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     <ul>
       <li>Read and subscribe to <a href="http://blog.getbootstrap.com/">The Official Bootstrap Blog</a>.</li>
       <li>Have a question that's not a feature request or bug report? <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-bootstrap">Ask on the mailing list.</a></li>
-      <li>Chat with fellow Bootstrappers in IRC. On the <code>irc.freenode.net</code> server, in the <code>##twitter-bootstrap</code> channel.</li>
+      <li>Chat with fellow Bootstrappers in IRC. On the <code>irc.freenode.net</code> server, in the <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/twitter-bootstrap">##twitter-bootstrap channel</a>.</li>
       <li>Find inspiring examples of Bootstrap at the <a href="http://expo.getbootstrap.com">Bootstrap Expo</a>.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>You can also follow <a href="https://twitter.com/twbootstrap">@twbootstrap on Twitter</a> for the latest gossip and awesome music videos.</p>