent, self-maintained communities that existed in the earlier years of the Internet.

We hope to change how people think about IRC in the 2020s and beyond, and demonstrate that there is still an alternative to being pushed around by big tech and social media.

Who's behind Just Conflux?

Currently, Just Conflux's staff consists solely of netjester. He occasionally refers to himself as "we" on this website due to an oversized sense of self-importance, but also partly because he hopes that the network staff will expand in the future as the network grows, and that those staff will share common ideals and a vision for the future.

What does "Just Conflux" mean?

The name "Just Conflux" is an attempt to reflect the core values and beliefs that steered us in founding the network. We aim to build a positive and respectful community where everyone can feel welcome.

It's "just", as in:

just /jŭst/

adjective

  1. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: synonym: fair.
    "a just society."
  2. Consistent with what is morally right; righteous.
    "a just cause."

And "conflux", as in:

conflux /kŏnflŭks′/

noun

  1. A throng; a crowd; a multitude collected.
  2. A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
  3. A flowing together; a meeting of two or more currents; confluence.

Official Channels

We have an official network social channel in #social, a help channel in #help, and a channel dedicated to brand new IRC users at #new2irc.