diff --git a/appendices/about.xml b/appendices/about.xml
index 6b9ad5bc44..a291e37ac4 100644
--- a/appendices/about.xml
+++ b/appendices/about.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.34 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.35 $ -->
 
 <appendix id="about">
  <title>About the manual</title>
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ Returns the length of string.
    translation, or help in a translation project, please read
    <ulink url="&url.php.dochowto;">&url.php.dochowto;</ulink>.
   </para>
+  <para>
+   The PHP Documentation Project has an IRC channel where you
+   can come and talk with manual authors or find some aspect
+   of the manual with which you might help. It's
+   <literal>#phpdoc</literal> on <literal>irc.freenode.net</literal>.
+  </para>
  </sect1>
  
  <sect1 id="about.generate">