Due to recent abusive intrusions into our channel, we may need to temporarily restrict participation to users who have registered accounts on Freenode. If you have received a Cannot send to channel message when attempting to talk, you can validate that you are not a malicious user and regain the ability to send messages to the channel by registering your account. Please see the link below for instructions, and don't hesitate to stop by #freenode to ask for help.
https://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup
If you notice abusive activity in the channel, please notify one or more of our channel operators via private message. These people are: foosel, Jubaleth, kantlivelong, and Salandora.