diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e8fe3a4..ff16ecc 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PROGN=${PROGN:-probotic}
 PREFIX=${PREFIX:-$DIR}
 
 CC=${CC-cc}
-CFLAGS='-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-unused-parameter'
+CFLAGS='-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic'
 CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/bin/ircclient/ -Iinclude -D_GNU_SOURCE -DPROGN=\"$PROGN\""
 LDFLAGS='-lircclient'
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9256b96..bd438f0 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 irc_session_t * session;
 irc_callbacks_t callbacks;
 
+const char * channel;
+
 char * get_username(const char * origin)
 {
 	const char USERNAME_TERMINATOR = '!';
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ msg_wrapper(const char* fmt,
   { exit(1); }
 
 	puts(fmtdmsg);
-    irc_cmd_msg(session, CHANNEL, fmtdmsg);
+    irc_cmd_msg(session, channel, fmtdmsg);
 
 	free(fmtdmsg);
 	va_end(args);
@@ -68,6 +70,10 @@ event_connect(irc_session_t * session,
               const char ** params,
               unsigned int count)
 {
+  (void) event;
+  (void) origin;
+  (void) params;
+  (void) count;
   irc_cmd_join(session, CHANNEL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -78,18 +84,22 @@ event_channel(irc_session_t * session,
               const char ** params,
               unsigned int count)
 {
+
   const char * channel = params[0];
   const char * message = params[1];
+  (void) session;
+  (void) event;
+  (void) origin;
   (void) channel;
   (void) message;
-
+  (void) count;
 	char * swp = get_username(origin);
 	msg_wrapper("%s, you are a faggot for this opinion.", swp);
 	free(swp);
 }
 
 int
-init(void)
+init(char const * username, char const * server, int port)
 {
   memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
   callbacks.event_connect = event_connect;
@@ -98,17 +108,37 @@ init(void)
   session = irc_create_session(&callbacks);
   if (!session)
   { ERR(1, "Error creating IRC session"); }
-  irc_connect(session, SERVER, PORT, 0, USERNAME, USERNAME, USERNAME);
+  irc_connect(session, server, port, 0, username, username, username);
   if (irc_run(session) != 0)
   { ERR(1, "Error running IRC session\nNo net?"); }
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+/* args: server port channel [username] - defaults to probotic */
+
+/* I'd have to give up constification for server:port */
 int
 main(int argc,
-     char ** argv)
+     char const ** argv)
 {
-	if(!init())
+  char const * username;
+  char const * server;
+  int port;
+  if (argc > 5 || argc < 4)
+  {
+    ERRMSG("server port channel [username]");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (argc > 4)
+  { username = argv[4]; }
+  else
+  { username = "probotic"; }
+  channel = argv[3];
+  port    = atoi(argv[2]);
+  server  = argv[1];
+  fprintf(stderr, "-- %s:%d %s %s --", server, port, channel, username);
+  if (!init(username, server, port))
   {
     while(1)
     {}