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 [[mccs-bot]]
-========
+
+This is the irc bot used by the Marist College Computer Society irc server
+(mccs.stu.marist.edu).  The bot has the ability to parse and execute several
+unique commands.  Commands are preceeded by a question mark and proceeded by a
+space followed by any arguments. Commands can not be nested and are case 
+sensitive.
+
+The available commands are described bellow:
+=======
+
+?hello        Displays a welcome message addressed to the calling user
+
+?summon [arg] Displays the hyperlink to the first google image result using
+              the argument as a search query.
+
+?resummon [arg] Has the same behavior as summon but will return the next
+                search result if called again with the same argument.
+
+?ligaf          Displays the hyperlink to one of two possible
+                "Like I give a fuck" memes.
+
+?++ [arg] [optional arg]  Adds a plus to the user specified in the first
+                argument unless the specified user is the calling user
+                in which case that user is penalized by losing a plus.
+                If provided with the optional argument, that argument
+                is displayed as the reason for having that plus awarded.
+
+?pluses [arg] [optional arg] alias for ?++, but also displays the reasons
+                             that were given for awarding that user
+                             with pluses.
+
+?plus_leaders   Displays the current leaders with the 10 greatest amount of
+                pluses in order of the number of pluses each leader has.
+
+?spoonerize [args]  swaps corresponding vowels and consonants between
+                    words.
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