diff --git a/plugins/News.py b/plugins/News.py
index 4e23cb986..4faab3dcc 100644
--- a/plugins/News.py
+++ b/plugins/News.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 ###
 
 """
-Add the module docstring here.  This will be used by the setup.py script.
+A module to allow each channel to have "news" which people will be notified of
+when they join the channel.  News items may have expiration dates.
 """
 
 from baseplugin import *
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ import privmsgs
 import callbacks
 
 
-def configure(onStart, afterConnect):
+def configure(onStart, afterConnect, 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
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class News(callbacks.Privmsg, ChannelDBHandler):
     def __init__(self):
         ChannelDBHandler.__init__(self)
         callbacks.Privmsg.__init__(self)
+        self.removeOld = False
 
     def makeDb(self, filename):
         if os.path.exists(filename):
@@ -63,11 +65,44 @@ class News(callbacks.Privmsg, ChannelDBHandler):
                           id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                           item TEXT,
                           added_at TIMESTAMP,
+                          expires_at TIMESTAMP,
                           added_by TEXT
                           )""")
         db.commit()
 
     def addnews(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """[<channel>] <expires> <text>
+
+        Adds a given news item of <text> to a channel.  If <expires> isn't 0,
+        that news item will expire <expires> seconds from now.  <channel> is
+        only necessary if the message isn't sent in the channel itself.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def removenews(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """[<channel>] <number>
+
+        Removes the news item with id <number> from <channel>.  <channel> is
+        only necessary if the message isn't sent in the channel itself.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def changenews(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """[<channel>] <number> <regexp>
+
+        Changes the news item with id <number> from <channel> according to the
+        regular expression <regexp>.  <regexp> should be of the form
+        s/text/replacement/flags.  <channel> is only necessary if the message
+        isn't sent on the channel itself.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def oldnews(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """[<channel>] <number>
+
+        Returns the old news item for <channel> with id <number>.  <channel>
+        is only necessary if the message isn't sent in the channel itself.
+        """
         pass
 
 Class = News