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 Write.as
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-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/writeas/nerds.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/writeas/nerds) [![Public Slack discussion](http://slack.write.as/badge.svg)](http://slack.write.as/)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/writeas/nerds.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/writeas/nerds) [![#writeas on freenode](https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23writeas-blue.svg)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=writeas) [![Public Slack discussion](http://slack.write.as/badge.svg)](http://slack.write.as/)
 
 This is a simple telnet-based interface for publishing text. Users connect and paste / type what they want to publish. Upon indicating that they're finished, a link is generated to access their new post on the web.