diff --git a/irc/description.md b/irc/description.md
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+EasyCTF has an IRC channel! Check out #easyctf on freenode to claim a free flag, and stick around to get on-the-fly updates during the competition.
diff --git a/irc/grader.py b/irc/grader.py
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+def grade(autogen, key):
+    if key.find("irc_d0esn7_apist0rm_:)") != -1:
+        return True, "Nice job, have fun!"
+    return False, "Who knows how you got that wrong..."
diff --git a/irc/problem.yml b/irc/problem.yml
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+author: blockingthesky
+title: IRC
+category: Miscellaneous
+autogen: false
+programming: false
+value: 5