diff --git a/bots/bybot/bybot.go b/bots/bybot/main.go
similarity index 91%
rename from bots/bybot/bybot.go
rename to bots/bybot/main.go
index e1e2503..150a113 100644
--- a/bots/bybot/bybot.go
+++ b/bots/bybot/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-package bybot
+package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -10,6 +11,20 @@ import (
 	irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
 )
 
+var host *string = flag.String("host", "localhost:6668", "irc server hostname")
+var channel *string = flag.String("channel", "#exmormon", "irc channel")
+
+func main() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	flag.Parse()
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	Register(*host, *channel, done)
+	<-done
+}
+
 const name = "BYbot"
 
 type BY struct {
diff --git a/bots/reddit/reddit.go b/bots/reddit/main.go
similarity index 78%
rename from bots/reddit/reddit.go
rename to bots/reddit/main.go
index 88a85d3..92653b3 100644
--- a/bots/reddit/reddit.go
+++ b/bots/reddit/main.go
@@ -1,17 +1,33 @@
-package reddit
+package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
-	"sort"
 	"time"
 
 	irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
 )
 
+var host *string = flag.String("host", "localhost:6668", "irc server hostname")
+var channel *string = flag.String("channel", "#exmormon", "irc channel")
+var top *int = flag.Int("top", 5, "number of top posts to use")
+
+func main() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	flag.Parse()
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	Register(*host, *channel, done)
+	<-done
+}
+
 const name = "reddit"
 
 func Register(host, channel string, done chan<- bool) {
@@ -57,9 +73,7 @@ func Register(host, channel string, done chan<- bool) {
 		}
 
 		for {
-			log.Printf("reddit ...")
 			latest, err := items()
-			log.Printf("got %+v items", len(latest))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("%+v", err)
 			}
@@ -67,7 +81,7 @@ func Register(host, channel string, done chan<- bool) {
 				if _, ok := seen[item.ID]; ok {
 					continue
 				}
-				log.Printf("%+v", item)
+				log.Printf("decided to talk about this: %+v", item)
 				seen[item.ID] = item.Score
 				c.Privmsgf(channel, "%v", item)
 			}
@@ -101,7 +115,7 @@ func (i Item) String() string {
 		com = fmt.Sprintf(" (%d comments)", i.Comments)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("(%d: %s) %s%s\n%s", i.Score, i.ID, i.Title, com, i.URL)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://redd.it/%s : %s %v", i.ID, i.Title, com)
 }
 
 type response struct {
@@ -135,12 +149,9 @@ func items() ([]Item, error) {
 	for _, child := range rresp.Data.Children {
 		items = append(items, child.Data)
 	}
-	sort.Sort(ByScore(items))
-	return items, nil
+
+	if len(items) < *top {
+		return items, nil
+	}
+	return items[:*top], nil
 }
-
-type ByScore []Item
-
-func (a ByScore) Len() int           { return len(a) }
-func (a ByScore) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
-func (a ByScore) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Score > a[j].Score }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 029a174..0000000
--- a/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"flag"
-	"log"
-	"math/rand"
-	"time"
-
-	"mcquay.me/exmo/bots/bybot"
-	"mcquay.me/exmo/bots/reddit"
-)
-
-var host *string = flag.String("host", "localhost:6668", "irc server hostname")
-var channel *string = flag.String("channel", "#exmormon", "irc channel")
-
-func main() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-	flag.Parse()
-	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
-
-	done := make(chan bool)
-
-	bybot.Register(*host, *channel, done)
-	reddit.Register(*host, *channel, done)
-
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-		<-done
-	}
-}