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 ## IRC Etiquette
 
 * I generally stay logged in to freenode so be sure to mention my handle when you're asking questions so that I see it in the `#gitlab` channel.
-* If I don't answer right away then just hang out in the channel or do other stuff with your life.  I will eventually write back to you as it just means I'm away from my keyboard, working on something else, or in a different timezone than you.
+* If I don't answer right away then just hang out in the channel.  I will eventually write back to you as it just means I'm away from my keyboard, working on something else, or in a different timezone than you.
 * You should treat IRC as what it is: asynchronous chat.  Sure the messages can be instant but in most channels people are in different time zones.  At times chat replies can be in excess of 24hrs.