#Noctis channel is also permanently available on IRC on any european Efnet server
(ex.: efnet.vuurwek.nl )
channel #noctis
english, français, nederlands
but there's mostly people late at night
regular operators are Galahad (webmaster), Vishnou, Bun-Zero, Flyingcow, Prokk, Lordcrew, MrMagoo, Redso, Kad, Pink, Protesta, Pachaman, Suzee, Reppa, Gwreg, ...

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