diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab78225..42c98e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ config.json
 # Ignore cookies file:
 .cookies
 
+# Ignore statistics file:
+statistics.txt
+
 # Ignore OS X's crud:
 .DS_Store
 
diff --git a/bot/commands/rights.py b/bot/commands/rights.py
index db436a7..b7011a4 100644
--- a/bot/commands/rights.py
+++ b/bot/commands/rights.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from classes import BaseCommand
 import wiki
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
-    """Retrieve a list of rights for a given name."""
+    """Retrieve a list of rights for a given username."""
     name = "rights"
 
     def check(self, data):
diff --git a/bot/rules.py b/bot/rules.py
index f4a7a71..6388586 100644
--- a/bot/rules.py
+++ b/bot/rules.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ def process(rc):
         chans.update(("##earwigbot", "#wikipedia-en-afc"))
         
     if r_page.search(page_name):
-        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="process_edit", page=rc.page)
-        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="process_edit", page=rc.page)
+        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="edit", page=rc.page)
+        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="edit", page=rc.page)
         chans.add("#wikipedia-en-afc")
         
     elif r_ffu.match(page_name):
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ def process(rc):
     elif rc.flags == "move" and (r_move1.match(comment) or
                                  r_move2.match(comment)):
         p = r_moved_pages.findall(rc.comment)[0]
-        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="process_move", pages=p)
-        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="process_move", pages=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="move", page=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="move", page=p)
         chans.add("#wikipedia-en-afc")
     
     elif rc.flags == "delete" and r_delete.match(comment):
         p = r_deleted_page.findall(rc.comment)[0]
-        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="process_delete", page=p)
-        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="process_delete", page=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="delete", page=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="delete", page=p)
         chans.add("#wikipedia-en-afc")
     
     elif rc.flags == "restore" and r_restore.match(comment):
         p = r_restored_page.findall(rc.comment)[0]
-        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="process_restore", page=p)
-        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="process_restore", page=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_statistics", action="restore", page=p)
+        tasks.start("afc_copyvios", action="restore", page=p)
         chans.add("#wikipedia-en-afc")
     
     elif rc.flags == "protect" and r_protect.match(comment):
diff --git a/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py b/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
index 2a6ae44..51ffe78 100644
--- a/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
+++ b/bot/tasks/afc_statistics.py
@@ -1,17 +1,59 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
 
-import time
+from os import path
 
 from classes import BaseTask
+import config
 
 class Task(BaseTask):
-    """A task to generate statistics for [[WP:AFC]] and save them to
-    [[Template:AFC_statistics]]."""
+    """A task to generate statistics for WikiProject Articles for Creation.
+
+    Statistics are stored in the file indicated by self.filename,
+    "statistics.txt" in the bot's root directory being the default. They are
+    updated live while watching the recent changes IRC feed.
+
+    The bot saves its statistics once an hour, on the hour, to self.pagename.
+    In the live bot, this is "Template:AFC statistics".
+    """
     name = "afc_statistics"
 
     def __init__(self):
-        pass
+        self.filename = path.join(config.root_dir, "statistics.txt")
+        self.pagename = "User:EarwigBot/Sandbox/Statistics"
 
     def run(self, **kwargs):
-        time.sleep(5)
-        print kwargs
+        try:
+            action = kwargs["action"]
+        except KeyError:
+            return
+
+        if action == "save":
+            self.save()
+        else:
+            try:
+                page = kwargs["page"]
+            except KeyError:
+                return
+            if action == "edit":
+                self.process_edit(page)
+            elif action == "move":
+                self.process_move(page)
+            elif action == "delete":
+                self.process_delete(page)
+            elif action == "restore":
+                self.process_restore(page)
+
+    def save(self):
+        pass
+
+    def process_edit(self, page):
+        pass
+
+    def process_move(self, page):
+        pass
+
+    def process_delete(self, page):
+        pass
+
+    def process_restore(self, page):
+        pass