diff --git a/config/irc_config.py b/config/irc_config.py
index 62ec6db..1bd35d1 100644
--- a/config/irc_config.py
+++ b/config/irc_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ REALNAME = "[[w:en:User:EarwigBot]]"
 
 # channels to join on main server's startup
 CHANS = ["##earwigbot", "##earwig", "#wikipedia-en-afc"]
-AFC_CHANS = ["#wikipedia-en-afc"] # report recent AFC changes
+AFC_CHANS = ["#wikipedia-en-afc"] # report recent AfC changes/give AfC status messages upon join
 BOT_CHANS = ["##earwigbot", "#wikipedia-en-afc"] # report edits containing "!earwigbot"
 
 # hardcoded hostnames of users with certain permissions
diff --git a/irc/data.py b/irc/data.py
index 367ac3f..60b68ef 100644
--- a/irc/data.py
+++ b/irc/data.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class Data(object):
     def __init__(self):
         """store data from an individual line received on IRC"""
+        self.line = str()
         self.chan = str()
         self.nick = str()
         self.ident = str()
diff --git a/irc/frontend.py b/irc/frontend.py
index 283a926..f2f2049 100644
--- a/irc/frontend.py
+++ b/irc/frontend.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def main():
         for line in lines:
             line = line.strip().split()
             data = Data()
+            data.line = line
 
             if line[1] == "JOIN":
                 data.nick, data.ident, data.host = re.findall(":(.*?)!(.*?)@(.*?)\Z", line[0])[0]