I thought my bnc was down for a few days when I couldn't connect, tried manually without the bnc and seen it was offline. I heard the news then about it being closed.
I've not been active much there the past year.. business got busy and irl stuff got hectic, life takes over I guess.. but I was always there idling, it's a shame to see it close.. been hanging out there for almost 6 years, made some good friends and excellent business ventures thanks to irc. Sad times..