diff --git a/doc/source/irc.rst b/doc/source/irc.rst
index 92eebb029f..18056d2fc9 100644
--- a/doc/source/irc.rst
+++ b/doc/source/irc.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ At a Glance
 :Bugs:
   * http://bugs.launchpad.net/openstack-ci
 
+Channel Requirements
+====================
+
+In general, discussion for OpenStack projects is preferred in #openstack-dev,
+but there are many reasons why a team would like to have their own channel.
+
+Access
+------
+
+Register the channel with ChanServ and give the infrastructure team account
+founder access to the channel with::
+
+  /msg chanserv access #channel add openstackinfra +AFRfiorstv
+
+This is good practice project-wide to make sure we keep channels under
+control and is a requirement if you want any of the project bots in
+your channel.
+
+Join #openstack-infra if you have any trouble with any of these commands.
+
 Meetbot
 =======
 
@@ -163,7 +183,3 @@ Gerritbot's configuration is in
 Teams can add their channel and go through the standard code review process to
 get the bot added to their channel. The configuration is organized by channel,
 with each project that a channel is interested in listed under the channel.
-
-Please also add the openstackinfra account as a channel founder:
-
-/msg chanserv access #channel add openstackinfra +AFRfiorstv
diff --git a/doc/source/stackforge.rst b/doc/source/stackforge.rst
index b4c2082b63..235aee3e90 100644
--- a/doc/source/stackforge.rst
+++ b/doc/source/stackforge.rst
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ end of this file that looks like::
       branches:
         - master
 
+For more information about channel requirements and IRC services provided by
+the infrasructure team, visit :ref:`irc`
+
 And thats it. At this point you will want to submit these edits as a
 change to review.openstack.org. When you do so, please use the
 ``new-project`` topic.  You can do that using the ``-t`` option to