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 Serde developers live in the #serde channel on
 [`irc.mozilla.org`](https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC). The #rust channel is also a
 good resource with generally faster response time but less specific knowledge
-about Serde. If IRC is not your thing, we are happy to respond to [GitHub
-issues](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/issues/new) as well.
+about Serde. If IRC is not your thing or you don't get a good response, we are
+happy to respond to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/issues/new)
+as well.
 
 ## License