diff --git a/irc/commands/afc_status.py b/irc/commands/afc_status.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+
+# Report the status of AFC submissions, either as an automatic message on join or a request via !status.
+
+import json
+import re
+import urllib
+
+from config.irc_config import *
+from irc.base_command import BaseCommand
+
+class AFCStatus(BaseCommand):
+    def get_hooks(self):
+        return ["join", "msg"]
+
+    def get_help(self, command):
+        return "Get the number of pending AfC submissions, open redirect requests, and open file upload requests."
+
+    def check(self, data):
+        if data.is_command and (data.command == "status" or
+        data.command == "count" or data.command == "num" or
+        data.command == "number" or data.command == "afc_status"):
+            return True
+        if data.line[1] == "JOIN" and data.chan in AFC_CHANS:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if data.line[1] == "JOIN":
+            subs = self.count_submissions()
+            redirs = self.count_redirects()
+            files = self.count_files()
+            agg_num = self.get_aggregate_number((subs, redirs, files))
+            aggregate = self.get_aggregate(agg_num)
+            self.connection.notice(data.nick, "\x02Current status:\x0F Articles for Creation %s (\x0302AFC\x0301: \x0305%s\x0301; \x0302AFC/R\x0301: \x0305%s\x0301; \x0302FFU\x0301: \x0305%s\x0301)"
+                    % (aggregate, subs, redirs, files))
+            return
+
+        if data.args:
+            if data.args[0].startswith("sub") or data.args[0] == "s":
+                subs = self.count_submissions()
+                self.connection.reply(data, "there are currently %s pending AfC submissions." % subs)
+
+            elif data.args[0].startswith("redir") or data.args[0] == "r":
+                redirs = self.count_redirects()
+                self.connection.reply(data, "there are currently %s open redirect requests." % redirs)
+
+            elif data.args[0].startswith("file") or data.args[0] == "f":
+                files = self.count_redirects()
+                self.connection.reply(data, "there are currently %s open file upload requests." % files)
+
+            elif data.args[0].startswith("agg") or data.args[0] == "a":
+                agg_data = (self.count_submissions(), self.count_redirects(), self.count_files())
+                agg_num = self.get_aggregate_number(agg_data)
+                aggregate = self.get_aggregate(agg_num)
+                self.connection.reply(data, "aggregate is currently %s (AfC %s)." % (agg_num, aggregate))
+
+            else:
+                self.connection.reply(data, "unknown argument: \x0303%s\x0301. Valid args are 'subs', 'redirs', and 'files'." % data.args[0])
+
+        else:
+            subs = self.count_submissions()
+            redirs = self.count_redirects()
+            files = self.count_files()
+            self.connection.reply(data, "there are currently %s pending submissions, %s open redirect requests, and %s open file upload requests."
+                    % (subs, redirs, files))
+
+    def count_submissions(self):
+        params = {'action': 'query', 'list': 'categorymembers', 'cmlimit':'500', 'format': 'json'}
+        params['cmtitle'] = "Category:Pending_AfC_submissions"
+        data = urllib.urlencode(params)
+        raw = urllib.urlopen("http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php", data).read()
+        res = json.loads(raw)
+        subs = len(res['query']['categorymembers'])
+        subs -= 2 # remove [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects]] and [[Wikipedia:Files for upload]], which aren't real submissions
+        return subs
+
+    def count_redirects(self):
+        content = self.get_page("Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects")
+        total = len(re.findall("==\s*(Redirect|Category) request: \[\[(.*?)\]\]\s*==", content))
+        closed = content.lower().count("{{afc-c|b}}")
+        redirs = total - closed
+        return redirs
+
+    def count_files(self):
+        content = self.get_page("Wikipedia:Files_for_upload")
+        total = len(re.findall("^\s*==(.*?)==\s*$", content, re.MULTILINE))
+        closed = content.lower().count("{{ifu-c|b}}")
+        files = total - closed
+        return files
+
+    def get_page(self, pagename):
+        params = {'action': 'query', 'prop': 'revisions', 'rvprop':'content', 'rvlimit':'1', 'format': 'json'}
+        params['titles'] = pagename
+        data = urllib.urlencode(params)
+        raw = urllib.urlopen("http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php", data).read()
+        res = json.loads(raw)
+        pageid = res['query']['pages'].keys()[0]
+        content = res['query']['pages'][pageid]['revisions'][0]['*']
+        return content
+
+    def get_aggregate(self, num):
+        if num == 0:
+            agg = "is \x02\x0303clear\x0301\x0F"
+        elif num < 60:
+            agg = "is \x0303almost clear\x0301"
+        elif num < 125:
+            agg = "has a \x0312small backlog\x0301"
+        elif num < 175:
+            agg = "has an \x0307average backlog\x0301"
+        elif num < 250:
+            agg = "is \x0304backlogged\x0301"
+        elif num < 300:
+            agg = "is \x02\x0304heavily backlogged\x0301\x0F"
+        else:
+            agg = "is \x02\x1F\x0304severely backlogged\x0301\x0F"
+        return agg
+
+    def get_aggregate_number(self, (subs, redirs, files)):
+        num = (subs * 5) + (redirs * 2) + (files * 2)
+        return num