diff --git a/plugins/Alias.py b/plugins/Alias.py
index 31c773009..302fb2677 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Allows 'aliases' for other commands.
 from baseplugin import *
 
 import re
+import new
 import sets
 
 import conf
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ def makeNewAlias(name, alias):
             args = args[biggestDollar:]
             alias_ = atRe.sub(replace, alias_)
         self.Proxy(irc.irc, msg, callbacks.tokenize(alias_))
+    #f = new.function(f.func_code, f.func_globals, alias)
     f.__doc__ ='<an alias, %s>\n\nAlias for %r' % \
                 (utils.nItems(biggestDollar, 'argument'), alias)
     #f = new.function(f.func_code, f.func_globals, name)
diff --git a/src/privmsgs.py b/src/privmsgs.py
index c27ebdbb5..7fab5873d 100644
--- a/src/privmsgs.py
+++ b/src/privmsgs.py
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ def checkCapability(f, capability):
             f(self, irc, msg, args)
         else:
             irc.error(msg, conf.replyNoCapability % capability)
+    #newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals, f.func_name)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
 def checkChannelCapability(f, capability):
-    """Makes sure a user has a certain channel capability before running f."""
+    """Makes sure a user has a certain channel capability before running f.
+
+    Do note that you need to add a "channel" argument to your argument list.
+    """
     def newf(self, irc, msg, args, *L):
         channel = getChannel(msg, args) # Make a copy, f might getChannel.
         chancap = ircdb.makeChannelCapability(channel, capability)
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ def checkChannelCapability(f, capability):
             ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
         else:
             irc.error(msg, conf.replyNoCapability % chancap)
+    #newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals, f.func_name)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ def thread(f):
         ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
         t = callbacks.CommandThread(self.callCommand, ff, irc, msg, args, *L)
         t.start()
+    #newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals, f.func_name)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ def name(f):
         L = (name,) + L
         ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
         ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
+    #newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals, f.func_name)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ def channel(f):
         L = (channel,) + L
         ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
         ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
+    #newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals, f.func_name)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf