diff --git a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
index 259e618f1..8cea01705 100644
--- a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Plugin):
                 version = data['commit']['committer']['date']
                 # Strip the last 'Z':
                 version = ''.join(version.rsplit('Z', 1)).replace(':', '-')
+                if sys.version_info[0] < 3 and isinstance(version, unicode):
+                    version = version.encode('utf8')
                 versions[branch] = version
             newest = _('The newest versions available online are %s.') % \
                     ', '.join([_('%s (in %s)') % (y,x)
@@ -505,13 +507,7 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Plugin):
                                 'regexp': 'regexpMatcher',})])
 
 
-    @internationalizeDocstring
-    def tell(self, irc, msg, args, target, text):
-        """<nick> <text>
-
-        Tells the <nick> whatever <text> is.  Use nested commands to your
-        benefit here.
-        """
+    def _tell(self, irc, msg, args, target, text, notice):
         if irc.nested:
             irc.error('This command cannot be nested.', Raise=True)
         if target.lower() == 'me':
@@ -534,9 +530,28 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Plugin):
             text = '* %s %s' % (irc.nick, text)
         s = _('%s wants me to tell you: %s') % (msg.nick, text)
         irc.replySuccess()
-        irc.reply(s, to=target, private=True)
+        irc.reply(s, to=target, private=True, notice=notice)
+
+    @internationalizeDocstring
+    def tell(self, *args):
+        """<nick> <text>
+
+        Tells the <nick> whatever <text> is.  Use nested commands to your
+        benefit here.
+        """
+        self._tell(*args, notice=False)
     tell = wrap(tell, ['something', 'text'])
 
+    @internationalizeDocstring
+    def noticetell(self, *args):
+        """<nick> <text>
+
+        Tells the <nick> whatever <text> is, in a notice.  Use nested
+        commands to your benefit here.
+        """
+        self._tell(*args, notice=True)
+    noticetell = wrap(noticetell, ['something', 'text'])
+
     @internationalizeDocstring
     def ping(self, irc, msg, args):
         """takes no arguments
diff --git a/src/httpserver.py b/src/httpserver.py
index 787ae840f..b07d25e03 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.py
+++ b/src/httpserver.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class RealSupyHTTPServer(HTTPServer):
                     'reloaded the plugin and it didn\'t properly unhook. '
                     'Forced unhook.') % subdir)
         self.callbacks[subdir] = callback
+        callback.doHook(self, subdir)
     def unhook(self, subdir):
         callback = self.callbacks.pop(subdir) # May raise a KeyError. We don't care.
         callback.doUnhook(self)
@@ -285,6 +286,9 @@ class SupyHTTPServerCallback(object):
 
     doPost = doHead = doGet
 
+    def doHook(self, handler, subdir):
+        """Method called when hooking this callback."""
+        pass
     def doUnhook(self, handler):
         """Method called when unhooking this callback."""
         pass