diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ IRC Commands
   [GitPython](http://packages.python.org/GitPython), which can be installed
   with `pip install GitPython`.
 
+- **lta_monitor**: monitors for LTAs. No further information is available.
+
 - **praise**: adds a simple way for the bot respond to ad-hoc commands based on
   entries in `praise`'s config (in the `"praises"` dictionary). Its original
   intention was to implement silly "easter eggs" praising certain users; for
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ IRC Commands
   `"praises"` with the key `"earwig"` and the value
   `"Earwig is the bestest Python programmer ever!"`.
 
+- **rc_monitor**: monitors the recent changes feed for certain edits and
+  reports them to a dedicated channel. The channel is stored under the
+  `"channel"` key in the command's dictionary. Reportable edits match various
+  heuristics, like urgent speedy taggings.
+
 - **stars**: gets the number of stargazers for (i.e., people starring) a given
   [GitHub](https://github.com/) repository.
 
diff --git a/commands/lta_monitor.py b/commands/lta_monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62bbceb
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+++ b/commands/lta_monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@gmail.com>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+import re
+
+from earwigbot.commands import Command
+from earwigbot.exceptions import APIError
+
+class LTAMonitor(Command):
+    """Monitors for LTAs. No further information is available."""
+    name = "lta_monitor"
+    hooks = ["join", "part"]
+
+    def setup(self):
+        try:
+            config = self.config.commands[self.name]
+            self._monitor_chan = config["monitorChannel"]
+            self._report_chan = config["reportChannel"]
+        except KeyError:
+            self._monitor_chan = self._report_chan = None
+            self.logger.warn("Cannot use without being properly configured")
+        self._recent = []
+        self._recent_max = 10
+
+    def check(self, data):
+        return (self._monitor_chan and self._report_chan and
+                data.chan == self._monitor_chan)
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if not data.host.startswith("gateway/web/"):
+            return
+        match = re.search(r"/ip\.(.*?)$", data.host)
+        if not match:
+            return
+        ip = match.group(1)
+        if ip in self._recent:
+            return
+        self._recent.append(ip)
+        if len(self._recent) > self._recent_max:
+            self._recent.pop(0)
+
+        site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
+        try:
+            result = site.api_query(action="query", list="blocks", bkip=ip, bklimit=1)
+        except APIError:
+            return
+        blocks = result["query"]["blocks"]
+        if not blocks:
+            return
+
+        msg = ("\x02[Alert]\x0F Joined user \x02{nick}\x0F is IP-blocked "
+               "on-wiki ([[User:{user}]] by {by}) because: {reason}")
+        self.say(self._report_chan, msg.format(nick=data.nick, **blocks[0]))
diff --git a/commands/rc_monitor.py b/commands/rc_monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82c464e
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+++ b/commands/rc_monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@gmail.com>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+from collections import deque
+from datetime import datetime
+from threading import Thread
+
+from earwigbot.commands import Command
+from earwigbot.irc import RC
+
+class RCMonitor(Command):
+    """Monitors the recent changes feed for certain edits and reports them to a
+    dedicated channel."""
+    name = "rc_monitor"
+    hooks = ["msg", "rc"]
+
+    def setup(self):
+        try:
+            self._channel = self.config.commands[self.name]["channel"]
+        except KeyError:
+            self._channel = None
+            log = ('Cannot use without a report channel set as '
+                   'config.commands["{0}"]["channel"]')
+            self.logger.warn(log.format(self.name))
+
+        self._stats = {
+            "start": datetime.utcnow(),
+            "edits": 0,
+            "hits": 0,
+            "max_backlog": 0
+        }
+        self._levels = {}
+        self._issues = {}
+        self._descriptions = {}
+        self._queue = deque()
+
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._callback, name="rc_monitor")
+        self._thread.daemon = True
+        self._thread.running = True
+        self._prepare_reports()
+        self._thread.start()
+
+    def check(self, data):
+        if not self._channel:
+            return
+        return isinstance(data, RC) or (
+            data.is_command and data.command == self.name)
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if isinstance(data, RC):
+            newlen = len(self._queue) + 1
+            self._queue.append(data)
+            if newlen > self._stats["max_backlog"]:
+                self._stats["max_backlog"] = newlen
+            return
+
+        if not self.config.irc["permissions"].is_admin(data):
+            self.reply(data, "You must be a bot admin to use this command.")
+            return
+
+        since = self._stats["start"].strftime("%H:%M:%S, %d %B %Y")
+        seconds = (datetime.utcnow() - self._stats["start"]).total_seconds()
+        rate = self._stats["edits"] / seconds
+        msg = ("\x02{edits:,}\x0F edits checked since {since} "
+               "(\x02{rate:.2f}\x0F edits/sec); \x02{hits:,}\x0F hits; "
+               "\x02{backlog:,}\x0F-edit backlog (\x02{max_backlog:,}\x0F "
+               "max).")
+        self.reply(data, msg.format(
+            since=since, rate=rate, backlog=len(self._queue), **self._stats))
+
+    def unload(self):
+        self._thread.running = False
+        self._queue.append(None)
+
+    def _prepare_reports(self):
+        """Set up internal tables for storing report information."""
+        routine = 1
+        urgent = 3
+
+        self._levels = {
+            routine: "routine",
+            # ...
+        }
+        self._issues = {
+            "random": routine,
+            "random2": urgent,
+            # ...
+        }
+        self._descriptions = {
+            # ...
+        }
+
+    def _evaluate(self, event):
+        """Return heuristic information about the given RC event."""
+        issues = []
+
+        # TODO
+        from random import random
+        rand = random()
+        if rand < 0.05:
+            issues.append("random")
+        if rand < 0.01:
+            issues.append("random2")
+        # END TODO
+
+        issues.sort(key=lambda issue: self._issues[issue], reverse=True)
+        return issues
+
+    def _format(self, rc, report):
+        """Format a RC event for the report channel."""
+        level = self._levels[max(self._issues[issue] for issue in report)]
+        descr = ", ".join(self._descriptions[issue] for issue in report)
+        notify = " ".join("!rcm-" + issue for issue in report)
+        cmnt = rc.comment if len(rc.comment) <= 50 else rc.comment[:47] + "..."
+
+        msg = ("[\x02{level}\x0F] ({descr}) [\x02{notify}\x0F]\x0306 * "
+               "\x0314[[\x0307{title}\x0314]]\x0306 * \x0303{user}\x0306 * "
+               "\x0302{url}\x0306 * \x0310{comment}")
+        return msg.format(
+            level=level, descr=descr, notify=notify, title=rc.page,
+            user=rc.user, url=rc.url, comment=cmnt)
+
+    def _handle_event(self, event):
+        """Process a recent change event."""
+        if not event.is_edit:
+            return
+        report = self._evaluate(event)
+        self._stats["edits"] += 1
+        if report:
+            self.say(self._channel, self._format(event, report))
+            self._stats["hits"] += 1
+
+    def _callback(self):
+        """Internal callback for the RC monitor thread."""
+        while self._thread.running:
+            event = self._queue.popleft()
+            if not self._thread.running:
+                break
+            self._handle_event(event)