+1 for removing Google Analytics and implementing open alternatives to gravatar, recaptcha and anything else that's within reach.
I have to stick up for the Nim IRC bridge. I'm on a few Discords with IRC bridges, and Nim's is by far the best, having decent support for edits, replies and code pastes. I've started running it myself too for another server because it's well made, yet also reasonably hackable. I'd also like to mention that Gitea is currently in the process of adding federation via ActivityPub, meaning as long as you have an account on 1 Gitea server, you'll be able to open issues and make PRs to a project that's hosted on another. This seems like a promising way in the near future to let the people regain control of their projects' infrastructure without forcing everyone to go back to email. (even though I think the latter would be cool too, heh)
