This network was originally called FluxIRC, and ran a version of QuakeIRCd. The date that FluxIRC was founded is presently unknown to us. After some disputes between key members of staff, a considerable delink occured. The delinking parties took the FluxIRC name with them, yet claimed little or none of the network user base. After the delink, a number of improvements were made to the staff hierarchy and the network infrastructure. The network was renamed to SwiftIRC on April 22nd 2005, and this has thus been stated as the network's founding date. To this date, SwiftIRC is still using services databases that date back to FluxIRC, and has an expected user peak of over 12,000 users during the weekends.