diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 7574d17..b2248eb 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> ~forum~</a>
         <a class="btn btn-default" href="https://bhh.sh">
             <i class="fa fa-link"></i> ~url-shortener~</a>
-        <a class="btn btn-default" href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23tilde.team">
+        <a class="btn btn-default" href="/irc/">
             <i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> ~irc~</a>
 
         <br>
diff --git a/irc/index.php b/irc/index.php
index 36807a6..024dfaf 100644
--- a/irc/index.php
+++ b/irc/index.php
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <p>there are a couple places that i'm trying to coordinate for tilde irc:</p>
 
 <ul>
-    <li>freenode##tilde.team</li>
-    <li>freenode##tildeverse</li>
-    <li>irc.tilde.team</li>
+    <li><a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23tilde.team">freenode##tilde.team</a></li>
+    <li><a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23tildeverse">freenode##tildeverse</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://irc.tilde.team">irc.tilde.team</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>additionally, i'm running a web client at <a href="https://irc.tilde.team">irc.tilde.team</a> (port 80/443)</p>
 
-<p>hit me up on any of these places if you have any suggestions!</p>
+<p>hit me up on any of these places (or any of the other places you can find on my <a href="/~ben/">tilde page</a>) if you have any suggestions!</p>
 
 
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