diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7677f8ffb23ebfcbfb5ee25788609eaad6528a28..cd80421bae6c6554ec678d8bd19f8afae6d7be94 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ rubocop:
     - ruby
   script:
     - gem install rubocop --no-ri --no-rdoc
-    - rubocop -l -f simple --except UnusedMethodArgument,RescueException,Eval,AssignmentInCondition,ScriptPermission
+    - rubocop -l -f simple --except RescueException,Eval,AssignmentInCondition,ScriptPermission
diff --git a/commands.rb b/commands.rb
index 512cdcfed8f633c51bde202f62eefe19a9fc9a70..56192782b07d0c31b7aca1909fb567656ddd02b1 100644
--- a/commands.rb
+++ b/commands.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Commands
 	end
 
 	# Quit command
-	def quit( nick, user, host, from, msg )
+	def quit( _nick, _user, host, _from, msg )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( con )		
 				@output.cbad( "This will also stop the bot, are you sure? [y/N]: " )
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Commands
 	end
 
 	# Load modules
-	def load( nick, user, host, from, msg, auto = false )
+	def load( nick, _user, host, _from, msg, auto = false )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			_cmd, plugin = msg.split( ' ', 2 )
 			if( plugin != nil )
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Commands
 	end
 
 	# Unload module
-	def unload( nick, user, host, from, msg )
+	def unload( nick, _user, host, _from, msg )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			_cmd, plugin = msg.split( ' ', 2 )
 			if( plugin != nil )
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ class Commands
 	end
 
 	# Meta funcion to load autoload modules
-	def autoload( nick = nil, user = nil, host = nil, from = nil, msg = nil )
+	def autoload( _nick = nil, _user = nil, _host = nil, _from = nil, _msg = nil )
 		@config.autoload.each do |mod|
 			load( nil, nil, nil, nil, "dummy " + mod, true )
 		end
 	end
 
 	# Function to get list of loaded modules
-	def loaded( nick, user, host, from, msg )
+	def loaded( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg )
 		if( con )
 			@output.c( "Loaded plugins: " )
 			@status.plugins.each_key do |plugin_name|
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Commands
 	end
 
 	# Function to list available modules
-	def available( nick, user, host, from, msg )
+	def available( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg )
 		contents = Dir.entries("./" + @config.plugindir + "/" )
 		plugs = Array.new
 		contents.entries.each do |file|
diff --git a/plugins/btc.rb b/plugins/btc.rb
index bbc594b503ced247c0f5541cd8ecbf28d9720cb7..7ac985b694fbb9f9d336f47afd0f6571fab7ea95 100644
--- a/plugins/btc.rb
+++ b/plugins/btc.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Btc
 		@bits_last = 0.0
 	end
 
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		uri = URI.parse( "https://#{@bits_host}#{@bits_path}" )
 		
 		http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 
 	# Get current value
-	def mtgox( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mtgox( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		uri = URI.parse( "https://#{@api_host}#{@api_path}" )
 		
 		http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Btc
 		end
 	end
 	# Get last value
-	def last( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def last( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @bits_host, @bits_path ) )
 		
 		line = "#{result[ 'last' ]}"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 	
 	# Get buy price
-	def buy( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def buy( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @bits_host, @bits_path ) )
 		
 		line = "Bitstamp will buy your bitcoins for #{result[ 'bid' ]}"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 	
 	# Get sell price
-	def sell( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def sell( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @bits_host, @bits_path ) )
 		
 		line = "Bitstamp will sell you bitcoins for #{result[ 'ask' ]}"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 
 	# Get last value
-	def mtgoxlast( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mtgoxlast( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @api_host, @api_path ) )
 		
 		if( result[ "result" ] != "success" )
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 	
 	# Get buy price
-	def mtgoxbuy( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mtgoxbuy( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @api_host, @api_path ) )
 		
 		if( result[ "result" ] != "success" )
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 	
 	# Get sell price
-	def mtgoxsell( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mtgoxsell( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		result = JSON.parse( Net::HTTP.get( @api_host, @api_path ) )
 		
 		if( result[ "result" ] != "success" )
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Btc
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Gets current values from mtgox",
 			"  btc            - Get bitstamp exchange rate (buying rate)",
diff --git a/plugins/calc.rb b/plugins/calc.rb
index efd830bd4232587e20483bf75778eb20207b0e1e..096c531f82b980fa3542ffb3e589f9d030219900 100644
--- a/plugins/calc.rb
+++ b/plugins/calc.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Calc
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, _con )
 
 		# Check for invalid input
 		if( arguments =~ /^([0-9]|\.|,|\+|-|\*|\^|\/|%|\(|\)|E|pi|acos|acosh|asin|asinh|atan|atanh|cbrt|cos|cosh|erf|erfc|exp|frexp|gamma|hypot|ldexp|lgamma|log|sin|sinh|sqrt|tan|tanh| )+$/i )
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Calc
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin allows you to do some math.",
 			"  calc 5*5         - Do some calculation.",
diff --git a/plugins/core.rb b/plugins/core.rb
index 20c33869c44f65ffc6f48460a53c8f864560df3c..14cd0084a139364545092f1c287806a92335842e 100644
--- a/plugins/core.rb
+++ b/plugins/core.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Messaging commands
-	def message( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def message( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				to, message = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def raw( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def raw( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				@irc.raw( arguments )
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def action( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def action( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				to, action = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def notice( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def notice( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				to, message = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Join/part commands
-	def join( nick, user, host, from, msg, chan, con )
+	def join( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, chan, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !chan.nil? && !chan.empty? )
 				@irc.join( chan )
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def part( nick, user, host, from, msg, chan, con )
+	def part( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, chan, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !chan.nil? && !chan.empty? )
 				@irc.part( chan )
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Mode command
-	def mode( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mode( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Oper commands
-	def op( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def op( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def deop( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def deop( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Half-oper commands
-	def hop( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def hop( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def dehop( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def dehop( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Voice commands
-	def voice( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def voice( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def devoice( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def devoice( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( arguments == nil )
 				arguments = ""
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Kick commands
-	def kick( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def kick( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				if( arguments =~ /^#/ )
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Banning commands
-	def ban( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def ban( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, host = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def unban( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def unban( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, host = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def timeban( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def timeban( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( @config.threads && @status.threads )
 				if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class Core
 	end
 
 	# Echo uptime to the user
-	def uptime( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def uptime( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		uptime = "Uptime: " + @status.uptime + "."
 		if( con )
 			@output.cinfo( uptime )
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class Core
 		end
 	end
 
-	def nick( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def nick( _nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				@config.nick( arguments )
diff --git a/plugins/ddg.rb b/plugins/ddg.rb
index aa43041d7a130ab52b5392c45310e3ce0e429ce0..1519504631bf2aa2793342e1a86978bc4bfcf308 100644
--- a/plugins/ddg.rb
+++ b/plugins/ddg.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Ddg
 	end
 	
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user joins (optional)
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		if( channel == @channel )
 			@irc.mode( channel, "+v" ,nick, true )
 		end
diff --git a/plugins/debug.rb b/plugins/debug.rb
index bf5b88646c084be4cfd229f9db8d18ffeed54bc5..6106d0049cf6545a139963d41343f0998476e167 100644
--- a/plugins/debug.rb
+++ b/plugins/debug.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Debug
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Plugin to help with debugging.",
 			"  debug threadlist             - Print list of threads to console.",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Debug
 	end
 		
 	# Show backtrace of specific thread
-	def threadtrace( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def threadtrace( _nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, arguments, _con )
 		Thread.list.each do |thr| 
 			if( thr.to_s =~ /#{arguments}/ )
 				thr.backtrace.each do |level|
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Debug
 
 
 	# List all threads + status
-	def threadlist( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def threadlist( _nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		Thread.list.each do |thr| 
 			@output.info( "#{thr.inspect}\n" )
 		end
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Debug
 	end
 
 	# Kill thread
-	def threadkill( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def threadkill( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			Thread.list.each do |thr| 
 				if( thr.to_s =~ /#{arguments}/ )
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Debug
 	end
 
 	# Set debug level
-	def level( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def level( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			@status.debug( arguments.to_i )
 			@irc.notice( nick, "Set debug level to #{arguments}" )
diff --git a/plugins/delay.rb b/plugins/delay.rb
index bad017652c1960b58e58eae4fab8036256c890e7..a965cc0436aac1e540336980bd632ac1e0610182 100644
--- a/plugins/delay.rb
+++ b/plugins/delay.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ class Delay
 	end
 
 	# Default method
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.notice( nick, "Use 'ruby' or 'irc' as the method.")
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin to delay actions.",
 			"  delay ruby [seconds] [action]    - Set ruby command to be carried out later."
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Delay
 	end
 		
 	# Functions to do delayed actions
-	def ruby( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def ruby( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				delay, action = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
diff --git a/plugins/demo.rb b/plugins/demo.rb
index 8943bce728444f9cbf3c82ea9edc2c69e3393afb..e50dcb0fb559a57cd116376f0a5bf2d7ce5f189a 100644
--- a/plugins/demo.rb
+++ b/plugins/demo.rb
@@ -20,39 +20,39 @@ class Demo
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.message( from, "This is the demo module, function, function_admin and remote are availble." )
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user is kicked (optional)
-	def kicked( nick, user, host, channel, kicked, reason )
+	def kicked( nick, _user, _host, channel, kicked, reason )
 		@irc.message( channel, kicked + " was kicked by " + nick + " for " + reason + "." )
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a notice is received (optional)
-	def noticed( nick,  user,  host,  to,  message )
+	def noticed( nick,  _user,  _host,  _to,  message )
 		@irc.message( nick, "Received notice from: " + nick + ": " + message )
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a message is received, that is not a command (optional)
-	def messaged( nick, user, host, from, message )
+	def messaged( nick, _user, _host, from, message )
 		if( @config.nick != nick )
 			@irc.message( from, "Received message from: " + nick + ": " + message )
 		end
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user joins (optional)
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		@irc.message( channel, nick + " joined " + channel + "." )
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user parts (optional)
-	def parted( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def parted( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		@irc.message( channel, nick + " parted " + channel + "." )
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user quits (optional)
-	def quited( nick, user, host, message )
+	def quited( nick, _user, _host, message )
 		@output.std( nick + " quit: " + message )
 	end
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Demo
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin demonstrates the working of plugins.",
 			"  demo function               - Public plugin function.",
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ class Demo
 	end
 		
 	# Generic function that can be called by any user
-	def function( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def function( nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.message( from, nick + " called \"function\" from " + from + "." )
 	end
 
 	# Generic function that can only be called by an admin
-	def functionadmin( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def functionadmin( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			# Admin only code goes in here
 			@irc.message( from, nick + " called \"function_admin\" from " + from + "." )
diff --git a/plugins/dogecoin.rb b/plugins/dogecoin.rb
index 75dd5176efbfbc05a6da895948c5e81af455b174..4989a6e0bc08beef1d0796a74e8af371885e5135 100644
--- a/plugins/dogecoin.rb
+++ b/plugins/dogecoin.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Dogecoin
 	end
 
 	# Alias for last
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		uri = URI.parse( "http://#{@api_host}#{@api_path}" )
 		
 		http = Net::HTTP.new( uri.host, uri.port )
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Dogecoin
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Gets current litecoin values from Btc-e",
 			"  dogecoin          - Get DOGE/BTC exchange rate"
diff --git a/plugins/git.rb b/plugins/git.rb
index 334634693e04ef05e97ce4753bc1bd280a53cb44..c2b2be8a816e7b32aba7418a4b050e96a26b43af 100644
--- a/plugins/git.rb
+++ b/plugins/git.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Git
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin allows you to pull updates from a git repo.",
 			"Will only work if you cloned the bot from git.",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Git
 	end
 	
 	# Pull updates from server
-	def pull( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def pull( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			res = %x( git pull ).gsub!( "\n", " " )
 			@irc.notice( nick, "#{res}" )
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Git
 	end
 
 	# Show some output and status
-	def status( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def status( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		branch = %x( git branch | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}' )
 		status = %x( git fetch -v --dry-run 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep #{branch} )
 		
diff --git a/plugins/hackerthreads.rb b/plugins/hackerthreads.rb
index e93a2b3838fa503d823dd2461151526130460517..30e39d861540737802aae4126965dda008ece3c8 100644
--- a/plugins/hackerthreads.rb
+++ b/plugins/hackerthreads.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Hackerthreads
 	end
 
 	# Default method
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		check_rss
 	end
 	private
diff --git a/plugins/identified.rb b/plugins/identified.rb
index 10c1b9142cd5a5c8ac0d914a10e4fd127e2aad9c..7fea2dfb8108a0981a0c00dd2a25ba929a83e0fc 100644
--- a/plugins/identified.rb
+++ b/plugins/identified.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ class Identified
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user joins (optional)
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		if( channel == @channel )
 			@irc.message( "NickServ", "status " + nick )
 		end
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a notice is received (optional)
-	def noticed( nick,  user,  host,  to,  message )
+	def noticed( nick,  _user,  _host,  _to,  message )
 		nick.downcase!
 		if( nick == "nickserv" )
 			_cmd, subject, status = message.split( ' ', 3 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Identified
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( con )
 			@output.c( "Plugin to voice users that have identified with NickServ.\n" )
 		else
diff --git a/plugins/kamikaze.rb b/plugins/kamikaze.rb
index c9a138399200b8ac6bb3e3386eb10b79672b292a..238a63ea2f181d3167e06def2ce829b3cd0a4e01 100644
--- a/plugins/kamikaze.rb
+++ b/plugins/kamikaze.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Kamikaze
 	end
 
 	# Help method
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This module provides the ability to kick other users, but at a terrible price!",
 			"  kamikaze [user]            - Kick a user.",
diff --git a/plugins/login.rb b/plugins/login.rb
index 32f32af2db85e6969db2eb3586d97bcb5cb1d942..4f62bf3727cf5e0ce0d599498355340008414fcf 100644
--- a/plugins/login.rb
+++ b/plugins/login.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Login
 	end
 
 	# Function to set password
-	def set( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def set( _nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				@password = BCrypt::Password.create arguments
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Login
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin allows users to log in with a password when their hostmask is not in the oper list.",
 			"  login [password]        - Login with password.",
diff --git a/plugins/ltc.rb b/plugins/ltc.rb
index 85ace500eb992c31c80bf7daf41e8b06c866c4d1..4111ad23172314c58a056c0bd5a80e6a0f841eaf 100644
--- a/plugins/ltc.rb
+++ b/plugins/ltc.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Ltc
 	end
 
 	# Alias for last
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		uri = URI.parse( "https://#{@api_host}#{@api_path}" )
 		
 		http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Ltc
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Gets current litecoin values from Btc-e",
 			"  btc          - Get Btc-e exchange rate (buying rate)"
diff --git a/plugins/memo.rb b/plugins/memo.rb
index b971cca6a57ed289fcc8886a1c0109e6f6c2641c..5a15a8f7029aa0a6d0b37554d915752674200e3b 100644
--- a/plugins/memo.rb
+++ b/plugins/memo.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Memo
 	end
 
 	# Send memo to user
-	def send( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def send( nick, _user, _host, _from, msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments = arguments.split()
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Memo
 	end
 
 	# Read memos
-	def read( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con, print = true )
+	def read( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, arguments, con, print = true )
 		nick = nick.downcase.to_s.encode('utf-8')
 		count = @recordcount.execute( :receiver => nick ).next[0]
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Memo
 	end
 
 	# Output some plugin state
-	def status( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def status( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		warmup = ( @cache.size.to_f / @maxcache.to_f ) * 100
 		warmup = ( warmup * 10 ).round / 10.0
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Memo
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Send and read memos",
 			"  memo send [user] [message]   - Send memo to a user.",
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Memo
 	end
 	
 	# Check if user is alive
-	def messaged( nick, user, host, from, message )
+	def messaged( nick, _user, _host, from, _message )
 		@output.debug("messaged\n")
 		nick = nick.downcase.to_s.encode('utf-8')
 
diff --git a/plugins/mibs.rb b/plugins/mibs.rb
index 0d53177d29e0d61dcc9f5d1d4def8b62a124d12c..27304c62e9e28ae187e3fb597676d112fe1cfae7 100644
--- a/plugins/mibs.rb
+++ b/plugins/mibs.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Mibs
 	end
 
 	# Check if mib has been here before on join
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, user, _host, _channel )
 		# See if user looks like mib
 		if( user =~ /^[0-9a-f]{8}/ )
 			nick = nick.to_s.encode('utf-8')
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Mibs
 	end
 
 	# Retreive record
-	def getrecord( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def getrecord( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			line = @getrecord.execute( :hexip => arguments ).next.inspect
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Mibs
 		end
 	end
 
-	def searchnote( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def searchnote( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			line = @searchnote.execute( :searchterm => arguments ).next.inspect
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Mibs
 		end
 	end
 
-	def writenote( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def writenote( _nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			arguments = arguments.split()
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Mibs
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Keep track of mibbit users",
 			"  mibs getrecord [hexip]        - Get DB line.",
diff --git a/plugins/netsplit.rb b/plugins/netsplit.rb
index 451db20fd829ea24c995ad4acf2f6bf44fc22f0e..65428ebd1ad6bdba1a59e57204857e7f8c6c2364 100644
--- a/plugins/netsplit.rb
+++ b/plugins/netsplit.rb
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class Netsplit
 	end
 
 	# Display non-interactivity messages
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.message( from, "This plugin is not interactive." )
 	end
 
 	# Capture MAP response
-	def servermsg( servername, messagenumber, message )
+	def servermsg( _servername, messagenumber, message )
 
 		# Check if message is MAP type
 		if( messagenumber == "006" )
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Netsplit
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin keeps track and attempts to recover from netsplits."
 		]
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Netsplit
 	end
 
 	# Callback function for when we did not receive enough servers
-	def timeout( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def timeout( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 
 		# Make sure this function is not being called from IRC
 		if( nick != nil )
diff --git a/plugins/paste.rb b/plugins/paste.rb
index 7bd754320109f4229777b7ab208037ffda2cb6d8..f529533252492eb836c4013171a10ce1c4233e86 100644
--- a/plugins/paste.rb
+++ b/plugins/paste.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Paste
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( nick, _user, _host, from, msg, arguments, _con )
 
 		params =  {
 			'type' => msg,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Paste
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin uploads text that's too long to output in IRC. Not interactive."
 		]
diff --git a/plugins/search.rb b/plugins/search.rb
index 441ebb6f3b247e8cf8b99cff23511ec1502d19ae..5f1ca1e80b9766cbef9f0116f14f2e209ab1d24d 100644
--- a/plugins/search.rb
+++ b/plugins/search.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Search
 	end
 
 	#This method searches google for given arguments and returns a result if found.
-	def google( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def google( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( / /, "+" ) # Sanitize search request
 			# Retreive JSON
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Search
 	end
 
 	# Function to search book titles by ISBN number
-	def isbn( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def isbn( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( /[^0-9\-]/, "" ) # Sanitize ISBN number
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Search
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin searches something",
 			"  search google [query]              - Find someting using Google",
diff --git a/plugins/seen.old.rb b/plugins/seen.old.rb
index 8bce4f99b048c79a0c2a8e609e1815aa8605bb2c..6647f044ba701f53f2b0f12e1524d496712460ac 100644
--- a/plugins/seen.old.rb
+++ b/plugins/seen.old.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Grab last seen
-	def last( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def last( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		# Declare result string
 		line = [ "" ]
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Grab beforelast seen
-	def beforelast( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def beforelast( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		# Declare result string
 		line = [ "" ]
 
@@ -140,42 +140,42 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Add regular message to seen database
-	def messaged( nick, user, host, from, message )
+	def messaged( nick, _user, _host, from, message )
 		line = nick  + " on " + from + ": " + message
 		tmp = nick.downcase
 		add( tmp, line )
 	end
 
 	# Add kick to seen database
-	def kicked( nick, user, host, channel, kicked, reason )
+	def kicked( nick, _user, _host, channel, kicked, reason )
 		line = kicked + " was kicked from " + channel + " by " + nick + " (" + reason + ")."
 		tmp = kicked.downcase
 		add( tmp, line )
 	end
 
 	# Add join to seen database
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		line = nick + " joined " + channel
 		tmp = nick.downcase
 		add( tmp, line )
 	end
 
 	# Add part to seen database
-	def parted( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def parted( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		line = nick + " parted " + channel
 		tmp = nick.downcase
 		add( tmp, line )
 	end
 
 	# Add quit to seen database
-	def quited( nick, user, host, message )
+	def quited( nick, _user, _host, message )
 		line = nick + " quit (" + message + ")"
 		tmp = nick.downcase
 		add( tmp, line )
 	end
 
 	# Meta function to force write
-	def write( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def write( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			write_db
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin provides data on the last seen times and actions of users.",
 			"  seen last [user]            - Provides the last seen action from a user.",
diff --git a/plugins/seen.rb b/plugins/seen.rb
index 97bd0f7584e90e6655007d99c6caa8a4d569b26b..e487eeb9b980e44f8a083c7b708e0e40c3e7e10d 100644
--- a/plugins/seen.rb
+++ b/plugins/seen.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Main function for plugin
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		@output.debug("main\n")
 		
 		# Declare result string
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Function that shows some statistics
-	def stats( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def stats( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		rows = ""
 		@mutex.synchronize {
 			rows = @db.execute( @recordcount )
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 	
 	# Function to force database write
-	def write( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def write( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			db_write
 			
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 	
 	# Search for nicknames in the database
-	def search( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def search( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		# Ensure all nicks are also in the database
 		db_write
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin provides data on the last seen times and actions of users.",
 			"  seen [user]            - Provides the last seen action from a user.",
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class Seen
 	end
 	
 	# Data gathering functions
-	def messaged( nick, user, host, from, message )
+	def messaged( nick, _user, _host, from, message )
 		@output.debug("messaged\n")
 
 		# Check if it's not a private message to the bot.
@@ -383,22 +383,22 @@ class Seen
 		end
 	end
 
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		@output.debug("joined\n")
 		update_data( Datastore.new( nick, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "Joined #{channel}", Time.now.to_i ) )
 	end
 	
-	def parted( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def parted( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		@output.debug("parted\n")
 		update_data( Datastore.new( nick, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "Parted #{channel}", Time.now.to_i ) )
 	end
 
-	def quited( nick, user, host, message )
+	def quited( nick, _user, _host, message )
 		@output.debug("quited\n")
 		update_data( Datastore.new( nick, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "Quit: #{message}", Time.now.to_i ) )
 	end
 
-	def kicked( nick, user, host, channel, kicked, reason )
+	def kicked( nick, _user, _host, channel, _kicked, reason )
 		@output.debug("kicked\n")
 		update_data( Datastore.new( nick, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "Kicked from #{channel}: #{reason}", Time.now.to_i ) )
 	end
diff --git a/plugins/shells.rb b/plugins/shells.rb
index 4cab2301056cab14362441502e599cb59e6c6b98..b1ac4d018ea60fb1534a5ff0913806d0f10b3beb 100644
--- a/plugins/shells.rb
+++ b/plugins/shells.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Shells
 	end
 
 	# Main method
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		line = "Invalid input. Use the help function to check available commands."
 		if( con )
 			@output.c( line + "\n" )
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Shells
 	end
 
 	# Method for parsing standard messages
-	def messaged( nick, user, host, from, message )
+	def messaged( nick, _user, _host, from, message )
 		# Check for right channel
 		if( from == @chan )
 			# Check for exempted uses
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Shells
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user joins
-	def joined( nick, user, host, channel )
+	def joined( nick, _user, _host, channel )
 		if( channel == @chan )
 			@irc.notice( nick, "Hello #{nick}, welcome to #shells for Insomnia 24/7 shell support.");
 			@irc.notice( nick, "If no one is here to help you, please stick around or email your questions to coolfire\@insomnia247.nl.");
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Shells
 
 	
 	# Show links
-	def link( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def link( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		case arguments
 		when /^main/i
 			info = [ "http://wiki.insomnia247.nl/wiki/Shells" ]
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Shells
 	def port( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 		ports( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 	end
-	def ports( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def ports( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		info = [
 			"Our shells have ports 5000 to 5500 open for incoming connections.",
 			"The port command can be used from your shell to determime which ports are available to you.",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Shells
 	def website( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 		websites( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 	end
-	def websites( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def websites( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		info = [
 			"Our shells allow you to host a small website on your shell.",
 			"You need to put your websites files in the public_html folder on your shell.",
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Shells
 	def backup( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 		backups( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
 	end
-	def backups( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def backups( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		info = [
 			"You can use the backup command on your shell to backup or restore files from or to our off-site backup.",
 			"Full backups of the home directories are made every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:40am local time.",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Shells
 	end
 
 	# Show information about ZNC.
-	def znc( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def znc( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		info = [
 			"You can find a guide to setting up ZNC for your shell here: http://wiki.insomnia247.nl/wiki/Shells_ZNC"
 		]
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Shells
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin provides several functions to support " + @chan + ".",
 			"  shells link [topic]    - Show link to wiki.",
@@ -178,41 +178,41 @@ class Shells
 	end
 
 	# Stats functions
-	def uptime( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def uptime( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "uptime" )
 	end
 
-	def users( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def users( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "users" )
 	end
 
-	def online( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def online( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "ousers" )
 	end
 
-	def month( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def month( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "numusers" )
 	end
 
-	def load( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def load( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "load" )
 	end
 
-	def kernel( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def kernel( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "kernel" )
 	end
 
-	def twofactor( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def twofactor( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		getstat( from, "twofactor" )
 	end
 
 	# Command to check if there are unvoiced users that should have voice
-	def voice( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def voice( _nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.raw("NAMES #{@chan}")
 	end
 
 	# Capture names results
-	def servermsg( servername, messagenumber, message )
+	def servermsg( _servername, messagenumber, message )
 		if( messagenumber == '353' )
 			parts = message.split(':')
 			if(parts[0] == "#{@config.nick} = #{@chan} ")
diff --git a/plugins/socketmessage.rb b/plugins/socketmessage.rb
index 8fd458fe382717980c6882917c1743a9c697d2b2..c8868b5c858e4e53e7077278d941d195c5018ca3 100644
--- a/plugins/socketmessage.rb
+++ b/plugins/socketmessage.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Socketmessage
     return true
   end
 
-  def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+  def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
     line = 'This plugin gets messages from a local socket. No interactive commands available'
 
     if( con )
diff --git a/plugins/svn.rb b/plugins/svn.rb
index bcf591ac840ab7b358f8c84efe0f81d72e2d1a04..0402510d54b3dea9c1d91bc2b92afd23cc459e14 100644
--- a/plugins/svn.rb
+++ b/plugins/svn.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Svn
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin allows you to pull updates from the svn repo.",
 			"Will only work if you checked the bot out from svn.",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Svn
 	end
 	
 	# Function to get updates from SVN
-	def update( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def update( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			res = %x( svn up ).gsub!( "\n", " " )
 			@irc.notice( nick, "#{res}" )
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Svn
 	end
 
 	# Function to check revision
-	def version( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def version( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		res = %x( svnversion ).gsub!( "\n", " " )
 		@irc.notice( nick, "#{res}" )
 	end
diff --git a/plugins/tinyurl.rb b/plugins/tinyurl.rb
index e597d5869c2eeb679df5c869e969f84b28410020..78568741633aff563c610deb94ca782ee0bf92ba 100644
--- a/plugins/tinyurl.rb
+++ b/plugins/tinyurl.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Tinyurl
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			if( arguments !~ /tinyurl/ )
 				line = Net::HTTP.get( 'tinyurl.com', '/api-create.php?url=' + arguments )
diff --git a/plugins/title.rb b/plugins/title.rb
index a4c0017cd876c3052743f9b8e2ea6aa7505d3d75..86a07c8ffbd8168200180b8633d6716a2aa34a22 100644
--- a/plugins/title.rb
+++ b/plugins/title.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Title
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, _con )
 		response = getTitle( arguments, true )
 		@irc.message( from, response )
 	end
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Title
 	end
 
 	# Function to turn on/off showing type/size info for common image types
-	def commonimages( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def commonimages( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			@imgtypes = !@imgtypes
 			@irc.message( from, "Showing type/size info for common image types: #{@imgtypes}." )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Title
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin grabs the title for any URL in the channel.",
 			"  title url            Gives more verbose output in case of errors.",
diff --git a/plugins/toolbox.rb b/plugins/toolbox.rb
index 2fed4111ec5a8fd0a6f1e8d127eef80926b48c0c..94b8000a843142e3bb15029cb2bd5e6e5c8621d5 100644
--- a/plugins/toolbox.rb
+++ b/plugins/toolbox.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# Redirect random nothing requests to help
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		line = "Not valid input. Please see the help function for valid commands."
 		if( con )
 			@output.c( line + "\n" )
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# MD5 functions
-	def md5( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def md5( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			line = Digest::MD5.hexdigest( arguments )
 			if( con )
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Toolbox
 		end
 	end
 
-	def lmd5( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def lmd5( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			line = Net::HTTP.get( 'www.insomnia247.nl', '/hash_api.php?type=md5&hash=' + arguments )
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# SHA-1 functions
-	def sha1( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def sha1( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			line = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest( arguments )
 			if( con )
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Toolbox
 		end
 	end
 
-	def lsha1( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def lsha1( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			line = Net::HTTP.get( 'www.insomnia247.nl', '/hash_api.php?type=sha1&hash=' + arguments )
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# Dig command
-	def dig( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def dig( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		valid = true
 		validtype = false
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# Webchat IP decoder
-	def webchat( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def webchat( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( /[^a-fA-F0-9]/, "" )
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# Base change function
-	def base( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def base( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			frombase, tobase, number = arguments.split( ' ', 3 )
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# (De-)HEX functions
-	def hex( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def hex( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.unpack('U'*arguments.length).each do |x|
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Toolbox
 		end
 	end
 
-	def dehex( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def dehex( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""	
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( /[^a-fA-F0-9]/, "" )
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# (De-)decimal functions
-	def dec( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def dec( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.unpack('U'*arguments.length).each do |x|
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class Toolbox
 		end
 	end
 
-	def dedec( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def dedec( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		output = ""	
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( /[^0-9]/, " " )
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class Toolbox
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin provides a series of simple tools.",
 			"  toolbox md5 [phrase]                 - Calculate md5 hash of given phrase.",
diff --git a/plugins/topic.rb b/plugins/topic.rb
index f5c8be3d94abe0e73540d99f9626aa5fbd323779..79a39ca76de9e632a8f293b90133941cf88aa817 100644
--- a/plugins/topic.rb
+++ b/plugins/topic.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 
 	# Settopic command
-	def settopic( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def settopic( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, topic = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 
 	# Append to topic command
-	def append( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def append( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, topic = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 
 	# Set search query
-	def search( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def search( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, search = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 
 	# Do search/replace on topic
-	def replace( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def replace( nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				chan, replace = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives numbered server messages like MOTD, rules, names etc. (optional)
-	def servermsg( servername, messagenumber, message )
+	def servermsg( _servername, messagenumber, message )
 		# Topic reply
 		if( messagenumber == "332" )
 			if( message =~ /^#{@config.nick} #{@channel} :(.+)$/ )
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Topic
 	end
 	
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Plugin to handle topics.",
 			"  topic [#chan] New topic              - Set completely new topic.",
diff --git a/plugins/tracker.rb b/plugins/tracker.rb
index 9d75ec35e760809ae61ea3bd79f3e53f6d04fe0b..b972e839e665cf697ad6b6b640bc9969e626312b 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker.rb
+++ b/plugins/tracker.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ class Tracker
 	end
 
 	# Default method, called when no argument is given (optional, but highly recomended)
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, _arguments, _con )
 		@irc.message( from, "This module will allow live tracking data to be used by nanobot." )
 	end
 
 	# Method stop data collection
-	def stop( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def stop( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
 				@ftread.exit
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Tracker
 
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This is a plugin that tracks Cool_Fire.",
 			"	tracker stop	Tell it to gracfully stop the update thread."
diff --git a/plugins/translate.rb b/plugins/translate.rb
index 4148cb6a30ef1e5ce6f680bf8f67ca9e4c6d976f..9b19feb7e0354d47eb3b81fcb2fbacff11e2b4de 100644
--- a/plugins/translate.rb
+++ b/plugins/translate.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Translate
 	end
 
 	# Function to translate from one language to another
-	def to( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def to( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			to, string = arguments.split( ' ', 2 )
 	
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Translate
 	end
 
 	# Function to detect the language of a provided string
-	def detect( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def detect( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( / /, "%20" ) # Replace spaces
 			arguments.gsub!( /&/, "" ) # Sanitize GET variables
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Translate
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin provides an interface to the Bing! translate API.",
 			"  translate to [lang] [phrase]         - Translate a given phrase into another language.",
diff --git a/plugins/twit.rb b/plugins/twit.rb
index ee238e46da81408cf4a3719cec0e69561dd43f43..f2df628b12dee65c0063cf94ef371ff9bbfa6938 100644
--- a/plugins/twit.rb
+++ b/plugins/twit.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Twit
 		@output  = output
 		@irc     = irc
 		@timer   = timer
-		
+
 		# Set up twitter gem tokens & keys
 		@tokenfile          = "twitter.json"
 		@consumer_key       = nil
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Method that receives a notification when a user is kicked (optional)
-	def getlast( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def getlast( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 			arguments.gsub!( /&/, "" ) # Sanitize GET variables
 
 			result = @client.user_timeline( arguments ).first.text
-			
+
 			if( result.empty? )
 				result = "Error: No result."
 			else
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Method to add users to follow
-	def follow( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def follow( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
 				if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 					arguments.gsub!( /&/, "" ) # Sanitize GET variables
-				
+
 					line = @client.user_timeline( arguments ).first.text
-					
+
 					if( !line.empty? )
 						@follow[ arguments ] = line
 						line = "Following: #{arguments}: #{line}"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Method to delete users to follow
-	def unfollow( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def unfollow( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
 				if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Method stop feed collection
-	def stop( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def stop( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
 				@ftread.exit
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Method stop feed collection
-	def tweet( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def tweet( nick, _user, host, _from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
-			
+
 			@client.update( arguments )
 			line = "Tweet sent."
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Set channel for feeds
-	def channel( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def channel( _nick, _user, host, from, _msg, arguments, con )
 		if( @config.auth( host, con ) )
 			if( !arguments.nil? && !arguments.empty? )
 				if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Show list of accounts being followed
-	def following( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def following( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		line = ""
 		if( @status.threads && @config.threads)
 			@follow.each do |usr, _last|
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class Twit
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"This plugin retrieves the last message from a users twitter feed.",
 			"  twit getlast [twittername]     - Public plugin function.",
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Twit
 			@follow.each do |user, last|
 				begin
 					line = @client.user_timeline( user ).first.text
-					
+
 					# Check for failure to fetch feed data.
 					if( !line.empty? )
 
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ class Twit
 			sleep( @freq )
 		end
 	end
-	
+
 	# JSON parser routine
 	def jsonparse( doc )
 		doc = JSON.parse( doc )
-		
+
 		doc = doc[ "results" ][ 0 ]
-		
+
 		if( doc.instance_of? NilClass )
 			return ""
 		else
@@ -375,19 +375,14 @@ class Twit
 			@specials.each_key do |key|
 				doc.gsub!( key, @specials[key] )
 			end
-			
-			return doc
+			doc
 		end
-		
-		# Mark object for garbage collection
-		doc = nil
 	end
-	
+
 	# XML parser routine (No longer used)
 	def xmlparse( xmldoc )
 		xmldoc = Nokogiri::XML( xmldoc )
-		
-		title = xmldoc.at_xpath( "//item/title" )
+		title  = xmldoc.at_xpath( "//item/title" )
 
 		if( title.instance_of? NilClass )
 			return ""
@@ -397,8 +392,7 @@ class Twit
 			@specials.each_key do |key|
 				line.gsub!( key, @specials[key] )
 			end
-			
-			return line
+			line
 		end
 	end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/youtube.rb b/plugins/youtube.rb
index f43e3105223214b239f3a906d44438fe9c4d9883..fa7e8c438b10cd10e87ab4dd6751bcfc4615335c 100644
--- a/plugins/youtube.rb
+++ b/plugins/youtube.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Youtube
 	end
 
 	# Default method
-	def main( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def main( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, _con )
 		video_id     = nil
 		title        = nil
 		categoryid   = nil
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Youtube
 
 		# See what sort of link we're dealing with and extract video id accordingly
 		if( arguments =~ /youtube\.com/ )
-			if( arguments =~ /v=([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{11})/ )	
+			if( arguments =~ /v=([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{11})/ )
 				video_id = $1
 			end
 		elsif( arguments =~ /youtu\.be\/([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{11})/ )
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Youtube
 
 		# Retreive title and categoryId
 		host = @api_host_video.gsub(/%ID%/, video_id)
-		host = host.gsub!(/%PART%/, 'snippet')
+		host.gsub!(/%PART%/, 'snippet')
 		uri  = URI(host)
 
 		Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Youtube
 	end
 
 	# Download video and transcode
-	def mp3( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def mp3( _nick, _user, _host, from, _msg, arguments, _con )
 		# Check for valid url
 		if( arguments =~ /\A#{URI::regexp(['http', 'https'])}\z/ )
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Youtube
 	end
 
 	# Function to send help about this plugin (Can also be called by the help plugin.)
-	def help( nick, user, host, from, msg, arguments, con )
+	def help( nick, _user, _host, _from, _msg, _arguments, con )
 		help = [
 			"Plugin to retreive data from youtube videos",
 			"  youtube url                 - Grab data for youtube video.",
diff --git a/startup.rb b/startup.rb
index 27b3fdb37dcf7d18b42672b03995c3139e6882ee..6e09b162ecbca07440dbd9cf169311641d31b877 100644
--- a/startup.rb
+++ b/startup.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Startup
 	def checkthreads
 		@output.std( "Checking for threading support ... " )
 		begin
-			require 'thread'
 			@status.threads( 1 )
 
 			@output.good( "[OK]" )
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ class Startup
 
 		rescue LoadError
 			@status.threads( 0 )
-	
+
 			@output.bad( "[NO]" )
 			if( @config.threads )
 				@output.bad( "\n" )