diff --git a/plugins/Amazon.py b/plugins/Amazon.py
index 475f7f013..ca73e2d33 100644
--- a/plugins/Amazon.py
+++ b/plugins/Amazon.py
@@ -50,20 +50,17 @@ import callbacks
 
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
-    print 'To use Amazon\'s Web Services, you must have a license key.'
-    if yn('Do you have a license key?') == 'y':
+    output('To use Amazon\'s Web Services, you must have a license key.')
+    if yn('Do you have a license key?'):
         key = anything('What is it?')
 
         conf.registerPlugin('Amazon', True)
         conf.supybot.plugins.Amazon.licenseKey.set(key)
     else:
-        print 'You\'ll need to get a key before you can use this plugin.'
-        print 'You can apply for a key at http://www.amazon.com/webservices/'
+        output("""You'll need to get a key before you can use this plugin.
+                  You can apply for a key at
+                  http://www.amazon.com/webservices/""")
 
 class LicenseKey(registry.String):
     def set(self, s):
diff --git a/plugins/BadWords.py b/plugins/BadWords.py
index b0331b685..f7b0092fb 100644
--- a/plugins/BadWords.py
+++ b/plugins/BadWords.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import callbacks
 def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('BadWords', True)
-    while yn('Would you like to add some bad words?') == 'y':
+    while yn('Would you like to add some bad words?'):
         words = anything('What words? (separate individual words by spaces)')
         onStart.append('badwords add %s' % words)
 
diff --git a/plugins/Bugzilla.py b/plugins/Bugzilla.py
index 3e5a7045b..2c2b0ebca 100644
--- a/plugins/Bugzilla.py
+++ b/plugins/Bugzilla.py
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ class BugzillaError(Exception):
 def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Bugzilla', True)
-    print 'The Bugzilla plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs'
-    print 'that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When'
-    print 'supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for'
-    print 'information and reply with the results.\n'
-    if yn('Do you want this bug snarfer enabled by default?') == 'y':
+    output("""The Bugzilla plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs
+              that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When
+              supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for
+              information and reply with the results.""")
+    if yn('Do you want this bug snarfer enabled by default?', default=False):
         conf.supybot.plugins.Bugzilla.bugSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
 conf.registerPlugin('Bugzilla')
diff --git a/plugins/Debian.py b/plugins/Debian.py
index 5afdbc72c..ae9efbf3f 100644
--- a/plugins/Debian.py
+++ b/plugins/Debian.py
@@ -58,29 +58,25 @@ import callbacks
 
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Debian', True)
     if not utils.findBinaryInPath('zegrep'):
         if not advanced:
-            print 'I can\'t find zegrep in your path.  This is necessary '
-            print 'to run the file command.  I\'ll disable this command '
-            print 'now.  When you get zegrep in your path, use the command '
-            print '"enable file" to re-enable the command.'
+            output("""I can't find zegrep in your path.  This is necessary
+                      to run the file command.  I'll disable this command
+                      now.  When you get zegrep in your path, use the command
+                      "enable file" to re-enable the command.""")
             onStart.append('disable file')
         else:
-            print 'I can\'t find zegrep in your path.  If you want to run the '
-            print 'file command with any sort of expediency, you\'ll need '
-            print 'it.  You can use a python equivalent, but it\'s about two '
-            print 'orders of magnitude slower.  THIS MEANS IT WILL TAKE AGES '
-            print 'TO RUN THIS COMMAND.  Don\'t do this.'
-            if yn('Do you want to use a Python equivalent of zegrep?') == 'y':
+            output("""I can't find zegrep in your path.  If you want to run
+                      the file command with any sort of expediency, you'll
+                      need it.  You can use a python equivalent, but it's
+                      about two orders of magnitude slower.  THIS MEANS IT
+                      WILL TAKE AGES TO RUN THIS COMMAND.  Don't do this.""")
+            if yn('Do you want to use a Python equivalent of zegrep?'):
                 conf.supybot.plugins.Debian.pythonZegrep.setValue(True)
             else:
-                print 'I\'ll disable file now.'
+                output('I\'ll disable file now.')
                 onStart.append('disable file')
 
 conf.registerPlugin('Debian')
diff --git a/plugins/Dict.py b/plugins/Dict.py
index 2bb9b2958..4ebdb2970 100644
--- a/plugins/Dict.py
+++ b/plugins/Dict.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ import callbacks
 
 def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
-    print 'The default dictd server is dict.org.'
-    if yn('Would you like to specify a different dictd server?') == 'y':
+    output('The default dictd server is dict.org.')
+    if yn('Would you like to specify a different dictd server?'):
         server = something('What server?')
         conf.supybot.plugins.Dict.server.set(server)
 
diff --git a/plugins/Ebay.py b/plugins/Ebay.py
index 4340b62dc..eb9c0e46f 100644
--- a/plugins/Ebay.py
+++ b/plugins/Ebay.py
@@ -53,17 +53,13 @@ import callbacks
 
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Ebay', True)
-    print 'The Ebay plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs'
-    print 'that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When'
-    print 'supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for'
-    print 'information and reply with the results.\n'
-    if yn('Do you want the Ebay snarfer enabled by default?') == 'y':
+    output("""The Ebay plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs
+              that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When
+              supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for
+              information and reply with the results."""
+    if yn('Do you want the Ebay snarfer enabled by default?'):
         conf.supybot.plugins.Ebay.auctionSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
 class EbayError(callbacks.Error):
diff --git a/plugins/Enforcer.py b/plugins/Enforcer.py
index 7b2b69937..01c9e1c11 100644
--- a/plugins/Enforcer.py
+++ b/plugins/Enforcer.py
@@ -53,12 +53,9 @@ def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Enforcer', True)
     chanserv = anything("""What\'s the name of ChanServ on your network?  If
-    there is no ChanServ on your network, just press enter without entering
-    anything.""")
-    if yn('Do you want the bot to take revenge on rule breakers?'):
-        revenge = True
-    else:
-        revenge = False
+                           there is no ChanServ on your network, just press
+                           enter without entering anything.""")
+    revenge = yn('Do you want the bot to take revenge on rule breakers?')
     conf.supybot.plugins.Enforcer.ChanServ.set(chanserv)
     conf.supybot.plugins.Enforcer.takeRevenge.setValue(revenge)
 
diff --git a/plugins/Gameknot.py b/plugins/Gameknot.py
index c86dc56be..a0ad8f0c8 100644
--- a/plugins/Gameknot.py
+++ b/plugins/Gameknot.py
@@ -52,22 +52,18 @@ import callbacks
 
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Gameknot', True)
     if advanced:
-        print 'The Gameknot plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs'
-        print 'that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When'
-        print 'supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for'
-        print 'information and reply with the results.\n'
-        if yn('Do you want the Gameknot stats snarfer enabled by default?')==\
-               'y':
+        output("""The Gameknot plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs
+                  that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When
+                  supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for
+                  information and reply with the results.""")
+        if yn('Do you want the Gameknot stats snarfer enabled by default?',
+              default=False):
             conf.supybot.plugins.Gameknot.statSnarfer.setValue(True)
         if yn('Do you want the Gameknot Game links snarfer enabled by '
-              'default?') == 'y':
+              'default?', default=False):
             conf.supybot.plugins.Gameknot.gameSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
 conf.registerPlugin('Gameknot')
diff --git a/plugins/Google.py b/plugins/Google.py
index 2154c43a7..be9b614e2 100644
--- a/plugins/Google.py
+++ b/plugins/Google.py
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ import structures
 
 def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
-    print 'To use Google\'t Web Services, you must have a license key.'
-    if yn('Do you have a license key?') == 'y':
+    output('To use Google\'t Web Services, you must have a license key.')
+    if yn('Do you have a license key?'):
         key = something('What is it?')
         while len(key) != 32:
-            print 'That\'s not a valid Google license key.'
-            if yn('Are you sure you have a valid Google license key?') == 'y':
+            output('That\'s not a valid Google license key.')
+            if yn('Are you sure you have a valid Google license key?'):
                 key = something('What is it?')
             else:
                 key = ''
@@ -74,34 +74,33 @@ def configure(advanced):
         if key:
             conf.registerPlugin('Google', True)
             conf.supybot.plugins.Google.licenseKey.setValue(key)
-        print 'The Google plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs'
-        print 'that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer).'
-        print 'When supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page'
-        print 'for information and reply with the results.'
-        print
-        print 'Google has two available snarfers: Google Groups link'
-        print 'snarfing and a google search snarfer.'
-        print
+        output("""The Google plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs
+                  that match a specific pattern. (We call this a snarfer)
+                  When supybot sees such a URL, it will parse the web page
+                  for information and reply with the results.
+
+                  Google has two available snarfers: Google Groups link
+                  snarfing and a google search snarfer.""")
         if yn('Do you want the Google Groups link snarfer enabled by '
-            'default?') == 'y':
+            'default?'):
             conf.supybot.plugins.Google.groupsSnarfer.setValue(True)
-        if yn('Do you want the Google search snarfer enabled by default?') \
-            == 'y':
+        if yn('Do you want the Google search snarfer enabled by default?'):
             conf.supybot.plugins.Google.searchSnarfer.setValue(True)
         if not conf.supybot.plugins.Alias():
-            print 'Google depends on the Alias module for some extra commands.'
-            if yn('Would you like to load the Alias module now?') == 'y':
+            output('Google depends on the Alias module '
+                   'for some extra commands.')
+            if yn('Would you like to load the Alias module now?'):
                 conf.registerPlugin('Alias', True)
             else:
-                print 'You can still use the Google module, but you won\'t ' \
-                      'have these extra commands enabled.'
+                output('You can still use the Google module, but you won\'t '
+                       'have these extra commands enabled.')
                 return
         onStart.append('alias add googlelinux "google --restrict=linux $1"')
         onStart.append('alias add googlebsd "google --restrict=bsd $1"')
         onStart.append('alias add googlemac "google --restrict=mac $1"')
     else:
-        print 'You\'ll need to get a key before you can use this plugin.'
-        print 'You can apply for a key at http://www.google.com/apis/'
+        output("""You'll need to get a key before you can use this plugin.
+                  You can apply for a key at http://www.google.com/apis/""")
 
 
 totalSearches = 0
diff --git a/plugins/Lookup.py b/plugins/Lookup.py
index e22a24241..1cd1d26ef 100644
--- a/plugins/Lookup.py
+++ b/plugins/Lookup.py
@@ -56,26 +56,21 @@ except ImportError:
                            'plugin.  Download it at <http://pysqlite.sf.net/>'
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Lookup', True)
-    print 'This module allows you to define commands that do a simple key'
-    print 'lookup and return some simple value.  It has a command "add"'
-    ### TODO: fix conf.dataDir here.  I'm waiting until we rewrite this with
-    ### a proper question.py print statement.
-    print 'that takes a command name and a file in conf.dataDir and adds a'
-    print 'command with that name that responds with mapping from that file.'
-    print 'The file itself should be composed of lines of the form key:value.'
-    while yn('Would you like to add a file?') == 'y':
+    output("""This module allows you to define commands that do a simple key
+              lookup and return some simple value.  It has a command "add"
+              that takes a command name and a file from the data dir and adds a
+              command with that name that responds with the mapping from that
+              file. The file itself should be composed of lines
+              of the form key:value.""")
+    while yn('Would you like to add a file?'):
         filename = something('What\'s the filename?')
         try:
             dataDir = conf.supybot.directories.data()
             fd = file(os.path.join(dataDir, filename))
         except EnvironmentError, e:
-            print 'I couldn\'t open that file: %s' % e
+            output('I couldn\'t open that file: %s' % e)
             continue
         counter = 1
         try:
@@ -86,7 +81,8 @@ def configure(advanced):
                 (key, value) = line.split(':', 1)
                 counter += 1
         except ValueError:
-            print 'That\'s not a valid file; line #%s is malformed.' % counter
+            output('That\'s not a valid file; '
+                   'line #%s is malformed.' % counter)
             continue
         command = something('What would you like the command to be?')
         onStart.append('lookup add %s %s' % (command, filename))
diff --git a/plugins/Parter.py b/plugins/Parter.py
index a7a88eecf..41bfbf825 100644
--- a/plugins/Parter.py
+++ b/plugins/Parter.py
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ def configure(advanced):
     conf.registerPlugin('Parter', True)
     s = ' '
     while s:
-        if yn('Would you like to automatically part a channel?') == 'y':
+        if yn('Would you like to automatically part a channel?'):
             s = something('What channel?')
             while not ircutils.isChannel(s):
-                print 'That\'s not a valid channel.'
+                output('That\'s not a valid channel.')
                 s = something('What channel?')
             onStart.append('autopartchannel %s' % s)
         else:
diff --git a/plugins/Python.py b/plugins/Python.py
index 48cb487ce..388fcec08 100644
--- a/plugins/Python.py
+++ b/plugins/Python.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def configure(advanced):
     conf.registerPlugin('Python', True)
     if yn("""This plugin provides a snarfer for ASPN Python Recipe URLs;
              it will output the name of the Recipe when it sees such a URL.
-             Would you like to enable this snarfer?""") == 'y':
+             Would you like to enable this snarfer?"""):
         conf.supybot.plugins.Python.aspnSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
 conf.registerPlugin('Python')
diff --git a/plugins/RSS.py b/plugins/RSS.py
index 4c82d4c4c..5dbbaa54e 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def configure(advanced):
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('RSS', True)
     prompt = 'Would you like to add an RSS feed?'
-    while yn(prompt) == 'y':
+    while yn(prompt):
         prompt = 'Would you like to add another RSS feed?'
         name = something('What\'s the name of the website?')
         url = something('What\'s the URL of the RSS feed?')
diff --git a/plugins/Relay.py b/plugins/Relay.py
index dc78c40ee..43a5fb091 100644
--- a/plugins/Relay.py
+++ b/plugins/Relay.py
@@ -57,40 +57,40 @@ def configure(advanced):
     import socket
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Relay', True)
-    startNetwork = anything('What is the name of the network you\'re ' \
+    startNetwork = anything('What is the name of the network you\'re '
                             'connecting to first?')
     onStart.append('relay start %s' % startNetwork)
-    while yn('Do you want to connect to another network for relaying?') == 'y':
-        network = anything('What is the name of the network you want to ' \
+    while yn('Do you want to connect to another network for relaying?'):
+        network = anything('What is the name of the network you want to '
                            'connect to?')
         server = ''
         while not server:
             server = anything('What server does that network use?')
             try:
-                print 'Looking up %s' % server
+                output('Looking up %s' % server)
                 ip = socket.gethostbyname(server)
-                print 'Found %s (%s)' % (server, ip)
+                output('Found %s (%s)' % (server, ip))
             except socket.error:
-                print 'Sorry, but I couldn\'t find that server.'
+                output('Sorry, but I couldn\'t find that server.')
                 server = ''
         if yn('Does that server require you to connect on a port other than '
-              'the default port for IRC (6667)?') == 'y':
+              'the default port for IRC (6667)?', default=False):
             port = ''
             while not port:
                 port = anything('What port is that?')
                 try:
                     int(port)
                 except ValueError:
-                    print 'Sorry, but that isn\'t a valid port.'
+                    output('Sorry, but that isn\'t a valid port.')
                     port = ''
             server = ':'.join((server, port))
         onStart.append('relay connect %s %s' % (network, server))
     channel = anything('What channel would you like to relay between?')
     afterConnect.append('relay join %s' % utils.dqrepr(channel))
-    while yn('Would like to relay between any more channels?') == 'y':
+    while yn('Would like to relay between any more channels?'):
         channel = anything('What channel?')
         afterConnect.append('relay join %s' % channel)
-    if yn('Would you like to use color to distinguish between nicks?') == 'y':
+    if yn('Would you like to use color to distinguish between nicks?'):
         afterConnect.append('relay color 2')
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/Services.py b/plugins/Services.py
index 02250bae5..40bbae1b3 100644
--- a/plugins/Services.py
+++ b/plugins/Services.py
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@ def configure(advanced):
     conf.registerPlugin('Services', True)
     nick = something('What is your registered nick?')
     password = something('What is your password for that nick?')
-    chanserv = 'ChanServ'
-    if yn('Is your ChanServ named something other than ChanServ?') == 'y':
-        chanserv = something('What is your ChanServ named?')
-    nickserv = 'NickServ'
-    if yn('Is your NickServ named something other than NickServ?') == 'y':
-        nickserv = something('What is your NickServ named?')
+    chanserv = something('What is your ChanServ named?', default='ChanServ')
+    nickserv = something('What is your NickServ named?', default='NickServ')
     conf.supybot.plugins.Services.nick.setValue(nick)
     conf.supybot.plugins.Services.password.setValue(password)
     conf.supybot.plugins.Services.NickServ.setValue(nickserv)
diff --git a/plugins/Sourceforge.py b/plugins/Sourceforge.py
index b7479b71e..86a31f1e7 100644
--- a/plugins/Sourceforge.py
+++ b/plugins/Sourceforge.py
@@ -53,44 +53,42 @@ import callbacks
 
 
 def configure(advanced):
-    # This will be called by setup.py to configure this module.  onStart and
-    # afterConnect are both lists.  Append to onStart the commands you would
-    # like to be run when the bot is started; append to afterConnect the
-    # commands you would like to be run when the bot has finished connecting.
     from questions import expect, anything, something, yn
     conf.registerPlugin('Sourceforge', True)
-    print 'The Sourceforge plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs'
-    print 'that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When'
-    print 'supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for'
-    print 'information and reply with the results.\n'
-    if yn('Do you want this snarfer to be enabled by default?') == 'y':
+    output("""The Sourceforge plugin has the functionality to watch for URLs
+              that match a specific pattern (we call this a snarfer). When
+              supybot sees such a URL, he will parse the web page for
+              information and reply with the results.""")
+    if yn('Do you want this snarfer to be enabled by default?'):
         conf.supybot.plugins.Sourceforge.trackerSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
-    print 'The bugs and rfes commands of the Sourceforge plugin can be set'
-    print 'to query a default project when no project is specified.  If this'
-    print 'project is not set, calling either of those commands will display'
-    print 'the associated help.  With the default project set, calling'
-    print 'bugs/rfes with no arguments will find the most recent bugs/rfes'
-    print 'for the default project.\n'
-    if yn('Do you want to specify a default project?') == 'y':
+    output("""The bugs and rfes commands of the Sourceforge plugin can be set
+              to query a default project when no project is specified.  If this
+              project is not set, calling either of those commands will display
+              the associated help.  With the default project set, calling
+              bugs/rfes with no arguments will find the most recent bugs/rfes
+              for the default project.""")
+    if yn('Do you want to specify a default project?'):
         project = anything('Project name:')
         if project:
             conf.supybot.plugins.Sourceforge.project.set(project)
 
-    print 'Sourceforge is quite the word to type, and it may get annoying'
-    print 'typing it all the time because Supybot makes you use the plugin'
-    print 'name to disambiguate calls to ambiguous commands (i.e., the bug'
-    print 'command is in this plugin and the Bugzilla plugin; if both are'
-    print 'loaded, you\'ll have you type "sourceforge bug ..." to get this'
-    print 'bug command).  You may save some time by making an alias for'
-    print '"sourceforge".  We like to make it "sf".'
-    if yn('Would you like to add sf as an alias for Sourceforge?') == 'y':
+    output("""Sourceforge is quite the word to type, and it may get annoying
+              typing it all the time because Supybot makes you use the plugin
+              name to disambiguate calls to ambiguous commands (i.e., the bug
+              command is in this plugin and the Bugzilla plugin; if both are
+              loaded, you\'ll have you type "sourceforge bug ..." to get this
+              bug command).  You may save some time by making an alias for
+              "sourceforge".  We like to make it "sf"."""
+    if yn('Would you like to add sf as an alias for Sourceforge?',
+          default=True):
         if not conf.supybot.plugins.Alias():
-            print 'This depends on the Alias module.'
-            if yn('Would you like to load the Alias plugin now?') == 'y':
+            output('This depends on the Alias module.')
+            if yn('Would you like to load the Alias plugin now?',
+                  default=True):
                 conf.registerPlugin('Alias', True)
             else:
-                print 'Then I can\'t add such an alias.'
+                output('Then I can\'t add such an alias.')
                 return
         onStart.append('alias add sf sourceforge $*')
 
diff --git a/plugins/URL.py b/plugins/URL.py
index 986c2d5cf..28b8d36f4 100644
--- a/plugins/URL.py
+++ b/plugins/URL.py
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ def configure(advanced):
     conf.registerPlugin('URL', True)
     if yn("""This plugin offers a snarfer that will go to tinyurl.com and get
              a shorter version of long URLs that are sent to the channel.
-             Would you like this snarfer to be enabled?"""):
+             Would you like this snarfer to be enabled?""", default=False):
         conf.supybot.plugins.URL.tinyurlSnarfer.setValue(True)
     if yn("""This plugin also offers a snarfer that will try to fetch the
              title of URLs that it sees in the channel.  Would like you this
-             snarfer to be enabled?"""):
+             snarfer to be enabled?""", default=False):
         conf.supybot.plugins.URL.titleSnarfer.setValue(True)
 
 conf.registerPlugin('URL')
diff --git a/plugins/Unix.py b/plugins/Unix.py
index 6478b1cd5..cdbd35973 100644
--- a/plugins/Unix.py
+++ b/plugins/Unix.py
@@ -61,32 +61,32 @@ def configure(advanced):
     if not spellCmd:
         spellCmd = utils.findBinaryInPath('ispell')
     if not spellCmd:
-        print 'NOTE: I couldn\'t find aspell or ispell in your path,'
-        print 'so that function of this module will not work.  You may'
-        print 'choose to install it later.  To re-enable this command then, '
-        print 'remove the "disable spell" line from your configuration file.'
+        output("""NOTE: I couldn't find aspell or ispell in your path, so that
+                  function of this module will not work.  You may choose to
+                  install it later.  To re-enable this command then, remove
+                  the "disable spell" line from your configuration file.""")
         onStart.append('disable spell')
     fortuneCmd = utils.findBinaryInPath('fortune')
     if not fortuneCmd:
-        print 'NOTE: I couldn\'t find fortune in your path, so that function '
-        print 'of this module will not work.  You may choose to install it '
-        print 'later.  To re-enable this command then, remove the '
-        print '"disable fortune" command from your configuration file.'
+        output("""NOTE: I couldn't find fortune in your path, so that function
+                  of this module will not work.  You may choose to install it
+                  later.  To re-enable this command then, remove the
+                  '"disable fortune" command from your configuration file.""")
         onStart.append('disable fortune')
     wtfCmd = utils.findBinaryInPath('wtf')
     if not wtfCmd:
-        print 'NOTE: I couldn\'t find wtf in your path, so that function of '
-        print 'this module won\'t work.  You may choose to install it later; '
-        print 'to re-enable this command then, remove the "disable wtf" '
-        print 'command from your configuration file or simply tell the bot '
-        print '"enable wtf"'
+        output("""NOTE: I couldn't find wtf in your path, so that function of
+                  this module won't work.  You may choose to install it later;
+                  to re-enable this command then, remove the "disable wtf"
+                  command from your configuration file or simply tell the bot
+                  "enable wtf" instead.""")
         onStart.append('disable wtf')
-    print 'The "progstats" command can reveal potentially sensitive'
-    print 'information about your machine.  Here\'s an example of its output:'
-    print
-    print progstats()
-    print
-    if yn('Would you like to disable this command for non-owner users?')=='y':
+    output("""The "progstats" command can reveal potentially sensitive
+              information about your machine. Here's an example of its output:
+
+              %s\n""" % progstats())
+    if yn('Would you like to disable this command for non-owner users?',
+          default=True):
         onStart.append('disable progstats')
 
 def progstats():
diff --git a/scripts/supybot-adduser b/scripts/supybot-adduser
index cc591c933..f73e0ffe3 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot-adduser
+++ b/scripts/supybot-adduser
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def main():
     import log
     import ircdb
 
-    oldPriority = conf.supybot.log.minimumPriority()
-    conf.supybot.log.minimumPriority.set('CRITICAL')
+    oldLogLevel = conf.supybot.log.level()
+    conf.supybot.log.level.set('CRITICAL')
 
     if not options.name:
         name = ''
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def main():
         user.addCapability(capability)
     ircdb.users.setUser(id, user)
     print 'User %s added.' % name
-    conf.supybot.log.minimumPriority.setValue(oldPriority)
+    conf.supybot.log.level.setValue(oldLogLevel)
     registry.close(conf.supybot, args[0])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/supybot-wizard b/scripts/supybot-wizard
index dc78f4cd1..9f2bb1bd3 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot-wizard
+++ b/scripts/supybot-wizard
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ def main():
     # Store the minimum log priority if set, because we set it to a temporary
     # value during the wizard
     try:
-        priority = registry._cache['supybot.log.minimumPriority']
+        priority = registry._cache['supybot.log.level']
     except KeyError:
         priority = 'INFO'
-    registry._cache['supybot.log.minimumPriority'] = 'CRITICAL'
+    registry._cache['supybot.log.level'] = 'CRITICAL'
     
     # Now that we're all set, import conf and log
     import conf
@@ -364,17 +364,18 @@ def main():
     world unless you can make that bot join some channels.""")
     if yn('Do you want your bot to join some channels when he connects?',
           default=True):
-        defaultChannels = ','.join(conf.supybot.channels())
-        channels = something('What channels?  Separate channels with '
-                             'commas.', default=defaultChannels)
-        while not all(ircutils.isChannel, channels.split(',')):
-            # FIXME: say which ones weren't channels.
-            output("""Not all of those are valid IRC channels.  Be sure to
-            prefix the channel with # (or +, or !, or &, but no one uses those
-            channels, really).""")
-            channels = something('What channels?',
-                                 default=defaultChannels)
-    conf.supybot.channels.set(channels)
+        defaultChannels = ' '.join(conf.supybot.channels())
+        while True:
+            channels = something('What channels?  Separate channels with '
+                                 'spaces.', default=defaultChannels)
+            try:
+                conf.supybot.channels.set(channels)
+                break
+            except registry.InvalidRegistryValue:
+                # FIXME: say which ones weren't channels.
+                output("""Not all of those are valid IRC channels.  Be sure to
+                prefix the channel with # (or +, or !, or &, but no one uses those
+                channels, really).""")
 
     ###
     # Plugins
@@ -535,19 +536,19 @@ def main():
                 not yn('Would you like to turn this colorization off?',
                 default=False))
 
-    # conf.supybot.log.minimumPriority
+    # conf.supybot.log.level
     output("""Your bot can handle debug messages at several priorities,
     CRITICAL, in decreasing order of priority.  By
     default, your bot will log all of these priorities.  You can, however,
     specify that he only log messages above a certain priority level.  Of
     course, all error messages will still be logged.""")
-    newPriority = something('What would you like the minimum priority to be?  '
+    newLogLevel = something('What would you like the minimum priority to be?  '
                          'Just press enter to accept the default.',
                          default=priority).lower()
-    while newPriority not in ['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical']:
+    while newLogLevel not in ['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical']:
         output("""That's not a valid priority.  Valid priorities include
         'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', and 'CRITICAL'""")
-        newPriority = something('What would you like the minimum priority to '
+        newLogLevel = something('What would you like the minimum priority to '
                              'be?  Just press enter to accept the default.',
                              default=priority).lower()
 
@@ -640,8 +641,8 @@ def main():
     ###
     # Write the registry
     ###
-    # Replace the temporary value in supybot.log.minimumPriority
-    conf.supybot.log.minimumPriority.set(newPriority)
+    # Replace the temporary value in supybot.log.level
+    conf.supybot.log.level.set(newLogLevel)
 
     # Save the registry
     if not filename: