Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/python-discord/bot into python-discord-master

author: Andi Qu <[email protected]> 2020-10-27 15:23:38 +0200
committer: Andi Qu <[email protected]> 2020-10-27 15:23:38 +0200
commit: 420e4fda56e4d8bb3335c36cb0af08f084e0957b (patch)
tree: c0697ac3beb344eeeeb7ff953c078c9ee49e80c9
parent: Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/dolphingarlic/bot (diff)
parent: PR #1248: Set async-rediscache logging level to warning (diff)
149 files changed, 9471 insertions, 6213 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb3156ab1..2074887ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ ENV/
 
 # Logfiles
 log.*
+*.log.*
 
 # Custom user configuration
 config.yml
diff --git a/LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY b/LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eacd9b952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
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+      Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Fernando Perez <[email protected]>
+      Copyright (c) 2001, Janko Hauser <[email protected]>
+      Copyright (c) 2001, Nathaniel Gray <[email protected]>
+      All rights reserved.
+        - bot/exts/info/codeblock/_parsing.py: _RE_PYTHON_REPL and portions of _RE_IPYTHON_REPL
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
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diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 33be99587..99fc70b46 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ name = "pypi"
 aio-pika = "~=6.1"
 aiodns = "~=2.0"
 aiohttp = "~=3.5"
+aioping = "~=0.3.1"
 aioredis = "~=1.3.1"
+"async-rediscache[fakeredis]" = "~=0.1.2"
 beautifulsoup4 = "~=4.9"
 colorama = {version = "~=0.4.3",sys_platform = "== 'win32'"}
 coloredlogs = "~=14.0"
 deepdiff = "~=4.0"
-discord.py = "~=1.3.2"
-fakeredis = "~=1.4"
+"discord.py" = "~=1.5.0"
 feedparser = "~=5.2"
 fuzzywuzzy = "~=0.17"
 lxml = "~=4.4"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ statsd = "~=3.3"
 
 [dev-packages]
 coverage = "~=5.0"
-flake8 = "~=3.7"
+flake8 = "~=3.8"
 flake8-annotations = "~=2.0"
 flake8-bugbear = "~=20.1"
 flake8-docstrings = "~=1.4"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 0e591710c..becd85c55 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "0297accc3d614d3da8080b89d56ef7fe489c28a0ada8102df396a604af7ee330"
+            "sha256": "073fd0c51749aafa188fdbe96c5b90dd157cb1d23bdd144801fb0d0a369ffa88"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     "default": {
         "aio-pika": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:c4cbbeb85b3c7bf81bc127371846cd949e6231717ce1e6ac7ee1dd5ede21f866",
-                "sha256:ec7fef24f588d90314873463ab4f2c3debce0bd8830e49e3786586be96bc2e8e"
+                "sha256:9773440a89840941ac3099a7720bf9d51e8764a484066b82ede4d395660ff430",
+                "sha256:a8065be3c722eb8f9fff8c0e7590729e7782202cdb9363d9830d7d5d47b45c7c"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==6.6.1"
+            "version": "==6.7.1"
         },
         "aiodns": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==3.6.2"
         },
+        "aioping": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:8900ef2f5a589ba0c12aaa9c2d586f5371820d468d21b374ddb47ef5fc8f297c",
+                "sha256:f983d86acab3a04c322731ce88d42c55d04d2842565fc8532fe10c838abfd275"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==0.3.1"
+        },
         "aioredis": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:15f8af30b044c771aee6787e5ec24694c048184c7b9e54c3b60c750a4b93273a",
@@ -60,10 +68,11 @@
         },
         "aiormq": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:41a9d4eb17db805f30ed172f3f609fe0c2b16657fb15b1b67df19d251dd93c0d",
-                "sha256:7c19477a9450824cb79f9949fd238f4148e2c0dca67756a2868863c387209f04"
+                "sha256:106695a836f19c1af6c46b58e8aac80e00f86c5b3287a3c6483a1ee369cc95c9",
+                "sha256:9f6dbf6155fe2b7a3d24bf68de97fb812db0fac0a54e96bc1af14ea95078ba7f"
             ],
-            "version": "==3.2.2"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "version": "==3.2.3"
         },
         "alabaster": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -72,75 +81,98 @@
             ],
             "version": "==0.7.12"
         },
+        "async-rediscache": {
+            "extras": [
+                "fakeredis"
+            ],
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:6be8a657d724ccbcfb1946d29a80c3478c5f9ecd2f78a0a26d2f4013a622258f",
+                "sha256:c25e4fff73f64d20645254783c3224a4c49e083e3fab67c44f17af944c5e26af"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "markers": "python_version ~= '3.7'",
+            "version": "==0.1.4"
+        },
         "async-timeout": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:0c3c816a028d47f659d6ff5c745cb2acf1f966da1fe5c19c77a70282b25f4c5f",
                 "sha256:4291ca197d287d274d0b6cb5d6f8f8f82d434ed288f962539ff18cc9012f9ea3"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.5.3'",
             "version": "==3.0.1"
         },
         "attrs": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:08a96c641c3a74e44eb59afb61a24f2cb9f4d7188748e76ba4bb5edfa3cb7d1c",
-                "sha256:f7b7ce16570fe9965acd6d30101a28f62fb4a7f9e926b3bbc9b61f8b04247e72"
+                "sha256:26b54ddbbb9ee1d34d5d3668dd37d6cf74990ab23c828c2888dccdceee395594",
+                "sha256:fce7fc47dfc976152e82d53ff92fa0407700c21acd20886a13777a0d20e655dc"
             ],
-            "version": "==19.3.0"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
+            "version": "==20.2.0"
         },
         "babel": {
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                 "sha256:d670ea0b10f8b723672d3a6abeb87b565b244da220d76b4dba1b66269ec152d4"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.8.0"
         },
         "beautifulsoup4": {
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+                "sha256:1edf5e39f3a5bc6e38b235b369128416c7239b34f692acccececb040233032a1",
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-            "version": "==4.9.1"
+            "version": "==4.9.2"
         },
         "certifi": {
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-            "version": "==2020.4.5.1"
+            "version": "==2020.6.20"
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@@ -154,7 +186,6 @@
                 "sha256:7d73d2a99753107a36ac6b455ee49046802e59d9d076ef8e47b61499fa29afff",
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             "version": "==0.4.3"
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@@ -174,35 +205,28 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==4.3.2"
         },
-        "discord": {
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+                "sha256:e8caf961e1b1a945db76f1b5fa9c91498d15f545ac0ababbe575cfab185d3bd8"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==5.3"
         },
         "distlib": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:2e166e231a26b36d6dfe35a48c4464346620f8645ed0ace01ee31822b288de21"
+                "sha256:8c09de2c67b3e7deef7184574fc060ab8a793e7adbb183d942c389c8b13c52fb",
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             ],
-            "version": "==0.3.0"
+            "version": "==0.3.1"
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         "filelock": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -749,19 +786,19 @@
         },
         "flake8": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:c69ac1668e434d37a2d2880b3ca9aafd54b3a10a3ac1ab101d22f29e29cf8634",
-                "sha256:ccaa799ef9893cebe69fdfefed76865aeaefbb94cb8545617b2298786a4de9a5"
+                "sha256:15e351d19611c887e482fb960eae4d44845013cc142d42896e9862f775d8cf5c",
+                "sha256:f04b9fcbac03b0a3e58c0ab3a0ecc462e023a9faf046d57794184028123aa208"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==3.8.2"
+            "version": "==3.8.3"
         },
         "flake8-annotations": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:9091d920406a7ff10e401e0dd1baa396d1d7d2e3d101a9beecf815f5894ad554",
-                "sha256:f59fdceb8c8f380a20aed20e1ba8a57bde05935958166c52be2249f113f7ab75"
+                "sha256:09fe1aa3f40cb8fef632a0ab3614050a7584bb884b6134e70cf1fc9eeee642fa",
+                "sha256:5bda552f074fd6e34276c7761756fa07d824ffac91ce9c0a8555eb2bc5b92d7a"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==2.1.0"
+            "version": "==2.4.0"
         },
         "flake8-bugbear": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -819,10 +856,11 @@
         },
         "identify": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:0f3c3aac62b51b86fea6ff52fe8ff9e06f57f10411502443809064d23e16f1c2",
-                "sha256:f9ad3d41f01e98eb066b6e05c5b184fd1e925fadec48eb165b4e01c72a1ef3a7"
+                "sha256:7c22c384a2c9b32c5cc891d13f923f6b2653aa83e2d75d8f79be240d6c86c4f4",
+                "sha256:da683bfb7669fa749fc7731f378229e2dbf29a1d1337cbde04106f02236eb29d"
             ],
-            "version": "==1.4.16"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
+            "version": "==1.5.5"
         },
         "mccabe": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -833,45 +871,49 @@
         },
         "nodeenv": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5b2438f2e42af54ca968dd1b374d14a1194848955187b0e5e4be1f73813a5212"
+                "sha256:5304d424c529c997bc888453aeaa6362d242b6b4631e90f3d4bf1b290f1c84a9",
+                "sha256:ab45090ae383b716c4ef89e690c41ff8c2b257b85b309f01f3654df3d084bd7c"
             ],
-            "version": "==1.3.5"
+            "version": "==1.5.0"
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             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5d9f1056cb9427ce344e98d1a7f5665710e2f20f748438e308995852cfa24164",
-                "sha256:f3b4a5f9dd72b991bf7d8e2a341d2e1aa3a884a769b5aaac4f56825c1763bf3a"
+                "sha256:a1dd47dd243adfe8a83616e27cf03164960b507530f155db94e10b36a6cd6724",
+                "sha256:f43bfe3eea7e0d73e8b5d07d6407ab47f2476ccaeff6937c84275cd30b016738"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.10.0"
+            "version": "==0.11.1"
         },
         "pre-commit": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5559e09afcac7808933951ffaf4ff9aac524f31efbc3f24d021540b6c579813c",
-                "sha256:703e2e34cbe0eedb0d319eff9f7b83e2022bb5a3ab5289a6a8841441076514d0"
+                "sha256:810aef2a2ba4f31eed1941fc270e72696a1ad5590b9751839c90807d0fff6b9a",
+                "sha256:c54fd3e574565fe128ecc5e7d2f91279772ddb03f8729645fa812fe809084a70"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==2.4.0"
+            "version": "==2.7.1"
         },
         "pycodestyle": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:2295e7b2f6b5bd100585ebcb1f616591b652db8a741695b3d8f5d28bdc934367",
                 "sha256:c58a7d2815e0e8d7972bf1803331fb0152f867bd89adf8a01dfd55085434192e"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.6.0"
         },
         "pydocstyle": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:da7831660b7355307b32778c4a0dbfb137d89254ef31a2b2978f50fc0b4d7586",
-                "sha256:f4f5d210610c2d153fae39093d44224c17429e2ad7da12a8b419aba5c2f614b5"
+                "sha256:19b86fa8617ed916776a11cd8bc0197e5b9856d5433b777f51a3defe13075325",
+                "sha256:aca749e190a01726a4fb472dd4ef23b5c9da7b9205c0a7857c06533de13fd678"
             ],
-            "version": "==5.0.2"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
+            "version": "==5.1.1"
         },
         "pyflakes": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:0d94e0e05a19e57a99444b6ddcf9a6eb2e5c68d3ca1e98e90707af8152c90a92",
                 "sha256:35b2d75ee967ea93b55750aa9edbbf72813e06a66ba54438df2cfac9e3c27fc8"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==2.2.0"
         },
         "pyyaml": {
@@ -896,6 +938,7 @@
                 "sha256:30639c035cdb23534cd4aa2dd52c3bf48f06e5f4a941509c8bafd8ce11080259",
                 "sha256:8b74bedcbbbaca38ff6d7491d76f2b06b3592611af620f8426e82dddb04a5ced"
             ],
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==1.15.0"
         },
         "snowballstemmer": {
@@ -914,18 +957,19 @@
         },
         "unittest-xml-reporting": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:74eaf7739a7957a74f52b8187c5616f61157372189bef0a32ba5c30bbc00e58a",
-                "sha256:e09b8ae70cce9904cdd331f53bf929150962869a5324ab7ff3dd6c8b87e01f7d"
+                "sha256:7bf515ea8cb244255a25100cd29db611a73f8d3d0aaf672ed3266307e14cc1ca",
+                "sha256:984cebba69e889401bfe3adb9088ca376b3a1f923f0590d005126c1bffd1a695"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==3.0.2"
+            "version": "==3.0.4"
         },
         "virtualenv": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:a116629d4e7f4d03433b8afa27f43deba09d48bc48f5ecefa4f015a178efb6cf",
-                "sha256:a730548b27366c5e6cbdf6f97406d861cccece2e22275e8e1a757aeff5e00c70"
+                "sha256:43add625c53c596d38f971a465553f6318decc39d98512bc100fa1b1e839c8dc",
+                "sha256:e0305af10299a7fb0d69393d8f04cb2965dda9351140d11ac8db4e5e3970451b"
             ],
-            "version": "==20.0.21"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
+            "version": "==20.0.31"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cae7c3454..b37ece296 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Python Utility Bot
 
-[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Python%20Discord&logo=discord&message=%3E60k%20members&color=%237289DA&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/2B963hn)
+[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Python%20Discord&logo=discord&message=%3E100k%20members&color=%237289DA&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/2B963hn)
 [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/python-discord/Python%20Discord/_apis/build/status/Bot?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/python-discord/Python%20Discord/_build/latest?definitionId=1&branchName=master)
 [![Tests](https://img.shields.io/azure-devops/tests/python-discord/Python%20Discord/1?compact_message)](https://dev.azure.com/python-discord/Python%20Discord/_apis/build/status/Bot?branchName=master)
 [![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/azure-devops/coverage/python-discord/Python%20Discord/1/master)](https://dev.azure.com/python-discord/Python%20Discord/_apis/build/status/Bot?branchName=master)
diff --git a/bot/__init__.py b/bot/__init__.py
index d63086fe2..4fce04532 100644
--- a/bot/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+from functools import partial, partialmethod
 from logging import Logger, handlers
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import coloredlogs
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from bot.command import Command
 
 TRACE_LEVEL = logging.TRACE = 5
 logging.addLevelName(TRACE_LEVEL, "TRACE")
@@ -60,9 +64,15 @@ coloredlogs.install(logger=root_log, stream=sys.stdout)
 logging.getLogger("discord").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 logging.getLogger("websockets").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 logging.getLogger("chardet").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.getLogger("async_rediscache").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 
 # On Windows, the selector event loop is required for aiodns.
 if os.name == "nt":
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
+
+
+# Monkey-patch discord.py decorators to use the Command subclass which supports root aliases.
+# Must be patched before any cogs are added.
+commands.command = partial(commands.command, cls=Command)
+commands.GroupMixin.command = partialmethod(commands.GroupMixin.command, cls=Command)
diff --git a/bot/__main__.py b/bot/__main__.py
index 3d414c4b8..367be1300 100644
--- a/bot/__main__.py
+++ b/bot/__main__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
 
 import discord
 import sentry_sdk
+from async_rediscache import RedisSession
 from discord.ext.commands import when_mentioned_or
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.aiohttp import AioHttpIntegration
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.redis import RedisIntegration
 
-from bot import constants, patches
+from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.utils.extensions import EXTENSIONS
 
+# Set up Sentry.
 sentry_logging = LoggingIntegration(
     level=logging.DEBUG,
     event_level=logging.WARNING
@@ -24,60 +28,49 @@ sentry_sdk.init(
     ]
 )
 
+# Create the redis session instance.
+redis_session = RedisSession(
+    address=(constants.Redis.host, constants.Redis.port),
+    password=constants.Redis.password,
+    minsize=1,
+    maxsize=20,
+    use_fakeredis=constants.Redis.use_fakeredis,
+    global_namespace="bot",
+)
+
+# Connect redis session to ensure it's connected before we try to access Redis
+# from somewhere within the bot. We create the event loop in the same way
+# discord.py normally does and pass it to the bot's __init__.
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop.run_until_complete(redis_session.connect())
+
+
+# Instantiate the bot.
+allowed_roles = [discord.Object(id_) for id_ in constants.MODERATION_ROLES]
+intents = discord.Intents().all()
+intents.presences = False
+intents.dm_typing = False
+intents.dm_reactions = False
+intents.invites = False
+intents.webhooks = False
+intents.integrations = False
 bot = Bot(
+    redis_session=redis_session,
+    loop=loop,
     command_prefix=when_mentioned_or(constants.Bot.prefix),
-    activity=discord.Game(name="Commands: !help"),
+    activity=discord.Game(name=f"Commands: {constants.Bot.prefix}help"),
     case_insensitive=True,
     max_messages=10_000,
+    allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(everyone=False, roles=allowed_roles),
+    intents=intents,
 )
 
-# Internal/debug
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.error_handler")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.filtering")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.logging")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.security")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.config_verifier")
-
-# Commands, etc
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.antimalware")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.antispam")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.bot")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.clean")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.extensions")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.help")
-
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.doc")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.verification")
-
-# Feature cogs
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.alias")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.defcon")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.duck_pond")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.eval")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.information")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.jams")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.moderation")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.python_news")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.off_topic_names")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.reddit")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.reminders")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.site")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.snekbox")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.stats")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.sync")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.tags")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.token_remover")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.utils")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.watchchannels")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.webhook_remover")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.wolfram")
-bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.code_snippets")
-
-if constants.HelpChannels.enable:
-    bot.load_extension("bot.cogs.help_channels")
+# Load extensions.
+extensions = set(EXTENSIONS)  # Create a mutable copy.
+if not constants.HelpChannels.enable:
+    extensions.remove("bot.exts.help_channels")
 
-# Apply `message_edited_at` patch if discord.py did not yet release a bug fix.
-if not hasattr(discord.message.Message, '_handle_edited_timestamp'):
-    patches.message_edited_at.apply_patch()
+for extension in extensions:
+    bot.load_extension(extension)
 
 bot.run(constants.Bot.token)
diff --git a/bot/bot.py b/bot/bot.py
index 313652d11..b2e5237fe 100644
--- a/bot/bot.py
+++ b/bot/bot.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import socket
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 import aiohttp
-import aioredis
 import discord
-import fakeredis.aioredis
+from async_rediscache import RedisSession
 from discord.ext import commands
 from sentry_sdk import push_scope
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger('bot')
 class Bot(commands.Bot):
     """A subclass of `discord.ext.commands.Bot` with an aiohttp session and an API client."""
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *args, redis_session: RedisSession, **kwargs):
         if "connector" in kwargs:
             warnings.warn(
                 "If login() is called (or the bot is started), the connector will be overwritten "
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         self.http_session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None
-        self.redis_session: Optional[aioredis.Redis] = None
-        self.redis_ready = asyncio.Event()
-        self.redis_closed = False
+        self.redis_session = redis_session
         self.api_client = api.APIClient(loop=self.loop)
+        self.filter_list_cache = defaultdict(dict)
 
         self._connector = None
         self._resolver = None
@@ -49,35 +48,78 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
 
         self.stats = AsyncStatsClient(self.loop, statsd_url, 8125, prefix="bot")
 
-    async def _create_redis_session(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Create the Redis connection pool, and then open the redis event gate.
+    async def cache_filter_list_data(self) -> None:
+        """Cache all the data in the FilterList on the site."""
+        full_cache = await self.api_client.get('bot/filter-lists')
 
-        If constants.Redis.use_fakeredis is True, we'll set up a fake redis pool instead
-        of attempting to communicate with a real Redis server. This is useful because it
-        means contributors don't necessarily need to get Redis running locally just
-        to run the bot.
+        for item in full_cache:
+            self.insert_item_into_filter_list_cache(item)
 
-        The fakeredis cache won't have persistence across restarts, but that
-        usually won't matter for local bot testing.
-        """
-        if constants.Redis.use_fakeredis:
-            log.info("Using fakeredis instead of communicating with a real Redis server.")
-            self.redis_session = await fakeredis.aioredis.create_redis_pool()
-        else:
-            self.redis_session = await aioredis.create_redis_pool(
-                address=(constants.Redis.host, constants.Redis.port),
-                password=constants.Redis.password,
+    def _recreate(self) -> None:
+        """Re-create the connector, aiohttp session, the APIClient and the Redis session."""
+        # Use asyncio for DNS resolution instead of threads so threads aren't spammed.
+        # Doesn't seem to have any state with regards to being closed, so no need to worry?
+        self._resolver = aiohttp.AsyncResolver()
+
+        # Its __del__ does send a warning but it doesn't always show up for some reason.
+        if self._connector and not self._connector._closed:
+            log.warning(
+                "The previous connector was not closed; it will remain open and be overwritten"
+            )
+
+        if self.redis_session.closed:
+            # If the RedisSession was somehow closed, we try to reconnect it
+            # here. Normally, this shouldn't happen.
+            self.loop.create_task(self.redis_session.connect())
+
+        # Use AF_INET as its socket family to prevent HTTPS related problems both locally
+        # and in production.
+        self._connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(
+            resolver=self._resolver,
+            family=socket.AF_INET,
+        )
+
+        # Client.login() will call HTTPClient.static_login() which will create a session using
+        # this connector attribute.
+        self.http.connector = self._connector
+
+        # Its __del__ does send a warning but it doesn't always show up for some reason.
+        if self.http_session and not self.http_session.closed:
+            log.warning(
+                "The previous session was not closed; it will remain open and be overwritten"
             )
 
-        self.redis_closed = False
-        self.redis_ready.set()
+        self.http_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=self._connector)
+        self.api_client.recreate(force=True, connector=self._connector)
+
+        # Build the FilterList cache
+        self.loop.create_task(self.cache_filter_list_data())
 
     def add_cog(self, cog: commands.Cog) -> None:
         """Adds a "cog" to the bot and logs the operation."""
         super().add_cog(cog)
         log.info(f"Cog loaded: {cog.qualified_name}")
 
+    def add_command(self, command: commands.Command) -> None:
+        """Add `command` as normal and then add its root aliases to the bot."""
+        super().add_command(command)
+        self._add_root_aliases(command)
+
+    def remove_command(self, name: str) -> Optional[commands.Command]:
+        """
+        Remove a command/alias as normal and then remove its root aliases from the bot.
+
+        Individual root aliases cannot be removed by this function.
+        To remove them, either remove the entire command or manually edit `bot.all_commands`.
+        """
+        command = super().remove_command(name)
+        if command is None:
+            # Even if it's a root alias, there's no way to get the Bot instance to remove the alias.
+            return
+
+        self._remove_root_aliases(command)
+        return command
+
     def clear(self) -> None:
         """
         Clears the internal state of the bot and recreates the connector and sessions.
@@ -108,10 +150,20 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             self.stats._transport.close()
 
         if self.redis_session:
-            self.redis_closed = True
-            self.redis_session.close()
-            self.redis_ready.clear()
-            await self.redis_session.wait_closed()
+            await self.redis_session.close()
+
+    def insert_item_into_filter_list_cache(self, item: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
+        """Add an item to the bots filter_list_cache."""
+        type_ = item["type"]
+        allowed = item["allowed"]
+        content = item["content"]
+
+        self.filter_list_cache[f"{type_}.{allowed}"][content] = {
+            "id": item["id"],
+            "comment": item["comment"],
+            "created_at": item["created_at"],
+            "updated_at": item["updated_at"],
+        }
 
     async def login(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         """Re-create the connector and set up sessions before logging into Discord."""
@@ -119,46 +171,6 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         await self.stats.create_socket()
         await super().login(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def _recreate(self) -> None:
-        """Re-create the connector, aiohttp session, the APIClient and the Redis session."""
-        # Use asyncio for DNS resolution instead of threads so threads aren't spammed.
-        # Doesn't seem to have any state with regards to being closed, so no need to worry?
-        self._resolver = aiohttp.AsyncResolver()
-
-        # Its __del__ does send a warning but it doesn't always show up for some reason.
-        if self._connector and not self._connector._closed:
-            log.warning(
-                "The previous connector was not closed; it will remain open and be overwritten"
-            )
-
-        if self.redis_session and not self.redis_session.closed:
-            log.warning(
-                "The previous redis pool was not closed; it will remain open and be overwritten"
-            )
-
-        # Create the redis session
-        self.loop.create_task(self._create_redis_session())
-
-        # Use AF_INET as its socket family to prevent HTTPS related problems both locally
-        # and in production.
-        self._connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(
-            resolver=self._resolver,
-            family=socket.AF_INET,
-        )
-
-        # Client.login() will call HTTPClient.static_login() which will create a session using
-        # this connector attribute.
-        self.http.connector = self._connector
-
-        # Its __del__ does send a warning but it doesn't always show up for some reason.
-        if self.http_session and not self.http_session.closed:
-            log.warning(
-                "The previous session was not closed; it will remain open and be overwritten"
-            )
-
-        self.http_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=self._connector)
-        self.api_client.recreate(force=True, connector=self._connector)
-
     async def on_guild_available(self, guild: discord.Guild) -> None:
         """
         Set the internal guild available event when constants.Guild.id becomes available.
@@ -210,3 +222,24 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             scope.set_extra("kwargs", kwargs)
 
             log.exception(f"Unhandled exception in {event}.")
+
+    def _add_root_aliases(self, command: commands.Command) -> None:
+        """Recursively add root aliases for `command` and any of its subcommands."""
+        if isinstance(command, commands.Group):
+            for subcommand in command.commands:
+                self._add_root_aliases(subcommand)
+
+        for alias in getattr(command, "root_aliases", ()):
+            if alias in self.all_commands:
+                raise commands.CommandRegistrationError(alias, alias_conflict=True)
+
+            self.all_commands[alias] = command
+
+    def _remove_root_aliases(self, command: commands.Command) -> None:
+        """Recursively remove root aliases for `command` and any of its subcommands."""
+        if isinstance(command, commands.Group):
+            for subcommand in command.commands:
+                self._remove_root_aliases(subcommand)
+
+        for alias in getattr(command, "root_aliases", ()):
+            self.all_commands.pop(alias, None)
diff --git a/bot/cogs/alias.py b/bot/cogs/alias.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55c7efe65..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/alias.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-import inspect
-import logging
-
-from discord import Colour, Embed
-from discord.ext.commands import (
-    Cog, Command, Context, Greedy,
-    clean_content, command, group,
-)
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.extensions import Extension
-from bot.converters import FetchedMember, TagNameConverter
-from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Alias (Cog):
-    """Aliases for commonly used commands."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    async def invoke(self, ctx: Context, cmd_name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        """Invokes a command with args and kwargs."""
-        log.debug(f"{cmd_name} was invoked through an alias")
-        cmd = self.bot.get_command(cmd_name)
-        if not cmd:
-            return log.info(f'Did not find command "{cmd_name}" to invoke.')
-        elif not await cmd.can_run(ctx):
-            return log.info(
-                f'{str(ctx.author)} tried to run the command "{cmd_name}" but lacks permission.'
-            )
-
-        await ctx.invoke(cmd, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    @command(name='aliases')
-    async def aliases_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Show configured aliases on the bot."""
-        embed = Embed(
-            title='Configured aliases',
-            colour=Colour.blue()
-        )
-        await LinePaginator.paginate(
-            (
-                f"• `{ctx.prefix}{value.name}` "
-                f"=> `{ctx.prefix}{name[:-len('_alias')].replace('_', ' ')}`"
-                for name, value in inspect.getmembers(self)
-                if isinstance(value, Command) and name.endswith('_alias')
-            ),
-            ctx, embed, empty=False, max_lines=20
-        )
-
-    @command(name="resources", aliases=("resource",), hidden=True)
-    async def site_resources_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>site resources."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "site resources")
-
-    @command(name="tools", hidden=True)
-    async def site_tools_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>site tools."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "site tools")
-
-    @command(name="watch", hidden=True)
-    async def bigbrother_watch_alias(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>bigbrother watch [user] [reason]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "bigbrother watch", user, reason=reason)
-
-    @command(name="unwatch", hidden=True)
-    async def bigbrother_unwatch_alias(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>bigbrother unwatch [user] [reason]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "bigbrother unwatch", user, reason=reason)
-
-    @command(name="home", hidden=True)
-    async def site_home_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>site home."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "site home")
-
-    @command(name="faq", hidden=True)
-    async def site_faq_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>site faq."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "site faq")
-
-    @command(name="rules", aliases=("rule",), hidden=True)
-    async def site_rules_alias(self, ctx: Context, rules: Greedy[int], *_: str) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>site rules."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "site rules", *rules)
-
-    @command(name="reload", hidden=True)
-    async def extensions_reload_alias(self, ctx: Context, *extensions: Extension) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>extensions reload [extensions...]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "extensions reload", *extensions)
-
-    @command(name="defon", hidden=True)
-    async def defcon_enable_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>defcon enable."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "defcon enable")
-
-    @command(name="defoff", hidden=True)
-    async def defcon_disable_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>defcon disable."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "defcon disable")
-
-    @command(name="exception", hidden=True)
-    async def tags_get_traceback_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>tags get traceback."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "tags get", tag_name="traceback")
-
-    @group(name="get",
-           aliases=("show", "g"),
-           hidden=True,
-           invoke_without_command=True)
-    async def get_group_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Group for reverse aliases for commands like `tags get`, allowing for `get tags` or `get docs`."""
-        pass
-
-    @get_group_alias.command(name="tags", aliases=("tag", "t"), hidden=True)
-    async def tags_get_alias(
-            self, ctx: Context, *, tag_name: TagNameConverter = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Alias for invoking <prefix>tags get [tag_name].
-
-        tag_name: str - tag to be viewed.
-        """
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "tags get", tag_name=tag_name)
-
-    @get_group_alias.command(name="docs", aliases=("doc", "d"), hidden=True)
-    async def docs_get_alias(
-            self, ctx: Context, symbol: clean_content = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>docs get [symbol]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "docs get", symbol)
-
-    @command(name="nominate", hidden=True)
-    async def nomination_add_alias(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>talentpool add [user] [reason]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "talentpool add", user, reason=reason)
-
-    @command(name="unnominate", hidden=True)
-    async def nomination_end_alias(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>nomination end [user] [reason]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "nomination end", user, reason=reason)
-
-    @command(name="nominees", hidden=True)
-    async def nominees_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>tp watched."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "talentpool watched")
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Alias cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(Alias(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/bot.py b/bot/cogs/bot.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a79b37d25..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/bot.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,381 +0,0 @@
-import ast
-import logging
-import re
-import time
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
-
-from discord import Embed, Message, RawMessageUpdateEvent, TextChannel
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command, group
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.token_remover import TokenRemover
-from bot.constants import Categories, Channels, DEBUG_MODE, Guild, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles, URLs
-from bot.decorators import with_role
-from bot.utils.messages import wait_for_deletion
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-RE_MARKDOWN = re.compile(r'([*_~`|>])')
-
-
-class BotCog(Cog, name="Bot"):
-    """Bot information commands."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-        # Stores allowed channels plus epoch time since last call.
-        self.channel_cooldowns = {
-            Channels.python_discussion: 0,
-        }
-
-        # These channels will also work, but will not be subject to cooldown
-        self.channel_whitelist = (
-            Channels.bot_commands,
-        )
-
-        # Stores improperly formatted Python codeblock message ids and the corresponding bot message
-        self.codeblock_message_ids = {}
-
-    @group(invoke_without_command=True, name="bot", hidden=True)
-    @with_role(Roles.verified)
-    async def botinfo_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Bot informational commands."""
-        await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
-
-    @botinfo_group.command(name='about', aliases=('info',), hidden=True)
-    @with_role(Roles.verified)
-    async def about_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Get information about the bot."""
-        embed = Embed(
-            description="A utility bot designed just for the Python server! Try `!help` for more info.",
-            url="https://github.com/python-discord/bot"
-        )
-
-        embed.add_field(name="Total Users", value=str(len(self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id).members)))
-        embed.set_author(
-            name="Python Bot",
-            url="https://github.com/python-discord/bot",
-            icon_url=URLs.bot_avatar
-        )
-
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-
-    @command(name='echo', aliases=('print',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
-    async def echo_command(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel], *, text: str) -> None:
-        """Repeat the given message in either a specified channel or the current channel."""
-        if channel is None:
-            await ctx.send(text)
-        else:
-            await channel.send(text)
-
-    @command(name='embed')
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
-    async def embed_command(self, ctx: Context, *, text: str) -> None:
-        """Send the input within an embed to the current channel."""
-        embed = Embed(description=text)
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-
-    def codeblock_stripping(self, msg: str, bad_ticks: bool) -> Optional[Tuple[Tuple[str, ...], str]]:
-        """
-        Strip msg in order to find Python code.
-
-        Tries to strip out Python code out of msg and returns the stripped block or
-        None if the block is a valid Python codeblock.
-        """
-        if msg.count("\n") >= 3:
-            # Filtering valid Python codeblocks and exiting if a valid Python codeblock is found.
-            if re.search("```(?:py|python)\n(.*?)```", msg, re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL) and not bad_ticks:
-                log.trace(
-                    "Someone wrote a message that was already a "
-                    "valid Python syntax highlighted code block. No action taken."
-                )
-                return None
-
-            else:
-                # Stripping backticks from every line of the message.
-                log.trace(f"Stripping backticks from message.\n\n{msg}\n\n")
-                content = ""
-                for line in msg.splitlines(keepends=True):
-                    content += line.strip("`")
-
-                content = content.strip()
-
-                # Remove "Python" or "Py" from start of the message if it exists.
-                log.trace(f"Removing 'py' or 'python' from message.\n\n{content}\n\n")
-                pycode = False
-                if content.lower().startswith("python"):
-                    content = content[6:]
-                    pycode = True
-                elif content.lower().startswith("py"):
-                    content = content[2:]
-                    pycode = True
-
-                if pycode:
-                    content = content.splitlines(keepends=True)
-
-                    # Check if there might be code in the first line, and preserve it.
-                    first_line = content[0]
-                    if " " in content[0]:
-                        first_space = first_line.index(" ")
-                        content[0] = first_line[first_space:]
-                        content = "".join(content)
-
-                    # If there's no code we can just get rid of the first line.
-                    else:
-                        content = "".join(content[1:])
-
-                # Strip it again to remove any leading whitespace. This is neccessary
-                # if the first line of the message looked like ```python <code>
-                old = content.strip()
-
-                # Strips REPL code out of the message if there is any.
-                content, repl_code = self.repl_stripping(old)
-                if old != content:
-                    return (content, old), repl_code
-
-                # Try to apply indentation fixes to the code.
-                content = self.fix_indentation(content)
-
-                # Check if the code contains backticks, if it does ignore the message.
-                if "`" in content:
-                    log.trace("Detected ` inside the code, won't reply")
-                    return None
-                else:
-                    log.trace(f"Returning message.\n\n{content}\n\n")
-                    return (content,), repl_code
-
-    def fix_indentation(self, msg: str) -> str:
-        """Attempts to fix badly indented code."""
-        def unindent(code: str, skip_spaces: int = 0) -> str:
-            """Unindents all code down to the number of spaces given in skip_spaces."""
-            final = ""
-            current = code[0]
-            leading_spaces = 0
-
-            # Get numbers of spaces before code in the first line.
-            while current == " ":
-                current = code[leading_spaces + 1]
-                leading_spaces += 1
-            leading_spaces -= skip_spaces
-
-            # If there are any, remove that number of spaces from every line.
-            if leading_spaces > 0:
-                for line in code.splitlines(keepends=True):
-                    line = line[leading_spaces:]
-                    final += line
-                return final
-            else:
-                return code
-
-        # Apply fix for "all lines are overindented" case.
-        msg = unindent(msg)
-
-        # If the first line does not end with a colon, we can be
-        # certain the next line will be on the same indentation level.
-        #
-        # If it does end with a colon, we will need to indent all successive
-        # lines one additional level.
-        first_line = msg.splitlines()[0]
-        code = "".join(msg.splitlines(keepends=True)[1:])
-        if not first_line.endswith(":"):
-            msg = f"{first_line}\n{unindent(code)}"
-        else:
-            msg = f"{first_line}\n{unindent(code, 4)}"
-        return msg
-
-    def repl_stripping(self, msg: str) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
-        """
-        Strip msg in order to extract Python code out of REPL output.
-
-        Tries to strip out REPL Python code out of msg and returns the stripped msg.
-
-        Returns True for the boolean if REPL code was found in the input msg.
-        """
-        final = ""
-        for line in msg.splitlines(keepends=True):
-            if line.startswith(">>>") or line.startswith("..."):
-                final += line[4:]
-        log.trace(f"Formatted: \n\n{msg}\n\n to \n\n{final}\n\n")
-        if not final:
-            log.trace(f"Found no REPL code in \n\n{msg}\n\n")
-            return msg, False
-        else:
-            log.trace(f"Found REPL code in \n\n{msg}\n\n")
-            return final.rstrip(), True
-
-    def has_bad_ticks(self, msg: Message) -> bool:
-        """Check to see if msg contains ticks that aren't '`'."""
-        not_backticks = [
-            "'''", '"""', "\u00b4\u00b4\u00b4", "\u2018\u2018\u2018", "\u2019\u2019\u2019",
-            "\u2032\u2032\u2032", "\u201c\u201c\u201c", "\u201d\u201d\u201d", "\u2033\u2033\u2033",
-            "\u3003\u3003\u3003"
-        ]
-
-        return msg.content[:3] in not_backticks
-
-    @Cog.listener()
-    async def on_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
-        """
-        Detect poorly formatted Python code in new messages.
-
-        If poorly formatted code is detected, send the user a helpful message explaining how to do
-        properly formatted Python syntax highlighting codeblocks.
-        """
-        is_help_channel = (
-            getattr(msg.channel, "category", None)
-            and msg.channel.category.id in (Categories.help_available, Categories.help_in_use)
-        )
-        parse_codeblock = (
-            (
-                is_help_channel
-                or msg.channel.id in self.channel_cooldowns
-                or msg.channel.id in self.channel_whitelist
-            )
-            and not msg.author.bot
-            and len(msg.content.splitlines()) > 3
-            and not TokenRemover.find_token_in_message(msg)
-        )
-
-        if parse_codeblock:  # no token in the msg
-            on_cooldown = (time.time() - self.channel_cooldowns.get(msg.channel.id, 0)) < 300
-            if not on_cooldown or DEBUG_MODE:
-                try:
-                    if self.has_bad_ticks(msg):
-                        ticks = msg.content[:3]
-                        content = self.codeblock_stripping(f"```{msg.content[3:-3]}```", True)
-                        if content is None:
-                            return
-
-                        content, repl_code = content
-
-                        if len(content) == 2:
-                            content = content[1]
-                        else:
-                            content = content[0]
-
-                        space_left = 204
-                        if len(content) >= space_left:
-                            current_length = 0
-                            lines_walked = 0
-                            for line in content.splitlines(keepends=True):
-                                if current_length + len(line) > space_left or lines_walked == 10:
-                                    break
-                                current_length += len(line)
-                                lines_walked += 1
-                            content = content[:current_length] + "#..."
-                        content_escaped_markdown = RE_MARKDOWN.sub(r'\\\1', content)
-                        howto = (
-                            "It looks like you are trying to paste code into this channel.\n\n"
-                            "You seem to be using the wrong symbols to indicate where the codeblock should start. "
-                            f"The correct symbols would be \\`\\`\\`, not `{ticks}`.\n\n"
-                            "**Here is an example of how it should look:**\n"
-                            f"\\`\\`\\`python\n{content_escaped_markdown}\n\\`\\`\\`\n\n"
-                            "**This will result in the following:**\n"
-                            f"```python\n{content}\n```"
-                        )
-
-                    else:
-                        howto = ""
-                        content = self.codeblock_stripping(msg.content, False)
-                        if content is None:
-                            return
-
-                        content, repl_code = content
-                        # Attempts to parse the message into an AST node.
-                        # Invalid Python code will raise a SyntaxError.
-                        tree = ast.parse(content[0])
-
-                        # Multiple lines of single words could be interpreted as expressions.
-                        # This check is to avoid all nodes being parsed as expressions.
-                        # (e.g. words over multiple lines)
-                        if not all(isinstance(node, ast.Expr) for node in tree.body) or repl_code:
-                            # Shorten the code to 10 lines and/or 204 characters.
-                            space_left = 204
-                            if content and repl_code:
-                                content = content[1]
-                            else:
-                                content = content[0]
-
-                            if len(content) >= space_left:
-                                current_length = 0
-                                lines_walked = 0
-                                for line in content.splitlines(keepends=True):
-                                    if current_length + len(line) > space_left or lines_walked == 10:
-                                        break
-                                    current_length += len(line)
-                                    lines_walked += 1
-                                content = content[:current_length] + "#..."
-
-                            content_escaped_markdown = RE_MARKDOWN.sub(r'\\\1', content)
-                            howto += (
-                                "It looks like you're trying to paste code into this channel.\n\n"
-                                "Discord has support for Markdown, which allows you to post code with full "
-                                "syntax highlighting. Please use these whenever you paste code, as this "
-                                "helps improve the legibility and makes it easier for us to help you.\n\n"
-                                f"**To do this, use the following method:**\n"
-                                f"\\`\\`\\`python\n{content_escaped_markdown}\n\\`\\`\\`\n\n"
-                                "**This will result in the following:**\n"
-                                f"```python\n{content}\n```"
-                            )
-
-                            log.debug(f"{msg.author} posted something that needed to be put inside python code "
-                                      "blocks. Sending the user some instructions.")
-                        else:
-                            log.trace("The code consists only of expressions, not sending instructions")
-
-                    if howto != "":
-                        # Increase amount of codeblock correction in stats
-                        self.bot.stats.incr("codeblock_corrections")
-                        howto_embed = Embed(description=howto)
-                        bot_message = await msg.channel.send(f"Hey {msg.author.mention}!", embed=howto_embed)
-                        self.codeblock_message_ids[msg.id] = bot_message.id
-
-                        self.bot.loop.create_task(
-                            wait_for_deletion(bot_message, user_ids=(msg.author.id,), client=self.bot)
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        return
-
-                    if msg.channel.id not in self.channel_whitelist:
-                        self.channel_cooldowns[msg.channel.id] = time.time()
-
-                except SyntaxError:
-                    log.trace(
-                        f"{msg.author} posted in a help channel, and when we tried to parse it as Python code, "
-                        "ast.parse raised a SyntaxError. This probably just means it wasn't Python code. "
-                        f"The message that was posted was:\n\n{msg.content}\n\n"
-                    )
-
-    @Cog.listener()
-    async def on_raw_message_edit(self, payload: RawMessageUpdateEvent) -> None:
-        """Check to see if an edited message (previously called out) still contains poorly formatted code."""
-        if (
-            # Checks to see if the message was called out by the bot
-            payload.message_id not in self.codeblock_message_ids
-            # Makes sure that there is content in the message
-            or payload.data.get("content") is None
-            # Makes sure there's a channel id in the message payload
-            or payload.data.get("channel_id") is None
-        ):
-            return
-
-        # Retrieve channel and message objects for use later
-        channel = self.bot.get_channel(int(payload.data.get("channel_id")))
-        user_message = await channel.fetch_message(payload.message_id)
-
-        #  Checks to see if the user has corrected their codeblock.  If it's fixed, has_fixed_codeblock will be None
-        has_fixed_codeblock = self.codeblock_stripping(payload.data.get("content"), self.has_bad_ticks(user_message))
-
-        # If the message is fixed, delete the bot message and the entry from the id dictionary
-        if has_fixed_codeblock is None:
-            bot_message = await channel.fetch_message(self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id])
-            await bot_message.delete()
-            del self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id]
-            log.trace("User's incorrect code block has been fixed. Removing bot formatting message.")
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Bot cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(BotCog(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/__init__.py b/bot/cogs/moderation/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6880ca1bd..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from .infractions import Infractions
-from .management import ModManagement
-from .modlog import ModLog
-from .silence import Silence
-from .superstarify import Superstarify
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Infractions, ModManagement, ModLog, Silence, and Superstarify cogs."""
-    bot.add_cog(Infractions(bot))
-    bot.add_cog(ModLog(bot))
-    bot.add_cog(ModManagement(bot))
-    bot.add_cog(Silence(bot))
-    bot.add_cog(Superstarify(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/silence.py b/bot/cogs/moderation/silence.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c8ab6443b..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/silence.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-import logging
-from contextlib import suppress
-from typing import NamedTuple, Optional
-
-from discord import TextChannel
-from discord.ext import commands, tasks
-from discord.ext.commands import Context
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Channels, Emojis, Guild, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles
-from bot.converters import HushDurationConverter
-from bot.utils.checks import with_role_check
-from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class TaskData(NamedTuple):
-    """Data for a scheduled task."""
-
-    delay: int
-    ctx: Context
-
-
-class SilenceNotifier(tasks.Loop):
-    """Loop notifier for posting notices to `alert_channel` containing added channels."""
-
-    def __init__(self, alert_channel: TextChannel):
-        super().__init__(self._notifier, seconds=1, minutes=0, hours=0, count=None, reconnect=True, loop=None)
-        self._silenced_channels = {}
-        self._alert_channel = alert_channel
-
-    def add_channel(self, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
-        """Add channel to `_silenced_channels` and start loop if not launched."""
-        if not self._silenced_channels:
-            self.start()
-            log.info("Starting notifier loop.")
-        self._silenced_channels[channel] = self._current_loop
-
-    def remove_channel(self, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
-        """Remove channel from `_silenced_channels` and stop loop if no channels remain."""
-        with suppress(KeyError):
-            del self._silenced_channels[channel]
-            if not self._silenced_channels:
-                self.stop()
-                log.info("Stopping notifier loop.")
-
-    async def _notifier(self) -> None:
-        """Post notice of `_silenced_channels` with their silenced duration to `_alert_channel` periodically."""
-        # Wait for 15 minutes between notices with pause at start of loop.
-        if self._current_loop and not self._current_loop/60 % 15:
-            log.debug(
-                f"Sending notice with channels: "
-                f"{', '.join(f'#{channel} ({channel.id})' for channel in self._silenced_channels)}."
-            )
-            channels_text = ', '.join(
-                f"{channel.mention} for {(self._current_loop-start)//60} min"
-                for channel, start in self._silenced_channels.items()
-            )
-            await self._alert_channel.send(f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> currently silenced channels: {channels_text}")
-
-
-class Silence(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
-    """Commands for stopping channel messages for `verified` role in a channel."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.bot = bot
-        self.muted_channels = set()
-        self._get_instance_vars_task = self.bot.loop.create_task(self._get_instance_vars())
-        self._get_instance_vars_event = asyncio.Event()
-
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, task: TaskData) -> None:
-        """Calls `self.unsilence` on expired silenced channel to unsilence it."""
-        await asyncio.sleep(task.delay)
-        log.info("Unsilencing channel after set delay.")
-
-        # Because `self.unsilence` explicitly cancels this scheduled task, it is shielded
-        # to avoid prematurely cancelling itself
-        await asyncio.shield(task.ctx.invoke(self.unsilence))
-
-    async def _get_instance_vars(self) -> None:
-        """Get instance variables after they're available to get from the guild."""
-        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
-        guild = self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id)
-        self._verified_role = guild.get_role(Roles.verified)
-        self._mod_alerts_channel = self.bot.get_channel(Channels.mod_alerts)
-        self._mod_log_channel = self.bot.get_channel(Channels.mod_log)
-        self.notifier = SilenceNotifier(self._mod_log_channel)
-        self._get_instance_vars_event.set()
-
-    @commands.command(aliases=("hush",))
-    async def silence(self, ctx: Context, duration: HushDurationConverter = 10) -> None:
-        """
-        Silence the current channel for `duration` minutes or `forever`.
-
-        Duration is capped at 15 minutes, passing forever makes the silence indefinite.
-        Indefinitely silenced channels get added to a notifier which posts notices every 15 minutes from the start.
-        """
-        await self._get_instance_vars_event.wait()
-        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} is silencing channel #{ctx.channel}.")
-        if not await self._silence(ctx.channel, persistent=(duration is None), duration=duration):
-            await ctx.send(f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel is already silenced.")
-            return
-        if duration is None:
-            await ctx.send(f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel indefinitely.")
-            return
-
-        await ctx.send(f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel for {duration} minute(s).")
-
-        task_data = TaskData(
-            delay=duration*60,
-            ctx=ctx
-        )
-
-        self.schedule_task(ctx.channel.id, task_data)
-
-    @commands.command(aliases=("unhush",))
-    async def unsilence(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """
-        Unsilence the current channel.
-
-        If the channel was silenced indefinitely, notifications for the channel will stop.
-        """
-        await self._get_instance_vars_event.wait()
-        log.debug(f"Unsilencing channel #{ctx.channel} from {ctx.author}'s command.")
-        if not await self._unsilence(ctx.channel):
-            await ctx.send(f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel was not silenced.")
-        else:
-            await ctx.send(f"{Emojis.check_mark} unsilenced current channel.")
-
-    async def _silence(self, channel: TextChannel, persistent: bool, duration: Optional[int]) -> bool:
-        """
-        Silence `channel` for `self._verified_role`.
-
-        If `persistent` is `True` add `channel` to notifier.
-        `duration` is only used for logging; if None is passed `persistent` should be True to not log None.
-        Return `True` if channel permissions were changed, `False` otherwise.
-        """
-        current_overwrite = channel.overwrites_for(self._verified_role)
-        if current_overwrite.send_messages is False:
-            log.info(f"Tried to silence channel #{channel} ({channel.id}) but the channel was already silenced.")
-            return False
-        await channel.set_permissions(self._verified_role, **dict(current_overwrite, send_messages=False))
-        self.muted_channels.add(channel)
-        if persistent:
-            log.info(f"Silenced #{channel} ({channel.id}) indefinitely.")
-            self.notifier.add_channel(channel)
-            return True
-
-        log.info(f"Silenced #{channel} ({channel.id}) for {duration} minute(s).")
-        return True
-
-    async def _unsilence(self, channel: TextChannel) -> bool:
-        """
-        Unsilence `channel`.
-
-        Check if `channel` is silenced through a `PermissionOverwrite`,
-        if it is unsilence it and remove it from the notifier.
-        Return `True` if channel permissions were changed, `False` otherwise.
-        """
-        current_overwrite = channel.overwrites_for(self._verified_role)
-        if current_overwrite.send_messages is False:
-            await channel.set_permissions(self._verified_role, **dict(current_overwrite, send_messages=None))
-            log.info(f"Unsilenced channel #{channel} ({channel.id}).")
-            self.cancel_task(channel.id)
-            self.notifier.remove_channel(channel)
-            self.muted_channels.discard(channel)
-            return True
-        log.info(f"Tried to unsilence channel #{channel} ({channel.id}) but the channel was not silenced.")
-        return False
-
-    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
-        """Send alert with silenced channels on unload."""
-        if self.muted_channels:
-            channels_string = ''.join(channel.mention for channel in self.muted_channels)
-            message = f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> channels left silenced on cog unload: {channels_string}"
-            asyncio.create_task(self._mod_alerts_channel.send(message))
-
-    # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
-        """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
-        return with_role_check(ctx, *MODERATION_ROLES)
diff --git a/bot/cogs/sync/__init__.py b/bot/cogs/sync/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fe7df4e9b..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/sync/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from .cog import Sync
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Sync cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(Sync(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/sync/syncers.py b/bot/cogs/sync/syncers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 536455668..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/sync/syncers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,342 +0,0 @@
-import abc
-import asyncio
-import logging
-import typing as t
-from collections import namedtuple
-from functools import partial
-
-from discord import Guild, HTTPException, Member, Message, Reaction, User
-from discord.ext.commands import Context
-
-from bot import constants
-from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
-from bot.bot import Bot
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# These objects are declared as namedtuples because tuples are hashable,
-# something that we make use of when diffing site roles against guild roles.
-_Role = namedtuple('Role', ('id', 'name', 'colour', 'permissions', 'position'))
-_User = namedtuple('User', ('id', 'name', 'discriminator', 'roles', 'in_guild'))
-_Diff = namedtuple('Diff', ('created', 'updated', 'deleted'))
-
-
-class Syncer(abc.ABC):
-    """Base class for synchronising the database with objects in the Discord cache."""
-
-    _CORE_DEV_MENTION = f"<@&{constants.Roles.core_developers}> "
-    _REACTION_EMOJIS = (constants.Emojis.check_mark, constants.Emojis.cross_mark)
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        """The name of the syncer; used in output messages and logging."""
-        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
-
-    async def _send_prompt(self, message: t.Optional[Message] = None) -> t.Optional[Message]:
-        """
-        Send a prompt to confirm or abort a sync using reactions and return the sent message.
-
-        If a message is given, it is edited to display the prompt and reactions. Otherwise, a new
-        message is sent to the dev-core channel and mentions the core developers role. If the
-        channel cannot be retrieved, return None.
-        """
-        log.trace(f"Sending {self.name} sync confirmation prompt.")
-
-        msg_content = (
-            f'Possible cache issue while syncing {self.name}s. '
-            f'More than {constants.Sync.max_diff} {self.name}s were changed. '
-            f'React to confirm or abort the sync.'
-        )
-
-        # Send to core developers if it's an automatic sync.
-        if not message:
-            log.trace("Message not provided for confirmation; creating a new one in dev-core.")
-            channel = self.bot.get_channel(constants.Channels.dev_core)
-
-            if not channel:
-                log.debug("Failed to get the dev-core channel from cache; attempting to fetch it.")
-                try:
-                    channel = await self.bot.fetch_channel(constants.Channels.dev_core)
-                except HTTPException:
-                    log.exception(
-                        f"Failed to fetch channel for sending sync confirmation prompt; "
-                        f"aborting {self.name} sync."
-                    )
-                    return None
-
-            message = await channel.send(f"{self._CORE_DEV_MENTION}{msg_content}")
-        else:
-            await message.edit(content=msg_content)
-
-        # Add the initial reactions.
-        log.trace(f"Adding reactions to {self.name} syncer confirmation prompt.")
-        for emoji in self._REACTION_EMOJIS:
-            await message.add_reaction(emoji)
-
-        return message
-
-    def _reaction_check(
-        self,
-        author: Member,
-        message: Message,
-        reaction: Reaction,
-        user: t.Union[Member, User]
-    ) -> bool:
-        """
-        Return True if the `reaction` is a valid confirmation or abort reaction on `message`.
-
-        If the `author` of the prompt is a bot, then a reaction by any core developer will be
-        considered valid. Otherwise, the author of the reaction (`user`) will have to be the
-        `author` of the prompt.
-        """
-        # For automatic syncs, check for the core dev role instead of an exact author
-        has_role = any(constants.Roles.core_developers == role.id for role in user.roles)
-        return (
-            reaction.message.id == message.id
-            and not user.bot
-            and (has_role if author.bot else user == author)
-            and str(reaction.emoji) in self._REACTION_EMOJIS
-        )
-
-    async def _wait_for_confirmation(self, author: Member, message: Message) -> bool:
-        """
-        Wait for a confirmation reaction by `author` on `message` and return True if confirmed.
-
-        Uses the `_reaction_check` function to determine if a reaction is valid.
-
-        If there is no reaction within `bot.constants.Sync.confirm_timeout` seconds, return False.
-        To acknowledge the reaction (or lack thereof), `message` will be edited.
-        """
-        # Preserve the core-dev role mention in the message edits so users aren't confused about
-        # where notifications came from.
-        mention = self._CORE_DEV_MENTION if author.bot else ""
-
-        reaction = None
-        try:
-            log.trace(f"Waiting for a reaction to the {self.name} syncer confirmation prompt.")
-            reaction, _ = await self.bot.wait_for(
-                'reaction_add',
-                check=partial(self._reaction_check, author, message),
-                timeout=constants.Sync.confirm_timeout
-            )
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            # reaction will remain none thus sync will be aborted in the finally block below.
-            log.debug(f"The {self.name} syncer confirmation prompt timed out.")
-
-        if str(reaction) == constants.Emojis.check_mark:
-            log.trace(f"The {self.name} syncer was confirmed.")
-            await message.edit(content=f':ok_hand: {mention}{self.name} sync will proceed.')
-            return True
-        else:
-            log.info(f"The {self.name} syncer was aborted or timed out!")
-            await message.edit(
-                content=f':warning: {mention}{self.name} sync aborted or timed out!'
-            )
-            return False
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
-        """Return the difference between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
-        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
-        """Perform the API calls for synchronisation."""
-        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
-
-    async def _get_confirmation_result(
-        self,
-        diff_size: int,
-        author: Member,
-        message: t.Optional[Message] = None
-    ) -> t.Tuple[bool, t.Optional[Message]]:
-        """
-        Prompt for confirmation and return a tuple of the result and the prompt message.
-
-        `diff_size` is the size of the diff of the sync. If it is greater than
-        `bot.constants.Sync.max_diff`, the prompt will be sent. The `author` is the invoked of the
-        sync and the `message` is an extant message to edit to display the prompt.
-
-        If confirmed or no confirmation was needed, the result is True. The returned message will
-        either be the given `message` or a new one which was created when sending the prompt.
-        """
-        log.trace(f"Determining if confirmation prompt should be sent for {self.name} syncer.")
-        if diff_size > constants.Sync.max_diff:
-            message = await self._send_prompt(message)
-            if not message:
-                return False, None  # Couldn't get channel.
-
-            confirmed = await self._wait_for_confirmation(author, message)
-            if not confirmed:
-                return False, message  # Sync aborted.
-
-        return True, message
-
-    async def sync(self, guild: Guild, ctx: t.Optional[Context] = None) -> None:
-        """
-        Synchronise the database with the cache of `guild`.
-
-        If the differences between the cache and the database are greater than
-        `bot.constants.Sync.max_diff`, then a confirmation prompt will be sent to the dev-core
-        channel. The confirmation can be optionally redirect to `ctx` instead.
-        """
-        log.info(f"Starting {self.name} syncer.")
-
-        message = None
-        author = self.bot.user
-        if ctx:
-            message = await ctx.send(f"📊 Synchronising {self.name}s.")
-            author = ctx.author
-
-        diff = await self._get_diff(guild)
-        diff_dict = diff._asdict()  # Ugly method for transforming the NamedTuple into a dict
-        totals = {k: len(v) for k, v in diff_dict.items() if v is not None}
-        diff_size = sum(totals.values())
-
-        confirmed, message = await self._get_confirmation_result(diff_size, author, message)
-        if not confirmed:
-            return
-
-        # Preserve the core-dev role mention in the message edits so users aren't confused about
-        # where notifications came from.
-        mention = self._CORE_DEV_MENTION if author.bot else ""
-
-        try:
-            await self._sync(diff)
-        except ResponseCodeError as e:
-            log.exception(f"{self.name} syncer failed!")
-
-            # Don't show response text because it's probably some really long HTML.
-            results = f"status {e.status}\n```{e.response_json or 'See log output for details'}```"
-            content = f":x: {mention}Synchronisation of {self.name}s failed: {results}"
-        else:
-            results = ", ".join(f"{name} `{total}`" for name, total in totals.items())
-            log.info(f"{self.name} syncer finished: {results}.")
-            content = f":ok_hand: {mention}Synchronisation of {self.name}s complete: {results}"
-
-        if message:
-            await message.edit(content=content)
-
-
-class RoleSyncer(Syncer):
-    """Synchronise the database with roles in the cache."""
-
-    name = "role"
-
-    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
-        """Return the difference of roles between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
-        log.trace("Getting the diff for roles.")
-        roles = await self.bot.api_client.get('bot/roles')
-
-        # Pack DB roles and guild roles into one common, hashable format.
-        # They're hashable so that they're easily comparable with sets later.
-        db_roles = {_Role(**role_dict) for role_dict in roles}
-        guild_roles = {
-            _Role(
-                id=role.id,
-                name=role.name,
-                colour=role.colour.value,
-                permissions=role.permissions.value,
-                position=role.position,
-            )
-            for role in guild.roles
-        }
-
-        guild_role_ids = {role.id for role in guild_roles}
-        api_role_ids = {role.id for role in db_roles}
-        new_role_ids = guild_role_ids - api_role_ids
-        deleted_role_ids = api_role_ids - guild_role_ids
-
-        # New roles are those which are on the cached guild but not on the
-        # DB guild, going by the role ID. We need to send them in for creation.
-        roles_to_create = {role for role in guild_roles if role.id in new_role_ids}
-        roles_to_update = guild_roles - db_roles - roles_to_create
-        roles_to_delete = {role for role in db_roles if role.id in deleted_role_ids}
-
-        return _Diff(roles_to_create, roles_to_update, roles_to_delete)
-
-    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
-        """Synchronise the database with the role cache of `guild`."""
-        log.trace("Syncing created roles...")
-        for role in diff.created:
-            await self.bot.api_client.post('bot/roles', json=role._asdict())
-
-        log.trace("Syncing updated roles...")
-        for role in diff.updated:
-            await self.bot.api_client.put(f'bot/roles/{role.id}', json=role._asdict())
-
-        log.trace("Syncing deleted roles...")
-        for role in diff.deleted:
-            await self.bot.api_client.delete(f'bot/roles/{role.id}')
-
-
-class UserSyncer(Syncer):
-    """Synchronise the database with users in the cache."""
-
-    name = "user"
-
-    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
-        """Return the difference of users between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
-        log.trace("Getting the diff for users.")
-        users = await self.bot.api_client.get('bot/users')
-
-        # Pack DB roles and guild roles into one common, hashable format.
-        # They're hashable so that they're easily comparable with sets later.
-        db_users = {
-            user_dict['id']: _User(
-                roles=tuple(sorted(user_dict.pop('roles'))),
-                **user_dict
-            )
-            for user_dict in users
-        }
-        guild_users = {
-            member.id: _User(
-                id=member.id,
-                name=member.name,
-                discriminator=int(member.discriminator),
-                roles=tuple(sorted(role.id for role in member.roles)),
-                in_guild=True
-            )
-            for member in guild.members
-        }
-
-        users_to_create = set()
-        users_to_update = set()
-
-        for db_user in db_users.values():
-            guild_user = guild_users.get(db_user.id)
-            if guild_user is not None:
-                if db_user != guild_user:
-                    users_to_update.add(guild_user)
-
-            elif db_user.in_guild:
-                # The user is known in the DB but not the guild, and the
-                # DB currently specifies that the user is a member of the guild.
-                # This means that the user has left since the last sync.
-                # Update the `in_guild` attribute of the user on the site
-                # to signify that the user left.
-                new_api_user = db_user._replace(in_guild=False)
-                users_to_update.add(new_api_user)
-
-        new_user_ids = set(guild_users.keys()) - set(db_users.keys())
-        for user_id in new_user_ids:
-            # The user is known on the guild but not on the API. This means
-            # that the user has joined since the last sync. Create it.
-            new_user = guild_users[user_id]
-            users_to_create.add(new_user)
-
-        return _Diff(users_to_create, users_to_update, None)
-
-    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
-        """Synchronise the database with the user cache of `guild`."""
-        log.trace("Syncing created users...")
-        for user in diff.created:
-            await self.bot.api_client.post('bot/users', json=user._asdict())
-
-        log.trace("Syncing updated users...")
-        for user in diff.updated:
-            await self.bot.api_client.put(f'bot/users/{user.id}', json=user._asdict())
diff --git a/bot/cogs/verification.py b/bot/cogs/verification.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ae156cf70..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/verification.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from contextlib import suppress
-
-from discord import Colour, Forbidden, Message, NotFound, Object
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command
-
-from bot import constants
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
-from bot.decorators import in_whitelist, without_role
-from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure, without_role_check
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-WELCOME_MESSAGE = f"""
-Hello! Welcome to the server, and thanks for verifying yourself!
-
-For your records, these are the documents you accepted:
-
-`1)` Our rules, here: <https://pythondiscord.com/pages/rules>
-`2)` Our privacy policy, here: <https://pythondiscord.com/pages/privacy> - you can find information on how to have \
-your information removed here as well.
-
-Feel free to review them at any point!
-
-Additionally, if you'd like to receive notifications for the announcements \
-we post in <#{constants.Channels.announcements}>
-from time to time, you can send `!subscribe` to <#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}> at any time \
-to assign yourself the **Announcements** role. We'll mention this role every time we make an announcement.
-
-If you'd like to unsubscribe from the announcement notifications, simply send `!unsubscribe` to \
-<#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}>.
-"""
-
-BOT_MESSAGE_DELETE_DELAY = 10
-
-
-class Verification(Cog):
-    """User verification and role self-management."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @property
-    def mod_log(self) -> ModLog:
-        """Get currently loaded ModLog cog instance."""
-        return self.bot.get_cog("ModLog")
-
-    @Cog.listener()
-    async def on_message(self, message: Message) -> None:
-        """Check new message event for messages to the checkpoint channel & process."""
-        if message.channel.id != constants.Channels.verification:
-            return  # Only listen for #checkpoint messages
-
-        if message.author.bot:
-            # They're a bot, delete their message after the delay.
-            await message.delete(delay=BOT_MESSAGE_DELETE_DELAY)
-            return
-
-        # if a user mentions a role or guild member
-        # alert the mods in mod-alerts channel
-        if message.mentions or message.role_mentions:
-            log.debug(
-                f"{message.author} mentioned one or more users "
-                f"and/or roles in {message.channel.name}"
-            )
-
-            embed_text = (
-                f"{message.author.mention} sent a message in "
-                f"{message.channel.mention} that contained user and/or role mentions."
-                f"\n\n**Original message:**\n>>> {message.content}"
-            )
-
-            # Send pretty mod log embed to mod-alerts
-            await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
-                icon_url=constants.Icons.filtering,
-                colour=Colour(constants.Colours.soft_red),
-                title=f"User/Role mentioned in {message.channel.name}",
-                text=embed_text,
-                thumbnail=message.author.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
-                channel_id=constants.Channels.mod_alerts,
-            )
-
-        ctx: Context = await self.bot.get_context(message)
-        if ctx.command is not None and ctx.command.name == "accept":
-            return
-
-        if any(r.id == constants.Roles.verified for r in ctx.author.roles):
-            log.info(
-                f"{ctx.author} posted '{ctx.message.content}' "
-                "in the verification channel, but is already verified."
-            )
-            return
-
-        log.debug(
-            f"{ctx.author} posted '{ctx.message.content}' in the verification "
-            "channel. We are providing instructions how to verify."
-        )
-        await ctx.send(
-            f"{ctx.author.mention} Please type `!accept` to verify that you accept our rules, "
-            f"and gain access to the rest of the server.",
-            delete_after=20
-        )
-
-        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}")
-        with suppress(NotFound):
-            await ctx.message.delete()
-
-    @command(name='accept', aliases=('verify', 'verified', 'accepted'), hidden=True)
-    @without_role(constants.Roles.verified)
-    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.verification,))
-    async def accept_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
-        """Accept our rules and gain access to the rest of the server."""
-        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !accept. Assigning the 'Developer' role.")
-        await ctx.author.add_roles(Object(constants.Roles.verified), reason="Accepted the rules")
-        try:
-            await ctx.author.send(WELCOME_MESSAGE)
-        except Forbidden:
-            log.info(f"Sending welcome message failed for {ctx.author}.")
-        finally:
-            log.trace(f"Deleting accept message by {ctx.author}.")
-            with suppress(NotFound):
-                self.mod_log.ignore(constants.Event.message_delete, ctx.message.id)
-                await ctx.message.delete()
-
-    @command(name='subscribe')
-    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.bot_commands,))
-    async def subscribe_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
-        """Subscribe to announcement notifications by assigning yourself the role."""
-        has_role = False
-
-        for role in ctx.author.roles:
-            if role.id == constants.Roles.announcements:
-                has_role = True
-                break
-
-        if has_role:
-            await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author.mention} You're already subscribed!")
-            return
-
-        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !subscribe. Assigning the 'Announcements' role.")
-        await ctx.author.add_roles(Object(constants.Roles.announcements), reason="Subscribed to announcements")
-
-        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}.")
-
-        await ctx.send(
-            f"{ctx.author.mention} Subscribed to <#{constants.Channels.announcements}> notifications.",
-        )
-
-    @command(name='unsubscribe')
-    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.bot_commands,))
-    async def unsubscribe_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
-        """Unsubscribe from announcement notifications by removing the role from yourself."""
-        has_role = False
-
-        for role in ctx.author.roles:
-            if role.id == constants.Roles.announcements:
-                has_role = True
-                break
-
-        if not has_role:
-            await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author.mention} You're already unsubscribed!")
-            return
-
-        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !unsubscribe. Removing the 'Announcements' role.")
-        await ctx.author.remove_roles(Object(constants.Roles.announcements), reason="Unsubscribed from announcements")
-
-        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}.")
-
-        await ctx.send(
-            f"{ctx.author.mention} Unsubscribed from <#{constants.Channels.announcements}> notifications."
-        )
-
-    # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    async def cog_command_error(self, ctx: Context, error: Exception) -> None:
-        """Check for & ignore any InWhitelistCheckFailure."""
-        if isinstance(error, InWhitelistCheckFailure):
-            error.handled = True
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def bot_check(ctx: Context) -> bool:
-        """Block any command within the verification channel that is not !accept."""
-        if ctx.channel.id == constants.Channels.verification and without_role_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES):
-            return ctx.command.name == "accept"
-        else:
-            return True
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Verification cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(Verification(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/__init__.py b/bot/cogs/watchchannels/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 69d118df6..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from .bigbrother import BigBrother
-from .talentpool import TalentPool
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the BigBrother and TalentPool cogs."""
-    bot.add_cog(BigBrother(bot))
-    bot.add_cog(TalentPool(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/wolfram.py b/bot/cogs/wolfram.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e6cae3bb8..000000000
--- a/bot/cogs/wolfram.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,280 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from io import BytesIO
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Tuple
-from urllib import parse
-
-import discord
-from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
-from discord import Embed
-from discord.ext import commands
-from discord.ext.commands import BucketType, Cog, Context, check, group
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Colours, STAFF_ROLES, Wolfram
-from bot.pagination import ImagePaginator
-from bot.utils.time import humanize_delta
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-APPID = Wolfram.key
-DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FORMAT = "JSON"
-QUERY = "http://api.wolframalpha.com/v2/{request}?{data}"
-WOLF_IMAGE = "https://www.symbols.com/gi.php?type=1&id=2886&i=1"
-
-MAX_PODS = 20
-
-# Allows for 10 wolfram calls pr user pr day
-usercd = commands.CooldownMapping.from_cooldown(Wolfram.user_limit_day, 60*60*24, BucketType.user)
-
-# Allows for max api requests / days in month per day for the entire guild (Temporary)
-guildcd = commands.CooldownMapping.from_cooldown(Wolfram.guild_limit_day, 60*60*24, BucketType.guild)
-
-
-async def send_embed(
-        ctx: Context,
-        message_txt: str,
-        colour: int = Colours.soft_red,
-        footer: str = None,
-        img_url: str = None,
-        f: discord.File = None
-) -> None:
-    """Generate & send a response embed with Wolfram as the author."""
-    embed = Embed(colour=colour)
-    embed.description = message_txt
-    embed.set_author(name="Wolfram Alpha",
-                     icon_url=WOLF_IMAGE,
-                     url="https://www.wolframalpha.com/")
-    if footer:
-        embed.set_footer(text=footer)
-
-    if img_url:
-        embed.set_image(url=img_url)
-
-    await ctx.send(embed=embed, file=f)
-
-
-def custom_cooldown(*ignore: List[int]) -> Callable:
-    """
-    Implement per-user and per-guild cooldowns for requests to the Wolfram API.
-
-    A list of roles may be provided to ignore the per-user cooldown
-    """
-    async def predicate(ctx: Context) -> bool:
-        if ctx.invoked_with == 'help':
-            # if the invoked command is help we don't want to increase the ratelimits since it's not actually
-            # invoking the command/making a request, so instead just check if the user/guild are on cooldown.
-            guild_cooldown = not guildcd.get_bucket(ctx.message).get_tokens() == 0  # if guild is on cooldown
-            if not any(r.id in ignore for r in ctx.author.roles):  # check user bucket if user is not ignored
-                return guild_cooldown and not usercd.get_bucket(ctx.message).get_tokens() == 0
-            return guild_cooldown
-
-        user_bucket = usercd.get_bucket(ctx.message)
-
-        if all(role.id not in ignore for role in ctx.author.roles):
-            user_rate = user_bucket.update_rate_limit()
-
-            if user_rate:
-                # Can't use api; cause: member limit
-                delta = relativedelta(seconds=int(user_rate))
-                cooldown = humanize_delta(delta)
-                message = (
-                    "You've used up your limit for Wolfram|Alpha requests.\n"
-                    f"Cooldown: {cooldown}"
-                )
-                await send_embed(ctx, message)
-                return False
-
-        guild_bucket = guildcd.get_bucket(ctx.message)
-        guild_rate = guild_bucket.update_rate_limit()
-
-        # Repr has a token attribute to read requests left
-        log.debug(guild_bucket)
-
-        if guild_rate:
-            # Can't use api; cause: guild limit
-            message = (
-                "The max limit of requests for the server has been reached for today.\n"
-                f"Cooldown: {int(guild_rate)}"
-            )
-            await send_embed(ctx, message)
-            return False
-
-        return True
-    return check(predicate)
-
-
-async def get_pod_pages(ctx: Context, bot: Bot, query: str) -> Optional[List[Tuple]]:
-    """Get the Wolfram API pod pages for the provided query."""
-    async with ctx.channel.typing():
-        url_str = parse.urlencode({
-            "input": query,
-            "appid": APPID,
-            "output": DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
-            "format": "image,plaintext"
-        })
-        request_url = QUERY.format(request="query", data=url_str)
-
-        async with bot.http_session.get(request_url) as response:
-            json = await response.json(content_type='text/plain')
-
-        result = json["queryresult"]
-
-        if result["error"]:
-            # API key not set up correctly
-            if result["error"]["msg"] == "Invalid appid":
-                message = "Wolfram API key is invalid or missing."
-                log.warning(
-                    "API key seems to be missing, or invalid when "
-                    f"processing a wolfram request: {url_str}, Response: {json}"
-                )
-                await send_embed(ctx, message)
-                return
-
-            message = "Something went wrong internally with your request, please notify staff!"
-            log.warning(f"Something went wrong getting a response from wolfram: {url_str}, Response: {json}")
-            await send_embed(ctx, message)
-            return
-
-        if not result["success"]:
-            message = f"I couldn't find anything for {query}."
-            await send_embed(ctx, message)
-            return
-
-        if not result["numpods"]:
-            message = "Could not find any results."
-            await send_embed(ctx, message)
-            return
-
-        pods = result["pods"]
-        pages = []
-        for pod in pods[:MAX_PODS]:
-            subs = pod.get("subpods")
-
-            for sub in subs:
-                title = sub.get("title") or sub.get("plaintext") or sub.get("id", "")
-                img = sub["img"]["src"]
-                pages.append((title, img))
-        return pages
-
-
-class Wolfram(Cog):
-    """Commands for interacting with the Wolfram|Alpha API."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @group(name="wolfram", aliases=("wolf", "wa"), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @custom_cooldown(*STAFF_ROLES)
-    async def wolfram_command(self, ctx: Context, *, query: str) -> None:
-        """Requests all answers on a single image, sends an image of all related pods."""
-        url_str = parse.urlencode({
-            "i": query,
-            "appid": APPID,
-        })
-        query = QUERY.format(request="simple", data=url_str)
-
-        # Give feedback that the bot is working.
-        async with ctx.channel.typing():
-            async with self.bot.http_session.get(query) as response:
-                status = response.status
-                image_bytes = await response.read()
-
-            f = discord.File(BytesIO(image_bytes), filename="image.png")
-            image_url = "attachment://image.png"
-
-            if status == 501:
-                message = "Failed to get response"
-                footer = ""
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            elif status == 400:
-                message = "No input found"
-                footer = ""
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            elif status == 403:
-                message = "Wolfram API key is invalid or missing."
-                footer = ""
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            else:
-                message = ""
-                footer = "View original for a bigger picture."
-                color = Colours.soft_orange
-
-            # Sends a "blank" embed if no request is received, unsure how to fix
-            await send_embed(ctx, message, color, footer=footer, img_url=image_url, f=f)
-
-    @wolfram_command.command(name="page", aliases=("pa", "p"))
-    @custom_cooldown(*STAFF_ROLES)
-    async def wolfram_page_command(self, ctx: Context, *, query: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Requests a drawn image of given query.
-
-        Keywords worth noting are, "like curve", "curve", "graph", "pokemon", etc.
-        """
-        pages = await get_pod_pages(ctx, self.bot, query)
-
-        if not pages:
-            return
-
-        embed = Embed()
-        embed.set_author(name="Wolfram Alpha",
-                         icon_url=WOLF_IMAGE,
-                         url="https://www.wolframalpha.com/")
-        embed.colour = Colours.soft_orange
-
-        await ImagePaginator.paginate(pages, ctx, embed)
-
-    @wolfram_command.command(name="cut", aliases=("c",))
-    @custom_cooldown(*STAFF_ROLES)
-    async def wolfram_cut_command(self, ctx: Context, *, query: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Requests a drawn image of given query.
-
-        Keywords worth noting are, "like curve", "curve", "graph", "pokemon", etc.
-        """
-        pages = await get_pod_pages(ctx, self.bot, query)
-
-        if not pages:
-            return
-
-        if len(pages) >= 2:
-            page = pages[1]
-        else:
-            page = pages[0]
-
-        await send_embed(ctx, page[0], colour=Colours.soft_orange, img_url=page[1])
-
-    @wolfram_command.command(name="short", aliases=("sh", "s"))
-    @custom_cooldown(*STAFF_ROLES)
-    async def wolfram_short_command(self, ctx: Context, *, query: str) -> None:
-        """Requests an answer to a simple question."""
-        url_str = parse.urlencode({
-            "i": query,
-            "appid": APPID,
-        })
-        query = QUERY.format(request="result", data=url_str)
-
-        # Give feedback that the bot is working.
-        async with ctx.channel.typing():
-            async with self.bot.http_session.get(query) as response:
-                status = response.status
-                response_text = await response.text()
-
-            if status == 501:
-                message = "Failed to get response"
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            elif status == 400:
-                message = "No input found"
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            elif response_text == "Error 1: Invalid appid":
-                message = "Wolfram API key is invalid or missing."
-                color = Colours.soft_red
-            else:
-                message = response_text
-                color = Colours.soft_orange
-
-            await send_embed(ctx, message, color)
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Wolfram cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(Wolfram(bot))
diff --git a/bot/command.py b/bot/command.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fb900f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+
+class Command(commands.Command):
+    """
+    A `discord.ext.commands.Command` subclass which supports root aliases.
+
+    A `root_aliases` keyword argument is added, which is a sequence of alias names that will act as
+    top-level commands rather than being aliases of the command's group. It's stored as an attribute
+    also named `root_aliases`.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.root_aliases = kwargs.get("root_aliases", [])
+
+        if not isinstance(self.root_aliases, (list, tuple)):
+            raise TypeError("Root aliases of a command must be a list or a tuple of strings.")
diff --git a/bot/constants.py b/bot/constants.py
index a1b392c82..23d5b4304 100644
--- a/bot/constants.py
+++ b/bot/constants.py
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class Filter(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     filter_zalgo: bool
     filter_invites: bool
     filter_domains: bool
+    filter_everyone_ping: bool
     watch_regex: bool
     watch_rich_embeds: bool
 
@@ -224,13 +225,10 @@ class Filter(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     notify_user_zalgo: bool
     notify_user_invites: bool
     notify_user_domains: bool
+    notify_user_everyone_ping: bool
 
     ping_everyone: bool
     offensive_msg_delete_days: int
-    guild_invite_whitelist: List[int]
-    domain_blacklist: List[str]
-    word_watchlist: List[str]
-    token_watchlist: List[str]
 
     channel_whitelist: List[int]
     role_whitelist: List[int]
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ class DuckPond(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = "duck_pond"
 
     threshold: int
-    custom_emojis: List[int]
+    channel_blacklist: List[int]
 
 
 class Emojis(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
@@ -272,6 +270,21 @@ class Emojis(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     status_idle: str
     status_dnd: str
 
+    badge_staff: str
+    badge_partner: str
+    badge_hypesquad: str
+    badge_bug_hunter: str
+    badge_hypesquad_bravery: str
+    badge_hypesquad_brilliance: str
+    badge_hypesquad_balance: str
+    badge_early_supporter: str
+    badge_bug_hunter_level_2: str
+    badge_verified_bot_developer: str
+
+    incident_actioned: str
+    incident_unactioned: str
+    incident_investigating: str
+
     failmail: str
     trashcan: str
 
@@ -281,20 +294,6 @@ class Emojis(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     cross_mark: str
     check_mark: str
 
-    ducky_yellow: int
-    ducky_blurple: int
-    ducky_regal: int
-    ducky_camo: int
-    ducky_ninja: int
-    ducky_devil: int
-    ducky_tube: int
-    ducky_hunt: int
-    ducky_wizard: int
-    ducky_party: int
-    ducky_angel: int
-    ducky_maul: int
-    ducky_santa: int
-
     upvotes: str
     comments: str
     user: str
@@ -378,30 +377,39 @@ class Categories(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     help_in_use: int
     help_dormant: int
     modmail: int
+    voice: int
 
 
 class Channels(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = "guild"
     subsection = "channels"
 
+    admin_announcements: int
     admin_spam: int
     admins: int
     announcements: int
     attachment_log: int
     big_brother_logs: int
     bot_commands: int
+    change_log: int
+    code_help_voice: int
+    code_help_voice_2: int
     cooldown: int
     defcon: int
     dev_contrib: int
     dev_core: int
     dev_log: int
+    dm_log: int
     esoteric: int
     helpers: int
     how_to_get_help: int
     incidents: int
+    incidents_archive: int
+    mailing_lists: int
     message_log: int
     meta: int
     mod_alerts: int
+    mod_announcements: int
     mod_log: int
     mod_spam: int
     mods: int
@@ -410,11 +418,16 @@ class Channels(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     off_topic_2: int
     organisation: int
     python_discussion: int
+    python_events: int
+    python_news: int
     reddit: int
+    staff_announcements: int
     talent_pool: int
     user_event_announcements: int
     user_log: int
     verification: int
+    voice_chat: int
+    voice_gate: int
     voice_log: int
 
 
@@ -422,11 +435,13 @@ class Webhooks(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = "guild"
     subsection = "webhooks"
 
-    talent_pool: int
     big_brother: int
-    reddit: int
-    duck_pond: int
     dev_log: int
+    dm_log: int
+    duck_pond: int
+    incidents_archive: int
+    reddit: int
+    talent_pool: int
 
 
 class Roles(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
@@ -445,21 +460,26 @@ class Roles(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     owners: int
     partners: int
     python_community: int
+    sprinters: int
     team_leaders: int
+    unverified: int
     verified: int  # This is the Developers role on PyDis, here named verified for readability reasons.
+    voice_verified: int
 
 
 class Guild(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = "guild"
 
     id: int
+    invite: str  # Discord invite, gets embedded in chat
     moderation_channels: List[int]
+    moderation_categories: List[int]
     moderation_roles: List[int]
     modlog_blacklist: List[int]
     reminder_whitelist: List[int]
-    staff_channels: List[int]
     staff_roles: List[int]
 
+
 class Keys(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = "keys"
 
@@ -480,25 +500,13 @@ class URLs(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     bot_avatar: str
     github_bot_repo: str
 
-    # Site endpoints
+    # Base site vars
     site: str
     site_api: str
-    site_superstarify_api: str
-    site_logs_api: str
-    site_logs_view: str
-    site_reminders_api: str
-    site_reminders_user_api: str
     site_schema: str
-    site_settings_api: str
-    site_tags_api: str
-    site_user_api: str
-    site_user_complete_api: str
-    site_infractions: str
-    site_infractions_user: str
-    site_infractions_type: str
-    site_infractions_by_id: str
-    site_infractions_user_type_current: str
-    site_infractions_user_type: str
+
+    # Site endpoints
+    site_logs_view: str
     paste_service: str
 
 
@@ -510,14 +518,6 @@ class Reddit(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     secret: Optional[str]
 
 
-class Wolfram(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
-    section = "wolfram"
-
-    user_limit_day: int
-    guild_limit_day: int
-    key: Optional[str]
-
-
 class AntiSpam(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = 'anti_spam'
 
@@ -528,12 +528,6 @@ class AntiSpam(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     rules: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
 
 
-class AntiMalware(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
-    section = "anti_malware"
-
-    whitelist: list
-
-
 class BigBrother(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = 'big_brother'
 
@@ -541,6 +535,15 @@ class BigBrother(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     header_message_limit: int
 
 
+class CodeBlock(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
+    section = 'code_block'
+
+    channel_whitelist: List[int]
+    cooldown_channels: List[int]
+    cooldown_seconds: int
+    minimum_lines: int
+
+
 class Free(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = 'free'
 
@@ -573,13 +576,6 @@ class RedirectOutput(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     delete_delay: int
 
 
-class Sync(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
-    section = 'sync'
-
-    confirm_timeout: int
-    max_diff: int
-
-
 class PythonNews(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     section = 'python_news'
 
@@ -588,6 +584,24 @@ class PythonNews(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
     webhook: int
 
 
+class Verification(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
+    section = "verification"
+
+    unverified_after: int
+    kicked_after: int
+    reminder_frequency: int
+    bot_message_delete_delay: int
+    kick_confirmation_threshold: float
+
+
+class VoiceGate(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
+    section = "voice_gate"
+
+    minimum_days_verified: int
+    minimum_messages: int
+    bot_message_delete_delay: int
+
+
 class Event(Enum):
     """
     Event names. This does not include every event (for example, raw
@@ -626,9 +640,11 @@ MODERATION_ROLES = Guild.moderation_roles
 STAFF_ROLES = Guild.staff_roles
 
 # Channel combinations
-STAFF_CHANNELS = Guild.staff_channels
 MODERATION_CHANNELS = Guild.moderation_channels
 
+# Category combinations
+MODERATION_CATEGORIES = Guild.moderation_categories
+
 # Bot replies
 NEGATIVE_REPLIES = [
     "Noooooo!!",
diff --git a/bot/converters.py b/bot/converters.py
index 4deb59f87..2e118d476 100644
--- a/bot/converters.py
+++ b/bot/converters.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 import typing as t
 from datetime import datetime
+from functools import partial
 from ssl import CertificateError
 
 import dateutil.parser
@@ -9,11 +10,18 @@ import dateutil.tz
 import discord
 from aiohttp import ClientConnectorError
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
-from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Context, Converter, UserConverter
+from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Bot, Context, Converter, IDConverter, UserConverter
+from discord.utils import DISCORD_EPOCH, snowflake_time
 
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.constants import URLs
+from bot.utils.regex import INVITE_RE
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+DISCORD_EPOCH_DT = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(DISCORD_EPOCH / 1000)
+RE_USER_MENTION = re.compile(r"<@!?([0-9]+)>$")
+
 
 def allowed_strings(*values, preserve_case: bool = False) -> t.Callable[[str], str]:
     """
@@ -34,6 +42,90 @@ def allowed_strings(*values, preserve_case: bool = False) -> t.Callable[[str], s
     return converter
 
 
+class ValidDiscordServerInvite(Converter):
+    """
+    A converter that validates whether a given string is a valid Discord server invite.
+
+    Raises 'BadArgument' if:
+    - The string is not a valid Discord server invite.
+    - The string is valid, but is an invite for a group DM.
+    - The string is valid, but is expired.
+
+    Returns a (partial) guild object if:
+    - The string is a valid vanity
+    - The string is a full invite URI
+    - The string contains the invite code (the stuff after discord.gg/)
+
+    See the Discord API docs for documentation on the guild object:
+    https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#guild-object
+    """
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, server_invite: str) -> dict:
+        """Check whether the string is a valid Discord server invite."""
+        invite_code = INVITE_RE.search(server_invite)
+        if invite_code:
+            response = await ctx.bot.http_session.get(
+                f"{URLs.discord_invite_api}/{invite_code[1]}"
+            )
+            if response.status != 404:
+                invite_data = await response.json()
+                return invite_data.get("guild")
+
+        id_converter = IDConverter()
+        if id_converter._get_id_match(server_invite):
+            raise BadArgument("Guild IDs are not supported, only invites.")
+
+        raise BadArgument("This does not appear to be a valid Discord server invite.")
+
+
+class ValidFilterListType(Converter):
+    """
+    A converter that checks whether the given string is a valid FilterList type.
+
+    Raises `BadArgument` if the argument is not a valid FilterList type, and simply
+    passes through the given argument otherwise.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def get_valid_types(bot: Bot) -> list:
+        """
+        Try to get a list of valid filter list types.
+
+        Raise a BadArgument if the API can't respond.
+        """
+        try:
+            valid_types = await bot.api_client.get('bot/filter-lists/get-types')
+        except ResponseCodeError:
+            raise BadArgument("Cannot validate list_type: Unable to fetch valid types from API.")
+
+        return [enum for enum, classname in valid_types]
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, list_type: str) -> str:
+        """Checks whether the given string is a valid FilterList type."""
+        valid_types = await self.get_valid_types(ctx.bot)
+        list_type = list_type.upper()
+
+        if list_type not in valid_types:
+
+            # Maybe the user is using the plural form of this type,
+            # e.g. "guild_invites" instead of "guild_invite".
+            #
+            # This code will support the simple plural form (a single 's' at the end),
+            # which works for all current list types, but if a list type is added in the future
+            # which has an irregular plural form (like 'ies'), this code will need to be
+            # refactored to support this.
+            if list_type.endswith("S") and list_type[:-1] in valid_types:
+                list_type = list_type[:-1]
+
+            else:
+                valid_types_list = '\n'.join([f"• {type_.lower()}" for type_ in valid_types])
+                raise BadArgument(
+                    f"You have provided an invalid list type!\n\n"
+                    f"Please provide one of the following: \n{valid_types_list}"
+                )
+        return list_type
+
+
 class ValidPythonIdentifier(Converter):
     """
     A converter that checks whether the given string is a valid Python identifier.
@@ -85,17 +177,42 @@ class ValidURL(Converter):
         return url
 
 
-class InfractionSearchQuery(Converter):
-    """A converter that checks if the argument is a Discord user, and if not, falls back to a string."""
+class Snowflake(IDConverter):
+    """
+    Converts to an int if the argument is a valid Discord snowflake.
+
+    A snowflake is valid if:
+
+    * It consists of 15-21 digits (0-9)
+    * Its parsed datetime is after the Discord epoch
+    * Its parsed datetime is less than 1 day after the current time
+    """
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, arg: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Ensure `arg` matches the ID pattern and its timestamp is in range.
+
+        Return `arg` as an int if it's a valid snowflake.
+        """
+        error = f"Invalid snowflake {arg!r}"
+
+        if not self._get_id_match(arg):
+            raise BadArgument(error)
+
+        snowflake = int(arg)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    async def convert(ctx: Context, arg: str) -> t.Union[discord.Member, str]:
-        """Check if the argument is a Discord user, and if not, falls back to a string."""
         try:
-            maybe_snowflake = arg.strip("<@!>")
-            return await ctx.bot.fetch_user(maybe_snowflake)
-        except (discord.NotFound, discord.HTTPException):
-            return arg
+            time = snowflake_time(snowflake)
+        except (OverflowError, OSError) as e:
+            # Not sure if this can ever even happen, but let's be safe.
+            raise BadArgument(f"{error}: {e}")
+
+        if time < DISCORD_EPOCH_DT:
+            raise BadArgument(f"{error}: timestamp is before the Discord epoch.")
+        elif (datetime.utcnow() - time).days < -1:
+            raise BadArgument(f"{error}: timestamp is too far into the future.")
+
+        return snowflake
 
 
 class Subreddit(Converter):
@@ -181,8 +298,8 @@ class TagContentConverter(Converter):
         return tag_content
 
 
-class Duration(Converter):
-    """Convert duration strings into UTC datetime.datetime objects."""
+class DurationDelta(Converter):
+    """Convert duration strings into dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta objects."""
 
     duration_parser = re.compile(
         r"((?P<years>\d+?) ?(years|year|Y|y) ?)?"
@@ -194,9 +311,9 @@ class Duration(Converter):
         r"((?P<seconds>\d+?) ?(seconds|second|S|s))?"
     )
 
-    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, duration: str) -> datetime:
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, duration: str) -> relativedelta:
         """
-        Converts a `duration` string to a datetime object that's `duration` in the future.
+        Converts a `duration` string to a relativedelta object.
 
         The converter supports the following symbols for each unit of time:
         - years: `Y`, `y`, `year`, `years`
@@ -215,6 +332,20 @@ class Duration(Converter):
 
         duration_dict = {unit: int(amount) for unit, amount in match.groupdict(default=0).items()}
         delta = relativedelta(**duration_dict)
+
+        return delta
+
+
+class Duration(DurationDelta):
+    """Convert duration strings into UTC datetime.datetime objects."""
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, duration: str) -> datetime:
+        """
+        Converts a `duration` string to a datetime object that's `duration` in the future.
+
+        The converter supports the same symbols for each unit of time as its parent class.
+        """
+        delta = await super().convert(ctx, duration)
         now = datetime.utcnow()
 
         try:
@@ -223,6 +354,32 @@ class Duration(Converter):
             raise BadArgument(f"`{duration}` results in a datetime outside the supported range.")
 
 
+class OffTopicName(Converter):
+    """A converter that ensures an added off-topic name is valid."""
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, argument: str) -> str:
+        """Attempt to replace any invalid characters with their approximate Unicode equivalent."""
+        allowed_characters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!?'`-"
+
+        # Chain multiple words to a single one
+        argument = "-".join(argument.split())
+
+        if not (2 <= len(argument) <= 96):
+            raise BadArgument("Channel name must be between 2 and 96 chars long")
+
+        elif not all(c.isalnum() or c in allowed_characters for c in argument):
+            raise BadArgument(
+                "Channel name must only consist of "
+                "alphanumeric characters, minus signs or apostrophes."
+            )
+
+        # Replace invalid characters with unicode alternatives.
+        table = str.maketrans(
+            allowed_characters, '𝖠𝖡𝖢𝖣𝖤𝖥𝖦𝖧𝖨𝖩𝖪𝖫𝖬𝖭𝖮𝖯𝖰𝖱𝖲𝖳𝖴𝖵𝖶𝖷𝖸𝖹ǃ？’’-'
+        )
+        return argument.translate(table)
+
+
 class ISODateTime(Converter):
     """Converts an ISO-8601 datetime string into a datetime.datetime."""
 
@@ -316,6 +473,24 @@ def proxy_user(user_id: str) -> discord.Object:
     return user
 
 
+class UserMentionOrID(UserConverter):
+    """
+    Converts to a `discord.User`, but only if a mention or userID is provided.
+
+    Unlike the default `UserConverter`, it doesn't allow conversion from a name or name#descrim.
+    This is useful in cases where that lookup strategy would lead to ambiguity.
+    """
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: Context, argument: str) -> discord.User:
+        """Convert the `arg` to a `discord.User`."""
+        match = self._get_id_match(argument) or RE_USER_MENTION.match(argument)
+
+        if match is not None:
+            return await super().convert(ctx, argument)
+        else:
+            raise BadArgument(f"`{argument}` is not a User mention or a User ID.")
+
+
 class FetchedUser(UserConverter):
     """
     Converts to a `discord.User` or, if it fails, a `discord.Object`.
@@ -361,5 +536,19 @@ class FetchedUser(UserConverter):
             raise BadArgument(f"User `{arg}` does not exist")
 
 
+def _snowflake_from_regex(pattern: t.Pattern, arg: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Extract the snowflake from `arg` using a regex `pattern` and return it as an int.
+
+    The snowflake is expected to be within the first capture group in `pattern`.
+    """
+    match = pattern.match(arg)
+    if not match:
+        raise BadArgument(f"Mention {str!r} is invalid.")
+
+    return int(match.group(1))
+
+
 Expiry = t.Union[Duration, ISODateTime]
 FetchedMember = t.Union[discord.Member, FetchedUser]
+UserMention = partial(_snowflake_from_regex, RE_USER_MENTION)
diff --git a/bot/decorators.py b/bot/decorators.py
index 500197c89..063c8f878 100644
--- a/bot/decorators.py
+++ b/bot/decorators.py
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
-import random
-from asyncio import Lock, create_task, sleep
+import typing as t
 from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Callable, Container, Optional, Union
-from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 
-from discord import Colour, Embed, Member
-from discord.errors import NotFound
+from discord import Member, NotFound
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context
 
-from bot.constants import Channels, ERROR_REPLIES, RedirectOutput
-from bot.utils.checks import in_whitelist_check, with_role_check, without_role_check
+from bot.constants import Channels, RedirectOutput
+from bot.utils import function
+from bot.utils.checks import in_whitelist_check
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def in_whitelist(
     *,
-    channels: Container[int] = (),
-    categories: Container[int] = (),
-    roles: Container[int] = (),
-    redirect: Optional[int] = Channels.bot_commands,
+    channels: t.Container[int] = (),
+    categories: t.Container[int] = (),
+    roles: t.Container[int] = (),
+    redirect: t.Optional[int] = Channels.bot_commands,
     fail_silently: bool = False,
-) -> Callable:
+) -> t.Callable:
     """
     Check if a command was issued in a whitelisted context.
 
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ def in_whitelist(
 
     - `channels`: a container with channel ids for whitelisted channels
     - `categories`: a container with category ids for whitelisted categories
-    - `roles`: a container with with role ids for whitelisted roles
+    - `roles`: a container with role ids for whitelisted roles
 
     If the command was invoked in a context that was not whitelisted, the member is either
     redirected to the `redirect` channel that was passed (default: #bot-commands) or simply
@@ -45,54 +43,26 @@ def in_whitelist(
     return commands.check(predicate)
 
 
-def with_role(*role_ids: int) -> Callable:
-    """Returns True if the user has any one of the roles in role_ids."""
-    async def predicate(ctx: Context) -> bool:
-        """With role checker predicate."""
-        return with_role_check(ctx, *role_ids)
-    return commands.check(predicate)
-
-
-def without_role(*role_ids: int) -> Callable:
-    """Returns True if the user does not have any of the roles in role_ids."""
-    async def predicate(ctx: Context) -> bool:
-        return without_role_check(ctx, *role_ids)
-    return commands.check(predicate)
-
-
-def locked() -> Callable:
+def has_no_roles(*roles: t.Union[str, int]) -> t.Callable:
     """
-    Allows the user to only run one instance of the decorated command at a time.
-
-    Subsequent calls to the command from the same author are ignored until the command has completed invocation.
+    Returns True if the user does not have any of the roles specified.
 
-    This decorator must go before (below) the `command` decorator.
+    `roles` are the names or IDs of the disallowed roles.
     """
-    def wrap(func: Callable) -> Callable:
-        func.__locks = WeakValueDictionary()
-
-        @wraps(func)
-        async def inner(self: Cog, ctx: Context, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-            lock = func.__locks.setdefault(ctx.author.id, Lock())
-            if lock.locked():
-                embed = Embed()
-                embed.colour = Colour.red()
-
-                log.debug("User tried to invoke a locked command.")
-                embed.description = (
-                    "You're already using this command. Please wait until it is done before you use it again."
-                )
-                embed.title = random.choice(ERROR_REPLIES)
-                await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-                return
+    async def predicate(ctx: Context) -> bool:
+        try:
+            await commands.has_any_role(*roles).predicate(ctx)
+        except commands.MissingAnyRole:
+            return True
+        else:
+            # This error is never shown to users, so don't bother trying to make it too pretty.
+            roles_ = ", ".join(f"'{item}'" for item in roles)
+            raise commands.CheckFailure(f"You have at least one of the disallowed roles: {roles_}")
 
-            async with func.__locks.setdefault(ctx.author.id, Lock()):
-                await func(self, ctx, *args, **kwargs)
-        return inner
-    return wrap
+    return commands.check(predicate)
 
 
-def redirect_output(destination_channel: int, bypass_roles: Container[int] = None) -> Callable:
+def redirect_output(destination_channel: int, bypass_roles: t.Container[int] = None) -> t.Callable:
     """
     Changes the channel in the context of the command to redirect the output to a certain channel.
 
@@ -100,7 +70,7 @@ def redirect_output(destination_channel: int, bypass_roles: Container[int] = Non
 
     This decorator must go before (below) the `command` decorator.
     """
-    def wrap(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    def wrap(func: t.Callable) -> t.Callable:
         @wraps(func)
         async def inner(self: Cog, ctx: Context, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
             if ctx.channel.id == destination_channel:
@@ -119,14 +89,14 @@ def redirect_output(destination_channel: int, bypass_roles: Container[int] = Non
             log.trace(f"Redirecting output of {ctx.author}'s command '{ctx.command.name}' to {redirect_channel.name}")
             ctx.channel = redirect_channel
             await ctx.channel.send(f"Here's the output of your command, {ctx.author.mention}")
-            create_task(func(self, ctx, *args, **kwargs))
+            asyncio.create_task(func(self, ctx, *args, **kwargs))
 
             message = await old_channel.send(
                 f"Hey, {ctx.author.mention}, you can find the output of your command here: "
                 f"{redirect_channel.mention}"
             )
             if RedirectOutput.delete_invocation:
-                await sleep(RedirectOutput.delete_delay)
+                await asyncio.sleep(RedirectOutput.delete_delay)
 
                 with suppress(NotFound):
                     await message.delete()
@@ -140,38 +110,35 @@ def redirect_output(destination_channel: int, bypass_roles: Container[int] = Non
     return wrap
 
 
-def respect_role_hierarchy(target_arg: Union[int, str] = 0) -> Callable:
+def respect_role_hierarchy(member_arg: function.Argument) -> t.Callable:
     """
     Ensure the highest role of the invoking member is greater than that of the target member.
 
     If the condition fails, a warning is sent to the invoking context. A target which is not an
     instance of discord.Member will always pass.
 
-    A value of 0 (i.e. position 0) for `target_arg` corresponds to the argument which comes after
-    `ctx`. If the target argument is a kwarg, its name can instead be given.
+    `member_arg` is the keyword name or position index of the parameter of the decorated command
+    whose value is the target member.
 
     This decorator must go before (below) the `command` decorator.
     """
-    def wrap(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    def decorator(func: t.Callable) -> t.Callable:
         @wraps(func)
-        async def inner(self: Cog, ctx: Context, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-            try:
-                target = kwargs[target_arg]
-            except KeyError:
-                try:
-                    target = args[target_arg]
-                except IndexError:
-                    raise ValueError(f"Could not find target argument at position {target_arg}")
-                except TypeError:
-                    raise ValueError(f"Could not find target kwarg with key {target_arg!r}")
+        async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
+            log.trace(f"{func.__name__}: respect role hierarchy decorator called")
+
+            bound_args = function.get_bound_args(func, args, kwargs)
+            target = function.get_arg_value(member_arg, bound_args)
 
             if not isinstance(target, Member):
                 log.trace("The target is not a discord.Member; skipping role hierarchy check.")
-                await func(self, ctx, *args, **kwargs)
+                await func(*args, **kwargs)
                 return
 
+            ctx = function.get_arg_value(1, bound_args)
             cmd = ctx.command.name
             actor = ctx.author
+
             if target.top_role >= actor.top_role:
                 log.info(
                     f"{actor} ({actor.id}) attempted to {cmd} "
@@ -182,6 +149,7 @@ def respect_role_hierarchy(target_arg: Union[int, str] = 0) -> Callable:
                     "someone with an equal or higher top role."
                 )
             else:
-                await func(self, ctx, *args, **kwargs)
-        return inner
-    return wrap
+                log.trace(f"{func.__name__}: {target.top_role=} < {actor.top_role=}; calling func")
+                await func(*args, **kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
diff --git a/bot/errors.py b/bot/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65d715203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Hashable
+
+
+class LockedResourceError(RuntimeError):
+    """
+    Exception raised when an operation is attempted on a locked resource.
+
+    Attributes:
+        `type` -- name of the locked resource's type
+        `id` -- ID of the locked resource
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_type: str, resource_id: Hashable):
+        self.type = resource_type
+        self.id = resource_id
+
+        super().__init__(
+            f"Cannot operate on {self.type.lower()} `{self.id}`; "
+            "it is currently locked and in use by another operation."
+        )
diff --git a/bot/cogs/__init__.py b/bot/exts/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/exts/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/__init__.py b/bot/exts/backend/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/config_verifier.py b/bot/exts/backend/config_verifier.py
index d72c6c22e..d72c6c22e 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/config_verifier.py
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/config_verifier.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/error_handler.py b/bot/exts/backend/error_handler.py
index 5de961116..c643d346e 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/error_handler.py
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/error_handler.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import contextlib
 import logging
 import typing as t
 
+from discord import Embed
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, errors
 from sentry_sdk import push_scope
 
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Channels
+from bot.constants import Channels, Colours
 from bot.converters import TagNameConverter
+from bot.errors import LockedResourceError
 from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,6 +22,14 @@ class ErrorHandler(Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
 
+    def _get_error_embed(self, title: str, body: str) -> Embed:
+        """Return an embed that contains the exception."""
+        return Embed(
+            title=title,
+            colour=Colours.soft_red,
+            description=body
+        )
+
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_command_error(self, ctx: Context, e: errors.CommandError) -> None:
         """
@@ -66,6 +76,8 @@ class ErrorHandler(Cog):
         elif isinstance(e, errors.CommandInvokeError):
             if isinstance(e.original, ResponseCodeError):
                 await self.handle_api_error(ctx, e.original)
+            elif isinstance(e.original, LockedResourceError):
+                await ctx.send(f"{e.original} Please wait for it to finish and try again later.")
             else:
                 await self.handle_unexpected_error(ctx, e.original)
             return  # Exit early to avoid logging.
@@ -162,25 +174,34 @@ class ErrorHandler(Cog):
         prepared_help_command = self.get_help_command(ctx)
 
         if isinstance(e, errors.MissingRequiredArgument):
-            await ctx.send(f"Missing required argument `{e.param.name}`.")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed("Missing required argument", e.param.name)
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             await prepared_help_command
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.missing_required_argument")
         elif isinstance(e, errors.TooManyArguments):
-            await ctx.send("Too many arguments provided.")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed("Too many arguments", str(e))
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             await prepared_help_command
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.too_many_arguments")
         elif isinstance(e, errors.BadArgument):
-            await ctx.send(f"Bad argument: {e}\n")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed("Bad argument", str(e))
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             await prepared_help_command
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.bad_argument")
         elif isinstance(e, errors.BadUnionArgument):
-            await ctx.send(f"Bad argument: {e}\n```{e.errors[-1]}```")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed("Bad argument", f"{e}\n{e.errors[-1]}")
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.bad_union_argument")
         elif isinstance(e, errors.ArgumentParsingError):
-            await ctx.send(f"Argument parsing error: {e}")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed("Argument parsing error", str(e))
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.argument_parsing_error")
         else:
-            await ctx.send("Something about your input seems off. Check the arguments:")
+            embed = self._get_error_embed(
+                "Input error",
+                "Something about your input seems off. Check the arguments and try again."
+            )
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             await prepared_help_command
             self.bot.stats.incr("errors.other_user_input_error")
 
diff --git a/bot/cogs/logging.py b/bot/exts/backend/logging.py
index 94fa2b139..94fa2b139 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/logging.py
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/logging.py
diff --git a/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py b/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..829098f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from bot.bot import Bot
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Sync cog."""
+    # Defer import to reduce side effects from importing the sync package.
+    from bot.exts.backend.sync._cog import Sync
+    bot.add_cog(Sync(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/sync/cog.py b/bot/exts/backend/sync/_cog.py
index 5ace957e7..6e85e2b7d 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/sync/cog.py
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/sync/_cog.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context
 from bot import constants
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.sync import syncers
+from bot.exts.backend.sync import _syncers
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class Sync(Cog):
 
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
         self.bot = bot
-        self.role_syncer = syncers.RoleSyncer(self.bot)
-        self.user_syncer = syncers.UserSyncer(self.bot)
+        self.role_syncer = _syncers.RoleSyncer(self.bot)
+        self.user_syncer = _syncers.UserSyncer(self.bot)
 
         self.bot.loop.create_task(self.sync_guild())
 
diff --git a/bot/exts/backend/sync/_syncers.py b/bot/exts/backend/sync/_syncers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38468c2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/backend/sync/_syncers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import abc
+import logging
+import typing as t
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from discord import Guild
+from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.bot import Bot
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# These objects are declared as namedtuples because tuples are hashable,
+# something that we make use of when diffing site roles against guild roles.
+_Role = namedtuple('Role', ('id', 'name', 'colour', 'permissions', 'position'))
+_Diff = namedtuple('Diff', ('created', 'updated', 'deleted'))
+
+
+class Syncer(abc.ABC):
+    """Base class for synchronising the database with objects in the Discord cache."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """The name of the syncer; used in output messages and logging."""
+        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
+        """Return the difference between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
+        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
+        """Perform the API calls for synchronisation."""
+        raise NotImplementedError  # pragma: no cover
+
+    async def sync(self, guild: Guild, ctx: t.Optional[Context] = None) -> None:
+        """
+        Synchronise the database with the cache of `guild`.
+
+        If `ctx` is given, send a message with the results.
+        """
+        log.info(f"Starting {self.name} syncer.")
+
+        if ctx:
+            message = await ctx.send(f"📊 Synchronising {self.name}s.")
+        else:
+            message = None
+        diff = await self._get_diff(guild)
+
+        try:
+            await self._sync(diff)
+        except ResponseCodeError as e:
+            log.exception(f"{self.name} syncer failed!")
+
+            # Don't show response text because it's probably some really long HTML.
+            results = f"status {e.status}\n```{e.response_json or 'See log output for details'}```"
+            content = f":x: Synchronisation of {self.name}s failed: {results}"
+        else:
+            diff_dict = diff._asdict()
+            results = (f"{name} `{len(val)}`" for name, val in diff_dict.items() if val is not None)
+            results = ", ".join(results)
+
+            log.info(f"{self.name} syncer finished: {results}.")
+            content = f":ok_hand: Synchronisation of {self.name}s complete: {results}"
+
+        if message:
+            await message.edit(content=content)
+
+
+class RoleSyncer(Syncer):
+    """Synchronise the database with roles in the cache."""
+
+    name = "role"
+
+    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
+        """Return the difference of roles between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
+        log.trace("Getting the diff for roles.")
+        roles = await self.bot.api_client.get('bot/roles')
+
+        # Pack DB roles and guild roles into one common, hashable format.
+        # They're hashable so that they're easily comparable with sets later.
+        db_roles = {_Role(**role_dict) for role_dict in roles}
+        guild_roles = {
+            _Role(
+                id=role.id,
+                name=role.name,
+                colour=role.colour.value,
+                permissions=role.permissions.value,
+                position=role.position,
+            )
+            for role in guild.roles
+        }
+
+        guild_role_ids = {role.id for role in guild_roles}
+        api_role_ids = {role.id for role in db_roles}
+        new_role_ids = guild_role_ids - api_role_ids
+        deleted_role_ids = api_role_ids - guild_role_ids
+
+        # New roles are those which are on the cached guild but not on the
+        # DB guild, going by the role ID. We need to send them in for creation.
+        roles_to_create = {role for role in guild_roles if role.id in new_role_ids}
+        roles_to_update = guild_roles - db_roles - roles_to_create
+        roles_to_delete = {role for role in db_roles if role.id in deleted_role_ids}
+
+        return _Diff(roles_to_create, roles_to_update, roles_to_delete)
+
+    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
+        """Synchronise the database with the role cache of `guild`."""
+        log.trace("Syncing created roles...")
+        for role in diff.created:
+            await self.bot.api_client.post('bot/roles', json=role._asdict())
+
+        log.trace("Syncing updated roles...")
+        for role in diff.updated:
+            await self.bot.api_client.put(f'bot/roles/{role.id}', json=role._asdict())
+
+        log.trace("Syncing deleted roles...")
+        for role in diff.deleted:
+            await self.bot.api_client.delete(f'bot/roles/{role.id}')
+
+
+class UserSyncer(Syncer):
+    """Synchronise the database with users in the cache."""
+
+    name = "user"
+
+    async def _get_diff(self, guild: Guild) -> _Diff:
+        """Return the difference of users between the cache of `guild` and the database."""
+        log.trace("Getting the diff for users.")
+
+        users_to_create = []
+        users_to_update = []
+        seen_guild_users = set()
+
+        async for db_user in self._get_users():
+            # Store user fields which are to be updated.
+            updated_fields = {}
+
+            def maybe_update(db_field: str, guild_value: t.Union[str, int]) -> None:
+                # Equalize DB user and guild user attributes.
+                if db_user[db_field] != guild_value:
+                    updated_fields[db_field] = guild_value
+
+            if guild_user := guild.get_member(db_user["id"]):
+                seen_guild_users.add(guild_user.id)
+
+                maybe_update("name", guild_user.name)
+                maybe_update("discriminator", int(guild_user.discriminator))
+                maybe_update("in_guild", True)
+
+                guild_roles = [role.id for role in guild_user.roles]
+                if set(db_user["roles"]) != set(guild_roles):
+                    updated_fields["roles"] = guild_roles
+
+            elif db_user["in_guild"]:
+                # The user is known in the DB but not the guild, and the
+                # DB currently specifies that the user is a member of the guild.
+                # This means that the user has left since the last sync.
+                # Update the `in_guild` attribute of the user on the site
+                # to signify that the user left.
+                updated_fields["in_guild"] = False
+
+            if updated_fields:
+                updated_fields["id"] = db_user["id"]
+                users_to_update.append(updated_fields)
+
+        for member in guild.members:
+            if member.id not in seen_guild_users:
+                # The user is known on the guild but not on the API. This means
+                # that the user has joined since the last sync. Create it.
+                new_user = {
+                    "id": member.id,
+                    "name": member.name,
+                    "discriminator": int(member.discriminator),
+                    "roles": [role.id for role in member.roles],
+                    "in_guild": True
+                }
+                users_to_create.append(new_user)
+
+        return _Diff(users_to_create, users_to_update, None)
+
+    async def _get_users(self) -> t.AsyncIterable:
+        """GET users from database."""
+        query_params = {
+            "page": 1
+        }
+        while query_params["page"]:
+            res = await self.bot.api_client.get("bot/users", params=query_params)
+            for user in res["results"]:
+                yield user
+
+            query_params["page"] = res["next_page_no"]
+
+    async def _sync(self, diff: _Diff) -> None:
+        """Synchronise the database with the user cache of `guild`."""
+        log.trace("Syncing created users...")
+        if diff.created:
+            await self.bot.api_client.post("bot/users", json=diff.created)
+
+        log.trace("Syncing updated users...")
+        if diff.updated:
+            await self.bot.api_client.patch("bot/users/bulk_patch", json=diff.updated)
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/__init__.py b/bot/exts/filters/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/antimalware.py b/bot/exts/filters/antimalware.py
index ea257442e..26f00e91f 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/antimalware.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/antimalware.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from discord import Embed, Message, NotFound
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import AntiMalware as AntiMalwareConfig, Channels, STAFF_ROLES, URLs
+from bot.constants import Channels, Filter, URLs
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ TXT_EMBED_DESCRIPTION = (
 
 DISALLOWED_EMBED_DESCRIPTION = (
     "It looks like you tried to attach file type(s) that we do not allow ({blocked_extensions_str}). "
-    f"We currently allow the following file types: **{', '.join(AntiMalwareConfig.whitelist)}**.\n\n"
+    "We currently allow the following file types: **{joined_whitelist}**.\n\n"
     "Feel free to ask in {meta_channel_mention} if you think this is a mistake."
 )
 
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ class AntiMalware(Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
 
+    def _get_whitelisted_file_formats(self) -> list:
+        """Get the file formats currently on the whitelist."""
+        return self.bot.filter_list_cache['FILE_FORMAT.True'].keys()
+
+    def _get_disallowed_extensions(self, message: Message) -> t.Iterable[str]:
+        """Get an iterable containing all the disallowed extensions of attachments."""
+        file_extensions = {splitext(attachment.filename.lower())[1] for attachment in message.attachments}
+        extensions_blocked = file_extensions - set(self._get_whitelisted_file_formats())
+        return extensions_blocked
+
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_message(self, message: Message) -> None:
         """Identify messages with prohibited attachments."""
@@ -45,13 +55,17 @@ class AntiMalware(Cog):
         if not message.attachments or not message.guild:
             return
 
+        # Ignore webhook and bot messages
+        if message.webhook_id or message.author.bot:
+            return
+
         # Check if user is staff, if is, return
         # Since we only care that roles exist to iterate over, check for the attr rather than a User/Member instance
-        if hasattr(message.author, "roles") and any(role.id in STAFF_ROLES for role in message.author.roles):
+        if hasattr(message.author, "roles") and any(role.id in Filter.role_whitelist for role in message.author.roles):
             return
 
         embed = Embed()
-        extensions_blocked = self.get_disallowed_extensions(message)
+        extensions_blocked = self._get_disallowed_extensions(message)
         blocked_extensions_str = ', '.join(extensions_blocked)
         if ".py" in extensions_blocked:
             # Short-circuit on *.py files to provide a pastebin link
@@ -63,6 +77,7 @@ class AntiMalware(Cog):
         elif extensions_blocked:
             meta_channel = self.bot.get_channel(Channels.meta)
             embed.description = DISALLOWED_EMBED_DESCRIPTION.format(
+                joined_whitelist=', '.join(self._get_whitelisted_file_formats()),
                 blocked_extensions_str=blocked_extensions_str,
                 meta_channel_mention=meta_channel.mention,
             )
@@ -81,13 +96,6 @@ class AntiMalware(Cog):
             except NotFound:
                 log.info(f"Tried to delete message `{message.id}`, but message could not be found.")
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_disallowed_extensions(cls, message: Message) -> t.Iterable[str]:
-        """Get an iterable containing all the disallowed extensions of attachments."""
-        file_extensions = {splitext(attachment.filename.lower())[1] for attachment in message.attachments}
-        extensions_blocked = file_extensions - set(AntiMalwareConfig.whitelist)
-        return extensions_blocked
-
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Load the AntiMalware cog."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/antispam.py b/bot/exts/filters/antispam.py
index 0bcca578d..af8528a68 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/antispam.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/antispam.py
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Cog
 
 from bot import rules
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
 from bot.constants import (
     AntiSpam as AntiSpamConfig, Channels,
     Colours, DEBUG_MODE, Event, Filter,
     Guild as GuildConfig, Icons,
-    STAFF_ROLES,
 )
 from bot.converters import Duration
-from bot.utils.messages import send_attachments
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user, send_attachments
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,14 +26,15 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 RULE_FUNCTION_MAPPING = {
     'attachments': rules.apply_attachments,
     'burst': rules.apply_burst,
-    'burst_shared': rules.apply_burst_shared,
+    # burst shared is temporarily disabled due to a bug
+    # 'burst_shared': rules.apply_burst_shared,
     'chars': rules.apply_chars,
     'discord_emojis': rules.apply_discord_emojis,
     'duplicates': rules.apply_duplicates,
     'links': rules.apply_links,
     'mentions': rules.apply_mentions,
     'newlines': rules.apply_newlines,
-    'role_mentions': rules.apply_role_mentions
+    'role_mentions': rules.apply_role_mentions,
 }
 
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DeletionContext:
 
     async def upload_messages(self, actor_id: int, modlog: ModLog) -> None:
         """Method that takes care of uploading the queue and posting modlog alert."""
-        triggered_by_users = ", ".join(f"{m} (`{m.id}`)" for m in self.members.values())
+        triggered_by_users = ", ".join(format_user(m) for m in self.members.values())
 
         mod_alert_message = (
             f"**Triggered by:** {triggered_by_users}\n"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class AntiSpam(Cog):
             or message.guild.id != GuildConfig.id
             or message.author.bot
             or (message.channel.id in Filter.channel_whitelist and not DEBUG_MODE)
-            or (any(role.id in STAFF_ROLES for role in message.author.roles) and not DEBUG_MODE)
+            or (any(role.id in Filter.role_whitelist for role in message.author.roles) and not DEBUG_MODE)
         ):
             return
 
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ class AntiSpam(Cog):
             # Get context and make sure the bot becomes the actor of infraction by patching the `author` attributes
             context = await self.bot.get_context(msg)
             context.author = self.bot.user
-            context.message.author = self.bot.user
 
             # Since we're going to invoke the tempmute command directly, we need to manually call the converter.
             dt_remove_role_after = await self.expiration_date_converter.convert(context, f"{remove_role_after}S")
diff --git a/bot/exts/filters/filter_lists.py b/bot/exts/filters/filter_lists.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..232c1e48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/filter_lists.py
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from discord import Colour, Embed
+from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Cog, Context, IDConverter, group, has_any_role
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.converters import ValidDiscordServerInvite, ValidFilterListType
+from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class FilterLists(Cog):
+    """Commands for blacklisting and whitelisting things."""
+
+    methods_with_filterlist_types = [
+        "allow_add",
+        "allow_delete",
+        "allow_get",
+        "deny_add",
+        "deny_delete",
+        "deny_get",
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.bot.loop.create_task(self._amend_docstrings())
+
+    async def _amend_docstrings(self) -> None:
+        """Add the valid FilterList types to the docstrings, so they'll appear in !help invocations."""
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+
+        # Add valid filterlist types to the docstrings
+        valid_types = await ValidFilterListType.get_valid_types(self.bot)
+        valid_types = [f"`{type_.lower()}`" for type_ in valid_types]
+
+        for method_name in self.methods_with_filterlist_types:
+            command = getattr(self, method_name)
+            command.help = (
+                f"{command.help}\n\nValid **list_type** values are {', '.join(valid_types)}."
+            )
+
+    async def _add_data(
+        self,
+        ctx: Context,
+        allowed: bool,
+        list_type: ValidFilterListType,
+        content: str,
+        comment: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Add an item to a filterlist."""
+        allow_type = "whitelist" if allowed else "blacklist"
+
+        # If this is a server invite, we gotta validate it.
+        if list_type == "GUILD_INVITE":
+            guild_data = await self._validate_guild_invite(ctx, content)
+            content = guild_data.get("id")
+
+            # Unless the user has specified another comment, let's
+            # use the server name as the comment so that the list
+            # of guild IDs will be more easily readable when we
+            # display it.
+            if not comment:
+                comment = guild_data.get("name")
+
+        # If it's a file format, let's make sure it has a leading dot.
+        elif list_type == "FILE_FORMAT" and not content.startswith("."):
+            content = f".{content}"
+
+        # Try to add the item to the database
+        log.trace(f"Trying to add the {content} item to the {list_type} {allow_type}")
+        payload = {
+            "allowed": allowed,
+            "type": list_type,
+            "content": content,
+            "comment": comment,
+        }
+
+        try:
+            item = await self.bot.api_client.post(
+                "bot/filter-lists",
+                json=payload
+            )
+        except ResponseCodeError as e:
+            if e.status == 400:
+                await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+                log.debug(
+                    f"{ctx.author} tried to add data to a {allow_type}, but the API returned 400, "
+                    "probably because the request violated the UniqueConstraint."
+                )
+                raise BadArgument(
+                    f"Unable to add the item to the {allow_type}. "
+                    "The item probably already exists. Keep in mind that a "
+                    "blacklist and a whitelist for the same item cannot co-exist, "
+                    "and we do not permit any duplicates."
+                )
+            raise
+
+        # Insert the item into the cache
+        self.bot.insert_item_into_filter_list_cache(item)
+        await ctx.message.add_reaction("✅")
+
+    async def _delete_data(self, ctx: Context, allowed: bool, list_type: ValidFilterListType, content: str) -> None:
+        """Remove an item from a filterlist."""
+        allow_type = "whitelist" if allowed else "blacklist"
+
+        # If this is a server invite, we need to convert it.
+        if list_type == "GUILD_INVITE" and not IDConverter()._get_id_match(content):
+            guild_data = await self._validate_guild_invite(ctx, content)
+            content = guild_data.get("id")
+
+        # If it's a file format, let's make sure it has a leading dot.
+        elif list_type == "FILE_FORMAT" and not content.startswith("."):
+            content = f".{content}"
+
+        # Find the content and delete it.
+        log.trace(f"Trying to delete the {content} item from the {list_type} {allow_type}")
+        item = self.bot.filter_list_cache[f"{list_type}.{allowed}"].get(content)
+
+        if item is not None:
+            try:
+                await self.bot.api_client.delete(
+                    f"bot/filter-lists/{item['id']}"
+                )
+                del self.bot.filter_list_cache[f"{list_type}.{allowed}"][content]
+                await ctx.message.add_reaction("✅")
+            except ResponseCodeError as e:
+                log.debug(
+                    f"{ctx.author} tried to delete an item with the id {item['id']}, but "
+                    f"the API raised an unexpected error: {e}"
+                )
+                await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+        else:
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+
+    async def _list_all_data(self, ctx: Context, allowed: bool, list_type: ValidFilterListType) -> None:
+        """Paginate and display all items in a filterlist."""
+        allow_type = "whitelist" if allowed else "blacklist"
+        result = self.bot.filter_list_cache[f"{list_type}.{allowed}"]
+
+        # Build a list of lines we want to show in the paginator
+        lines = []
+        for content, metadata in result.items():
+            line = f"• `{content}`"
+
+            if comment := metadata.get("comment"):
+                line += f" - {comment}"
+
+            lines.append(line)
+        lines = sorted(lines)
+
+        # Build the embed
+        list_type_plural = list_type.lower().replace("_", " ").title() + "s"
+        embed = Embed(
+            title=f"{allow_type.title()}ed {list_type_plural} ({len(result)} total)",
+            colour=Colour.blue()
+        )
+        log.trace(f"Trying to list {len(result)} items from the {list_type.lower()} {allow_type}")
+
+        if result:
+            await LinePaginator.paginate(lines, ctx, embed, max_lines=15, empty=False)
+        else:
+            embed.description = "Hmmm, seems like there's nothing here yet."
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+
+    async def _sync_data(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Syncs the filterlists with the API."""
+        try:
+            log.trace("Attempting to sync FilterList cache with data from the API.")
+            await self.bot.cache_filter_list_data()
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("✅")
+        except ResponseCodeError as e:
+            log.debug(
+                f"{ctx.author} tried to sync FilterList cache data but "
+                f"the API raised an unexpected error: {e}"
+            )
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _validate_guild_invite(ctx: Context, invite: str) -> dict:
+        """
+        Validates a guild invite, and returns the guild info as a dict.
+
+        Will raise a BadArgument if the guild invite is invalid.
+        """
+        log.trace(f"Attempting to validate whether or not {invite} is a guild invite.")
+        validator = ValidDiscordServerInvite()
+        guild_data = await validator.convert(ctx, invite)
+
+        # If we make it this far without raising a BadArgument, the invite is
+        # valid. Let's return a dict of guild information.
+        log.trace(f"{invite} validated as server invite. Converting to ID.")
+        return guild_data
+
+    @group(aliases=("allowlist", "allow", "al", "wl"))
+    async def whitelist(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Group for whitelisting commands."""
+        if not ctx.invoked_subcommand:
+            await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
+
+    @group(aliases=("denylist", "deny", "bl", "dl"))
+    async def blacklist(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Group for blacklisting commands."""
+        if not ctx.invoked_subcommand:
+            await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
+
+    @whitelist.command(name="add", aliases=("a", "set"))
+    async def allow_add(
+        self,
+        ctx: Context,
+        list_type: ValidFilterListType,
+        content: str,
+        *,
+        comment: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Add an item to the specified allowlist."""
+        await self._add_data(ctx, True, list_type, content, comment)
+
+    @blacklist.command(name="add", aliases=("a", "set"))
+    async def deny_add(
+        self,
+        ctx: Context,
+        list_type: ValidFilterListType,
+        content: str,
+        *,
+        comment: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Add an item to the specified denylist."""
+        await self._add_data(ctx, False, list_type, content, comment)
+
+    @whitelist.command(name="remove", aliases=("delete", "rm",))
+    async def allow_delete(self, ctx: Context, list_type: ValidFilterListType, content: str) -> None:
+        """Remove an item from the specified allowlist."""
+        await self._delete_data(ctx, True, list_type, content)
+
+    @blacklist.command(name="remove", aliases=("delete", "rm",))
+    async def deny_delete(self, ctx: Context, list_type: ValidFilterListType, content: str) -> None:
+        """Remove an item from the specified denylist."""
+        await self._delete_data(ctx, False, list_type, content)
+
+    @whitelist.command(name="get", aliases=("list", "ls", "fetch", "show"))
+    async def allow_get(self, ctx: Context, list_type: ValidFilterListType) -> None:
+        """Get the contents of a specified allowlist."""
+        await self._list_all_data(ctx, True, list_type)
+
+    @blacklist.command(name="get", aliases=("list", "ls", "fetch", "show"))
+    async def deny_get(self, ctx: Context, list_type: ValidFilterListType) -> None:
+        """Get the contents of a specified denylist."""
+        await self._list_all_data(ctx, False, list_type)
+
+    @whitelist.command(name="sync", aliases=("s",))
+    async def allow_sync(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Syncs both allowlists and denylists with the API."""
+        await self._sync_data(ctx)
+
+    @blacklist.command(name="sync", aliases=("s",))
+    async def deny_sync(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Syncs both allowlists and denylists with the API."""
+        await self._sync_data(ctx)
+
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+        """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
+        return await has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the FilterLists cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(FilterLists(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/filtering.py b/bot/exts/filters/filtering.py
index 76ea68660..92cdfb8f5 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/filtering.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/filtering.py
@@ -2,65 +2,56 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from typing import List, Mapping, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Mapping, NamedTuple, Optional, Union
 
 import dateutil
 import discord.errors
+from async_rediscache import RedisCache
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 from discord import Colour, HTTPException, Member, Message, NotFound, TextChannel
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog
 from discord.utils import escape_markdown
 
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
 from bot.constants import (
-    Channels, Colours,
-    Filter, Icons, URLs
+    Channels, Colours, Filter,
+    Guild, Icons, URLs
 )
-from bot.utils.redis_cache import RedisCache
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
+from bot.utils.regex import INVITE_RE
 from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
-from bot.utils.time import wait_until
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-INVITE_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?:discord(?:[\.,]|dot)gg|"                     # Could be discord.gg/
-    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)com(?:\/|slash)invite|"     # or discord.com/invite/
-    r"discordapp(?:[\.,]|dot)com(?:\/|slash)invite|"  # or discordapp.com/invite/
-    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)me|"                        # or discord.me
-    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)io"                         # or discord.io.
-    r")(?:[\/]|slash)"                                # / or 'slash'
-    r"([a-zA-Z0-9]+)",                                # the invite code itself
-    flags=re.IGNORECASE
+# Regular expressions
+CODE_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(
+    r"(?P<delim>``?)[^`]+?(?P=delim)(?!`+)"  # Inline codeblock
+    r"|```(.+?)```",  # Multiline codeblock
+    re.DOTALL | re.MULTILINE
 )
-
+EVERYONE_PING_RE = re.compile(rf"@everyone|<@&{Guild.id}>|@here")
 SPOILER_RE = re.compile(r"(\|\|.+?\|\|)", re.DOTALL)
 URL_RE = re.compile(r"(https?://[^\s]+)", flags=re.IGNORECASE)
 ZALGO_RE = re.compile(r"[\u0300-\u036F\u0489]")
 
-WORD_WATCHLIST_PATTERNS = [
-    re.compile(fr'\b{expression}\b', flags=re.IGNORECASE) for expression in Filter.word_watchlist
-]
-TOKEN_WATCHLIST_PATTERNS = [
-    re.compile(fr'{expression}', flags=re.IGNORECASE) for expression in Filter.token_watchlist
-]
-WATCHLIST_PATTERNS = WORD_WATCHLIST_PATTERNS + TOKEN_WATCHLIST_PATTERNS
-
+# Other constants.
 DAYS_BETWEEN_ALERTS = 3
+OFFENSIVE_MSG_DELETE_TIME = timedelta(days=Filter.offensive_msg_delete_days)
 
+FilterMatch = Union[re.Match, dict, bool, List[discord.Embed]]
 
-def expand_spoilers(text: str) -> str:
-    """Return a string containing all interpretations of a spoilered message."""
-    split_text = SPOILER_RE.split(text)
-    return ''.join(
-        split_text[0::2] + split_text[1::2] + split_text
-    )
 
+class Stats(NamedTuple):
+    """Additional stats on a triggered filter to append to a mod log."""
 
-OFFENSIVE_MSG_DELETE_TIME = timedelta(days=Filter.offensive_msg_delete_days)
+    message_content: str
+    additional_embeds: Optional[List[discord.Embed]]
+    additional_embeds_msg: Optional[str]
 
 
-class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
+class Filtering(Cog):
     """Filtering out invites, blacklisting domains, and warning us of certain regular expressions."""
 
     # Redis cache mapping a user ID to the last timestamp a bad nickname alert was sent
@@ -68,8 +59,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
 
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
-        super().__init__()
-
+        self.scheduler = Scheduler(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.name_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
         staff_mistake_str = "If you believe this was a mistake, please let staff know!"
@@ -109,6 +99,19 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
                 ),
                 "schedule_deletion": False
             },
+            "filter_everyone_ping": {
+                "enabled": Filter.filter_everyone_ping,
+                "function": self._has_everyone_ping,
+                "type": "filter",
+                "content_only": True,
+                "user_notification": Filter.notify_user_everyone_ping,
+                "notification_msg": (
+                    "Please don't try to ping `@everyone` or `@here`. "
+                    f"Your message has been removed. {staff_mistake_str}"
+                ),
+                "schedule_deletion": False,
+                "ping_everyone": False
+            },
             "watch_regex": {
                 "enabled": Filter.watch_regex,
                 "function": self._has_watch_regex_match,
@@ -127,6 +130,22 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
 
         self.bot.loop.create_task(self.reschedule_offensive_msg_deletion())
 
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel scheduled tasks."""
+        self.scheduler.cancel_all()
+
+    def _get_filterlist_items(self, list_type: str, *, allowed: bool) -> list:
+        """Fetch items from the filter_list_cache."""
+        return self.bot.filter_list_cache[f"{list_type.upper()}.{allowed}"].keys()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _expand_spoilers(text: str) -> str:
+        """Return a string containing all interpretations of a spoilered message."""
+        split_text = SPOILER_RE.split(text)
+        return ''.join(
+            split_text[0::2] + split_text[1::2] + split_text
+        )
+
     @property
     def mod_log(self) -> ModLog:
         """Get currently loaded ModLog cog instance."""
@@ -136,7 +155,10 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
     async def on_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
         """Invoke message filter for new messages."""
         await self._filter_message(msg)
-        await self.check_bad_words_in_name(msg.author)
+
+        # Ignore webhook messages.
+        if msg.webhook_id is None:
+            await self.check_bad_words_in_name(msg.author)
 
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_message_edit(self, before: Message, after: Message) -> None:
@@ -151,12 +173,12 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
             delta = relativedelta(after.edited_at, before.edited_at).microseconds
         await self._filter_message(after, delta)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_name_matches(name: str) -> List[re.Match]:
+    def get_name_matches(self, name: str) -> List[re.Match]:
         """Check bad words from passed string (name). Return list of matches."""
         matches = []
-        for pattern in WATCHLIST_PATTERNS:
-            if match := pattern.search(name):
+        watchlist_patterns = self._get_filterlist_items('filter_token', allowed=False)
+        for pattern in watchlist_patterns:
+            if match := re.search(pattern, name, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
                 matches.append(match)
         return matches
 
@@ -183,8 +205,8 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
             log.info(f"Sending bad nickname alert for '{member.display_name}' ({member.id}).")
 
             log_string = (
-                f"**User:** {member.mention} (`{member.id}`)\n"
-                f"**Display Name:** {member.display_name}\n"
+                f"**User:** {format_user(member)}\n"
+                f"**Display Name:** {escape_markdown(member.display_name)}\n"
                 f"**Bad Matches:** {', '.join(match.group() for match in matches)}"
             )
 
@@ -200,24 +222,40 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
             # Update time when alert sent
             await self.name_alerts.set(member.id, datetime.utcnow().timestamp())
 
-    async def _filter_message(self, msg: Message, delta: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
-        """Filter the input message to see if it violates any of our rules, and then respond accordingly."""
+    async def filter_eval(self, result: str, msg: Message) -> bool:
+        """
+        Filter the result of an !eval to see if it violates any of our rules, and then respond accordingly.
+
+        Also requires the original message, to check whether to filter and for mod logs.
+        Returns whether a filter was triggered or not.
+        """
+        filter_triggered = False
         # Should we filter this message?
-        role_whitelisted = False
+        if self._check_filter(msg):
+            for filter_name, _filter in self.filters.items():
+                # Is this specific filter enabled in the config?
+                # We also do not need to worry about filters that take the full message,
+                # since all we have is an arbitrary string.
+                if _filter["enabled"] and _filter["content_only"]:
+                    match = await _filter["function"](result)
 
-        if type(msg.author) is Member:  # Only Member has roles, not User.
-            for role in msg.author.roles:
-                if role.id in Filter.role_whitelist:
-                    role_whitelisted = True
+                    if match:
+                        # If this is a filter (not a watchlist), we set the variable so we know
+                        # that it has been triggered
+                        if _filter["type"] == "filter":
+                            filter_triggered = True
 
-        filter_message = (
-            msg.channel.id not in Filter.channel_whitelist  # Channel not in whitelist
-            and not role_whitelisted                        # Role not in whitelist
-            and not msg.author.bot                          # Author not a bot
-        )
+                        stats = self._add_stats(filter_name, match, result)
+                        await self._send_log(filter_name, _filter["type"], msg, stats, is_eval=True)
+
+                        break  # We don't want multiple filters to trigger
 
-        # If none of the above, we can start filtering.
-        if filter_message:
+        return filter_triggered
+
+    async def _filter_message(self, msg: Message, delta: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
+        """Filter the input message to see if it violates any of our rules, and then respond accordingly."""
+        # Should we filter this message?
+        if self._check_filter(msg):
             for filter_name, _filter in self.filters.items():
                 # Is this specific filter enabled in the config?
                 if _filter["enabled"]:
@@ -267,77 +305,118 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
                                 'delete_date': delete_date
                             }
 
-                            await self.bot.api_client.post('bot/offensive-messages', json=data)
-                            self.schedule_task(msg.id, data)
-                            log.trace(f"Offensive message {msg.id} will be deleted on {delete_date}")
-
-                        if is_private:
-                            channel_str = "via DM"
-                        else:
-                            channel_str = f"in {msg.channel.mention}"
-
-                        # Word and match stats for watch_regex
-                        if filter_name == "watch_regex":
-                            surroundings = match.string[max(match.start() - 10, 0): match.end() + 10]
-                            message_content = (
-                                f"**Match:** '{match[0]}'\n"
-                                f"**Location:** '...{escape_markdown(surroundings)}...'\n"
-                                f"\n**Original Message:**\n{escape_markdown(msg.content)}"
-                            )
-                        else:  # Use content of discord Message
-                            message_content = msg.content
-
-                        message = (
-                            f"The {filter_name} {_filter['type']} was triggered "
-                            f"by **{msg.author}** "
-                            f"(`{msg.author.id}`) {channel_str} with [the "
-                            f"following message]({msg.jump_url}):\n\n"
-                            f"{message_content}"
-                        )
-
-                        log.debug(message)
-
-                        self.bot.stats.incr(f"filters.{filter_name}")
-
-                        additional_embeds = None
-                        additional_embeds_msg = None
-
-                        # The function returns True for invalid invites.
-                        # They have no data so additional embeds can't be created for them.
-                        if filter_name == "filter_invites" and match is not True:
-                            additional_embeds = []
-                            for invite, data in match.items():
-                                embed = discord.Embed(description=(
-                                    f"**Members:**\n{data['members']}\n"
-                                    f"**Active:**\n{data['active']}"
-                                ))
-                                embed.set_author(name=data["name"])
-                                embed.set_thumbnail(url=data["icon"])
-                                embed.set_footer(text=f"Guild Invite Code: {invite}")
-                                additional_embeds.append(embed)
-                            additional_embeds_msg = "For the following guild(s):"
-
-                        elif filter_name == "watch_rich_embeds":
-                            additional_embeds = msg.embeds
-                            additional_embeds_msg = "With the following embed(s):"
-
-                        # Send pretty mod log embed to mod-alerts
-                        await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
-                            icon_url=Icons.filtering,
-                            colour=Colour(Colours.soft_red),
-                            title=f"{_filter['type'].title()} triggered!",
-                            text=message,
-                            thumbnail=msg.author.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
-                            channel_id=Channels.mod_alerts,
-                            ping_everyone=Filter.ping_everyone,
-                            additional_embeds=additional_embeds,
-                            additional_embeds_msg=additional_embeds_msg
-                        )
+                            try:
+                                await self.bot.api_client.post('bot/offensive-messages', json=data)
+                            except ResponseCodeError as e:
+                                if e.status == 400 and "already exists" in e.response_json.get("id", [""])[0]:
+                                    log.debug(f"Offensive message {msg.id} already exists.")
+                                else:
+                                    log.error(f"Offensive message {msg.id} failed to post: {e}")
+                            else:
+                                self.schedule_msg_delete(data)
+                                log.trace(f"Offensive message {msg.id} will be deleted on {delete_date}")
+
+                        stats = self._add_stats(filter_name, match, msg.content)
+                        await self._send_log(filter_name, _filter, msg, stats)
 
                         break  # We don't want multiple filters to trigger
 
+    async def _send_log(
+        self,
+        filter_name: str,
+        _filter: Dict[str, Any],
+        msg: discord.Message,
+        stats: Stats,
+        *,
+        is_eval: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Send a mod log for a triggered filter."""
+        if msg.channel.type is discord.ChannelType.private:
+            channel_str = "via DM"
+            ping_everyone = False
+        else:
+            channel_str = f"in {msg.channel.mention}"
+            # Allow specific filters to override ping_everyone
+            ping_everyone = Filter.ping_everyone and _filter.get("ping_everyone", True)
+
+        eval_msg = "using !eval " if is_eval else ""
+        message = (
+            f"The {filter_name} {_filter['type']} was triggered by {format_user(msg.author)} "
+            f"{channel_str} {eval_msg}with [the following message]({msg.jump_url}):\n\n"
+            f"{stats.message_content}"
+        )
+
+        log.debug(message)
+
+        # Send pretty mod log embed to mod-alerts
+        await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
+            icon_url=Icons.filtering,
+            colour=Colour(Colours.soft_red),
+            title=f"{_filter['type'].title()} triggered!",
+            text=message,
+            thumbnail=msg.author.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
+            channel_id=Channels.mod_alerts,
+            ping_everyone=ping_everyone,
+            additional_embeds=stats.additional_embeds,
+            additional_embeds_msg=stats.additional_embeds_msg
+        )
+
+    def _add_stats(self, name: str, match: FilterMatch, content: str) -> Stats:
+        """Adds relevant statistical information to the relevant filter and increments the bot's stats."""
+        # Word and match stats for watch_regex
+        if name == "watch_regex":
+            surroundings = match.string[max(match.start() - 10, 0): match.end() + 10]
+            message_content = (
+                f"**Match:** '{match[0]}'\n"
+                f"**Location:** '...{escape_markdown(surroundings)}...'\n"
+                f"\n**Original Message:**\n{escape_markdown(content)}"
+            )
+        else:  # Use original content
+            message_content = content
+
+        additional_embeds = None
+        additional_embeds_msg = None
+
+        self.bot.stats.incr(f"filters.{name}")
+
+        # The function returns True for invalid invites.
+        # They have no data so additional embeds can't be created for them.
+        if name == "filter_invites" and match is not True:
+            additional_embeds = []
+            for _, data in match.items():
+                embed = discord.Embed(description=(
+                    f"**Members:**\n{data['members']}\n"
+                    f"**Active:**\n{data['active']}"
+                ))
+                embed.set_author(name=data["name"])
+                embed.set_thumbnail(url=data["icon"])
+                embed.set_footer(text=f"Guild ID: {data['id']}")
+                additional_embeds.append(embed)
+            additional_embeds_msg = "For the following guild(s):"
+
+        elif name == "watch_rich_embeds":
+            additional_embeds = match
+            additional_embeds_msg = "With the following embed(s):"
+
+        return Stats(message_content, additional_embeds, additional_embeds_msg)
+
     @staticmethod
-    async def _has_watch_regex_match(text: str) -> Union[bool, re.Match]:
+    def _check_filter(msg: Message) -> bool:
+        """Check whitelists to see if we should filter this message."""
+        role_whitelisted = False
+
+        if type(msg.author) is Member:  # Only Member has roles, not User.
+            for role in msg.author.roles:
+                if role.id in Filter.role_whitelist:
+                    role_whitelisted = True
+
+        return (
+            msg.channel.id not in Filter.channel_whitelist  # Channel not in whitelist
+            and not role_whitelisted                        # Role not in whitelist
+            and not msg.author.bot                          # Author not a bot
+        )
+
+    async def _has_watch_regex_match(self, text: str) -> Union[bool, re.Match]:
         """
         Return True if `text` matches any regex from `word_watchlist` or `token_watchlist` configs.
 
@@ -345,26 +424,27 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
         matched as-is. Spoilers are expanded, if any, and URLs are ignored.
         """
         if SPOILER_RE.search(text):
-            text = expand_spoilers(text)
+            text = self._expand_spoilers(text)
 
         # Make sure it's not a URL
         if URL_RE.search(text):
             return False
 
-        for pattern in WATCHLIST_PATTERNS:
-            match = pattern.search(text)
+        watchlist_patterns = self._get_filterlist_items('filter_token', allowed=False)
+        for pattern in watchlist_patterns:
+            match = re.search(pattern, text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
             if match:
                 return match
 
-    @staticmethod
-    async def _has_urls(text: str) -> bool:
+    async def _has_urls(self, text: str) -> bool:
         """Returns True if the text contains one of the blacklisted URLs from the config file."""
         if not URL_RE.search(text):
             return False
 
         text = text.lower()
+        domain_blacklist = self._get_filterlist_items("domain_name", allowed=False)
 
-        for url in Filter.domain_blacklist:
+        for url in domain_blacklist:
             if url.lower() in text:
                 return True
 
@@ -388,7 +468,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
 
         Attempts to catch some of common ways to try to cheat the system.
         """
-        # Remove backslashes to prevent escape character around fuckery like
+        # Remove backslashes to prevent escape character aroundfuckery like
         # discord\.gg/gdudes-pony-farm
         text = text.replace("\\", "")
 
@@ -409,9 +489,22 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
                 # between invalid and expired invites
                 return True
 
-            guild_id = int(guild.get("id"))
+            guild_id = guild.get("id")
+            guild_invite_whitelist = self._get_filterlist_items("guild_invite", allowed=True)
+            guild_invite_blacklist = self._get_filterlist_items("guild_invite", allowed=False)
 
-            if guild_id not in Filter.guild_invite_whitelist:
+            # Is this invite allowed?
+            guild_partnered_or_verified = (
+                'PARTNERED' in guild.get("features", [])
+                or 'VERIFIED' in guild.get("features", [])
+            )
+            invite_not_allowed = (
+                guild_id in guild_invite_blacklist           # Blacklisted guilds are never permitted.
+                or guild_id not in guild_invite_whitelist    # Whitelisted guilds are always permitted.
+                and not guild_partnered_or_verified          # Otherwise guilds have to be Verified or Partnered.
+            )
+
+            if invite_not_allowed:
                 guild_icon_hash = guild["icon"]
                 guild_icon = (
                     "https://cdn.discordapp.com/icons/"
@@ -420,6 +513,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
 
                 invite_data[invite] = {
                     "name": guild["name"],
+                    "id": guild['id'],
                     "icon": guild_icon,
                     "members": response["approximate_member_count"],
                     "active": response["approximate_presence_count"]
@@ -428,7 +522,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
         return invite_data if invite_data else False
 
     @staticmethod
-    async def _has_rich_embed(msg: Message) -> bool:
+    async def _has_rich_embed(msg: Message) -> Union[bool, List[discord.Embed]]:
         """Determines if `msg` contains any rich embeds not auto-generated from a URL."""
         if msg.embeds:
             for embed in msg.embeds:
@@ -437,7 +531,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
                     if not embed.url or embed.url not in urls:
                         # If `embed.url` does not exist or if `embed.url` is not part of the content
                         # of the message, it's unlikely to be an auto-generated embed by Discord.
-                        return True
+                        return msg.embeds
                     else:
                         log.trace(
                             "Found a rich embed sent by a regular user account, "
@@ -446,6 +540,16 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
                         return False
         return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _has_everyone_ping(text: str) -> bool:
+        """Determines if `msg` contains an @everyone or @here ping outside of a codeblock."""
+        # First pass to avoid running re.sub on every message
+        if not EVERYONE_PING_RE.search(text):
+            return False
+
+        content_without_codeblocks = CODE_BLOCK_RE.sub("", text)
+        return bool(EVERYONE_PING_RE.search(content_without_codeblocks))
+
     async def notify_member(self, filtered_member: Member, reason: str, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
         """
         Notify filtered_member about a moderation action with the reason str.
@@ -457,12 +561,10 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
         except discord.errors.Forbidden:
             await channel.send(f"{filtered_member.mention} {reason}")
 
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, msg: dict) -> None:
+    def schedule_msg_delete(self, msg: dict) -> None:
         """Delete an offensive message once its deletion date is reached."""
         delete_at = dateutil.parser.isoparse(msg['delete_date']).replace(tzinfo=None)
-
-        await wait_until(delete_at)
-        await self.delete_offensive_msg(msg)
+        self.scheduler.schedule_at(delete_at, msg['id'], self.delete_offensive_msg(msg))
 
     async def reschedule_offensive_msg_deletion(self) -> None:
         """Get all the pending message deletion from the API and reschedule them."""
@@ -477,7 +579,7 @@ class Filtering(Cog, Scheduler):
             if delete_at < now:
                 await self.delete_offensive_msg(msg)
             else:
-                self.schedule_task(msg['id'], msg)
+                self.schedule_msg_delete(msg)
 
     async def delete_offensive_msg(self, msg: Mapping[str, str]) -> None:
         """Delete an offensive message, and then delete it from the db."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/security.py b/bot/exts/filters/security.py
index c680c5e27..c680c5e27 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/security.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/security.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/token_remover.py b/bot/exts/filters/token_remover.py
index ef979f222..bd6a1f97a 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/token_remover.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/token_remover.py
@@ -9,15 +9,21 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Cog
 
 from bot import utils
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
 from bot.constants import Channels, Colours, Event, Icons
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 LOG_MESSAGE = (
-    "Censored a seemingly valid token sent by {author} (`{author_id}`) in {channel}, "
+    "Censored a seemingly valid token sent by {author} in {channel}, "
     "token was `{user_id}.{timestamp}.{hmac}`"
 )
+UNKNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE = "Decoded user ID: `{user_id}` (Not present in server)."
+KNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE = (
+    "Decoded user ID: `{user_id}` **(Present in server)**.\n"
+    "This matches `{user_name}` and means this is likely a valid **{kind}** token."
+)
 DELETION_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE = (
     "Hey {mention}! I noticed you posted a seemingly valid Discord API "
     "token in your message and have removed your message. "
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ class TokenRemover(Cog):
         await msg.channel.send(DELETION_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(mention=msg.author.mention))
 
         log_message = self.format_log_message(msg, found_token)
+        userid_message, mention_everyone = self.format_userid_log_message(msg, found_token)
         log.debug(log_message)
 
         # Send pretty mod log embed to mod-alerts
@@ -100,19 +107,43 @@ class TokenRemover(Cog):
             icon_url=Icons.token_removed,
             colour=Colour(Colours.soft_red),
             title="Token removed!",
-            text=log_message,
+            text=log_message + "\n" + userid_message,
             thumbnail=msg.author.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.mod_alerts,
+            ping_everyone=mention_everyone,
         )
 
         self.bot.stats.incr("tokens.removed_tokens")
 
+    @classmethod
+    def format_userid_log_message(cls, msg: Message, token: Token) -> t.Tuple[str, bool]:
+        """
+        Format the portion of the log message that includes details about the detected user ID.
+
+        If the user is resolved to a member, the format includes the user ID, name, and the
+        kind of user detected.
+
+        If we resolve to a member and it is not a bot, we also return True to ping everyone.
+
+        Returns a tuple of (log_message, mention_everyone)
+        """
+        user_id = cls.extract_user_id(token.user_id)
+        user = msg.guild.get_member(user_id)
+
+        if user:
+            return KNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE.format(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                user_name=str(user),
+                kind="BOT" if user.bot else "USER",
+            ), not user.bot
+        else:
+            return UNKNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE.format(user_id=user_id), False
+
     @staticmethod
     def format_log_message(msg: Message, token: Token) -> str:
-        """Return the log message to send for `token` being censored in `msg`."""
+        """Return the generic portion of the log message to send for `token` being censored in `msg`."""
         return LOG_MESSAGE.format(
-            author=msg.author,
-            author_id=msg.author.id,
+            author=format_user(msg.author),
             channel=msg.channel.mention,
             user_id=token.user_id,
             timestamp=token.timestamp,
@@ -126,7 +157,11 @@ class TokenRemover(Cog):
         # token check (e.g. `message.channel.send` also matches our token pattern)
         for match in TOKEN_RE.finditer(msg.content):
             token = Token(*match.groups())
-            if cls.is_valid_user_id(token.user_id) and cls.is_valid_timestamp(token.timestamp):
+            if (
+                (cls.extract_user_id(token.user_id) is not None)
+                and cls.is_valid_timestamp(token.timestamp)
+                and cls.is_maybe_valid_hmac(token.hmac)
+            ):
                 # Short-circuit on first match
                 return token
 
@@ -134,22 +169,20 @@ class TokenRemover(Cog):
         return
 
     @staticmethod
-    def is_valid_user_id(b64_content: str) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check potential token to see if it contains a valid Discord user ID.
-
-        See: https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/reference#snowflakes
-        """
+    def extract_user_id(b64_content: str) -> t.Optional[int]:
+        """Return a user ID integer from part of a potential token, or None if it couldn't be decoded."""
         b64_content = utils.pad_base64(b64_content)
 
         try:
             decoded_bytes = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(b64_content)
             string = decoded_bytes.decode('utf-8')
-
-            # isdigit on its own would match a lot of other Unicode characters, hence the isascii.
-            return string.isascii() and string.isdigit()
+            if not (string.isascii() and string.isdigit()):
+                # This case triggers if there are fancy unicode digits in the base64 encoding,
+                # that means it's not a valid user id.
+                return None
+            return int(string)
         except (binascii.Error, ValueError):
-            return False
+            return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_valid_timestamp(b64_content: str) -> bool:
@@ -176,6 +209,24 @@ class TokenRemover(Cog):
             log.debug(f"Invalid token timestamp '{b64_content}': smaller than Discord epoch")
             return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_maybe_valid_hmac(b64_content: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Determine if a given HMAC portion of a token is potentially valid.
+
+        If the HMAC has 3 or less characters, it's probably a dummy value like "xxxxxxxxxx",
+        and thus the token can probably be skipped.
+        """
+        unique = len(set(b64_content.lower()))
+        if unique <= 3:
+            log.debug(
+                f"Considering the HMAC {b64_content} a dummy because it has {unique}"
+                " case-insensitively unique characters"
+            )
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Load the TokenRemover cog."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/webhook_remover.py b/bot/exts/filters/webhook_remover.py
index 543869215..08fe94055 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/webhook_remover.py
+++ b/bot/exts/filters/webhook_remover.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ from discord import Colour, Message, NotFound
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation.modlog import ModLog
 from bot.constants import Channels, Colours, Event, Icons
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 
-WEBHOOK_URL_RE = re.compile(r"((?:https?://)?discordapp\.com/api/webhooks/\d+/)\S+/?", re.I)
+WEBHOOK_URL_RE = re.compile(r"((?:https?://)?discord(?:app)?\.com/api/webhooks/\d+/)\S+/?", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 ALERT_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE = (
     "{user}, looks like you posted a Discord webhook URL. Therefore, your "
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ class WebhookRemover(Cog):
         await msg.channel.send(ALERT_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(user=msg.author.mention))
 
         message = (
-            f"{msg.author} (`{msg.author.id}`) posted a Discord webhook URL "
-            f"to #{msg.channel}. Webhook URL was `{redacted_url}`"
+            f"{format_user(msg.author)} posted a Discord webhook URL to {msg.channel.mention}. "
+            f"Webhook URL was `{redacted_url}`"
         )
         log.debug(message)
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/__init__.py b/bot/exts/fun/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/exts/fun/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/duck_pond.py b/bot/exts/fun/duck_pond.py
index 5b6a7fd62..48aa2749c 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/duck_pond.py
+++ b/bot/exts/fun/duck_pond.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Union
 
 import discord
 from discord import Color, Embed, Member, Message, RawReactionActionEvent, User, errors
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.utils.messages import send_attachments, sub_clyde
+from bot.utils.checks import has_any_role
+from bot.utils.messages import send_attachments
+from bot.utils.webhooks import send_webhook
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,7 +21,10 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
         self.webhook_id = constants.Webhooks.duck_pond
+        self.webhook = None
+        self.ducked_messages = []
         self.bot.loop.create_task(self.fetch_webhook())
+        self.relay_lock = None
 
     async def fetch_webhook(self) -> None:
         """Fetches the webhook object, so we can post to it."""
@@ -47,23 +53,13 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
                         return True
         return False
 
-    async def send_webhook(
-        self,
-        content: Optional[str] = None,
-        username: Optional[str] = None,
-        avatar_url: Optional[str] = None,
-        embed: Optional[Embed] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Send a webhook to the duck_pond channel."""
-        try:
-            await self.webhook.send(
-                content=content,
-                username=sub_clyde(username),
-                avatar_url=avatar_url,
-                embed=embed
-            )
-        except discord.HTTPException:
-            log.exception("Failed to send a message to the Duck Pool webhook")
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_duck_emoji(emoji: Union[str, discord.PartialEmoji, discord.Emoji]) -> bool:
+        """Check if the emoji is a valid duck emoji."""
+        if isinstance(emoji, str):
+            return emoji == "🦆"
+        else:
+            return hasattr(emoji, "name") and emoji.name.startswith("ducky_")
 
     async def count_ducks(self, message: Message) -> int:
         """
@@ -71,33 +67,24 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
 
         Only counts ducks added by staff members.
         """
-        duck_count = 0
-        duck_reactors = []
+        duck_reactors = set()
 
+        # iterate over all reactions
         for reaction in message.reactions:
-            async for user in reaction.users():
-
-                # Is the user a staff member and not already counted as reactor?
-                if not self.is_staff(user) or user.id in duck_reactors:
-                    continue
-
-                # Is the emoji a duck?
-                if hasattr(reaction.emoji, "id"):
-                    if reaction.emoji.id in constants.DuckPond.custom_emojis:
-                        duck_count += 1
-                        duck_reactors.append(user.id)
-                elif isinstance(reaction.emoji, str):
-                    if reaction.emoji == "🦆":
-                        duck_count += 1
-                        duck_reactors.append(user.id)
-        return duck_count
+            # check if the current reaction is a duck
+            if not self._is_duck_emoji(reaction.emoji):
+                continue
+
+            # update the set of reactors with all staff reactors
+            duck_reactors |= {user.id async for user in reaction.users() if self.is_staff(user)}
+
+        return len(duck_reactors)
 
     async def relay_message(self, message: Message) -> None:
         """Relays the message's content and attachments to the duck pond channel."""
-        clean_content = message.clean_content
-
-        if clean_content:
-            await self.send_webhook(
+        if message.clean_content:
+            await send_webhook(
+                webhook=self.webhook,
                 content=message.clean_content,
                 username=message.author.display_name,
                 avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
@@ -111,7 +98,8 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
                     description=":x: **This message contained an attachment, but it could not be retrieved**",
                     color=Color.red()
                 )
-                await self.send_webhook(
+                await send_webhook(
+                    webhook=self.webhook,
                     embed=e,
                     username=message.author.display_name,
                     avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
@@ -119,18 +107,35 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
             except discord.HTTPException:
                 log.exception("Failed to send an attachment to the webhook")
 
-        await message.add_reaction("✅")
+    async def locked_relay(self, message: discord.Message) -> bool:
+        """Relay a message after obtaining the relay lock."""
+        if self.relay_lock is None:
+            # Lazily load the lock to ensure it's created within the
+            # appropriate event loop.
+            self.relay_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _payload_has_duckpond_emoji(payload: RawReactionActionEvent) -> bool:
+        async with self.relay_lock:
+            # check if the message has a checkmark after acquiring the lock
+            if await self.has_green_checkmark(message):
+                return False
+
+            # relay the message
+            await self.relay_message(message)
+
+            # add a green checkmark to indicate that the message was relayed
+            await message.add_reaction("✅")
+        return True
+
+    def _payload_has_duckpond_emoji(self, emoji: discord.PartialEmoji) -> bool:
         """Test if the RawReactionActionEvent payload contains a duckpond emoji."""
-        if payload.emoji.is_custom_emoji():
-            if payload.emoji.id in constants.DuckPond.custom_emojis:
-                return True
-        elif payload.emoji.name == "🦆":
-            return True
+        if emoji.is_unicode_emoji():
+            # For unicode PartialEmojis, the `name` attribute is just the string
+            # representation of the emoji. This is what the helper method
+            # expects, as unicode emojis show up as just a `str` instance when
+            # inspecting the reactions attached to a message.
+            emoji = emoji.name
 
-        return False
+        return self._is_duck_emoji(emoji)
 
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload: RawReactionActionEvent) -> None:
@@ -141,33 +146,51 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
         amount of ducks specified in the config under duck_pond/threshold, it will
         send the message off to the duck pond.
         """
+        # Ignore other guilds and DMs.
+        if payload.guild_id != constants.Guild.id:
+            return
+
+        # Was this reaction issued in a blacklisted channel?
+        if payload.channel_id in constants.DuckPond.channel_blacklist:
+            return
+
         # Is the emoji in the reaction a duck?
-        if not self._payload_has_duckpond_emoji(payload):
+        if not self._payload_has_duckpond_emoji(payload.emoji):
             return
 
         channel = discord.utils.get(self.bot.get_all_channels(), id=payload.channel_id)
+        if channel is None:
+            return
+
         message = await channel.fetch_message(payload.message_id)
         member = discord.utils.get(message.guild.members, id=payload.user_id)
 
-        # Is the member a human and a staff member?
-        if not self.is_staff(member) or member.bot:
+        # Was the message sent by a human staff member?
+        if not self.is_staff(message.author) or message.author.bot:
             return
 
-        # Does the message already have a green checkmark?
-        if await self.has_green_checkmark(message):
+        # Is the reactor a human staff member?
+        if not self.is_staff(member) or member.bot:
             return
 
         # Time to count our ducks!
         duck_count = await self.count_ducks(message)
 
         # If we've got more than the required amount of ducks, send the message to the duck_pond.
-        if duck_count >= constants.DuckPond.threshold:
-            await self.relay_message(message)
+        if duck_count >= constants.DuckPond.threshold and message.id not in self.ducked_messages:
+            self.ducked_messages.append(message.id)
+            await self.locked_relay(message)
 
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_raw_reaction_remove(self, payload: RawReactionActionEvent) -> None:
         """Ensure that people don't remove the green checkmark from duck ponded messages."""
+        # Ignore other guilds and DMs.
+        if payload.guild_id != constants.Guild.id:
+            return
+
         channel = discord.utils.get(self.bot.get_all_channels(), id=payload.channel_id)
+        if channel is None:
+            return
 
         # Prevent the green checkmark from being removed
         if payload.emoji.name == "✅":
@@ -176,6 +199,15 @@ class DuckPond(Cog):
             if duck_count >= constants.DuckPond.threshold:
                 await message.add_reaction("✅")
 
+    @command(name="duckify", aliases=("duckpond", "pondify"))
+    @has_any_role(constants.Roles.admins)
+    async def duckify(self, ctx: Context, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Relay a message to the duckpond, no ducks required!"""
+        if await self.locked_relay(message):
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("🦆")
+        else:
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Load the DuckPond cog."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/off_topic_names.py b/bot/exts/fun/off_topic_names.py
index 201579a0b..7fc93b88c 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/off_topic_names.py
+++ b/bot/exts/fun/off_topic_names.py
@@ -1,49 +1,21 @@
-import asyncio
 import difflib
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed
-from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Cog, Context, Converter, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
+from discord.utils import sleep_until
 
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Channels, MODERATION_ROLES
-from bot.decorators import with_role
+from bot.converters import OffTopicName
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
 
-
 CHANNELS = (Channels.off_topic_0, Channels.off_topic_1, Channels.off_topic_2)
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class OffTopicName(Converter):
-    """A converter that ensures an added off-topic name is valid."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    async def convert(ctx: Context, argument: str) -> str:
-        """Attempt to replace any invalid characters with their approximate Unicode equivalent."""
-        allowed_characters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!?'`-"
-
-        # Chain multiple words to a single one
-        argument = "-".join(argument.split())
-
-        if not (2 <= len(argument) <= 96):
-            raise BadArgument("Channel name must be between 2 and 96 chars long")
-
-        elif not all(c.isalnum() or c in allowed_characters for c in argument):
-            raise BadArgument(
-                "Channel name must only consist of "
-                "alphanumeric characters, minus signs or apostrophes."
-            )
-
-        # Replace invalid characters with unicode alternatives.
-        table = str.maketrans(
-            allowed_characters, '𝖠𝖡𝖢𝖣𝖤𝖥𝖦𝖧𝖨𝖩𝖪𝖫𝖬𝖭𝖮𝖯𝖰𝖱𝖲𝖳𝖴𝖵𝖶𝖷𝖸𝖹ǃ？’’-'
-        )
-        return argument.translate(table)
-
-
 async def update_names(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Background updater task that performs the daily channel name update."""
     while True:
@@ -51,8 +23,7 @@ async def update_names(bot: Bot) -> None:
         # we go past midnight in the `seconds_to_sleep` set below.
         today_at_midnight = datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0, second=0, minute=0, hour=0)
         next_midnight = today_at_midnight + timedelta(days=1)
-        seconds_to_sleep = (next_midnight - datetime.utcnow()).seconds + 1
-        await asyncio.sleep(seconds_to_sleep)
+        await sleep_until(next_midnight)
 
         try:
             channel_0_name, channel_1_name, channel_2_name = await bot.api_client.get(
@@ -94,13 +65,13 @@ class OffTopicNames(Cog):
             self.updater_task = self.bot.loop.create_task(coro)
 
     @group(name='otname', aliases=('otnames', 'otn'), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def otname_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Add or list items from the off-topic channel name rotation."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
     @otname_group.command(name='add', aliases=('a',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def add_command(self, ctx: Context, *, name: OffTopicName) -> None:
         """
         Adds a new off-topic name to the rotation.
@@ -123,7 +94,7 @@ class OffTopicNames(Cog):
             await self._add_name(ctx, name)
 
     @otname_group.command(name='forceadd', aliases=('fa',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def force_add_command(self, ctx: Context, *, name: OffTopicName) -> None:
         """Forcefully adds a new off-topic name to the rotation."""
         await self._add_name(ctx, name)
@@ -136,7 +107,7 @@ class OffTopicNames(Cog):
         await ctx.send(f":ok_hand: Added `{name}` to the names list.")
 
     @otname_group.command(name='delete', aliases=('remove', 'rm', 'del', 'd'))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def delete_command(self, ctx: Context, *, name: OffTopicName) -> None:
         """Removes a off-topic name from the rotation."""
         await self.bot.api_client.delete(f'bot/off-topic-channel-names/{name}')
@@ -145,7 +116,7 @@ class OffTopicNames(Cog):
         await ctx.send(f":ok_hand: Removed `{name}` from the names list.")
 
     @otname_group.command(name='list', aliases=('l',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def list_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """
         Lists all currently known off-topic channel names in a paginator.
@@ -165,7 +136,7 @@ class OffTopicNames(Cog):
             await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
     @otname_group.command(name='search', aliases=('s',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def search_command(self, ctx: Context, *, query: OffTopicName) -> None:
         """Search for an off-topic name."""
         result = await self.bot.api_client.get('bot/off-topic-channel-names')
diff --git a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py b/bot/exts/help_channels.py
index 187adfe51..062d4fcfe 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
+++ b/bot/exts/help_channels.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import asyncio
-import inspect
 import json
 import logging
 import random
@@ -10,12 +9,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import discord
 import discord.abc
+from async_rediscache import RedisCache
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.utils import RedisCache
-from bot.utils.checks import with_role_check
+from bot.utils import channel as channel_utils
 from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -35,12 +34,9 @@ and will be yours until it has been inactive for {constants.HelpChannels.idle_mi
 is closed manually with `!close`. When that happens, it will be set to **dormant** and moved into \
 the **Help: Dormant** category.
 
-You may claim a new channel once every {constants.HelpChannels.claim_minutes} minutes. If you \
-currently cannot send a message in this channel, it means you are on cooldown and need to wait.
-
 Try to write the best question you can by providing a detailed description and telling us what \
 you've tried already. For more information on asking a good question, \
-check out our guide on [asking good questions]({ASKING_GUIDE_URL}).
+check out our guide on **[asking good questions]({ASKING_GUIDE_URL})**.
 """
 
 DORMANT_MSG = f"""
@@ -51,20 +47,13 @@ channel until it becomes available again.
 If your question wasn't answered yet, you can claim a new help channel from the \
 **Help: Available** category by simply asking your question again. Consider rephrasing the \
 question to maximize your chance of getting a good answer. If you're not sure how, have a look \
-through our guide for [asking a good question]({ASKING_GUIDE_URL}).
+through our guide for **[asking a good question]({ASKING_GUIDE_URL})**.
 """
 
 CoroutineFunc = t.Callable[..., t.Coroutine]
 
 
-class TaskData(t.NamedTuple):
-    """Data for a scheduled task."""
-
-    wait_time: int
-    callback: t.Awaitable
-
-
-class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
+class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
     """
     Manage the help channel system of the guild.
 
@@ -113,10 +102,13 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
     # RedisCache[discord.TextChannel.id, UtcPosixTimestamp]
     claim_times = RedisCache()
 
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        super().__init__()
+    # This cache maps a help channel to original question message in same channel.
+    # RedisCache[discord.TextChannel.id, discord.Message.id]
+    question_messages = RedisCache()
 
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
+        self.scheduler = Scheduler(self.__class__.__name__)
 
         # Categories
         self.available_category: discord.CategoryChannel = None
@@ -145,7 +137,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         for task in self.queue_tasks:
             task.cancel()
 
-        self.cancel_all()
+        self.scheduler.cancel_all()
 
     def create_channel_queue(self) -> asyncio.Queue:
         """
@@ -204,12 +196,12 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
             return True
 
         log.trace(f"{ctx.author} is not the help channel claimant, checking roles.")
-        role_check = with_role_check(ctx, *constants.HelpChannels.cmd_whitelist)
+        has_role = await commands.has_any_role(*constants.HelpChannels.cmd_whitelist).predicate(ctx)
 
-        if role_check:
+        if has_role:
             self.bot.stats.incr("help.dormant_invoke.staff")
 
-        return role_check
+        return has_role
 
     @commands.command(name="close", aliases=["dormant", "solved"], enabled=False)
     async def close_command(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
@@ -223,16 +215,14 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         log.trace("close command invoked; checking if the channel is in-use.")
         if ctx.channel.category == self.in_use_category:
             if await self.dormant_check(ctx):
-
-                # Remove the claimant and the cooldown role
-                await self.help_channel_claimants.delete(ctx.channel.id)
                 await self.remove_cooldown_role(ctx.author)
 
                 # Ignore missing task when cooldown has passed but the channel still isn't dormant.
-                self.cancel_task(ctx.author.id, ignore_missing=True)
+                if ctx.author.id in self.scheduler:
+                    self.scheduler.cancel(ctx.author.id)
 
                 await self.move_to_dormant(ctx.channel, "command")
-                self.cancel_task(ctx.channel.id)
+                self.scheduler.cancel(ctx.channel.id)
         else:
             log.debug(f"{ctx.author} invoked command 'dormant' outside an in-use help channel")
 
@@ -371,21 +361,36 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         channels = list(self.get_category_channels(self.available_category))
         missing = constants.HelpChannels.max_available - len(channels)
 
-        log.trace(f"Moving {missing} missing channels to the Available category.")
+        # If we've got less than `max_available` channel available, we should add some.
+        if missing > 0:
+            log.trace(f"Moving {missing} missing channels to the Available category.")
+            for _ in range(missing):
+                await self.move_to_available()
 
-        for _ in range(missing):
-            await self.move_to_available()
+        # If for some reason we have more than `max_available` channels available,
+        # we should move the superfluous ones over to dormant.
+        elif missing < 0:
+            log.trace(f"Moving {abs(missing)} superfluous available channels over to the Dormant category.")
+            for channel in channels[:abs(missing)]:
+                await self.move_to_dormant(channel, "auto")
 
     async def init_categories(self) -> None:
         """Get the help category objects. Remove the cog if retrieval fails."""
         log.trace("Getting the CategoryChannel objects for the help categories.")
 
         try:
-            self.available_category = await self.try_get_channel(
-                constants.Categories.help_available
+            self.available_category = await channel_utils.try_get_channel(
+                constants.Categories.help_available,
+                self.bot
+            )
+            self.in_use_category = await channel_utils.try_get_channel(
+                constants.Categories.help_in_use,
+                self.bot
+            )
+            self.dormant_category = await channel_utils.try_get_channel(
+                constants.Categories.help_dormant,
+                self.bot
             )
-            self.in_use_category = await self.try_get_channel(constants.Categories.help_in_use)
-            self.dormant_category = await self.try_get_channel(constants.Categories.help_dormant)
         except discord.HTTPException:
             log.exception("Failed to get a category; cog will be removed")
             self.bot.remove_cog(self.qualified_name)
@@ -439,14 +444,11 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         if not message or not message.embeds:
             return False
 
-        embed = message.embeds[0]
-        return message.author == self.bot.user and embed.description.strip() == description.strip()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def is_in_category(channel: discord.TextChannel, category_id: int) -> bool:
-        """Return True if `channel` is within a category with `category_id`."""
-        actual_category = getattr(channel, "category", None)
-        return actual_category is not None and actual_category.id == category_id
+        bot_msg_desc = message.embeds[0].description
+        if bot_msg_desc is discord.Embed.Empty:
+            log.trace("Last message was a bot embed but it was empty.")
+            return False
+        return message.author == self.bot.user and bot_msg_desc.strip() == description.strip()
 
     async def move_idle_channel(self, channel: discord.TextChannel, has_task: bool = True) -> None:
         """
@@ -474,16 +476,15 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         else:
             # Cancel the existing task, if any.
             if has_task:
-                self.cancel_task(channel.id)
-
-            data = TaskData(idle_seconds - time_elapsed, self.move_idle_channel(channel))
+                self.scheduler.cancel(channel.id)
 
+            delay = idle_seconds - time_elapsed
             log.info(
                 f"#{channel} ({channel.id}) is still active; "
-                f"scheduling it to be moved after {data.wait_time} seconds."
+                f"scheduling it to be moved after {delay} seconds."
             )
 
-            self.schedule_task(channel.id, data)
+            self.scheduler.schedule_later(delay, channel.id, self.move_idle_channel(channel))
 
     async def move_to_bottom_position(self, channel: discord.TextChannel, category_id: int, **options) -> None:
         """
@@ -495,11 +496,11 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         If `options` are provided, the channel will be edited after the move is completed. This is the
         same order of operations that `discord.TextChannel.edit` uses. For information on available
-        options, see the documention on `discord.TextChannel.edit`. While possible, position-related
+        options, see the documentation on `discord.TextChannel.edit`. While possible, position-related
         options should be avoided, as it may interfere with the category move we perform.
         """
         # Get a fresh copy of the category from the bot to avoid the cache mismatch issue we had.
-        category = await self.try_get_channel(category_id)
+        category = await channel_utils.try_get_channel(category_id, self.bot)
 
         payload = [{"id": c.id, "position": c.position} for c in category.channels]
 
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         """
         log.info(f"Moving #{channel} ({channel.id}) to the Dormant category.")
 
+        await self.help_channel_claimants.delete(channel.id)
         await self.move_to_bottom_position(
             channel=channel,
             category_id=constants.Categories.help_dormant,
@@ -572,6 +574,8 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         embed = discord.Embed(description=DORMANT_MSG)
         await channel.send(embed=embed)
 
+        await self.unpin(channel)
+
         log.trace(f"Pushing #{channel} ({channel.id}) into the channel queue.")
         self.channel_queue.put_nowait(channel)
         self.report_stats()
@@ -588,8 +592,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         timeout = constants.HelpChannels.idle_minutes * 60
 
         log.trace(f"Scheduling #{channel} ({channel.id}) to become dormant in {timeout} sec.")
-        data = TaskData(timeout, self.move_idle_channel(channel))
-        self.schedule_task(channel.id, data)
+        self.scheduler.schedule_later(timeout, channel.id, self.move_idle_channel(channel))
         self.report_stats()
 
     async def notify(self) -> None:
@@ -624,11 +627,13 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
             channel = self.bot.get_channel(constants.HelpChannels.notify_channel)
             mentions = " ".join(f"<@&{role}>" for role in constants.HelpChannels.notify_roles)
+            allowed_roles = [discord.Object(id_) for id_ in constants.HelpChannels.notify_roles]
 
             message = await channel.send(
                 f"{mentions} A new available help channel is needed but there "
                 f"are no more dormant ones. Consider freeing up some in-use channels manually by "
-                f"using the `{constants.Bot.prefix}dormant` command within the channels."
+                f"using the `{constants.Bot.prefix}dormant` command within the channels.",
+                allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(everyone=False, roles=allowed_roles)
             )
 
             self.bot.stats.incr("help.out_of_channel_alerts")
@@ -643,7 +648,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         channel = message.channel
 
         # Confirm the channel is an in use help channel
-        if self.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_in_use):
+        if channel_utils.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_in_use):
             log.trace(f"Checking if #{channel} ({channel.id}) has been answered.")
 
             # Check if there is an entry in unanswered
@@ -668,7 +673,8 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         await self.check_for_answer(message)
 
-        if not self.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_available) or self.is_excluded_channel(channel):
+        is_available = channel_utils.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_available)
+        if not is_available or self.is_excluded_channel(channel):
             return  # Ignore messages outside the Available category or in excluded channels.
 
         log.trace("Waiting for the cog to be ready before processing messages.")
@@ -678,7 +684,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         async with self.on_message_lock:
             log.trace(f"on_message lock acquired for {message.id}.")
 
-            if not self.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_available):
+            if not channel_utils.is_in_category(channel, constants.Categories.help_available):
                 log.debug(
                     f"Message {message.id} will not make #{channel} ({channel.id}) in-use "
                     f"because another message in the channel already triggered that."
@@ -688,6 +694,9 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
             log.info(f"Channel #{channel} was claimed by `{message.author.id}`.")
             await self.move_to_in_use(channel)
             await self.revoke_send_permissions(message.author)
+
+            await self.pin(message)
+
             # Add user with channel for dormant check.
             await self.help_channel_claimants.set(channel.id, message.author.id)
 
@@ -713,7 +722,7 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         The new time for the dormant task is configured with `HelpChannels.deleted_idle_minutes`.
         """
-        if not self.is_in_category(msg.channel, constants.Categories.help_in_use):
+        if not channel_utils.is_in_category(msg.channel, constants.Categories.help_in_use):
             return
 
         if not await self.is_empty(msg.channel):
@@ -722,15 +731,28 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
         log.info(f"Claimant of #{msg.channel} ({msg.author}) deleted message, channel is empty now. Rescheduling task.")
 
         # Cancel existing dormant task before scheduling new.
-        self.cancel_task(msg.channel.id)
+        self.scheduler.cancel(msg.channel.id)
 
-        task = TaskData(constants.HelpChannels.deleted_idle_minutes * 60, self.move_idle_channel(msg.channel))
-        self.schedule_task(msg.channel.id, task)
+        delay = constants.HelpChannels.deleted_idle_minutes * 60
+        self.scheduler.schedule_later(delay, msg.channel.id, self.move_idle_channel(msg.channel))
 
     async def is_empty(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
-        """Return True if the most recent message in `channel` is the bot's `AVAILABLE_MSG`."""
-        msg = await self.get_last_message(channel)
-        return self.match_bot_embed(msg, AVAILABLE_MSG)
+        """Return True if there's an AVAILABLE_MSG and the messages leading up are bot messages."""
+        log.trace(f"Checking if #{channel} ({channel.id}) is empty.")
+
+        # A limit of 100 results in a single API call.
+        # If AVAILABLE_MSG isn't found within 100 messages, then assume the channel is not empty.
+        # Not gonna do an extensive search for it cause it's too expensive.
+        async for msg in channel.history(limit=100):
+            if not msg.author.bot:
+                log.trace(f"#{channel} ({channel.id}) has a non-bot message.")
+                return False
+
+            if self.match_bot_embed(msg, AVAILABLE_MSG):
+                log.trace(f"#{channel} ({channel.id}) has the available message embed.")
+                return True
+
+        return False
 
     async def check_cooldowns(self) -> None:
         """Remove expired cooldowns and re-schedule active ones."""
@@ -752,8 +774,8 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
                 await self.remove_cooldown_role(member)
             else:
                 # The member is still on a cooldown; re-schedule it for the remaining time.
-                remaining = cooldown - in_use_time.seconds
-                await self.schedule_cooldown_expiration(member, remaining)
+                delay = cooldown - in_use_time.seconds
+                self.scheduler.schedule_later(delay, member.id, self.remove_cooldown_role(member))
 
     async def add_cooldown_role(self, member: discord.Member) -> None:
         """Add the help cooldown role to `member`."""
@@ -804,16 +826,11 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         # Cancel the existing task, if any.
         # Would mean the user somehow bypassed the lack of permissions (e.g. user is guild owner).
-        self.cancel_task(member.id, ignore_missing=True)
-
-        await self.schedule_cooldown_expiration(member, constants.HelpChannels.claim_minutes * 60)
-
-    async def schedule_cooldown_expiration(self, member: discord.Member, seconds: int) -> None:
-        """Schedule the cooldown role for `member` to be removed after a duration of `seconds`."""
-        log.trace(f"Scheduling removal of {member}'s ({member.id}) cooldown.")
+        if member.id in self.scheduler:
+            self.scheduler.cancel(member.id)
 
-        callback = self.remove_cooldown_role(member)
-        self.schedule_task(member.id, TaskData(seconds, callback))
+        delay = constants.HelpChannels.claim_minutes * 60
+        self.scheduler.schedule_later(delay, member.id, self.remove_cooldown_role(member))
 
     async def send_available_message(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> None:
         """Send the available message by editing a dormant message or sending a new message."""
@@ -830,17 +847,46 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
             log.trace(f"Dormant message not found in {channel_info}; sending a new message.")
             await channel.send(embed=embed)
 
-    async def try_get_channel(self, channel_id: int) -> discord.abc.GuildChannel:
-        """Attempt to get or fetch a channel and return it."""
-        log.trace(f"Getting the channel {channel_id}.")
+    async def pin_wrapper(self, msg_id: int, channel: discord.TextChannel, *, pin: bool) -> bool:
+        """
+        Pin message `msg_id` in `channel` if `pin` is True or unpin if it's False.
 
-        channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
-        if not channel:
-            log.debug(f"Channel {channel_id} is not in cache; fetching from API.")
-            channel = await self.bot.fetch_channel(channel_id)
+        Return True if successful and False otherwise.
+        """
+        channel_str = f"#{channel} ({channel.id})"
+        if pin:
+            func = self.bot.http.pin_message
+            verb = "pin"
+        else:
+            func = self.bot.http.unpin_message
+            verb = "unpin"
 
-        log.trace(f"Channel #{channel} ({channel_id}) retrieved.")
-        return channel
+        try:
+            await func(channel.id, msg_id)
+        except discord.HTTPException as e:
+            if e.code == 10008:
+                log.debug(f"Message {msg_id} in {channel_str} doesn't exist; can't {verb}.")
+            else:
+                log.exception(
+                    f"Error {verb}ning message {msg_id} in {channel_str}: {e.status} ({e.code})"
+                )
+            return False
+        else:
+            log.trace(f"{verb.capitalize()}ned message {msg_id} in {channel_str}.")
+            return True
+
+    async def pin(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Pin an initial question `message` and store it in a cache."""
+        if await self.pin_wrapper(message.id, message.channel, pin=True):
+            await self.question_messages.set(message.channel.id, message.id)
+
+    async def unpin(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> None:
+        """Unpin the initial question message sent in `channel`."""
+        msg_id = await self.question_messages.pop(channel.id)
+        if msg_id is None:
+            log.debug(f"#{channel} ({channel.id}) doesn't have a message pinned.")
+        else:
+            await self.pin_wrapper(msg_id, channel, pin=False)
 
     async def wait_for_dormant_channel(self) -> discord.TextChannel:
         """Wait for a dormant channel to become available in the queue and return it."""
@@ -855,21 +901,6 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         return channel
 
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, data: TaskData) -> None:
-        """Await the `data.callback` coroutine after waiting for `data.wait_time` seconds."""
-        try:
-            log.trace(f"Waiting {data.wait_time} seconds before awaiting callback.")
-            await asyncio.sleep(data.wait_time)
-
-            # Use asyncio.shield to prevent callback from cancelling itself.
-            # The parent task (_scheduled_task) will still get cancelled.
-            log.trace("Done waiting; now awaiting the callback.")
-            await asyncio.shield(data.callback)
-        finally:
-            if inspect.iscoroutine(data.callback):
-                log.trace("Explicitly closing coroutine.")
-                data.callback.close()
-
 
 def validate_config() -> None:
     """Raise a ValueError if the cog's config is invalid."""
diff --git a/tests/bot/patches/__init__.py b/bot/exts/info/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/tests/bot/patches/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/code_snippets.py b/bot/exts/info/code_snippets.py
index 3d38ef1c3..3d38ef1c3 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/code_snippets.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/code_snippets.py
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/codeblock/__init__.py b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c55bc5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from bot.bot import Bot
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the CodeBlockCog cog."""
+    # Defer import to reduce side effects from importing the codeblock package.
+    from bot.exts.info.codeblock._cog import CodeBlockCog
+    bot.add_cog(CodeBlockCog(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_cog.py b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_cog.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e0feab0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_cog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import Optional
+
+import discord
+from discord import Message, RawMessageUpdateEvent
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.exts.filters.token_remover import TokenRemover
+from bot.exts.filters.webhook_remover import WEBHOOK_URL_RE
+from bot.exts.info.codeblock._instructions import get_instructions
+from bot.utils import has_lines
+from bot.utils.channel import is_help_channel
+from bot.utils.messages import wait_for_deletion
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CodeBlockCog(Cog, name="Code Block"):
+    """
+    Detect improperly formatted Markdown code blocks and suggest proper formatting.
+
+    There are four basic ways in which a code block is considered improperly formatted:
+
+    1. The code is not within a code block at all
+        * Ignored if the code is not valid Python or Python REPL code
+    2. Incorrect characters are used for backticks
+    3. A language for syntax highlighting is not specified
+        * Ignored if the code is not valid Python or Python REPL code
+    4. A syntax highlighting language is incorrectly specified
+        * Ignored if the language specified doesn't look like it was meant for Python
+        * This can go wrong in two ways:
+            1. Spaces before the language
+            2. No newline immediately following the language
+
+    Messages or code blocks must meet a minimum line count to be detected. Detecting multiple code
+    blocks is supported. However, if at least one code block is correct, then instructions will not
+    be sent even if others are incorrect. When multiple incorrect code blocks are found, only the
+    first one is used as the basis for the instructions sent.
+
+    When an issue is detected, an embed is sent containing specific instructions on fixing what
+    is wrong. If the user edits their message to fix the code block, the instructions will be
+    removed. If they fail to fix the code block with an edit, the instructions will be updated to
+    show what is still incorrect after the user's edit. The embed can be manually deleted with a
+    reaction. Otherwise, it will automatically be removed after 5 minutes.
+
+    The cog only detects messages in whitelisted channels. Channels may also have a cooldown on the
+    instructions being sent. Note all help channels are also whitelisted with cooldowns enabled.
+
+    For configurable parameters, see the `code_block` section in config-default.py.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+        # Stores allowed channels plus epoch times since the last instructional messages sent.
+        self.channel_cooldowns = dict.fromkeys(constants.CodeBlock.cooldown_channels, 0.0)
+
+        # Maps users' messages to the messages the bot sent with instructions.
+        self.codeblock_message_ids = {}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_embed(instructions: str) -> discord.Embed:
+        """Return an embed which displays code block formatting `instructions`."""
+        return discord.Embed(description=instructions)
+
+    async def get_sent_instructions(self, payload: RawMessageUpdateEvent) -> Optional[Message]:
+        """
+        Return the bot's sent instructions message associated with a user's message `payload`.
+
+        Return None if the message cannot be found. In this case, it's likely the message was
+        deleted either manually via a reaction or automatically by a timer.
+        """
+        log.trace(f"Retrieving instructions message for ID {payload.message_id}")
+        channel = self.bot.get_channel(payload.channel_id)
+
+        try:
+            return await channel.fetch_message(self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id])
+        except discord.NotFound:
+            log.debug("Could not find instructions message; it was probably deleted.")
+            return None
+
+    def is_on_cooldown(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+        """
+        Return True if an embed was sent too recently for `channel`.
+
+        The cooldown is configured by `constants.CodeBlock.cooldown_seconds`.
+        Note: only channels in the `channel_cooldowns` have cooldowns enabled.
+        """
+        log.trace(f"Checking if #{channel} is on cooldown.")
+        cooldown = constants.CodeBlock.cooldown_seconds
+        return (time.time() - self.channel_cooldowns.get(channel.id, 0)) < cooldown
+
+    def is_valid_channel(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+        """Return True if `channel` is a help channel, may be on a cooldown, or is whitelisted."""
+        log.trace(f"Checking if #{channel} qualifies for code block detection.")
+        return (
+            is_help_channel(channel)
+            or channel.id in self.channel_cooldowns
+            or channel.id in constants.CodeBlock.channel_whitelist
+        )
+
+    async def send_instructions(self, message: discord.Message, instructions: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Send an embed with `instructions` on fixing an incorrect code block in a `message`.
+
+        The embed will be deleted automatically after 5 minutes.
+        """
+        log.info(f"Sending code block formatting instructions for message {message.id}.")
+
+        embed = self.create_embed(instructions)
+        bot_message = await message.channel.send(f"Hey {message.author.mention}!", embed=embed)
+        self.codeblock_message_ids[message.id] = bot_message.id
+
+        self.bot.loop.create_task(wait_for_deletion(bot_message, (message.author.id,), self.bot))
+
+        # Increase amount of codeblock correction in stats
+        self.bot.stats.incr("codeblock_corrections")
+
+    def should_parse(self, message: discord.Message) -> bool:
+        """
+        Return True if `message` should be parsed.
+
+        A qualifying message:
+
+        1. Is not authored by a bot
+        2. Is in a valid channel
+        3. Has more than 3 lines
+        4. Has no bot or webhook token
+        """
+        return (
+            not message.author.bot
+            and self.is_valid_channel(message.channel)
+            and has_lines(message.content, constants.CodeBlock.minimum_lines)
+            and not TokenRemover.find_token_in_message(message)
+            and not WEBHOOK_URL_RE.search(message.content)
+        )
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
+        """Detect incorrect Markdown code blocks in `msg` and send instructions to fix them."""
+        if not self.should_parse(msg):
+            log.trace(f"Skipping code block detection of {msg.id}: message doesn't qualify.")
+            return
+
+        # When debugging, ignore cooldowns.
+        if self.is_on_cooldown(msg.channel) and not constants.DEBUG_MODE:
+            log.trace(f"Skipping code block detection of {msg.id}: #{msg.channel} is on cooldown.")
+            return
+
+        instructions = get_instructions(msg.content)
+        if instructions:
+            await self.send_instructions(msg, instructions)
+
+            if msg.channel.id not in constants.CodeBlock.channel_whitelist:
+                log.debug(f"Adding #{msg.channel} to the channel cooldowns.")
+                self.channel_cooldowns[msg.channel.id] = time.time()
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_raw_message_edit(self, payload: RawMessageUpdateEvent) -> None:
+        """Delete the instructional message if an edited message had its code blocks fixed."""
+        if payload.message_id not in self.codeblock_message_ids:
+            log.trace(f"Ignoring message edit {payload.message_id}: message isn't being tracked.")
+            return
+
+        if payload.data.get("content") is None or payload.data.get("channel_id") is None:
+            log.trace(f"Ignoring message edit {payload.message_id}: missing content or channel ID.")
+            return
+
+        # Parse the message to see if the code blocks have been fixed.
+        content = payload.data.get("content")
+        instructions = get_instructions(content)
+
+        bot_message = await self.get_sent_instructions(payload)
+        if not bot_message:
+            return
+
+        if not instructions:
+            log.info("User's incorrect code block has been fixed. Removing instructions message.")
+            await bot_message.delete()
+            del self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id]
+        else:
+            log.info("Message edited but still has invalid code blocks; editing the instructions.")
+            await bot_message.edit(embed=self.create_embed(instructions))
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_instructions.py b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_instructions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..508f157fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_instructions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+"""This module generates and formats instructional messages about fixing Markdown code blocks."""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from bot.exts.info.codeblock import _parsing
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_EXAMPLE_PY = "{lang}\nprint('Hello, world!')"  # Make sure to escape any Markdown symbols here.
+_EXAMPLE_CODE_BLOCKS = (
+    "\\`\\`\\`{content}\n\\`\\`\\`\n\n"
+    "**This will result in the following:**\n"
+    "```{content}```"
+)
+
+
+def _get_example(language: str) -> str:
+    """Return an example of a correct code block using `language` for syntax highlighting."""
+    # Determine the example code to put in the code block based on the language specifier.
+    if language.lower() in _parsing.PY_LANG_CODES:
+        log.trace(f"Code block has a Python language specifier `{language}`.")
+        content = _EXAMPLE_PY.format(lang=language)
+    elif language:
+        log.trace(f"Code block has a foreign language specifier `{language}`.")
+        # It's not feasible to determine what would be a valid example for other languages.
+        content = f"{language}\n..."
+    else:
+        log.trace("Code block has no language specifier.")
+        content = "\nHello, world!"
+
+    return _EXAMPLE_CODE_BLOCKS.format(content=content)
+
+
+def _get_bad_ticks_message(code_block: _parsing.CodeBlock) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return instructions on using the correct ticks for `code_block`."""
+    log.trace("Creating instructions for incorrect code block ticks.")
+
+    valid_ticks = f"\\{_parsing.BACKTICK}" * 3
+    instructions = (
+        "It looks like you are trying to paste code into this channel.\n\n"
+        "You seem to be using the wrong symbols to indicate where the code block should start. "
+        f"The correct symbols would be {valid_ticks}, not `{code_block.tick * 3}`."
+    )
+
+    log.trace("Check if the bad ticks code block also has issues with the language specifier.")
+    addition_msg = _get_bad_lang_message(code_block.content)
+    if not addition_msg and not code_block.language:
+        addition_msg = _get_no_lang_message(code_block.content)
+
+    # Combine the back ticks message with the language specifier message. The latter will
+    # already have an example code block.
+    if addition_msg:
+        log.trace("Language specifier issue found; appending additional instructions.")
+
+        # The first line has double newlines which are not desirable when appending the msg.
+        addition_msg = addition_msg.replace("\n\n", " ", 1)
+
+        # Make the first character of the addition lower case.
+        instructions += "\n\nFurthermore, " + addition_msg[0].lower() + addition_msg[1:]
+    else:
+        log.trace("No issues with the language specifier found.")
+        example_blocks = _get_example(code_block.language)
+        instructions += f"\n\n**Here is an example of how it should look:**\n{example_blocks}"
+
+    return instructions
+
+
+def _get_no_ticks_message(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """If `content` is Python/REPL code, return instructions on using code blocks."""
+    log.trace("Creating instructions for a missing code block.")
+
+    if _parsing.is_python_code(content):
+        example_blocks = _get_example("python")
+        return (
+            "It looks like you're trying to paste code into this channel.\n\n"
+            "Discord has support for Markdown, which allows you to post code with full "
+            "syntax highlighting. Please use these whenever you paste code, as this "
+            "helps improve the legibility and makes it easier for us to help you.\n\n"
+            f"**To do this, use the following method:**\n{example_blocks}"
+        )
+    else:
+        log.trace("Aborting missing code block instructions: content is not Python code.")
+
+
+def _get_bad_lang_message(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Return instructions on fixing the Python language specifier for a code block.
+
+    If `code_block` does not have a Python language specifier, return None.
+    If there's nothing wrong with the language specifier, return None.
+    """
+    log.trace("Creating instructions for a poorly specified language.")
+
+    info = _parsing.parse_bad_language(content)
+    if not info:
+        log.trace("Aborting bad language instructions: language specified isn't Python.")
+        return
+
+    lines = []
+    language = info.language
+
+    if info.has_leading_spaces:
+        log.trace("Language specifier was preceded by a space.")
+        lines.append(f"Make sure there are no spaces between the back ticks and `{language}`.")
+
+    if not info.has_terminal_newline:
+        log.trace("Language specifier was not followed by a newline.")
+        lines.append(
+            f"Make sure you put your code on a new line following `{language}`. "
+            f"There must not be any spaces after `{language}`."
+        )
+
+    if lines:
+        lines = " ".join(lines)
+        example_blocks = _get_example(language)
+
+        # Note that _get_bad_ticks_message expects the first line to have two newlines.
+        return (
+            f"It looks like you incorrectly specified a language for your code block.\n\n{lines}"
+            f"\n\n**Here is an example of how it should look:**\n{example_blocks}"
+        )
+    else:
+        log.trace("Nothing wrong with the language specifier; no instructions to return.")
+
+
+def _get_no_lang_message(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Return instructions on specifying a language for a code block.
+
+    If `content` is not valid Python or Python REPL code, return None.
+    """
+    log.trace("Creating instructions for a missing language.")
+
+    if _parsing.is_python_code(content):
+        example_blocks = _get_example("python")
+
+        # Note that _get_bad_ticks_message expects the first line to have two newlines.
+        return (
+            "It looks like you pasted Python code without syntax highlighting.\n\n"
+            "Please use syntax highlighting to improve the legibility of your code and make "
+            "it easier for us to help you.\n\n"
+            f"**To do this, use the following method:**\n{example_blocks}"
+        )
+    else:
+        log.trace("Aborting missing language instructions: content is not Python code.")
+
+
+def get_instructions(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Parse `content` and return code block formatting instructions if something is wrong.
+
+    Return None if `content` lacks code block formatting issues.
+    """
+    log.trace("Getting formatting instructions.")
+
+    blocks = _parsing.find_code_blocks(content)
+    if blocks is None:
+        log.trace("At least one valid code block found; no instructions to return.")
+        return
+
+    if not blocks:
+        log.trace("No code blocks were found in message.")
+        instructions = _get_no_ticks_message(content)
+    else:
+        log.trace("Searching results for a code block with invalid ticks.")
+        block = next((block for block in blocks if block.tick != _parsing.BACKTICK), None)
+
+        if block:
+            log.trace("A code block exists but has invalid ticks.")
+            instructions = _get_bad_ticks_message(block)
+        else:
+            log.trace("A code block exists but is missing a language.")
+            block = blocks[0]
+
+            # Check for a bad language first to avoid parsing content into an AST.
+            instructions = _get_bad_lang_message(block.content)
+            if not instructions:
+                instructions = _get_no_lang_message(block.content)
+
+    if instructions:
+        instructions += "\nYou can **edit your original message** to correct your code block."
+
+    return instructions
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_parsing.py b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_parsing.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a98218dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/info/codeblock/_parsing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+"""This module provides functions for parsing Markdown code blocks."""
+
+import ast
+import logging
+import re
+import textwrap
+from typing import NamedTuple, Optional, Sequence
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.utils import has_lines
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+BACKTICK = "`"
+PY_LANG_CODES = ("python", "pycon", "py")  # Order is important; "py" is last cause it's a subset.
+_TICKS = {
+    BACKTICK,
+    "'",
+    '"',
+    "\u00b4",  # ACUTE ACCENT
+    "\u2018",  # LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u2019",  # RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u2032",  # PRIME
+    "\u201c",  # LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u201d",  # RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+    "\u2033",  # DOUBLE PRIME
+    "\u3003",  # VERTICAL KANA REPEAT MARK UPPER HALF
+}
+
+_RE_PYTHON_REPL = re.compile(r"^(>>>|\.\.\.)( |$)")
+_RE_IPYTHON_REPL = re.compile(r"^((In|Out) \[\d+\]: |\s*\.{3,}: ?)")
+
+_RE_CODE_BLOCK = re.compile(
+    fr"""
+    (?P<ticks>
+        (?P<tick>[{''.join(_TICKS)}]) # Put all ticks into a character class within a group.
+        \2{{2}}                       # Match previous group 2 more times to ensure the same char.
+    )
+    (?P<lang>[^\W_]+\n)?              # Optionally match a language specifier followed by a newline.
+    (?P<code>.+?)                     # Match the actual code within the block.
+    \1                                # Match the same 3 ticks used at the start of the block.
+    """,
+    re.DOTALL | re.VERBOSE
+)
+
+_RE_LANGUAGE = re.compile(
+    fr"""
+    ^(?P<spaces>\s+)?                    # Optionally match leading spaces from the beginning.
+    (?P<lang>{'|'.join(PY_LANG_CODES)})  # Match a Python language.
+    (?P<newline>\n)?                     # Optionally match a newline following the language.
+    """,
+    re.IGNORECASE | re.VERBOSE
+)
+
+
+class CodeBlock(NamedTuple):
+    """Represents a Markdown code block."""
+
+    content: str
+    language: str
+    tick: str
+
+
+class BadLanguage(NamedTuple):
+    """Parsed information about a poorly formatted language specifier."""
+
+    language: str
+    has_leading_spaces: bool
+    has_terminal_newline: bool
+
+
+def find_code_blocks(message: str) -> Optional[Sequence[CodeBlock]]:
+    """
+    Find and return all Markdown code blocks in the `message`.
+
+    Code blocks with 3 or fewer lines are excluded.
+
+    If the `message` contains at least one code block with valid ticks and a specified language,
+    return None. This is based on the assumption that if the user managed to get one code block
+    right, they already know how to fix the rest themselves.
+    """
+    log.trace("Finding all code blocks in a message.")
+
+    code_blocks = []
+    for match in _RE_CODE_BLOCK.finditer(message):
+        # Used to ensure non-matched groups have an empty string as the default value.
+        groups = match.groupdict("")
+        language = groups["lang"].strip()  # Strip the newline cause it's included in the group.
+
+        if groups["tick"] == BACKTICK and language:
+            log.trace("Message has a valid code block with a language; returning None.")
+            return None
+        elif has_lines(groups["code"], constants.CodeBlock.minimum_lines):
+            code_block = CodeBlock(groups["code"], language, groups["tick"])
+            code_blocks.append(code_block)
+        else:
+            log.trace("Skipped a code block shorter than 4 lines.")
+
+    return code_blocks
+
+
+def _is_python_code(content: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `content` is valid Python consisting of more than just expressions."""
+    log.trace("Checking if content is Python code.")
+    try:
+        # Attempt to parse the message into an AST node.
+        # Invalid Python code will raise a SyntaxError.
+        tree = ast.parse(content)
+    except SyntaxError:
+        log.trace("Code is not valid Python.")
+        return False
+
+    # Multiple lines of single words could be interpreted as expressions.
+    # This check is to avoid all nodes being parsed as expressions.
+    # (e.g. words over multiple lines)
+    if not all(isinstance(node, ast.Expr) for node in tree.body):
+        log.trace("Code is valid python.")
+        return True
+    else:
+        log.trace("Code consists only of expressions.")
+        return False
+
+
+def _is_repl_code(content: str, threshold: int = 3) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `content` has at least `threshold` number of (I)Python REPL-like lines."""
+    log.trace(f"Checking if content is (I)Python REPL code using a threshold of {threshold}.")
+
+    repl_lines = 0
+    patterns = (_RE_PYTHON_REPL, _RE_IPYTHON_REPL)
+
+    for line in content.splitlines():
+        # Check the line against all patterns.
+        for pattern in patterns:
+            if pattern.match(line):
+                repl_lines += 1
+
+                # Once a pattern is matched, only use that pattern for the remaining lines.
+                patterns = (pattern,)
+                break
+
+        if repl_lines == threshold:
+            log.trace("Content is (I)Python REPL code.")
+            return True
+
+    log.trace("Content is not (I)Python REPL code.")
+    return False
+
+
+def is_python_code(content: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `content` is valid Python code or (I)Python REPL output."""
+    dedented = textwrap.dedent(content)
+
+    # Parse AST twice in case _fix_indentation ends up breaking code due to its inaccuracies.
+    return (
+        _is_python_code(dedented)
+        or _is_repl_code(dedented)
+        or _is_python_code(_fix_indentation(content))
+    )
+
+
+def parse_bad_language(content: str) -> Optional[BadLanguage]:
+    """
+    Return information about a poorly formatted Python language in code block `content`.
+
+    If the language is not Python, return None.
+    """
+    log.trace("Parsing bad language.")
+
+    match = _RE_LANGUAGE.match(content)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+
+    return BadLanguage(
+        language=match["lang"],
+        has_leading_spaces=match["spaces"] is not None,
+        has_terminal_newline=match["newline"] is not None,
+    )
+
+
+def _get_leading_spaces(content: str) -> int:
+    """Return the number of spaces at the start of the first line in `content`."""
+    leading_spaces = 0
+    for char in content:
+        if char == " ":
+            leading_spaces += 1
+        else:
+            return leading_spaces
+
+
+def _fix_indentation(content: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Attempt to fix badly indented code in `content`.
+
+    In most cases, this works like textwrap.dedent. However, if the first line ends with a colon,
+    all subsequent lines are re-indented to only be one level deep relative to the first line.
+    The intent is to fix cases where the leading spaces of the first line of code were accidentally
+    not copied, which makes the first line appear not indented.
+
+    This is fairly naïve and inaccurate. Therefore, it may break some code that was otherwise valid.
+    It's meant to catch really common cases, so that's acceptable. Its flaws are:
+
+    - It assumes that if the first line ends with a colon, it is the start of an indented block
+    - It uses 4 spaces as the indentation, regardless of what the rest of the code uses
+    """
+    lines = content.splitlines(keepends=True)
+
+    # Dedent the first line
+    first_indent = _get_leading_spaces(content)
+    first_line = lines[0][first_indent:]
+
+    # Can't assume there'll be multiple lines cause line counts of edited messages aren't checked.
+    if len(lines) == 1:
+        return first_line
+
+    second_indent = _get_leading_spaces(lines[1])
+
+    # If the first line ends with a colon, all successive lines need to be indented one
+    # additional level (assumes an indent width of 4).
+    if first_line.rstrip().endswith(":"):
+        second_indent -= 4
+
+    # All lines must be dedented at least by the same amount as the first line.
+    first_indent = max(first_indent, second_indent)
+
+    # Dedent the rest of the lines and join them together with the first line.
+    content = first_line + "".join(line[first_indent:] for line in lines[1:])
+
+    return content
diff --git a/bot/cogs/doc.py b/bot/exts/info/doc.py
index 204cffb37..c16a99225 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/doc.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/doc.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ from urllib3.exceptions import ProtocolError
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import MODERATION_ROLES, RedirectOutput
 from bot.converters import ValidPythonIdentifier, ValidURL
-from bot.decorators import with_role
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
+from bot.utils.messages import wait_for_deletion
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Doc(commands.Cog):
     @commands.group(name='docs', aliases=('doc', 'd'), invoke_without_command=True)
     async def docs_group(self, ctx: commands.Context, symbol: commands.clean_content = None) -> None:
         """Lookup documentation for Python symbols."""
-        await ctx.invoke(self.get_command, symbol)
+        await self.get_command(ctx, symbol)
 
     @docs_group.command(name='get', aliases=('g',))
     async def get_command(self, ctx: commands.Context, symbol: commands.clean_content = None) -> None:
@@ -391,10 +391,11 @@ class Doc(commands.Cog):
                     await error_message.delete(delay=NOT_FOUND_DELETE_DELAY)
                     await ctx.message.delete(delay=NOT_FOUND_DELETE_DELAY)
             else:
-                await ctx.send(embed=doc_embed)
+                msg = await ctx.send(embed=doc_embed)
+                await wait_for_deletion(msg, (ctx.author.id,), client=self.bot)
 
     @docs_group.command(name='set', aliases=('s',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @commands.has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def set_command(
         self, ctx: commands.Context, package_name: ValidPythonIdentifier,
         base_url: ValidURL, inventory_url: InventoryURL
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ class Doc(commands.Cog):
         await ctx.send(f"Added package `{package_name}` to database and refreshed inventory.")
 
     @docs_group.command(name='delete', aliases=('remove', 'rm', 'd'))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @commands.has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def delete_command(self, ctx: commands.Context, package_name: ValidPythonIdentifier) -> None:
         """
         Removes the specified package from the database.
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ class Doc(commands.Cog):
         await ctx.send(f"Successfully deleted `{package_name}` and refreshed inventory.")
 
     @docs_group.command(name="refresh", aliases=("rfsh", "r"))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @commands.has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def refresh_command(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
         """Refresh inventories and send differences to channel."""
         old_inventories = set(self.base_urls)
diff --git a/bot/cogs/help.py b/bot/exts/info/help.py
index 832f6ea6b..599c5d5c0 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/help.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/help.py
@@ -1,50 +1,28 @@
 import itertools
 import logging
-from asyncio import TimeoutError
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import List, Union
 
-from discord import Colour, Embed, Member, Message, NotFound, Reaction, User
+from discord import Colour, Embed
 from discord.ext.commands import Bot, Cog, Command, Context, Group, HelpCommand
 from fuzzywuzzy import fuzz, process
+from fuzzywuzzy.utils import full_process
 
 from bot import constants
-from bot.constants import Channels, Emojis, STAFF_ROLES
+from bot.constants import Channels, STAFF_ROLES
 from bot.decorators import redirect_output
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
+from bot.utils.messages import wait_for_deletion
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 COMMANDS_PER_PAGE = 8
-DELETE_EMOJI = Emojis.trashcan
 PREFIX = constants.Bot.prefix
 
 Category = namedtuple("Category", ["name", "description", "cogs"])
 
 
-async def help_cleanup(bot: Bot, author: Member, message: Message) -> None:
-    """
-    Runs the cleanup for the help command.
-
-    Adds the :trashcan: reaction that, when clicked, will delete the help message.
-    After a 300 second timeout, the reaction will be removed.
-    """
-    def check(reaction: Reaction, user: User) -> bool:
-        """Checks the reaction is :trashcan:, the author is original author and messages are the same."""
-        return str(reaction) == DELETE_EMOJI and user.id == author.id and reaction.message.id == message.id
-
-    await message.add_reaction(DELETE_EMOJI)
-
-    try:
-        await bot.wait_for("reaction_add", check=check, timeout=300)
-        await message.delete()
-    except TimeoutError:
-        await message.remove_reaction(DELETE_EMOJI, bot.user)
-    except NotFound:
-        pass
-
-
 class HelpQueryNotFound(ValueError):
     """
     Raised when a HelpSession Query doesn't match a command or cog.
@@ -146,7 +124,13 @@ class CustomHelpCommand(HelpCommand):
         Will return an instance of the `HelpQueryNotFound` exception with the error message and possible matches.
         """
         choices = await self.get_all_help_choices()
-        result = process.extractBests(string, choices, scorer=fuzz.ratio, score_cutoff=60)
+
+        # Run fuzzywuzzy's processor beforehand, and avoid matching if processed string is empty
+        # This avoids fuzzywuzzy from raising a warning on inputs with only non-alphanumeric characters
+        if (processed := full_process(string)):
+            result = process.extractBests(processed, choices, scorer=fuzz.ratio, score_cutoff=60, processor=None)
+        else:
+            result = []
 
         return HelpQueryNotFound(f'Query "{string}" not found.', dict(result))
 
@@ -183,7 +167,9 @@ class CustomHelpCommand(HelpCommand):
         command_details = f"**```{PREFIX}{name} {command.signature}```**\n"
 
         # show command aliases
-        aliases = ", ".join(f"`{alias}`" if not parent else f"`{parent} {alias}`" for alias in command.aliases)
+        aliases = [f"`{alias}`" if not parent else f"`{parent} {alias}`" for alias in command.aliases]
+        aliases += [f"`{alias}`" for alias in getattr(command, "root_aliases", ())]
+        aliases = ", ".join(sorted(aliases))
         if aliases:
             command_details += f"**Can also use:** {aliases}\n\n"
 
@@ -200,7 +186,7 @@ class CustomHelpCommand(HelpCommand):
         """Send help for a single command."""
         embed = await self.command_formatting(command)
         message = await self.context.send(embed=embed)
-        await help_cleanup(self.context.bot, self.context.author, message)
+        await wait_for_deletion(message, (self.context.author.id,), self.context.bot)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_commands_brief_details(commands_: List[Command], return_as_list: bool = False) -> Union[List[str], str]:
@@ -239,11 +225,11 @@ class CustomHelpCommand(HelpCommand):
             embed.description += f"\n**Subcommands:**\n{command_details}"
 
         message = await self.context.send(embed=embed)
-        await help_cleanup(self.context.bot, self.context.author, message)
+        await wait_for_deletion(message, (self.context.author.id,), self.context.bot)
 
     async def send_cog_help(self, cog: Cog) -> None:
         """Send help for a cog."""
-        # sort commands by name, and remove any the user cant run or are hidden.
+        # sort commands by name, and remove any the user can't run or are hidden.
         commands_ = await self.filter_commands(cog.get_commands(), sort=True)
 
         embed = Embed()
@@ -255,7 +241,7 @@ class CustomHelpCommand(HelpCommand):
             embed.description += f"\n\n**Commands:**\n{command_details}"
 
         message = await self.context.send(embed=embed)
-        await help_cleanup(self.context.bot, self.context.author, message)
+        await wait_for_deletion(message, (self.context.author.id,), self.context.bot)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _category_key(command: Command) -> str:
diff --git a/bot/cogs/information.py b/bot/exts/info/information.py
index f0bd1afdb..5aaf85e5a 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/information.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/information.py
@@ -4,23 +4,31 @@ import pprint
 import textwrap
 from collections import Counter, defaultdict
 from string import Template
-from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
-from discord import ChannelType, Colour, Embed, Guild, Member, Message, Role, Status, utils
+from discord import ChannelType, Colour, Embed, Guild, Message, Role, Status, utils
 from discord.abc import GuildChannel
-from discord.ext.commands import BucketType, Cog, Context, Paginator, command, group
-from discord.utils import escape_markdown
+from discord.ext.commands import BucketType, Cog, Context, Paginator, command, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.decorators import in_whitelist, with_role
+from bot.converters import FetchedMember
+from bot.decorators import in_whitelist
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure, cooldown_with_role_bypass, with_role_check
+from bot.utils.channel import is_mod_channel
+from bot.utils.checks import cooldown_with_role_bypass, has_no_roles_check, in_whitelist_check
 from bot.utils.time import time_since
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+STATUS_EMOTES = {
+    Status.offline: constants.Emojis.status_offline,
+    Status.dnd: constants.Emojis.status_dnd,
+    Status.idle: constants.Emojis.status_idle
+}
+
+
 class Information(Cog):
     """A cog with commands for generating embeds with server info, such as server stats and user info."""
 
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ class Information(Cog):
         channel_type_list = sorted(channel_type_list)
         return "\n".join(channel_type_list)
 
-    @with_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*constants.STAFF_ROLES)
     @command(name="roles")
     async def roles_info(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Returns a list of all roles and their corresponding IDs."""
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ class Information(Cog):
 
         await LinePaginator.paginate(role_list, ctx, embed, empty=False)
 
-    @with_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*constants.STAFF_ROLES)
     @command(name="role")
     async def role_info(self, ctx: Context, *roles: Union[Role, str]) -> None:
         """
@@ -116,10 +124,7 @@ class Information(Cog):
             parsed_roles.append(role)
 
         if failed_roles:
-            await ctx.send(
-                ":x: I could not convert the following role names to a role: \n- "
-                "\n- ".join(failed_roles)
-            )
+            await ctx.send(f":x: Could not retrieve the following roles: {', '.join(failed_roles)}")
 
         for role in parsed_roles:
             h, s, v = colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(*role.colour.to_rgb())
@@ -149,7 +154,9 @@ class Information(Cog):
         channel_counts = self.get_channel_type_counts(ctx.guild)
 
         # How many of each user status?
-        statuses = Counter(member.status for member in ctx.guild.members)
+        py_invite = await self.bot.fetch_invite(constants.Guild.invite)
+        online_presences = py_invite.approximate_presence_count
+        offline_presences = py_invite.approximate_member_count - online_presences
         embed = Embed(colour=Colour.blurple())
 
         # How many staff members and staff channels do we have?
@@ -157,9 +164,9 @@ class Information(Cog):
         staff_channel_count = self.get_staff_channel_count(ctx.guild)
 
         # Because channel_counts lacks leading whitespace, it breaks the dedent if it's inserted directly by the
-        # f-string. While this is correctly formated by Discord, it makes unit testing difficult. To keep the formatting
-        # without joining a tuple of strings we can use a Template string to insert the already-formatted channel_counts
-        # after the dedent is made.
+        # f-string. While this is correctly formatted by Discord, it makes unit testing difficult. To keep the
+        # formatting without joining a tuple of strings we can use a Template string to insert the already-formatted
+        # channel_counts after the dedent is made.
         embed.description = Template(
             textwrap.dedent(f"""
                 **Server information**
@@ -177,10 +184,8 @@ class Information(Cog):
                 Roles: {roles}
 
                 **Member statuses**
-                {constants.Emojis.status_online} {statuses[Status.online]:,}
-                {constants.Emojis.status_idle} {statuses[Status.idle]:,}
-                {constants.Emojis.status_dnd} {statuses[Status.dnd]:,}
-                {constants.Emojis.status_offline} {statuses[Status.offline]:,}
+                {constants.Emojis.status_online} {online_presences:,}
+                {constants.Emojis.status_offline} {offline_presences:,}
             """)
         ).substitute({"channel_counts": channel_counts})
         embed.set_thumbnail(url=ctx.guild.icon_url)
@@ -188,96 +193,102 @@ class Information(Cog):
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
     @command(name="user", aliases=["user_info", "member", "member_info"])
-    async def user_info(self, ctx: Context, user: Member = None) -> None:
+    async def user_info(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember = None) -> None:
         """Returns info about a user."""
         if user is None:
             user = ctx.author
 
         # Do a role check if this is being executed on someone other than the caller
-        elif user != ctx.author and not with_role_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES):
+        elif user != ctx.author and await has_no_roles_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES):
             await ctx.send("You may not use this command on users other than yourself.")
             return
 
-        # Non-staff may only do this in #bot-commands
-        if not with_role_check(ctx, *constants.STAFF_ROLES):
-            if not ctx.channel.id == constants.Channels.bot_commands:
-                raise InWhitelistCheckFailure(constants.Channels.bot_commands)
-
-        embed = await self.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
-
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        # Will redirect to #bot-commands if it fails.
+        if in_whitelist_check(ctx, roles=constants.STAFF_ROLES):
+            embed = await self.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    async def create_user_embed(self, ctx: Context, user: Member) -> Embed:
+    async def create_user_embed(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember) -> Embed:
         """Creates an embed containing information on the `user`."""
-        created = time_since(user.created_at, max_units=3)
+        on_server = bool(ctx.guild.get_member(user.id))
 
-        # Custom status
-        custom_status = ''
-        for activity in user.activities:
-            # Check activity.state for None value if user has a custom status set
-            # This guards against a custom status with an emoji but no text, which will cause
-            # escape_markdown to raise an exception
-            # This can be reworked after a move to d.py 1.3.0+, which adds a CustomActivity class
-            if activity.name == 'Custom Status' and activity.state:
-                state = escape_markdown(activity.state)
-                custom_status = f'Status: {state}\n'
+        created = time_since(user.created_at, max_units=3)
 
         name = str(user)
-        if user.nick:
+        if on_server and user.nick:
             name = f"{user.nick} ({name})"
 
-        joined = time_since(user.joined_at, precision="days")
-        roles = ", ".join(role.mention for role in user.roles[1:])
+        badges = []
 
-        description = [
-            textwrap.dedent(f"""
-                **User Information**
-                Created: {created}
-                Profile: {user.mention}
-                ID: {user.id}
-                {custom_status}
-                **Member Information**
-                Joined: {joined}
-                Roles: {roles or None}
-            """).strip()
+        for badge, is_set in user.public_flags:
+            if is_set and (emoji := getattr(constants.Emojis, f"badge_{badge}", None)):
+                badges.append(emoji)
+
+        if on_server:
+            joined = time_since(user.joined_at, max_units=3)
+            roles = ", ".join(role.mention for role in user.roles[1:])
+            membership = textwrap.dedent(f"""
+                             Joined: {joined}
+                             Roles: {roles or None}
+                         """).strip()
+        else:
+            roles = None
+            membership = "The user is not a member of the server"
+
+        fields = [
+            (
+                "User information",
+                textwrap.dedent(f"""
+                    Created: {created}
+                    Profile: {user.mention}
+                    ID: {user.id}
+                """).strip()
+            ),
+            (
+                "Member information",
+                membership
+            ),
         ]
 
         # Show more verbose output in moderation channels for infractions and nominations
-        if ctx.channel.id in constants.MODERATION_CHANNELS:
-            description.append(await self.expanded_user_infraction_counts(user))
-            description.append(await self.user_nomination_counts(user))
+        if is_mod_channel(ctx.channel):
+            fields.append(await self.expanded_user_infraction_counts(user))
+            fields.append(await self.user_nomination_counts(user))
         else:
-            description.append(await self.basic_user_infraction_counts(user))
+            fields.append(await self.basic_user_infraction_counts(user))
 
         # Let's build the embed now
         embed = Embed(
             title=name,
-            description="\n\n".join(description)
+            description=" ".join(badges)
         )
 
+        for field_name, field_content in fields:
+            embed.add_field(name=field_name, value=field_content, inline=False)
+
         embed.set_thumbnail(url=user.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"))
         embed.colour = user.top_role.colour if roles else Colour.blurple()
 
         return embed
 
-    async def basic_user_infraction_counts(self, member: Member) -> str:
+    async def basic_user_infraction_counts(self, user: FetchedMember) -> Tuple[str, str]:
         """Gets the total and active infraction counts for the given `member`."""
         infractions = await self.bot.api_client.get(
             'bot/infractions',
             params={
                 'hidden': 'False',
-                'user__id': str(member.id)
+                'user__id': str(user.id)
             }
         )
 
         total_infractions = len(infractions)
         active_infractions = sum(infraction['active'] for infraction in infractions)
 
-        infraction_output = f"**Infractions**\nTotal: {total_infractions}\nActive: {active_infractions}"
+        infraction_output = f"Total: {total_infractions}\nActive: {active_infractions}"
 
-        return infraction_output
+        return "Infractions", infraction_output
 
-    async def expanded_user_infraction_counts(self, member: Member) -> str:
+    async def expanded_user_infraction_counts(self, user: FetchedMember) -> Tuple[str, str]:
         """
         Gets expanded infraction counts for the given `member`.
 
@@ -287,13 +298,13 @@ class Information(Cog):
         infractions = await self.bot.api_client.get(
             'bot/infractions',
             params={
-                'user__id': str(member.id)
+                'user__id': str(user.id)
             }
         )
 
-        infraction_output = ["**Infractions**"]
+        infraction_output = []
         if not infractions:
-            infraction_output.append("This user has never received an infraction.")
+            infraction_output.append("No infractions")
         else:
             # Count infractions split by `type` and `active` status for this user
             infraction_types = set()
@@ -316,32 +327,32 @@ class Information(Cog):
 
                 infraction_output.append(line)
 
-        return "\n".join(infraction_output)
+        return "Infractions", "\n".join(infraction_output)
 
-    async def user_nomination_counts(self, member: Member) -> str:
+    async def user_nomination_counts(self, user: FetchedMember) -> Tuple[str, str]:
         """Gets the active and historical nomination counts for the given `member`."""
         nominations = await self.bot.api_client.get(
             'bot/nominations',
             params={
-                'user__id': str(member.id)
+                'user__id': str(user.id)
             }
         )
 
-        output = ["**Nominations**"]
+        output = []
 
         if not nominations:
-            output.append("This user has never been nominated.")
+            output.append("No nominations")
         else:
             count = len(nominations)
             is_currently_nominated = any(nomination["active"] for nomination in nominations)
             nomination_noun = "nomination" if count == 1 else "nominations"
 
             if is_currently_nominated:
-                output.append(f"This user is **currently** nominated ({count} {nomination_noun} in total).")
+                output.append(f"This user is **currently** nominated\n({count} {nomination_noun} in total)")
             else:
                 output.append(f"This user has {count} historical {nomination_noun}, but is currently not nominated.")
 
-        return "\n".join(output)
+        return "Nominations", "\n".join(output)
 
     def format_fields(self, mapping: Mapping[str, Any], field_width: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
         """Format a mapping to be readable to a human."""
@@ -379,7 +390,7 @@ class Information(Cog):
         return out.rstrip()
 
     @cooldown_with_role_bypass(2, 60 * 3, BucketType.member, bypass_roles=constants.STAFF_ROLES)
-    @group(invoke_without_command=True)
+    @group(invoke_without_command=True, enabled=False)
     @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.bot_commands,), roles=constants.STAFF_ROLES)
     async def raw(self, ctx: Context, *, message: Message, json: bool = False) -> None:
         """Shows information about the raw API response."""
@@ -414,7 +425,7 @@ class Information(Cog):
         for page in paginator.pages:
             await ctx.send(page)
 
-    @raw.command()
+    @raw.command(enabled=False)
     async def json(self, ctx: Context, message: Message) -> None:
         """Shows information about the raw API response in a copy-pasteable Python format."""
         await ctx.invoke(self.raw, message=message, json=True)
diff --git a/bot/cogs/python_news.py b/bot/exts/info/python_news.py
index adefd5c7c..0ab5738a4 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/python_news.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/python_news.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from discord.ext.tasks import loop
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.utils.messages import sub_clyde
+from bot.utils.webhooks import send_webhook
 
 PEPS_RSS_URL = "https://www.python.org/dev/peps/peps.rss/"
 
@@ -100,13 +100,21 @@ class PythonNews(Cog):
             ):
                 continue
 
-            msg = await self.send_webhook(
+            # Build an embed and send a webhook
+            embed = discord.Embed(
                 title=new["title"],
                 description=new["summary"],
                 timestamp=new_datetime,
                 url=new["link"],
-                webhook_profile_name=data["feed"]["title"],
-                footer=data["feed"]["title"]
+                colour=constants.Colours.soft_green
+            )
+            embed.set_footer(text=data["feed"]["title"], icon_url=AVATAR_URL)
+            msg = await send_webhook(
+                webhook=self.webhook,
+                username=data["feed"]["title"],
+                embed=embed,
+                avatar_url=AVATAR_URL,
+                wait=True,
             )
             payload["data"]["pep"].append(pep_nr)
 
@@ -161,15 +169,29 @@ class PythonNews(Cog):
 
                 content = email_information["content"]
                 link = THREAD_URL.format(id=thread["href"].split("/")[-2], list=maillist)
-                msg = await self.send_webhook(
+
+                # Build an embed and send a message to the webhook
+                embed = discord.Embed(
                     title=thread_information["subject"],
                     description=content[:500] + f"... [continue reading]({link})" if len(content) > 500 else content,
                     timestamp=new_date,
                     url=link,
-                    author=f"{email_information['sender_name']} ({email_information['sender']['address']})",
-                    author_url=MAILMAN_PROFILE_URL.format(id=email_information["sender"]["mailman_id"]),
-                    webhook_profile_name=self.webhook_names[maillist],
-                    footer=f"Posted to {self.webhook_names[maillist]}"
+                    colour=constants.Colours.soft_green
+                )
+                embed.set_author(
+                    name=f"{email_information['sender_name']} ({email_information['sender']['address']})",
+                    url=MAILMAN_PROFILE_URL.format(id=email_information["sender"]["mailman_id"]),
+                )
+                embed.set_footer(
+                    text=f"Posted to {self.webhook_names[maillist]}",
+                    icon_url=AVATAR_URL,
+                )
+                msg = await send_webhook(
+                    webhook=self.webhook,
+                    username=self.webhook_names[maillist],
+                    embed=embed,
+                    avatar_url=AVATAR_URL,
+                    wait=True,
                 )
                 payload["data"][maillist].append(thread_information["thread_id"])
 
@@ -182,38 +204,6 @@ class PythonNews(Cog):
 
         await self.bot.api_client.put("bot/bot-settings/news", json=payload)
 
-    async def send_webhook(self,
-                           title: str,
-                           description: str,
-                           timestamp: datetime,
-                           url: str,
-                           webhook_profile_name: str,
-                           footer: str,
-                           author: t.Optional[str] = None,
-                           author_url: t.Optional[str] = None,
-                           ) -> discord.Message:
-        """Send webhook entry and return sent message."""
-        embed = discord.Embed(
-            title=title,
-            description=description,
-            timestamp=timestamp,
-            url=url,
-            colour=constants.Colours.soft_green
-        )
-        if author and author_url:
-            embed.set_author(
-                name=author,
-                url=author_url
-            )
-        embed.set_footer(text=footer, icon_url=AVATAR_URL)
-
-        return await self.webhook.send(
-            embed=embed,
-            username=sub_clyde(webhook_profile_name),
-            avatar_url=AVATAR_URL,
-            wait=True
-        )
-
     async def get_thread_and_first_mail(self, maillist: str, thread_identifier: str) -> t.Tuple[t.Any, t.Any]:
         """Get mail thread and first mail from mail.python.org based on `maillist` and `thread_identifier`."""
         async with self.bot.http_session.get(
diff --git a/bot/cogs/reddit.py b/bot/exts/info/reddit.py
index d853ab2ea..bad4c504d 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/reddit.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/reddit.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ from typing import List
 
 from aiohttp import BasicAuth, ClientError
 from discord import Colour, Embed, TextChannel
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 from discord.ext.tasks import loop
+from discord.utils import escape_markdown, sleep_until
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Channels, ERROR_REPLIES, Emojis, Reddit as RedditConfig, STAFF_ROLES, Webhooks
 from bot.converters import Subreddit
-from bot.decorators import with_role
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
 from bot.utils.messages import sub_clyde
 
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ class Reddit(Cog):
                 # Got appropriate response - process and return.
                 content = await response.json()
                 posts = content["data"]["children"]
-                return posts[:amount]
+
+                filtered_posts = [post for post in posts if not post["data"]["over_18"]]
+
+                return filtered_posts[:amount]
 
             await asyncio.sleep(3)
 
@@ -163,12 +166,11 @@ class Reddit(Cog):
             amount=amount,
             params={"t": time}
         )
-
         if not posts:
             embed.title = random.choice(ERROR_REPLIES)
             embed.colour = Colour.red()
             embed.description = (
-                "Sorry! We couldn't find any posts from that subreddit. "
+                "Sorry! We couldn't find any SFW posts from that subreddit. "
                 "If this problem persists, please let us know."
             )
 
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ class Reddit(Cog):
             author = data["author"]
 
             title = textwrap.shorten(data["title"], width=64, placeholder="...")
+            # Normal brackets interfere with Markdown.
+            title = escape_markdown(title).replace("[", "⦋").replace("]", "⦌")
             link = self.URL + data["permalink"]
 
             embed.description += (
@@ -201,13 +205,13 @@ class Reddit(Cog):
     @loop()
     async def auto_poster_loop(self) -> None:
         """Post the top 5 posts daily, and the top 5 posts weekly."""
-        # once we upgrade to d.py 1.3 this can be removed and the loop can use the `time=datetime.time.min` parameter
+        # once d.py get support for `time` parameter in loop decorator,
+        # this can be removed and the loop can use the `time=datetime.time.min` parameter
         now = datetime.utcnow()
         tomorrow = now + timedelta(days=1)
         midnight_tomorrow = tomorrow.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0)
-        seconds_until = (midnight_tomorrow - now).total_seconds()
 
-        await asyncio.sleep(seconds_until)
+        await sleep_until(midnight_tomorrow)
 
         await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
         if not self.webhook:
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ class Reddit(Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(content=f"Here are this week's top {subreddit} posts!", embed=embed)
 
-    @with_role(*STAFF_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*STAFF_ROLES)
     @reddit_group.command(name="subreddits", aliases=("subs",))
     async def subreddits_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Send a paginated embed of all the subreddits we're relaying."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/site.py b/bot/exts/info/site.py
index ac29daa1d..fb5b99086 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/site.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/site.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, Greedy, group
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import URLs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Site(Cog):
         """Commands for getting info about our website."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
-    @site_group.command(name="home", aliases=("about",))
+    @site_group.command(name="home", aliases=("about",), root_aliases=("home",))
     async def site_main(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Info about the website itself."""
         url = f"{URLs.site_schema}{URLs.site}/"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Site(Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    @site_group.command(name="resources")
+    @site_group.command(name="resources", root_aliases=("resources", "resource"))
     async def site_resources(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Info about the site's Resources page."""
         learning_url = f"{PAGES_URL}/resources"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Site(Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    @site_group.command(name="tools")
+    @site_group.command(name="tools", root_aliases=("tools",))
     async def site_tools(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Info about the site's Tools page."""
         tools_url = f"{PAGES_URL}/resources/tools"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Site(Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    @site_group.command(name="faq")
+    @site_group.command(name="faq", root_aliases=("faq",))
     async def site_faq(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Info about the site's FAQ page."""
         url = f"{PAGES_URL}/frequently-asked-questions"
@@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ class Site(Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    @site_group.command(aliases=['r', 'rule'], name='rules')
-    async def site_rules(self, ctx: Context, *rules: int) -> None:
+    @site_group.command(name="rules", aliases=("r", "rule"), root_aliases=("rules", "rule"))
+    async def site_rules(self, ctx: Context, rules: Greedy[int]) -> None:
         """Provides a link to all rules or, if specified, displays specific rule(s)."""
-        rules_embed = Embed(title='Rules', color=Colour.blurple())
-        rules_embed.url = f"{PAGES_URL}/rules"
+        rules_embed = Embed(title='Rules', color=Colour.blurple(), url=f'{PAGES_URL}/rules')
 
         if not rules:
             # Rules were not submitted. Return the default description.
@@ -122,15 +121,13 @@ class Site(Cog):
             return
 
         full_rules = await self.bot.api_client.get('rules', params={'link_format': 'md'})
-        invalid_indices = tuple(
-            pick
-            for pick in rules
-            if pick < 1 or pick > len(full_rules)
-        )
 
-        if invalid_indices:
-            indices = ', '.join(map(str, invalid_indices))
-            await ctx.send(f":x: Invalid rule indices: {indices}")
+        # Remove duplicates and sort the rule indices
+        rules = sorted(set(rules))
+        invalid = ', '.join(str(index) for index in rules if index < 1 or index > len(full_rules))
+
+        if invalid:
+            await ctx.send(f":x: Invalid rule indices: {invalid}")
             return
 
         for rule in rules:
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/source.py b/bot/exts/info/source.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b41352d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/info/source.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import inspect
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union
+
+from discord import Embed, utils
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import URLs
+
+SourceType = Union[commands.HelpCommand, commands.Command, commands.Cog, str, commands.ExtensionNotLoaded]
+
+
+class SourceConverter(commands.Converter):
+    """Convert an argument into a help command, tag, command, or cog."""
+
+    async def convert(self, ctx: commands.Context, argument: str) -> SourceType:
+        """Convert argument into source object."""
+        if argument.lower().startswith("help"):
+            return ctx.bot.help_command
+
+        cog = ctx.bot.get_cog(argument)
+        if cog:
+            return cog
+
+        cmd = ctx.bot.get_command(argument)
+        if cmd:
+            return cmd
+
+        tags_cog = ctx.bot.get_cog("Tags")
+        show_tag = True
+
+        if not tags_cog:
+            show_tag = False
+        elif argument.lower() in tags_cog._cache:
+            return argument.lower()
+
+        escaped_arg = utils.escape_markdown(argument)
+
+        raise commands.BadArgument(
+            f"Unable to convert '{escaped_arg}' to valid command{', tag,' if show_tag else ''} or Cog."
+        )
+
+
+class BotSource(commands.Cog):
+    """Displays information about the bot's source code."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @commands.command(name="source", aliases=("src",))
+    async def source_command(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, source_item: SourceConverter = None) -> None:
+        """Display information and a GitHub link to the source code of a command, tag, or cog."""
+        if not source_item:
+            embed = Embed(title="Bot's GitHub Repository")
+            embed.add_field(name="Repository", value=f"[Go to GitHub]({URLs.github_bot_repo})")
+            embed.set_thumbnail(url="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/9919")
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            return
+
+        embed = await self.build_embed(source_item)
+        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+    def get_source_link(self, source_item: SourceType) -> Tuple[str, str, Optional[int]]:
+        """
+        Build GitHub link of source item, return this link, file location and first line number.
+
+        Raise BadArgument if `source_item` is a dynamically-created object (e.g. via internal eval).
+        """
+        if isinstance(source_item, commands.Command):
+            src = source_item.callback.__code__
+            filename = src.co_filename
+        elif isinstance(source_item, str):
+            tags_cog = self.bot.get_cog("Tags")
+            filename = tags_cog._cache[source_item]["location"]
+        else:
+            src = type(source_item)
+            try:
+                filename = inspect.getsourcefile(src)
+            except TypeError:
+                raise commands.BadArgument("Cannot get source for a dynamically-created object.")
+
+        if not isinstance(source_item, str):
+            try:
+                lines, first_line_no = inspect.getsourcelines(src)
+            except OSError:
+                raise commands.BadArgument("Cannot get source for a dynamically-created object.")
+
+            lines_extension = f"#L{first_line_no}-L{first_line_no+len(lines)-1}"
+        else:
+            first_line_no = None
+            lines_extension = ""
+
+        # Handle tag file location differently than others to avoid errors in some cases
+        if not first_line_no:
+            file_location = Path(filename).relative_to("/bot/")
+        else:
+            file_location = Path(filename).relative_to(Path.cwd()).as_posix()
+
+        url = f"{URLs.github_bot_repo}/blob/master/{file_location}{lines_extension}"
+
+        return url, file_location, first_line_no or None
+
+    async def build_embed(self, source_object: SourceType) -> Optional[Embed]:
+        """Build embed based on source object."""
+        url, location, first_line = self.get_source_link(source_object)
+
+        if isinstance(source_object, commands.HelpCommand):
+            title = "Help Command"
+            description = source_object.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
+        elif isinstance(source_object, commands.Command):
+            description = source_object.short_doc
+            title = f"Command: {source_object.qualified_name}"
+        elif isinstance(source_object, str):
+            title = f"Tag: {source_object}"
+            description = ""
+        else:
+            title = f"Cog: {source_object.qualified_name}"
+            description = source_object.description.splitlines()[0]
+
+        embed = Embed(title=title, description=description)
+        embed.add_field(name="Source Code", value=f"[Go to GitHub]({url})")
+        line_text = f":{first_line}" if first_line else ""
+        embed.set_footer(text=f"{location}{line_text}")
+
+        return embed
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the BotSource cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(BotSource(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/stats.py b/bot/exts/info/stats.py
index d42f55466..4d8bb645e 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/stats.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/stats.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import string
-from datetime import datetime
 
-from discord import Member, Message, Status
+from discord import Member, Message
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context
 from discord.ext.tasks import loop
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Categories, Channels, Guild, Stats as StatConf
-
+from bot.constants import Categories, Channels, Guild
+from bot.utils.channel import is_in_category
 
 CHANNEL_NAME_OVERRIDES = {
     Channels.off_topic_0: "off_topic_0",
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ class Stats(Cog):
         if message.guild.id != Guild.id:
             return
 
-        cat = getattr(message.channel, "category", None)
-        if cat is not None and cat.id == Categories.modmail:
+        if is_in_category(message.channel, Categories.modmail):
             if message.channel.id != Channels.incidents:
                 # Do not report modmail channels to stats, there are too many
                 # of them for interesting statistics to be drawn out of this.
@@ -79,38 +77,6 @@ class Stats(Cog):
 
         self.bot.stats.gauge("guild.total_members", len(member.guild.members))
 
-    @Cog.listener()
-    async def on_member_update(self, _before: Member, after: Member) -> None:
-        """Update presence estimates on member update."""
-        if after.guild.id != Guild.id:
-            return
-
-        if self.last_presence_update:
-            if (datetime.now() - self.last_presence_update).seconds < StatConf.presence_update_timeout:
-                return
-
-        self.last_presence_update = datetime.now()
-
-        online = 0
-        idle = 0
-        dnd = 0
-        offline = 0
-
-        for member in after.guild.members:
-            if member.status is Status.online:
-                online += 1
-            elif member.status is Status.dnd:
-                dnd += 1
-            elif member.status is Status.idle:
-                idle += 1
-            elif member.status is Status.offline:
-                offline += 1
-
-        self.bot.stats.gauge("guild.status.online", online)
-        self.bot.stats.gauge("guild.status.idle", idle)
-        self.bot.stats.gauge("guild.status.do_not_disturb", dnd)
-        self.bot.stats.gauge("guild.status.offline", offline)
-
     @loop(hours=1)
     async def update_guild_boost(self) -> None:
         """Post the server boost level and tier every hour."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/tags.py b/bot/exts/info/tags.py
index 6f03a3475..ae95ac1ef 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/tags.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/tags.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Tags(Cog):
                         "description": file.read_text(encoding="utf8"),
                     },
                     "restricted_to": "developers",
+                    "location": f"/bot/{file}"
                 }
 
                 # Convert to a list to allow negative indexing.
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class Tags(Cog):
     @group(name='tags', aliases=('tag', 't'), invoke_without_command=True)
     async def tags_group(self, ctx: Context, *, tag_name: TagNameConverter = None) -> None:
         """Show all known tags, a single tag, or run a subcommand."""
-        await ctx.invoke(self.get_command, tag_name=tag_name)
+        await self.get_command(ctx, tag_name=tag_name)
 
     @tags_group.group(name='search', invoke_without_command=True)
     async def search_tag_content(self, ctx: Context, *, keywords: str) -> None:
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ class Tags(Cog):
                 await wait_for_deletion(
                     await ctx.send(embed=Embed.from_dict(tag['embed'])),
                     [ctx.author.id],
-                    client=self.bot
+                    self.bot
                 )
             elif founds and len(tag_name) >= 3:
                 await wait_for_deletion(
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ class Tags(Cog):
                         )
                     ),
                     [ctx.author.id],
-                    client=self.bot
+                    self.bot
                 )
 
         else:
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py b/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/defcon.py b/bot/exts/moderation/defcon.py
index 4c0ad5914..caa6fb917 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/defcon.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/defcon.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from enum import Enum
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed, Member
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
-from bot.constants import Channels, Colours, Emojis, Event, Icons, Roles
-from bot.decorators import with_role
+from bot.constants import Channels, Colours, Emojis, Event, Icons, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
                 self.bot.stats.incr("defcon.leaves")
 
                 message = (
-                    f"{member} (`{member.id}`) was denied entry because their account is too new."
+                    f"{format_user(member)} was denied entry because their account is too new."
                 )
 
                 if not message_sent:
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
                 )
 
     @group(name='defcon', aliases=('dc',), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def defcon_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Check the DEFCON status or run a subcommand."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
 
             self.bot.stats.gauge("defcon.threshold", days)
 
-    @defcon_group.command(name='enable', aliases=('on', 'e'))
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @defcon_group.command(name='enable', aliases=('on', 'e'), root_aliases=("defon",))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def enable_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """
         Enable DEFCON mode. Useful in a pinch, but be sure you know what you're doing!
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
         await self._defcon_action(ctx, days=0, action=Action.ENABLED)
         await self.update_channel_topic()
 
-    @defcon_group.command(name='disable', aliases=('off', 'd'))
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @defcon_group.command(name='disable', aliases=('off', 'd'), root_aliases=("defoff",))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def disable_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Disable DEFCON mode. Useful in a pinch, but be sure you know what you're doing!"""
         self.enabled = False
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
         await self.update_channel_topic()
 
     @defcon_group.command(name='status', aliases=('s',))
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def status_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Check the current status of DEFCON mode."""
         embed = Embed(
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Defcon(Cog):
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
     @defcon_group.command(name='days')
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def days_command(self, ctx: Context, days: int) -> None:
         """Set how old an account must be to join the server, in days, with DEFCON mode enabled."""
         self.days = timedelta(days=days)
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/dm_relay.py b/bot/exts/moderation/dm_relay.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d5142b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/dm_relay.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+import discord
+from async_rediscache import RedisCache
+from discord import Color
+from discord.ext import commands
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.converters import UserMentionOrID
+from bot.utils.checks import in_whitelist_check
+from bot.utils.messages import send_attachments
+from bot.utils.webhooks import send_webhook
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class DMRelay(Cog):
+    """Relay direct messages to and from the bot."""
+
+    # RedisCache[str, t.Union[discord.User.id, discord.Member.id]]
+    dm_cache = RedisCache()
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.webhook_id = constants.Webhooks.dm_log
+        self.webhook = None
+        self.bot.loop.create_task(self.fetch_webhook())
+
+    @commands.command(aliases=("reply",))
+    async def send_dm(self, ctx: commands.Context, member: Optional[UserMentionOrID], *, message: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Allows you to send a DM to a user from the bot.
+
+        If `member` is not provided, it will send to the last user who DM'd the bot.
+
+        This feature should be used extremely sparingly. Use ModMail if you need to have a serious
+        conversation with a user. This is just for responding to extraordinary DMs, having a little
+        fun with users, and telling people they are DMing the wrong bot.
+
+        NOTE: This feature will be removed if it is overused.
+        """
+        if not member:
+            user_id = await self.dm_cache.get("last_user")
+            member = ctx.guild.get_member(user_id) if user_id else None
+
+        # If we still don't have a Member at this point, give up
+        if not member:
+            log.debug("This bot has never gotten a DM, or the RedisCache has been cleared.")
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+            return
+
+        try:
+            await member.send(message)
+        except discord.errors.Forbidden:
+            log.debug("User has disabled DMs.")
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("❌")
+        else:
+            await ctx.message.add_reaction("✅")
+            self.bot.stats.incr("dm_relay.dm_sent")
+
+    async def fetch_webhook(self) -> None:
+        """Fetches the webhook object, so we can post to it."""
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+
+        try:
+            self.webhook = await self.bot.fetch_webhook(self.webhook_id)
+        except discord.HTTPException:
+            log.exception(f"Failed to fetch webhook with id `{self.webhook_id}`")
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Relays the message's content and attachments to the dm_log channel."""
+        # Only relay DMs from humans
+        if message.author.bot or message.guild or self.webhook is None:
+            return
+
+        if message.clean_content:
+            await send_webhook(
+                webhook=self.webhook,
+                content=message.clean_content,
+                username=f"{message.author.display_name} ({message.author.id})",
+                avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
+            )
+            await self.dm_cache.set("last_user", message.author.id)
+            self.bot.stats.incr("dm_relay.dm_received")
+
+        # Handle any attachments
+        if message.attachments:
+            try:
+                await send_attachments(
+                    message,
+                    self.webhook,
+                    username=f"{message.author.display_name} ({message.author.id})"
+                )
+            except (discord.errors.Forbidden, discord.errors.NotFound):
+                e = discord.Embed(
+                    description=":x: **This message contained an attachment, but it could not be retrieved**",
+                    color=Color.red()
+                )
+                await send_webhook(
+                    webhook=self.webhook,
+                    embed=e,
+                    username=f"{message.author.display_name} ({message.author.id})",
+                    avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
+                )
+            except discord.HTTPException:
+                log.exception("Failed to send an attachment to the webhook")
+
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> bool:
+        """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
+        checks = [
+            await commands.has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx),
+            in_whitelist_check(
+                ctx,
+                channels=[constants.Channels.dm_log],
+                redirect=None,
+                fail_silently=True,
+            )
+        ]
+        return all(checks)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the DMRelay  cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(DMRelay(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/incidents.py b/bot/exts/moderation/incidents.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e479d33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/incidents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import typing as t
+from datetime import datetime
+from enum import Enum
+
+import discord
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Channels, Colours, Emojis, Guild, Webhooks
+from bot.utils.messages import sub_clyde
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Amount of messages for `crawl_task` to process at most on start-up - limited to 50
+# as in practice, there should never be this many messages, and if there are,
+# something has likely gone very wrong
+CRAWL_LIMIT = 50
+
+# Seconds for `crawl_task` to sleep after adding reactions to a message
+CRAWL_SLEEP = 2
+
+
+class Signal(Enum):
+    """
+    Recognized incident status signals.
+
+    This binds emoji to actions. The bot will only react to emoji linked here.
+    All other signals are seen as invalid.
+    """
+
+    ACTIONED = Emojis.incident_actioned
+    NOT_ACTIONED = Emojis.incident_unactioned
+    INVESTIGATING = Emojis.incident_investigating
+
+
+# Reactions from non-mod roles will be removed
+ALLOWED_ROLES: t.Set[int] = set(Guild.moderation_roles)
+
+# Message must have all of these emoji to pass the `has_signals` check
+ALL_SIGNALS: t.Set[str] = {signal.value for signal in Signal}
+
+# An embed coupled with an optional file to be dispatched
+# If the file is not None, the embed attempts to show it in its body
+FileEmbed = t.Tuple[discord.Embed, t.Optional[discord.File]]
+
+
+async def download_file(attachment: discord.Attachment) -> t.Optional[discord.File]:
+    """
+    Download & return `attachment` file.
+
+    If the download fails, the reason is logged and None will be returned.
+    404 and 403 errors are only logged at debug level.
+    """
+    log.debug(f"Attempting to download attachment: {attachment.filename}")
+    try:
+        return await attachment.to_file()
+    except (discord.NotFound, discord.Forbidden) as exc:
+        log.debug(f"Failed to download attachment: {exc}")
+    except Exception:
+        log.exception("Failed to download attachment")
+
+
+async def make_embed(incident: discord.Message, outcome: Signal, actioned_by: discord.Member) -> FileEmbed:
+    """
+    Create an embed representation of `incident` for the #incidents-archive channel.
+
+    The name & discriminator of `actioned_by` and `outcome` will be presented in the
+    embed footer. Additionally, the embed is coloured based on `outcome`.
+
+    The author of `incident` is not shown in the embed. It is assumed that this piece
+    of information will be relayed in other ways, e.g. webhook username.
+
+    As mentions in embeds do not ping, we do not need to use `incident.clean_content`.
+
+    If `incident` contains attachments, the first attachment will be downloaded and
+    returned alongside the embed. The embed attempts to display the attachment.
+    Should the download fail, we fallback on linking the `proxy_url`, which should
+    remain functional for some time after the original message is deleted.
+    """
+    log.trace(f"Creating embed for {incident.id=}")
+
+    if outcome is Signal.ACTIONED:
+        colour = Colours.soft_green
+        footer = f"Actioned by {actioned_by}"
+    else:
+        colour = Colours.soft_red
+        footer = f"Rejected by {actioned_by}"
+
+    embed = discord.Embed(
+        description=incident.content,
+        timestamp=datetime.utcnow(),
+        colour=colour,
+    )
+    embed.set_footer(text=footer, icon_url=actioned_by.avatar_url)
+
+    if incident.attachments:
+        attachment = incident.attachments[0]  # User-sent messages can only contain one attachment
+        file = await download_file(attachment)
+
+        if file is not None:
+            embed.set_image(url=f"attachment://{attachment.filename}")  # Embed displays the attached file
+        else:
+            embed.set_author(name="[Failed to relay attachment]", url=attachment.proxy_url)  # Embed links the file
+    else:
+        file = None
+
+    return embed, file
+
+
+def is_incident(message: discord.Message) -> bool:
+    """True if `message` qualifies as an incident, False otherwise."""
+    conditions = (
+        message.channel.id == Channels.incidents,  # Message sent in #incidents
+        not message.author.bot,                    # Not by a bot
+        not message.content.startswith("#"),       # Doesn't start with a hash
+        not message.pinned,                        # And isn't header
+    )
+    return all(conditions)
+
+
+def own_reactions(message: discord.Message) -> t.Set[str]:
+    """Get the set of reactions placed on `message` by the bot itself."""
+    return {str(reaction.emoji) for reaction in message.reactions if reaction.me}
+
+
+def has_signals(message: discord.Message) -> bool:
+    """True if `message` already has all `Signal` reactions, False otherwise."""
+    return ALL_SIGNALS.issubset(own_reactions(message))
+
+
+async def add_signals(incident: discord.Message) -> None:
+    """
+    Add `Signal` member emoji to `incident` as reactions.
+
+    If the emoji has already been placed on `incident` by the bot, it will be skipped.
+    """
+    existing_reacts = own_reactions(incident)
+
+    for signal_emoji in Signal:
+        if signal_emoji.value in existing_reacts:  # This would not raise, but it is a superfluous API call
+            log.trace(f"Skipping emoji as it's already been placed: {signal_emoji}")
+        else:
+            log.trace(f"Adding reaction: {signal_emoji}")
+            await incident.add_reaction(signal_emoji.value)
+
+
+class Incidents(Cog):
+    """
+    Automation for the #incidents channel.
+
+    This cog does not provide a command API, it only reacts to the following events.
+
+    On start-up:
+        * Crawl #incidents and add missing `Signal` emoji where appropriate
+        * This is to retro-actively add the available options for messages which
+          were sent while the bot wasn't listening
+        * Pinned messages and message starting with # do not qualify as incidents
+        * See: `crawl_incidents`
+
+    On message:
+        * Add `Signal` member emoji if message qualifies as an incident
+        * Ignore messages starting with #
+            * Use this if verbal communication is necessary
+            * Each such message must be deleted manually once appropriate
+        * See: `on_message`
+
+    On reaction:
+        * Remove reaction if not permitted
+            * User does not have any of the roles in `ALLOWED_ROLES`
+            * Used emoji is not a `Signal` member
+        * If `Signal.ACTIONED` or `Signal.NOT_ACTIONED` were chosen, attempt to
+          relay the incident message to #incidents-archive
+        * If relay successful, delete original message
+        * See: `on_raw_reaction_add`
+
+    Please refer to function docstrings for implementation details.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        """Prepare `event_lock` and schedule `crawl_task` on start-up."""
+        self.bot = bot
+
+        self.event_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+        self.crawl_task = self.bot.loop.create_task(self.crawl_incidents())
+
+    async def crawl_incidents(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Crawl #incidents and add missing emoji where necessary.
+
+        This is to catch-up should an incident be reported while the bot wasn't listening.
+        After adding each reaction, we take a short break to avoid drowning in ratelimits.
+
+        Once this task is scheduled, listeners that change messages should await it.
+        The crawl assumes that the channel history doesn't change as we go over it.
+
+        Behaviour is configured by: `CRAWL_LIMIT`, `CRAWL_SLEEP`.
+        """
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+        incidents: discord.TextChannel = self.bot.get_channel(Channels.incidents)
+
+        log.debug(f"Crawling messages in #incidents: {CRAWL_LIMIT=}, {CRAWL_SLEEP=}")
+        async for message in incidents.history(limit=CRAWL_LIMIT):
+
+            if not is_incident(message):
+                log.trace(f"Skipping message {message.id}: not an incident")
+                continue
+
+            if has_signals(message):
+                log.trace(f"Skipping message {message.id}: already has all signals")
+                continue
+
+            await add_signals(message)
+            await asyncio.sleep(CRAWL_SLEEP)
+
+        log.debug("Crawl task finished!")
+
+    async def archive(self, incident: discord.Message, outcome: Signal, actioned_by: discord.Member) -> bool:
+        """
+        Relay an embed representation of `incident` to the #incidents-archive channel.
+
+        The following pieces of information are relayed:
+            * Incident message content (as embed description)
+            * Incident attachment (if image, shown in archive embed)
+            * Incident author name (as webhook author)
+            * Incident author avatar (as webhook avatar)
+            * Resolution signal `outcome` (as embed colour & footer)
+            * Moderator `actioned_by` (name & discriminator shown in footer)
+
+        If `incident` contains an attachment, we try to add it to the archive embed. There is
+        no handing of extensions / file types - we simply dispatch the attachment file with the
+        webhook, and try to display it in the embed. Testing indicates that if the attachment
+        cannot be displayed (e.g. a text file), it's invisible in the embed, with no error.
+
+        Return True if the relay finishes successfully. If anything goes wrong, meaning
+        not all information was relayed, return False. This signals that the original
+        message is not safe to be deleted, as we will lose some information.
+        """
+        log.info(f"Archiving incident: {incident.id} (outcome: {outcome}, actioned by: {actioned_by})")
+        embed, attachment_file = await make_embed(incident, outcome, actioned_by)
+
+        try:
+            webhook = await self.bot.fetch_webhook(Webhooks.incidents_archive)
+            await webhook.send(
+                embed=embed,
+                username=sub_clyde(incident.author.name),
+                avatar_url=incident.author.avatar_url,
+                file=attachment_file,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception(f"Failed to archive incident {incident.id} to #incidents-archive")
+            return False
+        else:
+            log.trace("Message archived successfully!")
+            return True
+
+    def make_confirmation_task(self, incident: discord.Message, timeout: int = 5) -> asyncio.Task:
+        """
+        Create a task to wait `timeout` seconds for `incident` to be deleted.
+
+        If `timeout` passes, this will raise `asyncio.TimeoutError`, signaling that we haven't
+        been able to confirm that the message was deleted.
+        """
+        log.trace(f"Confirmation task will wait {timeout=} seconds for {incident.id=} to be deleted")
+
+        def check(payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent) -> bool:
+            return payload.message_id == incident.id
+
+        coroutine = self.bot.wait_for(event="raw_message_delete", check=check, timeout=timeout)
+        return self.bot.loop.create_task(coroutine)
+
+    async def process_event(self, reaction: str, incident: discord.Message, member: discord.Member) -> None:
+        """
+        Process a `reaction_add` event in #incidents.
+
+        First, we check that the reaction is a recognized `Signal` member, and that it was sent by
+        a permitted user (at least one role in `ALLOWED_ROLES`). If not, the reaction is removed.
+
+        If the reaction was either `Signal.ACTIONED` or `Signal.NOT_ACTIONED`, we attempt to relay
+        the report to #incidents-archive. If successful, the original message is deleted.
+
+        We do not release `event_lock` until we receive the corresponding `message_delete` event.
+        This ensures that if there is a racing event awaiting the lock, it will fail to find the
+        message, and will abort. There is a `timeout` to ensure that this doesn't hold the lock
+        forever should something go wrong.
+        """
+        members_roles: t.Set[int] = {role.id for role in member.roles}
+        if not members_roles & ALLOWED_ROLES:  # Intersection is truthy on at least 1 common element
+            log.debug(f"Removing invalid reaction: user {member} is not permitted to send signals")
+            await incident.remove_reaction(reaction, member)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            signal = Signal(reaction)
+        except ValueError:
+            log.debug(f"Removing invalid reaction: emoji {reaction} is not a valid signal")
+            await incident.remove_reaction(reaction, member)
+            return
+
+        log.trace(f"Received signal: {signal}")
+
+        if signal not in (Signal.ACTIONED, Signal.NOT_ACTIONED):
+            log.debug("Reaction was valid, but no action is currently defined for it")
+            return
+
+        relay_successful = await self.archive(incident, signal, actioned_by=member)
+        if not relay_successful:
+            log.trace("Original message will not be deleted as we failed to relay it to the archive")
+            return
+
+        timeout = 5  # Seconds
+        confirmation_task = self.make_confirmation_task(incident, timeout)
+
+        log.trace("Deleting original message")
+        await incident.delete()
+
+        log.trace(f"Awaiting deletion confirmation: {timeout=} seconds")
+        try:
+            await confirmation_task
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            log.info(f"Did not receive incident deletion confirmation within {timeout} seconds!")
+        else:
+            log.trace("Deletion was confirmed")
+
+    async def resolve_message(self, message_id: int) -> t.Optional[discord.Message]:
+        """
+        Get `discord.Message` for `message_id` from cache, or API.
+
+        We first look into the local cache to see if the message is present.
+
+        If not, we try to fetch the message from the API. This is necessary for messages
+        which were sent before the bot's current session.
+
+        In an edge-case, it is also possible that the message was already deleted, and
+        the API will respond with a 404. In such a case, None will be returned.
+        This signals that the event for `message_id` should be ignored.
+        """
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()  # First make sure that the cache is ready
+        log.trace(f"Resolving message for: {message_id=}")
+        message: t.Optional[discord.Message] = self.bot._connection._get_message(message_id)
+
+        if message is not None:
+            log.trace("Message was found in cache")
+            return message
+
+        log.trace("Message not found, attempting to fetch")
+        try:
+            message = await self.bot.get_channel(Channels.incidents).fetch_message(message_id)
+        except discord.NotFound:
+            log.trace("Message doesn't exist, it was likely already relayed")
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception(f"Failed to fetch message {message_id}!")
+        else:
+            log.trace("Message fetched successfully!")
+            return message
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent) -> None:
+        """
+        Pre-process `payload` and pass it to `process_event` if appropriate.
+
+        We abort instantly if `payload` doesn't relate to a message sent in #incidents,
+        or if it was sent by a bot.
+
+        If `payload` relates to a message in #incidents, we first ensure that `crawl_task` has
+        finished, to make sure we don't mutate channel state as we're crawling it.
+
+        Next, we acquire `event_lock` - to prevent racing, events are processed one at a time.
+
+        Once we have the lock, the `discord.Message` object for this event must be resolved.
+        If the lock was previously held by an event which successfully relayed the incident,
+        this will fail and we abort the current event.
+
+        Finally, with both the lock and the `discord.Message` instance in our hands, we delegate
+        to `process_event` to handle the event.
+
+        The justification for using a raw listener is the need to receive events for messages
+        which were not cached in the current session. As a result, a certain amount of
+        complexity is introduced, but at the moment this doesn't appear to be avoidable.
+        """
+        if payload.channel_id != Channels.incidents or payload.member.bot:
+            return
+
+        log.trace(f"Received reaction add event in #incidents, waiting for crawler: {self.crawl_task.done()=}")
+        await self.crawl_task
+
+        log.trace(f"Acquiring event lock: {self.event_lock.locked()=}")
+        async with self.event_lock:
+            message = await self.resolve_message(payload.message_id)
+
+            if message is None:
+                log.debug("Listener will abort as related message does not exist!")
+                return
+
+            if not is_incident(message):
+                log.debug("Ignoring event for a non-incident message")
+                return
+
+            await self.process_event(str(payload.emoji), message, payload.member)
+            log.trace("Releasing event lock")
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Pass `message` to `add_signals` if and only if it satisfies `is_incident`."""
+        if is_incident(message):
+            await add_signals(message)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Incidents cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Incidents(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/scheduler.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/_scheduler.py
index d75a72ddb..bebade0ae 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/scheduler.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/_scheduler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import asyncio
 import logging
 import textwrap
 import typing as t
@@ -13,25 +12,29 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Context
 from bot import constants
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Colours, STAFF_CHANNELS
-from bot.utils import time
-from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
-from . import utils
-from .modlog import ModLog
-from .utils import UserSnowflake
+from bot.constants import Colours
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction import _utils
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils import UserSnowflake
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils import messages, scheduling, time
+from bot.utils.channel import is_mod_channel
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
+class InfractionScheduler:
     """Handles the application, pardoning, and expiration of infractions."""
 
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot, supported_infractions: t.Container[str]):
-        super().__init__()
-
         self.bot = bot
+        self.scheduler = scheduling.Scheduler(self.__class__.__name__)
+
         self.bot.loop.create_task(self.reschedule_infractions(supported_infractions))
 
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel scheduled tasks."""
+        self.scheduler.cancel_all()
+
     @property
     def mod_log(self) -> ModLog:
         """Get the currently loaded ModLog cog instance."""
@@ -49,11 +52,11 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         )
         for infraction in infractions:
             if infraction["expires_at"] is not None and infraction["type"] in supported_infractions:
-                self.schedule_task(infraction["id"], infraction)
+                self.schedule_expiration(infraction)
 
     async def reapply_infraction(
         self,
-        infraction: utils.Infraction,
+        infraction: _utils.Infraction,
         apply_coro: t.Optional[t.Awaitable]
     ) -> None:
         """Reapply an infraction if it's still active or deactivate it if less than 60 sec left."""
@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
     async def apply_infraction(
         self,
         ctx: Context,
-        infraction: utils.Infraction,
+        infraction: _utils.Infraction,
         user: UserSnowflake,
         action_coro: t.Optional[t.Awaitable] = None
     ) -> None:
         """Apply an infraction to the user, log the infraction, and optionally notify the user."""
         infr_type = infraction["type"]
-        icon = utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[infr_type][0]
+        icon = _utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[infr_type][0]
         reason = infraction["reason"]
         expiry = time.format_infraction_with_duration(infraction["expires_at"])
         id_ = infraction['id']
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
                 log.error(f"Failed to DM {user.id}: could not fetch user (status {e.status})")
             else:
                 # Accordingly display whether the user was successfully notified via DM.
-                if await utils.notify_infraction(user, infr_type, expiry, reason, icon):
+                if await _utils.notify_infraction(user, " ".join(infr_type.split("_")).title(), expiry, reason, icon):
                     dm_result = ":incoming_envelope: "
                     dm_log_text = "\nDM: Sent"
 
@@ -134,11 +137,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
             )
             if reason:
                 end_msg = f" (reason: {textwrap.shorten(reason, width=1500, placeholder='...')})"
-        elif ctx.channel.id not in STAFF_CHANNELS:
-            log.trace(
-                f"Infraction #{id_} context is not in a staff channel; omitting infraction count."
-            )
-        else:
+        elif is_mod_channel(ctx.channel):
             log.trace(f"Fetching total infraction count for {user}.")
 
             infractions = await self.bot.api_client.get(
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
                 params={"user__id": str(user.id)}
             )
             total = len(infractions)
-            end_msg = f" ({total} infraction{ngettext('', 's', total)} total)"
+            end_msg = f" (#{id_} ; {total} infraction{ngettext('', 's', total)} total)"
 
         # Execute the necessary actions to apply the infraction on Discord.
         if action_coro:
@@ -155,15 +154,16 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
                 await action_coro
                 if expiry:
                     # Schedule the expiration of the infraction.
-                    self.schedule_task(infraction["id"], infraction)
+                    self.schedule_expiration(infraction)
             except discord.HTTPException as e:
                 # Accordingly display that applying the infraction failed.
+                # Don't use ctx.message.author; antispam only patches ctx.author.
                 confirm_msg = ":x: failed to apply"
                 expiry_msg = ""
                 log_content = ctx.author.mention
                 log_title = "failed to apply"
 
-                log_msg = f"Failed to apply {infr_type} infraction #{id_} to {user}"
+                log_msg = f"Failed to apply {' '.join(infr_type.split('_'))} infraction #{id_} to {user}"
                 if isinstance(e, discord.Forbidden):
                     log.warning(f"{log_msg}: bot lacks permissions.")
                 else:
@@ -180,22 +180,23 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
                 log.error(f"Deletion of {infr_type} infraction #{id_} failed with error code {e.status}.")
             infr_message = ""
         else:
-            infr_message = f" **{infr_type}** to {user.mention}{expiry_msg}{end_msg}"
+            infr_message = f" **{' '.join(infr_type.split('_'))}** to {user.mention}{expiry_msg}{end_msg}"
 
         # Send a confirmation message to the invoking context.
         log.trace(f"Sending infraction #{id_} confirmation message.")
         await ctx.send(f"{dm_result}{confirm_msg}{infr_message}.")
 
         # Send a log message to the mod log.
+        # Don't use ctx.message.author for the actor; antispam only patches ctx.author.
         log.trace(f"Sending apply mod log for infraction #{id_}.")
         await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
             icon_url=icon,
             colour=Colours.soft_red,
-            title=f"Infraction {log_title}: {infr_type}",
+            title=f"Infraction {log_title}: {' '.join(infr_type.split('_'))}",
             thumbnail=user.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             text=textwrap.dedent(f"""
-                Member: {user.mention} (`{user.id}`)
-                Actor: {ctx.message.author}{dm_log_text}{expiry_log_text}
+                Member: {messages.format_user(user)}
+                Actor: {ctx.author.mention}{dm_log_text}{expiry_log_text}
                 Reason: {reason}
             """),
             content=log_content,
@@ -238,48 +239,12 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         # Deactivate the infraction and cancel its scheduled expiration task.
         log_text = await self.deactivate_infraction(response[0], send_log=False)
 
-        log_text["Member"] = f"{user.mention}(`{user.id}`)"
-        log_text["Actor"] = str(ctx.message.author)
+        log_text["Member"] = messages.format_user(user)
+        log_text["Actor"] = ctx.author.mention
         log_content = None
         id_ = response[0]['id']
         footer = f"ID: {id_}"
 
-        # If multiple active infractions were found, mark them as inactive in the database
-        # and cancel their expiration tasks.
-        if len(response) > 1:
-            log.info(
-                f"Found more than one active {infr_type} infraction for user {user.id}; "
-                "deactivating the extra active infractions too."
-            )
-
-            footer = f"Infraction IDs: {', '.join(str(infr['id']) for infr in response)}"
-
-            log_note = f"Found multiple **active** {infr_type} infractions in the database."
-            if "Note" in log_text:
-                log_text["Note"] = f" {log_note}"
-            else:
-                log_text["Note"] = log_note
-
-            # deactivate_infraction() is not called again because:
-            #     1. Discord cannot store multiple active bans or assign multiples of the same role
-            #     2. It would send a pardon DM for each active infraction, which is redundant
-            for infraction in response[1:]:
-                id_ = infraction['id']
-                try:
-                    # Mark infraction as inactive in the database.
-                    await self.bot.api_client.patch(
-                        f"bot/infractions/{id_}",
-                        json={"active": False}
-                    )
-                except ResponseCodeError:
-                    log.exception(f"Failed to deactivate infraction #{id_} ({infr_type})")
-                    # This is simpler and cleaner than trying to concatenate all the errors.
-                    log_text["Failure"] = "See bot's logs for details."
-
-                # Cancel pending expiration task.
-                if infraction["expires_at"] is not None:
-                    self.cancel_task(infraction["id"])
-
         # Accordingly display whether the user was successfully notified via DM.
         dm_emoji = ""
         if log_text.get("DM") == "Sent":
@@ -304,7 +269,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         if send_msg:
             log.trace(f"Sending infraction #{id_} pardon confirmation message.")
             await ctx.send(
-                f"{dm_emoji}{confirm_msg} infraction **{infr_type}** for {user.mention}. "
+                f"{dm_emoji}{confirm_msg} infraction **{' '.join(infr_type.split('_'))}** for {user.mention}. "
                 f"{log_text.get('Failure', '')}"
             )
 
@@ -313,9 +278,9 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
 
         # Send a log message to the mod log.
         await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
-            icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[infr_type][1],
+            icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[infr_type][1],
             colour=Colours.soft_green,
-            title=f"Infraction {log_title}: {infr_type}",
+            title=f"Infraction {log_title}: {' '.join(infr_type.split('_'))}",
             thumbnail=user.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             text="\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in log_text.items()),
             footer=footer,
@@ -324,7 +289,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
 
     async def deactivate_infraction(
         self,
-        infraction: utils.Infraction,
+        infraction: _utils.Infraction,
         send_log: bool = True
     ) -> t.Dict[str, str]:
         """
@@ -353,7 +318,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         log_content = None
         log_text = {
             "Member": f"<@{user_id}>",
-            "Actor": str(self.bot.get_user(actor) or actor),
+            "Actor": f"<@{actor}>",
             "Reason": infraction["reason"],
             "Created": created,
         }
@@ -415,7 +380,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
 
         # Cancel the expiration task.
         if infraction["expires_at"] is not None:
-            self.cancel_task(infraction["id"])
+            self.scheduler.cancel(infraction["id"])
 
         # Send a log message to the mod log.
         if send_log:
@@ -429,7 +394,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
 
             log.trace(f"Sending deactivation mod log for infraction #{id_}.")
             await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
-                icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[type_][1],
+                icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS[type_][1],
                 colour=Colours.soft_green,
                 title=f"Infraction {log_title}: {type_}",
                 thumbnail=avatar,
@@ -441,7 +406,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         return log_text
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
+    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: _utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
         """
         Execute deactivation steps specific to the infraction's type and return a log dict.
 
@@ -449,7 +414,7 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, infraction: utils.Infraction) -> None:
+    def schedule_expiration(self, infraction: _utils.Infraction) -> None:
         """
         Marks an infraction expired after the delay from time of scheduling to time of expiration.
 
@@ -457,8 +422,4 @@ class InfractionScheduler(Scheduler):
         expiration task is cancelled.
         """
         expiry = dateutil.parser.isoparse(infraction["expires_at"]).replace(tzinfo=None)
-        await time.wait_until(expiry)
-
-        # Because deactivate_infraction() explicitly cancels this scheduled task, it is shielded
-        # to avoid prematurely cancelling itself.
-        await asyncio.shield(self.deactivate_infraction(infraction))
+        self.scheduler.schedule_at(expiry, infraction["id"], self.deactivate_infraction(infraction))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/utils.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/_utils.py
index fb55287b6..d0dc3f0a1 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/utils.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import textwrap
 import typing as t
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -19,15 +18,28 @@ INFRACTION_ICONS = {
     "note": (Icons.user_warn, None),
     "superstar": (Icons.superstarify, Icons.unsuperstarify),
     "warning": (Icons.user_warn, None),
+    "voice_ban": (Icons.voice_state_red, Icons.voice_state_green),
 }
 RULES_URL = "https://pythondiscord.com/pages/rules"
-APPEALABLE_INFRACTIONS = ("ban", "mute")
+APPEALABLE_INFRACTIONS = ("ban", "mute", "voice_ban")
 
 # Type aliases
 UserObject = t.Union[discord.Member, discord.User]
 UserSnowflake = t.Union[UserObject, discord.Object]
 Infraction = t.Dict[str, t.Union[str, int, bool]]
 
+APPEAL_EMAIL = "[email protected]"
+
+INFRACTION_TITLE = f"Please review our rules over at {RULES_URL}"
+INFRACTION_APPEAL_FOOTER = f"To appeal this infraction, send an e-mail to {APPEAL_EMAIL}"
+INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME = "Infraction information"
+
+INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE = (
+    "**Type:** {type}\n"
+    "**Expires:** {expires}\n"
+    "**Reason:** {reason}\n"
+)
+
 
 async def post_user(ctx: Context, user: UserSnowflake) -> t.Optional[dict]:
     """
@@ -70,7 +82,7 @@ async def post_infraction(
     log.trace(f"Posting {infr_type} infraction for {user} to the API.")
 
     payload = {
-        "actor": ctx.message.author.id,
+        "actor": ctx.author.id,  # Don't use ctx.message.author; antispam only patches ctx.author.
         "hidden": hidden,
         "reason": reason,
         "type": infr_type,
@@ -142,25 +154,27 @@ async def notify_infraction(
     """DM a user about their new infraction and return True if the DM is successful."""
     log.trace(f"Sending {user} a DM about their {infr_type} infraction.")
 
-    text = textwrap.dedent(f"""
-        **Type:** {infr_type.capitalize()}
-        **Expires:** {expires_at or "N/A"}
-        **Reason:** {reason or "No reason provided."}
-    """)
+    text = INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+        type=infr_type.title(),
+        expires=expires_at or "N/A",
+        reason=reason or "No reason provided."
+    )
+
+    # For case when other fields than reason is too long and this reach limit, then force-shorten string
+    if len(text) > 2048:
+        text = f"{text[:2045]}..."
 
     embed = discord.Embed(
-        description=textwrap.shorten(text, width=2048, placeholder="..."),
+        description=text,
         colour=Colours.soft_red
     )
 
-    embed.set_author(name="Infraction information", icon_url=icon_url, url=RULES_URL)
-    embed.title = f"Please review our rules over at {RULES_URL}"
+    embed.set_author(name=INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME, icon_url=icon_url, url=RULES_URL)
+    embed.title = INFRACTION_TITLE
     embed.url = RULES_URL
 
     if infr_type in APPEALABLE_INFRACTIONS:
-        embed.set_footer(
-            text="To appeal this infraction, send an e-mail to [email protected]"
-        )
+        embed.set_footer(text=INFRACTION_APPEAL_FOOTER)
 
     return await send_private_embed(user, embed)
 
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/infractions.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/infractions.py
index 3b28526b2..746d4e154 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/infractions.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/infractions.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Event
 from bot.converters import Expiry, FetchedMember
 from bot.decorators import respect_role_hierarchy
-from bot.utils.checks import with_role_check
-from . import utils
-from .scheduler import InfractionScheduler
-from .utils import UserSnowflake
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction import _utils
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction._scheduler import InfractionScheduler
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils import UserSnowflake
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         self.category = "Moderation"
         self._muted_role = discord.Object(constants.Roles.muted)
+        self._voice_verified_role = discord.Object(constants.Roles.voice_verified)
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_join(self, member: Member) -> None:
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
     @command()
     async def warn(self, ctx: Context, user: Member, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Warn a user for the given reason."""
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "warning", reason, active=False)
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "warning", reason, active=False)
         if infraction is None:
             return
 
@@ -64,13 +65,35 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
     @command()
     async def kick(self, ctx: Context, user: Member, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Kick a user for the given reason."""
-        await self.apply_kick(ctx, user, reason, active=False)
+        await self.apply_kick(ctx, user, reason)
 
     @command()
     async def ban(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Permanently ban a user for the given reason and stop watching them with Big Brother."""
         await self.apply_ban(ctx, user, reason)
 
+    @command(aliases=('pban',))
+    async def purgeban(
+        self,
+        ctx: Context,
+        user: FetchedMember,
+        purge_days: t.Optional[int] = 1,
+        *,
+        reason: t.Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Same as ban but removes all their messages for the given number of days, default being 1.
+
+        `purge_days` can only be values between 0 and 7.
+        Anything outside these bounds are automatically adjusted to their respective limits.
+        """
+        await self.apply_ban(ctx, user, reason, max(min(purge_days, 7), 0))
+
+    @command(aliases=('vban',))
+    async def voiceban(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: t.Optional[str]) -> None:
+        """Permanently ban user from using voice channels."""
+        await self.apply_voice_ban(ctx, user, reason)
+
     # endregion
     # region: Temporary infractions
 
@@ -119,13 +142,39 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         """
         await self.apply_ban(ctx, user, reason, expires_at=duration)
 
+    @command(aliases=("tempvban", "tvban"))
+    async def tempvoiceban(
+            self,
+            ctx: Context,
+            user: FetchedMember,
+            duration: Expiry,
+            *,
+            reason: t.Optional[str]
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Temporarily voice ban a user for the given reason and duration.
+
+        A unit of time should be appended to the duration.
+        Units (∗case-sensitive):
+        \u2003`y` - years
+        \u2003`m` - months∗
+        \u2003`w` - weeks
+        \u2003`d` - days
+        \u2003`h` - hours
+        \u2003`M` - minutes∗
+        \u2003`s` - seconds
+
+        Alternatively, an ISO 8601 timestamp can be provided for the duration.
+        """
+        await self.apply_voice_ban(ctx, user, reason, expires_at=duration)
+
     # endregion
     # region: Permanent shadow infractions
 
     @command(hidden=True)
     async def note(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Create a private note for a user with the given reason without notifying the user."""
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "note", reason, hidden=True, active=False)
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "note", reason, hidden=True, active=False)
         if infraction is None:
             return
 
@@ -134,7 +183,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
     @command(hidden=True, aliases=['shadowkick', 'skick'])
     async def shadow_kick(self, ctx: Context, user: Member, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Kick a user for the given reason without notifying the user."""
-        await self.apply_kick(ctx, user, reason, hidden=True, active=False)
+        await self.apply_kick(ctx, user, reason, hidden=True)
 
     @command(hidden=True, aliases=['shadowban', 'sban'])
     async def shadow_ban(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: t.Optional[str] = None) -> None:
@@ -208,15 +257,20 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         """Prematurely end the active ban infraction for the user."""
         await self.pardon_infraction(ctx, "ban", user)
 
+    @command(aliases=("uvban",))
+    async def unvoiceban(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember) -> None:
+        """Prematurely end the active voice ban infraction for the user."""
+        await self.pardon_infraction(ctx, "voice_ban", user)
+
     # endregion
     # region: Base apply functions
 
     async def apply_mute(self, ctx: Context, user: Member, reason: t.Optional[str], **kwargs) -> None:
         """Apply a mute infraction with kwargs passed to `post_infraction`."""
-        if await utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, user, "mute"):
+        if await _utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, user, "mute"):
             return
 
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "mute", reason, active=True, **kwargs)
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "mute", reason, active=True, **kwargs)
         if infraction is None:
             return
 
@@ -230,10 +284,10 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         await self.apply_infraction(ctx, infraction, user, action())
 
-    @respect_role_hierarchy()
+    @respect_role_hierarchy(member_arg=2)
     async def apply_kick(self, ctx: Context, user: Member, reason: t.Optional[str], **kwargs) -> None:
         """Apply a kick infraction with kwargs passed to `post_infraction`."""
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "kick", reason, active=False, **kwargs)
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "kick", reason, active=False, **kwargs)
         if infraction is None:
             return
 
@@ -245,8 +299,15 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         action = user.kick(reason=reason)
         await self.apply_infraction(ctx, infraction, user, action)
 
-    @respect_role_hierarchy()
-    async def apply_ban(self, ctx: Context, user: UserSnowflake, reason: t.Optional[str], **kwargs) -> None:
+    @respect_role_hierarchy(member_arg=2)
+    async def apply_ban(
+        self,
+        ctx: Context,
+        user: UserSnowflake,
+        reason: t.Optional[str],
+        purge_days: t.Optional[int] = 0,
+        **kwargs
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Apply a ban infraction with kwargs passed to `post_infraction`.
 
@@ -254,7 +315,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         """
         # In the case of a permanent ban, we don't need get_active_infractions to tell us if one is active
         is_temporary = kwargs.get("expires_at") is not None
-        active_infraction = await utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, user, "ban", is_temporary)
+        active_infraction = await _utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, user, "ban", is_temporary)
 
         if active_infraction:
             if is_temporary:
@@ -269,7 +330,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
             log.trace("Old tempban is being replaced by new permaban.")
             await self.pardon_infraction(ctx, "ban", user, is_temporary)
 
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "ban", reason, active=True, **kwargs)
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "ban", reason, active=True, **kwargs)
         if infraction is None:
             return
 
@@ -278,7 +339,7 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         if reason:
             reason = textwrap.shorten(reason, width=512, placeholder="...")
 
-        action = ctx.guild.ban(user, reason=reason, delete_message_days=0)
+        action = ctx.guild.ban(user, reason=reason, delete_message_days=purge_days)
         await self.apply_infraction(ctx, infraction, user, action)
 
         if infraction.get('expires_at') is not None:
@@ -295,6 +356,26 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
         bb_reason = "User has been permanently banned from the server. Automatically removed."
         await bb_cog.apply_unwatch(ctx, user, bb_reason, send_message=False)
 
+    @respect_role_hierarchy(member_arg=2)
+    async def apply_voice_ban(self, ctx: Context, user: UserSnowflake, reason: t.Optional[str], **kwargs) -> None:
+        """Apply a voice ban infraction with kwargs passed to `post_infraction`."""
+        if await _utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, user, "voice_ban"):
+            return
+
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, user, "voice_ban", reason, active=True, **kwargs)
+        if infraction is None:
+            return
+
+        self.mod_log.ignore(Event.member_update, user.id)
+
+        if reason:
+            reason = textwrap.shorten(reason, width=512, placeholder="...")
+
+        await user.move_to(None, reason="Disconnected from voice to apply voiceban.")
+
+        action = user.remove_roles(self._voice_verified_role, reason=reason)
+        await self.apply_infraction(ctx, infraction, user, action)
+
     # endregion
     # region: Base pardon functions
 
@@ -309,14 +390,14 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
             await user.remove_roles(self._muted_role, reason=reason)
 
             # DM the user about the expiration.
-            notified = await utils.notify_pardon(
+            notified = await _utils.notify_pardon(
                 user=user,
                 title="You have been unmuted",
                 content="You may now send messages in the server.",
-                icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["mute"][1]
+                icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["mute"][1]
             )
 
-            log_text["Member"] = f"{user.mention}(`{user.id}`)"
+            log_text["Member"] = format_user(user)
             log_text["DM"] = "Sent" if notified else "**Failed**"
         else:
             log.info(f"Failed to unmute user {user_id}: user not found")
@@ -339,7 +420,28 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
 
         return log_text
 
-    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
+    async def pardon_voice_ban(self, user_id: int, guild: discord.Guild, reason: t.Optional[str]) -> t.Dict[str, str]:
+        """Add Voice Verified role back to user, DM them a notification, and return a log dict."""
+        user = guild.get_member(user_id)
+        log_text = {}
+
+        if user:
+            # DM user about infraction expiration
+            notified = await _utils.notify_pardon(
+                user=user,
+                title="Voice ban ended",
+                content="You have been unbanned and can verify yourself again in the server.",
+                icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["voice_ban"][1]
+            )
+
+            log_text["Member"] = format_user(user)
+            log_text["DM"] = "Sent" if notified else "**Failed**"
+        else:
+            log_text["Info"] = "User was not found in the guild."
+
+        return log_text
+
+    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: _utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
         """
         Execute deactivation steps specific to the infraction's type and return a log dict.
 
@@ -353,13 +455,15 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
             return await self.pardon_mute(user_id, guild, reason)
         elif infraction["type"] == "ban":
             return await self.pardon_ban(user_id, guild, reason)
+        elif infraction["type"] == "voice_ban":
+            return await self.pardon_voice_ban(user_id, guild, reason)
 
     # endregion
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
         """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
-        return with_role_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES)
+        return await commands.has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx)
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
     async def cog_command_error(self, ctx: Context, error: Exception) -> None:
@@ -368,3 +472,8 @@ class Infractions(InfractionScheduler, commands.Cog):
             if discord.User in error.converters or discord.Member in error.converters:
                 await ctx.send(str(error.errors[0]))
                 error.handled = True
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Infractions cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Infractions(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/management.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/management.py
index 617d957ed..394f63da3 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/management.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/management.py
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context
+from discord.utils import escape_markdown
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.converters import Expiry, InfractionSearchQuery, allowed_strings, proxy_user
+from bot.converters import Expiry, Snowflake, UserMention, allowed_strings, proxy_user
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions import Infractions
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-from bot.utils import time
-from bot.utils.checks import in_whitelist_check, with_role_check
-from . import utils
-from .infractions import Infractions
-from .modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils import messages, time
+from bot.utils.channel import is_mod_channel
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
         if 'expires_at' in request_data:
             # A scheduled task should only exist if the old infraction wasn't permanent
             if old_infraction['expires_at']:
-                self.infractions_cog.cancel_task(new_infraction['id'])
+                self.infractions_cog.scheduler.cancel(new_infraction['id'])
 
             # If the infraction was not marked as permanent, schedule a new expiration task
             if request_data['expires_at']:
-                self.infractions_cog.schedule_task(new_infraction['id'], new_infraction)
+                self.infractions_cog.schedule_expiration(new_infraction)
 
             log_text += f"""
                 Previous expiry: {old_infraction['expires_at'] or "Permanent"}
@@ -154,16 +154,12 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
         user = ctx.guild.get_member(user_id)
 
         if user:
-            user_text = f"{user.mention} (`{user.id}`)"
+            user_text = messages.format_user(user)
             thumbnail = user.avatar_url_as(static_format="png")
         else:
-            user_text = f"`{user_id}`"
+            user_text = f"<@{user_id}>"
             thumbnail = None
 
-        # The infraction's actor
-        actor_id = new_infraction['actor']
-        actor = ctx.guild.get_member(actor_id) or f"`{actor_id}`"
-
         await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
             icon_url=constants.Icons.pencil,
             colour=discord.Colour.blurple(),
@@ -171,8 +167,8 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
             thumbnail=thumbnail,
             text=textwrap.dedent(f"""
                 Member: {user_text}
-                Actor: {actor}
-                Edited by: {ctx.message.author}{log_text}
+                Actor: <@{new_infraction['actor']}>
+                Edited by: {ctx.message.author.mention}{log_text}
             """)
         )
 
@@ -180,20 +176,27 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
     # region: Search infractions
 
     @infraction_group.group(name="search", invoke_without_command=True)
-    async def infraction_search_group(self, ctx: Context, query: InfractionSearchQuery) -> None:
+    async def infraction_search_group(self, ctx: Context, query: t.Union[UserMention, Snowflake, str]) -> None:
         """Searches for infractions in the database."""
-        if isinstance(query, discord.User):
-            await ctx.invoke(self.search_user, query)
+        if isinstance(query, int):
+            await self.search_user(ctx, discord.Object(query))
         else:
-            await ctx.invoke(self.search_reason, query)
+            await self.search_reason(ctx, query)
 
     @infraction_search_group.command(name="user", aliases=("member", "id"))
     async def search_user(self, ctx: Context, user: t.Union[discord.User, proxy_user]) -> None:
         """Search for infractions by member."""
         infraction_list = await self.bot.api_client.get(
-            'bot/infractions',
+            'bot/infractions/expanded',
             params={'user__id': str(user.id)}
         )
+
+        user = self.bot.get_user(user.id)
+        if not user and infraction_list:
+            # Use the user data retrieved from the DB for the username.
+            user = infraction_list[0]["user"]
+            user = escape_markdown(user["name"]) + f"#{user['discriminator']:04}"
+
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title=f"Infractions for {user} ({len(infraction_list)} total)",
             colour=discord.Colour.orange()
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
     async def search_reason(self, ctx: Context, reason: str) -> None:
         """Search for infractions by their reason. Use Re2 for matching."""
         infraction_list = await self.bot.api_client.get(
-            'bot/infractions',
+            'bot/infractions/expanded',
             params={'search': reason}
         )
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
         self,
         ctx: Context,
         embed: discord.Embed,
-        infractions: t.Iterable[utils.Infraction]
+        infractions: t.Iterable[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]
     ) -> None:
         """Send a paginated embed of infractions for the specified user."""
         if not infractions:
@@ -241,37 +244,43 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
             max_size=1000
         )
 
-    def infraction_to_string(self, infraction: utils.Infraction) -> str:
+    def infraction_to_string(self, infraction: t.Dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:
         """Convert the infraction object to a string representation."""
-        actor_id = infraction["actor"]
-        guild = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id)
-        actor = guild.get_member(actor_id)
         active = infraction["active"]
-        user_id = infraction["user"]
-        hidden = infraction["hidden"]
+        user = infraction["user"]
+        expires_at = infraction["expires_at"]
         created = time.format_infraction(infraction["inserted_at"])
 
+        # Format the user string.
+        if user_obj := self.bot.get_user(user["id"]):
+            # The user is in the cache.
+            user_str = messages.format_user(user_obj)
+        else:
+            # Use the user data retrieved from the DB.
+            name = escape_markdown(user['name'])
+            user_str = f"<@{user['id']}> ({name}#{user['discriminator']:04})"
+
         if active:
-            remaining = time.until_expiration(infraction["expires_at"]) or "Expired"
+            remaining = time.until_expiration(expires_at) or "Expired"
         else:
             remaining = "Inactive"
 
-        if infraction["expires_at"] is None:
+        if expires_at is None:
             expires = "*Permanent*"
         else:
             date_from = datetime.strptime(created, time.INFRACTION_FORMAT)
-            expires = time.format_infraction_with_duration(infraction["expires_at"], date_from)
+            expires = time.format_infraction_with_duration(expires_at, date_from)
 
         lines = textwrap.dedent(f"""
             {"**===============**" if active else "==============="}
             Status: {"__**Active**__" if active else "Inactive"}
-            User: {self.bot.get_user(user_id)} (`{user_id}`)
+            User: {user_str}
             Type: **{infraction["type"]}**
-            Shadow: {hidden}
+            Shadow: {infraction["hidden"]}
             Created: {created}
             Expires: {expires}
             Remaining: {remaining}
-            Actor: {actor.mention if actor else actor_id}
+            Actor: <@{infraction["actor"]["id"]}>
             ID: `{infraction["id"]}`
             Reason: {infraction["reason"] or "*None*"}
             {"**===============**" if active else "==============="}
@@ -282,17 +291,11 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
     # endregion
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
         """Only allow moderators inside moderator channels to invoke the commands in this cog."""
         checks = [
-            with_role_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES),
-            in_whitelist_check(
-                ctx,
-                channels=constants.MODERATION_CHANNELS,
-                categories=[constants.Categories.modmail],
-                redirect=None,
-                fail_silently=True,
-            )
+            await commands.has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx),
+            is_mod_channel(ctx.channel)
         ]
         return all(checks)
 
@@ -303,3 +306,8 @@ class ModManagement(commands.Cog):
             if discord.User in error.converters:
                 await ctx.send(str(error.errors[0]))
                 error.handled = True
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the ModManagement cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(ModManagement(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/superstarify.py b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/superstarify.py
index 45a010f00..adfe42fcd 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/superstarify.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/superstarify.py
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ import typing as t
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed, Member
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command, has_any_role
+from discord.utils import escape_markdown
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.converters import Expiry
-from bot.utils.checks import with_role_check
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction import _utils
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction._scheduler import InfractionScheduler
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 from bot.utils.time import format_infraction
-from . import utils
-from .scheduler import InfractionScheduler
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 NICKNAME_POLICY_URL = "https://pythondiscord.com/pages/rules/#nickname-policy"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
             reason=f"Superstarified member tried to escape the prison: {infraction['id']}"
         )
 
-        notified = await utils.notify_infraction(
+        notified = await _utils.notify_infraction(
             user=after,
             infr_type="Superstarify",
             expires_at=format_infraction(infraction["expires_at"]),
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
                 f"from **{before.display_name}** to **{after.display_name}**, but as you "
                 "are currently in superstar-prison, you do not have permission to do so."
             ),
-            icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0]
+            icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0]
         )
 
         if not notified:
@@ -130,15 +131,15 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
         An optional reason can be provided. If no reason is given, the original name will be shown
         in a generated reason.
         """
-        if await utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, member, "superstar"):
+        if await _utils.get_active_infraction(ctx, member, "superstar"):
             return
 
         # Post the infraction to the API
-        reason = reason or f"old nick: {member.display_name}"
-        infraction = await utils.post_infraction(ctx, member, "superstar", reason, duration, active=True)
+        old_nick = member.display_name
+        reason = reason or f"old nick: {old_nick}"
+        infraction = await _utils.post_infraction(ctx, member, "superstar", reason, duration, active=True)
         id_ = infraction["id"]
 
-        old_nick = member.display_name
         forced_nick = self.get_nick(id_, member.id)
         expiry_str = format_infraction(infraction["expires_at"])
 
@@ -146,14 +147,17 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
         log.debug(f"Changing nickname of {member} to {forced_nick}.")
         self.mod_log.ignore(constants.Event.member_update, member.id)
         await member.edit(nick=forced_nick, reason=reason)
-        self.schedule_task(id_, infraction)
+        self.schedule_expiration(infraction)
+
+        old_nick = escape_markdown(old_nick)
+        forced_nick = escape_markdown(forced_nick)
 
         # Send a DM to the user to notify them of their new infraction.
-        await utils.notify_infraction(
+        await _utils.notify_infraction(
             user=member,
             infr_type="Superstarify",
             expires_at=expiry_str,
-            icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0],
+            icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0],
             reason=f"Your nickname didn't comply with our [nickname policy]({NICKNAME_POLICY_URL})."
         )
 
@@ -176,13 +180,13 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
         # Log to the mod log channel.
         log.trace(f"Sending apply mod log for superstar #{id_}.")
         await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
-            icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0],
+            icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][0],
             colour=Colour.gold(),
             title="Member achieved superstardom",
             thumbnail=member.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             text=textwrap.dedent(f"""
-                Member: {member.mention} (`{member.id}`)
-                Actor: {ctx.message.author}
+                Member: {member.mention}
+                Actor: {ctx.message.author.mention}
                 Expires: {expiry_str}
                 Old nickname: `{old_nick}`
                 New nickname: `{forced_nick}`
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
         """Remove the superstarify infraction and allow the user to change their nickname."""
         await self.pardon_infraction(ctx, "superstar", member)
 
-    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
+    async def _pardon_action(self, infraction: _utils.Infraction) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]]:
         """Pardon a superstar infraction and return a log dict."""
         if infraction["type"] != "superstar":
             return
@@ -213,15 +217,15 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
             return {}
 
         # DM the user about the expiration.
-        notified = await utils.notify_pardon(
+        notified = await _utils.notify_pardon(
             user=user,
             title="You are no longer superstarified",
             content="You may now change your nickname on the server.",
-            icon_url=utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][1]
+            icon_url=_utils.INFRACTION_ICONS["superstar"][1]
         )
 
         return {
-            "Member": f"{user.mention}(`{user.id}`)",
+            "Member": format_user(user),
             "DM": "Sent" if notified else "**Failed**"
         }
 
@@ -234,6 +238,11 @@ class Superstarify(InfractionScheduler, Cog):
         return rng.choice(STAR_NAMES)
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
         """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
-        return with_role_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES)
+        return await has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Superstarify cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Superstarify(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/moderation/modlog.py b/bot/exts/moderation/modlog.py
index 41472c64c..b01de0ee3 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/moderation/modlog.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/modlog.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ from deepdiff import DeepDiff
 from discord import Colour
 from discord.abc import GuildChannel
 from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context
-from discord.utils import escape_markdown
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Categories, Channels, Colours, Emojis, Event, Guild as GuildConstant, Icons, URLs
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 from bot.utils.time import humanize_delta
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ GUILD_CHANNEL = t.Union[discord.CategoryChannel, discord.TextChannel, discord.Vo
 
 CHANNEL_CHANGES_UNSUPPORTED = ("permissions",)
 CHANNEL_CHANGES_SUPPRESSED = ("_overwrites", "position")
-MEMBER_CHANGES_SUPPRESSED = ("status", "activities", "_client_status", "nick")
 ROLE_CHANGES_UNSUPPORTED = ("colour", "permissions")
 
 VOICE_STATE_ATTRIBUTES = {
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
                         'id': message.id,
                         'author': message.author.id,
                         'channel_id': message.channel.id,
-                        'content': message.content,
+                        'content': message.content.replace("\0", ""),  # Null chars cause 400.
                         'embeds': [embed.to_dict() for embed in message.embeds],
                         'attachments': attachment,
                     }
@@ -121,8 +120,17 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             else:
                 content = "@everyone"
 
+        # Truncate content to 2000 characters and append an ellipsis.
+        if content and len(content) > 2000:
+            content = content[:2000 - 3] + "..."
+
         channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
-        log_message = await channel.send(content=content, embed=embed, files=files)
+        log_message = await channel.send(
+            content=content,
+            embed=embed,
+            files=files,
+            allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(everyone=True)
+        )
 
         if additional_embeds:
             if additional_embeds_msg:
@@ -388,7 +396,7 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
 
         await self.send_log_message(
             Icons.user_ban, Colours.soft_red,
-            "User banned", f"{member} (`{member.id}`)",
+            "User banned", format_user(member),
             thumbnail=member.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.user_log
         )
@@ -399,12 +407,10 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         if member.guild.id != GuildConstant.id:
             return
 
-        member_str = escape_markdown(str(member))
-        message = f"{member_str} (`{member.id}`)"
         now = datetime.utcnow()
         difference = abs(relativedelta(now, member.created_at))
 
-        message += "\n\n**Account age:** " + humanize_delta(difference)
+        message = format_user(member) + "\n\n**Account age:** " + humanize_delta(difference)
 
         if difference.days < 1 and difference.months < 1 and difference.years < 1:  # New user account!
             message = f"{Emojis.new} {message}"
@@ -426,10 +432,9 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             self._ignored[Event.member_remove].remove(member.id)
             return
 
-        member_str = escape_markdown(str(member))
         await self.send_log_message(
             Icons.sign_out, Colours.soft_red,
-            "User left", f"{member_str} (`{member.id}`)",
+            "User left", format_user(member),
             thumbnail=member.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.user_log
         )
@@ -444,14 +449,28 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             self._ignored[Event.member_unban].remove(member.id)
             return
 
-        member_str = escape_markdown(str(member))
         await self.send_log_message(
             Icons.user_unban, Colour.blurple(),
-            "User unbanned", f"{member_str} (`{member.id}`)",
+            "User unbanned", format_user(member),
             thumbnail=member.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.mod_log
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_role_diff(before: t.List[discord.Role], after: t.List[discord.Role]) -> t.List[str]:
+        """Return a list of strings describing the roles added and removed."""
+        changes = []
+        before_roles = set(before)
+        after_roles = set(after)
+
+        for role in (before_roles - after_roles):
+            changes.append(f"**Role removed:** {role.name} (`{role.id}`)")
+
+        for role in (after_roles - before_roles):
+            changes.append(f"**Role added:** {role.name} (`{role.id}`)")
+
+        return changes
+
     @Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_update(self, before: discord.Member, after: discord.Member) -> None:
         """Log member update event to user log."""
@@ -462,74 +481,27 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             self._ignored[Event.member_update].remove(before.id)
             return
 
-        diff = DeepDiff(before, after)
-        changes = []
-        done = []
-
-        diff_values = {}
-
-        diff_values.update(diff.get("values_changed", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff.get("type_changes", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff.get("iterable_item_removed", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff.get("iterable_item_added", {}))
-
-        diff_user = DeepDiff(before._user, after._user)
-
-        diff_values.update(diff_user.get("values_changed", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff_user.get("type_changes", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff_user.get("iterable_item_removed", {}))
-        diff_values.update(diff_user.get("iterable_item_added", {}))
-
-        for key, value in diff_values.items():
-            if not key:  # Not sure why, but it happens
-                continue
-
-            key = key[5:]  # Remove "root." prefix
+        changes = self.get_role_diff(before.roles, after.roles)
 
-            if "[" in key:
-                key = key.split("[", 1)[0]
+        # The regex is a simple way to exclude all sequence and mapping types.
+        diff = DeepDiff(before, after, exclude_regex_paths=r".*\[.*")
 
-            if "." in key:
-                key = key.split(".", 1)[0]
+        # A type change seems to always take precedent over a value change. Furthermore, it will
+        # include the value change along with the type change anyway. Therefore, it's OK to
+        # "overwrite" values_changed; in practice there will never even be anything to overwrite.
+        diff_values = {**diff.get("values_changed", {}), **diff.get("type_changes", {})}
 
-            if key in done or key in MEMBER_CHANGES_SUPPRESSED:
+        for attr, value in diff_values.items():
+            if not attr:  # Not sure why, but it happens.
                 continue
 
-            if key == "_roles":
-                new_roles = after.roles
-                old_roles = before.roles
-
-                for role in old_roles:
-                    if role not in new_roles:
-                        changes.append(f"**Role removed:** {role.name} (`{role.id}`)")
-
-                for role in new_roles:
-                    if role not in old_roles:
-                        changes.append(f"**Role added:** {role.name} (`{role.id}`)")
-
-            else:
-                new = value.get("new_value")
-                old = value.get("old_value")
-
-                if new and old:
-                    changes.append(f"**{key.title()}:** `{old}` **→** `{new}`")
-
-            done.append(key)
-
-        if before.name != after.name:
-            changes.append(
-                f"**Username:** `{before.name}` **→** `{after.name}`"
-            )
+            attr = attr[5:]  # Remove "root." prefix.
+            attr = attr.replace("_", " ").replace(".", " ").capitalize()
 
-        if before.discriminator != after.discriminator:
-            changes.append(
-                f"**Discriminator:** `{before.discriminator}` **→** `{after.discriminator}`"
-            )
+            new = value.get("new_value")
+            old = value.get("old_value")
 
-        if before.display_name != after.display_name:
-            changes.append(
-                f"**Display name:** `{before.display_name}` **→** `{after.display_name}`"
-            )
+            changes.append(f"**{attr}:** `{old}` **→** `{new}`")
 
         if not changes:
             return
@@ -539,12 +511,13 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         for item in sorted(changes):
             message += f"{Emojis.bullet} {item}\n"
 
-        member_str = escape_markdown(str(after))
-        message = f"**{member_str}** (`{after.id}`)\n{message}"
+        message = f"{format_user(after)}\n{message}"
 
         await self.send_log_message(
-            Icons.user_update, Colour.blurple(),
-            "Member updated", message,
+            icon_url=Icons.user_update,
+            colour=Colour.blurple(),
+            title="Member updated",
+            text=message,
             thumbnail=after.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.user_log
         )
@@ -571,17 +544,16 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         if author.bot:
             return
 
-        author_str = escape_markdown(str(author))
         if channel.category:
             response = (
-                f"**Author:** {author_str} (`{author.id}`)\n"
+                f"**Author:** {format_user(author)}\n"
                 f"**Channel:** {channel.category}/#{channel.name} (`{channel.id}`)\n"
                 f"**Message ID:** `{message.id}`\n"
                 "\n"
             )
         else:
             response = (
-                f"**Author:** {author_str} (`{author.id}`)\n"
+                f"**Author:** {format_user(author)}\n"
                 f"**Channel:** #{channel.name} (`{channel.id}`)\n"
                 f"**Message ID:** `{message.id}`\n"
                 "\n"
@@ -667,9 +639,6 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         if msg_before.content == msg_after.content:
             return
 
-        author = msg_before.author
-        author_str = escape_markdown(str(author))
-
         channel = msg_before.channel
         channel_name = f"{channel.category}/#{channel.name}" if channel.category else f"#{channel.name}"
 
@@ -701,7 +670,7 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
                 content_after.append(sub)
 
         response = (
-            f"**Author:** {author_str} (`{author.id}`)\n"
+            f"**Author:** {format_user(msg_before.author)}\n"
             f"**Channel:** {channel_name} (`{channel.id}`)\n"
             f"**Message ID:** `{msg_before.id}`\n"
             "\n"
@@ -753,12 +722,11 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             self._cached_edits.remove(event.message_id)
             return
 
-        author = message.author
         channel = message.channel
         channel_name = f"{channel.category}/#{channel.name}" if channel.category else f"#{channel.name}"
 
         before_response = (
-            f"**Author:** {author} (`{author.id}`)\n"
+            f"**Author:** {format_user(message.author)}\n"
             f"**Channel:** {channel_name} (`{channel.id}`)\n"
             f"**Message ID:** `{message.id}`\n"
             "\n"
@@ -766,7 +734,7 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         )
 
         after_response = (
-            f"**Author:** {author} (`{author.id}`)\n"
+            f"**Author:** {format_user(message.author)}\n"
             f"**Channel:** {channel_name} (`{channel.id}`)\n"
             f"**Message ID:** `{message.id}`\n"
             "\n"
@@ -844,9 +812,8 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
         if not changes:
             return
 
-        member_str = escape_markdown(str(member))
         message = "\n".join(f"{Emojis.bullet} {item}" for item in sorted(changes))
-        message = f"**{member_str}** (`{member.id}`)\n{message}"
+        message = f"{format_user(member)}\n{message}"
 
         await self.send_log_message(
             icon_url=icon,
@@ -856,3 +823,8 @@ class ModLog(Cog, name="ModLog"):
             thumbnail=member.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
             channel_id=Channels.voice_log
         )
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the ModLog cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(ModLog(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/silence.py b/bot/exts/moderation/silence.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6712b3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/silence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+import json
+import logging
+from contextlib import suppress
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from operator import attrgetter
+from typing import Optional
+
+from async_rediscache import RedisCache
+from discord import TextChannel
+from discord.ext import commands, tasks
+from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Channels, Emojis, Guild, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles
+from bot.converters import HushDurationConverter
+from bot.utils.lock import LockedResourceError, lock_arg
+from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+LOCK_NAMESPACE = "silence"
+
+MSG_SILENCE_FAIL = f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel is already silenced."
+MSG_SILENCE_PERMANENT = f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel indefinitely."
+MSG_SILENCE_SUCCESS = f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel for {{duration}} minute(s)."
+
+MSG_UNSILENCE_FAIL = f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel was not silenced."
+MSG_UNSILENCE_MANUAL = (
+    f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel was not unsilenced because the current overwrites were "
+    f"set manually or the cache was prematurely cleared. "
+    f"Please edit the overwrites manually to unsilence."
+)
+MSG_UNSILENCE_SUCCESS = f"{Emojis.check_mark} unsilenced current channel."
+
+
+class SilenceNotifier(tasks.Loop):
+    """Loop notifier for posting notices to `alert_channel` containing added channels."""
+
+    def __init__(self, alert_channel: TextChannel):
+        super().__init__(self._notifier, seconds=1, minutes=0, hours=0, count=None, reconnect=True, loop=None)
+        self._silenced_channels = {}
+        self._alert_channel = alert_channel
+
+    def add_channel(self, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
+        """Add channel to `_silenced_channels` and start loop if not launched."""
+        if not self._silenced_channels:
+            self.start()
+            log.info("Starting notifier loop.")
+        self._silenced_channels[channel] = self._current_loop
+
+    def remove_channel(self, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
+        """Remove channel from `_silenced_channels` and stop loop if no channels remain."""
+        with suppress(KeyError):
+            del self._silenced_channels[channel]
+            if not self._silenced_channels:
+                self.stop()
+                log.info("Stopping notifier loop.")
+
+    async def _notifier(self) -> None:
+        """Post notice of `_silenced_channels` with their silenced duration to `_alert_channel` periodically."""
+        # Wait for 15 minutes between notices with pause at start of loop.
+        if self._current_loop and not self._current_loop/60 % 15:
+            log.debug(
+                f"Sending notice with channels: "
+                f"{', '.join(f'#{channel} ({channel.id})' for channel in self._silenced_channels)}."
+            )
+            channels_text = ', '.join(
+                f"{channel.mention} for {(self._current_loop-start)//60} min"
+                for channel, start in self._silenced_channels.items()
+            )
+            await self._alert_channel.send(f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> currently silenced channels: {channels_text}")
+
+
+class Silence(commands.Cog):
+    """Commands for stopping channel messages for `verified` role in a channel."""
+
+    # Maps muted channel IDs to their previous overwrites for send_message and add_reactions.
+    # Overwrites are stored as JSON.
+    previous_overwrites = RedisCache()
+
+    # Maps muted channel IDs to POSIX timestamps of when they'll be unsilenced.
+    # A timestamp equal to -1 means it's indefinite.
+    unsilence_timestamps = RedisCache()
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.scheduler = Scheduler(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+        self._init_task = self.bot.loop.create_task(self._async_init())
+
+    async def _async_init(self) -> None:
+        """Set instance attributes once the guild is available and reschedule unsilences."""
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+
+        guild = self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id)
+        self._verified_role = guild.get_role(Roles.verified)
+        self._mod_alerts_channel = self.bot.get_channel(Channels.mod_alerts)
+        self.notifier = SilenceNotifier(self.bot.get_channel(Channels.mod_log))
+        await self._reschedule()
+
+    @commands.command(aliases=("hush",))
+    @lock_arg(LOCK_NAMESPACE, "ctx", attrgetter("channel"), raise_error=True)
+    async def silence(self, ctx: Context, duration: HushDurationConverter = 10) -> None:
+        """
+        Silence the current channel for `duration` minutes or `forever`.
+
+        Duration is capped at 15 minutes, passing forever makes the silence indefinite.
+        Indefinitely silenced channels get added to a notifier which posts notices every 15 minutes from the start.
+        """
+        await self._init_task
+
+        channel_info = f"#{ctx.channel} ({ctx.channel.id})"
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} is silencing channel {channel_info}.")
+
+        if not await self._set_silence_overwrites(ctx.channel):
+            log.info(f"Tried to silence channel {channel_info} but the channel was already silenced.")
+            await ctx.send(MSG_SILENCE_FAIL)
+            return
+
+        await self._schedule_unsilence(ctx, duration)
+
+        if duration is None:
+            self.notifier.add_channel(ctx.channel)
+            log.info(f"Silenced {channel_info} indefinitely.")
+            await ctx.send(MSG_SILENCE_PERMANENT)
+        else:
+            log.info(f"Silenced {channel_info} for {duration} minute(s).")
+            await ctx.send(MSG_SILENCE_SUCCESS.format(duration=duration))
+
+    @commands.command(aliases=("unhush",))
+    async def unsilence(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """
+        Unsilence the current channel.
+
+        If the channel was silenced indefinitely, notifications for the channel will stop.
+        """
+        await self._init_task
+        log.debug(f"Unsilencing channel #{ctx.channel} from {ctx.author}'s command.")
+        await self._unsilence_wrapper(ctx.channel)
+
+    @lock_arg(LOCK_NAMESPACE, "channel", raise_error=True)
+    async def _unsilence_wrapper(self, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
+        """Unsilence `channel` and send a success/failure message."""
+        if not await self._unsilence(channel):
+            overwrite = channel.overwrites_for(self._verified_role)
+            if overwrite.send_messages is False or overwrite.add_reactions is False:
+                await channel.send(MSG_UNSILENCE_MANUAL)
+            else:
+                await channel.send(MSG_UNSILENCE_FAIL)
+        else:
+            await channel.send(MSG_UNSILENCE_SUCCESS)
+
+    async def _set_silence_overwrites(self, channel: TextChannel) -> bool:
+        """Set silence permission overwrites for `channel` and return True if successful."""
+        overwrite = channel.overwrites_for(self._verified_role)
+        prev_overwrites = dict(send_messages=overwrite.send_messages, add_reactions=overwrite.add_reactions)
+
+        if channel.id in self.scheduler or all(val is False for val in prev_overwrites.values()):
+            return False
+
+        overwrite.update(send_messages=False, add_reactions=False)
+        await channel.set_permissions(self._verified_role, overwrite=overwrite)
+        await self.previous_overwrites.set(channel.id, json.dumps(prev_overwrites))
+
+        return True
+
+    async def _schedule_unsilence(self, ctx: Context, duration: Optional[int]) -> None:
+        """Schedule `ctx.channel` to be unsilenced if `duration` is not None."""
+        if duration is None:
+            await self.unsilence_timestamps.set(ctx.channel.id, -1)
+        else:
+            self.scheduler.schedule_later(duration * 60, ctx.channel.id, ctx.invoke(self.unsilence))
+            unsilence_time = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=duration)
+            await self.unsilence_timestamps.set(ctx.channel.id, unsilence_time.timestamp())
+
+    async def _unsilence(self, channel: TextChannel) -> bool:
+        """
+        Unsilence `channel`.
+
+        If `channel` has a silence task scheduled or has its previous overwrites cached, unsilence
+        it, cancel the task, and remove it from the notifier. Notify admins if it has a task but
+        not cached overwrites.
+
+        Return `True` if channel permissions were changed, `False` otherwise.
+        """
+        prev_overwrites = await self.previous_overwrites.get(channel.id)
+        if channel.id not in self.scheduler and prev_overwrites is None:
+            log.info(f"Tried to unsilence channel #{channel} ({channel.id}) but the channel was not silenced.")
+            return False
+
+        overwrite = channel.overwrites_for(self._verified_role)
+        if prev_overwrites is None:
+            log.info(f"Missing previous overwrites for #{channel} ({channel.id}); defaulting to None.")
+            overwrite.update(send_messages=None, add_reactions=None)
+        else:
+            overwrite.update(**json.loads(prev_overwrites))
+
+        await channel.set_permissions(self._verified_role, overwrite=overwrite)
+        log.info(f"Unsilenced channel #{channel} ({channel.id}).")
+
+        self.scheduler.cancel(channel.id)
+        self.notifier.remove_channel(channel)
+        await self.previous_overwrites.delete(channel.id)
+        await self.unsilence_timestamps.delete(channel.id)
+
+        if prev_overwrites is None:
+            await self._mod_alerts_channel.send(
+                f"<@&{Roles.admins}> Restored overwrites with default values after unsilencing "
+                f"{channel.mention}. Please check that the `Send Messages` and `Add Reactions` "
+                f"overwrites for {self._verified_role.mention} are at their desired values."
+            )
+
+        return True
+
+    async def _reschedule(self) -> None:
+        """Reschedule unsilencing of active silences and add permanent ones to the notifier."""
+        for channel_id, timestamp in await self.unsilence_timestamps.items():
+            channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
+            if channel is None:
+                log.info(f"Can't reschedule silence for {channel_id}: channel not found.")
+                continue
+
+            if timestamp == -1:
+                log.info(f"Adding permanent silence for #{channel} ({channel.id}) to the notifier.")
+                self.notifier.add_channel(channel)
+                continue
+
+            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, tz=timezone.utc)
+            delta = (dt - datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)).total_seconds()
+            if delta <= 0:
+                # Suppress the error since it's not being invoked by a user via the command.
+                with suppress(LockedResourceError):
+                    await self._unsilence_wrapper(channel)
+            else:
+                log.info(f"Rescheduling silence for #{channel} ({channel.id}).")
+                self.scheduler.schedule_later(delta, channel_id, self._unsilence_wrapper(channel))
+
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel the init task and scheduled tasks."""
+        # It's important to wait for _init_task (specifically for _reschedule) to be cancelled
+        # before cancelling scheduled tasks. Otherwise, it's possible for _reschedule to schedule
+        # more tasks after cancel_all has finished, despite _init_task.cancel being called first.
+        # This is cause cancel() on its own doesn't block until the task is cancelled.
+        self._init_task.cancel()
+        self._init_task.add_done_callback(lambda _: self.scheduler.cancel_all())
+
+    # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+        """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
+        return await commands.has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Silence cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Silence(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/slowmode.py b/bot/exts/moderation/slowmode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efd862aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/slowmode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+from discord import TextChannel
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Emojis, MODERATION_ROLES
+from bot.converters import DurationDelta
+from bot.utils import time
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+SLOWMODE_MAX_DELAY = 21600  # seconds
+
+
+class Slowmode(Cog):
+    """Commands for getting and setting slowmode delays of text channels."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @group(name='slowmode', aliases=['sm'], invoke_without_command=True)
+    async def slowmode_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Get or set the slowmode delay for the text channel this was invoked in or a given text channel."""
+        await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
+
+    @slowmode_group.command(name='get', aliases=['g'])
+    async def get_slowmode(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel]) -> None:
+        """Get the slowmode delay for a text channel."""
+        # Use the channel this command was invoked in if one was not given
+        if channel is None:
+            channel = ctx.channel
+
+        delay = relativedelta(seconds=channel.slowmode_delay)
+        humanized_delay = time.humanize_delta(delay)
+
+        await ctx.send(f'The slowmode delay for {channel.mention} is {humanized_delay}.')
+
+    @slowmode_group.command(name='set', aliases=['s'])
+    async def set_slowmode(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel], delay: DurationDelta) -> None:
+        """Set the slowmode delay for a text channel."""
+        # Use the channel this command was invoked in if one was not given
+        if channel is None:
+            channel = ctx.channel
+
+        # Convert `dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta` to `datetime.timedelta`
+        # Must do this to get the delta in a particular unit of time
+        utcnow = datetime.utcnow()
+        slowmode_delay = (utcnow + delay - utcnow).total_seconds()
+
+        humanized_delay = time.humanize_delta(delay)
+
+        # Ensure the delay is within discord's limits
+        if slowmode_delay <= SLOWMODE_MAX_DELAY:
+            log.info(f'{ctx.author} set the slowmode delay for #{channel} to {humanized_delay}.')
+
+            await channel.edit(slowmode_delay=slowmode_delay)
+            await ctx.send(
+                f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for {channel.mention} is now {humanized_delay}.'
+            )
+
+        else:
+            log.info(
+                f'{ctx.author} tried to set the slowmode delay of #{channel} to {humanized_delay}, '
+                'which is not between 0 and 6 hours.'
+            )
+
+            await ctx.send(
+                f'{Emojis.cross_mark} The slowmode delay must be between 0 and 6 hours.'
+            )
+
+    @slowmode_group.command(name='reset', aliases=['r'])
+    async def reset_slowmode(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel]) -> None:
+        """Reset the slowmode delay for a text channel to 0 seconds."""
+        # Use the channel this command was invoked in if one was not given
+        if channel is None:
+            channel = ctx.channel
+
+        log.info(f'{ctx.author} reset the slowmode delay for #{channel} to 0 seconds.')
+
+        await channel.edit(slowmode_delay=0)
+        await ctx.send(
+            f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for {channel.mention} has been reset to 0 seconds.'
+        )
+
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+        """Only allow moderators to invoke the commands in this cog."""
+        return await has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES).predicate(ctx)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Slowmode cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Slowmode(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/verification.py b/bot/exts/moderation/verification.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c599156d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/verification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,856 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import typing as t
+from contextlib import suppress
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import discord
+from async_rediscache import RedisCache
+from discord.ext import tasks
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command, group, has_any_role
+from discord.utils import snowflake_time
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.decorators import has_no_roles, in_whitelist
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure, has_no_roles_check
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Sent via DMs once user joins the guild
+ON_JOIN_MESSAGE = f"""
+Welcome to Python Discord!
+
+To show you what kind of community we are, we've created this video:
+https://youtu.be/ZH26PuX3re0
+
+As a new user, you have read-only access to a few select channels to give you a taste of what our server is like. \
+In order to see the rest of the channels and to send messages, you first have to accept our rules.
+
+Please visit <#{constants.Channels.verification}> to get started. Thank you!
+"""
+
+# Sent via DMs once user verifies
+VERIFIED_MESSAGE = f"""
+Thanks for verifying yourself!
+
+For your records, these are the documents you accepted:
+
+`1)` Our rules, here: <https://pythondiscord.com/pages/rules>
+`2)` Our privacy policy, here: <https://pythondiscord.com/pages/privacy> - you can find information on how to have \
+your information removed here as well.
+
+Feel free to review them at any point!
+
+Additionally, if you'd like to receive notifications for the announcements \
+we post in <#{constants.Channels.announcements}>
+from time to time, you can send `!subscribe` to <#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}> at any time \
+to assign yourself the **Announcements** role. We'll mention this role every time we make an announcement.
+
+If you'd like to unsubscribe from the announcement notifications, simply send `!unsubscribe` to \
+<#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}>.
+"""
+
+ALTERNATE_VERIFIED_MESSAGE = f"""
+Thanks for accepting our rules!
+
+You can find a copy of our rules for reference at <https://pythondiscord.com/pages/rules>.
+
+Additionally, if you'd like to receive notifications for the announcements \
+we post in <#{constants.Channels.announcements}>
+from time to time, you can send `!subscribe` to <#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}> at any time \
+to assign yourself the **Announcements** role. We'll mention this role every time we make an announcement.
+
+If you'd like to unsubscribe from the announcement notifications, simply send `!unsubscribe` to \
+<#{constants.Channels.bot_commands}>.
+
+To introduce you to our community, we've made the following video:
+https://youtu.be/ZH26PuX3re0
+"""
+
+# Sent via DMs to users kicked for failing to verify
+KICKED_MESSAGE = f"""
+Hi! You have been automatically kicked from Python Discord as you have failed to accept our rules \
+within `{constants.Verification.kicked_after}` days. If this was an accident, please feel free to join us again!
+
+{constants.Guild.invite}
+"""
+
+# Sent periodically in the verification channel
+REMINDER_MESSAGE = f"""
+<@&{constants.Roles.unverified}>
+
+Welcome to Python Discord! Please read the documents mentioned above and type `!accept` to gain permissions \
+to send messages in the community!
+
+You will be kicked if you don't verify within `{constants.Verification.kicked_after}` days.
+""".strip()
+
+# An async function taking a Member param
+Request = t.Callable[[discord.Member], t.Awaitable]
+
+
+class StopExecution(Exception):
+    """Signals that a task should halt immediately & alert admins."""
+
+    def __init__(self, reason: discord.HTTPException) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.reason = reason
+
+
+class Limit(t.NamedTuple):
+    """Composition over config for throttling requests."""
+
+    batch_size: int  # Amount of requests after which to pause
+    sleep_secs: int  # Sleep this many seconds after each batch
+
+
+def mention_role(role_id: int) -> discord.AllowedMentions:
+    """Construct an allowed mentions instance that allows pinging `role_id`."""
+    return discord.AllowedMentions(roles=[discord.Object(role_id)])
+
+
+def is_verified(member: discord.Member) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check whether `member` is considered verified.
+
+    Members are considered verified if they have at least 1 role other than
+    the default role (@everyone) and the @Unverified role.
+    """
+    unverified_roles = {
+        member.guild.get_role(constants.Roles.unverified),
+        member.guild.default_role,
+    }
+    return len(set(member.roles) - unverified_roles) > 0
+
+
+async def safe_dm(coro: t.Coroutine) -> None:
+    """
+    Execute `coro` ignoring disabled DM warnings.
+
+    The 50_0007 error code indicates that the target user does not accept DMs.
+    As it turns out, this error code can appear on both 400 and 403 statuses,
+    we therefore catch any Discord exception.
+
+    If the request fails on any other error code, the exception propagates,
+    and must be handled by the caller.
+    """
+    try:
+        await coro
+    except discord.HTTPException as discord_exc:
+        log.trace(f"DM dispatch failed on status {discord_exc.status} with code: {discord_exc.code}")
+        if discord_exc.code != 50_007:  # If any reason other than disabled DMs
+            raise
+
+
+class Verification(Cog):
+    """
+    User verification and role management.
+
+    There are two internal tasks in this cog:
+
+    * `update_unverified_members`
+        * Unverified members are given the @Unverified role after configured `unverified_after` days
+        * Unverified members are kicked after configured `kicked_after` days
+    * `ping_unverified`
+        * Periodically ping the @Unverified role in the verification channel
+
+    Statistics are collected in the 'verification.' namespace.
+
+    Moderators+ can use the `verification` command group to start or stop both internal
+    tasks, if necessary. Settings are persisted in Redis across sessions.
+
+    Additionally, this cog offers the !accept, !subscribe and !unsubscribe commands,
+    and keeps the verification channel clean by deleting messages.
+    """
+
+    # Persist task settings & last sent `REMINDER_MESSAGE` id
+    # RedisCache[
+    #   "tasks_running": int (0 or 1),
+    #   "last_reminder": int (discord.Message.id),
+    # ]
+    task_cache = RedisCache()
+
+    # Create a cache for storing recipients of the alternate welcome DM.
+    member_gating_cache = RedisCache()
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        """Start internal tasks."""
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.bot.loop.create_task(self._maybe_start_tasks())
+
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Cancel internal tasks.
+
+        This is necessary, as tasks are not automatically cancelled on cog unload.
+        """
+        self._stop_tasks(gracefully=False)
+
+    @property
+    def mod_log(self) -> ModLog:
+        """Get currently loaded ModLog cog instance."""
+        return self.bot.get_cog("ModLog")
+
+    async def _maybe_start_tasks(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Poll Redis to check whether internal tasks should start.
+
+        Redis must be interfaced with from an async function.
+        """
+        log.trace("Checking whether background tasks should begin")
+        setting: t.Optional[int] = await self.task_cache.get("tasks_running")  # This can be None if never set
+
+        if setting:
+            log.trace("Background tasks will be started")
+            self.update_unverified_members.start()
+            self.ping_unverified.start()
+
+    def _stop_tasks(self, *, gracefully: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Stop the update users & ping @Unverified tasks.
+
+        If `gracefully` is True, the tasks will be able to finish their current iteration.
+        Otherwise, they are cancelled immediately.
+        """
+        log.info(f"Stopping internal tasks ({gracefully=})")
+        if gracefully:
+            self.update_unverified_members.stop()
+            self.ping_unverified.stop()
+        else:
+            self.update_unverified_members.cancel()
+            self.ping_unverified.cancel()
+
+    # region: automatically update unverified users
+
+    async def _verify_kick(self, n_members: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Determine whether `n_members` is a reasonable amount of members to kick.
+
+        First, `n_members` is checked against the size of the PyDis guild. If `n_members` are
+        more than the configured `kick_confirmation_threshold` of the guild, the operation
+        must be confirmed by staff in #core-dev. Otherwise, the operation is seen as safe.
+        """
+        log.debug(f"Checking whether {n_members} members are safe to kick")
+
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()  # Ensure cache is populated before we grab the guild
+        pydis = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id)
+
+        percentage = n_members / len(pydis.members)
+        if percentage < constants.Verification.kick_confirmation_threshold:
+            log.debug(f"Kicking {percentage:.2%} of the guild's population is seen as safe")
+            return True
+
+        # Since `n_members` is a suspiciously large number, we will ask for confirmation
+        log.debug("Amount of users is too large, requesting staff confirmation")
+
+        core_dev_channel = pydis.get_channel(constants.Channels.dev_core)
+        core_dev_ping = f"<@&{constants.Roles.core_developers}>"
+
+        confirmation_msg = await core_dev_channel.send(
+            f"{core_dev_ping} Verification determined that `{n_members}` members should be kicked as they haven't "
+            f"verified in `{constants.Verification.kicked_after}` days. This is `{percentage:.2%}` of the guild's "
+            f"population. Proceed?",
+            allowed_mentions=mention_role(constants.Roles.core_developers),
+        )
+
+        options = (constants.Emojis.incident_actioned, constants.Emojis.incident_unactioned)
+        for option in options:
+            await confirmation_msg.add_reaction(option)
+
+        core_dev_ids = [member.id for member in pydis.get_role(constants.Roles.core_developers).members]
+
+        def check(reaction: discord.Reaction, user: discord.User) -> bool:
+            """Check whether `reaction` is a valid reaction to `confirmation_msg`."""
+            return (
+                reaction.message.id == confirmation_msg.id  # Reacted to `confirmation_msg`
+                and str(reaction.emoji) in options  # With one of `options`
+                and user.id in core_dev_ids  # By a core developer
+            )
+
+        timeout = 60 * 5  # Seconds, i.e. 5 minutes
+        try:
+            choice, _ = await self.bot.wait_for("reaction_add", check=check, timeout=timeout)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            log.debug("Staff prompt not answered, aborting operation")
+            return False
+        finally:
+            with suppress(discord.HTTPException):
+                await confirmation_msg.clear_reactions()
+
+        result = str(choice) == constants.Emojis.incident_actioned
+        log.debug(f"Received answer: {choice}, result: {result}")
+
+        # Edit the prompt message to reflect the final choice
+        if result is True:
+            result_msg = f":ok_hand: {core_dev_ping} Request to kick `{n_members}` members was authorized!"
+        else:
+            result_msg = f":warning: {core_dev_ping} Request to kick `{n_members}` members was denied!"
+
+        with suppress(discord.HTTPException):
+            await confirmation_msg.edit(content=result_msg)
+
+        return result
+
+    async def _alert_admins(self, exception: discord.HTTPException) -> None:
+        """
+        Ping @Admins with information about `exception`.
+
+        This is used when a critical `exception` caused a verification task to abort.
+        """
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+        log.info(f"Sending admin alert regarding exception: {exception}")
+
+        admins_channel = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id).get_channel(constants.Channels.admins)
+        ping = f"<@&{constants.Roles.admins}>"
+
+        await admins_channel.send(
+            f"{ping} Aborted updating unverified users due to the following exception:\n"
+            f"```{exception}```\n"
+            f"Internal tasks will be stopped.",
+            allowed_mentions=mention_role(constants.Roles.admins),
+        )
+
+    async def _send_requests(self, members: t.Collection[discord.Member], request: Request, limit: Limit) -> int:
+        """
+        Pass `members` one by one to `request` handling Discord exceptions.
+
+        This coroutine serves as a generic `request` executor for kicking members and adding
+        roles, as it allows us to define the error handling logic in one place only.
+
+        Any `request` has the ability to completely abort the execution by raising `StopExecution`.
+        In such a case, the @Admins will be alerted of the reason attribute.
+
+        To avoid rate-limits, pass a `limit` configuring the batch size and the amount of seconds
+        to sleep between batches.
+
+        Returns the amount of successful requests. Failed requests are logged at info level.
+        """
+        log.trace(f"Sending {len(members)} requests")
+        n_success, bad_statuses = 0, set()
+
+        for progress, member in enumerate(members, start=1):
+            if is_verified(member):  # Member could have verified in the meantime
+                continue
+            try:
+                await request(member)
+            except StopExecution as stop_execution:
+                await self._alert_admins(stop_execution.reason)
+                await self.task_cache.set("tasks_running", 0)
+                self._stop_tasks(gracefully=True)  # Gracefully finish current iteration, then stop
+                break
+            except discord.HTTPException as http_exc:
+                bad_statuses.add(http_exc.status)
+            else:
+                n_success += 1
+
+            if progress % limit.batch_size == 0:
+                log.trace(f"Processed {progress} requests, pausing for {limit.sleep_secs} seconds")
+                await asyncio.sleep(limit.sleep_secs)
+
+        if bad_statuses:
+            log.info(f"Failed to send {len(members) - n_success} requests due to following statuses: {bad_statuses}")
+
+        return n_success
+
+    async def _add_kick_note(self, member: discord.Member) -> None:
+        """
+        Post a note regarding `member` being kicked to site.
+
+        Allows keeping track of kicked members for auditing purposes.
+        """
+        payload = {
+            "active": False,
+            "actor": self.bot.user.id,  # Bot actions this autonomously
+            "expires_at": None,
+            "hidden": True,
+            "reason": "Verification kick",
+            "type": "note",
+            "user": member.id,
+        }
+
+        log.trace(f"Posting kick note for member {member} ({member.id})")
+        try:
+            await self.bot.api_client.post("bot/infractions", json=payload)
+        except ResponseCodeError as api_exc:
+            log.warning("Failed to post kick note", exc_info=api_exc)
+
+    async def _kick_members(self, members: t.Collection[discord.Member]) -> int:
+        """
+        Kick `members` from the PyDis guild.
+
+        Due to strict ratelimits on sending messages (120 requests / 60 secs), we sleep for a second
+        after each 2 requests to allow breathing room for other features.
+
+        Note that this is a potentially destructive operation. Returns the amount of successful requests.
+        """
+        log.info(f"Kicking {len(members)} members (not verified after {constants.Verification.kicked_after} days)")
+
+        async def kick_request(member: discord.Member) -> None:
+            """Send `KICKED_MESSAGE` to `member` and kick them from the guild."""
+            try:
+                await safe_dm(member.send(KICKED_MESSAGE))  # Suppress disabled DMs
+            except discord.HTTPException as suspicious_exception:
+                raise StopExecution(reason=suspicious_exception)
+            await member.kick(reason=f"User has not verified in {constants.Verification.kicked_after} days")
+            await self._add_kick_note(member)
+
+        n_kicked = await self._send_requests(members, kick_request, Limit(batch_size=2, sleep_secs=1))
+        self.bot.stats.incr("verification.kicked", count=n_kicked)
+
+        return n_kicked
+
+    async def _give_role(self, members: t.Collection[discord.Member], role: discord.Role) -> int:
+        """
+        Give `role` to all `members`.
+
+        We pause for a second after batches of 25 requests to ensure ratelimits aren't exceeded.
+
+        Returns the amount of successful requests.
+        """
+        log.info(
+            f"Assigning {role} role to {len(members)} members (not verified "
+            f"after {constants.Verification.unverified_after} days)"
+        )
+
+        async def role_request(member: discord.Member) -> None:
+            """Add `role` to `member`."""
+            await member.add_roles(role, reason=f"Not verified after {constants.Verification.unverified_after} days")
+
+        return await self._send_requests(members, role_request, Limit(batch_size=25, sleep_secs=1))
+
+    async def _check_members(self) -> t.Tuple[t.Set[discord.Member], t.Set[discord.Member]]:
+        """
+        Check in on the verification status of PyDis members.
+
+        This coroutine finds two sets of users:
+        * Not verified after configured `unverified_after` days, should be given the @Unverified role
+        * Not verified after configured `kicked_after` days, should be kicked from the guild
+
+        These sets are always disjoint, i.e. share no common members.
+        """
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()  # Ensure cache is ready
+        pydis = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id)
+
+        unverified = pydis.get_role(constants.Roles.unverified)
+        current_dt = datetime.utcnow()  # Discord timestamps are UTC
+
+        # Users to be given the @Unverified role, and those to be kicked, these should be entirely disjoint
+        for_role, for_kick = set(), set()
+
+        log.debug("Checking verification status of guild members")
+        for member in pydis.members:
+
+            # Skip verified members, bots, and members for which we do not know their join date,
+            # this should be extremely rare but docs mention that it can happen
+            if is_verified(member) or member.bot or member.joined_at is None:
+                continue
+
+            # At this point, we know that `member` is an unverified user, and we will decide what
+            # to do with them based on time passed since their join date
+            since_join = current_dt - member.joined_at
+
+            if since_join > timedelta(days=constants.Verification.kicked_after):
+                for_kick.add(member)  # User should be removed from the guild
+
+            elif (
+                since_join > timedelta(days=constants.Verification.unverified_after)
+                and unverified not in member.roles
+            ):
+                for_role.add(member)  # User should be given the @Unverified role
+
+        log.debug(f"Found {len(for_role)} users for {unverified} role, {len(for_kick)} users to be kicked")
+        return for_role, for_kick
+
+    @tasks.loop(minutes=30)
+    async def update_unverified_members(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Periodically call `_check_members` and update unverified members accordingly.
+
+        After each run, a summary will be sent to the modlog channel. If a suspiciously high
+        amount of members to be kicked is found, the operation is guarded by `_verify_kick`.
+        """
+        log.info("Updating unverified guild members")
+
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+        unverified = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id).get_role(constants.Roles.unverified)
+
+        for_role, for_kick = await self._check_members()
+
+        if not for_role:
+            role_report = f"Found no users to be assigned the {unverified.mention} role."
+        else:
+            n_roles = await self._give_role(for_role, unverified)
+            role_report = f"Assigned {unverified.mention} role to `{n_roles}`/`{len(for_role)}` members."
+
+        if not for_kick:
+            kick_report = "Found no users to be kicked."
+        elif not await self._verify_kick(len(for_kick)):
+            kick_report = f"Not authorized to kick `{len(for_kick)}` members."
+        else:
+            n_kicks = await self._kick_members(for_kick)
+            kick_report = f"Kicked `{n_kicks}`/`{len(for_kick)}` members from the guild."
+
+        await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
+            icon_url=self.bot.user.avatar_url,
+            colour=discord.Colour.blurple(),
+            title="Verification system",
+            text=f"{kick_report}\n{role_report}",
+        )
+
+    # endregion
+    # region: periodically ping @Unverified
+
+    @tasks.loop(hours=constants.Verification.reminder_frequency)
+    async def ping_unverified(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Delete latest `REMINDER_MESSAGE` and send it again.
+
+        This utilizes RedisCache to persist the latest reminder message id.
+        """
+        await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
+        verification = self.bot.get_guild(constants.Guild.id).get_channel(constants.Channels.verification)
+
+        last_reminder: t.Optional[int] = await self.task_cache.get("last_reminder")
+
+        if last_reminder is not None:
+            log.trace(f"Found verification reminder message in cache, deleting: {last_reminder}")
+
+            with suppress(discord.HTTPException):  # If something goes wrong, just ignore it
+                await self.bot.http.delete_message(verification.id, last_reminder)
+
+        log.trace("Sending verification reminder")
+        new_reminder = await verification.send(
+            REMINDER_MESSAGE, allowed_mentions=mention_role(constants.Roles.unverified),
+        )
+
+        await self.task_cache.set("last_reminder", new_reminder.id)
+
+    @ping_unverified.before_loop
+    async def _before_first_ping(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Sleep until `REMINDER_MESSAGE` should be sent again.
+
+        If latest reminder is not cached, exit instantly. Otherwise, wait wait until the
+        configured `reminder_frequency` has passed.
+        """
+        last_reminder: t.Optional[int] = await self.task_cache.get("last_reminder")
+
+        if last_reminder is None:
+            log.trace("Latest verification reminder message not cached, task will not wait")
+            return
+
+        # Convert cached message id into a timestamp
+        time_since = datetime.utcnow() - snowflake_time(last_reminder)
+        log.trace(f"Time since latest verification reminder: {time_since}")
+
+        to_sleep = timedelta(hours=constants.Verification.reminder_frequency) - time_since
+        log.trace(f"Time to sleep until next ping: {to_sleep}")
+
+        # Delta can be negative if `reminder_frequency` has already passed
+        secs = max(to_sleep.total_seconds(), 0)
+        await asyncio.sleep(secs)
+
+    # endregion
+    # region: listeners
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_member_join(self, member: discord.Member) -> None:
+        """Attempt to send initial direct message to each new member."""
+        if member.guild.id != constants.Guild.id:
+            return  # Only listen for PyDis events
+
+        raw_member = await self.bot.http.get_member(member.guild.id, member.id)
+
+        # If the user has the is_pending flag set, they will be using the alternate
+        # gate and will not need a welcome DM with verification instructions.
+        # We will send them an alternate DM once they verify with the welcome
+        # video.
+        if raw_member.get("is_pending"):
+            await self.member_gating_cache.set(member.id, True)
+
+            # TODO: Temporary, remove soon after asking joe.
+            await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
+                icon_url=self.bot.user.avatar_url,
+                colour=discord.Colour.blurple(),
+                title="New native gated user",
+                channel_id=constants.Channels.user_log,
+                text=f"<@{member.id}> ({member.id})",
+            )
+
+            return
+
+        log.trace(f"Sending on join message to new member: {member.id}")
+        try:
+            await safe_dm(member.send(ON_JOIN_MESSAGE))
+        except discord.HTTPException:
+            log.exception("DM dispatch failed on unexpected error code")
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_member_update(self, before: discord.Member, after: discord.Member) -> None:
+        """Check if we need to send a verification DM to a gated user."""
+        before_roles = [role.id for role in before.roles]
+        after_roles = [role.id for role in after.roles]
+
+        if constants.Roles.verified not in before_roles and constants.Roles.verified in after_roles:
+            if await self.member_gating_cache.pop(after.id):
+                try:
+                    # If the member has not received a DM from our !accept command
+                    # and has gone through the alternate gating system we should send
+                    # our alternate welcome DM which includes info such as our welcome
+                    # video.
+                    await safe_dm(after.send(ALTERNATE_VERIFIED_MESSAGE))
+                except discord.HTTPException:
+                    log.exception("DM dispatch failed on unexpected error code")
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Check new message event for messages to the checkpoint channel & process."""
+        if message.channel.id != constants.Channels.verification:
+            return  # Only listen for #checkpoint messages
+
+        if message.content == REMINDER_MESSAGE:
+            return  # Ignore bots own verification reminder
+
+        if message.author.bot:
+            # They're a bot, delete their message after the delay.
+            await message.delete(delay=constants.Verification.bot_message_delete_delay)
+            return
+
+        # if a user mentions a role or guild member
+        # alert the mods in mod-alerts channel
+        if message.mentions or message.role_mentions:
+            log.debug(
+                f"{message.author} mentioned one or more users "
+                f"and/or roles in {message.channel.name}"
+            )
+
+            embed_text = (
+                f"{format_user(message.author)} sent a message in "
+                f"{message.channel.mention} that contained user and/or role mentions."
+                f"\n\n**Original message:**\n>>> {message.content}"
+            )
+
+            # Send pretty mod log embed to mod-alerts
+            await self.mod_log.send_log_message(
+                icon_url=constants.Icons.filtering,
+                colour=discord.Colour(constants.Colours.soft_red),
+                title=f"User/Role mentioned in {message.channel.name}",
+                text=embed_text,
+                thumbnail=message.author.avatar_url_as(static_format="png"),
+                channel_id=constants.Channels.mod_alerts,
+            )
+
+        ctx: Context = await self.bot.get_context(message)
+        if ctx.command is not None and ctx.command.name == "accept":
+            return
+
+        if any(r.id == constants.Roles.verified for r in ctx.author.roles):
+            log.info(
+                f"{ctx.author} posted '{ctx.message.content}' "
+                "in the verification channel, but is already verified."
+            )
+            return
+
+        log.debug(
+            f"{ctx.author} posted '{ctx.message.content}' in the verification "
+            "channel. We are providing instructions how to verify."
+        )
+        await ctx.send(
+            f"{ctx.author.mention} Please type `!accept` to verify that you accept our rules, "
+            f"and gain access to the rest of the server.",
+            delete_after=20
+        )
+
+        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}")
+        with suppress(discord.NotFound):
+            await ctx.message.delete()
+
+    # endregion
+    # region: task management commands
+
+    @has_any_role(*constants.MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @group(name="verification")
+    async def verification_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Manage internal verification tasks."""
+        if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
+            await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
+
+    @verification_group.command(name="status")
+    async def status_cmd(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Check whether verification tasks are running."""
+        log.trace("Checking status of verification tasks")
+
+        if self.update_unverified_members.is_running():
+            update_status = f"{constants.Emojis.incident_actioned} Member update task is running."
+        else:
+            update_status = f"{constants.Emojis.incident_unactioned} Member update task is **not** running."
+
+        mention = f"<@&{constants.Roles.unverified}>"
+        if self.ping_unverified.is_running():
+            ping_status = f"{constants.Emojis.incident_actioned} Ping {mention} task is running."
+        else:
+            ping_status = f"{constants.Emojis.incident_unactioned} Ping {mention} task is **not** running."
+
+        embed = discord.Embed(
+            title="Verification system",
+            description=f"{update_status}\n{ping_status}",
+            colour=discord.Colour.blurple(),
+        )
+        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+    @verification_group.command(name="start")
+    async def start_cmd(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Start verification tasks if they are not already running."""
+        log.info("Starting verification tasks")
+
+        if not self.update_unverified_members.is_running():
+            self.update_unverified_members.start()
+
+        if not self.ping_unverified.is_running():
+            self.ping_unverified.start()
+
+        await self.task_cache.set("tasks_running", 1)
+
+        colour = discord.Colour.blurple()
+        await ctx.send(embed=discord.Embed(title="Verification system", description="Done. :ok_hand:", colour=colour))
+
+    @verification_group.command(name="stop", aliases=["kill"])
+    async def stop_cmd(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Stop verification tasks."""
+        log.info("Stopping verification tasks")
+
+        self._stop_tasks(gracefully=False)
+        await self.task_cache.set("tasks_running", 0)
+
+        colour = discord.Colour.blurple()
+        await ctx.send(embed=discord.Embed(title="Verification system", description="Tasks canceled.", colour=colour))
+
+    # endregion
+    # region: accept and subscribe commands
+
+    def _bump_verified_stats(self, verified_member: discord.Member) -> None:
+        """
+        Increment verification stats for `verified_member`.
+
+        Each member falls into one of the three categories:
+            * Verified within 24 hours after joining
+            * Does not have @Unverified role yet
+            * Does have @Unverified role
+
+        Stats for member kicking are handled separately.
+        """
+        if verified_member.joined_at is None:  # Docs mention this can happen
+            return
+
+        if (datetime.utcnow() - verified_member.joined_at) < timedelta(hours=24):
+            category = "accepted_on_day_one"
+        elif constants.Roles.unverified not in [role.id for role in verified_member.roles]:
+            category = "accepted_before_unverified"
+        else:
+            category = "accepted_after_unverified"
+
+        log.trace(f"Bumping verification stats in category: {category}")
+        self.bot.stats.incr(f"verification.{category}")
+
+    @command(name='accept', aliases=('verify', 'verified', 'accepted'), hidden=True)
+    @has_no_roles(constants.Roles.verified)
+    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.verification,))
+    async def accept_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
+        """Accept our rules and gain access to the rest of the server."""
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !accept. Assigning the 'Developer' role.")
+        await ctx.author.add_roles(discord.Object(constants.Roles.verified), reason="Accepted the rules")
+
+        self._bump_verified_stats(ctx.author)  # This checks for @Unverified so make sure it's not yet removed
+
+        if constants.Roles.unverified in [role.id for role in ctx.author.roles]:
+            log.debug(f"Removing Unverified role from: {ctx.author}")
+            await ctx.author.remove_roles(discord.Object(constants.Roles.unverified))
+
+        try:
+            await safe_dm(ctx.author.send(VERIFIED_MESSAGE))
+        except discord.HTTPException:
+            log.exception(f"Sending welcome message failed for {ctx.author}.")
+        finally:
+            log.trace(f"Deleting accept message by {ctx.author}.")
+            with suppress(discord.NotFound):
+                self.mod_log.ignore(constants.Event.message_delete, ctx.message.id)
+                await ctx.message.delete()
+
+    @command(name='subscribe')
+    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.bot_commands,))
+    async def subscribe_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
+        """Subscribe to announcement notifications by assigning yourself the role."""
+        has_role = False
+
+        for role in ctx.author.roles:
+            if role.id == constants.Roles.announcements:
+                has_role = True
+                break
+
+        if has_role:
+            await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author.mention} You're already subscribed!")
+            return
+
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !subscribe. Assigning the 'Announcements' role.")
+        await ctx.author.add_roles(discord.Object(constants.Roles.announcements), reason="Subscribed to announcements")
+
+        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}.")
+
+        await ctx.send(
+            f"{ctx.author.mention} Subscribed to <#{constants.Channels.announcements}> notifications.",
+        )
+
+    @command(name='unsubscribe')
+    @in_whitelist(channels=(constants.Channels.bot_commands,))
+    async def unsubscribe_command(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:  # We don't actually care about the args
+        """Unsubscribe from announcement notifications by removing the role from yourself."""
+        has_role = False
+
+        for role in ctx.author.roles:
+            if role.id == constants.Roles.announcements:
+                has_role = True
+                break
+
+        if not has_role:
+            await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author.mention} You're already unsubscribed!")
+            return
+
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} called !unsubscribe. Removing the 'Announcements' role.")
+        await ctx.author.remove_roles(
+            discord.Object(constants.Roles.announcements), reason="Unsubscribed from announcements"
+        )
+
+        log.trace(f"Deleting the message posted by {ctx.author}.")
+
+        await ctx.send(
+            f"{ctx.author.mention} Unsubscribed from <#{constants.Channels.announcements}> notifications."
+        )
+
+    # endregion
+    # region: miscellaneous
+
+    # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
+    async def cog_command_error(self, ctx: Context, error: Exception) -> None:
+        """Check for & ignore any InWhitelistCheckFailure."""
+        if isinstance(error, InWhitelistCheckFailure):
+            error.handled = True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def bot_check(ctx: Context) -> bool:
+        """Block any command within the verification channel that is not !accept."""
+        is_verification = ctx.channel.id == constants.Channels.verification
+        if is_verification and await has_no_roles_check(ctx, *constants.MODERATION_ROLES):
+            return ctx.command.name == "accept"
+        else:
+            return True
+
+    # endregion
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Verification cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Verification(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/voice_gate.py b/bot/exts/moderation/voice_gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2743e136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/voice_gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from contextlib import suppress
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import discord
+from dateutil import parser
+from discord import Colour
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command
+
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Channels, Event, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles, VoiceGate as GateConf
+from bot.decorators import has_no_roles, in_whitelist
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+FAILED_MESSAGE = (
+    """You are not currently eligible to use voice inside Python Discord for the following reasons:\n\n{reasons}"""
+)
+
+MESSAGE_FIELD_MAP = {
+    "verified_at": f"have been verified for less than {GateConf.minimum_days_verified} days",
+    "voice_banned": "have an active voice ban infraction",
+    "total_messages": f"have sent less than {GateConf.minimum_messages} messages",
+}
+
+
+class VoiceGate(Cog):
+    """Voice channels verification management."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @property
+    def mod_log(self) -> ModLog:
+        """Get the currently loaded ModLog cog instance."""
+        return self.bot.get_cog("ModLog")
+
+    @command(aliases=('voiceverify',))
+    @has_no_roles(Roles.voice_verified)
+    @in_whitelist(channels=(Channels.voice_gate,), redirect=None)
+    async def voice_verify(self, ctx: Context, *_) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply to be able to use voice within the Discord server.
+
+        In order to use voice you must meet all three of the following criteria:
+        - You must have over a certain number of messages within the Discord server
+        - You must have accepted our rules over a certain number of days ago
+        - You must not be actively banned from using our voice channels
+        """
+        try:
+            data = await self.bot.api_client.get(f"bot/users/{ctx.author.id}/metricity_data")
+        except ResponseCodeError as e:
+            if e.status == 404:
+                embed = discord.Embed(
+                    title="Not found",
+                    description=(
+                        "We were unable to find user data for you. "
+                        "Please try again shortly, "
+                        "if this problem persists please contact the server staff through Modmail.",
+                    ),
+                    color=Colour.red()
+                )
+                log.info(f"Unable to find Metricity data about {ctx.author} ({ctx.author.id})")
+            else:
+                embed = discord.Embed(
+                    title="Unexpected response",
+                    description=(
+                        "We encountered an error while attempting to find data for your user. "
+                        "Please try again and let us know if the problem persists."
+                    ),
+                    color=Colour.red()
+                )
+                log.warning(f"Got response code {e.status} while trying to get {ctx.author.id} Metricity data.")
+
+            await ctx.author.send(embed=embed)
+            return
+
+        # Pre-parse this for better code style
+        if data["verified_at"] is not None:
+            data["verified_at"] = parser.isoparse(data["verified_at"])
+        else:
+            data["verified_at"] = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=3)
+
+        checks = {
+            "verified_at": data["verified_at"] > datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=GateConf.minimum_days_verified),
+            "total_messages": data["total_messages"] < GateConf.minimum_messages,
+            "voice_banned": data["voice_banned"]
+        }
+        failed = any(checks.values())
+        failed_reasons = [MESSAGE_FIELD_MAP[key] for key, value in checks.items() if value is True]
+        [self.bot.stats.incr(f"voice_gate.failed.{key}") for key, value in checks.items() if value is True]
+
+        if failed:
+            embed = discord.Embed(
+                title="Voice Gate failed",
+                description=FAILED_MESSAGE.format(reasons="\n".join(f'• You {reason}.' for reason in failed_reasons)),
+                color=Colour.red()
+            )
+            try:
+                await ctx.author.send(embed=embed)
+                await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author}, please check your DMs.")
+            except discord.Forbidden:
+                await ctx.channel.send(ctx.author.mention, embed=embed)
+            return
+
+        self.mod_log.ignore(Event.member_update, ctx.author.id)
+        embed = discord.Embed(
+            title="Voice gate passed",
+            description="You have been granted permission to use voice channels in Python Discord.",
+            color=Colour.green()
+        )
+
+        if ctx.author.voice:
+            embed.description += "\n\nPlease reconnect to your voice channel to be granted your new permissions."
+
+        try:
+            await ctx.author.send(embed=embed)
+            await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author}, please check your DMs.")
+        except discord.Forbidden:
+            await ctx.channel.send(ctx.author.mention, embed=embed)
+
+        # wait a little bit so those who don't get DMs see the response in-channel before losing perms to see it.
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+        await ctx.author.add_roles(discord.Object(Roles.voice_verified), reason="Voice Gate passed")
+
+        self.bot.stats.incr("voice_gate.passed")
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+        """Delete all non-staff messages from voice gate channel that don't invoke voice verify command."""
+        # Check is channel voice gate
+        if message.channel.id != Channels.voice_gate:
+            return
+
+        ctx = await self.bot.get_context(message)
+        is_verify_command = ctx.command is not None and ctx.command.name == "voice_verify"
+
+        # When it's bot sent message, delete it after some time
+        if message.author.bot:
+            with suppress(discord.NotFound):
+                await message.delete(delay=GateConf.bot_message_delete_delay)
+                return
+
+        # Then check is member moderator+, because we don't want to delete their messages.
+        if any(role.id in MODERATION_ROLES for role in message.author.roles) and is_verify_command is False:
+            log.trace(f"Excluding moderator message {message.id} from deletion in #{message.channel}.")
+            return
+
+        # Ignore deleted voice verification messages
+        if ctx.command is not None and ctx.command.name == "voice_verify":
+            self.mod_log.ignore(Event.message_delete, message.id)
+
+        with suppress(discord.NotFound):
+            await message.delete()
+
+    async def cog_command_error(self, ctx: Context, error: Exception) -> None:
+        """Check for & ignore any InWhitelistCheckFailure."""
+        if isinstance(error, InWhitelistCheckFailure):
+            error.handled = True
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Loads the VoiceGate cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(VoiceGate(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/__init__.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/watchchannel.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py
index 7c58a0fb5..7118dee02 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/watchchannel.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context
 
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
 from bot.constants import BigBrother as BigBrotherConfig, Guild as GuildConfig, Icons
+from bot.exts.filters.token_remover import TokenRemover
+from bot.exts.filters.webhook_remover import WEBHOOK_URL_RE
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
 from bot.utils import CogABCMeta, messages
 from bot.utils.time import time_since
@@ -226,14 +228,16 @@ class WatchChannel(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
 
             await self.send_header(msg)
 
-        cleaned_content = msg.clean_content
-
-        if cleaned_content:
+        if TokenRemover.find_token_in_message(msg) or WEBHOOK_URL_RE.search(msg.content):
+            cleaned_content = "Content is censored because it contains a bot or webhook token."
+        elif cleaned_content := msg.clean_content:
             # Put all non-media URLs in a code block to prevent embeds
             media_urls = {embed.url for embed in msg.embeds if embed.type in ("image", "video")}
             for url in URL_RE.findall(cleaned_content):
                 if url not in media_urls:
                     cleaned_content = cleaned_content.replace(url, f"`{url}`")
+
+        if cleaned_content:
             await self.webhook_send(
                 cleaned_content,
                 username=msg.author.display_name,
@@ -287,10 +291,14 @@ class WatchChannel(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
 
         await self.webhook_send(embed=embed, username=msg.author.display_name, avatar_url=msg.author.avatar_url)
 
-    async def list_watched_users(self, ctx: Context, update_cache: bool = True) -> None:
+    async def list_watched_users(
+        self, ctx: Context, oldest_first: bool = False, update_cache: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Gives an overview of the watched user list for this channel.
 
+        The optional kwarg `oldest_first` orders the list by oldest entry.
+
         The optional kwarg `update_cache` specifies whether the cache should
         be refreshed by polling the API.
         """
@@ -305,7 +313,11 @@ class WatchChannel(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
             time_delta = self._get_time_delta(inserted_at)
             lines.append(f"• <@{user_id}> (added {time_delta})")
 
+        if oldest_first:
+            lines.reverse()
+
         lines = lines or ("There's nothing here yet.",)
+
         embed = Embed(
             title=f"{self.__class__.__name__} watched users ({'updated' if update_cache else 'cached'})",
             color=Color.blue()
diff --git a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/bigbrother.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/bigbrother.py
index 702d371f4..3b44056d3 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/bigbrother.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/bigbrother.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import logging
 import textwrap
 from collections import ChainMap
 
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation.utils import post_infraction
 from bot.constants import Channels, MODERATION_ROLES, Webhooks
 from bot.converters import FetchedMember
-from bot.decorators import with_role
-from .watchchannel import WatchChannel
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils import post_infraction
+from bot.exts.moderation.watchchannels._watchchannel import WatchChannel
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -28,24 +27,39 @@ class BigBrother(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Big Brother"):
         )
 
     @group(name='bigbrother', aliases=('bb',), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def bigbrother_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Monitors users by relaying their messages to the Big Brother watch channel."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
     @bigbrother_group.command(name='watched', aliases=('all', 'list'))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
-    async def watched_command(self, ctx: Context, update_cache: bool = True) -> None:
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def watched_command(
+        self, ctx: Context, oldest_first: bool = False, update_cache: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Shows the users that are currently being monitored by Big Brother.
 
+        The optional kwarg `oldest_first` can be used to order the list by oldest watched.
+
         The optional kwarg `update_cache` can be used to update the user
         cache using the API before listing the users.
         """
-        await self.list_watched_users(ctx, update_cache)
+        await self.list_watched_users(ctx, oldest_first=oldest_first, update_cache=update_cache)
+
+    @bigbrother_group.command(name='oldest')
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def oldest_command(self, ctx: Context, update_cache: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Shows Big Brother monitored users ordered by oldest watched.
 
-    @bigbrother_group.command(name='watch', aliases=('w',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+        The optional kwarg `update_cache` can be used to update the user
+        cache using the API before listing the users.
+        """
+        await ctx.invoke(self.watched_command, oldest_first=True, update_cache=update_cache)
+
+    @bigbrother_group.command(name='watch', aliases=('w',), root_aliases=('watch',))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def watch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
         """
         Relay messages sent by the given `user` to the `#big-brother` channel.
@@ -55,8 +69,8 @@ class BigBrother(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Big Brother"):
         """
         await self.apply_watch(ctx, user, reason)
 
-    @bigbrother_group.command(name='unwatch', aliases=('uw',))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @bigbrother_group.command(name='unwatch', aliases=('uw',), root_aliases=('unwatch',))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def unwatch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
         """Stop relaying messages by the given `user`."""
         await self.apply_unwatch(ctx, user, reason)
@@ -116,8 +130,8 @@ class BigBrother(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Big Brother"):
         active_watches = await self.bot.api_client.get(
             self.api_endpoint,
             params=ChainMap(
+                {"user__id": str(user.id)},
                 self.api_default_params,
-                {"user__id": str(user.id)}
             )
         )
         if active_watches:
@@ -148,3 +162,8 @@ class BigBrother(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Big Brother"):
             message = ":x: The specified user is currently not being watched."
 
         await ctx.send(message)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the BigBrother cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(BigBrother(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/talentpool.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py
index 33550f68e..a77dbe156 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/watchchannels/talentpool.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import logging
 import textwrap
 from collections import ChainMap
+from typing import Union
 
-from discord import Color, Embed, Member
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord import Color, Embed, Member, User
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Channels, Guild, MODERATION_ROLES, STAFF_ROLES, Webhooks
 from bot.converters import FetchedMember
-from bot.decorators import with_role
+from bot.exts.moderation.watchchannels._watchchannel import WatchChannel
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
 from bot.utils import time
-from .watchchannel import WatchChannel
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,24 +31,39 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
         )
 
     @group(name='talentpool', aliases=('tp', 'talent', 'nomination', 'n'), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def nomination_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Highlights the activity of helper nominees by relaying their messages to the talent pool channel."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
-    @nomination_group.command(name='watched', aliases=('all', 'list'))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
-    async def watched_command(self, ctx: Context, update_cache: bool = True) -> None:
+    @nomination_group.command(name='watched', aliases=('all', 'list'), root_aliases=("nominees",))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def watched_command(
+        self, ctx: Context, oldest_first: bool = False, update_cache: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Shows the users that are currently being monitored in the talent pool.
 
+        The optional kwarg `oldest_first` can be used to order the list by oldest nomination.
+
         The optional kwarg `update_cache` can be used to update the user
         cache using the API before listing the users.
         """
-        await self.list_watched_users(ctx, update_cache)
+        await self.list_watched_users(ctx, oldest_first=oldest_first, update_cache=update_cache)
+
+    @nomination_group.command(name='oldest')
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def oldest_command(self, ctx: Context, update_cache: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Shows talent pool monitored users ordered by oldest nomination.
 
-    @nomination_group.command(name='watch', aliases=('w', 'add', 'a'))
-    @with_role(*STAFF_ROLES)
+        The optional kwarg `update_cache` can be used to update the user
+        cache using the API before listing the users.
+        """
+        await ctx.invoke(self.watched_command, oldest_first=True, update_cache=update_cache)
+
+    @nomination_group.command(name='watch', aliases=('w', 'add', 'a'), root_aliases=("nominate",))
+    @has_any_role(*STAFF_ROLES)
     async def watch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
         """
         Relay messages sent by the given `user` to the `#talent-pool` channel.
@@ -113,7 +128,7 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
         await ctx.send(msg)
 
     @nomination_group.command(name='history', aliases=('info', 'search'))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def history_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember) -> None:
         """Shows the specified user's nomination history."""
         result = await self.bot.api_client.get(
@@ -141,42 +156,27 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
             max_size=1000
         )
 
-    @nomination_group.command(name='unwatch', aliases=('end', ))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @nomination_group.command(name='unwatch', aliases=('end', ), root_aliases=("unnominate",))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def unwatch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str) -> None:
         """
         Ends the active nomination of the specified user with the given reason.
 
         Providing a `reason` is required.
         """
-        active_nomination = await self.bot.api_client.get(
-            self.api_endpoint,
-            params=ChainMap(
-                self.api_default_params,
-                {"user__id": str(user.id)}
-            )
-        )
-
-        if not active_nomination:
+        if await self.unwatch(user.id, reason):
+            await ctx.send(f":white_check_mark: Messages sent by {user} will no longer be relayed")
+        else:
             await ctx.send(":x: The specified user does not have an active nomination")
-            return
-
-        [nomination] = active_nomination
-        await self.bot.api_client.patch(
-            f"{self.api_endpoint}/{nomination['id']}",
-            json={'end_reason': reason, 'active': False}
-        )
-        await ctx.send(f":white_check_mark: Messages sent by {user} will no longer be relayed")
-        self._remove_user(user.id)
 
     @nomination_group.group(name='edit', aliases=('e',), invoke_without_command=True)
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def nomination_edit_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Commands to edit nominations."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
     @nomination_edit_group.command(name='reason')
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def edit_reason_command(self, ctx: Context, nomination_id: int, *, reason: str) -> None:
         """
         Edits the reason/unnominate reason for the nomination with the given `id` depending on the status.
@@ -205,6 +205,36 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
 
         await ctx.send(f":white_check_mark: Updated the {field} of the nomination!")
 
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_member_ban(self, guild: Guild, user: Union[User, Member]) -> None:
+        """Remove `user` from the talent pool after they are banned."""
+        await self.unwatch(user.id, "User was banned.")
+
+    async def unwatch(self, user_id: int, reason: str) -> bool:
+        """End the active nomination of a user with the given reason and return True on success."""
+        active_nomination = await self.bot.api_client.get(
+            self.api_endpoint,
+            params=ChainMap(
+                {"user__id": str(user_id)},
+                self.api_default_params,
+            )
+        )
+
+        if not active_nomination:
+            log.debug(f"No active nominate exists for {user_id=}")
+            return False
+
+        log.info(f"Ending nomination: {user_id=} {reason=}")
+
+        nomination = active_nomination[0]
+        await self.bot.api_client.patch(
+            f"{self.api_endpoint}/{nomination['id']}",
+            json={'end_reason': reason, 'active': False}
+        )
+        self._remove_user(user_id)
+
+        return True
+
     def _nomination_to_string(self, nomination_object: dict) -> str:
         """Creates a string representation of a nomination."""
         guild = self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id)
@@ -247,3 +277,8 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
             )
 
         return lines.strip()
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the TalentPool cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(TalentPool(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py b/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py
diff --git a/bot/exts/utils/bot.py b/bot/exts/utils/bot.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69d623581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from discord import Embed, TextChannel
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command, group, has_any_role
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Guild, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles, URLs
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class BotCog(Cog, name="Bot"):
+    """Bot information commands."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @group(invoke_without_command=True, name="bot", hidden=True)
+    @has_any_role(Roles.verified)
+    async def botinfo_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Bot informational commands."""
+        await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
+
+    @botinfo_group.command(name='about', aliases=('info',), hidden=True)
+    @has_any_role(Roles.verified)
+    async def about_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Get information about the bot."""
+        embed = Embed(
+            description="A utility bot designed just for the Python server! Try `!help` for more info.",
+            url="https://github.com/python-discord/bot"
+        )
+
+        embed.add_field(name="Total Users", value=str(len(self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id).members)))
+        embed.set_author(
+            name="Python Bot",
+            url="https://github.com/python-discord/bot",
+            icon_url=URLs.bot_avatar
+        )
+
+        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+    @command(name='echo', aliases=('print',))
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def echo_command(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel], *, text: str) -> None:
+        """Repeat the given message in either a specified channel or the current channel."""
+        if channel is None:
+            await ctx.send(text)
+        else:
+            await channel.send(text)
+
+    @command(name='embed')
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def embed_command(self, ctx: Context, channel: Optional[TextChannel], *, text: str) -> None:
+        """Send the input within an embed to either a specified channel or the current channel."""
+        embed = Embed(description=text)
+
+        if channel is None:
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        else:
+            await channel.send(embed=embed)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Bot cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(BotCog(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/clean.py b/bot/exts/utils/clean.py
index 368d91c85..bf25cb4c2 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/clean.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/clean.py
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed, Message, TextChannel, User
 from discord.ext import commands
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
 from bot.constants import (
     Channels, CleanMessages, Colours, Event, Icons, MODERATION_ROLES, NEGATIVE_REPLIES
 )
-from bot.decorators import with_role
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         bots_only: bool = False,
         user: User = None,
         regex: Optional[str] = None,
+        until_message: Optional[Message] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """A helper function that does the actual message cleaning."""
         def predicate_bots_only(message: Message) -> bool:
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ class Clean(Cog):
                 if not self.cleaning:
                     return
 
+                # If we are looking for specific message.
+                if until_message:
+
+                    # we could use ID's here however in case if the message we are looking for gets deleted,
+                    # we won't have a way to figure that out thus checking for datetime should be more reliable
+                    if message.created_at < until_message.created_at:
+                        # means we have found the message until which we were supposed to be deleting.
+                        break
+
+                    # Since we will be using `delete_messages` method of a TextChannel and we need message objects to
+                    # use it as well as to send logs we will start appending messages here instead adding them from
+                    # purge.
+                    messages.append(message)
+
                 # If the message passes predicate, let's save it.
                 if predicate is None or predicate(message):
                     message_ids.append(message.id)
@@ -138,7 +152,14 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         # Now let's delete the actual messages with purge.
         self.mod_log.ignore(Event.message_delete, *message_ids)
         for channel in channels:
-            messages += await channel.purge(limit=amount, check=predicate)
+            if until_message:
+                for i in range(0, len(messages), 100):
+                    # while purge automatically handles the amount of messages
+                    # delete_messages only allows for up to 100 messages at once
+                    # thus we need to paginate the amount to always be <= 100
+                    await channel.delete_messages(messages[i:i + 100])
+            else:
+                messages += await channel.purge(limit=amount, check=predicate)
 
         # Reverse the list to restore chronological order
         if messages:
@@ -157,7 +178,8 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         target_channels = ", ".join(channel.mention for channel in channels)
 
         message = (
-            f"**{len(message_ids)}** messages deleted in {target_channels} by **{ctx.author.name}**\n\n"
+            f"**{len(message_ids)}** messages deleted in {target_channels} by "
+            f"{ctx.author.mention}\n\n"
             f"A log of the deleted messages can be found [here]({log_url})."
         )
 
@@ -170,13 +192,13 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         )
 
     @group(invoke_without_command=True, name="clean", aliases=["purge"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Commands for cleaning messages in channels."""
         await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
     @clean_group.command(name="user", aliases=["users"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_user(
         self,
         ctx: Context,
@@ -188,7 +210,7 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         await self._clean_messages(amount, ctx, user=user, channels=channels)
 
     @clean_group.command(name="all", aliases=["everything"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_all(
         self,
         ctx: Context,
@@ -199,7 +221,7 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         await self._clean_messages(amount, ctx, channels=channels)
 
     @clean_group.command(name="bots", aliases=["bot"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_bots(
         self,
         ctx: Context,
@@ -210,7 +232,7 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         await self._clean_messages(amount, ctx, bots_only=True, channels=channels)
 
     @clean_group.command(name="regex", aliases=["word", "expression"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_regex(
         self,
         ctx: Context,
@@ -221,8 +243,19 @@ class Clean(Cog):
         """Delete all messages that match a certain regex, stop cleaning after traversing `amount` messages."""
         await self._clean_messages(amount, ctx, regex=regex, channels=channels)
 
+    @clean_group.command(name="message", aliases=["messages"])
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def clean_message(self, ctx: Context, message: Message) -> None:
+        """Delete all messages until certain message, stop cleaning after hitting the `message`."""
+        await self._clean_messages(
+            CleanMessages.message_limit,
+            ctx,
+            channels=[message.channel],
+            until_message=message
+        )
+
     @clean_group.command(name="stop", aliases=["cancel", "abort"])
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
     async def clean_cancel(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """If there is an ongoing cleaning process, attempt to immediately cancel it."""
         self.cleaning = False
diff --git a/bot/cogs/extensions.py b/bot/exts/utils/extensions.py
index 365f198ff..418db0150 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/extensions.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/extensions.py
@@ -2,25 +2,22 @@ import functools
 import logging
 import typing as t
 from enum import Enum
-from pkgutil import iter_modules
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context, group
 
+from bot import exts
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Emojis, MODERATION_ROLES, Roles, URLs
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-from bot.utils.checks import with_role_check
+from bot.utils.extensions import EXTENSIONS, unqualify
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-UNLOAD_BLACKLIST = {"bot.cogs.extensions", "bot.cogs.modlog"}
-EXTENSIONS = frozenset(
-    ext.name
-    for ext in iter_modules(("bot/cogs",), "bot.cogs.")
-    if ext.name[-1] != "_"
-)
+
+UNLOAD_BLACKLIST = {f"{exts.__name__}.utils.extensions", f"{exts.__name__}.moderation.modlog"}
+BASE_PATH_LEN = len(exts.__name__.split("."))
 
 
 class Action(Enum):
@@ -47,11 +44,25 @@ class Extension(commands.Converter):
 
         argument = argument.lower()
 
-        if "." not in argument:
-            argument = f"bot.cogs.{argument}"
-
         if argument in EXTENSIONS:
             return argument
+        elif (qualified_arg := f"{exts.__name__}.{argument}") in EXTENSIONS:
+            return qualified_arg
+
+        matches = []
+        for ext in EXTENSIONS:
+            if argument == unqualify(ext):
+                matches.append(ext)
+
+        if len(matches) > 1:
+            matches.sort()
+            names = "\n".join(matches)
+            raise commands.BadArgument(
+                f":x: `{argument}` is an ambiguous extension name. "
+                f"Please use one of the following fully-qualified names.```\n{names}```"
+            )
+        elif matches:
+            return matches[0]
         else:
             raise commands.BadArgument(f":x: Could not find the extension `{argument}`.")
 
@@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ class Extensions(commands.Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(msg)
 
-    @extensions_group.command(name="reload", aliases=("r",))
+    @extensions_group.command(name="reload", aliases=("r",), root_aliases=("reload",))
     async def reload_command(self, ctx: Context, *extensions: Extension) -> None:
         r"""
         Reload extensions given their fully qualified or unqualified names.
@@ -139,27 +150,44 @@ class Extensions(commands.Cog):
         Grey indicates that the extension is unloaded.
         Green indicates that the extension is currently loaded.
         """
-        embed = Embed()
-        lines = []
-
-        embed.colour = Colour.blurple()
+        embed = Embed(colour=Colour.blurple())
         embed.set_author(
             name="Extensions List",
             url=URLs.github_bot_repo,
             icon_url=URLs.bot_avatar
         )
 
-        for ext in sorted(list(EXTENSIONS)):
+        lines = []
+        categories = self.group_extension_statuses()
+        for category, extensions in sorted(categories.items()):
+            # Treat each category as a single line by concatenating everything.
+            # This ensures the paginator will not cut off a page in the middle of a category.
+            category = category.replace("_", " ").title()
+            extensions = "\n".join(sorted(extensions))
+            lines.append(f"**{category}**\n{extensions}\n")
+
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} requested a list of all cogs. Returning a paginated list.")
+        await LinePaginator.paginate(lines, ctx, embed, scale_to_size=700, empty=False)
+
+    def group_extension_statuses(self) -> t.Mapping[str, str]:
+        """Return a mapping of extension names and statuses to their categories."""
+        categories = {}
+
+        for ext in EXTENSIONS:
             if ext in self.bot.extensions:
                 status = Emojis.status_online
             else:
                 status = Emojis.status_offline
 
-            ext = ext.rsplit(".", 1)[1]
-            lines.append(f"{status}  {ext}")
+            path = ext.split(".")
+            if len(path) > BASE_PATH_LEN + 1:
+                category = " - ".join(path[BASE_PATH_LEN:-1])
+            else:
+                category = "uncategorised"
 
-        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} requested a list of all cogs. Returning a paginated list.")
-        await LinePaginator.paginate(lines, ctx, embed, max_size=300, empty=False)
+            categories.setdefault(category, []).append(f"{status}  {path[-1]}")
+
+        return categories
 
     def batch_manage(self, action: Action, *extensions: str) -> str:
         """
@@ -219,9 +247,9 @@ class Extensions(commands.Cog):
         return msg, error_msg
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
-    def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
+    async def cog_check(self, ctx: Context) -> bool:
         """Only allow moderators and core developers to invoke the commands in this cog."""
-        return with_role_check(ctx, *MODERATION_ROLES, Roles.core_developers)
+        return await commands.has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES, Roles.core_developers).predicate(ctx)
 
     # This cannot be static (must have a __func__ attribute).
     async def cog_command_error(self, ctx: Context, error: Exception) -> None:
diff --git a/bot/cogs/eval.py b/bot/exts/utils/internal.py
index eb8bfb1cf..1b4900f42 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/eval.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/internal.py
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@ import pprint
 import re
 import textwrap
 import traceback
+from collections import Counter
+from datetime import datetime
 from io import StringIO
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
 
 import discord
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group, has_any_role
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Roles
-from bot.decorators import with_role
 from bot.interpreter import Interpreter
+from bot.utils import find_nth_occurrence, send_to_paste_service
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class CodeEval(Cog):
-    """Owner and admin feature that evaluates code and returns the result to the channel."""
+class Internal(Cog):
+    """Administrator and Core Developer commands."""
 
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
@@ -30,6 +32,17 @@ class CodeEval(Cog):
 
         self.interpreter = Interpreter(bot)
 
+        self.socket_since = datetime.utcnow()
+        self.socket_event_total = 0
+        self.socket_events = Counter()
+
+    @Cog.listener()
+    async def on_socket_response(self, msg: dict) -> None:
+        """When a websocket event is received, increase our counters."""
+        if event_type := msg.get("t"):
+            self.socket_event_total += 1
+            self.socket_events[event_type] += 1
+
     def _format(self, inp: str, out: Any) -> Tuple[str, Optional[discord.Embed]]:
         """Format the eval output into a string & attempt to format it into an Embed."""
         self._ = out
@@ -171,17 +184,41 @@ async def func():  # (None,) -> Any
             res = traceback.format_exc()
 
         out, embed = self._format(code, res)
+        out = out.rstrip("\n")  # Strip empty lines from output
+
+        # Truncate output to max 15 lines or 1500 characters
+        newline_truncate_index = find_nth_occurrence(out, "\n", 15)
+
+        if newline_truncate_index is None or newline_truncate_index > 1500:
+            truncate_index = 1500
+        else:
+            truncate_index = newline_truncate_index
+
+        if len(out) > truncate_index:
+            paste_link = await send_to_paste_service(self.bot.http_session, out, extension="py")
+            if paste_link is not None:
+                paste_text = f"full contents at {paste_link}"
+            else:
+                paste_text = "failed to upload contents to paste service."
+
+            await ctx.send(
+                f"```py\n{out[:truncate_index]}\n```"
+                f"... response truncated; {paste_text}",
+                embed=embed
+            )
+            return
+
         await ctx.send(f"```py\n{out}```", embed=embed)
 
     @group(name='internal', aliases=('int',))
-    @with_role(Roles.owners, Roles.admins)
+    @has_any_role(Roles.owners, Roles.admins, Roles.core_developers)
     async def internal_group(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """Internal commands. Top secret!"""
         if not ctx.invoked_subcommand:
             await ctx.send_help(ctx.command)
 
     @internal_group.command(name='eval', aliases=('e',))
-    @with_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
+    @has_any_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners)
     async def eval(self, ctx: Context, *, code: str) -> None:
         """Run eval in a REPL-like format."""
         code = code.strip("`")
@@ -196,7 +233,26 @@ async def func():  # (None,) -> Any
 
         await self._eval(ctx, code)
 
+    @internal_group.command(name='socketstats', aliases=('socket', 'stats'))
+    @has_any_role(Roles.admins, Roles.owners, Roles.core_developers)
+    async def socketstats(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
+        """Fetch information on the socket events received from Discord."""
+        running_s = (datetime.utcnow() - self.socket_since).total_seconds()
+
+        per_s = self.socket_event_total / running_s
+
+        stats_embed = discord.Embed(
+            title="WebSocket statistics",
+            description=f"Receiving {per_s:0.2f} event per second.",
+            color=discord.Color.blurple()
+        )
+
+        for event_type, count in self.socket_events.most_common(25):
+            stats_embed.add_field(name=event_type, value=count, inline=False)
+
+        await ctx.send(embed=stats_embed)
+
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the CodeEval cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(CodeEval(bot))
+    """Load the Internal cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Internal(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/jams.py b/bot/exts/utils/jams.py
index 1d062b0c2..1c0988343 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/jams.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/jams.py
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import logging
+import typing as t
 
-from discord import Member, PermissionOverwrite, utils
+from discord import CategoryChannel, Guild, Member, PermissionOverwrite, Role
 from discord.ext import commands
 from more_itertools import unique_everseen
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Roles
-from bot.decorators import with_role
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+MAX_CHANNELS = 50
+CATEGORY_NAME = "Code Jam"
+
 
 class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
     """Manages the code-jam related parts of our server."""
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
         self.bot = bot
 
     @commands.command()
-    @with_role(Roles.admins)
+    @commands.has_any_role(Roles.admins)
     async def createteam(self, ctx: commands.Context, team_name: str, members: commands.Greedy[Member]) -> None:
         """
         Create team channels (voice and text) in the Code Jams category, assign roles, and add overwrites for the team.
@@ -40,22 +43,47 @@ class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
             )
             return
 
-        code_jam_category = utils.get(ctx.guild.categories, name="Code Jam")
+        team_channel = await self.create_channels(ctx.guild, team_name, members)
+        await self.add_roles(ctx.guild, members)
 
-        if code_jam_category is None:
-            log.info("Code Jam category not found, creating it.")
+        await ctx.send(
+            f":ok_hand: Team created: {team_channel}\n"
+            f"**Team Leader:** {members[0].mention}\n"
+            f"**Team Members:** {' '.join(member.mention for member in members[1:])}"
+        )
 
-            category_overwrites = {
-                ctx.guild.default_role: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=False),
-                ctx.guild.me: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=True)
-            }
+    async def get_category(self, guild: Guild) -> CategoryChannel:
+        """
+        Return a code jam category.
 
-            code_jam_category = await ctx.guild.create_category_channel(
-                "Code Jam",
-                overwrites=category_overwrites,
-                reason="It's code jam time!"
-            )
+        If all categories are full or none exist, create a new category.
+        """
+        for category in guild.categories:
+            # Need 2 available spaces: one for the text channel and one for voice.
+            if category.name == CATEGORY_NAME and MAX_CHANNELS - len(category.channels) >= 2:
+                return category
+
+        return await self.create_category(guild)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def create_category(guild: Guild) -> CategoryChannel:
+        """Create a new code jam category and return it."""
+        log.info("Creating a new code jam category.")
+
+        category_overwrites = {
+            guild.default_role: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=False),
+            guild.me: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=True)
+        }
+
+        return await guild.create_category_channel(
+            CATEGORY_NAME,
+            overwrites=category_overwrites,
+            reason="It's code jam time!"
+        )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_overwrites(members: t.List[Member], guild: Guild) -> t.Dict[t.Union[Member, Role], PermissionOverwrite]:
+        """Get code jam team channels permission overwrites."""
         # First member is always the team leader
         team_channel_overwrites = {
             members[0]: PermissionOverwrite(
@@ -64,8 +92,8 @@ class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
                 manage_webhooks=True,
                 connect=True
             ),
-            ctx.guild.default_role: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=False, connect=False),
-            ctx.guild.get_role(Roles.verified): PermissionOverwrite(
+            guild.default_role: PermissionOverwrite(read_messages=False, connect=False),
+            guild.get_role(Roles.verified): PermissionOverwrite(
                 read_messages=False,
                 connect=False
             )
@@ -78,8 +106,16 @@ class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
                 connect=True
             )
 
+        return team_channel_overwrites
+
+    async def create_channels(self, guild: Guild, team_name: str, members: t.List[Member]) -> str:
+        """Create team text and voice channels. Return the mention for the text channel."""
+        # Get permission overwrites and category
+        team_channel_overwrites = self.get_overwrites(members, guild)
+        code_jam_category = await self.get_category(guild)
+
         # Create a text channel for the team
-        team_channel = await ctx.guild.create_text_channel(
+        team_channel = await guild.create_text_channel(
             team_name,
             overwrites=team_channel_overwrites,
             category=code_jam_category
@@ -88,26 +124,25 @@ class CodeJams(commands.Cog):
         # Create a voice channel for the team
         team_voice_name = " ".join(team_name.split("-")).title()
 
-        await ctx.guild.create_voice_channel(
+        await guild.create_voice_channel(
             team_voice_name,
             overwrites=team_channel_overwrites,
             category=code_jam_category
         )
 
+        return team_channel.mention
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def add_roles(guild: Guild, members: t.List[Member]) -> None:
+        """Assign team leader and jammer roles."""
         # Assign team leader role
-        await members[0].add_roles(ctx.guild.get_role(Roles.team_leaders))
+        await members[0].add_roles(guild.get_role(Roles.team_leaders))
 
         # Assign rest of roles
-        jammer_role = ctx.guild.get_role(Roles.jammers)
+        jammer_role = guild.get_role(Roles.jammers)
         for member in members:
             await member.add_roles(jammer_role)
 
-        await ctx.send(
-            f":ok_hand: Team created: {team_channel.mention}\n"
-            f"**Team Leader:** {members[0].mention}\n"
-            f"**Team Members:** {' '.join(member.mention for member in members[1:])}"
-        )
-
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Load the CodeJams cog."""
diff --git a/bot/exts/utils/ping.py b/bot/exts/utils/ping.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..572fc934b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/ping.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import socket
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import aioping
+from discord import Embed
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Channels, Emojis, STAFF_ROLES, URLs
+from bot.decorators import in_whitelist
+
+DESCRIPTIONS = (
+    "Command processing time",
+    "Python Discord website latency",
+    "Discord API latency"
+)
+ROUND_LATENCY = 3
+
+
+class Latency(commands.Cog):
+    """Getting the latency between the bot and websites."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Bot) -> None:
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @commands.command()
+    @in_whitelist(channels=(Channels.bot_commands,), roles=STAFF_ROLES)
+    async def ping(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
+        """
+        Gets different measures of latency within the bot.
+
+        Returns bot, Python Discord Site, Discord Protocol latency.
+        """
+        # datetime.datetime objects do not have the "milliseconds" attribute.
+        # It must be converted to seconds before converting to milliseconds.
+        bot_ping = (datetime.utcnow() - ctx.message.created_at).total_seconds() * 1000
+        bot_ping = f"{bot_ping:.{ROUND_LATENCY}f} ms"
+
+        try:
+            delay = await aioping.ping(URLs.site, family=socket.AddressFamily.AF_INET) * 1000
+            site_ping = f"{delay:.{ROUND_LATENCY}f} ms"
+
+        except TimeoutError:
+            site_ping = f"{Emojis.cross_mark} Connection timed out."
+
+        # Discord Protocol latency return value is in seconds, must be multiplied by 1000 to get milliseconds.
+        discord_ping = f"{self.bot.latency * 1000:.{ROUND_LATENCY}f} ms"
+
+        embed = Embed(title="Pong!")
+
+        for desc, latency in zip(DESCRIPTIONS, [bot_ping, site_ping, discord_ping]):
+            embed.add_field(name=desc, value=latency, inline=False)
+
+        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+
+def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Latency cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Latency(bot))
diff --git a/bot/cogs/reminders.py b/bot/exts/utils/reminders.py
index c242d2920..3113a1149 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/reminders.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/reminders.py
@@ -9,31 +9,40 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 import discord
 from dateutil.parser import isoparse
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
-from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, group
+from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, Greedy, group
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.constants import Guild, Icons, NEGATIVE_REPLIES, POSITIVE_REPLIES, STAFF_ROLES
+from bot.constants import Guild, Icons, MODERATION_ROLES, POSITIVE_REPLIES, Roles, STAFF_ROLES
 from bot.converters import Duration
 from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-from bot.utils.checks import without_role_check
+from bot.utils.checks import has_any_role_check, has_no_roles_check
+from bot.utils.lock import lock_arg
+from bot.utils.messages import send_denial
 from bot.utils.scheduling import Scheduler
-from bot.utils.time import humanize_delta, wait_until
+from bot.utils.time import humanize_delta
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+LOCK_NAMESPACE = "reminder"
 WHITELISTED_CHANNELS = Guild.reminder_whitelist
 MAXIMUM_REMINDERS = 5
 
+Mentionable = t.Union[discord.Member, discord.Role]
 
-class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
+
+class Reminders(Cog):
     """Provide in-channel reminder functionality."""
 
     def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
         self.bot = bot
-        super().__init__()
+        self.scheduler = Scheduler(self.__class__.__name__)
 
         self.bot.loop.create_task(self.reschedule_reminders())
 
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel scheduled tasks."""
+        self.scheduler.cancel_all()
+
     async def reschedule_reminders(self) -> None:
         """Get all current reminders from the API and reschedule them."""
         await self.bot.wait_until_guild_available()
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
         now = datetime.utcnow()
 
         for reminder in response:
-            is_valid, *_ = self.ensure_valid_reminder(reminder, cancel_task=False)
+            is_valid, *_ = self.ensure_valid_reminder(reminder)
             if not is_valid:
                 continue
 
@@ -56,13 +65,9 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
                 late = relativedelta(now, remind_at)
                 await self.send_reminder(reminder, late)
             else:
-                self.schedule_task(reminder["id"], reminder)
+                self.schedule_reminder(reminder)
 
-    def ensure_valid_reminder(
-        self,
-        reminder: dict,
-        cancel_task: bool = True
-    ) -> t.Tuple[bool, discord.User, discord.TextChannel]:
+    def ensure_valid_reminder(self, reminder: dict) -> t.Tuple[bool, discord.User, discord.TextChannel]:
         """Ensure reminder author and channel can be fetched otherwise delete the reminder."""
         user = self.bot.get_user(reminder['author'])
         channel = self.bot.get_channel(reminder['channel_id'])
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
                 f"Reminder {reminder['id']} invalid: "
                 f"User {reminder['author']}={user}, Channel {reminder['channel_id']}={channel}."
             )
-            asyncio.create_task(self._delete_reminder(reminder['id'], cancel_task))
+            asyncio.create_task(self.bot.api_client.delete(f"bot/reminders/{reminder['id']}"))
 
         return is_valid, user, channel
 
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
     async def _send_confirmation(
         ctx: Context,
         on_success: str,
-        reminder_id: str,
+        reminder_id: t.Union[str, int],
         delivery_dt: t.Optional[datetime],
     ) -> None:
         """Send an embed confirming the reminder change was made successfully."""
@@ -99,38 +104,78 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
 
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, reminder: dict) -> None:
-        """A coroutine which sends the reminder once the time is reached, and cancels the running task."""
-        reminder_id = reminder["id"]
-        reminder_datetime = isoparse(reminder['expiration']).replace(tzinfo=None)
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _check_mentions(ctx: Context, mentions: t.Iterable[Mentionable]) -> t.Tuple[bool, str]:
+        """
+        Returns whether or not the list of mentions is allowed.
+
+        Conditions:
+        - Role reminders are Mods+
+        - Reminders for other users are Helpers+
+
+        If mentions aren't allowed, also return the type of mention(s) disallowed.
+        """
+        if await has_no_roles_check(ctx, *STAFF_ROLES):
+            return False, "members/roles"
+        elif await has_no_roles_check(ctx, *MODERATION_ROLES):
+            return all(isinstance(mention, discord.Member) for mention in mentions), "roles"
+        else:
+            return True, ""
 
-        # Send the reminder message once the desired duration has passed
-        await wait_until(reminder_datetime)
-        await self.send_reminder(reminder)
+    @staticmethod
+    async def validate_mentions(ctx: Context, mentions: t.Iterable[Mentionable]) -> bool:
+        """
+        Filter mentions to see if the user can mention, and sends a denial if not allowed.
 
-        log.debug(f"Deleting reminder {reminder_id} (the user has been reminded).")
-        await self._delete_reminder(reminder_id)
+        Returns whether or not the validation is successful.
+        """
+        mentions_allowed, disallowed_mentions = await Reminders._check_mentions(ctx, mentions)
+
+        if not mentions or mentions_allowed:
+            return True
+        else:
+            await send_denial(ctx, f"You can't mention other {disallowed_mentions} in your reminder!")
+            return False
+
+    def get_mentionables(self, mention_ids: t.List[int]) -> t.Iterator[Mentionable]:
+        """Converts Role and Member ids to their corresponding objects if possible."""
+        guild = self.bot.get_guild(Guild.id)
+        for mention_id in mention_ids:
+            if (mentionable := (guild.get_member(mention_id) or guild.get_role(mention_id))):
+                yield mentionable
+
+    def schedule_reminder(self, reminder: dict) -> None:
+        """A coroutine which sends the reminder once the time is reached, and cancels the running task."""
+        reminder_datetime = isoparse(reminder['expiration']).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        self.scheduler.schedule_at(reminder_datetime, reminder["id"], self.send_reminder(reminder))
 
-    async def _delete_reminder(self, reminder_id: str, cancel_task: bool = True) -> None:
-        """Delete a reminder from the database, given its ID, and cancel the running task."""
-        await self.bot.api_client.delete('bot/reminders/' + str(reminder_id))
+    async def _edit_reminder(self, reminder_id: int, payload: dict) -> dict:
+        """
+        Edits a reminder in the database given the ID and payload.
 
-        if cancel_task:
-            # Now we can remove it from the schedule list
-            self.cancel_task(reminder_id)
+        Returns the edited reminder.
+        """
+        # Send the request to update the reminder in the database
+        reminder = await self.bot.api_client.patch(
+            'bot/reminders/' + str(reminder_id),
+            json=payload
+        )
+        return reminder
 
     async def _reschedule_reminder(self, reminder: dict) -> None:
         """Reschedule a reminder object."""
         log.trace(f"Cancelling old task #{reminder['id']}")
-        self.cancel_task(reminder["id"])
+        self.scheduler.cancel(reminder["id"])
 
         log.trace(f"Scheduling new task #{reminder['id']}")
-        self.schedule_task(reminder["id"], reminder)
+        self.schedule_reminder(reminder)
 
+    @lock_arg(LOCK_NAMESPACE, "reminder", itemgetter("id"), raise_error=True)
     async def send_reminder(self, reminder: dict, late: relativedelta = None) -> None:
         """Send the reminder."""
         is_valid, user, channel = self.ensure_valid_reminder(reminder)
         if not is_valid:
+            # No need to cancel the task too; it'll simply be done once this coroutine returns.
             return
 
         embed = discord.Embed()
@@ -152,36 +197,38 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
                 name=f"Sorry it arrived {humanize_delta(late, max_units=2)} late!"
             )
 
-        await channel.send(
-            content=user.mention,
-            embed=embed
+        additional_mentions = ' '.join(
+            mentionable.mention for mentionable in self.get_mentionables(reminder["mentions"])
         )
-        await self._delete_reminder(reminder["id"])
+
+        await channel.send(content=f"{user.mention} {additional_mentions}", embed=embed)
+
+        log.debug(f"Deleting reminder #{reminder['id']} (the user has been reminded).")
+        await self.bot.api_client.delete(f"bot/reminders/{reminder['id']}")
 
     @group(name="remind", aliases=("reminder", "reminders", "remindme"), invoke_without_command=True)
-    async def remind_group(self, ctx: Context, expiration: Duration, *, content: str) -> None:
+    async def remind_group(
+        self, ctx: Context, mentions: Greedy[Mentionable], expiration: Duration, *, content: str
+    ) -> None:
         """Commands for managing your reminders."""
-        await ctx.invoke(self.new_reminder, expiration=expiration, content=content)
+        await self.new_reminder(ctx, mentions=mentions, expiration=expiration, content=content)
 
     @remind_group.command(name="new", aliases=("add", "create"))
-    async def new_reminder(self, ctx: Context, expiration: Duration, *, content: str) -> t.Optional[discord.Message]:
+    async def new_reminder(
+        self, ctx: Context, mentions: Greedy[Mentionable], expiration: Duration, *, content: str
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Set yourself a simple reminder.
 
         Expiration is parsed per: http://strftime.org/
         """
-        embed = discord.Embed()
-
         # If the user is not staff, we need to verify whether or not to make a reminder at all.
-        if without_role_check(ctx, *STAFF_ROLES):
+        if await has_no_roles_check(ctx, *STAFF_ROLES):
 
             # If they don't have permission to set a reminder in this channel
             if ctx.channel.id not in WHITELISTED_CHANNELS:
-                embed.colour = discord.Colour.red()
-                embed.title = random.choice(NEGATIVE_REPLIES)
-                embed.description = "Sorry, you can't do that here!"
-
-                return await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+                await send_denial(ctx, "Sorry, you can't do that here!")
+                return
 
             # Get their current active reminders
             active_reminders = await self.bot.api_client.get(
@@ -194,11 +241,18 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
             # Let's limit this, so we don't get 10 000
             # reminders from kip or something like that :P
             if len(active_reminders) > MAXIMUM_REMINDERS:
-                embed.colour = discord.Colour.red()
-                embed.title = random.choice(NEGATIVE_REPLIES)
-                embed.description = "You have too many active reminders!"
+                await send_denial(ctx, "You have too many active reminders!")
+                return
+
+        # Remove duplicate mentions
+        mentions = set(mentions)
+        mentions.discard(ctx.author)
+
+        # Filter mentions to see if the user can mention members/roles
+        if not await self.validate_mentions(ctx, mentions):
+            return
 
-                return await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        mention_ids = [mention.id for mention in mentions]
 
         # Now we can attempt to actually set the reminder.
         reminder = await self.bot.api_client.post(
@@ -208,25 +262,31 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
                 'channel_id': ctx.message.channel.id,
                 'jump_url': ctx.message.jump_url,
                 'content': content,
-                'expiration': expiration.isoformat()
+                'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
+                'mentions': mention_ids,
             }
         )
 
         now = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(seconds=1)
         humanized_delta = humanize_delta(relativedelta(expiration, now))
+        mention_string = f"Your reminder will arrive in {humanized_delta}"
+
+        if mentions:
+            mention_string += f" and will mention {len(mentions)} other(s)"
+        mention_string += "!"
 
         # Confirm to the user that it worked.
         await self._send_confirmation(
             ctx,
-            on_success=f"Your reminder will arrive in {humanized_delta}!",
+            on_success=mention_string,
             reminder_id=reminder["id"],
             delivery_dt=expiration,
         )
 
-        self.schedule_task(reminder["id"], reminder)
+        self.schedule_reminder(reminder)
 
     @remind_group.command(name="list")
-    async def list_reminders(self, ctx: Context) -> t.Optional[discord.Message]:
+    async def list_reminders(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         """View a paginated embed of all reminders for your user."""
         # Get all the user's reminders from the database.
         data = await self.bot.api_client.get(
@@ -239,7 +299,7 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
         # Make a list of tuples so it can be sorted by time.
         reminders = sorted(
             (
-                (rem['content'], rem['expiration'], rem['id'])
+                (rem['content'], rem['expiration'], rem['id'], rem['mentions'])
                 for rem in data
             ),
             key=itemgetter(1)
@@ -247,13 +307,19 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
 
         lines = []
 
-        for content, remind_at, id_ in reminders:
+        for content, remind_at, id_, mentions in reminders:
             # Parse and humanize the time, make it pretty :D
             remind_datetime = isoparse(remind_at).replace(tzinfo=None)
             time = humanize_delta(relativedelta(remind_datetime, now))
 
+            mentions = ", ".join(
+                # Both Role and User objects have the `name` attribute
+                mention.name for mention in self.get_mentionables(mentions)
+            )
+            mention_string = f"\n**Mentions:** {mentions}" if mentions else ""
+
             text = textwrap.dedent(f"""
-            **Reminder #{id_}:** *expires in {time}* (ID: {id_})
+            **Reminder #{id_}:** *expires in {time}* (ID: {id_}){mention_string}
             {content}
             """).strip()
 
@@ -266,7 +332,8 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
         # Remind the user that they have no reminders :^)
         if not lines:
             embed.description = "No active reminders could be found."
-            return await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            return
 
         # Construct the embed and paginate it.
         embed.colour = discord.Colour.blurple()
@@ -286,37 +353,40 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
     @edit_reminder_group.command(name="duration", aliases=("time",))
     async def edit_reminder_duration(self, ctx: Context, id_: int, expiration: Duration) -> None:
         """
-         Edit one of your reminder's expiration.
+        Edit one of your reminder's expiration.
 
         Expiration is parsed per: http://strftime.org/
         """
-        # Send the request to update the reminder in the database
-        reminder = await self.bot.api_client.patch(
-            'bot/reminders/' + str(id_),
-            json={'expiration': expiration.isoformat()}
-        )
-
-        # Send a confirmation message to the channel
-        await self._send_confirmation(
-            ctx,
-            on_success="That reminder has been edited successfully!",
-            reminder_id=id_,
-            delivery_dt=expiration,
-        )
-
-        await self._reschedule_reminder(reminder)
+        await self.edit_reminder(ctx, id_, {'expiration': expiration.isoformat()})
 
     @edit_reminder_group.command(name="content", aliases=("reason",))
     async def edit_reminder_content(self, ctx: Context, id_: int, *, content: str) -> None:
         """Edit one of your reminder's content."""
-        # Send the request to update the reminder in the database
-        reminder = await self.bot.api_client.patch(
-            'bot/reminders/' + str(id_),
-            json={'content': content}
-        )
+        await self.edit_reminder(ctx, id_, {"content": content})
+
+    @edit_reminder_group.command(name="mentions", aliases=("pings",))
+    async def edit_reminder_mentions(self, ctx: Context, id_: int, mentions: Greedy[Mentionable]) -> None:
+        """Edit one of your reminder's mentions."""
+        # Remove duplicate mentions
+        mentions = set(mentions)
+        mentions.discard(ctx.author)
+
+        # Filter mentions to see if the user can mention members/roles
+        if not await self.validate_mentions(ctx, mentions):
+            return
 
-        # Parse the reminder expiration back into a datetime for the confirmation message
-        expiration = isoparse(reminder['expiration']).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        mention_ids = [mention.id for mention in mentions]
+        await self.edit_reminder(ctx, id_, {"mentions": mention_ids})
+
+    @lock_arg(LOCK_NAMESPACE, "id_", raise_error=True)
+    async def edit_reminder(self, ctx: Context, id_: int, payload: dict) -> None:
+        """Edits a reminder with the given payload, then sends a confirmation message."""
+        if not await self._can_modify(ctx, id_):
+            return
+        reminder = await self._edit_reminder(id_, payload)
+
+        # Parse the reminder expiration back into a datetime
+        expiration = isoparse(reminder["expiration"]).replace(tzinfo=None)
 
         # Send a confirmation message to the channel
         await self._send_confirmation(
@@ -328,9 +398,15 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
         await self._reschedule_reminder(reminder)
 
     @remind_group.command("delete", aliases=("remove", "cancel"))
+    @lock_arg(LOCK_NAMESPACE, "id_", raise_error=True)
     async def delete_reminder(self, ctx: Context, id_: int) -> None:
         """Delete one of your active reminders."""
-        await self._delete_reminder(id_)
+        if not await self._can_modify(ctx, id_):
+            return
+
+        await self.bot.api_client.delete(f"bot/reminders/{id_}")
+        self.scheduler.cancel(id_)
+
         await self._send_confirmation(
             ctx,
             on_success="That reminder has been deleted successfully!",
@@ -338,6 +414,24 @@ class Reminders(Scheduler, Cog):
             delivery_dt=None,
         )
 
+    async def _can_modify(self, ctx: Context, reminder_id: t.Union[str, int]) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check whether the reminder can be modified by the ctx author.
+
+        The check passes when the user is an admin, or if they created the reminder.
+        """
+        if await has_any_role_check(ctx, Roles.admins):
+            return True
+
+        api_response = await self.bot.api_client.get(f"bot/reminders/{reminder_id}")
+        if not api_response["author"] == ctx.author.id:
+            log.debug(f"{ctx.author} is not the reminder author and does not pass the check.")
+            await send_denial(ctx, "You can't modify reminders of other users!")
+            return False
+
+        log.debug(f"{ctx.author} is the reminder author and passes the check.")
+        return True
+
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Load the Reminders cog."""
diff --git a/bot/cogs/snekbox.py b/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py
index a2a7574d4..41cb00541 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/snekbox.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/snekbox.py
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Cog, Context, command, guild_only
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Categories, Channels, Roles, URLs
 from bot.decorators import in_whitelist
+from bot.utils import send_to_paste_service
 from bot.utils.messages import wait_for_deletion
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 ESCAPE_REGEX = re.compile("[`\u202E\u200B]{3,}")
 FORMATTED_CODE_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"^\s*"                                 # any leading whitespace from the beginning of the string
     r"(?P<delim>(?P<block>```)|``?)"        # code delimiter: 1-3 backticks; (?P=block) only matches if it's a block
     r"(?(block)(?:(?P<lang>[a-z]+)\n)?)"    # if we're in a block, match optional language (only letters plus newline)
     r"(?:[ \t]*\n)*"                        # any blank (empty or tabs/spaces only) lines before the code
     r"(?P<code>.*?)"                        # extract all code inside the markup
     r"\s*"                                  # any more whitespace before the end of the code markup
-    r"(?P=delim)"                           # match the exact same delimiter from the start again
-    r"\s*$",                                # any trailing whitespace until the end of the string
+    r"(?P=delim)",                          # match the exact same delimiter from the start again
     re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE               # "." also matches newlines, case insensitive
 )
 RAW_CODE_REGEX = re.compile(
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ RAW_CODE_REGEX = re.compile(
     re.DOTALL                               # "." also matches newlines
 )
 
-MAX_PASTE_LEN = 1000
+MAX_PASTE_LEN = 10000
 
 # `!eval` command whitelists
 EVAL_CHANNELS = (Channels.bot_commands, Channels.esoteric)
-EVAL_CATEGORIES = (Categories.help_available, Categories.help_in_use)
+EVAL_CATEGORIES = (Categories.help_available, Categories.help_in_use, Categories.voice)
 EVAL_ROLES = (Roles.helpers, Roles.moderators, Roles.admins, Roles.owners, Roles.python_community, Roles.partners)
 
 SIGKILL = 9
@@ -71,37 +70,36 @@ class Snekbox(Cog):
         if len(output) > MAX_PASTE_LEN:
             log.info("Full output is too long to upload")
             return "too long to upload"
-
-        url = URLs.paste_service.format(key="documents")
-        try:
-            async with self.bot.http_session.post(url, data=output, raise_for_status=True) as resp:
-                data = await resp.json()
-
-            if "key" in data:
-                return URLs.paste_service.format(key=data["key"])
-        except Exception:
-            # 400 (Bad Request) means there are too many characters
-            log.exception("Failed to upload full output to paste service!")
+        return await send_to_paste_service(self.bot.http_session, output, extension="txt")
 
     @staticmethod
     def prepare_input(code: str) -> str:
-        """Extract code from the Markdown, format it, and insert it into the code template."""
-        match = FORMATTED_CODE_REGEX.fullmatch(code)
-        if match:
-            code, block, lang, delim = match.group("code", "block", "lang", "delim")
-            code = textwrap.dedent(code)
-            if block:
-                info = (f"'{lang}' highlighted" if lang else "plain") + " code block"
+        """
+        Extract code from the Markdown, format it, and insert it into the code template.
+
+        If there is any code block, ignore text outside the code block.
+        Use the first code block, but prefer a fenced code block.
+        If there are several fenced code blocks, concatenate only the fenced code blocks.
+        """
+        if match := list(FORMATTED_CODE_REGEX.finditer(code)):
+            blocks = [block for block in match if block.group("block")]
+
+            if len(blocks) > 1:
+                code = '\n'.join(block.group("code") for block in blocks)
+                info = "several code blocks"
             else:
-                info = f"{delim}-enclosed inline code"
-            log.trace(f"Extracted {info} for evaluation:\n{code}")
+                match = match[0] if len(blocks) == 0 else blocks[0]
+                code, block, lang, delim = match.group("code", "block", "lang", "delim")
+                if block:
+                    info = (f"'{lang}' highlighted" if lang else "plain") + " code block"
+                else:
+                    info = f"{delim}-enclosed inline code"
         else:
-            code = textwrap.dedent(RAW_CODE_REGEX.fullmatch(code).group("code"))
-            log.trace(
-                f"Eval message contains unformatted or badly formatted code, "
-                f"stripping whitespace only:\n{code}"
-            )
+            code = RAW_CODE_REGEX.fullmatch(code).group("code")
+            info = "unformatted or badly formatted code"
 
+        code = textwrap.dedent(code)
+        log.trace(f"Extracted {info} for evaluation:\n{code}")
         return code
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -159,6 +157,7 @@ class Snekbox(Cog):
             output = output.replace("<!@", "<!@\u200B")  # Zero-width space
 
         if ESCAPE_REGEX.findall(output):
+            paste_link = await self.upload_output(original_output)
             return "Code block escape attempt detected; will not output result", paste_link
 
         truncated = False
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ class Snekbox(Cog):
                 output, paste_link = await self.format_output(results["stdout"])
 
             icon = self.get_status_emoji(results)
-            msg = f"{ctx.author.mention} {icon} {msg}.\n\n```py\n{output}\n```"
+            msg = f"{ctx.author.mention} {icon} {msg}.\n\n```\n{output}\n```"
             if paste_link:
                 msg = f"{msg}\nFull output: {paste_link}"
 
@@ -212,10 +211,15 @@ class Snekbox(Cog):
             else:
                 self.bot.stats.incr("snekbox.python.success")
 
-            response = await ctx.send(msg)
-            self.bot.loop.create_task(
-                wait_for_deletion(response, user_ids=(ctx.author.id,), client=ctx.bot)
-            )
+            filter_cog = self.bot.get_cog("Filtering")
+            filter_triggered = False
+            if filter_cog:
+                filter_triggered = await filter_cog.filter_eval(msg, ctx.message)
+            if filter_triggered:
+                response = await ctx.send("Attempt to circumvent filter detected. Moderator team has been alerted.")
+            else:
+                response = await ctx.send(msg)
+            self.bot.loop.create_task(wait_for_deletion(response, (ctx.author.id,), ctx.bot))
 
             log.info(f"{ctx.author}'s job had a return code of {results['returncode']}")
         return response
@@ -244,12 +248,12 @@ class Snekbox(Cog):
                 )
 
                 code = await self.get_code(new_message)
-                await ctx.message.clear_reactions()
+                await ctx.message.clear_reaction(REEVAL_EMOJI)
                 with contextlib.suppress(HTTPException):
                     await response.delete()
 
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                await ctx.message.clear_reactions()
+                await ctx.message.clear_reaction(REEVAL_EMOJI)
                 return None
 
             return code
diff --git a/bot/cogs/utils.py b/bot/exts/utils/utils.py
index 697bf60ce..3e9230414 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/utils.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/utils.py
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ from io import StringIO
 from typing import Tuple, Union
 
 from discord import Colour, Embed, utils
-from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Cog, Context, command
+from discord.ext.commands import BadArgument, Cog, Context, clean_content, command, has_any_role
 
 from bot.bot import Bot
 from bot.constants import Channels, MODERATION_ROLES, STAFF_ROLES
-from bot.decorators import in_whitelist, with_role
+from bot.decorators import in_whitelist
+from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
+from bot.utils import messages
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class Utils(Cog):
                 # Assemble the embed
                 pep_embed = Embed(
                     title=f"**PEP {pep_number} - {pep_header['Title']}**",
-                    description=f"[Link]({self.base_pep_url}{pep_number:04})",
+                    url=f"{self.base_pep_url}{pep_number:04}"
                 )
 
                 pep_embed.set_thumbnail(url=ICON_URL)
@@ -117,25 +119,18 @@ class Utils(Cog):
     @command()
     @in_whitelist(channels=(Channels.bot_commands,), roles=STAFF_ROLES)
     async def charinfo(self, ctx: Context, *, characters: str) -> None:
-        """Shows you information on up to 25 unicode characters."""
+        """Shows you information on up to 50 unicode characters."""
         match = re.match(r"<(a?):(\w+):(\d+)>", characters)
         if match:
-            embed = Embed(
-                title="Non-Character Detected",
-                description=(
-                    "Only unicode characters can be processed, but a custom Discord emoji "
-                    "was found. Please remove it and try again."
-                )
+            return await messages.send_denial(
+                ctx,
+                "**Non-Character Detected**\n"
+                "Only unicode characters can be processed, but a custom Discord emoji "
+                "was found. Please remove it and try again."
             )
-            embed.colour = Colour.red()
-            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-            return
 
-        if len(characters) > 25:
-            embed = Embed(title=f"Too many characters ({len(characters)}/25)")
-            embed.colour = Colour.red()
-            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-            return
+        if len(characters) > 50:
+            return await messages.send_denial(ctx, f"Too many characters ({len(characters)}/50)")
 
         def get_info(char: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
             digit = f"{ord(char):x}"
@@ -148,15 +143,14 @@ class Utils(Cog):
             info = f"`{u_code.ljust(10)}`: {name} - {utils.escape_markdown(char)}"
             return info, u_code
 
-        charlist, rawlist = zip(*(get_info(c) for c in characters))
-
-        embed = Embed(description="\n".join(charlist))
-        embed.set_author(name="Character Info")
+        char_list, raw_list = zip(*(get_info(c) for c in characters))
+        embed = Embed().set_author(name="Character Info")
 
         if len(characters) > 1:
-            embed.add_field(name='Raw', value=f"`{''.join(rawlist)}`", inline=False)
+            # Maximum length possible is 502 out of 1024, so there's no need to truncate.
+            embed.add_field(name='Full Raw Text', value=f"`{''.join(raw_list)}`", inline=False)
 
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        await LinePaginator.paginate(char_list, ctx, embed, max_lines=10, max_size=2000, empty=False)
 
     @command()
     async def zen(self, ctx: Context, *, search_value: Union[int, str, None] = None) -> None:
@@ -230,14 +224,16 @@ class Utils(Cog):
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
     @command(aliases=("poll",))
-    @with_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
-    async def vote(self, ctx: Context, title: str, *options: str) -> None:
+    @has_any_role(*MODERATION_ROLES)
+    async def vote(self, ctx: Context, title: clean_content(fix_channel_mentions=True), *options: str) -> None:
         """
         Build a quick voting poll with matching reactions with the provided options.
 
         A maximum of 20 options can be provided, as Discord supports a max of 20
         reactions on a single message.
         """
+        if len(title) > 256:
+            raise BadArgument("The title cannot be longer than 256 characters.")
         if len(options) < 2:
             raise BadArgument("Please provide at least 2 options.")
         if len(options) > 20:
@@ -254,7 +250,7 @@ class Utils(Cog):
         """Send information about PEP 0."""
         pep_embed = Embed(
             title="**PEP 0 - Index of Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)**",
-            description="[Link](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/)"
+            url="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/"
         )
         pep_embed.set_thumbnail(url=ICON_URL)
         pep_embed.add_field(name="Status", value="Active")
diff --git a/bot/pagination.py b/bot/pagination.py
index 94c2d7c0c..182b2fa76 100644
--- a/bot/pagination.py
+++ b/bot/pagination.py
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ class LinePaginator(Paginator):
 
                 log.debug(f"Got first page reaction - changing to page 1/{len(paginator.pages)}")
 
-                embed.description = ""
-                await message.edit(embed=embed)
                 embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
                 if footer_text:
                     embed.set_footer(text=f"{footer_text} (Page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)})")
@@ -328,8 +326,6 @@ class LinePaginator(Paginator):
 
                 log.debug(f"Got last page reaction - changing to page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
 
-                embed.description = ""
-                await message.edit(embed=embed)
                 embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
                 if footer_text:
                     embed.set_footer(text=f"{footer_text} (Page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)})")
@@ -347,8 +343,6 @@ class LinePaginator(Paginator):
                 current_page -= 1
                 log.debug(f"Got previous page reaction - changing to page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
 
-                embed.description = ""
-                await message.edit(embed=embed)
                 embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
 
                 if footer_text:
@@ -368,8 +362,6 @@ class LinePaginator(Paginator):
                 current_page += 1
                 log.debug(f"Got next page reaction - changing to page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
 
-                embed.description = ""
-                await message.edit(embed=embed)
                 embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
 
                 if footer_text:
@@ -382,169 +374,3 @@ class LinePaginator(Paginator):
         log.debug("Ending pagination and clearing reactions.")
         with suppress(discord.NotFound):
             await message.clear_reactions()
-
-
-class ImagePaginator(Paginator):
-    """
-    Helper class that paginates images for embeds in messages.
-
-    Close resemblance to LinePaginator, except focuses on images over text.
-
-    Refer to ImagePaginator.paginate for documentation on how to use.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, prefix: str = "", suffix: str = ""):
-        super().__init__(prefix, suffix)
-        self._current_page = [prefix]
-        self.images = []
-        self._pages = []
-        self._count = 0
-
-    def add_line(self, line: str = '', *, empty: bool = False) -> None:
-        """Adds a line to each page."""
-        if line:
-            self._count = len(line)
-        else:
-            self._count = 0
-        self._current_page.append(line)
-        self.close_page()
-
-    def add_image(self, image: str = None) -> None:
-        """Adds an image to a page."""
-        self.images.append(image)
-
-    @classmethod
-    async def paginate(
-        cls,
-        pages: t.List[t.Tuple[str, str]],
-        ctx: Context, embed: discord.Embed,
-        prefix: str = "",
-        suffix: str = "",
-        timeout: int = 300,
-        exception_on_empty_embed: bool = False
-    ) -> t.Optional[discord.Message]:
-        """
-        Use a paginator and set of reactions to provide pagination over a set of title/image pairs.
-
-        The reactions are used to switch page, or to finish with pagination.
-
-        When used, this will send a message using `ctx.send()` and apply a set of reactions to it. These reactions may
-        be used to change page, or to remove pagination from the message.
-
-        Note: Pagination will be removed automatically if no reaction is added for five minutes (300 seconds).
-
-        Example:
-        >>> embed = discord.Embed()
-        >>> embed.set_author(name="Some Operation", url=url, icon_url=icon)
-        >>> await ImagePaginator.paginate(pages, ctx, embed)
-        """
-        def check_event(reaction_: discord.Reaction, member: discord.Member) -> bool:
-            """Checks each reaction added, if it matches our conditions pass the wait_for."""
-            return all((
-                # Reaction is on the same message sent
-                reaction_.message.id == message.id,
-                # The reaction is part of the navigation menu
-                str(reaction_.emoji) in PAGINATION_EMOJI,
-                # The reactor is not a bot
-                not member.bot
-            ))
-
-        paginator = cls(prefix=prefix, suffix=suffix)
-        current_page = 0
-
-        if not pages:
-            if exception_on_empty_embed:
-                log.exception("Pagination asked for empty image list")
-                raise EmptyPaginatorEmbed("No images to paginate")
-
-            log.debug("No images to add to paginator, adding '(no images to display)' message")
-            pages.append(("(no images to display)", ""))
-
-        for text, image_url in pages:
-            paginator.add_line(text)
-            paginator.add_image(image_url)
-
-        embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
-        image = paginator.images[current_page]
-
-        if image:
-            embed.set_image(url=image)
-
-        if len(paginator.pages) <= 1:
-            return await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-
-        embed.set_footer(text=f"Page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
-        message = await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-
-        for emoji in PAGINATION_EMOJI:
-            await message.add_reaction(emoji)
-
-        while True:
-            # Start waiting for reactions
-            try:
-                reaction, user = await ctx.bot.wait_for("reaction_add", timeout=timeout, check=check_event)
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                log.debug("Timed out waiting for a reaction")
-                break  # We're done, no reactions for the last 5 minutes
-
-            # Deletes the users reaction
-            await message.remove_reaction(reaction.emoji, user)
-
-            # Delete reaction press - [:trashcan:]
-            if str(reaction.emoji) == DELETE_EMOJI:
-                log.debug("Got delete reaction")
-                return await message.delete()
-
-            # First reaction press - [:track_previous:]
-            if reaction.emoji == FIRST_EMOJI:
-                if current_page == 0:
-                    log.debug("Got first page reaction, but we're on the first page - ignoring")
-                    continue
-
-                current_page = 0
-                reaction_type = "first"
-
-            # Last reaction press - [:track_next:]
-            if reaction.emoji == LAST_EMOJI:
-                if current_page >= len(paginator.pages) - 1:
-                    log.debug("Got last page reaction, but we're on the last page - ignoring")
-                    continue
-
-                current_page = len(paginator.pages) - 1
-                reaction_type = "last"
-
-            # Previous reaction press - [:arrow_left: ]
-            if reaction.emoji == LEFT_EMOJI:
-                if current_page <= 0:
-                    log.debug("Got previous page reaction, but we're on the first page - ignoring")
-                    continue
-
-                current_page -= 1
-                reaction_type = "previous"
-
-            # Next reaction press - [:arrow_right:]
-            if reaction.emoji == RIGHT_EMOJI:
-                if current_page >= len(paginator.pages) - 1:
-                    log.debug("Got next page reaction, but we're on the last page - ignoring")
-                    continue
-
-                current_page += 1
-                reaction_type = "next"
-
-            # Magic happens here, after page and reaction_type is set
-            embed.description = ""
-            await message.edit(embed=embed)
-            embed.description = paginator.pages[current_page]
-
-            image = paginator.images[current_page]
-            if image:
-                embed.set_image(url=image)
-
-            embed.set_footer(text=f"Page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
-            log.debug(f"Got {reaction_type} page reaction - changing to page {current_page + 1}/{len(paginator.pages)}")
-
-            await message.edit(embed=embed)
-
-        log.debug("Ending pagination and clearing reactions.")
-        with suppress(discord.NotFound):
-            await message.clear_reactions()
diff --git a/bot/patches/__init__.py b/bot/patches/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 60f6becaa..000000000
--- a/bot/patches/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-"""Subpackage that contains patches for discord.py."""
-from . import message_edited_at
-
-__all__ = [
-    message_edited_at,
-]
diff --git a/bot/patches/message_edited_at.py b/bot/patches/message_edited_at.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a0154f12d..000000000
--- a/bot/patches/message_edited_at.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-"""
-# message_edited_at patch.
-
-Date: 2019-09-16
-Author: Scragly
-Added by: Ves Zappa
-
-Due to a bug in our current version of discord.py (1.2.3), the edited_at timestamp of
-`discord.Messages` are not being handled correctly. This patch fixes that until a new
-release of discord.py is released (and we've updated to it).
-"""
-import logging
-
-from discord import message, utils
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def _handle_edited_timestamp(self: message.Message, value: str) -> None:
-    """Helper function that takes care of parsing the edited timestamp."""
-    self._edited_timestamp = utils.parse_time(value)
-
-
-def apply_patch() -> None:
-    """Applies the `edited_at` patch to the `discord.message.Message` class."""
-    message.Message._handle_edited_timestamp = _handle_edited_timestamp
-    message.Message._HANDLERS['edited_timestamp'] = message.Message._handle_edited_timestamp
-    log.info("Patch applied: message_edited_at")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    apply_patch()
diff --git a/bot/resources/tags/ask.md b/bot/resources/tags/ask.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e2c2a88f6..000000000
--- a/bot/resources/tags/ask.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Asking good questions will yield a much higher chance of a quick response:
-
-• Don't ask to ask your question, just go ahead and tell us your problem.  
-• Don't ask if anyone is knowledgeable in some area, filtering serves no purpose.  
-• Try to solve the problem on your own first, we're not going to write code for you.  
-• Show us the code you've tried and any errors or unexpected results it's giving.  
-• Be patient while we're helping you.
-
-You can find a much more detailed explanation [on our website](https://pythondiscord.com/pages/asking-good-questions/).
diff --git a/bot/resources/tags/kindling-projects.md b/bot/resources/tags/kindling-projects.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54ed8c961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/resources/tags/kindling-projects.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Kindling Projects**
+
+The [Kindling projects page](https://nedbatchelder.com/text/kindling.html) on Ned Batchelder's website contains a list of projects and ideas programmers can tackle to build their skills and knowledge.
diff --git a/bot/resources/tags/or-gotcha.md b/bot/resources/tags/or-gotcha.md
index 00c2db1f8..d75a73d78 100644
--- a/bot/resources/tags/or-gotcha.md
+++ b/bot/resources/tags/or-gotcha.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ When checking if something is equal to one thing or another, you might think tha
 if favorite_fruit == 'grapefruit' or 'lemon':
     print("That's a weird favorite fruit to have.")
 ```
-After all, that's how you would normally phrase it in plain English. In Python, however, you have to have _complete instructions on both sides of the logical operator_.
+While this makes sense in English, it may not behave the way you would expect. In Python, you should have _[complete instructions on both sides of the logical operator](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#boolean-operations)_.
 
 So, if you want to check if something is equal to one thing or another, there are two common ways:
 ```py
diff --git a/bot/resources/tags/range-len.md b/bot/resources/tags/range-len.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65665eccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/resources/tags/range-len.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Iterating over `range(len(...))` is a common approach to accessing each item in an ordered collection.
+```py
+for i in range(len(my_list)):
+    do_something(my_list[i])
+```
+The pythonic syntax is much simpler, and is guaranteed to produce elements in the same order:
+```py
+for item in my_list:
+    do_something(item)
+```
+Python has other solutions for cases when the index itself might be needed. To get the element at the same index from two or more lists, use [zip](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#zip). To get both the index and the element at that index, use [enumerate](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#enumerate).
diff --git a/bot/resources/tags/traceback.md b/bot/resources/tags/traceback.md
index 46ef40aa1..e770fa86d 100644
--- a/bot/resources/tags/traceback.md
+++ b/bot/resources/tags/traceback.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
 ```
 The best way to read your traceback is bottom to top.
 
-• Identify the exception raised (e.g. ZeroDivisonError)  
+• Identify the exception raised (e.g. ZeroDivisionError)  
 • Make note of the line number, and navigate there in your program.  
 • Try to understand why the error occurred.  
 
diff --git a/bot/rules/burst_shared.py b/bot/rules/burst_shared.py
index bbe9271b3..0e66df69c 100644
--- a/bot/rules/burst_shared.py
+++ b/bot/rules/burst_shared.py
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@ from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from discord import Member, Message
 
+from bot.constants import Channels
+
 
 async def apply(
     last_message: Message, recent_messages: List[Message], config: Dict[str, int]
 ) -> Optional[Tuple[str, Iterable[Member], Iterable[Message]]]:
-    """Detects repeated messages sent by multiple users."""
+    """
+    Detects repeated messages sent by multiple users.
+
+    This filter never triggers in the verification channel.
+    """
+    if last_message.channel.id == Channels.verification:
+        return
+
     total_recent = len(recent_messages)
 
     if total_recent > config['max']:
diff --git a/bot/rules/discord_emojis.py b/bot/rules/discord_emojis.py
index 5bab514f2..6e47f0197 100644
--- a/bot/rules/discord_emojis.py
+++ b/bot/rules/discord_emojis.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from discord import Member, Message
 
 
 DISCORD_EMOJI_RE = re.compile(r"<:\w+:\d+>")
+CODE_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r"```.*?```", flags=re.DOTALL)
 
 
 async def apply(
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ async def apply(
         if msg.author == last_message.author
     )
 
+    # Get rid of code blocks in the message before searching for emojis.
     total_emojis = sum(
-        len(DISCORD_EMOJI_RE.findall(msg.content))
+        len(DISCORD_EMOJI_RE.findall(CODE_BLOCK_RE.sub("", msg.content)))
         for msg in relevant_messages
     )
 
diff --git a/bot/utils/__init__.py b/bot/utils/__init__.py
index 5a6e1811b..13533a467 100644
--- a/bot/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-from abc import ABCMeta
+from bot.utils.helpers import CogABCMeta, find_nth_occurrence, has_lines, pad_base64
+from bot.utils.services import send_to_paste_service
 
-from discord.ext.commands import CogMeta
-
-from bot.utils.redis_cache import RedisCache
-
-__all__ = ['RedisCache', 'CogABCMeta']
-
-
-class CogABCMeta(CogMeta, ABCMeta):
-    """Metaclass for ABCs meant to be implemented as Cogs."""
-
-    pass
-
-
-def pad_base64(data: str) -> str:
-    """Return base64 `data` with padding characters to ensure its length is a multiple of 4."""
-    return data + "=" * (-len(data) % 4)
+__all__ = ['CogABCMeta', 'find_nth_occurrence', 'has_lines', 'pad_base64', 'send_to_paste_service']
diff --git a/bot/utils/channel.py b/bot/utils/channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bf70bfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import logging
+
+import discord
+
+from bot import constants
+from bot.constants import Categories
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def is_help_channel(channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `channel` is in one of the help categories (excluding dormant)."""
+    log.trace(f"Checking if #{channel} is a help channel.")
+    categories = (Categories.help_available, Categories.help_in_use)
+
+    return any(is_in_category(channel, category) for category in categories)
+
+
+def is_mod_channel(channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+    """True if `channel` is considered a mod channel."""
+    if channel.id in constants.MODERATION_CHANNELS:
+        log.trace(f"Channel #{channel} is a configured mod channel")
+        return True
+
+    elif any(is_in_category(channel, category) for category in constants.MODERATION_CATEGORIES):
+        log.trace(f"Channel #{channel} is in a configured mod category")
+        return True
+
+    else:
+        log.trace(f"Channel #{channel} is not a mod channel")
+        return False
+
+
+def is_in_category(channel: discord.TextChannel, category_id: int) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `channel` is within a category with `category_id`."""
+    return getattr(channel, "category_id", None) == category_id
+
+
+async def try_get_channel(channel_id: int, client: discord.Client) -> discord.abc.GuildChannel:
+    """Attempt to get or fetch a channel and return it."""
+    log.trace(f"Getting the channel {channel_id}.")
+
+    channel = client.get_channel(channel_id)
+    if not channel:
+        log.debug(f"Channel {channel_id} is not in cache; fetching from API.")
+        channel = await client.fetch_channel(channel_id)
+
+    log.trace(f"Channel #{channel} ({channel_id}) retrieved.")
+    return channel
diff --git a/bot/utils/checks.py b/bot/utils/checks.py
index f0ef36302..460a937d8 100644
--- a/bot/utils/checks.py
+++ b/bot/utils/checks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
-from typing import Callable, Container, Iterable, Optional
+from typing import Callable, Container, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
 from discord.ext.commands import (
     BucketType,
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from discord.ext.commands import (
     Context,
     Cooldown,
     CooldownMapping,
+    NoPrivateMessage,
+    has_any_role,
 )
 
 from bot import constants
@@ -89,35 +91,32 @@ def in_whitelist_check(
     return False
 
 
-def with_role_check(ctx: Context, *role_ids: int) -> bool:
-    """Returns True if the user has any one of the roles in role_ids."""
-    if not ctx.guild:  # Return False in a DM
-        log.trace(f"{ctx.author} tried to use the '{ctx.command.name}'command from a DM. "
-                  "This command is restricted by the with_role decorator. Rejecting request.")
-        return False
+async def has_any_role_check(ctx: Context, *roles: Union[str, int]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Returns True if the context's author has any of the specified roles.
 
-    for role in ctx.author.roles:
-        if role.id in role_ids:
-            log.trace(f"{ctx.author} has the '{role.name}' role, and passes the check.")
-            return True
+    `roles` are the names or IDs of the roles for which to check.
+    False is always returns if the context is outside a guild.
+    """
+    try:
+        return await has_any_role(*roles).predicate(ctx)
+    except CheckFailure:
+        return False
 
-    log.trace(f"{ctx.author} does not have the required role to use "
-              f"the '{ctx.command.name}' command, so the request is rejected.")
-    return False
 
+async def has_no_roles_check(ctx: Context, *roles: Union[str, int]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Returns True if the context's author doesn't have any of the specified roles.
 
-def without_role_check(ctx: Context, *role_ids: int) -> bool:
-    """Returns True if the user does not have any of the roles in role_ids."""
-    if not ctx.guild:  # Return False in a DM
-        log.trace(f"{ctx.author} tried to use the '{ctx.command.name}' command from a DM. "
-                  "This command is restricted by the without_role decorator. Rejecting request.")
+    `roles` are the names or IDs of the roles for which to check.
+    False is always returns if the context is outside a guild.
+    """
+    try:
+        return not await has_any_role(*roles).predicate(ctx)
+    except NoPrivateMessage:
         return False
-
-    author_roles = [role.id for role in ctx.author.roles]
-    check = all(role not in author_roles for role in role_ids)
-    log.trace(f"{ctx.author} tried to call the '{ctx.command.name}' command. "
-              f"The result of the without_role check was {check}.")
-    return check
+    except CheckFailure:
+        return True
 
 
 def cooldown_with_role_bypass(rate: int, per: float, type: BucketType = BucketType.default, *,
diff --git a/bot/utils/extensions.py b/bot/utils/extensions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50350ea8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/extensions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import importlib
+import inspect
+import pkgutil
+from typing import Iterator, NoReturn
+
+from bot import exts
+
+
+def unqualify(name: str) -> str:
+    """Return an unqualified name given a qualified module/package `name`."""
+    return name.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)[-1]
+
+
+def walk_extensions() -> Iterator[str]:
+    """Yield extension names from the bot.exts subpackage."""
+
+    def on_error(name: str) -> NoReturn:
+        raise ImportError(name=name)  # pragma: no cover
+
+    for module in pkgutil.walk_packages(exts.__path__, f"{exts.__name__}.", onerror=on_error):
+        if unqualify(module.name).startswith("_"):
+            # Ignore module/package names starting with an underscore.
+            continue
+
+        if module.ispkg:
+            imported = importlib.import_module(module.name)
+            if not inspect.isfunction(getattr(imported, "setup", None)):
+                # If it lacks a setup function, it's not an extension.
+                continue
+
+        yield module.name
+
+
+EXTENSIONS = frozenset(walk_extensions())
diff --git a/bot/utils/function.py b/bot/utils/function.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ab32fe3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/function.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Utilities for interaction with functions."""
+
+import inspect
+import typing as t
+
+Argument = t.Union[int, str]
+BoundArgs = t.OrderedDict[str, t.Any]
+Decorator = t.Callable[[t.Callable], t.Callable]
+ArgValGetter = t.Callable[[BoundArgs], t.Any]
+
+
+def get_arg_value(name_or_pos: Argument, arguments: BoundArgs) -> t.Any:
+    """
+    Return a value from `arguments` based on a name or position.
+
+    `arguments` is an ordered mapping of parameter names to argument values.
+
+    Raise TypeError if `name_or_pos` isn't a str or int.
+    Raise ValueError if `name_or_pos` does not match any argument.
+    """
+    if isinstance(name_or_pos, int):
+        # Convert arguments to a tuple to make them indexable.
+        arg_values = tuple(arguments.items())
+        arg_pos = name_or_pos
+
+        try:
+            name, value = arg_values[arg_pos]
+            return value
+        except IndexError:
+            raise ValueError(f"Argument position {arg_pos} is out of bounds.")
+    elif isinstance(name_or_pos, str):
+        arg_name = name_or_pos
+        try:
+            return arguments[arg_name]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise ValueError(f"Argument {arg_name!r} doesn't exist.")
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("'arg' must either be an int (positional index) or a str (keyword).")
+
+
+def get_arg_value_wrapper(
+    decorator_func: t.Callable[[ArgValGetter], Decorator],
+    name_or_pos: Argument,
+    func: t.Callable[[t.Any], t.Any] = None,
+) -> Decorator:
+    """
+    Call `decorator_func` with the value of the arg at the given name/position.
+
+    `decorator_func` must accept a callable as a parameter to which it will pass a mapping of
+    parameter names to argument values of the function it's decorating.
+
+    `func` is an optional callable which will return a new value given the argument's value.
+
+    Return the decorator returned by `decorator_func`.
+    """
+    def wrapper(args: BoundArgs) -> t.Any:
+        value = get_arg_value(name_or_pos, args)
+        if func:
+            value = func(value)
+        return value
+
+    return decorator_func(wrapper)
+
+
+def get_bound_args(func: t.Callable, args: t.Tuple, kwargs: t.Dict[str, t.Any]) -> BoundArgs:
+    """
+    Bind `args` and `kwargs` to `func` and return a mapping of parameter names to argument values.
+
+    Default parameter values are also set.
+    """
+    sig = inspect.signature(func)
+    bound_args = sig.bind(*args, **kwargs)
+    bound_args.apply_defaults()
+
+    return bound_args.arguments
diff --git a/bot/utils/helpers.py b/bot/utils/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3501a3933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from abc import ABCMeta
+from typing import Optional
+
+from discord.ext.commands import CogMeta
+
+
+class CogABCMeta(CogMeta, ABCMeta):
+    """Metaclass for ABCs meant to be implemented as Cogs."""
+
+
+def find_nth_occurrence(string: str, substring: str, n: int) -> Optional[int]:
+    """Return index of `n`th occurrence of `substring` in `string`, or None if not found."""
+    index = 0
+    for _ in range(n):
+        index = string.find(substring, index+1)
+        if index == -1:
+            return None
+    return index
+
+
+def has_lines(string: str, count: int) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `string` has at least `count` lines."""
+    # Benchmarks show this is significantly faster than using str.count("\n") or a for loop & break.
+    split = string.split("\n", count - 1)
+
+    # Make sure the last part isn't empty, which would happen if there was a final newline.
+    return split[-1] and len(split) == count
+
+
+def pad_base64(data: str) -> str:
+    """Return base64 `data` with padding characters to ensure its length is a multiple of 4."""
+    return data + "=" * (-len(data) % 4)
diff --git a/bot/utils/lock.py b/bot/utils/lock.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7aaafbc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/lock.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import inspect
+import logging
+from collections import defaultdict
+from functools import partial, wraps
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Hashable, Union
+from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
+
+from bot.errors import LockedResourceError
+from bot.utils import function
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+__lock_dicts = defaultdict(WeakValueDictionary)
+
+_IdCallableReturn = Union[Hashable, Awaitable[Hashable]]
+_IdCallable = Callable[[function.BoundArgs], _IdCallableReturn]
+ResourceId = Union[Hashable, _IdCallable]
+
+
+class LockGuard:
+    """
+    A context manager which acquires and releases a lock (mutex).
+
+    Raise RuntimeError if trying to acquire a locked lock.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._locked = False
+
+    @property
+    def locked(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if currently locked or False if unlocked."""
+        return self._locked
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if self._locked:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot acquire a locked lock.")
+
+        self._locked = True
+
+    def __exit__(self, _exc_type, _exc_value, _traceback):  # noqa: ANN001
+        self._locked = False
+        return False  # Indicate any raised exception shouldn't be suppressed.
+
+
+def lock(namespace: Hashable, resource_id: ResourceId, *, raise_error: bool = False) -> Callable:
+    """
+    Turn the decorated coroutine function into a mutually exclusive operation on a `resource_id`.
+
+    If any other mutually exclusive function currently holds the lock for a resource, do not run the
+    decorated function and return None. If `raise_error` is True, raise `LockedResourceError` if
+    the lock cannot be acquired.
+
+    `namespace` is an identifier used to prevent collisions among resource IDs.
+
+    `resource_id` identifies a resource on which to perform a mutually exclusive operation.
+    It may also be a callable or awaitable which will return the resource ID given an ordered
+    mapping of the parameters' names to arguments' values.
+
+    If decorating a command, this decorator must go before (below) the `command` decorator.
+    """
+    def decorator(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+        name = func.__name__
+
+        @wraps(func)
+        async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+            log.trace(f"{name}: mutually exclusive decorator called")
+
+            if callable(resource_id):
+                log.trace(f"{name}: binding args to signature")
+                bound_args = function.get_bound_args(func, args, kwargs)
+
+                log.trace(f"{name}: calling the given callable to get the resource ID")
+                id_ = resource_id(bound_args)
+
+                if inspect.isawaitable(id_):
+                    log.trace(f"{name}: awaiting to get resource ID")
+                    id_ = await id_
+            else:
+                id_ = resource_id
+
+            log.trace(f"{name}: getting lock for resource {id_!r} under namespace {namespace!r}")
+
+            # Get the lock for the ID. Create a lock if one doesn't exist yet.
+            locks = __lock_dicts[namespace]
+            lock_guard = locks.setdefault(id_, LockGuard())
+
+            if not lock_guard.locked:
+                log.debug(f"{name}: resource {namespace!r}:{id_!r} is free; acquiring it...")
+                with lock_guard:
+                    return await func(*args, **kwargs)
+            else:
+                log.info(f"{name}: aborted because resource {namespace!r}:{id_!r} is locked")
+                if raise_error:
+                    raise LockedResourceError(str(namespace), id_)
+
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
+def lock_arg(
+    namespace: Hashable,
+    name_or_pos: function.Argument,
+    func: Callable[[Any], _IdCallableReturn] = None,
+    *,
+    raise_error: bool = False,
+) -> Callable:
+    """
+    Apply the `lock` decorator using the value of the arg at the given name/position as the ID.
+
+    `func` is an optional callable or awaitable which will return the ID given the argument value.
+    See `lock` docs for more information.
+    """
+    decorator_func = partial(lock, namespace, raise_error=raise_error)
+    return function.get_arg_value_wrapper(decorator_func, name_or_pos, func)
diff --git a/bot/utils/messages.py b/bot/utils/messages.py
index a40a12e98..b6c7cab50 100644
--- a/bot/utils/messages.py
+++ b/bot/utils/messages.py
@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
 import logging
+import random
 import re
 from io import BytesIO
 from typing import List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
-from discord import Client, Embed, File, Member, Message, Reaction, TextChannel, Webhook
-from discord.abc import Snowflake
+import discord
 from discord.errors import HTTPException
+from discord.ext.commands import Context
 
-from bot.constants import Emojis
+from bot.constants import Emojis, NEGATIVE_REPLIES
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 async def wait_for_deletion(
-    message: Message,
-    user_ids: Sequence[Snowflake],
+    message: discord.Message,
+    user_ids: Sequence[discord.abc.Snowflake],
+    client: discord.Client,
     deletion_emojis: Sequence[str] = (Emojis.trashcan,),
     timeout: float = 60 * 5,
     attach_emojis: bool = True,
-    client: Optional[Client] = None
 ) -> None:
     """
     Wait for up to `timeout` seconds for a reaction by any of the specified `user_ids` to delete the message.
 
     An `attach_emojis` bool may be specified to determine whether to attach the given
-    `deletion_emojis` to the message in the given `context`
-
-    A `client` instance may be optionally specified, otherwise client will be taken from the
-    guild of the message.
+    `deletion_emojis` to the message in the given `context`.
     """
-    if message.guild is None and client is None:
+    if message.guild is None:
         raise ValueError("Message must be sent on a guild")
 
-    bot = client or message.guild.me
-
     if attach_emojis:
         for emoji in deletion_emojis:
-            await message.add_reaction(emoji)
+            try:
+                await message.add_reaction(emoji)
+            except discord.NotFound:
+                log.trace(f"Aborting wait_for_deletion: message {message.id} deleted prematurely.")
+                return
 
-    def check(reaction: Reaction, user: Member) -> bool:
+    def check(reaction: discord.Reaction, user: discord.Member) -> bool:
         """Check that the deletion emoji is reacted by the appropriate user."""
         return (
             reaction.message.id == message.id
@@ -49,22 +49,31 @@ async def wait_for_deletion(
         )
 
     with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.TimeoutError):
-        await bot.wait_for('reaction_add', check=check, timeout=timeout)
+        await client.wait_for('reaction_add', check=check, timeout=timeout)
         await message.delete()
 
 
 async def send_attachments(
-    message: Message,
-    destination: Union[TextChannel, Webhook],
-    link_large: bool = True
+    message: discord.Message,
+    destination: Union[discord.TextChannel, discord.Webhook],
+    link_large: bool = True,
+    use_cached: bool = False,
+    **kwargs
 ) -> List[str]:
     """
     Re-upload the message's attachments to the destination and return a list of their new URLs.
 
     Each attachment is sent as a separate message to more easily comply with the request/file size
     limit. If link_large is True, attachments which are too large are instead grouped into a single
-    embed which links to them.
+    embed which links to them. Extra kwargs will be passed to send() when sending the attachment.
     """
+    webhook_send_kwargs = {
+        'username': message.author.display_name,
+        'avatar_url': message.author.avatar_url,
+    }
+    webhook_send_kwargs.update(kwargs)
+    webhook_send_kwargs['username'] = sub_clyde(webhook_send_kwargs['username'])
+
     large = []
     urls = []
     for attachment in message.attachments:
@@ -78,18 +87,14 @@ async def send_attachments(
             # but some may get through hence the try-catch.
             if attachment.size <= destination.guild.filesize_limit - 512:
                 with BytesIO() as file:
-                    await attachment.save(file, use_cached=True)
-                    attachment_file = File(file, filename=attachment.filename)
+                    await attachment.save(file, use_cached=use_cached)
+                    attachment_file = discord.File(file, filename=attachment.filename)
 
-                    if isinstance(destination, TextChannel):
-                        msg = await destination.send(file=attachment_file)
+                    if isinstance(destination, discord.TextChannel):
+                        msg = await destination.send(file=attachment_file, **kwargs)
                         urls.append(msg.attachments[0].url)
                     else:
-                        await destination.send(
-                            file=attachment_file,
-                            username=sub_clyde(message.author.display_name),
-                            avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
-                        )
+                        await destination.send(file=attachment_file, **webhook_send_kwargs)
             elif link_large:
                 large.append(attachment)
             else:
@@ -102,17 +107,13 @@ async def send_attachments(
 
     if link_large and large:
         desc = "\n".join(f"[{attachment.filename}]({attachment.url})" for attachment in large)
-        embed = Embed(description=desc)
+        embed = discord.Embed(description=desc)
         embed.set_footer(text="Attachments exceed upload size limit.")
 
-        if isinstance(destination, TextChannel):
-            await destination.send(embed=embed)
+        if isinstance(destination, discord.TextChannel):
+            await destination.send(embed=embed, **kwargs)
         else:
-            await destination.send(
-                embed=embed,
-                username=sub_clyde(message.author.display_name),
-                avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
-            )
+            await destination.send(embed=embed, **webhook_send_kwargs)
 
     return urls
 
@@ -132,3 +133,18 @@ def sub_clyde(username: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
         return re.sub(r"(clyd)(e)", replace_e, username, flags=re.I)
     else:
         return username  # Empty string or None
+
+
+async def send_denial(ctx: Context, reason: str) -> None:
+    """Send an embed denying the user with the given reason."""
+    embed = discord.Embed()
+    embed.colour = discord.Colour.red()
+    embed.title = random.choice(NEGATIVE_REPLIES)
+    embed.description = reason
+
+    await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+
+def format_user(user: discord.abc.User) -> str:
+    """Return a string for `user` which has their mention and ID."""
+    return f"{user.mention} (`{user.id}`)"
diff --git a/bot/utils/redis_cache.py b/bot/utils/redis_cache.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 58cfe1df5..000000000
--- a/bot/utils/redis_cache.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,415 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import logging
-from functools import partialmethod
-from typing import Any, Dict, ItemsView, Optional, Tuple, Union
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Type aliases
-RedisKeyType = Union[str, int]
-RedisValueType = Union[str, int, float, bool]
-RedisKeyOrValue = Union[RedisKeyType, RedisValueType]
-
-# Prefix tuples
-_PrefixTuple = Tuple[Tuple[str, Any], ...]
-_VALUE_PREFIXES = (
-    ("f|", float),
-    ("i|", int),
-    ("s|", str),
-    ("b|", bool),
-)
-_KEY_PREFIXES = (
-    ("i|", int),
-    ("s|", str),
-)
-
-
-class NoBotInstanceError(RuntimeError):
-    """Raised when RedisCache is created without an available bot instance on the owner class."""
-
-
-class NoNamespaceError(RuntimeError):
-    """Raised when RedisCache has no namespace, for example if it is not assigned to a class attribute."""
-
-
-class NoParentInstanceError(RuntimeError):
-    """Raised when the parent instance is available, for example if called by accessing the parent class directly."""
-
-
-class RedisCache:
-    """
-    A simplified interface for a Redis connection.
-
-    We implement several convenient methods that are fairly similar to have a dict
-    behaves, and should be familiar to Python users. The biggest difference is that
-    all the public methods in this class are coroutines, and must be awaited.
-
-    Because of limitations in Redis, this cache will only accept strings and integers for keys,
-    and strings, integers, floats and booleans for values.
-
-    Please note that this class MUST be created as a class attribute, and that that class
-    must also contain an attribute with an instance of our Bot. See `__get__` and `__set_name__`
-    for more information about how this works.
-
-    Simple example for how to use this:
-
-    class SomeCog(Cog):
-        # To initialize a valid RedisCache, just add it as a class attribute here.
-        # Do not add it to the __init__ method or anywhere else, it MUST be a class
-        # attribute. Do not pass any parameters.
-        cache = RedisCache()
-
-        async def my_method(self):
-
-            # Now we're ready to use the RedisCache.
-            # One thing to note here is that this will not work unless
-            # we access self.cache through an _instance_ of this class.
-            #
-            # For example, attempting to use SomeCog.cache will _not_ work,
-            # you _must_ instantiate the class first and use that instance.
-            #
-            # Now we can store some stuff in the cache just by doing this.
-            # This data will persist through restarts!
-            await self.cache.set("key", "value")
-
-            # To get the data, simply do this.
-            value = await self.cache.get("key")
-
-            # Other methods work more or less like a dictionary.
-            # Checking if something is in the cache
-            await self.cache.contains("key")
-
-            # iterating the cache
-            async for key, value in self.cache.items():
-                print(value)
-
-            # We can even iterate in a comprehension!
-            consumed = [value async for key, value in self.cache.items()]
-    """
-
-    _namespaces = []
-
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the RedisCache."""
-        self._namespace = None
-        self.bot = None
-        self._increment_lock = None
-
-    def _set_namespace(self, namespace: str) -> None:
-        """Try to set the namespace, but do not permit collisions."""
-        log.trace(f"RedisCache setting namespace to {namespace}")
-        self._namespaces.append(namespace)
-        self._namespace = namespace
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _to_typestring(key_or_value: RedisKeyOrValue, prefixes: _PrefixTuple) -> str:
-        """Turn a valid Redis type into a typestring."""
-        for prefix, _type in prefixes:
-            # Convert bools into integers before storing them.
-            if type(key_or_value) is bool:
-                bool_int = int(key_or_value)
-                return f"{prefix}{bool_int}"
-
-            # isinstance is a bad idea here, because isintance(False, int) == True.
-            if type(key_or_value) is _type:
-                return f"{prefix}{key_or_value}"
-
-        raise TypeError(f"RedisCache._to_typestring only supports the following: {prefixes}.")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _from_typestring(key_or_value: Union[bytes, str], prefixes: _PrefixTuple) -> RedisKeyOrValue:
-        """Deserialize a typestring into a valid Redis type."""
-        # Stuff that comes out of Redis will be bytestrings, so let's decode those.
-        if isinstance(key_or_value, bytes):
-            key_or_value = key_or_value.decode('utf-8')
-
-        # Now we convert our unicode string back into the type it originally was.
-        for prefix, _type in prefixes:
-            if key_or_value.startswith(prefix):
-
-                # For booleans, we need special handling because bool("False") is True.
-                if prefix == "b|":
-                    value = key_or_value[len(prefix):]
-                    return bool(int(value))
-
-                # Otherwise we can just convert normally.
-                return _type(key_or_value[len(prefix):])
-        raise TypeError(f"RedisCache._from_typestring only supports the following: {prefixes}.")
-
-    # Add some nice partials to call our generic typestring converters.
-    # These are basically methods that will fill in some of the parameters for you, so that
-    # any call to _key_to_typestring will be like calling _to_typestring with the two parameters
-    # at `prefixes` and `types_string` pre-filled.
-    #
-    # See https://docs.python.org/3/library/functools.html#functools.partialmethod
-    _key_to_typestring = partialmethod(_to_typestring, prefixes=_KEY_PREFIXES)
-    _value_to_typestring = partialmethod(_to_typestring, prefixes=_VALUE_PREFIXES)
-    _key_from_typestring = partialmethod(_from_typestring, prefixes=_KEY_PREFIXES)
-    _value_from_typestring = partialmethod(_from_typestring, prefixes=_VALUE_PREFIXES)
-
-    def _dict_from_typestring(self, dictionary: Dict) -> Dict:
-        """Turns all contents of a dict into valid Redis types."""
-        return {self._key_from_typestring(key): self._value_from_typestring(value) for key, value in dictionary.items()}
-
-    def _dict_to_typestring(self, dictionary: Dict) -> Dict:
-        """Turns all contents of a dict into typestrings."""
-        return {self._key_to_typestring(key): self._value_to_typestring(value) for key, value in dictionary.items()}
-
-    async def _validate_cache(self) -> None:
-        """Validate that the RedisCache is ready to be used."""
-        if self._namespace is None:
-            error_message = (
-                "Critical error: RedisCache has no namespace. "
-                "This object must be initialized as a class attribute."
-            )
-            log.error(error_message)
-            raise NoNamespaceError(error_message)
-
-        if self.bot is None:
-            error_message = (
-                "Critical error: RedisCache has no `Bot` instance. "
-                "This happens when the class RedisCache was created in doesn't "
-                "have a Bot instance. Please make sure that you're instantiating "
-                "the RedisCache inside a class that has a Bot instance attribute."
-            )
-            log.error(error_message)
-            raise NoBotInstanceError(error_message)
-
-        if not self.bot.redis_closed:
-            await self.bot.redis_ready.wait()
-
-    def __set_name__(self, owner: Any, attribute_name: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the namespace to Class.attribute_name.
-
-        Called automatically when this class is constructed inside a class as an attribute.
-
-        This class MUST be created as a class attribute in a class, otherwise it will raise
-        exceptions whenever a method is used. This is because it uses this method to create
-        a namespace like `MyCog.my_class_attribute` which is used as a hash name when we store
-        stuff in Redis, to prevent collisions.
-        """
-        self._set_namespace(f"{owner.__name__}.{attribute_name}")
-
-    def __get__(self, instance: RedisCache, owner: Any) -> RedisCache:
-        """
-        This is called if the RedisCache is a class attribute, and is accessed.
-
-        The class this object is instantiated in must contain an attribute with an
-        instance of Bot. This is because Bot contains our redis_session, which is
-        the mechanism by which we will communicate with the Redis server.
-
-        Any attempt to use RedisCache in a class that does not have a Bot instance
-        will fail. It is mostly intended to be used inside of a Cog, although theoretically
-        it should work in any class that has a Bot instance.
-        """
-        if self.bot:
-            return self
-
-        if self._namespace is None:
-            error_message = "RedisCache must be a class attribute."
-            log.error(error_message)
-            raise NoNamespaceError(error_message)
-
-        if instance is None:
-            error_message = (
-                "You must access the RedisCache instance through the cog instance "
-                "before accessing it using the cog's class object."
-            )
-            log.error(error_message)
-            raise NoParentInstanceError(error_message)
-
-        for attribute in vars(instance).values():
-            if isinstance(attribute, Bot):
-                self.bot = attribute
-                self._redis = self.bot.redis_session
-                return self
-        else:
-            error_message = (
-                "Critical error: RedisCache has no `Bot` instance. "
-                "This happens when the class RedisCache was created in doesn't "
-                "have a Bot instance. Please make sure that you're instantiating "
-                "the RedisCache inside a class that has a Bot instance attribute."
-            )
-            log.error(error_message)
-            raise NoBotInstanceError(error_message)
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Return a beautiful representation of this object instance."""
-        return f"RedisCache(namespace={self._namespace!r})"
-
-    async def set(self, key: RedisKeyType, value: RedisValueType) -> None:
-        """Store an item in the Redis cache."""
-        await self._validate_cache()
-
-        # Convert to a typestring and then set it
-        key = self._key_to_typestring(key)
-        value = self._value_to_typestring(value)
-
-        log.trace(f"Setting {key} to {value}.")
-        await self._redis.hset(self._namespace, key, value)
-
-    async def get(self, key: RedisKeyType, default: Optional[RedisValueType] = None) -> Optional[RedisValueType]:
-        """Get an item from the Redis cache."""
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        key = self._key_to_typestring(key)
-
-        log.trace(f"Attempting to retrieve {key}.")
-        value = await self._redis.hget(self._namespace, key)
-
-        if value is None:
-            log.trace(f"Value not found, returning default value {default}")
-            return default
-        else:
-            value = self._value_from_typestring(value)
-            log.trace(f"Value found, returning value {value}")
-            return value
-
-    async def delete(self, key: RedisKeyType) -> None:
-        """
-        Delete an item from the Redis cache.
-
-        If we try to delete a key that does not exist, it will simply be ignored.
-
-        See https://redis.io/commands/hdel for more info on how this works.
-        """
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        key = self._key_to_typestring(key)
-
-        log.trace(f"Attempting to delete {key}.")
-        return await self._redis.hdel(self._namespace, key)
-
-    async def contains(self, key: RedisKeyType) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if a key exists in the Redis cache.
-
-        Return True if the key exists, otherwise False.
-        """
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        key = self._key_to_typestring(key)
-        exists = await self._redis.hexists(self._namespace, key)
-
-        log.trace(f"Testing if {key} exists in the RedisCache - Result is {exists}")
-        return exists
-
-    async def items(self) -> ItemsView:
-        """
-        Fetch all the key/value pairs in the cache.
-
-        Returns a normal ItemsView, like you would get from dict.items().
-
-        Keep in mind that these items are just a _copy_ of the data in the
-        RedisCache - any changes you make to them will not be reflected
-        into the RedisCache itself. If you want to change these, you need
-        to make a .set call.
-
-        Example:
-        items = await my_cache.items()
-        for key, value in items:
-            # Iterate like a normal dictionary
-        """
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        items = self._dict_from_typestring(
-            await self._redis.hgetall(self._namespace)
-        ).items()
-
-        log.trace(f"Retrieving all key/value pairs from cache, total of {len(items)} items.")
-        return items
-
-    async def length(self) -> int:
-        """Return the number of items in the Redis cache."""
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        number_of_items = await self._redis.hlen(self._namespace)
-        log.trace(f"Returning length. Result is {number_of_items}.")
-        return number_of_items
-
-    async def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
-        """Convert to dict and return."""
-        return {key: value for key, value in await self.items()}
-
-    async def clear(self) -> None:
-        """Deletes the entire hash from the Redis cache."""
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        log.trace("Clearing the cache of all key/value pairs.")
-        await self._redis.delete(self._namespace)
-
-    async def pop(self, key: RedisKeyType, default: Optional[RedisValueType] = None) -> RedisValueType:
-        """Get the item, remove it from the cache, and provide a default if not found."""
-        log.trace(f"Attempting to pop {key}.")
-        value = await self.get(key, default)
-
-        log.trace(
-            f"Attempting to delete item with key '{key}' from the cache. "
-            "If this key doesn't exist, nothing will happen."
-        )
-        await self.delete(key)
-
-        return value
-
-    async def update(self, items: Dict[RedisKeyType, RedisValueType]) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the Redis cache with multiple values.
-
-        This works exactly like dict.update from a normal dictionary. You pass
-        a dictionary with one or more key/value pairs into this method. If the keys
-        do not exist in the RedisCache, they are created. If they do exist, the values
-        are updated with the new ones from `items`.
-
-        Please note that keys and the values in the `items` dictionary
-        must consist of valid RedisKeyTypes and RedisValueTypes.
-        """
-        await self._validate_cache()
-        log.trace(f"Updating the cache with the following items:\n{items}")
-        await self._redis.hmset_dict(self._namespace, self._dict_to_typestring(items))
-
-    async def increment(self, key: RedisKeyType, amount: Optional[int, float] = 1) -> None:
-        """
-        Increment the value by `amount`.
-
-        This works for both floats and ints, but will raise a TypeError
-        if you try to do it for any other type of value.
-
-        This also supports negative amounts, although it would provide better
-        readability to use .decrement() for that.
-        """
-        log.trace(f"Attempting to increment/decrement the value with the key {key} by {amount}.")
-
-        # We initialize the lock here, because we need to ensure we get it
-        # running on the same loop as the calling coroutine.
-        #
-        # If we initialized the lock in the __init__, the loop that the coroutine this method
-        # would be called from might not exist yet, and so the lock would be on a different
-        # loop, which would raise RuntimeErrors.
-        if self._increment_lock is None:
-            self._increment_lock = asyncio.Lock()
-
-        # Since this has several API calls, we need a lock to prevent race conditions
-        async with self._increment_lock:
-            value = await self.get(key)
-
-            # Can't increment a non-existing value
-            if value is None:
-                error_message = "The provided key does not exist!"
-                log.error(error_message)
-                raise KeyError(error_message)
-
-            # If it does exist, and it's an int or a float, increment and set it.
-            if isinstance(value, int) or isinstance(value, float):
-                value += amount
-                await self.set(key, value)
-            else:
-                error_message = "You may only increment or decrement values that are integers or floats."
-                log.error(error_message)
-                raise TypeError(error_message)
-
-    async def decrement(self, key: RedisKeyType, amount: Optional[int, float] = 1) -> None:
-        """
-        Decrement the value by `amount`.
-
-        Basically just does the opposite of .increment.
-        """
-        await self.increment(key, -amount)
diff --git a/bot/utils/regex.py b/bot/utils/regex.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d2068f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/regex.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import re
+
+INVITE_RE = re.compile(
+    r"(?:discord(?:[\.,]|dot)gg|"                     # Could be discord.gg/
+    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)com(?:\/|slash)invite|"     # or discord.com/invite/
+    r"discordapp(?:[\.,]|dot)com(?:\/|slash)invite|"  # or discordapp.com/invite/
+    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)me|"                        # or discord.me
+    r"discord(?:[\.,]|dot)io"                         # or discord.io.
+    r")(?:[\/]|slash)"                                # / or 'slash'
+    r"([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)",                              # the invite code itself
+    flags=re.IGNORECASE
+)
diff --git a/bot/utils/scheduling.py b/bot/utils/scheduling.py
index 8b778a093..03f31d78f 100644
--- a/bot/utils/scheduling.py
+++ b/bot/utils/scheduling.py
@@ -1,81 +1,126 @@
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
+import inspect
 import logging
 import typing as t
-from abc import abstractmethod
+from datetime import datetime
 from functools import partial
 
-from bot.utils import CogABCMeta
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+class Scheduler:
+    """
+    Schedule the execution of coroutines and keep track of them.
 
+    When instantiating a Scheduler, a name must be provided. This name is used to distinguish the
+    instance's log messages from other instances. Using the name of the class or module containing
+    the instance is suggested.
 
-class Scheduler(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
-    """Task scheduler."""
+    Coroutines can be scheduled immediately with `schedule` or in the future with `schedule_at`
+    or `schedule_later`. A unique ID is required to be given in order to keep track of the
+    resulting Tasks. Any scheduled task can be cancelled prematurely using `cancel` by providing
+    the same ID used to schedule it.  The `in` operator is supported for checking if a task with a
+    given ID is currently scheduled.
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        # Keep track of the child cog's name so the logs are clear.
-        self.cog_name = self.__class__.__name__
+    Any exception raised in a scheduled task is logged when the task is done.
+    """
 
-        self._scheduled_tasks: t.Dict[t.Hashable, asyncio.Task] = {}
+    def __init__(self, name: str):
+        self.name = name
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    async def _scheduled_task(self, task_object: t.Any) -> None:
-        """
-        A coroutine which handles the scheduling.
+        self._log = logging.getLogger(f"{__name__}.{name}")
+        self._scheduled_tasks: t.Dict[t.Hashable, asyncio.Task] = {}
 
-        This is added to the scheduled tasks, and should wait the task duration, execute the desired
-        code, then clean up the task.
+    def __contains__(self, task_id: t.Hashable) -> bool:
+        """Return True if a task with the given `task_id` is currently scheduled."""
+        return task_id in self._scheduled_tasks
 
-        For example, in Reminders this will wait for the reminder duration, send the reminder,
-        then make a site API request to delete the reminder from the database.
+    def schedule(self, task_id: t.Hashable, coroutine: t.Coroutine) -> None:
         """
+        Schedule the execution of a `coroutine`.
 
-    def schedule_task(self, task_id: t.Hashable, task_data: t.Any) -> None:
+        If a task with `task_id` already exists, close `coroutine` instead of scheduling it. This
+        prevents unawaited coroutine warnings. Don't pass a coroutine that'll be re-used elsewhere.
         """
-        Schedules a task.
+        self._log.trace(f"Scheduling task #{task_id}...")
 
-        `task_data` is passed to the `Scheduler._scheduled_task()` coroutine.
-        """
-        log.trace(f"{self.cog_name}: scheduling task #{task_id}...")
+        msg = f"Cannot schedule an already started coroutine for #{task_id}"
+        assert inspect.getcoroutinestate(coroutine) == "CORO_CREATED", msg
 
         if task_id in self._scheduled_tasks:
-            log.debug(
-                f"{self.cog_name}: did not schedule task #{task_id}; task was already scheduled."
-            )
+            self._log.debug(f"Did not schedule task #{task_id}; task was already scheduled.")
+            coroutine.close()
             return
 
-        task = asyncio.create_task(self._scheduled_task(task_data))
+        task = asyncio.create_task(coroutine, name=f"{self.name}_{task_id}")
         task.add_done_callback(partial(self._task_done_callback, task_id))
 
         self._scheduled_tasks[task_id] = task
-        log.debug(f"{self.cog_name}: scheduled task #{task_id} {id(task)}.")
+        self._log.debug(f"Scheduled task #{task_id} {id(task)}.")
+
+    def schedule_at(self, time: datetime, task_id: t.Hashable, coroutine: t.Coroutine) -> None:
+        """
+        Schedule `coroutine` to be executed at the given naïve UTC `time`.
+
+        If `time` is in the past, schedule `coroutine` immediately.
+
+        If a task with `task_id` already exists, close `coroutine` instead of scheduling it. This
+        prevents unawaited coroutine warnings. Don't pass a coroutine that'll be re-used elsewhere.
+        """
+        delay = (time - datetime.utcnow()).total_seconds()
+        if delay > 0:
+            coroutine = self._await_later(delay, task_id, coroutine)
+
+        self.schedule(task_id, coroutine)
 
-    def cancel_task(self, task_id: t.Hashable, ignore_missing: bool = False) -> None:
+    def schedule_later(self, delay: t.Union[int, float], task_id: t.Hashable, coroutine: t.Coroutine) -> None:
         """
-        Unschedule the task identified by `task_id`.
+        Schedule `coroutine` to be executed after the given `delay` number of seconds.
 
-        If `ignore_missing` is True, a warning will not be sent if a task isn't found.
+        If a task with `task_id` already exists, close `coroutine` instead of scheduling it. This
+        prevents unawaited coroutine warnings. Don't pass a coroutine that'll be re-used elsewhere.
         """
-        log.trace(f"{self.cog_name}: cancelling task #{task_id}...")
-        task = self._scheduled_tasks.get(task_id)
+        self.schedule(task_id, self._await_later(delay, task_id, coroutine))
 
-        if not task:
-            if not ignore_missing:
-                log.warning(f"{self.cog_name}: failed to unschedule {task_id} (no task found).")
-            return
+    def cancel(self, task_id: t.Hashable) -> None:
+        """Unschedule the task identified by `task_id`. Log a warning if the task doesn't exist."""
+        self._log.trace(f"Cancelling task #{task_id}...")
 
-        del self._scheduled_tasks[task_id]
-        task.cancel()
+        try:
+            task = self._scheduled_tasks.pop(task_id)
+        except KeyError:
+            self._log.warning(f"Failed to unschedule {task_id} (no task found).")
+        else:
+            task.cancel()
 
-        log.debug(f"{self.cog_name}: unscheduled task #{task_id} {id(task)}.")
+            self._log.debug(f"Unscheduled task #{task_id} {id(task)}.")
 
     def cancel_all(self) -> None:
         """Unschedule all known tasks."""
-        log.debug(f"{self.cog_name}: unscheduling all tasks")
+        self._log.debug("Unscheduling all tasks")
 
         for task_id in self._scheduled_tasks.copy():
-            self.cancel_task(task_id, ignore_missing=True)
+            self.cancel(task_id)
+
+    async def _await_later(self, delay: t.Union[int, float], task_id: t.Hashable, coroutine: t.Coroutine) -> None:
+        """Await `coroutine` after the given `delay` number of seconds."""
+        try:
+            self._log.trace(f"Waiting {delay} seconds before awaiting coroutine for #{task_id}.")
+            await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+
+            # Use asyncio.shield to prevent the coroutine from cancelling itself.
+            self._log.trace(f"Done waiting for #{task_id}; now awaiting the coroutine.")
+            await asyncio.shield(coroutine)
+        finally:
+            # Close it to prevent unawaited coroutine warnings,
+            # which would happen if the task was cancelled during the sleep.
+            # Only close it if it's not been awaited yet. This check is important because the
+            # coroutine may cancel this task, which would also trigger the finally block.
+            state = inspect.getcoroutinestate(coroutine)
+            if state == "CORO_CREATED":
+                self._log.debug(f"Explicitly closing the coroutine for #{task_id}.")
+                coroutine.close()
+            else:
+                self._log.debug(f"Finally block reached for #{task_id}; {state=}")
 
     def _task_done_callback(self, task_id: t.Hashable, done_task: asyncio.Task) -> None:
         """
@@ -84,24 +129,24 @@ class Scheduler(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
         If `done_task` and the task associated with `task_id` are different, then the latter
         will not be deleted. In this case, a new task was likely rescheduled with the same ID.
         """
-        log.trace(f"{self.cog_name}: performing done callback for task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}.")
+        self._log.trace(f"Performing done callback for task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}.")
 
         scheduled_task = self._scheduled_tasks.get(task_id)
 
         if scheduled_task and done_task is scheduled_task:
-            # A task for the ID exists and its the same as the done task.
+            # A task for the ID exists and is the same as the done task.
             # Since this is the done callback, the task is already done so no need to cancel it.
-            log.trace(f"{self.cog_name}: deleting task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}.")
+            self._log.trace(f"Deleting task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}.")
             del self._scheduled_tasks[task_id]
         elif scheduled_task:
             # A new task was likely rescheduled with the same ID.
-            log.debug(
-                f"{self.cog_name}: the scheduled task #{task_id} {id(scheduled_task)} "
+            self._log.debug(
+                f"The scheduled task #{task_id} {id(scheduled_task)} "
                 f"and the done task {id(done_task)} differ."
             )
         elif not done_task.cancelled():
-            log.warning(
-                f"{self.cog_name}: task #{task_id} not found while handling task {id(done_task)}! "
+            self._log.warning(
+                f"Task #{task_id} not found while handling task {id(done_task)}! "
                 f"A task somehow got unscheduled improperly (i.e. deleted but not cancelled)."
             )
 
@@ -109,7 +154,4 @@ class Scheduler(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
             exception = done_task.exception()
             # Log the exception if one exists.
             if exception:
-                log.error(
-                    f"{self.cog_name}: error in task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}!",
-                    exc_info=exception
-                )
+                self._log.error(f"Error in task #{task_id} {id(done_task)}!", exc_info=exception)
diff --git a/bot/utils/services.py b/bot/utils/services.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..087b9f969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from aiohttp import ClientConnectorError, ClientSession
+
+from bot.constants import URLs
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS = 3
+
+
+async def send_to_paste_service(http_session: ClientSession, contents: str, *, extension: str = "") -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Upload `contents` to the paste service.
+
+    `http_session` should be the current running ClientSession from aiohttp
+    `extension` is added to the output URL
+
+    When an error occurs, `None` is returned, otherwise the generated URL with the suffix.
+    """
+    extension = extension and f".{extension}"
+    log.debug(f"Sending contents of size {len(contents.encode())} bytes to paste service.")
+    paste_url = URLs.paste_service.format(key="documents")
+    for attempt in range(1, FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS + 1):
+        try:
+            async with http_session.post(paste_url, data=contents) as response:
+                response_json = await response.json()
+        except ClientConnectorError:
+            log.warning(
+                f"Failed to connect to paste service at url {paste_url}, "
+                f"trying again ({attempt}/{FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS})."
+            )
+            continue
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception(
+                f"An unexpected error has occurred during handling of the request, "
+                f"trying again ({attempt}/{FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS})."
+            )
+            continue
+
+        if "message" in response_json:
+            log.warning(
+                f"Paste service returned error {response_json['message']} with status code {response.status}, "
+                f"trying again ({attempt}/{FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS})."
+            )
+            continue
+        elif "key" in response_json:
+            log.info(f"Successfully uploaded contents to paste service behind key {response_json['key']}.")
+            return URLs.paste_service.format(key=response_json['key']) + extension
+        log.warning(
+            f"Got unexpected JSON response from paste service: {response_json}\n"
+            f"trying again ({attempt}/{FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS})."
+        )
diff --git a/bot/utils/time.py b/bot/utils/time.py
index 77060143c..47e49904b 100644
--- a/bot/utils/time.py
+++ b/bot/utils/time.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ def _stringify_time_unit(value: int, unit: str) -> str:
     >>> _stringify_time_unit(0, "minutes")
     "less than a minute"
     """
-    if value == 1:
+    if unit == "seconds" and value == 0:
+        return "0 seconds"
+    elif value == 1:
         return f"{value} {unit[:-1]}"
     elif value == 0:
         return f"less than a {unit[:-1]}"
diff --git a/bot/utils/webhooks.py b/bot/utils/webhooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66f82ec66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/utils/webhooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+import discord
+from discord import Embed
+
+from bot.utils.messages import sub_clyde
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def send_webhook(
+        webhook: discord.Webhook,
+        content: Optional[str] = None,
+        username: Optional[str] = None,
+        avatar_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        embed: Optional[Embed] = None,
+        wait: Optional[bool] = False
+) -> discord.Message:
+    """
+    Send a message using the provided webhook.
+
+    This uses sub_clyde() and tries for an HTTPException to ensure it doesn't crash.
+    """
+    try:
+        return await webhook.send(
+            content=content,
+            username=sub_clyde(username),
+            avatar_url=avatar_url,
+            embed=embed,
+            wait=wait,
+        )
+    except discord.HTTPException:
+        log.exception("Failed to send a message to the webhook!")
diff --git a/config-default.yml b/config-default.yml
index 64c4e715b..071f6e1ec 100644
--- a/config-default.yml
+++ b/config-default.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ style:
         status_dnd:     "<:status_dnd:470326272082313216>"
         status_offline: "<:status_offline:470326266537705472>"
 
+        badge_staff: "<:discord_staff:743882896498098226>"
+        badge_partner: "<:partner:748666453242413136>"
+        badge_hypesquad: "<:hypesquad_events:743882896892362873>"
+        badge_bug_hunter: "<:bug_hunter_lvl1:743882896372269137>"
+        badge_hypesquad_bravery: "<:hypesquad_bravery:743882896745693335>"
+        badge_hypesquad_brilliance: "<:hypesquad_brilliance:743882896938631248>"
+        badge_hypesquad_balance: "<:hypesquad_balance:743882896460480625>"
+        badge_early_supporter: "<:early_supporter:743882896909140058>"
+        badge_bug_hunter_level_2: "<:bug_hunter_lvl2:743882896611344505>"
+        badge_verified_bot_developer: "<:verified_bot_dev:743882897299210310>"
+
+        incident_actioned:      "<:incident_actioned:719645530128646266>"
+        incident_unactioned:    "<:incident_unactioned:719645583245180960>"
+        incident_investigating: "<:incident_investigating:719645658671480924>"
+
         failmail: "<:failmail:633660039931887616>"
         trashcan: "<:trashcan:637136429717389331>"
 
@@ -47,23 +62,10 @@ style:
         cross_mark: "\u274C"
         check_mark: "\u2705"
 
-        ducky_yellow:   &DUCKY_YELLOW   574951975574175744
-        ducky_blurple:  &DUCKY_BLURPLE  574951975310065675
-        ducky_regal:    &DUCKY_REGAL    637883439185395712
-        ducky_camo:     &DUCKY_CAMO     637914731566596096
-        ducky_ninja:    &DUCKY_NINJA    637923502535606293
-        ducky_devil:    &DUCKY_DEVIL    637925314982576139
-        ducky_tube:     &DUCKY_TUBE     637881368008851456
-        ducky_hunt:     &DUCKY_HUNT     639355090909528084
-        ducky_wizard:   &DUCKY_WIZARD   639355996954689536
-        ducky_party:    &DUCKY_PARTY    639468753440210977
-        ducky_angel:    &DUCKY_ANGEL    640121935610511361
-        ducky_maul:     &DUCKY_MAUL     640137724958867467
-        ducky_santa:    &DUCKY_SANTA    655360331002019870
-
-        upvotes:        "<:upvotes:638729835245731840>"
-        comments:       "<:comments:638729835073765387>"
-        user:           "<:user:638729835442602003>"
+        # emotes used for #reddit
+        upvotes:        "<:reddit_upvotes:755845219890757644>"
+        comments:       "<:reddit_comments:755845255001014384>"
+        user:           "<:reddit_users:755845303822974997>"
 
     icons:
         crown_blurple: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/469964153289965568.png"
@@ -117,19 +119,28 @@ style:
         voice_state_green: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/656899770094452754.png"
         voice_state_red: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/656899769905709076.png"
 
+
 guild:
     id: 267624335836053506
+    invite: "https://discord.gg/python"
 
     categories:
         help_available:                     691405807388196926
         help_in_use:                        696958401460043776
         help_dormant:                       691405908919451718
-        modmail:                            714494672835444826
+        modmail:            &MODMAIL        714494672835444826
+        logs:               &LOGS           468520609152892958
+        voice:                              356013253765234688
 
     channels:
-        announcements:                              354619224620138496
-        user_event_announcements:   &USER_EVENT_A   592000283102674944
-        python_news:                &PYNEWS_CHANNEL 704372456592506880
+        # Public announcement and news channels
+        change_log:                 &CHANGE_LOG         748238795236704388
+        announcements:              &ANNOUNCEMENTS      354619224620138496
+        python_news:                &PYNEWS_CHANNEL     704372456592506880
+        python_events:              &PYEVENTS_CHANNEL   729674110270963822
+        mailing_lists:              &MAILING_LISTS      704372456592506880
+        reddit:                     &REDDIT_CHANNEL     458224812528238616
+        user_event_announcements:   &USER_EVENT_A       592000283102674944
 
         # Development
         dev_contrib:        &DEV_CONTRIB    635950537262759947
@@ -137,8 +148,8 @@ guild:
         dev_log:            &DEV_LOG        622895325144940554
 
         # Discussion
-        meta:               429409067623251969
-        python_discussion:  267624335836053506
+        meta:                               429409067623251969
+        python_discussion:  &PY_DISCUSSION  267624335836053506
 
         # Python Help: Available
         how_to_get_help:    704250143020417084
@@ -150,6 +161,7 @@ guild:
         mod_log:            &MOD_LOG        282638479504965634
         user_log:                           528976905546760203
         voice_log:                          640292421988646961
+        dm_log:                             653713721625018428
 
         # Off-topic
         off_topic_0:    291284109232308226
@@ -159,22 +171,32 @@ guild:
         # Special
         bot_commands:       &BOT_CMD        267659945086812160
         esoteric:                           470884583684964352
-        reddit:                             458224812528238616
         verification:                       352442727016693763
+        voice_gate:                         764802555427029012
 
         # Staff
         admins:             &ADMINS         365960823622991872
         admin_spam:         &ADMIN_SPAM     563594791770914816
         defcon:             &DEFCON         464469101889454091
         helpers:            &HELPERS        385474242440986624
+        incidents:                          714214212200562749
+        incidents_archive:                  720668923636351037
         mods:               &MODS           305126844661760000
-        mod_alerts:         &MOD_ALERTS     473092532147060736
+        mod_alerts:                         473092532147060736
         mod_spam:           &MOD_SPAM       620607373828030464
         organisation:       &ORGANISATION   551789653284356126
         staff_lounge:       &STAFF_LOUNGE   464905259261755392
-        incidents:                          714214212200562749
+        duck_pond:          &DUCK_POND      637820308341915648
+
+        # Staff announcement channels
+        staff_announcements:    &STAFF_ANNOUNCEMENTS    464033278631084042
+        mod_announcements:      &MOD_ANNOUNCEMENTS      372115205867700225
+        admin_announcements:    &ADMIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS    749736155569848370
 
         # Voice
+        code_help_voice:                    755154969761677312
+        code_help_voice_2:                  766330079135268884
+        voice_chat:                         412357430186344448
         admins_voice:       &ADMINS_VOICE   500734494840717332
         staff_voice:        &STAFF_VOICE    412375055910043655
 
@@ -182,19 +204,13 @@ guild:
         big_brother_logs:   &BB_LOGS        468507907357409333
         talent_pool:        &TALENT_POOL    534321732593647616
 
-    staff_channels:
-        - *ADMINS
-        - *ADMIN_SPAM
-        - *DEFCON
-        - *HELPERS
-        - *MODS
-        - *MOD_SPAM
-        - *ORGANISATION
+    moderation_categories:
+        - *MODMAIL
+        - *LOGS
 
     moderation_channels:
         - *ADMINS
         - *ADMIN_SPAM
-        - *MOD_ALERTS
         - *MODS
         - *MOD_SPAM
 
@@ -218,9 +234,11 @@ guild:
         muted:              &MUTED_ROLE         277914926603829249
         partners:                               323426753857191936
         python_community:   &PY_COMMUNITY_ROLE  458226413825294336
+        sprinters:          &SPRINTERS          758422482289426471
 
-        # This is the Developers role on PyDis, here named verified for readability reasons
-        verified:                               352427296948486144
+        unverified:                             739794855945044069
+        verified:                               352427296948486144  # @Developers on PyDis
+        voice_verified:                         764802720779337729
 
         # Staff
         admins:             &ADMINS_ROLE    267628507062992896
@@ -230,8 +248,8 @@ guild:
         owners:             &OWNERS_ROLE    267627879762755584
 
         # Code Jam
-        jammers:        591786436651646989
-        team_leaders:   501324292341104650
+        jammers:        737249140966162473
+        team_leaders:   737250302834638889
 
     moderation_roles:
         - *OWNERS_ROLE
@@ -245,124 +263,36 @@ guild:
         - *HELPERS_ROLE
 
     webhooks:
-        talent_pool:                    569145364800602132
-        big_brother:                    569133704568373283
-        reddit:                         635408384794951680
-        duck_pond:                      637821475327311927
-        dev_log:                        680501655111729222
-        python_news:    &PYNEWS_WEBHOOK 704381182279942324
+        big_brother:                        569133704568373283
+        dev_log:                            680501655111729222
+        dm_log:                             654567640664244225
+        duck_pond:                          637821475327311927
+        incidents_archive:                  720671599790915702
+        python_news:        &PYNEWS_WEBHOOK 704381182279942324
+        reddit:                             635408384794951680
+        talent_pool:                        569145364800602132
 
 
 filter:
-
     # What do we filter?
-    filter_zalgo:       false
-    filter_invites:     true
-    filter_domains:     true
-    watch_regex:        true
-    watch_rich_embeds:  true
+    filter_zalgo:          false
+    filter_invites:        true
+    filter_domains:        true
+    filter_everyone_ping:  true
+    watch_regex:           true
+    watch_rich_embeds:     true
 
     # Notify user on filter?
     # Notifications are not expected for "watchlist" type filters
-    notify_user_zalgo:       false
-    notify_user_invites:     true
-    notify_user_domains:     false
+    notify_user_zalgo:          false
+    notify_user_invites:        true
+    notify_user_domains:        false
+    notify_user_everyone_ping:  true
 
     # Filter configuration
-    ping_everyone:             true  # Ping @everyone when we send a mod-alert?
+    ping_everyone:             true
     offensive_msg_delete_days: 7     # How many days before deleting an offensive message?
 
-    guild_invite_whitelist:
-        - 280033776820813825  # Functional Programming
-        - 267624335836053506  # Python Discord
-        - 440186186024222721  # Python Discord: Emojis 1
-        - 578587418123304970  # Python Discord: Emojis 2
-        - 273944235143593984  # STEM
-        - 348658686962696195  # RLBot
-        - 531221516914917387  # Pallets
-        - 249111029668249601  # Gentoo
-        - 327254708534116352  # Adafruit
-        - 544525886180032552  # kennethreitz.org
-        - 590806733924859943  # Discord Hack Week
-        - 423249981340778496  # Kivy
-        - 197038439483310086  # Discord Testers
-        - 286633898581164032  # Ren'Py
-        - 349505959032389632  # PyGame
-        - 438622377094414346  # Pyglet
-        - 524691714909274162  # Panda3D
-        - 336642139381301249  # discord.py
-        - 405403391410438165  # Sentdex
-        - 172018499005317120  # The Coding Den
-        - 666560367173828639  # PyWeek
-        - 702724176489873509  # Microsoft Python
-        - 81384788765712384   # Discord API
-        - 613425648685547541  # Discord Developers
-        - 185590609631903755  # Blender Hub
-        - 420324994703163402  # /r/FlutterDev
-        - 488751051629920277  # Python Atlanta
-        - 143867839282020352  # C#
-
-    domain_blacklist:
-        - pornhub.com
-        - liveleak.com
-        - grabify.link
-        - bmwforum.co
-        - leancoding.co
-        - spottyfly.com
-        - stopify.co
-        - yoütu.be
-        - discörd.com
-        - minecräft.com
-        - freegiftcards.co
-        - disçordapp.com
-        - fortnight.space
-        - fortnitechat.site
-        - joinmy.site
-        - curiouscat.club
-        - catsnthings.fun
-        - yourtube.site
-        - youtubeshort.watch
-        - catsnthing.com
-        - youtubeshort.pro
-        - canadianlumberjacks.online
-        - poweredbydialup.club
-        - poweredbydialup.online
-        - poweredbysecurity.org
-        - poweredbysecurity.online
-        - ssteam.site
-        - steamwalletgift.com
-        - discord.gift
-        - lmgtfy.com
-
-    word_watchlist:
-        - goo+ks*
-        - ky+s+
-        - ki+ke+s*
-        - beaner+s?
-        - coo+ns*
-        - nig+lets*
-        - slant-eyes*
-        - towe?l-?head+s*
-        - chi*n+k+s*
-        - spick*s*
-        - kill* +(?:yo)?urself+
-        - jew+s*
-        - suicide
-        - rape
-        - (re+)tar+(d+|t+)(ed)?
-        - ta+r+d+
-        - cunts*
-        - trann*y
-        - shemale
-
-    token_watchlist:
-        - fa+g+s*
-        - 卐
-        - 卍
-        - cuck(?!oo+)
-        - nigg+(?:e*r+|a+h*?|u+h+)s?
-        - fag+o+t+s*
-
     # Censor doesn't apply to these
     channel_whitelist:
         - *ADMINS
@@ -380,6 +310,7 @@ filter:
         - *OWNERS_ROLE
         - *HELPERS_ROLE
         - *PY_COMMUNITY_ROLE
+        - *SPRINTERS
 
 
 keys:
@@ -394,24 +325,7 @@ urls:
     site_staff:  &STAFF  !JOIN ["staff.", *DOMAIN]
     site_schema: &SCHEMA       "https://"
 
-    site_bigbrother_api:                !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/bigbrother"]
-    site_docs_api:                      !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/docs"]
-    site_superstarify_api:              !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/superstarify"]
-    site_infractions:                   !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions"]
-    site_infractions_user:              !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions/user/{user_id}"]
-    site_infractions_type:              !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions/type/{infraction_type}"]
-    site_infractions_by_id:             !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions/id/{infraction_id}"]
-    site_infractions_user_type_current: !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions/user/{user_id}/{infraction_type}/current"]
-    site_infractions_user_type:         !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/infractions/user/{user_id}/{infraction_type}"]
-    site_logs_api:                      !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/logs"]
     site_logs_view:                     !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *STAFF, "/bot/logs"]
-    site_off_topic_names_api:           !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/off-topic-names"]
-    site_reminders_api:                 !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/reminders"]
-    site_reminders_user_api:            !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/reminders/user"]
-    site_settings_api:                  !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/settings"]
-    site_tags_api:                      !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/tags"]
-    site_user_api:                      !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/users"]
-    site_user_complete_api:             !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *API, "/bot/users/complete"]
     paste_service:                      !JOIN [*SCHEMA, *PASTE, "/{key}"]
 
     # Snekbox
@@ -425,6 +339,7 @@ urls:
     bot_avatar:      "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/discord-python/branding/master/logos/logo_circle/logo_circle.png"
     github_bot_repo: "https://github.com/python-discord/bot"
 
+
 anti_spam:
     # Clean messages that violate a rule.
     clean_offending: true
@@ -443,9 +358,13 @@ anti_spam:
             interval: 10
             max: 7
 
-        burst_shared:
-            interval: 10
-            max: 20
+        # Burst shared it (temporarily) disabled to prevent
+        # the bug that triggers multiple infractions/DMs per
+        # user. It also tends to catch a lot of innocent users
+        # now that we're so big.
+        # burst_shared:
+        #    interval: 10
+        #    max: 20
 
         chars:
             interval: 5
@@ -477,35 +396,6 @@ anti_spam:
             max: 3
 
 
-anti_malware:
-    whitelist:
-        - '.3gp'
-        - '.3g2'
-        - '.avi'
-        - '.bmp'
-        - '.gif'
-        - '.h264'
-        - '.jpg'
-        - '.jpeg'
-        - '.m4v'
-        - '.mkv'
-        - '.mov'
-        - '.mp4'
-        - '.mpeg'
-        - '.mpg'
-        - '.png'
-        - '.tiff'
-        - '.wmv'
-        - '.svg'
-        - '.psd'  # Photoshop
-        - '.ai'   # Illustrator
-        - '.aep'  # After Effects
-        - '.xcf'  # GIMP
-        - '.mp3'
-        - '.wav'
-        - '.ogg'
-
-
 reddit:
     subreddits:
         - 'r/Python'
@@ -513,18 +403,28 @@ reddit:
     secret:    !ENV "REDDIT_SECRET"
 
 
-wolfram:
-    # Max requests per day.
-    user_limit_day: 10
-    guild_limit_day: 67
-    key: !ENV "WOLFRAM_API_KEY"
-
-
 big_brother:
     log_delay: 15
     header_message_limit: 15
 
 
+code_block:
+    # The channels in which code blocks will be detected. They are not subject to a cooldown.
+    channel_whitelist:
+        - *BOT_CMD
+
+    # The channels which will be affected by a cooldown. These channels are also whitelisted.
+    cooldown_channels:
+        - *PY_DISCUSSION
+
+    # Sending instructions triggers a cooldown on a per-channel basis.
+    # More instruction messages will not be sent in the same channel until the cooldown has elapsed.
+    cooldown_seconds: 300
+
+    # The minimum amount of lines a message or code block must have for instructions to be sent.
+    minimum_lines: 4
+
+
 free:
     # Seconds to elapse for a channel
     # to be considered inactive.
@@ -546,8 +446,8 @@ help_channels:
     # Allowed duration of inactivity before making a channel dormant
     idle_minutes: 30
 
-    # Allowed duration of inactivity when question message deleted
-    # and no one other sent before message making channel dormant.
+    # Allowed duration of inactivity when channel is empty (due to deleted messages)
+    # before message making a channel dormant
     deleted_idle_minutes: 5
 
     # Maximum number of channels to put in the available category
@@ -573,38 +473,55 @@ help_channels:
     notify_roles:
         - *HELPERS_ROLE
 
+
 redirect_output:
     delete_invocation: true
     delete_delay: 15
 
-sync:
-    confirm_timeout: 300
-    max_diff: 10
 
 duck_pond:
-    threshold: 5
-    custom_emojis:
-        - *DUCKY_YELLOW
-        - *DUCKY_BLURPLE
-        - *DUCKY_CAMO
-        - *DUCKY_DEVIL
-        - *DUCKY_NINJA
-        - *DUCKY_REGAL
-        - *DUCKY_TUBE
-        - *DUCKY_HUNT
-        - *DUCKY_WIZARD
-        - *DUCKY_PARTY
-        - *DUCKY_ANGEL
-        - *DUCKY_MAUL
-        - *DUCKY_SANTA
+    threshold: 4
+    channel_blacklist:
+        - *ANNOUNCEMENTS
+        - *PYNEWS_CHANNEL
+        - *PYEVENTS_CHANNEL
+        - *MAILING_LISTS
+        - *REDDIT_CHANNEL
+        - *USER_EVENT_A
+        - *DUCK_POND
+        - *CHANGE_LOG
+        - *STAFF_ANNOUNCEMENTS
+        - *MOD_ANNOUNCEMENTS
+        - *ADMIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS
+
 
 python_news:
     mail_lists:
         - 'python-ideas'
         - 'python-announce-list'
         - 'pypi-announce'
+        - 'python-dev'
     channel: *PYNEWS_CHANNEL
     webhook: *PYNEWS_WEBHOOK
 
+
+verification:
+    unverified_after: 3  # Days after which non-Developers receive the @Unverified role
+    kicked_after: 30  # Days after which non-Developers get kicked from the guild
+    reminder_frequency: 28  # Hours between @Unverified pings
+    bot_message_delete_delay: 10  # Seconds before deleting bots response in #verification
+
+    # Number in range [0, 1] determining the percentage of unverified users that are safe
+    # to be kicked from the guild in one batch, any larger amount will require staff confirmation,
+    # set this to 0 to require explicit approval for batches of any size
+    kick_confirmation_threshold: 0.01  # 1%
+
+
+voice_gate:
+    minimum_days_verified: 3  # How many days the user must have been verified for
+    minimum_messages: 50  # How many messages a user must have to be eligible for voice
+    bot_message_delete_delay: 10  # Seconds before deleting bot's response in Voice Gate
+
+
 config:
     required_keys: ['bot.token']
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cff7d33d6..8be5aac0e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ services:
       - postgres
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://pysite:pysite@postgres:5432/pysite
+      METRICITY_DB_URL: postgres://pysite:pysite@postgres:5432/metricity
       SECRET_KEY: suitable-for-development-only
       STATIC_ROOT: /var/www/static
 
diff --git a/tests/_autospec.py b/tests/_autospec.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2fc1973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_autospec.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import contextlib
+import functools
+import unittest.mock
+from typing import Callable
+
+
+[email protected](unittest.mock._patch.decoration_helper)
+[email protected]
+def _decoration_helper(self, patched, args, keywargs):
+    """Skips adding patchings as args if their `dont_pass` attribute is True."""
+    # Don't ask what this does. It's just a copy from stdlib, but with the dont_pass check added.
+    extra_args = []
+    with contextlib.ExitStack() as exit_stack:
+        for patching in patched.patchings:
+            arg = exit_stack.enter_context(patching)
+            if not getattr(patching, "dont_pass", False):
+                # Only add the patching as an arg if dont_pass is False.
+                if patching.attribute_name is not None:
+                    keywargs.update(arg)
+                elif patching.new is unittest.mock.DEFAULT:
+                    extra_args.append(arg)
+
+        args += tuple(extra_args)
+        yield args, keywargs
+
+
+[email protected](unittest.mock._patch.copy)
+def _copy(self):
+    """Copy the `dont_pass` attribute along with the standard copy operation."""
+    patcher_copy = _copy.original(self)
+    patcher_copy.dont_pass = getattr(self, "dont_pass", False)
+    return patcher_copy
+
+
+# Monkey-patch the patcher class :)
+_copy.original = unittest.mock._patch.copy
+unittest.mock._patch.copy = _copy
+unittest.mock._patch.decoration_helper = _decoration_helper
+
+
+def autospec(target, *attributes: str, pass_mocks: bool = True, **patch_kwargs) -> Callable:
+    """
+    Patch multiple `attributes` of a `target` with autospecced mocks and `spec_set` as True.
+
+    If `pass_mocks` is True, pass the autospecced mocks as arguments to the decorated object.
+    """
+    # Caller's kwargs should take priority and overwrite the defaults.
+    kwargs = dict(spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    kwargs.update(patch_kwargs)
+
+    # Import the target if it's a string.
+    # This is to support both object and string targets like patch.multiple.
+    if type(target) is str:
+        target = unittest.mock._importer(target)
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        for attribute in attributes:
+            patcher = unittest.mock.patch.object(target, attribute, **kwargs)
+            if not pass_mocks:
+                # A custom attribute to keep track of which patchings should be skipped.
+                patcher.dont_pass = True
+            func = patcher(func)
+        return func
+    return decorator
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_infractions.py b/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_infractions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index da4e92ccc..000000000
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_infractions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import textwrap
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
-
-from bot.cogs.moderation.infractions import Infractions
-from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockGuild, MockMember, MockRole
-
-
-class TruncationTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests for ban and kick command reason truncation."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.bot = MockBot()
-        self.cog = Infractions(self.bot)
-        self.user = MockMember(id=1234, top_role=MockRole(id=3577, position=10))
-        self.target = MockMember(id=1265, top_role=MockRole(id=9876, position=0))
-        self.guild = MockGuild(id=4567)
-        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.user, guild=self.guild)
-
-    @patch("bot.cogs.moderation.utils.get_active_infraction")
-    @patch("bot.cogs.moderation.utils.post_infraction")
-    async def test_apply_ban_reason_truncation(self, post_infraction_mock, get_active_mock):
-        """Should truncate reason for `ctx.guild.ban`."""
-        get_active_mock.return_value = None
-        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
-
-        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
-        self.bot.get_cog.return_value = AsyncMock()
-        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = Mock()
-        self.ctx.guild.ban = Mock()
-
-        await self.cog.apply_ban(self.ctx, self.target, "foo bar" * 3000)
-        self.ctx.guild.ban.assert_called_once_with(
-            self.target,
-            reason=textwrap.shorten("foo bar" * 3000, 512, placeholder="..."),
-            delete_message_days=0
-        )
-        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(
-            self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.target, self.ctx.guild.ban.return_value
-        )
-
-    @patch("bot.cogs.moderation.utils.post_infraction")
-    async def test_apply_kick_reason_truncation(self, post_infraction_mock):
-        """Should truncate reason for `Member.kick`."""
-        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
-
-        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
-        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = Mock()
-        self.target.kick = Mock()
-
-        await self.cog.apply_kick(self.ctx, self.target, "foo bar" * 3000)
-        self.target.kick.assert_called_once_with(reason=textwrap.shorten("foo bar" * 3000, 512, placeholder="..."))
-        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(
-            self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.target, self.target.kick.return_value
-        )
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_silence.py b/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_silence.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ab3d0742a..000000000
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_silence.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,261 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-from unittest import mock
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock
-
-from discord import PermissionOverwrite
-
-from bot.cogs.moderation.silence import Silence, SilenceNotifier
-from bot.constants import Channels, Emojis, Guild, Roles
-from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockTextChannel
-
-
-class SilenceNotifierTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.alert_channel = MockTextChannel()
-        self.notifier = SilenceNotifier(self.alert_channel)
-        self.notifier.stop = self.notifier_stop_mock = Mock()
-        self.notifier.start = self.notifier_start_mock = Mock()
-
-    def test_add_channel_adds_channel(self):
-        """Channel in FirstHash with current loop is added to internal set."""
-        channel = Mock()
-        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels") as silenced_channels:
-            self.notifier.add_channel(channel)
-        silenced_channels.__setitem__.assert_called_with(channel, self.notifier._current_loop)
-
-    def test_add_channel_starts_loop(self):
-        """Loop is started if `_silenced_channels` was empty."""
-        self.notifier.add_channel(Mock())
-        self.notifier_start_mock.assert_called_once()
-
-    def test_add_channel_skips_start_with_channels(self):
-        """Loop start is not called when `_silenced_channels` is not empty."""
-        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels"):
-            self.notifier.add_channel(Mock())
-        self.notifier_start_mock.assert_not_called()
-
-    def test_remove_channel_removes_channel(self):
-        """Channel in FirstHash is removed from `_silenced_channels`."""
-        channel = Mock()
-        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels") as silenced_channels:
-            self.notifier.remove_channel(channel)
-        silenced_channels.__delitem__.assert_called_with(channel)
-
-    def test_remove_channel_stops_loop(self):
-        """Notifier loop is stopped if `_silenced_channels` is empty after remove."""
-        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels", __bool__=lambda _: False):
-            self.notifier.remove_channel(Mock())
-        self.notifier_stop_mock.assert_called_once()
-
-    def test_remove_channel_skips_stop_with_channels(self):
-        """Notifier loop is not stopped if `_silenced_channels` is not empty after remove."""
-        self.notifier.remove_channel(Mock())
-        self.notifier_stop_mock.assert_not_called()
-
-    async def test_notifier_private_sends_alert(self):
-        """Alert is sent on 15 min intervals."""
-        test_cases = (900, 1800, 2700)
-        for current_loop in test_cases:
-            with self.subTest(current_loop=current_loop):
-                with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_current_loop", new=current_loop):
-                    await self.notifier._notifier()
-                self.alert_channel.send.assert_called_once_with(f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> currently silenced channels: ")
-            self.alert_channel.send.reset_mock()
-
-    async def test_notifier_skips_alert(self):
-        """Alert is skipped on first loop or not an increment of 900."""
-        test_cases = (0, 15, 5000)
-        for current_loop in test_cases:
-            with self.subTest(current_loop=current_loop):
-                with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_current_loop", new=current_loop):
-                    await self.notifier._notifier()
-                    self.alert_channel.send.assert_not_called()
-
-
-class SilenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.bot = MockBot()
-        self.cog = Silence(self.bot)
-        self.ctx = MockContext()
-        self.cog._verified_role = None
-        # Set event so command callbacks can continue.
-        self.cog._get_instance_vars_event.set()
-
-    async def test_instance_vars_got_guild(self):
-        """Bot got guild after it became available."""
-        await self.cog._get_instance_vars()
-        self.bot.wait_until_guild_available.assert_called_once()
-        self.bot.get_guild.assert_called_once_with(Guild.id)
-
-    async def test_instance_vars_got_role(self):
-        """Got `Roles.verified` role from guild."""
-        await self.cog._get_instance_vars()
-        guild = self.bot.get_guild()
-        guild.get_role.assert_called_once_with(Roles.verified)
-
-    async def test_instance_vars_got_channels(self):
-        """Got channels from bot."""
-        await self.cog._get_instance_vars()
-        self.bot.get_channel.called_once_with(Channels.mod_alerts)
-        self.bot.get_channel.called_once_with(Channels.mod_log)
-
-    @mock.patch("bot.cogs.moderation.silence.SilenceNotifier")
-    async def test_instance_vars_got_notifier(self, notifier):
-        """Notifier was started with channel."""
-        mod_log = MockTextChannel()
-        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = (None, mod_log)
-        await self.cog._get_instance_vars()
-        notifier.assert_called_once_with(mod_log)
-        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = None
-
-    async def test_silence_sent_correct_discord_message(self):
-        """Check if proper message was sent when called with duration in channel with previous state."""
-        test_cases = (
-            (0.0001, f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel for 0.0001 minute(s).", True,),
-            (None, f"{Emojis.check_mark} silenced current channel indefinitely.", True,),
-            (5, f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel is already silenced.", False,),
-        )
-        for duration, result_message, _silence_patch_return in test_cases:
-            with self.subTest(
-                silence_duration=duration,
-                result_message=result_message,
-                starting_unsilenced_state=_silence_patch_return
-            ):
-                with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_silence", return_value=_silence_patch_return):
-                    await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, self.ctx, duration)
-                    self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(result_message)
-            self.ctx.reset_mock()
-
-    async def test_unsilence_sent_correct_discord_message(self):
-        """Check if proper message was sent when unsilencing channel."""
-        test_cases = (
-            (True, f"{Emojis.check_mark} unsilenced current channel."),
-            (False, f"{Emojis.cross_mark} current channel was not silenced.")
-        )
-        for _unsilence_patch_return, result_message in test_cases:
-            with self.subTest(
-                starting_silenced_state=_unsilence_patch_return,
-                result_message=result_message
-            ):
-                with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_unsilence", return_value=_unsilence_patch_return):
-                    await self.cog.unsilence.callback(self.cog, self.ctx)
-                    self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(result_message)
-            self.ctx.reset_mock()
-
-    async def test_silence_private_for_false(self):
-        """Permissions are not set and `False` is returned in an already silenced channel."""
-        perm_overwrite = Mock(send_messages=False)
-        channel = Mock(overwrites_for=Mock(return_value=perm_overwrite))
-
-        self.assertFalse(await self.cog._silence(channel, True, None))
-        channel.set_permissions.assert_not_called()
-
-    async def test_silence_private_silenced_channel(self):
-        """Channel had `send_message` permissions revoked."""
-        channel = MockTextChannel()
-        self.assertTrue(await self.cog._silence(channel, False, None))
-        channel.set_permissions.assert_called_once()
-        self.assertFalse(channel.set_permissions.call_args.kwargs['send_messages'])
-
-    async def test_silence_private_preserves_permissions(self):
-        """Previous permissions were preserved when channel was silenced."""
-        channel = MockTextChannel()
-        # Set up mock channel permission state.
-        mock_permissions = PermissionOverwrite()
-        mock_permissions_dict = dict(mock_permissions)
-        channel.overwrites_for.return_value = mock_permissions
-        await self.cog._silence(channel, False, None)
-        new_permissions = channel.set_permissions.call_args.kwargs
-        # Remove 'send_messages' key because it got changed in the method.
-        del new_permissions['send_messages']
-        del mock_permissions_dict['send_messages']
-        self.assertDictEqual(mock_permissions_dict, new_permissions)
-
-    async def test_silence_private_notifier(self):
-        """Channel should be added to notifier with `persistent` set to `True`, and the other way around."""
-        channel = MockTextChannel()
-        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "notifier", create=True):
-            with self.subTest(persistent=True):
-                await self.cog._silence(channel, True, None)
-                self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_called_once()
-
-        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "notifier", create=True):
-            with self.subTest(persistent=False):
-                await self.cog._silence(channel, False, None)
-                self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
-
-    async def test_silence_private_added_muted_channel(self):
-        """Channel was added to `muted_channels` on silence."""
-        channel = MockTextChannel()
-        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "muted_channels") as muted_channels:
-            await self.cog._silence(channel, False, None)
-        muted_channels.add.assert_called_once_with(channel)
-
-    async def test_unsilence_private_for_false(self):
-        """Permissions are not set and `False` is returned in an unsilenced channel."""
-        channel = Mock()
-        self.assertFalse(await self.cog._unsilence(channel))
-        channel.set_permissions.assert_not_called()
-
-    @mock.patch.object(Silence, "notifier", create=True)
-    async def test_unsilence_private_unsilenced_channel(self, _):
-        """Channel had `send_message` permissions restored"""
-        perm_overwrite = MagicMock(send_messages=False)
-        channel = MockTextChannel(overwrites_for=Mock(return_value=perm_overwrite))
-        self.assertTrue(await self.cog._unsilence(channel))
-        channel.set_permissions.assert_called_once()
-        self.assertIsNone(channel.set_permissions.call_args.kwargs['send_messages'])
-
-    @mock.patch.object(Silence, "notifier", create=True)
-    async def test_unsilence_private_removed_notifier(self, notifier):
-        """Channel was removed from `notifier` on unsilence."""
-        perm_overwrite = MagicMock(send_messages=False)
-        channel = MockTextChannel(overwrites_for=Mock(return_value=perm_overwrite))
-        await self.cog._unsilence(channel)
-        notifier.remove_channel.assert_called_once_with(channel)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(Silence, "notifier", create=True)
-    async def test_unsilence_private_removed_muted_channel(self, _):
-        """Channel was removed from `muted_channels` on unsilence."""
-        perm_overwrite = MagicMock(send_messages=False)
-        channel = MockTextChannel(overwrites_for=Mock(return_value=perm_overwrite))
-        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "muted_channels") as muted_channels:
-            await self.cog._unsilence(channel)
-        muted_channels.discard.assert_called_once_with(channel)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(Silence, "notifier", create=True)
-    async def test_unsilence_private_preserves_permissions(self, _):
-        """Previous permissions were preserved when channel was unsilenced."""
-        channel = MockTextChannel()
-        # Set up mock channel permission state.
-        mock_permissions = PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=False)
-        mock_permissions_dict = dict(mock_permissions)
-        channel.overwrites_for.return_value = mock_permissions
-        await self.cog._unsilence(channel)
-        new_permissions = channel.set_permissions.call_args.kwargs
-        # Remove 'send_messages' key because it got changed in the method.
-        del new_permissions['send_messages']
-        del mock_permissions_dict['send_messages']
-        self.assertDictEqual(mock_permissions_dict, new_permissions)
-
-    @mock.patch("bot.cogs.moderation.silence.asyncio")
-    @mock.patch.object(Silence, "_mod_alerts_channel", create=True)
-    def test_cog_unload_starts_task(self, alert_channel, asyncio_mock):
-        """Task for sending an alert was created with present `muted_channels`."""
-        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "muted_channels"):
-            self.cog.cog_unload()
-            alert_channel.send.assert_called_once_with(f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> channels left silenced on cog unload: ")
-            asyncio_mock.create_task.assert_called_once_with(alert_channel.send())
-
-    @mock.patch("bot.cogs.moderation.silence.asyncio")
-    def test_cog_unload_skips_task_start(self, asyncio_mock):
-        """No task created with no channels."""
-        self.cog.cog_unload()
-        asyncio_mock.create_task.assert_not_called()
-
-    @mock.patch("bot.cogs.moderation.silence.with_role_check")
-    @mock.patch("bot.cogs.moderation.silence.MODERATION_ROLES", new=(1, 2, 3))
-    def test_cog_check(self, role_check):
-        """Role check is called with `MODERATION_ROLES`"""
-        self.cog.cog_check(self.ctx)
-        role_check.assert_called_once_with(self.ctx, *(1, 2, 3))
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_base.py b/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_base.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 70aea2bab..000000000
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_base.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,404 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-import unittest
-from unittest import mock
-
-import discord
-
-from bot import constants
-from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
-from bot.cogs.sync.syncers import Syncer, _Diff
-from tests import helpers
-
-
-class TestSyncer(Syncer):
-    """Syncer subclass with mocks for abstract methods for testing purposes."""
-
-    name = "test"
-    _get_diff = mock.AsyncMock()
-    _sync = mock.AsyncMock()
-
-
-class SyncerBaseTests(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Tests for the syncer base class."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
-
-    def test_instantiation_fails_without_abstract_methods(self):
-        """The class must have abstract methods implemented."""
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "Can't instantiate abstract class"):
-            Syncer(self.bot)
-
-
-class SyncerSendPromptTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests for sending the sync confirmation prompt."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
-        self.syncer = TestSyncer(self.bot)
-
-    def mock_get_channel(self):
-        """Fixture to return a mock channel and message for when `get_channel` is used."""
-        self.bot.reset_mock()
-
-        mock_channel = helpers.MockTextChannel()
-        mock_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-
-        mock_channel.send.return_value = mock_message
-        self.bot.get_channel.return_value = mock_channel
-
-        return mock_channel, mock_message
-
-    def mock_fetch_channel(self):
-        """Fixture to return a mock channel and message for when `fetch_channel` is used."""
-        self.bot.reset_mock()
-
-        mock_channel = helpers.MockTextChannel()
-        mock_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-
-        self.bot.get_channel.return_value = None
-        mock_channel.send.return_value = mock_message
-        self.bot.fetch_channel.return_value = mock_channel
-
-        return mock_channel, mock_message
-
-    async def test_send_prompt_edits_and_returns_message(self):
-        """The given message should be edited to display the prompt and then should be returned."""
-        msg = helpers.MockMessage()
-        ret_val = await self.syncer._send_prompt(msg)
-
-        msg.edit.assert_called_once()
-        self.assertIn("content", msg.edit.call_args[1])
-        self.assertEqual(ret_val, msg)
-
-    async def test_send_prompt_gets_dev_core_channel(self):
-        """The dev-core channel should be retrieved if an extant message isn't given."""
-        subtests = (
-            (self.bot.get_channel, self.mock_get_channel),
-            (self.bot.fetch_channel, self.mock_fetch_channel),
-        )
-
-        for method, mock_ in subtests:
-            with self.subTest(method=method, msg=mock_.__name__):
-                mock_()
-                await self.syncer._send_prompt()
-
-                method.assert_called_once_with(constants.Channels.dev_core)
-
-    async def test_send_prompt_returns_none_if_channel_fetch_fails(self):
-        """None should be returned if there's an HTTPException when fetching the channel."""
-        self.bot.get_channel.return_value = None
-        self.bot.fetch_channel.side_effect = discord.HTTPException(mock.MagicMock(), "test error!")
-
-        ret_val = await self.syncer._send_prompt()
-
-        self.assertIsNone(ret_val)
-
-    async def test_send_prompt_sends_and_returns_new_message_if_not_given(self):
-        """A new message mentioning core devs should be sent and returned if message isn't given."""
-        for mock_ in (self.mock_get_channel, self.mock_fetch_channel):
-            with self.subTest(msg=mock_.__name__):
-                mock_channel, mock_message = mock_()
-                ret_val = await self.syncer._send_prompt()
-
-                mock_channel.send.assert_called_once()
-                self.assertIn(self.syncer._CORE_DEV_MENTION, mock_channel.send.call_args[0][0])
-                self.assertEqual(ret_val, mock_message)
-
-    async def test_send_prompt_adds_reactions(self):
-        """The message should have reactions for confirmation added."""
-        extant_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-        subtests = (
-            (extant_message, lambda: (None, extant_message)),
-            (None, self.mock_get_channel),
-            (None, self.mock_fetch_channel),
-        )
-
-        for message_arg, mock_ in subtests:
-            subtest_msg = "Extant message" if mock_.__name__ == "<lambda>" else mock_.__name__
-
-            with self.subTest(msg=subtest_msg):
-                _, mock_message = mock_()
-                await self.syncer._send_prompt(message_arg)
-
-                calls = [mock.call(emoji) for emoji in self.syncer._REACTION_EMOJIS]
-                mock_message.add_reaction.assert_has_calls(calls)
-
-
-class SyncerConfirmationTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests for waiting for a sync confirmation reaction on the prompt."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
-        self.syncer = TestSyncer(self.bot)
-        self.core_dev_role = helpers.MockRole(id=constants.Roles.core_developers)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_message_reaction(emoji):
-        """Fixture to return a mock message an reaction from the given `emoji`."""
-        message = helpers.MockMessage()
-        reaction = helpers.MockReaction(emoji=emoji, message=message)
-
-        return message, reaction
-
-    def test_reaction_check_for_valid_emoji_and_authors(self):
-        """Should return True if authors are identical or are a bot and a core dev, respectively."""
-        user_subtests = (
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                "identical users",
-            ),
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77, bot=True),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=43, roles=[self.core_dev_role]),
-                "bot author and core-dev reactor",
-            ),
-        )
-
-        for emoji in self.syncer._REACTION_EMOJIS:
-            for author, user, msg in user_subtests:
-                with self.subTest(author=author, user=user, emoji=emoji, msg=msg):
-                    message, reaction = self.get_message_reaction(emoji)
-                    ret_val = self.syncer._reaction_check(author, message, reaction, user)
-
-                    self.assertTrue(ret_val)
-
-    def test_reaction_check_for_invalid_reactions(self):
-        """Should return False for invalid reaction events."""
-        valid_emoji = self.syncer._REACTION_EMOJIS[0]
-        subtests = (
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                *self.get_message_reaction(valid_emoji),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=43, roles=[self.core_dev_role]),
-                "users are not identical",
-            ),
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77, bot=True),
-                *self.get_message_reaction(valid_emoji),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=43),
-                "reactor lacks the core-dev role",
-            ),
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77, bot=True, roles=[self.core_dev_role]),
-                *self.get_message_reaction(valid_emoji),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77, bot=True, roles=[self.core_dev_role]),
-                "reactor is a bot",
-            ),
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                helpers.MockMessage(id=95),
-                helpers.MockReaction(emoji=valid_emoji, message=helpers.MockMessage(id=26)),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                "messages are not identical",
-            ),
-            (
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                *self.get_message_reaction("InVaLiD"),
-                helpers.MockMember(id=77),
-                "emoji is invalid",
-            ),
-        )
-
-        for *args, msg in subtests:
-            kwargs = dict(zip(("author", "message", "reaction", "user"), args))
-            with self.subTest(**kwargs, msg=msg):
-                ret_val = self.syncer._reaction_check(*args)
-                self.assertFalse(ret_val)
-
-    async def test_wait_for_confirmation(self):
-        """The message should always be edited and only return True if the emoji is a check mark."""
-        subtests = (
-            (constants.Emojis.check_mark, True, None),
-            ("InVaLiD", False, None),
-            (None, False, asyncio.TimeoutError),
-        )
-
-        for emoji, ret_val, side_effect in subtests:
-            for bot in (True, False):
-                with self.subTest(emoji=emoji, ret_val=ret_val, side_effect=side_effect, bot=bot):
-                    # Set up mocks
-                    message = helpers.MockMessage()
-                    member = helpers.MockMember(bot=bot)
-
-                    self.bot.wait_for.reset_mock()
-                    self.bot.wait_for.return_value = (helpers.MockReaction(emoji=emoji), None)
-                    self.bot.wait_for.side_effect = side_effect
-
-                    # Call the function
-                    actual_return = await self.syncer._wait_for_confirmation(member, message)
-
-                    # Perform assertions
-                    self.bot.wait_for.assert_called_once()
-                    self.assertIn("reaction_add", self.bot.wait_for.call_args[0])
-
-                    message.edit.assert_called_once()
-                    kwargs = message.edit.call_args[1]
-                    self.assertIn("content", kwargs)
-
-                    # Core devs should only be mentioned if the author is a bot.
-                    if bot:
-                        self.assertIn(self.syncer._CORE_DEV_MENTION, kwargs["content"])
-                    else:
-                        self.assertNotIn(self.syncer._CORE_DEV_MENTION, kwargs["content"])
-
-                    self.assertIs(actual_return, ret_val)
-
-
-class SyncerSyncTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests for main function orchestrating the sync."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot(user=helpers.MockMember(bot=True))
-        self.syncer = TestSyncer(self.bot)
-
-    async def test_sync_respects_confirmation_result(self):
-        """The sync should abort if confirmation fails and continue if confirmed."""
-        mock_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-        subtests = (
-            (True, mock_message),
-            (False, None),
-        )
-
-        for confirmed, message in subtests:
-            with self.subTest(confirmed=confirmed):
-                self.syncer._sync.reset_mock()
-                self.syncer._get_diff.reset_mock()
-
-                diff = _Diff({1, 2, 3}, {4, 5}, None)
-                self.syncer._get_diff.return_value = diff
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result = mock.AsyncMock(
-                    return_value=(confirmed, message)
-                )
-
-                guild = helpers.MockGuild()
-                await self.syncer.sync(guild)
-
-                self.syncer._get_diff.assert_called_once_with(guild)
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.assert_called_once()
-
-                if confirmed:
-                    self.syncer._sync.assert_called_once_with(diff)
-                else:
-                    self.syncer._sync.assert_not_called()
-
-    async def test_sync_diff_size(self):
-        """The diff size should be correctly calculated."""
-        subtests = (
-            (6, _Diff({1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6})),
-            (5, _Diff({1, 2, 3}, None, {4, 5})),
-            (0, _Diff(None, None, None)),
-            (0, _Diff(set(), set(), set())),
-        )
-
-        for size, diff in subtests:
-            with self.subTest(size=size, diff=diff):
-                self.syncer._get_diff.reset_mock()
-                self.syncer._get_diff.return_value = diff
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result = mock.AsyncMock(return_value=(False, None))
-
-                guild = helpers.MockGuild()
-                await self.syncer.sync(guild)
-
-                self.syncer._get_diff.assert_called_once_with(guild)
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.assert_called_once()
-                self.assertEqual(self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.call_args[0][0], size)
-
-    async def test_sync_message_edited(self):
-        """The message should be edited if one was sent, even if the sync has an API error."""
-        subtests = (
-            (None, None, False),
-            (helpers.MockMessage(), None, True),
-            (helpers.MockMessage(), ResponseCodeError(mock.MagicMock()), True),
-        )
-
-        for message, side_effect, should_edit in subtests:
-            with self.subTest(message=message, side_effect=side_effect, should_edit=should_edit):
-                self.syncer._sync.side_effect = side_effect
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result = mock.AsyncMock(
-                    return_value=(True, message)
-                )
-
-                guild = helpers.MockGuild()
-                await self.syncer.sync(guild)
-
-                if should_edit:
-                    message.edit.assert_called_once()
-                    self.assertIn("content", message.edit.call_args[1])
-
-    async def test_sync_confirmation_context_redirect(self):
-        """If ctx is given, a new message should be sent and author should be ctx's author."""
-        mock_member = helpers.MockMember()
-        subtests = (
-            (None, self.bot.user, None),
-            (helpers.MockContext(author=mock_member), mock_member, helpers.MockMessage()),
-        )
-
-        for ctx, author, message in subtests:
-            with self.subTest(ctx=ctx, author=author, message=message):
-                if ctx is not None:
-                    ctx.send.return_value = message
-
-                # Make sure `_get_diff` returns a MagicMock, not an AsyncMock
-                self.syncer._get_diff.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
-
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result = mock.AsyncMock(return_value=(False, None))
-
-                guild = helpers.MockGuild()
-                await self.syncer.sync(guild, ctx)
-
-                if ctx is not None:
-                    ctx.send.assert_called_once()
-
-                self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.assert_called_once()
-                self.assertEqual(self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.call_args[0][1], author)
-                self.assertEqual(self.syncer._get_confirmation_result.call_args[0][2], message)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(constants.Sync, "max_diff", new=3)
-    async def test_confirmation_result_small_diff(self):
-        """Should always return True and the given message if the diff size is too small."""
-        author = helpers.MockMember()
-        expected_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-
-        for size in (3, 2):  # pragma: no cover
-            with self.subTest(size=size):
-                self.syncer._send_prompt = mock.AsyncMock()
-                self.syncer._wait_for_confirmation = mock.AsyncMock()
-
-                coro = self.syncer._get_confirmation_result(size, author, expected_message)
-                result, actual_message = await coro
-
-                self.assertTrue(result)
-                self.assertEqual(actual_message, expected_message)
-                self.syncer._send_prompt.assert_not_called()
-                self.syncer._wait_for_confirmation.assert_not_called()
-
-    @mock.patch.object(constants.Sync, "max_diff", new=3)
-    async def test_confirmation_result_large_diff(self):
-        """Should return True if confirmed and False if _send_prompt fails or aborted."""
-        author = helpers.MockMember()
-        mock_message = helpers.MockMessage()
-
-        subtests = (
-            (True, mock_message, True, "confirmed"),
-            (False, None, False, "_send_prompt failed"),
-            (False, mock_message, False, "aborted"),
-        )
-
-        for expected_result, expected_message, confirmed, msg in subtests:  # pragma: no cover
-            with self.subTest(msg=msg):
-                self.syncer._send_prompt = mock.AsyncMock(return_value=expected_message)
-                self.syncer._wait_for_confirmation = mock.AsyncMock(return_value=confirmed)
-
-                coro = self.syncer._get_confirmation_result(4, author)
-                actual_result, actual_message = await coro
-
-                self.syncer._send_prompt.assert_called_once_with(None)  # message defaults to None
-                self.assertIs(actual_result, expected_result)
-                self.assertEqual(actual_message, expected_message)
-
-                if expected_message:
-                    self.syncer._wait_for_confirmation.assert_called_once_with(
-                        author, expected_message
-                    )
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_duck_pond.py b/tests/bot/cogs/test_duck_pond.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c0107c6..000000000
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_duck_pond.py
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@@ -1,575 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-import logging
-import typing
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
-
-import discord
-
-from bot import constants
-from bot.cogs import duck_pond
-from tests import base
-from tests import helpers
-
-MODULE_PATH = "bot.cogs.duck_pond"
-
-
-class DuckPondTests(base.LoggingTestsMixin, unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests for DuckPond functionality."""
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        """Sets up the objects that only have to be initialized once."""
-        cls.nonstaff_member = helpers.MockMember(name="Non-staffer")
-
-        cls.staff_role = helpers.MockRole(name="Staff role", id=constants.STAFF_ROLES[0])
-        cls.staff_member = helpers.MockMember(name="staffer", roles=[cls.staff_role])
-
-        cls.checkmark_emoji = "\N{White Heavy Check Mark}"
-        cls.thumbs_up_emoji = "\N{Thumbs Up Sign}"
-        cls.unicode_duck_emoji = "\N{Duck}"
-        cls.duck_pond_emoji = helpers.MockPartialEmoji(id=constants.DuckPond.custom_emojis[0])
-        cls.non_duck_custom_emoji = helpers.MockPartialEmoji(id=123)
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        """Sets up the objects that need to be refreshed before each test."""
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot(user=helpers.MockMember(id=46692))
-        self.cog = duck_pond.DuckPond(bot=self.bot)
-
-    def test_duck_pond_correctly_initializes(self):
-        """`__init__ should set `bot` and `webhook_id` attributes and schedule `fetch_webhook`."""
-        bot = helpers.MockBot()
-        cog = MagicMock()
-
-        duck_pond.DuckPond.__init__(cog, bot)
-
-        self.assertEqual(cog.bot, bot)
-        self.assertEqual(cog.webhook_id, constants.Webhooks.duck_pond)
-        bot.loop.create_task.assert_called_once_with(cog.fetch_webhook())
-
-    def test_fetch_webhook_succeeds_without_connectivity_issues(self):
-        """The `fetch_webhook` method waits until `READY` event and sets the `webhook` attribute."""
-        self.bot.fetch_webhook.return_value = "dummy webhook"
-        self.cog.webhook_id = 1
-
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.fetch_webhook())
-
-        self.bot.wait_until_guild_available.assert_called_once()
-        self.bot.fetch_webhook.assert_called_once_with(1)
-        self.assertEqual(self.cog.webhook, "dummy webhook")
-
-    def test_fetch_webhook_logs_when_unable_to_fetch_webhook(self):
-        """The `fetch_webhook` method should log an exception when it fails to fetch the webhook."""
-        self.bot.fetch_webhook.side_effect = discord.HTTPException(response=MagicMock(), message="Not found.")
-        self.cog.webhook_id = 1
-
-        log = logging.getLogger('bot.cogs.duck_pond')
-        with self.assertLogs(logger=log, level=logging.ERROR) as log_watcher:
-            asyncio.run(self.cog.fetch_webhook())
-
-        self.bot.wait_until_guild_available.assert_called_once()
-        self.bot.fetch_webhook.assert_called_once_with(1)
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(log_watcher.records), 1)
-
-        record = log_watcher.records[0]
-        self.assertEqual(record.levelno, logging.ERROR)
-
-    def test_is_staff_returns_correct_values_based_on_instance_passed(self):
-        """The `is_staff` method should return correct values based on the instance passed."""
-        test_cases = (
-            (helpers.MockUser(name="User instance"), False),
-            (helpers.MockMember(name="Member instance without staff role"), False),
-            (helpers.MockMember(name="Member instance with staff role", roles=[self.staff_role]), True)
-        )
-
-        for user, expected_return in test_cases:
-            actual_return = self.cog.is_staff(user)
-            with self.subTest(user_type=user.name, expected_return=expected_return, actual_return=actual_return):
-                self.assertEqual(expected_return, actual_return)
-
-    async def test_has_green_checkmark_correctly_detects_presence_of_green_checkmark_emoji(self):
-        """The `has_green_checkmark` method should only return `True` if one is present."""
-        test_cases = (
-            (
-                "No reactions", helpers.MockMessage(), False
-            ),
-            (
-                "No green check mark reactions",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, users=[self.bot.user]),
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.thumbs_up_emoji, users=[self.bot.user])
-                ]),
-                False
-            ),
-            (
-                "Green check mark reaction, but not from our bot",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, users=[self.bot.user]),
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.checkmark_emoji, users=[self.staff_member])
-                ]),
-                False
-            ),
-            (
-                "Green check mark reaction, with one from the bot",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, users=[self.bot.user]),
-                    helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.checkmark_emoji, users=[self.staff_member, self.bot.user])
-                ]),
-                True
-            )
-        )
-
-        for description, message, expected_return in test_cases:
-            actual_return = await self.cog.has_green_checkmark(message)
-            with self.subTest(
-                test_case=description,
-                expected_return=expected_return,
-                actual_return=actual_return
-            ):
-                self.assertEqual(expected_return, actual_return)
-
-    def test_send_webhook_correctly_passes_on_arguments(self):
-        """The `send_webhook` method should pass the arguments to the webhook correctly."""
-        self.cog.webhook = helpers.MockAsyncWebhook()
-
-        content = "fake content"
-        username = "fake username"
-        avatar_url = "fake avatar_url"
-        embed = "fake embed"
-
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.send_webhook(content, username, avatar_url, embed))
-
-        self.cog.webhook.send.assert_called_once_with(
-            content=content,
-            username=username,
-            avatar_url=avatar_url,
-            embed=embed
-        )
-
-    def test_send_webhook_logs_when_sending_message_fails(self):
-        """The `send_webhook` method should catch a `discord.HTTPException` and log accordingly."""
-        self.cog.webhook = helpers.MockAsyncWebhook()
-        self.cog.webhook.send.side_effect = discord.HTTPException(response=MagicMock(), message="Something failed.")
-
-        log = logging.getLogger('bot.cogs.duck_pond')
-        with self.assertLogs(logger=log, level=logging.ERROR) as log_watcher:
-            asyncio.run(self.cog.send_webhook())
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(log_watcher.records), 1)
-
-        record = log_watcher.records[0]
-        self.assertEqual(record.levelno, logging.ERROR)
-
-    def _get_reaction(
-        self,
-        emoji: typing.Union[str, helpers.MockEmoji],
-        staff: int = 0,
-        nonstaff: int = 0
-    ) -> helpers.MockReaction:
-        staffers = [helpers.MockMember(roles=[self.staff_role]) for _ in range(staff)]
-        nonstaffers = [helpers.MockMember() for _ in range(nonstaff)]
-        return helpers.MockReaction(emoji=emoji, users=staffers + nonstaffers)
-
-    async def test_count_ducks_correctly_counts_the_number_of_eligible_duck_emojis(self):
-        """The `count_ducks` method should return the number of unique staffers who gave a duck."""
-        test_cases = (
-            # Simple test cases
-            # A message without reactions should return 0
-            (
-                "No reactions",
-                helpers.MockMessage(),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a non-duck reaction from a non-staffer should return 0
-            (
-                "Non-duck reaction from non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.thumbs_up_emoji, nonstaff=1)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a non-duck reaction from a staffer should return 0
-            (
-                "Non-duck reaction from staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.non_duck_custom_emoji, staff=1)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a non-duck reaction from a non-staffer and staffer should return 0
-            (
-                "Non-duck reaction from staffer + non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.thumbs_up_emoji, staff=1, nonstaff=1)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a unicode duck reaction from a non-staffer should return 0
-            (
-                "Unicode Duck Reaction from non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, nonstaff=1)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a unicode duck reaction from a staffer should return 1
-            (
-                "Unicode Duck Reaction from staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, staff=1)]),
-                1
-            ),
-            # A message with a unicode duck reaction from a non-staffer and staffer should return 1
-            (
-                "Unicode Duck Reaction from staffer + non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, staff=1, nonstaff=1)]),
-                1
-            ),
-            # A message with a duckpond duck reaction from a non-staffer should return 0
-            (
-                "Duckpond Duck Reaction from non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, nonstaff=1)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # A message with a duckpond duck reaction from a staffer should return 1
-            (
-                "Duckpond Duck Reaction from staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, staff=1)]),
-                1
-            ),
-            # A message with a duckpond duck reaction from a non-staffer and staffer should return 1
-            (
-                "Duckpond Duck Reaction from staffer + non-staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, staff=1, nonstaff=1)]),
-                1
-            ),
-
-            # Complex test cases
-            # A message with duckpond duck reactions from 3 staffers and 2 non-staffers returns 3
-            (
-                "Duckpond Duck Reaction from 3 staffers + 2 non-staffers",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, staff=3, nonstaff=2)]),
-                3
-            ),
-            # A staffer with multiple duck reactions only counts once
-            (
-                "Two different duck reactions from the same staffer",
-                helpers.MockMessage(
-                    reactions=[
-                        helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, users=[self.staff_member]),
-                        helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, users=[self.staff_member]),
-                    ]
-                ),
-                1
-            ),
-            # A non-string emoji does not count (to test the `isinstance(reaction.emoji, str)` elif)
-            (
-                "Reaction with non-Emoji/str emoij from 3 staffers + 2 non-staffers",
-                helpers.MockMessage(reactions=[self._get_reaction(emoji=100, staff=3, nonstaff=2)]),
-                0
-            ),
-            # We correctly sum when multiple reactions are provided.
-            (
-                "Duckpond Duck Reaction from 3 staffers + 2 non-staffers",
-                helpers.MockMessage(
-                    reactions=[
-                        self._get_reaction(emoji=self.duck_pond_emoji, staff=3, nonstaff=2),
-                        self._get_reaction(emoji=self.unicode_duck_emoji, staff=4, nonstaff=9),
-                    ]
-                ),
-                3 + 4
-            ),
-        )
-
-        for description, message, expected_count in test_cases:
-            actual_count = await self.cog.count_ducks(message)
-            with self.subTest(test_case=description, expected_count=expected_count, actual_count=actual_count):
-                self.assertEqual(expected_count, actual_count)
-
-    async def test_relay_message_correctly_relays_content_and_attachments(self):
-        """The `relay_message` method should correctly relay message content and attachments."""
-        send_webhook_path = f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.send_webhook"
-        send_attachments_path = f"{MODULE_PATH}.send_attachments"
-
-        self.cog.webhook = helpers.MockAsyncWebhook()
-
-        test_values = (
-            (helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="", attachments=[]), False, False),
-            (helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="message", attachments=[]), True, False),
-            (helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="", attachments=["attachment"]), False, True),
-            (helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="message", attachments=["attachment"]), True, True),
-        )
-
-        for message, expect_webhook_call, expect_attachment_call in test_values:
-            with patch(send_webhook_path, new_callable=AsyncMock) as send_webhook:
-                with patch(send_attachments_path, new_callable=AsyncMock) as send_attachments:
-                    with self.subTest(clean_content=message.clean_content, attachments=message.attachments):
-                        await self.cog.relay_message(message)
-
-                        self.assertEqual(expect_webhook_call, send_webhook.called)
-                        self.assertEqual(expect_attachment_call, send_attachments.called)
-
-                        message.add_reaction.assert_called_once_with(self.checkmark_emoji)
-
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.send_attachments", new_callable=AsyncMock)
-    async def test_relay_message_handles_irretrievable_attachment_exceptions(self, send_attachments):
-        """The `relay_message` method should handle irretrievable attachments."""
-        message = helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="message", attachments=["attachment"])
-        side_effects = (discord.errors.Forbidden(MagicMock(), ""), discord.errors.NotFound(MagicMock(), ""))
-
-        self.cog.webhook = helpers.MockAsyncWebhook()
-        log = logging.getLogger("bot.cogs.duck_pond")
-
-        for side_effect in side_effects:  # pragma: no cover
-            send_attachments.side_effect = side_effect
-            with patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.send_webhook", new_callable=AsyncMock) as send_webhook:
-                with self.subTest(side_effect=type(side_effect).__name__):
-                    with self.assertNotLogs(logger=log, level=logging.ERROR):
-                        await self.cog.relay_message(message)
-
-                    self.assertEqual(send_webhook.call_count, 2)
-
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.send_webhook", new_callable=AsyncMock)
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.send_attachments", new_callable=AsyncMock)
-    async def test_relay_message_handles_attachment_http_error(self, send_attachments, send_webhook):
-        """The `relay_message` method should handle irretrievable attachments."""
-        message = helpers.MockMessage(clean_content="message", attachments=["attachment"])
-
-        self.cog.webhook = helpers.MockAsyncWebhook()
-        log = logging.getLogger("bot.cogs.duck_pond")
-
-        side_effect = discord.HTTPException(MagicMock(), "")
-        send_attachments.side_effect = side_effect
-        with self.subTest(side_effect=type(side_effect).__name__):
-            with self.assertLogs(logger=log, level=logging.ERROR) as log_watcher:
-                await self.cog.relay_message(message)
-
-            send_webhook.assert_called_once_with(
-                content=message.clean_content,
-                username=message.author.display_name,
-                avatar_url=message.author.avatar_url
-            )
-
-            self.assertEqual(len(log_watcher.records), 1)
-
-            record = log_watcher.records[0]
-            self.assertEqual(record.levelno, logging.ERROR)
-
-    def _mock_payload(self, label: str, is_custom_emoji: bool, id_: int, emoji_name: str):
-        """Creates a mock `on_raw_reaction_add` payload with the specified emoji data."""
-        payload = MagicMock(name=label)
-        payload.emoji.is_custom_emoji.return_value = is_custom_emoji
-        payload.emoji.id = id_
-        payload.emoji.name = emoji_name
-        return payload
-
-    async def test_payload_has_duckpond_emoji_correctly_detects_relevant_emojis(self):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_add` event handler should ignore irrelevant emojis."""
-        test_values = (
-            # Custom Emojis
-            (
-                self._mock_payload(
-                    label="Custom Duckpond Emoji",
-                    is_custom_emoji=True,
-                    id_=constants.DuckPond.custom_emojis[0],
-                    emoji_name=""
-                ),
-                True
-            ),
-            (
-                self._mock_payload(
-                    label="Custom Non-Duckpond Emoji",
-                    is_custom_emoji=True,
-                    id_=123,
-                    emoji_name=""
-                ),
-                False
-            ),
-            # Unicode Emojis
-            (
-                self._mock_payload(
-                    label="Unicode Duck Emoji",
-                    is_custom_emoji=False,
-                    id_=1,
-                    emoji_name=self.unicode_duck_emoji
-                ),
-                True
-            ),
-            (
-                self._mock_payload(
-                    label="Unicode Non-Duck Emoji",
-                    is_custom_emoji=False,
-                    id_=1,
-                    emoji_name=self.thumbs_up_emoji
-                ),
-                False
-            ),
-        )
-
-        for payload, expected_return in test_values:
-            actual_return = self.cog._payload_has_duckpond_emoji(payload)
-            with self.subTest(case=payload._mock_name, expected_return=expected_return, actual_return=actual_return):
-                self.assertEqual(expected_return, actual_return)
-
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.discord.utils.get")
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond._payload_has_duckpond_emoji", new=MagicMock(return_value=False))
-    def test_on_raw_reaction_add_returns_early_with_payload_without_duck_emoji(self, utils_get):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_add` method should return early if the payload does not contain a duck emoji."""
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(self.cog.on_raw_reaction_add(payload=MagicMock())))
-
-        # Ensure we've returned before making an unnecessary API call in the lines of code after the emoji check
-        utils_get.assert_not_called()
-
-    def _raw_reaction_mocks(self, channel_id, message_id, user_id):
-        """Sets up mocks for tests of the `on_raw_reaction_add` event listener."""
-        channel = helpers.MockTextChannel(id=channel_id)
-        self.bot.get_all_channels.return_value = (channel,)
-
-        message = helpers.MockMessage(id=message_id)
-
-        channel.fetch_message.return_value = message
-
-        member = helpers.MockMember(id=user_id, roles=[self.staff_role])
-        message.guild.members = (member,)
-
-        payload = MagicMock(channel_id=channel_id, message_id=message_id, user_id=user_id)
-
-        return channel, message, member, payload
-
-    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_returns_for_bot_and_non_staff_members(self):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_add` event handler should return for bot users or non-staff members."""
-        channel_id = 1234
-        message_id = 2345
-        user_id = 3456
-
-        channel, message, _, payload = self._raw_reaction_mocks(channel_id, message_id, user_id)
-
-        test_cases = (
-            ("non-staff member", helpers.MockMember(id=user_id)),
-            ("bot staff member", helpers.MockMember(id=user_id, roles=[self.staff_role], bot=True)),
-        )
-
-        payload.emoji = self.duck_pond_emoji
-
-        for description, member in test_cases:
-            message.guild.members = (member, )
-            with self.subTest(test_case=description), patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.has_green_checkmark") as checkmark:
-                checkmark.side_effect = AssertionError(
-                    "Expected method to return before calling `self.has_green_checkmark`."
-                )
-                self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.on_raw_reaction_add(payload))
-
-                # Check that we did make it past the payload checks
-                channel.fetch_message.assert_called_once()
-                channel.fetch_message.reset_mock()
-
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.is_staff")
-    @patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.count_ducks", new_callable=AsyncMock)
-    def test_on_raw_reaction_add_returns_on_message_with_green_checkmark_placed_by_bot(self, count_ducks, is_staff):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_add` event should return when the message has a green check mark placed by the bot."""
-        channel_id = 31415926535
-        message_id = 27182818284
-        user_id = 16180339887
-
-        channel, message, member, payload = self._raw_reaction_mocks(channel_id, message_id, user_id)
-
-        payload.emoji = helpers.MockPartialEmoji(name=self.unicode_duck_emoji)
-        payload.emoji.is_custom_emoji.return_value = False
-
-        message.reactions = [helpers.MockReaction(emoji=self.checkmark_emoji, users=[self.bot.user])]
-
-        is_staff.return_value = True
-        count_ducks.side_effect = AssertionError("Expected method to return before calling `self.count_ducks`")
-
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(self.cog.on_raw_reaction_add(payload)))
-
-        # Assert that we've made it past `self.is_staff`
-        is_staff.assert_called_once()
-
-    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_does_not_relay_below_duck_threshold(self):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_add` listener should not relay messages or attachments below the duck threshold."""
-        test_cases = (
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold - 1, False),
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold, True),
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold + 1, True),
-        )
-
-        channel, message, member, payload = self._raw_reaction_mocks(channel_id=3, message_id=4, user_id=5)
-
-        payload.emoji = self.duck_pond_emoji
-
-        for duck_count, should_relay in test_cases:
-            with patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.relay_message", new_callable=AsyncMock) as relay_message:
-                with patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.count_ducks", new_callable=AsyncMock) as count_ducks:
-                    count_ducks.return_value = duck_count
-                    with self.subTest(duck_count=duck_count, should_relay=should_relay):
-                        await self.cog.on_raw_reaction_add(payload)
-
-                        # Confirm that we've made it past counting
-                        count_ducks.assert_called_once()
-
-                        # Did we relay a message?
-                        has_relayed = relay_message.called
-                        self.assertEqual(has_relayed, should_relay)
-
-                        if should_relay:
-                            relay_message.assert_called_once_with(message)
-
-    async def test_on_raw_reaction_remove_prevents_removal_of_green_checkmark_depending_on_the_duck_count(self):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_remove` listener prevents removal of the check mark on messages with enough ducks."""
-        checkmark = helpers.MockPartialEmoji(name=self.checkmark_emoji)
-
-        message = helpers.MockMessage(id=1234)
-
-        channel = helpers.MockTextChannel(id=98765)
-        channel.fetch_message.return_value = message
-
-        self.bot.get_all_channels.return_value = (channel, )
-
-        payload = MagicMock(channel_id=channel.id, message_id=message.id, emoji=checkmark)
-
-        test_cases = (
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold - 1, False),
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold, True),
-            (constants.DuckPond.threshold + 1, True),
-        )
-        for duck_count, should_re_add_checkmark in test_cases:
-            with patch(f"{MODULE_PATH}.DuckPond.count_ducks", new_callable=AsyncMock) as count_ducks:
-                count_ducks.return_value = duck_count
-                with self.subTest(duck_count=duck_count, should_re_add_checkmark=should_re_add_checkmark):
-                    await self.cog.on_raw_reaction_remove(payload)
-
-                    # Check if we fetched the message
-                    channel.fetch_message.assert_called_once_with(message.id)
-
-                    # Check if we actually counted the number of ducks
-                    count_ducks.assert_called_once_with(message)
-
-                    has_re_added_checkmark = message.add_reaction.called
-                    self.assertEqual(should_re_add_checkmark, has_re_added_checkmark)
-
-                    if should_re_add_checkmark:
-                        message.add_reaction.assert_called_once_with(self.checkmark_emoji)
-                        message.add_reaction.reset_mock()
-
-                    # reset mocks
-                    channel.fetch_message.reset_mock()
-                    message.reset_mock()
-
-    def test_on_raw_reaction_remove_ignores_removal_of_non_checkmark_reactions(self):
-        """The `on_raw_reaction_remove` listener should ignore the removal of non-check mark emojis."""
-        channel = helpers.MockTextChannel(id=98765)
-
-        channel.fetch_message.side_effect = AssertionError(
-            "Expected method to return before calling `channel.fetch_message`"
-        )
-
-        self.bot.get_all_channels.return_value = (channel, )
-
-        payload = MagicMock(emoji=helpers.MockPartialEmoji(name=self.thumbs_up_emoji), channel_id=channel.id)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(self.cog.on_raw_reaction_remove(payload)))
-
-        channel.fetch_message.assert_not_called()
-
-
-class DuckPondSetupTests(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Tests setup of the `DuckPond` cog."""
-
-    def test_setup(self):
-        """Setup of the extension should call add_cog."""
-        bot = helpers.MockBot()
-        duck_pond.setup(bot)
-        bot.add_cog.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/backend/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_base.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4953550f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers import Syncer
+from tests import helpers
+
+
+class TestSyncer(Syncer):
+    """Syncer subclass with mocks for abstract methods for testing purposes."""
+
+    name = "test"
+    _get_diff = mock.AsyncMock()
+    _sync = mock.AsyncMock()
+
+
+class SyncerBaseTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for the syncer base class."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
+
+    def test_instantiation_fails_without_abstract_methods(self):
+        """The class must have abstract methods implemented."""
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "Can't instantiate abstract class"):
+            Syncer(self.bot)
+
+
+class SyncerSyncTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for main function orchestrating the sync."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = helpers.MockBot(user=helpers.MockMember(bot=True))
+        self.syncer = TestSyncer(self.bot)
+        self.guild = helpers.MockGuild()
+
+        # Make sure `_get_diff` returns a MagicMock, not an AsyncMock
+        self.syncer._get_diff.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
+
+    async def test_sync_message_edited(self):
+        """The message should be edited if one was sent, even if the sync has an API error."""
+        subtests = (
+            (None, None, False),
+            (helpers.MockMessage(), None, True),
+            (helpers.MockMessage(), ResponseCodeError(mock.MagicMock()), True),
+        )
+
+        for message, side_effect, should_edit in subtests:
+            with self.subTest(message=message, side_effect=side_effect, should_edit=should_edit):
+                self.syncer._sync.side_effect = side_effect
+                ctx = helpers.MockContext()
+                ctx.send.return_value = message
+
+                await self.syncer.sync(self.guild, ctx)
+
+                if should_edit:
+                    message.edit.assert_called_once()
+                    self.assertIn("content", message.edit.call_args[1])
+
+    async def test_sync_message_sent(self):
+        """If ctx is given, a new message should be sent."""
+        subtests = (
+            (None, None),
+            (helpers.MockContext(), helpers.MockMessage()),
+        )
+
+        for ctx, message in subtests:
+            with self.subTest(ctx=ctx, message=message):
+                await self.syncer.sync(self.guild, ctx)
+
+                if ctx is not None:
+                    ctx.send.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_cog.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_cog.py
index 120bc991d..063a82754 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_cog.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_cog.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import discord
 
 from bot import constants
 from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
-from bot.cogs import sync
-from bot.cogs.sync.syncers import Syncer
+from bot.exts.backend import sync
+from bot.exts.backend.sync._cog import Sync
+from bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers import Syncer
 from tests import helpers
 from tests.base import CommandTestCase
 
@@ -29,19 +30,19 @@ class SyncCogTestCase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
 
         self.role_syncer_patcher = mock.patch(
-            "bot.cogs.sync.syncers.RoleSyncer",
+            "bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers.RoleSyncer",
             autospec=Syncer,
             spec_set=True
         )
         self.user_syncer_patcher = mock.patch(
-            "bot.cogs.sync.syncers.UserSyncer",
+            "bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers.UserSyncer",
             autospec=Syncer,
             spec_set=True
         )
         self.RoleSyncer = self.role_syncer_patcher.start()
         self.UserSyncer = self.user_syncer_patcher.start()
 
-        self.cog = sync.Sync(self.bot)
+        self.cog = Sync(self.bot)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.role_syncer_patcher.stop()
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class SyncCogTestCase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 class SyncCogTests(SyncCogTestCase):
     """Tests for the Sync cog."""
 
-    @mock.patch.object(sync.Sync, "sync_guild", new_callable=mock.MagicMock)
+    @mock.patch.object(Sync, "sync_guild", new_callable=mock.MagicMock)
     def test_sync_cog_init(self, sync_guild):
         """Should instantiate syncers and run a sync for the guild."""
         # Reset because a Sync cog was already instantiated in setUp.
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class SyncCogTests(SyncCogTestCase):
         mock_sync_guild_coro = mock.MagicMock()
         sync_guild.return_value = mock_sync_guild_coro
 
-        sync.Sync(self.bot)
+        Sync(self.bot)
 
         self.RoleSyncer.assert_called_once_with(self.bot)
         self.UserSyncer.assert_called_once_with(self.bot)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class SyncCogListenerTests(SyncCogTestCase):
         super().setUp()
         self.cog.patch_user = mock.AsyncMock(spec_set=self.cog.patch_user)
 
-        self.guild_id_patcher = mock.patch("bot.cogs.sync.cog.constants.Guild.id", 5)
+        self.guild_id_patcher = mock.patch("bot.exts.backend.sync._cog.constants.Guild.id", 5)
         self.guild_id = self.guild_id_patcher.start()
 
         self.guild = helpers.MockGuild(id=self.guild_id)
@@ -391,14 +392,14 @@ class SyncCogCommandTests(SyncCogTestCase, CommandTestCase):
     async def test_sync_roles_command(self):
         """sync() should be called on the RoleSyncer."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext()
-        await self.cog.sync_roles_command.callback(self.cog, ctx)
+        await self.cog.sync_roles_command(self.cog, ctx)
 
         self.cog.role_syncer.sync.assert_called_once_with(ctx.guild, ctx)
 
     async def test_sync_users_command(self):
         """sync() should be called on the UserSyncer."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext()
-        await self.cog.sync_users_command.callback(self.cog, ctx)
+        await self.cog.sync_users_command(self.cog, ctx)
 
         self.cog.user_syncer.sync.assert_called_once_with(ctx.guild, ctx)
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_roles.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_roles.py
index 79eee98f4..7b9f40cad 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_roles.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_roles.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 import discord
 
-from bot.cogs.sync.syncers import RoleSyncer, _Diff, _Role
+from bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers import RoleSyncer, _Diff, _Role
 from tests import helpers
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_users.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_users.py
index 002a947ad..9f380a15d 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/sync/test_users.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/sync/test_users.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
-from unittest import mock
 
-from bot.cogs.sync.syncers import UserSyncer, _Diff, _User
+from bot.exts.backend.sync._syncers import UserSyncer, _Diff
 from tests import helpers
 
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ def fake_user(**kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault("id", 43)
     kwargs.setdefault("name", "bob the test man")
     kwargs.setdefault("discriminator", 1337)
-    kwargs.setdefault("roles", (666,))
+    kwargs.setdefault("roles", [666])
     kwargs.setdefault("in_guild", True)
 
     return kwargs
@@ -40,22 +39,42 @@ class UserSyncerDiffTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         return guild
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_mock_member(member: dict):
+        member = member.copy()
+        del member["in_guild"]
+        mock_member = helpers.MockMember(**member)
+        mock_member.roles = [helpers.MockRole(id=role_id) for role_id in member["roles"]]
+        return mock_member
+
     async def test_empty_diff_for_no_users(self):
         """When no users are given, an empty diff should be returned."""
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": []
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild()
 
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = (set(), set(), None)
+        expected_diff = ([], [], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
     async def test_empty_diff_for_identical_users(self):
         """No differences should be found if the users in the guild and DB are identical."""
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user()]
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user()]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(fake_user())
 
+        guild.get_member.return_value = self.get_mock_member(fake_user())
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = (set(), set(), None)
+        expected_diff = ([], [], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
@@ -63,59 +82,102 @@ class UserSyncerDiffTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         """Only updated users should be added to the 'updated' set of the diff."""
         updated_user = fake_user(id=99, name="new")
 
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user(id=99, name="old"), fake_user()]
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user(id=99, name="old"), fake_user()]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(updated_user, fake_user())
+        guild.get_member.side_effect = [
+            self.get_mock_member(updated_user),
+            self.get_mock_member(fake_user())
+        ]
 
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = (set(), {_User(**updated_user)}, None)
+        expected_diff = ([], [{"id": 99, "name": "new"}], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
     async def test_diff_for_new_users(self):
-        """Only new users should be added to the 'created' set of the diff."""
+        """Only new users should be added to the 'created' list of the diff."""
         new_user = fake_user(id=99, name="new")
 
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user()]
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user()]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(fake_user(), new_user)
-
+        guild.get_member.side_effect = [
+            self.get_mock_member(fake_user()),
+            self.get_mock_member(new_user)
+        ]
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = ({_User(**new_user)}, set(), None)
+        expected_diff = ([new_user], [], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
     async def test_diff_sets_in_guild_false_for_leaving_users(self):
         """When a user leaves the guild, the `in_guild` flag is updated to `False`."""
-        leaving_user = fake_user(id=63, in_guild=False)
-
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user(), fake_user(id=63)]
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user(), fake_user(id=63)]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(fake_user())
+        guild.get_member.side_effect = [
+            self.get_mock_member(fake_user()),
+            None
+        ]
 
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = (set(), {_User(**leaving_user)}, None)
+        expected_diff = ([], [{"id": 63, "in_guild": False}], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
     async def test_diff_for_new_updated_and_leaving_users(self):
         """When users are added, updated, and removed, all of them are returned properly."""
         new_user = fake_user(id=99, name="new")
+
         updated_user = fake_user(id=55, name="updated")
-        leaving_user = fake_user(id=63, in_guild=False)
 
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user(), fake_user(id=55), fake_user(id=63)]
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user(), fake_user(id=55), fake_user(id=63)]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(fake_user(), new_user, updated_user)
+        guild.get_member.side_effect = [
+            self.get_mock_member(fake_user()),
+            self.get_mock_member(updated_user),
+            None
+        ]
 
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = ({_User(**new_user)}, {_User(**updated_user), _User(**leaving_user)}, None)
+        expected_diff = ([new_user], [{"id": 55, "name": "updated"}, {"id": 63, "in_guild": False}], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
     async def test_empty_diff_for_db_users_not_in_guild(self):
-        """When the DB knows a user the guild doesn't, no difference is found."""
-        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = [fake_user(), fake_user(id=63, in_guild=False)]
+        """When the DB knows a user, but the guild doesn't, no difference is found."""
+        self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = {
+            "count": 3,
+            "next_page_no": None,
+            "previous_page_no": None,
+            "results": [fake_user(), fake_user(id=63, in_guild=False)]
+        }
         guild = self.get_guild(fake_user())
+        guild.get_member.side_effect = [
+            self.get_mock_member(fake_user()),
+            None
+        ]
 
         actual_diff = await self.syncer._get_diff(guild)
-        expected_diff = (set(), set(), None)
+        expected_diff = ([], [], None)
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_diff, expected_diff)
 
@@ -131,13 +193,10 @@ class UserSyncerSyncTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         """Only POST requests should be made with the correct payload."""
         users = [fake_user(id=111), fake_user(id=222)]
 
-        user_tuples = {_User(**user) for user in users}
-        diff = _Diff(user_tuples, set(), None)
+        diff = _Diff(users, [], None)
         await self.syncer._sync(diff)
 
-        calls = [mock.call("bot/users", json=user) for user in users]
-        self.bot.api_client.post.assert_has_calls(calls, any_order=True)
-        self.assertEqual(self.bot.api_client.post.call_count, len(users))
+        self.bot.api_client.post.assert_called_once_with("bot/users", json=diff.created)
 
         self.bot.api_client.put.assert_not_called()
         self.bot.api_client.delete.assert_not_called()
@@ -146,13 +205,10 @@ class UserSyncerSyncTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         """Only PUT requests should be made with the correct payload."""
         users = [fake_user(id=111), fake_user(id=222)]
 
-        user_tuples = {_User(**user) for user in users}
-        diff = _Diff(set(), user_tuples, None)
+        diff = _Diff([], users, None)
         await self.syncer._sync(diff)
 
-        calls = [mock.call(f"bot/users/{user['id']}", json=user) for user in users]
-        self.bot.api_client.put.assert_has_calls(calls, any_order=True)
-        self.assertEqual(self.bot.api_client.put.call_count, len(users))
+        self.bot.api_client.patch.assert_called_once_with("bot/users/bulk_patch", json=diff.updated)
 
         self.bot.api_client.post.assert_not_called()
         self.bot.api_client.delete.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_logging.py b/tests/bot/exts/backend/test_logging.py
index 8a18fdcd6..466f207d9 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/backend/test_logging.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from bot import constants
-from bot.cogs.logging import Logging
+from bot.exts.backend.logging import Logging
 from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockTextChannel
 
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class LoggingTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog = Logging(self.bot)
         self.dev_log = MockTextChannel(id=1234, name="dev-log")
 
-    @patch("bot.cogs.logging.DEBUG_MODE", False)
+    @patch("bot.exts.backend.logging.DEBUG_MODE", False)
     async def test_debug_mode_false(self):
         """Should send connected message to dev-log."""
         self.bot.get_channel.return_value = self.dev_log
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LoggingTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.bot.get_channel.assert_called_once_with(constants.Channels.dev_log)
         self.dev_log.send.assert_awaited_once()
 
-    @patch("bot.cogs.logging.DEBUG_MODE", True)
+    @patch("bot.exts.backend.logging.DEBUG_MODE", True)
     async def test_debug_mode_true(self):
         """Should not send anything to dev-log."""
         await self.cog.startup_greeting()
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/filters/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/filters/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/filters/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_antimalware.py b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_antimalware.py
index f219fc1ba..3393c6cdc 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_antimalware.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_antimalware.py
@@ -1,28 +1,35 @@
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock
 
 from discord import NotFound
 
-from bot.cogs import antimalware
-from bot.constants import AntiMalware as AntiMalwareConfig, Channels, STAFF_ROLES
+from bot.constants import Channels, STAFF_ROLES
+from bot.exts.filters import antimalware
 from tests.helpers import MockAttachment, MockBot, MockMessage, MockRole
 
-MODULE = "bot.cogs.antimalware"
 
-
-@patch(f"{MODULE}.AntiMalwareConfig.whitelist", new=[".first", ".second", ".third"])
 class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Test the AntiMalware cog."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         """Sets up fresh objects for each test."""
         self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.bot.filter_list_cache = {
+            "FILE_FORMAT.True": {
+                ".first": {},
+                ".second": {},
+                ".third": {},
+            }
+        }
         self.cog = antimalware.AntiMalware(self.bot)
         self.message = MockMessage()
+        self.message.webhook_id = None
+        self.message.author.bot = None
+        self.whitelist = [".first", ".second", ".third"]
 
     async def test_message_with_allowed_attachment(self):
         """Messages with allowed extensions should not be deleted"""
-        attachment = MockAttachment(filename=f"python{AntiMalwareConfig.whitelist[0]}")
+        attachment = MockAttachment(filename="python.first")
         self.message.attachments = [attachment]
 
         await self.cog.on_message(self.message)
@@ -43,6 +50,26 @@ class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         self.message.delete.assert_not_called()
 
+    async def test_webhook_message_with_illegal_extension(self):
+        """A webhook message containing an illegal extension should be ignored."""
+        attachment = MockAttachment(filename="python.disallowed")
+        self.message.webhook_id = 697140105563078727
+        self.message.attachments = [attachment]
+
+        await self.cog.on_message(self.message)
+
+        self.message.delete.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_bot_message_with_illegal_extension(self):
+        """A bot message containing an illegal extension should be ignored."""
+        attachment = MockAttachment(filename="python.disallowed")
+        self.message.author.bot = 409107086526644234
+        self.message.attachments = [attachment]
+
+        await self.cog.on_message(self.message)
+
+        self.message.delete.assert_not_called()
+
     async def test_message_with_illegal_extension_gets_deleted(self):
         """A message containing an illegal extension should send an embed."""
         attachment = MockAttachment(filename="python.disallowed")
@@ -93,7 +120,7 @@ class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(embed.description, antimalware.TXT_EMBED_DESCRIPTION.format.return_value)
         antimalware.TXT_EMBED_DESCRIPTION.format.assert_called_with(cmd_channel_mention=cmd_channel.mention)
 
-    async def test_other_disallowed_extention_embed_description(self):
+    async def test_other_disallowed_extension_embed_description(self):
         """Test the description for a non .py/.txt disallowed extension."""
         attachment = MockAttachment(filename="python.disallowed")
         self.message.attachments = [attachment]
@@ -109,6 +136,7 @@ class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(embed.description, antimalware.DISALLOWED_EMBED_DESCRIPTION.format.return_value)
         antimalware.DISALLOWED_EMBED_DESCRIPTION.format.assert_called_with(
+            joined_whitelist=", ".join(self.whitelist),
             blocked_extensions_str=".disallowed",
             meta_channel_mention=meta_channel.mention
         )
@@ -135,7 +163,7 @@ class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         """The return value should include all non-whitelisted extensions."""
         test_values = (
             ([], []),
-            (AntiMalwareConfig.whitelist, []),
+            (self.whitelist, []),
             ([".first"], []),
             ([".first", ".disallowed"], [".disallowed"]),
             ([".disallowed"], [".disallowed"]),
@@ -145,7 +173,7 @@ class AntiMalwareCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         for extensions, expected_disallowed_extensions in test_values:
             with self.subTest(extensions=extensions, expected_disallowed_extensions=expected_disallowed_extensions):
                 self.message.attachments = [MockAttachment(filename=f"filename{extension}") for extension in extensions]
-                disallowed_extensions = self.cog.get_disallowed_extensions(self.message)
+                disallowed_extensions = self.cog._get_disallowed_extensions(self.message)
                 self.assertCountEqual(disallowed_extensions, expected_disallowed_extensions)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_antispam.py b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_antispam.py
index ce5472c71..6a0e4fded 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_antispam.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_antispam.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 
-from bot.cogs import antispam
+from bot.exts.filters import antispam
 
 
 class AntispamConfigurationValidationTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_security.py b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_security.py
index 9d1a62f7e..c0c3baa42 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_security.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_security.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 from discord.ext.commands import NoPrivateMessage
 
-from bot.cogs import security
+from bot.exts.filters import security
 from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_token_remover.py b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_token_remover.py
index 3349caa73..f99cc3370 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_token_remover.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/filters/test_token_remover.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 from discord import Colour, NotFound
 
 from bot import constants
-from bot.cogs import token_remover
-from bot.cogs.moderation import ModLog
-from bot.cogs.token_remover import Token, TokenRemover
+from bot.exts.filters import token_remover
+from bot.exts.filters.token_remover import Token, TokenRemover
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.utils.messages import format_user
 from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockMessage, autospec
 
 
@@ -22,23 +23,25 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         self.msg = MockMessage(id=555, content="hello world")
         self.msg.channel.mention = "#lemonade-stand"
+        self.msg.guild.get_member.return_value.bot = False
+        self.msg.guild.get_member.return_value.__str__.return_value = "Woody"
         self.msg.author.__str__ = MagicMock(return_value=self.msg.author.name)
         self.msg.author.avatar_url_as.return_value = "picture-lemon.png"
 
-    def test_is_valid_user_id_valid(self):
-        """Should consider user IDs valid if they decode entirely to ASCII digits."""
-        ids = (
-            "NDcyMjY1OTQzMDYyNDEzMzMy",
-            "NDc1MDczNjI5Mzk5NTQ3OTA0",
-            "NDY3MjIzMjMwNjUwNzc3NjQx",
+    def test_extract_user_id_valid(self):
+        """Should consider user IDs valid if they decode into an integer ID."""
+        id_pairs = (
+            ("NDcyMjY1OTQzMDYyNDEzMzMy", 472265943062413332),
+            ("NDc1MDczNjI5Mzk5NTQ3OTA0", 475073629399547904),
+            ("NDY3MjIzMjMwNjUwNzc3NjQx", 467223230650777641),
         )
 
-        for user_id in ids:
-            with self.subTest(user_id=user_id):
-                result = TokenRemover.is_valid_user_id(user_id)
-                self.assertTrue(result)
+        for token_id, user_id in id_pairs:
+            with self.subTest(token_id=token_id):
+                result = TokenRemover.extract_user_id(token_id)
+                self.assertEqual(result, user_id)
 
-    def test_is_valid_user_id_invalid(self):
+    def test_extract_user_id_invalid(self):
         """Should consider non-digit and non-ASCII IDs invalid."""
         ids = (
             ("SGVsbG8gd29ybGQ", "non-digit ASCII"),
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         for user_id, msg in ids:
             with self.subTest(msg=msg):
-                result = TokenRemover.is_valid_user_id(user_id)
-                self.assertFalse(result)
+                result = TokenRemover.extract_user_id(user_id)
+                self.assertIsNone(result)
 
     def test_is_valid_timestamp_valid(self):
         """Should consider timestamps valid if they're greater than the Discord epoch."""
@@ -85,6 +88,34 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
                 result = TokenRemover.is_valid_timestamp(timestamp)
                 self.assertFalse(result)
 
+    def test_is_valid_hmac_valid(self):
+        """Should consider an HMAC valid if it has at least 3 unique characters."""
+        valid_hmacs = (
+            "VXmErH7j511turNpfURmb0rVNm8",
+            "Ysnu2wacjaKs7qnoo46S8Dm2us8",
+            "sJf6omBPORBPju3WJEIAcwW9Zds",
+            "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4",
+        )
+
+        for hmac in valid_hmacs:
+            with self.subTest(msg=hmac):
+                result = TokenRemover.is_maybe_valid_hmac(hmac)
+                self.assertTrue(result)
+
+    def test_is_invalid_hmac_invalid(self):
+        """Should consider an HMAC invalid if has fewer than 3 unique characters."""
+        invalid_hmacs = (
+            ("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", "Single character"),
+            ("XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx", "Single character alternating case"),
+            ("ASFasfASFasfASFASsf", "Three characters alternating-case"),
+            ("asdasdasdasdasdasdasd", "Three characters one case"),
+        )
+
+        for hmac, msg in invalid_hmacs:
+            with self.subTest(msg=msg):
+                result = TokenRemover.is_maybe_valid_hmac(hmac)
+                self.assertFalse(result)
+
     def test_mod_log_property(self):
         """The `mod_log` property should ask the bot to return the `ModLog` cog."""
         self.bot.get_cog.return_value = 'lemon'
@@ -132,7 +163,7 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             await cog.on_message(msg)
             find_token_in_message.assert_not_called()
 
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
     def test_find_token_no_matches(self, token_re):
         """None should be returned if the regex matches no tokens in a message."""
         token_re.finditer.return_value = ()
@@ -142,11 +173,18 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(return_value)
         token_re.finditer.assert_called_once_with(self.msg.content)
 
-    @autospec(TokenRemover, "is_valid_user_id", "is_valid_timestamp")
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "Token")
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
-    def test_find_token_valid_match(self, token_re, token_cls, is_valid_id, is_valid_timestamp):
-        """The first match with a valid user ID and timestamp should be returned as a `Token`."""
+    @autospec(TokenRemover, "extract_user_id", "is_valid_timestamp", "is_maybe_valid_hmac")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "Token")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
+    def test_find_token_valid_match(
+        self,
+        token_re,
+        token_cls,
+        extract_user_id,
+        is_valid_timestamp,
+        is_maybe_valid_hmac,
+    ):
+        """The first match with a valid user ID, timestamp, and HMAC should be returned as a `Token`."""
         matches = [
             mock.create_autospec(Match, spec_set=True, instance=True),
             mock.create_autospec(Match, spec_set=True, instance=True),
@@ -158,23 +196,32 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         token_re.finditer.return_value = matches
         token_cls.side_effect = tokens
-        is_valid_id.side_effect = (False, True)  # The 1st match will be invalid, 2nd one valid.
+        extract_user_id.side_effect = (None, True)  # The 1st match will be invalid, 2nd one valid.
         is_valid_timestamp.return_value = True
+        is_maybe_valid_hmac.return_value = True
 
         return_value = TokenRemover.find_token_in_message(self.msg)
 
         self.assertEqual(tokens[1], return_value)
         token_re.finditer.assert_called_once_with(self.msg.content)
 
-    @autospec(TokenRemover, "is_valid_user_id", "is_valid_timestamp")
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "Token")
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
-    def test_find_token_invalid_matches(self, token_re, token_cls, is_valid_id, is_valid_timestamp):
-        """None should be returned if no matches have valid user IDs or timestamps."""
+    @autospec(TokenRemover, "extract_user_id", "is_valid_timestamp", "is_maybe_valid_hmac")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "Token")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "TOKEN_RE")
+    def test_find_token_invalid_matches(
+        self,
+        token_re,
+        token_cls,
+        extract_user_id,
+        is_valid_timestamp,
+        is_maybe_valid_hmac,
+    ):
+        """None should be returned if no matches have valid user IDs, HMACs, and timestamps."""
         token_re.finditer.return_value = [mock.create_autospec(Match, spec_set=True, instance=True)]
         token_cls.return_value = mock.create_autospec(Token, spec_set=True, instance=True)
-        is_valid_id.return_value = False
+        extract_user_id.return_value = None
         is_valid_timestamp.return_value = False
+        is_maybe_valid_hmac.return_value = False
 
         return_value = TokenRemover.find_token_in_message(self.msg)
 
@@ -230,36 +277,85 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         results = [match[0] for match in results]
         self.assertCountEqual((token_1, token_2), results)
 
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "LOG_MESSAGE")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "LOG_MESSAGE")
     def test_format_log_message(self, log_message):
         """Should correctly format the log message with info from the message and token."""
-        token = Token("NDY3MjIzMjMwNjUwNzc3NjQx", "XsySD_", "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4")
+        token = Token("NDcyMjY1OTQzMDYyNDEzMzMy", "XsySD_", "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4")
         log_message.format.return_value = "Howdy"
 
         return_value = TokenRemover.format_log_message(self.msg, token)
 
         self.assertEqual(return_value, log_message.format.return_value)
         log_message.format.assert_called_once_with(
-            author=self.msg.author,
-            author_id=self.msg.author.id,
+            author=format_user(self.msg.author),
             channel=self.msg.channel.mention,
             user_id=token.user_id,
             timestamp=token.timestamp,
             hmac="x" * len(token.hmac),
         )
 
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "UNKNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE")
+    def test_format_userid_log_message_unknown(self, unknown_user_log_message):
+        """Should correctly format the user ID portion when the actual user it belongs to is unknown."""
+        token = Token("NDcyMjY1OTQzMDYyNDEzMzMy", "XsySD_", "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4")
+        unknown_user_log_message.format.return_value = " Partner"
+        msg = MockMessage(id=555, content="hello world")
+        msg.guild.get_member.return_value = None
+
+        return_value = TokenRemover.format_userid_log_message(msg, token)
+
+        self.assertEqual(return_value, (unknown_user_log_message.format.return_value, False))
+        unknown_user_log_message.format.assert_called_once_with(user_id=472265943062413332)
+
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "KNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE")
+    def test_format_userid_log_message_bot(self, known_user_log_message):
+        """Should correctly format the user ID portion when the ID belongs to a known bot."""
+        token = Token("NDcyMjY1OTQzMDYyNDEzMzMy", "XsySD_", "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4")
+        known_user_log_message.format.return_value = " Partner"
+        msg = MockMessage(id=555, content="hello world")
+        msg.guild.get_member.return_value.__str__.return_value = "Sam"
+        msg.guild.get_member.return_value.bot = True
+
+        return_value = TokenRemover.format_userid_log_message(msg, token)
+
+        self.assertEqual(return_value, (known_user_log_message.format.return_value, False))
+
+        known_user_log_message.format.assert_called_once_with(
+            user_id=472265943062413332,
+            user_name="Sam",
+            kind="BOT",
+        )
+
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "KNOWN_USER_LOG_MESSAGE")
+    def test_format_log_message_user_token_user(self, user_token_message):
+        """Should correctly format the user ID portion when the ID belongs to a known user."""
+        token = Token("NDY3MjIzMjMwNjUwNzc3NjQx", "XsySD_", "s45jqDV_Iisn-symw0yDRrk_jf4")
+        user_token_message.format.return_value = "Partner"
+
+        return_value = TokenRemover.format_userid_log_message(self.msg, token)
+
+        self.assertEqual(return_value, (user_token_message.format.return_value, True))
+        user_token_message.format.assert_called_once_with(
+            user_id=467223230650777641,
+            user_name="Woody",
+            kind="USER",
+        )
+
     @mock.patch.object(TokenRemover, "mod_log", new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "log")
-    @autospec(TokenRemover, "format_log_message")
-    async def test_take_action(self, format_log_message, logger, mod_log_property):
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "log")
+    @autospec(TokenRemover, "format_log_message", "format_userid_log_message")
+    async def test_take_action(self, format_log_message, format_userid_log_message, logger, mod_log_property):
         """Should delete the message and send a mod log."""
         cog = TokenRemover(self.bot)
         mod_log = mock.create_autospec(ModLog, spec_set=True, instance=True)
         token = mock.create_autospec(Token, spec_set=True, instance=True)
+        token.user_id = "no-id"
         log_msg = "testing123"
+        userid_log_message = "userid-log-message"
 
         mod_log_property.return_value = mod_log
         format_log_message.return_value = log_msg
+        format_userid_log_message.return_value = (userid_log_message, True)
 
         await cog.take_action(self.msg, token)
 
@@ -269,6 +365,7 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         )
 
         format_log_message.assert_called_once_with(self.msg, token)
+        format_userid_log_message.assert_called_once_with(self.msg, token)
         logger.debug.assert_called_with(log_msg)
         self.bot.stats.incr.assert_called_once_with("tokens.removed_tokens")
 
@@ -277,9 +374,10 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             icon_url=constants.Icons.token_removed,
             colour=Colour(constants.Colours.soft_red),
             title="Token removed!",
-            text=log_msg,
+            text=log_msg + "\n" + userid_log_message,
             thumbnail=self.msg.author.avatar_url_as.return_value,
-            channel_id=constants.Channels.mod_alerts
+            channel_id=constants.Channels.mod_alerts,
+            ping_everyone=True,
         )
 
     @mock.patch.object(TokenRemover, "mod_log", new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
@@ -299,7 +397,7 @@ class TokenRemoverTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 class TokenRemoverExtensionTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for the token_remover extension."""
 
-    @autospec("bot.cogs.token_remover", "TokenRemover")
+    @autospec("bot.exts.filters.token_remover", "TokenRemover")
     def test_extension_setup(self, cog):
         """The TokenRemover cog should be added."""
         bot = MockBot()
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/info/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/info/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/info/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_information.py b/tests/bot/exts/info/test_information.py
index 79c0e0ad3..daede54c5 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_information.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/info/test_information.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import asyncio
 import textwrap
 import unittest
 import unittest.mock
@@ -6,14 +5,14 @@ import unittest.mock
 import discord
 
 from bot import constants
-from bot.cogs import information
+from bot.exts.info import information
 from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure
 from tests import helpers
 
-COG_PATH = "bot.cogs.information.Information"
+COG_PATH = "bot.exts.info.information.Information"
 
 
-class InformationCogTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class InformationCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Tests the Information cog."""
 
     @classmethod
@@ -29,16 +28,14 @@ class InformationCogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.ctx = helpers.MockContext()
         self.ctx.author.roles.append(self.moderator_role)
 
-    def test_roles_command_command(self):
+    async def test_roles_command_command(self):
         """Test if the `role_info` command correctly returns the `moderator_role`."""
         self.ctx.guild.roles.append(self.moderator_role)
 
         self.cog.roles_info.can_run = unittest.mock.AsyncMock()
         self.cog.roles_info.can_run.return_value = True
 
-        coroutine = self.cog.roles_info.callback(self.cog, self.ctx)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(coroutine))
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.roles_info(self.cog, self.ctx))
         self.ctx.send.assert_called_once()
 
         _, kwargs = self.ctx.send.call_args
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ class InformationCogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(embed.colour, discord.Colour.blurple())
         self.assertEqual(embed.description, f"\n`{self.moderator_role.id}` - {self.moderator_role.mention}\n")
 
-    def test_role_info_command(self):
+    async def test_role_info_command(self):
         """Tests the `role info` command."""
         dummy_role = helpers.MockRole(
             name="Dummy",
@@ -73,9 +70,7 @@ class InformationCogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.cog.role_info.can_run = unittest.mock.AsyncMock()
         self.cog.role_info.can_run.return_value = True
 
-        coroutine = self.cog.role_info.callback(self.cog, self.ctx, dummy_role, admin_role)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(coroutine))
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.role_info(self.cog, self.ctx, dummy_role, admin_role))
 
         self.assertEqual(self.ctx.send.call_count, 2)
 
@@ -97,80 +92,8 @@ class InformationCogTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(admin_embed.title, "Admins info")
         self.assertEqual(admin_embed.colour, discord.Colour.red())
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch('bot.cogs.information.time_since')
-    def test_server_info_command(self, time_since_patch):
-        time_since_patch.return_value = '2 days ago'
-
-        self.ctx.guild = helpers.MockGuild(
-            features=('lemons', 'apples'),
-            region="The Moon",
-            roles=[self.moderator_role],
-            channels=[
-                discord.TextChannel(
-                    state={},
-                    guild=self.ctx.guild,
-                    data={'id': 42, 'name': 'lemons-offering', 'position': 22, 'type': 'text'}
-                ),
-                discord.CategoryChannel(
-                    state={},
-                    guild=self.ctx.guild,
-                    data={'id': 5125, 'name': 'the-lemon-collection', 'position': 22, 'type': 'category'}
-                ),
-                discord.VoiceChannel(
-                    state={},
-                    guild=self.ctx.guild,
-                    data={'id': 15290, 'name': 'listen-to-lemon', 'position': 22, 'type': 'voice'}
-                )
-            ],
-            members=[
-                *(helpers.MockMember(status=discord.Status.online) for _ in range(2)),
-                *(helpers.MockMember(status=discord.Status.idle) for _ in range(1)),
-                *(helpers.MockMember(status=discord.Status.dnd) for _ in range(4)),
-                *(helpers.MockMember(status=discord.Status.offline) for _ in range(3)),
-            ],
-            member_count=1_234,
-            icon_url='a-lemon.jpg',
-        )
-
-        coroutine = self.cog.server_info.callback(self.cog, self.ctx)
-        self.assertIsNone(asyncio.run(coroutine))
-
-        time_since_patch.assert_called_once_with(self.ctx.guild.created_at, precision='days')
-        _, kwargs = self.ctx.send.call_args
-        embed = kwargs.pop('embed')
-        self.assertEqual(embed.colour, discord.Colour.blurple())
-        self.assertEqual(
-            embed.description,
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                f"""
-                **Server information**
-                Created: {time_since_patch.return_value}
-                Voice region: {self.ctx.guild.region}
-                Features: {', '.join(self.ctx.guild.features)}
-
-                **Channel counts**
-                Category channels: 1
-                Text channels: 1
-                Voice channels: 1
-                Staff channels: 0
-
-                **Member counts**
-                Members: {self.ctx.guild.member_count:,}
-                Staff members: 0
-                Roles: {len(self.ctx.guild.roles)}
-
-                **Member statuses**
-                {constants.Emojis.status_online} 2
-                {constants.Emojis.status_idle} 1
-                {constants.Emojis.status_dnd} 4
-                {constants.Emojis.status_offline} 3
-                """
-            )
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(embed.thumbnail.url, 'a-lemon.jpg')
-
 
-class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Tests for the helper methods of the `!user` command."""
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -180,7 +103,7 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.cog = information.Information(self.bot)
         self.member = helpers.MockMember(id=1234)
 
-    def test_user_command_helper_method_get_requests(self):
+    async def test_user_command_helper_method_get_requests(self):
         """The helper methods should form the correct get requests."""
         test_values = (
             {
@@ -202,11 +125,11 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
             endpoint, params = test_value["expected_args"]
 
             with self.subTest(method=helper_method, endpoint=endpoint, params=params):
-                asyncio.run(helper_method(self.member))
+                await helper_method(self.member)
                 self.bot.api_client.get.assert_called_once_with(endpoint, params=params)
                 self.bot.api_client.get.reset_mock()
 
-    def _method_subtests(self, method, test_values, default_header):
+    async def _method_subtests(self, method, test_values, default_header):
         """Helper method that runs the subtests for the different helper methods."""
         for test_value in test_values:
             api_response = test_value["api response"]
@@ -215,12 +138,12 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
             with self.subTest(method=method, api_response=api_response, expected_lines=expected_lines):
                 self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = api_response
 
-                expected_output = "\n".join(default_header + expected_lines)
-                actual_output = asyncio.run(method(self.member))
+                expected_output = "\n".join(expected_lines)
+                actual_output = await method(self.member)
 
-                self.assertEqual(expected_output, actual_output)
+                self.assertEqual((default_header, expected_output), actual_output)
 
-    def test_basic_user_infraction_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
+    async def test_basic_user_infraction_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
         """The method should correctly list both the total and active number of non-hidden infractions."""
         test_values = (
             # No infractions means zero counts
@@ -249,16 +172,16 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
             },
         )
 
-        header = ["**Infractions**"]
+        header = "Infractions"
 
-        self._method_subtests(self.cog.basic_user_infraction_counts, test_values, header)
+        await self._method_subtests(self.cog.basic_user_infraction_counts, test_values, header)
 
-    def test_expanded_user_infraction_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
+    async def test_expanded_user_infraction_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
         """The method should correctly list the total and active number of all infractions split by infraction type."""
         test_values = (
             {
                 "api response": [],
-                "expected_lines": ["This user has never received an infraction."],
+                "expected_lines": ["No infractions"],
             },
             # Shows non-hidden inactive infraction as expected
             {
@@ -304,24 +227,24 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
             },
         )
 
-        header = ["**Infractions**"]
+        header = "Infractions"
 
-        self._method_subtests(self.cog.expanded_user_infraction_counts, test_values, header)
+        await self._method_subtests(self.cog.expanded_user_infraction_counts, test_values, header)
 
-    def test_user_nomination_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
+    async def test_user_nomination_counts_returns_correct_strings(self):
         """The method should list the number of active and historical nominations for the user."""
         test_values = (
             {
                 "api response": [],
-                "expected_lines": ["This user has never been nominated."],
+                "expected_lines": ["No nominations"],
             },
             {
                 "api response": [{'active': True}],
-                "expected_lines": ["This user is **currently** nominated (1 nomination in total)."],
+                "expected_lines": ["This user is **currently** nominated", "(1 nomination in total)"],
             },
             {
                 "api response": [{'active': True}, {'active': False}],
-                "expected_lines": ["This user is **currently** nominated (2 nominations in total)."],
+                "expected_lines": ["This user is **currently** nominated", "(2 nominations in total)"],
             },
             {
                 "api response": [{'active': False}],
@@ -334,14 +257,14 @@ class UserInfractionHelperMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         )
 
-        header = ["**Nominations**"]
+        header = "Nominations"
 
-        self._method_subtests(self.cog.user_nomination_counts, test_values, header)
+        await self._method_subtests(self.cog.user_nomination_counts, test_values, header)
 
 
-[email protected]("bot.cogs.information.time_since", new=unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value="1 year ago"))
-[email protected]("bot.cogs.information.constants.MODERATION_CHANNELS", new=[50])
-class UserEmbedTests(unittest.TestCase):
+[email protected]("bot.exts.info.information.time_since", new=unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value="1 year ago"))
+[email protected]("bot.exts.info.information.constants.MODERATION_CHANNELS", new=[50])
+class UserEmbedTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Tests for the creation of the `!user` embed."""
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -350,32 +273,41 @@ class UserEmbedTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.bot.api_client.get = unittest.mock.AsyncMock()
         self.cog = information.Information(self.bot)
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_uses_string_representation_of_user_in_title_if_nick_is_not_available(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_uses_string_representation_of_user_in_title_if_nick_is_not_available(self):
         """The embed should use the string representation of the user if they don't have a nick."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=1))
         user = helpers.MockMember()
         user.nick = None
         user.__str__ = unittest.mock.Mock(return_value="Mr. Hemlock")
 
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         self.assertEqual(embed.title, "Mr. Hemlock")
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_uses_nick_in_title_if_available(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_uses_nick_in_title_if_available(self):
         """The embed should use the nick if it's available."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=1))
         user = helpers.MockMember()
         user.nick = "Cat lover"
         user.__str__ = unittest.mock.Mock(return_value="Mr. Hemlock")
 
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         self.assertEqual(embed.title, "Cat lover (Mr. Hemlock)")
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_ignores_everyone_role(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_ignores_everyone_role(self):
         """Created `!user` embeds should not contain mention of the @everyone-role."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=1))
         admins_role = helpers.MockRole(name='Admins')
@@ -384,80 +316,92 @@ class UserEmbedTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # A `MockMember` has the @Everyone role by default; we add the Admins to that.
         user = helpers.MockMember(roles=[admins_role], top_role=admins_role)
 
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
-        self.assertIn("&Admins", embed.description)
-        self.assertNotIn("&Everyone", embed.description)
+        self.assertIn("&Admins", embed.fields[1].value)
+        self.assertNotIn("&Everyone", embed.fields[1].value)
 
     @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.expanded_user_infraction_counts", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
     @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.user_nomination_counts", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_create_user_embed_expanded_information_in_moderation_channels(self, nomination_counts, infraction_counts):
+    async def test_create_user_embed_expanded_information_in_moderation_channels(
+            self,
+            nomination_counts,
+            infraction_counts
+    ):
         """The embed should contain expanded infractions and nomination info in mod channels."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=50))
 
         moderators_role = helpers.MockRole(name='Moderators')
         moderators_role.colour = 100
 
-        infraction_counts.return_value = "expanded infractions info"
-        nomination_counts.return_value = "nomination info"
+        infraction_counts.return_value = ("Infractions", "expanded infractions info")
+        nomination_counts.return_value = ("Nominations", "nomination info")
 
         user = helpers.MockMember(id=314, roles=[moderators_role], top_role=moderators_role)
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         infraction_counts.assert_called_once_with(user)
         nomination_counts.assert_called_once_with(user)
 
         self.assertEqual(
             textwrap.dedent(f"""
-                **User Information**
                 Created: {"1 year ago"}
                 Profile: {user.mention}
                 ID: {user.id}
+            """).strip(),
+            embed.fields[0].value
+        )
 
-                **Member Information**
+        self.assertEqual(
+            textwrap.dedent(f"""
                 Joined: {"1 year ago"}
                 Roles: &Moderators
-
-                expanded infractions info
-
-                nomination info
             """).strip(),
-            embed.description
+            embed.fields[1].value
         )
 
     @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_create_user_embed_basic_information_outside_of_moderation_channels(self, infraction_counts):
+    async def test_create_user_embed_basic_information_outside_of_moderation_channels(self, infraction_counts):
         """The embed should contain only basic infraction data outside of mod channels."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=100))
 
         moderators_role = helpers.MockRole(name='Moderators')
         moderators_role.colour = 100
 
-        infraction_counts.return_value = "basic infractions info"
+        infraction_counts.return_value = ("Infractions", "basic infractions info")
 
         user = helpers.MockMember(id=314, roles=[moderators_role], top_role=moderators_role)
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         infraction_counts.assert_called_once_with(user)
 
         self.assertEqual(
             textwrap.dedent(f"""
-                **User Information**
                 Created: {"1 year ago"}
                 Profile: {user.mention}
                 ID: {user.id}
+            """).strip(),
+            embed.fields[0].value
+        )
 
-                **Member Information**
+        self.assertEqual(
+            textwrap.dedent(f"""
                 Joined: {"1 year ago"}
                 Roles: &Moderators
-
-                basic infractions info
             """).strip(),
-            embed.description
+            embed.fields[1].value
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "basic infractions info",
+            embed.fields[2].value
         )
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_uses_top_role_colour_when_user_has_roles(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_uses_top_role_colour_when_user_has_roles(self):
         """The embed should be created with the colour of the top role, if a top role is available."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext()
 
@@ -465,35 +409,41 @@ class UserEmbedTests(unittest.TestCase):
         moderators_role.colour = 100
 
         user = helpers.MockMember(id=314, roles=[moderators_role], top_role=moderators_role)
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         self.assertEqual(embed.colour, discord.Colour(moderators_role.colour))
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_uses_blurple_colour_when_user_has_no_roles(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_uses_blurple_colour_when_user_has_no_roles(self):
         """The embed should be created with a blurple colour if the user has no assigned roles."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext()
 
         user = helpers.MockMember(id=217)
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         self.assertEqual(embed.colour, discord.Colour.blurple())
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch(f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts", new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=""))
-    def test_create_user_embed_uses_png_format_of_user_avatar_as_thumbnail(self):
+    @unittest.mock.patch(
+        f"{COG_PATH}.basic_user_infraction_counts",
+        new=unittest.mock.AsyncMock(return_value=("Infractions", "basic infractions"))
+    )
+    async def test_create_user_embed_uses_png_format_of_user_avatar_as_thumbnail(self):
         """The embed thumbnail should be set to the user's avatar in `png` format."""
         ctx = helpers.MockContext()
 
         user = helpers.MockMember(id=217)
         user.avatar_url_as.return_value = "avatar url"
-        embed = asyncio.run(self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user))
+        embed = await self.cog.create_user_embed(ctx, user)
 
         user.avatar_url_as.assert_called_once_with(static_format="png")
         self.assertEqual(embed.thumbnail.url, "avatar url")
 
 
-[email protected]("bot.cogs.information.constants")
-class UserCommandTests(unittest.TestCase):
+[email protected]("bot.exts.info.information.constants")
+class UserCommandTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Tests for the `!user` command."""
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -509,76 +459,70 @@ class UserCommandTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.moderator = helpers.MockMember(id=2, name="riffautae", roles=[self.moderator_role])
         self.target = helpers.MockMember(id=3, name="__fluzz__")
 
-    def test_regular_member_cannot_target_another_member(self, constants):
+        # There's no way to mock the channel constant without deferring imports. The constant is
+        # used as a default value for a parameter, which gets defined upon import.
+        self.bot_command_channel = helpers.MockTextChannel(id=constants.Channels.bot_commands)
+
+    async def test_regular_member_cannot_target_another_member(self, constants):
         """A regular user should not be able to use `!user` targeting another user."""
         constants.MODERATION_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author)
 
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx, self.target))
+        await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx, self.target)
 
         ctx.send.assert_called_once_with("You may not use this command on users other than yourself.")
 
-    def test_regular_member_cannot_use_command_outside_of_bot_commands(self, constants):
+    async def test_regular_member_cannot_use_command_outside_of_bot_commands(self, constants):
         """A regular user should not be able to use this command outside of bot-commands."""
         constants.MODERATION_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
         constants.STAFF_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-        constants.Channels.bot_commands = 50
-
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author, channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=100))
 
         msg = "Sorry, but you may only use this command within <#50>."
         with self.assertRaises(InWhitelistCheckFailure, msg=msg):
-            asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx))
+            await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx)
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.cogs.information.Information.create_user_embed", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_regular_user_may_use_command_in_bot_commands_channel(self, create_embed, constants):
+    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.exts.info.information.Information.create_user_embed")
+    async def test_regular_user_may_use_command_in_bot_commands_channel(self, create_embed, constants):
         """A regular user should be allowed to use `!user` targeting themselves in bot-commands."""
         constants.STAFF_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-        constants.Channels.bot_commands = 50
+        ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author, channel=self.bot_command_channel)
 
-        ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author, channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=50))
-
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx))
+        await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx)
 
         create_embed.assert_called_once_with(ctx, self.author)
         ctx.send.assert_called_once()
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.cogs.information.Information.create_user_embed", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_regular_user_can_explicitly_target_themselves(self, create_embed, constants):
+    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.exts.info.information.Information.create_user_embed")
+    async def test_regular_user_can_explicitly_target_themselves(self, create_embed, _):
         """A user should target itself with `!user` when a `user` argument was not provided."""
         constants.STAFF_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-        constants.Channels.bot_commands = 50
-
-        ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author, channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=50))
+        ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.author, channel=self.bot_command_channel)
 
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx, self.author))
+        await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx, self.author)
 
         create_embed.assert_called_once_with(ctx, self.author)
         ctx.send.assert_called_once()
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.cogs.information.Information.create_user_embed", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_staff_members_can_bypass_channel_restriction(self, create_embed, constants):
+    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.exts.info.information.Information.create_user_embed")
+    async def test_staff_members_can_bypass_channel_restriction(self, create_embed, constants):
         """Staff members should be able to bypass the bot-commands channel restriction."""
         constants.STAFF_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-        constants.Channels.bot_commands = 50
-
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.moderator, channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=200))
 
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx))
+        await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx)
 
         create_embed.assert_called_once_with(ctx, self.moderator)
         ctx.send.assert_called_once()
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.cogs.information.Information.create_user_embed", new_callable=unittest.mock.AsyncMock)
-    def test_moderators_can_target_another_member(self, create_embed, constants):
+    @unittest.mock.patch("bot.exts.info.information.Information.create_user_embed")
+    async def test_moderators_can_target_another_member(self, create_embed, constants):
         """A moderator should be able to use `!user` targeting another user."""
         constants.MODERATION_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
         constants.STAFF_ROLES = [self.moderator_role.id]
-
         ctx = helpers.MockContext(author=self.moderator, channel=helpers.MockTextChannel(id=50))
 
-        asyncio.run(self.cog.user_info.callback(self.cog, ctx, self.target))
+        await self.cog.user_info(self.cog, ctx, self.target)
 
         create_embed.assert_called_once_with(ctx, self.target)
         ctx.send.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_infractions.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_infractions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf557a484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_infractions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+import textwrap
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, Mock, patch
+
+from bot.constants import Event
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions import Infractions
+from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockGuild, MockMember, MockRole
+
+
+class TruncationTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for ban and kick command reason truncation."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.cog = Infractions(self.bot)
+        self.user = MockMember(id=1234, top_role=MockRole(id=3577, position=10))
+        self.target = MockMember(id=1265, top_role=MockRole(id=9876, position=0))
+        self.guild = MockGuild(id=4567)
+        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.user, guild=self.guild)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.post_infraction")
+    async def test_apply_ban_reason_truncation(self, post_infraction_mock, get_active_mock):
+        """Should truncate reason for `ctx.guild.ban`."""
+        get_active_mock.return_value = None
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.bot.get_cog.return_value = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = Mock()
+        self.ctx.guild.ban = Mock()
+
+        await self.cog.apply_ban(self.ctx, self.target, "foo bar" * 3000)
+        self.ctx.guild.ban.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.target,
+            reason=textwrap.shorten("foo bar" * 3000, 512, placeholder="..."),
+            delete_message_days=0
+        )
+        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.target, self.ctx.guild.ban.return_value
+        )
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.post_infraction")
+    async def test_apply_kick_reason_truncation(self, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should truncate reason for `Member.kick`."""
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = Mock()
+        self.target.kick = Mock()
+
+        await self.cog.apply_kick(self.ctx, self.target, "foo bar" * 3000)
+        self.target.kick.assert_called_once_with(reason=textwrap.shorten("foo bar" * 3000, 512, placeholder="..."))
+        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.target, self.target.kick.return_value
+        )
+
+
+@patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions.constants.Roles.voice_verified", new=123456)
+class VoiceBanTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for voice ban related functions and commands."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.mod = MockMember(top_role=10)
+        self.user = MockMember(top_role=1, roles=[MockRole(id=123456)])
+        self.guild = MockGuild()
+        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.mod)
+        self.cog = Infractions(self.bot)
+
+    async def test_permanent_voice_ban(self):
+        """Should call voice ban applying function without expiry."""
+        self.cog.apply_voice_ban = AsyncMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.voiceban(self.cog, self.ctx, self.user, reason="foobar"))
+        self.cog.apply_voice_ban.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar")
+
+    async def test_temporary_voice_ban(self):
+        """Should call voice ban applying function with expiry."""
+        self.cog.apply_voice_ban = AsyncMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.tempvoiceban(self.cog, self.ctx, self.user, "baz", reason="foobar"))
+        self.cog.apply_voice_ban.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar", expires_at="baz")
+
+    async def test_voice_unban(self):
+        """Should call infraction pardoning function."""
+        self.cog.pardon_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.unvoiceban(self.cog, self.ctx, self.user))
+        self.cog.pardon_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, "voice_ban", self.user)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_user_have_active_infraction(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should return early when user already have Voice Ban infraction."""
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar"))
+        get_active_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, self.user, "voice_ban")
+        post_infraction_mock.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_infraction_post_failed(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should return early when posting infraction fails."""
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = MagicMock()
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = None
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = None
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar"))
+        post_infraction_mock.assert_awaited_once()
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_infraction_post_add_kwargs(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should pass all kwargs passed to apply_voice_ban to post_infraction."""
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = None
+        # We don't want that this continue yet
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = None
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar", my_kwarg=23))
+        post_infraction_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.ctx, self.user, "voice_ban", "foobar", active=True, my_kwarg=23
+        )
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_mod_log_ignore(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should ignore Voice Verified role removing."""
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = MagicMock()
+        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.user.remove_roles = MagicMock(return_value="my_return_value")
+
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = None
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar"))
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore.assert_called_once_with(Event.member_update, self.user.id)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_apply_infraction(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should ignore Voice Verified role removing."""
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = MagicMock()
+        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.user.remove_roles = MagicMock(return_value="my_return_value")
+
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = None
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar"))
+        self.user.remove_roles.assert_called_once_with(self.cog._voice_verified_role, reason="foobar")
+        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.user, "my_return_value")
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.post_infraction")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.get_active_infraction")
+    async def test_voice_ban_truncate_reason(self, get_active_infraction, post_infraction_mock):
+        """Should truncate reason for voice ban."""
+        self.cog.mod_log.ignore = MagicMock()
+        self.cog.apply_infraction = AsyncMock()
+        self.user.remove_roles = MagicMock(return_value="my_return_value")
+
+        get_active_infraction.return_value = None
+        post_infraction_mock.return_value = {"foo": "bar"}
+
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog.apply_voice_ban(self.ctx, self.user, "foobar" * 3000))
+        self.user.remove_roles.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.cog._voice_verified_role, reason=textwrap.shorten("foobar" * 3000, 512, placeholder="...")
+        )
+        self.cog.apply_infraction.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, {"foo": "bar"}, self.user, "my_return_value")
+
+    async def test_voice_unban_user_not_found(self):
+        """Should include info to return dict when user was not found from guild."""
+        self.guild.get_member.return_value = None
+        result = await self.cog.pardon_voice_ban(self.user.id, self.guild, "foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(result, {"Info": "User was not found in the guild."})
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.notify_pardon")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions.format_user")
+    async def test_voice_unban_user_found(self, format_user_mock, notify_pardon_mock):
+        """Should add role back with ignoring, notify user and return log dictionary.."""
+        self.guild.get_member.return_value = self.user
+        notify_pardon_mock.return_value = True
+        format_user_mock.return_value = "my-user"
+
+        result = await self.cog.pardon_voice_ban(self.user.id, self.guild, "foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(result, {
+            "Member": "my-user",
+            "DM": "Sent"
+        })
+        notify_pardon_mock.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions._utils.notify_pardon")
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction.infractions.format_user")
+    async def test_voice_unban_dm_fail(self, format_user_mock, notify_pardon_mock):
+        """Should add role back with ignoring, notify user and return log dictionary.."""
+        self.guild.get_member.return_value = self.user
+        notify_pardon_mock.return_value = False
+        format_user_mock.return_value = "my-user"
+
+        result = await self.cog.pardon_voice_ban(self.user.id, self.guild, "foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(result, {
+            "Member": "my-user",
+            "DM": "**Failed**"
+        })
+        notify_pardon_mock.assert_awaited_once()
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_utils.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b62463e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/infraction/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+import unittest
+from collections import namedtuple
+from datetime import datetime
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, call, patch
+
+from discord import Embed, Forbidden, HTTPException, NotFound
+
+from bot.api import ResponseCodeError
+from bot.constants import Colours, Icons
+from bot.exts.moderation.infraction import _utils as utils
+from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockMember, MockUser
+
+
+class ModerationUtilsTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests Moderation utils."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.member = MockMember(id=1234)
+        self.user = MockUser(id=1234)
+        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.member)
+
+    async def test_post_user(self):
+        """Should POST a new user and return the response if successful or otherwise send an error message."""
+        user = MockUser(discriminator=5678, id=1234, name="Test user")
+        not_user = MagicMock(discriminator=3333, id=5678, name="Wrong user")
+        test_cases = [
+            {
+                "user": user,
+                "post_result": "bar",
+                "raise_error": None,
+                "payload": {
+                    "discriminator": 5678,
+                    "id": self.user.id,
+                    "in_guild": False,
+                    "name": "Test user",
+                    "roles": []
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "user": self.member,
+                "post_result": "foo",
+                "raise_error": ResponseCodeError(MagicMock(status=400), "foo"),
+                "payload": {
+                    "discriminator": 0,
+                    "id": self.member.id,
+                    "in_guild": False,
+                    "name": "Name unknown",
+                    "roles": []
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "user": not_user,
+                "post_result": "bar",
+                "raise_error": None,
+                "payload": {
+                    "discriminator": not_user.discriminator,
+                    "id": not_user.id,
+                    "in_guild": False,
+                    "name": not_user.name,
+                    "roles": []
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+
+        for case in test_cases:
+            user = case["user"]
+            post_result = case["post_result"]
+            raise_error = case["raise_error"]
+            payload = case["payload"]
+
+            with self.subTest(user=user, post_result=post_result, raise_error=raise_error, payload=payload):
+                self.bot.api_client.post.reset_mock(side_effect=True)
+                self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.return_value = post_result
+
+                self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.side_effect = raise_error
+
+                result = await utils.post_user(self.ctx, user)
+
+                if raise_error:
+                    self.assertIsNone(result)
+                    self.ctx.send.assert_awaited_once()
+                    self.assertIn(str(raise_error.status), self.ctx.send.call_args[0][0])
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(result, post_result)
+                    self.bot.api_client.post.assert_awaited_once_with("bot/users", json=payload)
+
+    async def test_get_active_infraction(self):
+        """
+        Should request the API for active infractions and return infraction if the user has one or `None` otherwise.
+
+        A message should be sent to the context indicating a user already has an infraction, if that's the case.
+        """
+        test_case = namedtuple("test_case", ["get_return_value", "expected_output", "infraction_nr", "send_msg"])
+        test_cases = [
+            test_case([], None, None, True),
+            test_case([{"id": 123987}], {"id": 123987}, "123987", False),
+            test_case([{"id": 123987}], {"id": 123987}, "123987", True)
+        ]
+
+        for case in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(return_value=case.get_return_value, expected=case.expected_output):
+                self.bot.api_client.get.reset_mock()
+                self.ctx.send.reset_mock()
+
+                params = {
+                    "active": "true",
+                    "type": "ban",
+                    "user__id": str(self.member.id)
+                }
+
+                self.bot.api_client.get.return_value = case.get_return_value
+
+                result = await utils.get_active_infraction(self.ctx, self.member, "ban", send_msg=case.send_msg)
+                self.assertEqual(result, case.expected_output)
+                self.bot.api_client.get.assert_awaited_once_with("bot/infractions", params=params)
+
+                if case.send_msg and case.get_return_value:
+                    self.ctx.send.assert_awaited_once()
+                    sent_message = self.ctx.send.call_args[0][0]
+                    self.assertIn(case.infraction_nr, sent_message)
+                    self.assertIn("ban", sent_message)
+                else:
+                    self.ctx.send.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.send_private_embed")
+    async def test_notify_infraction(self, send_private_embed_mock):
+        """
+        Should send an embed of a certain format as a DM and return `True` if DM successful.
+
+        Appealable infractions should have the appeal message in the embed's footer.
+        """
+        test_cases = [
+            {
+                "args": (self.user, "ban", "2020-02-26 09:20 (23 hours and 59 minutes)"),
+                "expected_output": Embed(
+                    title=utils.INFRACTION_TITLE,
+                    description=utils.INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+                        type="Ban",
+                        expires="2020-02-26 09:20 (23 hours and 59 minutes)",
+                        reason="No reason provided."
+                    ),
+                    colour=Colours.soft_red,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL
+                ).set_author(
+                    name=utils.INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL,
+                    icon_url=Icons.token_removed
+                ).set_footer(text=utils.INFRACTION_APPEAL_FOOTER),
+                "send_result": True
+            },
+            {
+                "args": (self.user, "warning", None, "Test reason."),
+                "expected_output": Embed(
+                    title=utils.INFRACTION_TITLE,
+                    description=utils.INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+                        type="Warning",
+                        expires="N/A",
+                        reason="Test reason."
+                    ),
+                    colour=Colours.soft_red,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL
+                ).set_author(
+                    name=utils.INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL,
+                    icon_url=Icons.token_removed
+                ),
+                "send_result": False
+            },
+            {
+                "args": (self.user, "note", None, None, Icons.defcon_denied),
+                "expected_output": Embed(
+                    title=utils.INFRACTION_TITLE,
+                    description=utils.INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+                        type="Note",
+                        expires="N/A",
+                        reason="No reason provided."
+                    ),
+                    colour=Colours.soft_red,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL
+                ).set_author(
+                    name=utils.INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL,
+                    icon_url=Icons.defcon_denied
+                ),
+                "send_result": False
+            },
+            {
+                "args": (self.user, "mute", "2020-02-26 09:20 (23 hours and 59 minutes)", "Test", Icons.defcon_denied),
+                "expected_output": Embed(
+                    title=utils.INFRACTION_TITLE,
+                    description=utils.INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+                        type="Mute",
+                        expires="2020-02-26 09:20 (23 hours and 59 minutes)",
+                        reason="Test"
+                    ),
+                    colour=Colours.soft_red,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL
+                ).set_author(
+                    name=utils.INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL,
+                    icon_url=Icons.defcon_denied
+                ).set_footer(text=utils.INFRACTION_APPEAL_FOOTER),
+                "send_result": False
+            },
+            {
+                "args": (self.user, "mute", None, "foo bar" * 4000, Icons.defcon_denied),
+                "expected_output": Embed(
+                    title=utils.INFRACTION_TITLE,
+                    description=utils.INFRACTION_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE.format(
+                        type="Mute",
+                        expires="N/A",
+                        reason="foo bar" * 4000
+                    )[:2045] + "...",
+                    colour=Colours.soft_red,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL
+                ).set_author(
+                    name=utils.INFRACTION_AUTHOR_NAME,
+                    url=utils.RULES_URL,
+                    icon_url=Icons.defcon_denied
+                ).set_footer(text=utils.INFRACTION_APPEAL_FOOTER),
+                "send_result": True
+            }
+        ]
+
+        for case in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(args=case["args"], expected=case["expected_output"], send=case["send_result"]):
+                send_private_embed_mock.reset_mock()
+
+                send_private_embed_mock.return_value = case["send_result"]
+                result = await utils.notify_infraction(*case["args"])
+
+                self.assertEqual(case["send_result"], result)
+
+                embed = send_private_embed_mock.call_args[0][1]
+
+                self.assertEqual(embed.to_dict(), case["expected_output"].to_dict())
+
+                send_private_embed_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(case["args"][0], embed)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.send_private_embed")
+    async def test_notify_pardon(self, send_private_embed_mock):
+        """Should send an embed of a certain format as a DM and return `True` if DM successful."""
+        test_case = namedtuple("test_case", ["args", "icon", "send_result"])
+        test_cases = [
+            test_case((self.user, "Test title", "Example content"), Icons.user_verified, True),
+            test_case((self.user, "Test title", "Example content", Icons.user_update), Icons.user_update, False)
+        ]
+
+        for case in test_cases:
+            expected = Embed(
+                description="Example content",
+                colour=Colours.soft_green
+            ).set_author(
+                name="Test title",
+                icon_url=case.icon
+            )
+
+            with self.subTest(args=case.args, expected=expected):
+                send_private_embed_mock.reset_mock()
+
+                send_private_embed_mock.return_value = case.send_result
+
+                result = await utils.notify_pardon(*case.args)
+                self.assertEqual(case.send_result, result)
+
+                embed = send_private_embed_mock.call_args[0][1]
+                self.assertEqual(embed.to_dict(), expected.to_dict())
+
+                send_private_embed_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(case.args[0], embed)
+
+    async def test_send_private_embed(self):
+        """Should DM the user and return `True` on success or `False` on failure."""
+        embed = Embed(title="Test", description="Test val")
+
+        test_case = namedtuple("test_case", ["expected_output", "raised_exception"])
+        test_cases = [
+            test_case(True, None),
+            test_case(False, HTTPException(AsyncMock(), AsyncMock())),
+            test_case(False, Forbidden(AsyncMock(), AsyncMock())),
+            test_case(False, NotFound(AsyncMock(), AsyncMock()))
+        ]
+
+        for case in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(expected=case.expected_output, raised=case.raised_exception):
+                self.user.send.reset_mock(side_effect=True)
+                self.user.send.side_effect = case.raised_exception
+
+                result = await utils.send_private_embed(self.user, embed)
+
+                self.assertEqual(result, case.expected_output)
+                self.user.send.assert_awaited_once_with(embed=embed)
+
+
+class TestPostInfraction(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for the `post_infraction` function."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.member = MockMember(id=1234)
+        self.user = MockUser(id=1234)
+        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.member)
+
+    async def test_normal_post_infraction(self):
+        """Should return response from POST request if there are no errors."""
+        now = datetime.now()
+        payload = {
+            "actor": self.ctx.author.id,
+            "hidden": True,
+            "reason": "Test reason",
+            "type": "ban",
+            "user": self.member.id,
+            "active": False,
+            "expires_at": now.isoformat()
+        }
+
+        self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.return_value = "foo"
+        actual = await utils.post_infraction(self.ctx, self.member, "ban", "Test reason", now, True, False)
+
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "foo")
+        self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.assert_awaited_once_with("bot/infractions", json=payload)
+
+    async def test_unknown_error_post_infraction(self):
+        """Should send an error message to chat when a non-400 error occurs."""
+        self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.side_effect = ResponseCodeError(AsyncMock(), AsyncMock())
+        self.ctx.bot.api_client.post.side_effect.status = 500
+
+        actual = await utils.post_infraction(self.ctx, self.user, "ban", "Test reason")
+        self.assertIsNone(actual)
+
+        self.assertTrue("500" in self.ctx.send.call_args[0][0])
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.post_user", return_value=None)
+    async def test_user_not_found_none_post_infraction(self, post_user_mock):
+        """Should abort and return `None` when a new user fails to be posted."""
+        self.bot.api_client.post.side_effect = ResponseCodeError(MagicMock(status=400), {"user": "foo"})
+
+        actual = await utils.post_infraction(self.ctx, self.user, "mute", "Test reason")
+        self.assertIsNone(actual)
+        post_user_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, self.user)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.infraction._utils.post_user", return_value="bar")
+    async def test_first_fail_second_success_user_post_infraction(self, post_user_mock):
+        """Should post the user if they don't exist, POST infraction again, and return the response if successful."""
+        payload = {
+            "actor": self.ctx.author.id,
+            "hidden": False,
+            "reason": "Test reason",
+            "type": "mute",
+            "user": self.user.id,
+            "active": True
+        }
+
+        self.bot.api_client.post.side_effect = [ResponseCodeError(MagicMock(status=400), {"user": "foo"}), "foo"]
+
+        actual = await utils.post_infraction(self.ctx, self.user, "mute", "Test reason")
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "foo")
+        self.bot.api_client.post.assert_has_awaits([call("bot/infractions", json=payload)] * 2)
+        post_user_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx, self.user)
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_incidents.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_incidents.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbf7f7bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_incidents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,770 @@
+import asyncio
+import enum
+import logging
+import typing as t
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, call, patch
+
+import aiohttp
+import discord
+
+from bot.constants import Colours
+from bot.exts.moderation import incidents
+from tests.helpers import (
+    MockAsyncWebhook,
+    MockAttachment,
+    MockBot,
+    MockMember,
+    MockMessage,
+    MockReaction,
+    MockRole,
+    MockTextChannel,
+    MockUser,
+)
+
+
+class MockAsyncIterable:
+    """
+    Helper for mocking asynchronous for loops.
+
+    It does not appear that the `unittest` library currently provides anything that would
+    allow us to simply mock an async iterator, such as `discord.TextChannel.history`.
+
+    We therefore write our own helper to wrap a regular synchronous iterable, and feed
+    its values via `__anext__` rather than `__next__`.
+
+    This class was written for the purposes of testing the `Incidents` cog - it may not
+    be generic enough to be placed in the `tests.helpers` module.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, messages: t.Iterable):
+        """Take a sync iterable to be wrapped."""
+        self.iter_messages = iter(messages)
+
+    def __aiter__(self):
+        """Return `self` as we provide the `__anext__` method."""
+        return self
+
+    async def __anext__(self):
+        """
+        Feed the next item, or raise `StopAsyncIteration`.
+
+        Since we're wrapping a sync iterator, it will communicate that it has been depleted
+        by raising a `StopIteration`. The `async for` construct does not expect it, and we
+        therefore need to substitute it for the appropriate exception type.
+        """
+        try:
+            return next(self.iter_messages)
+        except StopIteration:
+            raise StopAsyncIteration
+
+
+class MockSignal(enum.Enum):
+    A = "A"
+    B = "B"
+
+
+mock_404 = discord.NotFound(
+    response=MagicMock(aiohttp.ClientResponse),  # Mock the erroneous response
+    message="Not found",
+)
+
+
+class TestDownloadFile(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Collection of tests for the `download_file` helper function."""
+
+    async def test_download_file_success(self):
+        """If `to_file` succeeds, function returns the acquired `discord.File`."""
+        file = MagicMock(discord.File, filename="bigbadlemon.jpg")
+        attachment = MockAttachment(to_file=AsyncMock(return_value=file))
+
+        acquired_file = await incidents.download_file(attachment)
+        self.assertIs(file, acquired_file)
+
+    async def test_download_file_404(self):
+        """If `to_file` encounters a 404, function handles the exception & returns None."""
+        attachment = MockAttachment(to_file=AsyncMock(side_effect=mock_404))
+
+        acquired_file = await incidents.download_file(attachment)
+        self.assertIsNone(acquired_file)
+
+    async def test_download_file_fail(self):
+        """If `to_file` fails on a non-404 error, function logs the exception & returns None."""
+        arbitrary_error = discord.HTTPException(MagicMock(aiohttp.ClientResponse), "Arbitrary API error")
+        attachment = MockAttachment(to_file=AsyncMock(side_effect=arbitrary_error))
+
+        with self.assertLogs(logger=incidents.log, level=logging.ERROR):
+            acquired_file = await incidents.download_file(attachment)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(acquired_file)
+
+
+class TestMakeEmbed(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Collection of tests for the `make_embed` helper function."""
+
+    async def test_make_embed_actioned(self):
+        """Embed is coloured green and footer contains 'Actioned' when `outcome=Signal.ACTIONED`."""
+        embed, file = await incidents.make_embed(MockMessage(), incidents.Signal.ACTIONED, MockMember())
+
+        self.assertEqual(embed.colour.value, Colours.soft_green)
+        self.assertIn("Actioned", embed.footer.text)
+
+    async def test_make_embed_not_actioned(self):
+        """Embed is coloured red and footer contains 'Rejected' when `outcome=Signal.NOT_ACTIONED`."""
+        embed, file = await incidents.make_embed(MockMessage(), incidents.Signal.NOT_ACTIONED, MockMember())
+
+        self.assertEqual(embed.colour.value, Colours.soft_red)
+        self.assertIn("Rejected", embed.footer.text)
+
+    async def test_make_embed_content(self):
+        """Incident content appears as embed description."""
+        incident = MockMessage(content="this is an incident")
+        embed, file = await incidents.make_embed(incident, incidents.Signal.ACTIONED, MockMember())
+
+        self.assertEqual(incident.content, embed.description)
+
+    async def test_make_embed_with_attachment_succeeds(self):
+        """Incident's attachment is downloaded and displayed in the embed's image field."""
+        file = MagicMock(discord.File, filename="bigbadjoe.jpg")
+        attachment = MockAttachment(filename="bigbadjoe.jpg")
+        incident = MockMessage(content="this is an incident", attachments=[attachment])
+
+        # Patch `download_file` to return our `file`
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.download_file", AsyncMock(return_value=file)):
+            embed, returned_file = await incidents.make_embed(incident, incidents.Signal.ACTIONED, MockMember())
+
+        self.assertIs(file, returned_file)
+        self.assertEqual("attachment://bigbadjoe.jpg", embed.image.url)
+
+    async def test_make_embed_with_attachment_fails(self):
+        """Incident's attachment fails to download, proxy url is linked instead."""
+        attachment = MockAttachment(proxy_url="discord.com/bigbadjoe.jpg")
+        incident = MockMessage(content="this is an incident", attachments=[attachment])
+
+        # Patch `download_file` to return None as if the download failed
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.download_file", AsyncMock(return_value=None)):
+            embed, returned_file = await incidents.make_embed(incident, incidents.Signal.ACTIONED, MockMember())
+
+        self.assertIsNone(returned_file)
+
+        # The author name field is simply expected to have something in it, we do not assert the message
+        self.assertGreater(len(embed.author.name), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(embed.author.url, "discord.com/bigbadjoe.jpg")  # However, it should link the exact url
+
+
+@patch("bot.constants.Channels.incidents", 123)
+class TestIsIncident(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Collection of tests for the `is_incident` helper function.
+
+    In `setUp`, we will create a mock message which should qualify as an incident. Each
+    test case will then mutate this instance to make it **not** qualify, in various ways.
+
+    Notice that we patch the #incidents channel id globally for this class.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        """Prepare a mock message which should qualify as an incident."""
+        self.incident = MockMessage(
+            channel=MockTextChannel(id=123),
+            content="this is an incident",
+            author=MockUser(bot=False),
+            pinned=False,
+        )
+
+    def test_is_incident_true(self):
+        """Message qualifies as an incident if unchanged."""
+        self.assertTrue(incidents.is_incident(self.incident))
+
+    def check_false(self):
+        """Assert that `self.incident` does **not** qualify as an incident."""
+        self.assertFalse(incidents.is_incident(self.incident))
+
+    def test_is_incident_false_channel(self):
+        """Message doesn't qualify if sent outside of #incidents."""
+        self.incident.channel = MockTextChannel(id=456)
+        self.check_false()
+
+    def test_is_incident_false_content(self):
+        """Message doesn't qualify if content begins with hash symbol."""
+        self.incident.content = "# this is a comment message"
+        self.check_false()
+
+    def test_is_incident_false_author(self):
+        """Message doesn't qualify if author is a bot."""
+        self.incident.author = MockUser(bot=True)
+        self.check_false()
+
+    def test_is_incident_false_pinned(self):
+        """Message doesn't qualify if it is pinned."""
+        self.incident.pinned = True
+        self.check_false()
+
+
+class TestOwnReactions(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Assertions for the `own_reactions` function."""
+
+    def test_own_reactions(self):
+        """Only bot's own emoji are extracted from the input incident."""
+        reactions = (
+            MockReaction(emoji="A", me=True),
+            MockReaction(emoji="B", me=True),
+            MockReaction(emoji="C", me=False),
+        )
+        message = MockMessage(reactions=reactions)
+        self.assertSetEqual(incidents.own_reactions(message), {"A", "B"})
+
+
+@patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.ALL_SIGNALS", {"A", "B"})
+class TestHasSignals(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Assertions for the `has_signals` function.
+
+    We patch `ALL_SIGNALS` globally. Each test function then patches `own_reactions`
+    as appropriate.
+    """
+
+    def test_has_signals_true(self):
+        """True when `own_reactions` returns all emoji in `ALL_SIGNALS`."""
+        message = MockMessage()
+        own_reactions = MagicMock(return_value={"A", "B"})
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.own_reactions", own_reactions):
+            self.assertTrue(incidents.has_signals(message))
+
+    def test_has_signals_false(self):
+        """False when `own_reactions` does not return all emoji in `ALL_SIGNALS`."""
+        message = MockMessage()
+        own_reactions = MagicMock(return_value={"A", "C"})
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.own_reactions", own_reactions):
+            self.assertFalse(incidents.has_signals(message))
+
+
+@patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Signal", MockSignal)
+class TestAddSignals(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """
+    Assertions for the `add_signals` coroutine.
+
+    These are all fairly similar and could go into a single test function, but I found the
+    patching & sub-testing fairly awkward in that case and decided to split them up
+    to avoid unnecessary syntax noise.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Prepare a mock incident message for tests to use."""
+        self.incident = MockMessage()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.own_reactions", MagicMock(return_value=set()))
+    async def test_add_signals_missing(self):
+        """All emoji are added when none are present."""
+        await incidents.add_signals(self.incident)
+        self.incident.add_reaction.assert_has_calls([call("A"), call("B")])
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.own_reactions", MagicMock(return_value={"A"}))
+    async def test_add_signals_partial(self):
+        """Only missing emoji are added when some are present."""
+        await incidents.add_signals(self.incident)
+        self.incident.add_reaction.assert_has_calls([call("B")])
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.own_reactions", MagicMock(return_value={"A", "B"}))
+    async def test_add_signals_present(self):
+        """No emoji are added when all are present."""
+        await incidents.add_signals(self.incident)
+        self.incident.add_reaction.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestIncidents(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests for bound methods of the `Incidents` cog.
+
+    Use this as a base class for `Incidents` tests - it will prepare a fresh instance
+    for each test function, but not make any assertions on its own. Tests can mutate
+    the instance as they wish.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Prepare a fresh `Incidents` instance for each test.
+
+        Note that this will not schedule `crawl_incidents` in the background, as everything
+        is being mocked. The `crawl_task` attribute will end up being None.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance = incidents.Incidents(MockBot())
+
+
+@patch("asyncio.sleep", AsyncMock())  # Prevent the coro from sleeping to speed up the test
+class TestCrawlIncidents(TestIncidents):
+    """
+    Tests for the `Incidents.crawl_incidents` coroutine.
+
+    Apart from `test_crawl_incidents_waits_until_cache_ready`, all tests in this class
+    will patch the return values of `is_incident` and `has_signal` and then observe
+    whether the `AsyncMock` for `add_signals` was awaited or not.
+
+    The `add_signals` mock is added by each test separately to ensure it is clean (has not
+    been awaited by another test yet). The mock can be reset, but this appears to be the
+    cleaner way.
+
+    For each test, we inject a mock channel with a history of 1 message only (see: `setUp`).
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """For each test, ensure `bot.get_channel` returns a channel with 1 arbitrary message."""
+        super().setUp()  # First ensure we get `cog_instance` from parent
+
+        incidents_history = MagicMock(return_value=MockAsyncIterable([MockMessage()]))
+        self.cog_instance.bot.get_channel = MagicMock(return_value=MockTextChannel(history=incidents_history))
+
+    async def test_crawl_incidents_waits_until_cache_ready(self):
+        """
+        The coroutine will await the `wait_until_guild_available` event.
+
+        Since this task is schedule in the `__init__`, it is critical that it waits for the
+        cache to be ready, so that it can safely get the #incidents channel.
+        """
+        await self.cog_instance.crawl_incidents()
+        self.cog_instance.bot.wait_until_guild_available.assert_awaited()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.add_signals", AsyncMock())
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=False))  # Message doesn't qualify
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.has_signals", MagicMock(return_value=False))
+    async def test_crawl_incidents_noop_if_is_not_incident(self):
+        """Signals are not added for a non-incident message."""
+        await self.cog_instance.crawl_incidents()
+        incidents.add_signals.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.add_signals", AsyncMock())
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=True))  # Message qualifies
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.has_signals", MagicMock(return_value=True))  # But already has signals
+    async def test_crawl_incidents_noop_if_message_already_has_signals(self):
+        """Signals are not added for messages which already have them."""
+        await self.cog_instance.crawl_incidents()
+        incidents.add_signals.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.add_signals", AsyncMock())
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=True))  # Message qualifies
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.has_signals", MagicMock(return_value=False))  # And doesn't have signals
+    async def test_crawl_incidents_add_signals_called(self):
+        """Message has signals added as it does not have them yet and qualifies as an incident."""
+        await self.cog_instance.crawl_incidents()
+        incidents.add_signals.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+class TestArchive(TestIncidents):
+    """Tests for the `Incidents.archive` coroutine."""
+
+    async def test_archive_webhook_not_found(self):
+        """
+        Method recovers and returns False when the webhook is not found.
+
+        Implicitly, this also tests that the error is handled internally and doesn't
+        propagate out of the method, which is just as important.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.bot.fetch_webhook = AsyncMock(side_effect=mock_404)
+        self.assertFalse(
+            await self.cog_instance.archive(incident=MockMessage(), outcome=MagicMock(), actioned_by=MockMember())
+        )
+
+    async def test_archive_relays_incident(self):
+        """
+        If webhook is found, method relays `incident` properly.
+
+        This test will assert that the fetched webhook's `send` method is fed the correct arguments,
+        and that the `archive` method returns True.
+        """
+        webhook = MockAsyncWebhook()
+        self.cog_instance.bot.fetch_webhook = AsyncMock(return_value=webhook)  # Patch in our webhook
+
+        # Define our own `incident` to be archived
+        incident = MockMessage(
+            content="this is an incident",
+            author=MockUser(name="author_name", avatar_url="author_avatar"),
+            id=123,
+        )
+        built_embed = MagicMock(discord.Embed, id=123)  # We patch `make_embed` to return this
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.make_embed", AsyncMock(return_value=(built_embed, None))):
+            archive_return = await self.cog_instance.archive(incident, MagicMock(value="A"), MockMember())
+
+        # Now we check that the webhook was given the correct args, and that `archive` returned True
+        webhook.send.assert_called_once_with(
+            embed=built_embed,
+            username="author_name",
+            avatar_url="author_avatar",
+            file=None,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(archive_return)
+
+    async def test_archive_clyde_username(self):
+        """
+        The archive webhook username is cleansed using `sub_clyde`.
+
+        Discord will reject any webhook with "clyde" in the username field, as it impersonates
+        the official Clyde bot. Since we do not control what the username will be (the incident
+        author name is used), we must ensure the name is cleansed, otherwise the relay may fail.
+
+        This test assumes the username is passed as a kwarg. If this test fails, please review
+        whether the passed argument is being retrieved correctly.
+        """
+        webhook = MockAsyncWebhook()
+        self.cog_instance.bot.fetch_webhook = AsyncMock(return_value=webhook)
+
+        message_from_clyde = MockMessage(author=MockUser(name="clyde the great"))
+        await self.cog_instance.archive(message_from_clyde, MagicMock(incidents.Signal), MockMember())
+
+        self.assertNotIn("clyde", webhook.send.call_args.kwargs["username"])
+
+
+class TestMakeConfirmationTask(TestIncidents):
+    """
+    Tests for the `Incidents.make_confirmation_task` method.
+
+    Writing tests for this method is difficult, as it mostly just delegates the provided
+    information elsewhere. There is very little internal logic. Whether our approach
+    works conceptually is difficult to prove using unit tests.
+    """
+
+    def test_make_confirmation_task_check(self):
+        """
+        The internal check will recognize the passed incident.
+
+        This is a little tricky - we first pass a message with a specific `id` in, and then
+        retrieve the built check from the `call_args` of the `wait_for` method. This relies
+        on the check being passed as a kwarg.
+
+        Once the check is retrieved, we assert that it gives True for our incident's `id`,
+        and False for any other.
+
+        If this function begins to fail, first check that `created_check` is being retrieved
+        correctly. It should be the function that is built locally in the tested method.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.make_confirmation_task(MockMessage(id=123))
+
+        self.cog_instance.bot.wait_for.assert_called_once()
+        created_check = self.cog_instance.bot.wait_for.call_args.kwargs["check"]
+
+        # The `message_id` matches the `id` of our incident
+        self.assertTrue(created_check(payload=MagicMock(message_id=123)))
+
+        # This `message_id` does not match
+        self.assertFalse(created_check(payload=MagicMock(message_id=0)))
+
+
+@patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.ALLOWED_ROLES", {1, 2})
+@patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Incidents.make_confirmation_task", AsyncMock())  # Generic awaitable
+class TestProcessEvent(TestIncidents):
+    """Tests for the `Incidents.process_event` coroutine."""
+
+    async def test_process_event_bad_role(self):
+        """The reaction is removed when the author lacks all allowed roles."""
+        incident = MockMessage()
+        member = MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=0)])  # Must have role 1 or 2
+
+        await self.cog_instance.process_event("reaction", incident, member)
+        incident.remove_reaction.assert_called_once_with("reaction", member)
+
+    async def test_process_event_bad_emoji(self):
+        """
+        The reaction is removed when an invalid emoji is used.
+
+        This requires that we pass in a `member` with valid roles, as we need the role check
+        to succeed.
+        """
+        incident = MockMessage()
+        member = MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=1)])  # Member has allowed role
+
+        await self.cog_instance.process_event("invalid_signal", incident, member)
+        incident.remove_reaction.assert_called_once_with("invalid_signal", member)
+
+    async def test_process_event_no_archive_on_investigating(self):
+        """Message is not archived on `Signal.INVESTIGATING`."""
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Incidents.archive", AsyncMock()) as mocked_archive:
+            await self.cog_instance.process_event(
+                reaction=incidents.Signal.INVESTIGATING.value,
+                incident=MockMessage(),
+                member=MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=1)]),
+            )
+
+        mocked_archive.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_process_event_no_delete_if_archive_fails(self):
+        """
+        Original message is not deleted when `Incidents.archive` returns False.
+
+        This is the way of signaling that the relay failed, and we should not remove the original,
+        as that would result in losing the incident record.
+        """
+        incident = MockMessage()
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Incidents.archive", AsyncMock(return_value=False)):
+            await self.cog_instance.process_event(
+                reaction=incidents.Signal.ACTIONED.value,
+                incident=incident,
+                member=MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=1)])
+            )
+
+        incident.delete.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_process_event_confirmation_task_is_awaited(self):
+        """Task given by `Incidents.make_confirmation_task` is awaited before method exits."""
+        mock_task = AsyncMock()
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Incidents.make_confirmation_task", mock_task):
+            await self.cog_instance.process_event(
+                reaction=incidents.Signal.ACTIONED.value,
+                incident=MockMessage(),
+                member=MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=1)])
+            )
+
+        mock_task.assert_awaited()
+
+    async def test_process_event_confirmation_task_timeout_is_handled(self):
+        """
+        Confirmation task `asyncio.TimeoutError` is handled gracefully.
+
+        We have `make_confirmation_task` return a mock with a side effect, and then catch the
+        exception should it propagate out of `process_event`. This is so that we can then manually
+        fail the test with a more informative message than just the plain traceback.
+        """
+        mock_task = AsyncMock(side_effect=asyncio.TimeoutError())
+
+        try:
+            with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.Incidents.make_confirmation_task", mock_task):
+                await self.cog_instance.process_event(
+                    reaction=incidents.Signal.ACTIONED.value,
+                    incident=MockMessage(),
+                    member=MockMember(roles=[MockRole(id=1)])
+                )
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            self.fail("TimeoutError was not handled gracefully, and propagated out of `process_event`!")
+
+
+class TestResolveMessage(TestIncidents):
+    """Tests for the `Incidents.resolve_message` coroutine."""
+
+    async def test_resolve_message_pass_message_id(self):
+        """Method will call `_get_message` with the passed `message_id`."""
+        await self.cog_instance.resolve_message(123)
+        self.cog_instance.bot._connection._get_message.assert_called_once_with(123)
+
+    async def test_resolve_message_in_cache(self):
+        """
+        No API call is made if the queried message exists in the cache.
+
+        We mock the `_get_message` return value regardless of input. Whether it finds the message
+        internally is considered d.py's responsibility, not ours.
+        """
+        cached_message = MockMessage(id=123)
+        self.cog_instance.bot._connection._get_message = MagicMock(return_value=cached_message)
+
+        return_value = await self.cog_instance.resolve_message(123)
+
+        self.assertIs(return_value, cached_message)
+        self.cog_instance.bot.get_channel.assert_not_called()  # The `fetch_message` line was never hit
+
+    async def test_resolve_message_not_in_cache(self):
+        """
+        The message is retrieved from the API if it isn't cached.
+
+        This is desired behaviour for messages which exist, but were sent before the bot's
+        current session.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.bot._connection._get_message = MagicMock(return_value=None)  # Cache returns None
+
+        # API returns our message
+        uncached_message = MockMessage()
+        fetch_message = AsyncMock(return_value=uncached_message)
+        self.cog_instance.bot.get_channel = MagicMock(return_value=MockTextChannel(fetch_message=fetch_message))
+
+        retrieved_message = await self.cog_instance.resolve_message(123)
+        self.assertIs(retrieved_message, uncached_message)
+
+    async def test_resolve_message_doesnt_exist(self):
+        """
+        If the API returns a 404, the function handles it gracefully and returns None.
+
+        This is an edge-case happening with racing events - event A will relay the message
+        to the archive and delete the original. Once event B acquires the `event_lock`,
+        it will not find the message in the cache, and will ask the API.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.bot._connection._get_message = MagicMock(return_value=None)  # Cache returns None
+
+        fetch_message = AsyncMock(side_effect=mock_404)
+        self.cog_instance.bot.get_channel = MagicMock(return_value=MockTextChannel(fetch_message=fetch_message))
+
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.cog_instance.resolve_message(123))
+
+    async def test_resolve_message_fetch_fails(self):
+        """
+        Non-404 errors are handled, logged & None is returned.
+
+        In contrast with a 404, this should make an error-level log. We assert that at least
+        one such log was made - we do not make any assertions about the log's message.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.bot._connection._get_message = MagicMock(return_value=None)  # Cache returns None
+
+        arbitrary_error = discord.HTTPException(
+            response=MagicMock(aiohttp.ClientResponse),
+            message="Arbitrary error",
+        )
+        fetch_message = AsyncMock(side_effect=arbitrary_error)
+        self.cog_instance.bot.get_channel = MagicMock(return_value=MockTextChannel(fetch_message=fetch_message))
+
+        with self.assertLogs(logger=incidents.log, level=logging.ERROR):
+            self.assertIsNone(await self.cog_instance.resolve_message(123))
+
+
+@patch("bot.constants.Channels.incidents", 123)
+class TestOnRawReactionAdd(TestIncidents):
+    """
+    Tests for the `Incidents.on_raw_reaction_add` listener.
+
+    Writing tests for this listener comes with additional complexity due to the listener
+    awaiting the `crawl_task` task. See `asyncSetUp` for further details, which attempts
+    to make unit testing this function possible.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Prepare & assign `payload` attribute.
+
+        This attribute represents an *ideal* payload which will not be rejected by the
+        listener. As each test will receive a fresh instance, it can be mutated to
+        observe how the listener's behaviour changes with different attributes on
+        the passed payload.
+        """
+        super().setUp()  # Ensure `cog_instance` is assigned
+
+        self.payload = MagicMock(
+            discord.RawReactionActionEvent,
+            channel_id=123,  # Patched at class level
+            message_id=456,
+            member=MockMember(bot=False),
+            emoji="reaction",
+        )
+
+    async def asyncSetUp(self):  # noqa: N802
+        """
+        Prepare an empty task and assign it as `crawl_task`.
+
+        It appears that the `unittest` framework does not provide anything for mocking
+        asyncio tasks. An `AsyncMock` instance can be called and then awaited, however,
+        it does not provide the `done` method or any other parts of the `asyncio.Task`
+        interface.
+
+        Although we do not need to make any assertions about the task itself while
+        testing the listener, the code will still await it and call the `done` method,
+        and so we must inject something that will not fail on either action.
+
+        Note that this is done in an `asyncSetUp`, which runs after `setUp`.
+        The justification is that creating an actual task requires the event
+        loop to be ready, which is not the case in the `setUp`.
+        """
+        mock_task = asyncio.create_task(AsyncMock()())  # Mock async func, then a coro
+        self.cog_instance.crawl_task = mock_task
+
+    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_wrong_channel(self):
+        """
+        Events outside of #incidents will be ignored.
+
+        We check this by asserting that `resolve_message` was never queried.
+        """
+        self.payload.channel_id = 0
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message = AsyncMock()
+
+        await self.cog_instance.on_raw_reaction_add(self.payload)
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_user_is_bot(self):
+        """
+        Events dispatched by bot accounts will be ignored.
+
+        We check this by asserting that `resolve_message` was never queried.
+        """
+        self.payload.member = MockMember(bot=True)
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message = AsyncMock()
+
+        await self.cog_instance.on_raw_reaction_add(self.payload)
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_message_doesnt_exist(self):
+        """
+        Listener gracefully handles the case where `resolve_message` gives None.
+
+        We check this by asserting that `process_event` was never called.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.process_event = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+        await self.cog_instance.on_raw_reaction_add(self.payload)
+        self.cog_instance.process_event.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_message_is_not_an_incident(self):
+        """
+        The event won't be processed if the related message is not an incident.
+
+        This is an edge-case that can happen if someone manually leaves a reaction
+        on a pinned message, or a comment.
+
+        We check this by asserting that `process_event` was never called.
+        """
+        self.cog_instance.process_event = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message = AsyncMock(return_value=MockMessage())
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=False)):
+            await self.cog_instance.on_raw_reaction_add(self.payload)
+
+        self.cog_instance.process_event.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_on_raw_reaction_add_valid_event_is_processed(self):
+        """
+        If the reaction event is valid, it is passed to `process_event`.
+
+        This is the case when everything goes right:
+            * The reaction was placed in #incidents, and not by a bot
+            * The message was found successfully
+            * The message qualifies as an incident
+
+        Additionally, we check that all arguments were passed as expected.
+        """
+        incident = MockMessage(id=1)
+
+        self.cog_instance.process_event = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog_instance.resolve_message = AsyncMock(return_value=incident)
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=True)):
+            await self.cog_instance.on_raw_reaction_add(self.payload)
+
+        self.cog_instance.process_event.assert_called_with(
+            "reaction",  # Defined in `self.payload`
+            incident,
+            self.payload.member,
+        )
+
+
+class TestOnMessage(TestIncidents):
+    """
+    Tests for the `Incidents.on_message` listener.
+
+    Notice the decorators mocking the `is_incident` return value. The `is_incidents`
+    function is tested in `TestIsIncident` - here we do not worry about it.
+    """
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    async def test_on_message_incident(self):
+        """Messages qualifying as incidents are passed to `add_signals`."""
+        incident = MockMessage()
+
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.add_signals", AsyncMock()) as mock_add_signals:
+            await self.cog_instance.on_message(incident)
+
+        mock_add_signals.assert_called_once_with(incident)
+
+    @patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.is_incident", MagicMock(return_value=False))
+    async def test_on_message_non_incident(self):
+        """Messages not qualifying as incidents are ignored."""
+        with patch("bot.exts.moderation.incidents.add_signals", AsyncMock()) as mock_add_signals:
+            await self.cog_instance.on_message(MockMessage())
+
+        mock_add_signals.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_modlog.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_modlog.py
index f2809f40a..f8f142484 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/moderation/test_modlog.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_modlog.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import discord
 
-from bot.cogs.moderation.modlog import ModLog
+from bot.exts.moderation.modlog import ModLog
 from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockTextChannel
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_silence.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_silence.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..104293d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_silence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,502 @@
+import asyncio
+import unittest
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from unittest import mock
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from async_rediscache import RedisSession
+from discord import PermissionOverwrite
+
+from bot.constants import Channels, Guild, Roles
+from bot.exts.moderation import silence
+from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockTextChannel, autospec
+
+redis_session = None
+redis_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+
+def setUpModule():  # noqa: N802
+    """Create and connect to the fakeredis session."""
+    global redis_session
+    redis_session = RedisSession(use_fakeredis=True)
+    redis_loop.run_until_complete(redis_session.connect())
+
+
+def tearDownModule():  # noqa: N802
+    """Close the fakeredis session."""
+    if redis_session:
+        redis_loop.run_until_complete(redis_session.close())
+
+
+# Have to subclass it because builtins can't be patched.
+class PatchedDatetime(datetime):
+    """A datetime object with a mocked now() function."""
+
+    now = mock.create_autospec(datetime, "now")
+
+
+class SilenceNotifierTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.alert_channel = MockTextChannel()
+        self.notifier = silence.SilenceNotifier(self.alert_channel)
+        self.notifier.stop = self.notifier_stop_mock = Mock()
+        self.notifier.start = self.notifier_start_mock = Mock()
+
+    def test_add_channel_adds_channel(self):
+        """Channel is added to `_silenced_channels` with the current loop."""
+        channel = Mock()
+        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels") as silenced_channels:
+            self.notifier.add_channel(channel)
+        silenced_channels.__setitem__.assert_called_with(channel, self.notifier._current_loop)
+
+    def test_add_channel_starts_loop(self):
+        """Loop is started if `_silenced_channels` was empty."""
+        self.notifier.add_channel(Mock())
+        self.notifier_start_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_add_channel_skips_start_with_channels(self):
+        """Loop start is not called when `_silenced_channels` is not empty."""
+        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels"):
+            self.notifier.add_channel(Mock())
+        self.notifier_start_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_remove_channel_removes_channel(self):
+        """Channel is removed from `_silenced_channels`."""
+        channel = Mock()
+        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels") as silenced_channels:
+            self.notifier.remove_channel(channel)
+        silenced_channels.__delitem__.assert_called_with(channel)
+
+    def test_remove_channel_stops_loop(self):
+        """Notifier loop is stopped if `_silenced_channels` is empty after remove."""
+        with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_silenced_channels", __bool__=lambda _: False):
+            self.notifier.remove_channel(Mock())
+        self.notifier_stop_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_remove_channel_skips_stop_with_channels(self):
+        """Notifier loop is not stopped if `_silenced_channels` is not empty after remove."""
+        self.notifier.remove_channel(Mock())
+        self.notifier_stop_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_notifier_private_sends_alert(self):
+        """Alert is sent on 15 min intervals."""
+        test_cases = (900, 1800, 2700)
+        for current_loop in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(current_loop=current_loop):
+                with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_current_loop", new=current_loop):
+                    await self.notifier._notifier()
+                self.alert_channel.send.assert_called_once_with(
+                    f"<@&{Roles.moderators}> currently silenced channels: "
+                )
+            self.alert_channel.send.reset_mock()
+
+    async def test_notifier_skips_alert(self):
+        """Alert is skipped on first loop or not an increment of 900."""
+        test_cases = (0, 15, 5000)
+        for current_loop in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(current_loop=current_loop):
+                with mock.patch.object(self.notifier, "_current_loop", new=current_loop):
+                    await self.notifier._notifier()
+                    self.alert_channel.send.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@autospec(silence.Silence, "previous_overwrites", "unsilence_timestamps", pass_mocks=False)
+class SilenceCogTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for the general functionality of the Silence cog."""
+
+    @autospec(silence, "Scheduler", pass_mocks=False)
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.cog = silence.Silence(self.bot)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    async def test_async_init_got_guild(self):
+        """Bot got guild after it became available."""
+        await self.cog._async_init()
+        self.bot.wait_until_guild_available.assert_awaited_once()
+        self.bot.get_guild.assert_called_once_with(Guild.id)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    async def test_async_init_got_role(self):
+        """Got `Roles.verified` role from guild."""
+        guild = self.bot.get_guild()
+        guild.get_role.side_effect = lambda id_: Mock(id=id_)
+
+        await self.cog._async_init()
+        self.assertEqual(self.cog._verified_role.id, Roles.verified)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    async def test_async_init_got_channels(self):
+        """Got channels from bot."""
+        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = lambda id_: MockTextChannel(id=id_)
+
+        await self.cog._async_init()
+        self.assertEqual(self.cog._mod_alerts_channel.id, Channels.mod_alerts)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "SilenceNotifier")
+    async def test_async_init_got_notifier(self, notifier):
+        """Notifier was started with channel."""
+        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = lambda id_: MockTextChannel(id=id_)
+
+        await self.cog._async_init()
+        notifier.assert_called_once_with(MockTextChannel(id=Channels.mod_log))
+        self.assertEqual(self.cog.notifier, notifier.return_value)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    async def test_async_init_rescheduled(self):
+        """`_reschedule_` coroutine was awaited."""
+        self.cog._reschedule = mock.create_autospec(self.cog._reschedule)
+        await self.cog._async_init()
+        self.cog._reschedule.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+    def test_cog_unload_cancelled_tasks(self):
+        """The init task was cancelled."""
+        self.cog._init_task = asyncio.Future()
+        self.cog.cog_unload()
+
+        # It's too annoying to test cancel_all since it's a done callback and wrapped in a lambda.
+        self.assertTrue(self.cog._init_task.cancelled())
+
+    @autospec("discord.ext.commands", "has_any_role")
+    @mock.patch.object(silence, "MODERATION_ROLES", new=(1, 2, 3))
+    async def test_cog_check(self, role_check):
+        """Role check was called with `MODERATION_ROLES`"""
+        ctx = MockContext()
+        role_check.return_value.predicate = mock.AsyncMock()
+
+        await self.cog.cog_check(ctx)
+        role_check.assert_called_once_with(*(1, 2, 3))
+        role_check.return_value.predicate.assert_awaited_once_with(ctx)
+
+
+@autospec(silence.Silence, "previous_overwrites", "unsilence_timestamps", pass_mocks=False)
+class RescheduleTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for the rescheduling of cached unsilences."""
+
+    @autospec(silence, "Scheduler", "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.cog = silence.Silence(self.bot)
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper = mock.create_autospec(self.cog._unsilence_wrapper)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_reschedule", autospec=True):
+            asyncio.run(self.cog._async_init())  # Populate instance attributes.
+
+    async def test_skipped_missing_channel(self):
+        """Did nothing because the channel couldn't be retrieved."""
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.items.return_value = [(123, -1), (123, 1), (123, 10000000000)]
+        self.bot.get_channel.return_value = None
+
+        await self.cog._reschedule()
+
+        self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.assert_not_called()
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_added_permanent_to_notifier(self):
+        """Permanently silenced channels were added to the notifier."""
+        channels = [MockTextChannel(id=123), MockTextChannel(id=456)]
+        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = channels
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.items.return_value = [(123, -1), (456, -1)]
+
+        await self.cog._reschedule()
+
+        self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_any_call(channels[0])
+        self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_any_call(channels[1])
+
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.assert_not_called()
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_unsilenced_expired(self):
+        """Unsilenced expired silences."""
+        channels = [MockTextChannel(id=123), MockTextChannel(id=456)]
+        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = channels
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.items.return_value = [(123, 100), (456, 200)]
+
+        await self.cog._reschedule()
+
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.assert_any_call(channels[0])
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.assert_any_call(channels[1])
+
+        self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_not_called()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(silence, "datetime", new=PatchedDatetime)
+    async def test_rescheduled_active(self):
+        """Rescheduled active silences."""
+        channels = [MockTextChannel(id=123), MockTextChannel(id=456)]
+        self.bot.get_channel.side_effect = channels
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.items.return_value = [(123, 2000), (456, 3000)]
+        silence.datetime.now.return_value = datetime.fromtimestamp(1000, tz=timezone.utc)
+
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper = mock.MagicMock()
+        unsilence_return = self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.return_value
+
+        await self.cog._reschedule()
+
+        # Yuck.
+        calls = [mock.call(1000, 123, unsilence_return), mock.call(2000, 456, unsilence_return)]
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_has_calls(calls)
+
+        unsilence_calls = [mock.call(channel) for channel in channels]
+        self.cog._unsilence_wrapper.assert_has_calls(unsilence_calls)
+
+        self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@autospec(silence.Silence, "previous_overwrites", "unsilence_timestamps", pass_mocks=False)
+class SilenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for the silence command and its related helper methods."""
+
+    @autospec(silence.Silence, "_reschedule", pass_mocks=False)
+    @autospec(silence, "Scheduler", "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.cog = silence.Silence(self.bot)
+        self.cog._init_task = asyncio.Future()
+        self.cog._init_task.set_result(None)
+
+        # Avoid unawaited coroutine warnings.
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.side_effect = lambda delay, task_id, coro: coro.close()
+
+        asyncio.run(self.cog._async_init())  # Populate instance attributes.
+
+        self.channel = MockTextChannel()
+        self.overwrite = PermissionOverwrite(stream=True, send_messages=True, add_reactions=False)
+        self.channel.overwrites_for.return_value = self.overwrite
+
+    async def test_sent_correct_message(self):
+        """Appropriate failure/success message was sent by the command."""
+        test_cases = (
+            (0.0001, silence.MSG_SILENCE_SUCCESS.format(duration=0.0001), True,),
+            (None, silence.MSG_SILENCE_PERMANENT, True,),
+            (5, silence.MSG_SILENCE_FAIL, False,),
+        )
+        for duration, message, was_silenced in test_cases:
+            ctx = MockContext()
+            with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_set_silence_overwrites", return_value=was_silenced):
+                with self.subTest(was_silenced=was_silenced, message=message, duration=duration):
+                    await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, ctx, duration)
+                    ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    async def test_skipped_already_silenced(self):
+        """Permissions were not set and `False` was returned for an already silenced channel."""
+        subtests = (
+            (False, PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=False, add_reactions=False)),
+            (True, PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=True, add_reactions=True)),
+            (True, PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=False, add_reactions=False)),
+        )
+
+        for contains, overwrite in subtests:
+            with self.subTest(contains=contains, overwrite=overwrite):
+                self.cog.scheduler.__contains__.return_value = contains
+                channel = MockTextChannel()
+                channel.overwrites_for.return_value = overwrite
+
+                self.assertFalse(await self.cog._set_silence_overwrites(channel))
+                channel.set_permissions.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_silenced_channel(self):
+        """Channel had `send_message` and `add_reactions` permissions revoked for verified role."""
+        self.assertTrue(await self.cog._set_silence_overwrites(self.channel))
+        self.assertFalse(self.overwrite.send_messages)
+        self.assertFalse(self.overwrite.add_reactions)
+        self.channel.set_permissions.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.cog._verified_role,
+            overwrite=self.overwrite
+        )
+
+    async def test_preserved_other_overwrites(self):
+        """Channel's other unrelated overwrites were not changed."""
+        prev_overwrite_dict = dict(self.overwrite)
+        await self.cog._set_silence_overwrites(self.channel)
+        new_overwrite_dict = dict(self.overwrite)
+
+        # Remove 'send_messages' & 'add_reactions' keys because they were changed by the method.
+        del prev_overwrite_dict['send_messages']
+        del prev_overwrite_dict['add_reactions']
+        del new_overwrite_dict['send_messages']
+        del new_overwrite_dict['add_reactions']
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(prev_overwrite_dict, new_overwrite_dict)
+
+    async def test_temp_not_added_to_notifier(self):
+        """Channel was not added to notifier if a duration was set for the silence."""
+        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_set_silence_overwrites", return_value=True):
+            await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, MockContext(), 15)
+            self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_indefinite_added_to_notifier(self):
+        """Channel was added to notifier if a duration was not set for the silence."""
+        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_set_silence_overwrites", return_value=True):
+            await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, MockContext(), None)
+            self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_called_once()
+
+    async def test_silenced_not_added_to_notifier(self):
+        """Channel was not added to the notifier if it was already silenced."""
+        with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_set_silence_overwrites", return_value=False):
+            await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, MockContext(), 15)
+            self.cog.notifier.add_channel.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_cached_previous_overwrites(self):
+        """Channel's previous overwrites were cached."""
+        overwrite_json = '{"send_messages": true, "add_reactions": false}'
+        await self.cog._set_silence_overwrites(self.channel)
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites.set.assert_called_once_with(self.channel.id, overwrite_json)
+
+    @autospec(silence, "datetime")
+    async def test_cached_unsilence_time(self, datetime_mock):
+        """The UTC POSIX timestamp for the unsilence was cached."""
+        now_timestamp = 100
+        duration = 15
+        timestamp = now_timestamp + duration * 60
+        datetime_mock.now.return_value = datetime.fromtimestamp(now_timestamp, tz=timezone.utc)
+
+        ctx = MockContext(channel=self.channel)
+        await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, ctx, duration)
+
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.set.assert_awaited_once_with(ctx.channel.id, timestamp)
+        datetime_mock.now.assert_called_once_with(tz=timezone.utc)  # Ensure it's using an aware dt.
+
+    async def test_cached_indefinite_time(self):
+        """A value of -1 was cached for a permanent silence."""
+        ctx = MockContext(channel=self.channel)
+        await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, ctx, None)
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.set.assert_awaited_once_with(ctx.channel.id, -1)
+
+    async def test_scheduled_task(self):
+        """An unsilence task was scheduled."""
+        ctx = MockContext(channel=self.channel, invoke=mock.MagicMock())
+
+        await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, ctx, 5)
+
+        args = (300, ctx.channel.id, ctx.invoke.return_value)
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_called_once_with(*args)
+        ctx.invoke.assert_called_once_with(self.cog.unsilence)
+
+    async def test_permanent_not_scheduled(self):
+        """A task was not scheduled for a permanent silence."""
+        ctx = MockContext(channel=self.channel)
+        await self.cog.silence.callback(self.cog, ctx, None)
+        self.cog.scheduler.schedule_later.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@autospec(silence.Silence, "unsilence_timestamps", pass_mocks=False)
+class UnsilenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for the unsilence command and its related helper methods."""
+
+    @autospec(silence.Silence, "_reschedule", pass_mocks=False)
+    @autospec(silence, "Scheduler", "SilenceNotifier", pass_mocks=False)
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.bot = MockBot(get_channel=lambda _: MockTextChannel())
+        self.cog = silence.Silence(self.bot)
+        self.cog._init_task = asyncio.Future()
+        self.cog._init_task.set_result(None)
+
+        overwrites_cache = mock.create_autospec(self.cog.previous_overwrites, spec_set=True)
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites = overwrites_cache
+
+        asyncio.run(self.cog._async_init())  # Populate instance attributes.
+
+        self.cog.scheduler.__contains__.return_value = True
+        overwrites_cache.get.return_value = '{"send_messages": true, "add_reactions": false}'
+        self.channel = MockTextChannel()
+        self.overwrite = PermissionOverwrite(stream=True, send_messages=False, add_reactions=False)
+        self.channel.overwrites_for.return_value = self.overwrite
+
+    async def test_sent_correct_message(self):
+        """Appropriate failure/success message was sent by the command."""
+        unsilenced_overwrite = PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=True, add_reactions=True)
+        test_cases = (
+            (True, silence.MSG_UNSILENCE_SUCCESS, unsilenced_overwrite),
+            (False, silence.MSG_UNSILENCE_FAIL, unsilenced_overwrite),
+            (False, silence.MSG_UNSILENCE_MANUAL, self.overwrite),
+            (False, silence.MSG_UNSILENCE_MANUAL, PermissionOverwrite(send_messages=False)),
+            (False, silence.MSG_UNSILENCE_MANUAL, PermissionOverwrite(add_reactions=False)),
+        )
+        for was_unsilenced, message, overwrite in test_cases:
+            ctx = MockContext()
+            with self.subTest(was_unsilenced=was_unsilenced, message=message, overwrite=overwrite):
+                with mock.patch.object(self.cog, "_unsilence", return_value=was_unsilenced):
+                    ctx.channel.overwrites_for.return_value = overwrite
+                    await self.cog.unsilence.callback(self.cog, ctx)
+                    ctx.channel.send.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    async def test_skipped_already_unsilenced(self):
+        """Permissions were not set and `False` was returned for an already unsilenced channel."""
+        self.cog.scheduler.__contains__.return_value = False
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites.get.return_value = None
+        channel = MockTextChannel()
+
+        self.assertFalse(await self.cog._unsilence(channel))
+        channel.set_permissions.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_restored_overwrites(self):
+        """Channel's `send_message` and `add_reactions` overwrites were restored."""
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.channel.set_permissions.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.cog._verified_role,
+            overwrite=self.overwrite,
+        )
+
+        # Recall that these values are determined by the fixture.
+        self.assertTrue(self.overwrite.send_messages)
+        self.assertFalse(self.overwrite.add_reactions)
+
+    async def test_cache_miss_used_default_overwrites(self):
+        """Both overwrites were set to None due previous values not being found in the cache."""
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites.get.return_value = None
+
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.channel.set_permissions.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.cog._verified_role,
+            overwrite=self.overwrite,
+        )
+
+        self.assertIsNone(self.overwrite.send_messages)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.overwrite.add_reactions)
+
+    async def test_cache_miss_sent_mod_alert(self):
+        """A message was sent to the mod alerts channel."""
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites.get.return_value = None
+
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.cog._mod_alerts_channel.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    async def test_removed_notifier(self):
+        """Channel was removed from `notifier`."""
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.cog.notifier.remove_channel.assert_called_once_with(self.channel)
+
+    async def test_deleted_cached_overwrite(self):
+        """Channel was deleted from the overwrites cache."""
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.cog.previous_overwrites.delete.assert_awaited_once_with(self.channel.id)
+
+    async def test_deleted_cached_time(self):
+        """Channel was deleted from the timestamp cache."""
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.cog.unsilence_timestamps.delete.assert_awaited_once_with(self.channel.id)
+
+    async def test_cancelled_task(self):
+        """The scheduled unsilence task should be cancelled."""
+        await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+        self.cog.scheduler.cancel.assert_called_once_with(self.channel.id)
+
+    async def test_preserved_other_overwrites(self):
+        """Channel's other unrelated overwrites were not changed, including cache misses."""
+        for overwrite_json in ('{"send_messages": true, "add_reactions": null}', None):
+            with self.subTest(overwrite_json=overwrite_json):
+                self.cog.previous_overwrites.get.return_value = overwrite_json
+
+                prev_overwrite_dict = dict(self.overwrite)
+                await self.cog._unsilence(self.channel)
+                new_overwrite_dict = dict(self.overwrite)
+
+                # Remove these keys because they were modified by the unsilence.
+                del prev_overwrite_dict['send_messages']
+                del prev_overwrite_dict['add_reactions']
+                del new_overwrite_dict['send_messages']
+                del new_overwrite_dict['add_reactions']
+
+                self.assertDictEqual(prev_overwrite_dict, new_overwrite_dict)
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_slowmode.py b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_slowmode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dad751e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/moderation/test_slowmode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+
+from bot.constants import Emojis
+from bot.exts.moderation.slowmode import Slowmode
+from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockTextChannel
+
+
+class SlowmodeTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.cog = Slowmode(self.bot)
+        self.ctx = MockContext()
+
+    async def test_get_slowmode_no_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Get slowmode without a given channel."""
+        self.ctx.channel = MockTextChannel(name='python-general', slowmode_delay=5)
+
+        await self.cog.get_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, None)
+        self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with("The slowmode delay for #python-general is 5 seconds.")
+
+    async def test_get_slowmode_with_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Get slowmode with a given channel."""
+        text_channel = MockTextChannel(name='python-language', slowmode_delay=2)
+
+        await self.cog.get_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, text_channel)
+        self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with('The slowmode delay for #python-language is 2 seconds.')
+
+    async def test_set_slowmode_no_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Set slowmode without a given channel."""
+        test_cases = (
+            ('helpers', 23, True, f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #helpers is now 23 seconds.'),
+            ('mods', 76526, False, f'{Emojis.cross_mark} The slowmode delay must be between 0 and 6 hours.'),
+            ('admins', 97, True, f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #admins is now 1 minute and 37 seconds.')
+        )
+
+        for channel_name, seconds, edited, result_msg in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(
+                channel_mention=channel_name,
+                seconds=seconds,
+                edited=edited,
+                result_msg=result_msg
+            ):
+                self.ctx.channel = MockTextChannel(name=channel_name)
+
+                await self.cog.set_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, None, relativedelta(seconds=seconds))
+
+                if edited:
+                    self.ctx.channel.edit.assert_awaited_once_with(slowmode_delay=float(seconds))
+                else:
+                    self.ctx.channel.edit.assert_not_called()
+
+                self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(result_msg)
+
+            self.ctx.reset_mock()
+
+    async def test_set_slowmode_with_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Set slowmode with a given channel."""
+        test_cases = (
+            ('bot-commands', 12, True, f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #bot-commands is now 12 seconds.'),
+            ('mod-spam', 21, True, f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #mod-spam is now 21 seconds.'),
+            ('admin-spam', 4323598, False, f'{Emojis.cross_mark} The slowmode delay must be between 0 and 6 hours.')
+        )
+
+        for channel_name, seconds, edited, result_msg in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(
+                channel_mention=channel_name,
+                seconds=seconds,
+                edited=edited,
+                result_msg=result_msg
+            ):
+                text_channel = MockTextChannel(name=channel_name)
+
+                await self.cog.set_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, text_channel, relativedelta(seconds=seconds))
+
+                if edited:
+                    text_channel.edit.assert_awaited_once_with(slowmode_delay=float(seconds))
+                else:
+                    text_channel.edit.assert_not_called()
+
+                self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(result_msg)
+
+            self.ctx.reset_mock()
+
+    async def test_reset_slowmode_no_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Reset slowmode without a given channel."""
+        self.ctx.channel = MockTextChannel(name='careers', slowmode_delay=6)
+
+        await self.cog.reset_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, None)
+        self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
+            f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #careers has been reset to 0 seconds.'
+        )
+
+    async def test_reset_slowmode_with_channel(self) -> None:
+        """Reset slowmode with a given channel."""
+        text_channel = MockTextChannel(name='meta', slowmode_delay=1)
+
+        await self.cog.reset_slowmode(self.cog, self.ctx, text_channel)
+        self.ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
+            f'{Emojis.check_mark} The slowmode delay for #meta has been reset to 0 seconds.'
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch("bot.exts.moderation.slowmode.has_any_role")
+    @mock.patch("bot.exts.moderation.slowmode.MODERATION_ROLES", new=(1, 2, 3))
+    async def test_cog_check(self, role_check):
+        """Role check is called with `MODERATION_ROLES`"""
+        role_check.return_value.predicate = mock.AsyncMock()
+        await self.cog.cog_check(self.ctx)
+        role_check.assert_called_once_with(*(1, 2, 3))
+        role_check.return_value.predicate.assert_awaited_once_with(self.ctx)
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_cogs.py b/tests/bot/exts/test_cogs.py
index fdda59a8f..f8e120262 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_cogs.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/test_cogs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 from discord.ext import commands
 
-from bot import cogs
+from bot import exts
 
 
 class CommandNameTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ class CommandNameTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @staticmethod
     def walk_modules() -> t.Iterator[ModuleType]:
-        """Yield imported modules from the bot.cogs subpackage."""
+        """Yield imported modules from the bot.exts subpackage."""
         def on_error(name: str) -> t.NoReturn:
             raise ImportError(name=name)  # pragma: no cover
 
         # The mock prevents asyncio.get_event_loop() from being called.
         with mock.patch("discord.ext.tasks.loop"):
-            for module in pkgutil.walk_packages(cogs.__path__, "bot.cogs.", onerror=on_error):
+            prefix = f"{exts.__name__}."
+            for module in pkgutil.walk_packages(exts.__path__, prefix, onerror=on_error):
                 if not module.ispkg:
                     yield importlib.import_module(module.name)
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class CommandNameTests(unittest.TestCase):
         """Return a list of all qualified names, including aliases, for the `command`."""
         names = [f"{command.full_parent_name} {alias}".strip() for alias in command.aliases]
         names.append(command.qualified_name)
+        names += getattr(command, "root_aliases", [])
 
         return names
 
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py b/tests/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/utils/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_jams.py b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_jams.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45e7b5b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_jams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, create_autospec
+
+from discord import CategoryChannel
+
+from bot.constants import Roles
+from bot.exts.utils import jams
+from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockGuild, MockMember, MockRole, MockTextChannel
+
+
+def get_mock_category(channel_count: int, name: str) -> CategoryChannel:
+    """Return a mocked code jam category."""
+    category = create_autospec(CategoryChannel, spec_set=True, instance=True)
+    category.name = name
+    category.channels = [MockTextChannel() for _ in range(channel_count)]
+
+    return category
+
+
+class JamCreateTeamTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    """Tests for `createteam` command."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.bot = MockBot()
+        self.admin_role = MockRole(name="Admins", id=Roles.admins)
+        self.command_user = MockMember([self.admin_role])
+        self.guild = MockGuild([self.admin_role])
+        self.ctx = MockContext(bot=self.bot, author=self.command_user, guild=self.guild)
+        self.cog = jams.CodeJams(self.bot)
+
+    async def test_too_small_amount_of_team_members_passed(self):
+        """Should `ctx.send` and exit early when too small amount of members."""
+        for case in (1, 2):
+            with self.subTest(amount_of_members=case):
+                self.cog.create_channels = AsyncMock()
+                self.cog.add_roles = AsyncMock()
+
+                self.ctx.reset_mock()
+                members = (MockMember() for _ in range(case))
+                await self.cog.createteam(self.cog, self.ctx, "foo", members)
+
+                self.ctx.send.assert_awaited_once()
+                self.cog.create_channels.assert_not_awaited()
+                self.cog.add_roles.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    async def test_duplicate_members_provided(self):
+        """Should `ctx.send` and exit early because duplicate members provided and total there is only 1 member."""
+        self.cog.create_channels = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog.add_roles = AsyncMock()
+
+        member = MockMember()
+        await self.cog.createteam(self.cog, self.ctx, "foo", (member for _ in range(5)))
+
+        self.ctx.send.assert_awaited_once()
+        self.cog.create_channels.assert_not_awaited()
+        self.cog.add_roles.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    async def test_result_sending(self):
+        """Should call `ctx.send` when everything goes right."""
+        self.cog.create_channels = AsyncMock()
+        self.cog.add_roles = AsyncMock()
+
+        members = [MockMember() for _ in range(5)]
+        await self.cog.createteam(self.cog, self.ctx, "foo", members)
+
+        self.cog.create_channels.assert_awaited_once()
+        self.cog.add_roles.assert_awaited_once()
+        self.ctx.send.assert_awaited_once()
+
+    async def test_category_doesnt_exist(self):
+        """Should create a new code jam category."""
+        subtests = (
+            [],
+            [get_mock_category(jams.MAX_CHANNELS - 1, jams.CATEGORY_NAME)],
+            [get_mock_category(jams.MAX_CHANNELS - 2, "other")],
+        )
+
+        for categories in subtests:
+            self.guild.reset_mock()
+            self.guild.categories = categories
+
+            with self.subTest(categories=categories):
+                actual_category = await self.cog.get_category(self.guild)
+
+                self.guild.create_category_channel.assert_awaited_once()
+                category_overwrites = self.guild.create_category_channel.call_args[1]["overwrites"]
+
+                self.assertFalse(category_overwrites[self.guild.default_role].read_messages)
+                self.assertTrue(category_overwrites[self.guild.me].read_messages)
+                self.assertEqual(self.guild.create_category_channel.return_value, actual_category)
+
+    async def test_category_channel_exist(self):
+        """Should not try to create category channel."""
+        expected_category = get_mock_category(jams.MAX_CHANNELS - 2, jams.CATEGORY_NAME)
+        self.guild.categories = [
+            get_mock_category(jams.MAX_CHANNELS - 2, "other"),
+            expected_category,
+            get_mock_category(0, jams.CATEGORY_NAME),
+        ]
+
+        actual_category = await self.cog.get_category(self.guild)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_category, actual_category)
+
+    async def test_channel_overwrites(self):
+        """Should have correct permission overwrites for users and roles."""
+        leader = MockMember()
+        members = [leader] + [MockMember() for _ in range(4)]
+        overwrites = self.cog.get_overwrites(members, self.guild)
+
+        # Leader permission overwrites
+        self.assertTrue(overwrites[leader].manage_messages)
+        self.assertTrue(overwrites[leader].read_messages)
+        self.assertTrue(overwrites[leader].manage_webhooks)
+        self.assertTrue(overwrites[leader].connect)
+
+        # Other members permission overwrites
+        for member in members[1:]:
+            self.assertTrue(overwrites[member].read_messages)
+            self.assertTrue(overwrites[member].connect)
+
+        # Everyone and verified role overwrite
+        self.assertFalse(overwrites[self.guild.default_role].read_messages)
+        self.assertFalse(overwrites[self.guild.default_role].connect)
+        self.assertFalse(overwrites[self.guild.get_role(Roles.verified)].read_messages)
+        self.assertFalse(overwrites[self.guild.get_role(Roles.verified)].connect)
+
+    async def test_team_channels_creation(self):
+        """Should create new voice and text channel for team."""
+        members = [MockMember() for _ in range(5)]
+
+        self.cog.get_overwrites = MagicMock()
+        self.cog.get_category = AsyncMock()
+        self.ctx.guild.create_text_channel.return_value = MockTextChannel(mention="foobar-channel")
+        actual = await self.cog.create_channels(self.guild, "my-team", members)
+
+        self.assertEqual("foobar-channel", actual)
+        self.cog.get_overwrites.assert_called_once_with(members, self.guild)
+        self.cog.get_category.assert_awaited_once_with(self.guild)
+
+        self.guild.create_text_channel.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            "my-team",
+            overwrites=self.cog.get_overwrites.return_value,
+            category=self.cog.get_category.return_value
+        )
+        self.guild.create_voice_channel.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            "My Team",
+            overwrites=self.cog.get_overwrites.return_value,
+            category=self.cog.get_category.return_value
+        )
+
+    async def test_jam_roles_adding(self):
+        """Should add team leader role to leader and jam role to every team member."""
+        leader_role = MockRole(name="Team Leader")
+        jam_role = MockRole(name="Jammer")
+        self.guild.get_role.side_effect = [leader_role, jam_role]
+
+        leader = MockMember()
+        members = [leader] + [MockMember() for _ in range(4)]
+        await self.cog.add_roles(self.guild, members)
+
+        leader.add_roles.assert_any_await(leader_role)
+        for member in members:
+            member.add_roles.assert_any_await(jam_role)
+
+
+class CodeJamSetup(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test for `setup` function of `CodeJam` cog."""
+
+    def test_setup(self):
+        """Should call `bot.add_cog`."""
+        bot = MockBot()
+        jams.setup(bot)
+        bot.add_cog.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/bot/cogs/test_snekbox.py b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py
index cf9adbee0..9a42d0610 100644
--- a/tests/bot/cogs/test_snekbox.py
+++ b/tests/bot/exts/utils/test_snekbox.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
-import logging
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, Mock, call, create_autospec, patch
 
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 from bot import constants
-from bot.cogs import snekbox
-from bot.cogs.snekbox import Snekbox
+from bot.exts.utils import snekbox
+from bot.exts.utils.snekbox import Snekbox
 from tests.helpers import MockBot, MockContext, MockMessage, MockReaction, MockUser
 
 
@@ -39,49 +38,27 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         result = await self.cog.upload_output("-" * (snekbox.MAX_PASTE_LEN + 1))
         self.assertEqual(result, "too long to upload")
 
-    async def test_upload_output(self):
+    @patch("bot.exts.utils.snekbox.send_to_paste_service")
+    async def test_upload_output(self, mock_paste_util):
         """Upload the eval output to the URLs.paste_service.format(key="documents") endpoint."""
-        key = "MarkDiamond"
-        resp = MagicMock()
-        resp.json = AsyncMock(return_value={"key": key})
-
-        context_manager = MagicMock()
-        context_manager.__aenter__.return_value = resp
-        self.bot.http_session.post.return_value = context_manager
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            await self.cog.upload_output("My awesome output"),
-            constants.URLs.paste_service.format(key=key)
-        )
-        self.bot.http_session.post.assert_called_with(
-            constants.URLs.paste_service.format(key="documents"),
-            data="My awesome output",
-            raise_for_status=True
+        await self.cog.upload_output("Test output.")
+        mock_paste_util.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.bot.http_session, "Test output.", extension="txt"
         )
 
-    async def test_upload_output_gracefully_fallback_if_exception_during_request(self):
-        """Output upload gracefully fallback if the upload fail."""
-        resp = MagicMock()
-        resp.json = AsyncMock(side_effect=Exception)
-
-        context_manager = MagicMock()
-        context_manager.__aenter__.return_value = resp
-        self.bot.http_session.post.return_value = context_manager
-
-        log = logging.getLogger("bot.cogs.snekbox")
-        with self.assertLogs(logger=log, level='ERROR'):
-            await self.cog.upload_output('My awesome output!')
-
-    async def test_upload_output_gracefully_fallback_if_no_key_in_response(self):
-        """Output upload gracefully fallback if there is no key entry in the response body."""
-        self.assertEqual((await self.cog.upload_output('My awesome output!')), None)
-
     def test_prepare_input(self):
         cases = (
             ('print("Hello world!")', 'print("Hello world!")', 'non-formatted'),
             ('`print("Hello world!")`', 'print("Hello world!")', 'one line code block'),
             ('```\nprint("Hello world!")```', 'print("Hello world!")', 'multiline code block'),
             ('```py\nprint("Hello world!")```', 'print("Hello world!")', 'multiline python code block'),
+            ('text```print("Hello world!")```text', 'print("Hello world!")', 'code block surrounded by text'),
+            ('```print("Hello world!")```\ntext\n```py\nprint("Hello world!")```',
+             'print("Hello world!")\nprint("Hello world!")', 'two code blocks with text in-between'),
+            ('`print("Hello world!")`\ntext\n```print("How\'s it going?")```',
+             'print("How\'s it going?")', 'code block preceded by inline code'),
+            ('`print("Hello world!")`\ntext\n`print("Hello world!")`',
+             'print("Hello world!")', 'one inline code block of two')
         )
         for case, expected, testname in cases:
             with self.subTest(msg=f'Extract code from {testname}.'):
@@ -99,14 +76,14 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
                 actual = self.cog.get_results_message({'stdout': stdout, 'returncode': returncode})
                 self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
 
-    @patch('bot.cogs.snekbox.Signals', side_effect=ValueError)
+    @patch('bot.exts.utils.snekbox.Signals', side_effect=ValueError)
     def test_get_results_message_invalid_signal(self, mock_signals: Mock):
         self.assertEqual(
             self.cog.get_results_message({'stdout': '', 'returncode': 127}),
             ('Your eval job has completed with return code 127', '')
         )
 
-    @patch('bot.cogs.snekbox.Signals')
+    @patch('bot.exts.utils.snekbox.Signals')
     def test_get_results_message_valid_signal(self, mock_signals: Mock):
         mock_signals.return_value.name = 'SIGTEST'
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -147,12 +124,12 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             ('<!@', ("<!@\u200B", None), r'Convert <!@ to <!@\u200B'),
             (
                 '\u202E\u202E\u202E',
-                ('Code block escape attempt detected; will not output result', None),
+                ('Code block escape attempt detected; will not output result', 'https://testificate.com/'),
                 'Detect RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE'
             ),
             (
                 '\u200B\u200B\u200B',
-                ('Code block escape attempt detected; will not output result', None),
+                ('Code block escape attempt detected; will not output result', 'https://testificate.com/'),
                 'Detect ZERO WIDTH SPACE'
             ),
             ('long\nbeard', ('001 | long\n002 | beard', None), 'Two line output'),
@@ -184,7 +161,7 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog.send_eval = AsyncMock(return_value=response)
         self.cog.continue_eval = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
 
-        await self.cog.eval_command.callback(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
+        await self.cog.eval_command(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.prepare_input.assert_called_once_with('MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.send_eval.assert_called_once_with(ctx, 'MyAwesomeFormattedCode')
         self.cog.continue_eval.assert_called_once_with(ctx, response)
@@ -198,7 +175,7 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog.continue_eval = AsyncMock()
         self.cog.continue_eval.side_effect = ('MyAwesomeCode-2', None)
 
-        await self.cog.eval_command.callback(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
+        await self.cog.eval_command(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.prepare_input.has_calls(call('MyAwesomeCode'), call('MyAwesomeCode-2'))
         self.cog.send_eval.assert_called_with(ctx, 'MyAwesomeFormattedCode')
         self.cog.continue_eval.assert_called_with(ctx, response)
@@ -210,7 +187,7 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         ctx.author.mention = '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042'
         ctx.send = AsyncMock()
         self.cog.jobs = (42,)
-        await self.cog.eval_command.callback(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
+        await self.cog.eval_command(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='MyAwesomeCode')
         ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
             "@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 You've already got a job running - please wait for it to finish!"
         )
@@ -218,8 +195,8 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     async def test_eval_command_call_help(self):
         """Test if the eval command call the help command if no code is provided."""
         ctx = MockContext(command="sentinel")
-        await self.cog.eval_command.callback(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='')
-        ctx.send_help.assert_called_once_with("sentinel")
+        await self.cog.eval_command(self.cog, ctx=ctx, code='')
+        ctx.send_help.assert_called_once_with(ctx.command)
 
     async def test_send_eval(self):
         """Test the send_eval function."""
@@ -233,9 +210,13 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog.get_status_emoji = MagicMock(return_value=':yay!:')
         self.cog.format_output = AsyncMock(return_value=('[No output]', None))
 
+        mocked_filter_cog = MagicMock()
+        mocked_filter_cog.filter_eval = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+        self.bot.get_cog.return_value = mocked_filter_cog
+
         await self.cog.send_eval(ctx, 'MyAwesomeCode')
         ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
-            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :yay!: Return code 0.\n\n```py\n[No output]\n```'
+            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :yay!: Return code 0.\n\n```\n[No output]\n```'
         )
         self.cog.post_eval.assert_called_once_with('MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.get_status_emoji.assert_called_once_with({'stdout': '', 'returncode': 0})
@@ -254,10 +235,14 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog.get_status_emoji = MagicMock(return_value=':yay!:')
         self.cog.format_output = AsyncMock(return_value=('Way too long beard', 'lookatmybeard.com'))
 
+        mocked_filter_cog = MagicMock()
+        mocked_filter_cog.filter_eval = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+        self.bot.get_cog.return_value = mocked_filter_cog
+
         await self.cog.send_eval(ctx, 'MyAwesomeCode')
         ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
             '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :yay!: Return code 0.'
-            '\n\n```py\nWay too long beard\n```\nFull output: lookatmybeard.com'
+            '\n\n```\nWay too long beard\n```\nFull output: lookatmybeard.com'
         )
         self.cog.post_eval.assert_called_once_with('MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.get_status_emoji.assert_called_once_with({'stdout': 'Way too long beard', 'returncode': 0})
@@ -275,16 +260,20 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.cog.get_status_emoji = MagicMock(return_value=':nope!:')
         self.cog.format_output = AsyncMock()  # This function isn't called
 
+        mocked_filter_cog = MagicMock()
+        mocked_filter_cog.filter_eval = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+        self.bot.get_cog.return_value = mocked_filter_cog
+
         await self.cog.send_eval(ctx, 'MyAwesomeCode')
         ctx.send.assert_called_once_with(
-            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :nope!: Return code 127.\n\n```py\nBeard got stuck in the eval\n```'
+            '@LemonLemonishBeard#0042 :nope!: Return code 127.\n\n```\nBeard got stuck in the eval\n```'
         )
         self.cog.post_eval.assert_called_once_with('MyAwesomeCode')
         self.cog.get_status_emoji.assert_called_once_with({'stdout': 'ERROR', 'returncode': 127})
         self.cog.get_results_message.assert_called_once_with({'stdout': 'ERROR', 'returncode': 127})
         self.cog.format_output.assert_not_called()
 
-    @patch("bot.cogs.snekbox.partial")
+    @patch("bot.exts.utils.snekbox.partial")
     async def test_continue_eval_does_continue(self, partial_mock):
         """Test that the continue_eval function does continue if required conditions are met."""
         ctx = MockContext(message=MockMessage(add_reaction=AsyncMock(), clear_reactions=AsyncMock()))
@@ -308,7 +297,7 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             )
         )
         ctx.message.add_reaction.assert_called_once_with(snekbox.REEVAL_EMOJI)
-        ctx.message.clear_reactions.assert_called_once()
+        ctx.message.clear_reaction.assert_called_once_with(snekbox.REEVAL_EMOJI)
         response.delete.assert_called_once()
 
     async def test_continue_eval_does_not_continue(self):
@@ -317,7 +306,7 @@ class SnekboxTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         actual = await self.cog.continue_eval(ctx, MockMessage())
         self.assertEqual(actual, None)
-        ctx.message.clear_reactions.assert_called_once()
+        ctx.message.clear_reaction.assert_called_once_with(snekbox.REEVAL_EMOJI)
 
     async def test_get_code(self):
         """Should return 1st arg (or None) if eval cmd in message, otherwise return full content."""
diff --git a/tests/bot/test_pagination.py b/tests/bot/test_pagination.py
index ce880d457..630f2516d 100644
--- a/tests/bot/test_pagination.py
+++ b/tests/bot/test_pagination.py
@@ -44,18 +44,3 @@ class LinePaginatorTests(TestCase):
         self.paginator.add_line('x' * (self.paginator.scale_to_size + 1))
         # Note: item at index 1 is the truncated line, index 0 is prefix
         self.assertEqual(self.paginator._current_page[1], 'x' * self.paginator.scale_to_size)
-
-
-class ImagePaginatorTests(TestCase):
-    """Tests functionality of the `ImagePaginator`."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        """Create a paginator for the test method."""
-        self.paginator = pagination.ImagePaginator()
-
-    def test_add_image_appends_image(self):
-        """`add_image` appends the image to the image list."""
-        image = 'lemon'
-        self.paginator.add_image(image)
-
-        assert self.paginator.images == [image]
diff --git a/tests/bot/utils/test_checks.py b/tests/bot/utils/test_checks.py
index de72e5748..883465e0b 100644
--- a/tests/bot/utils/test_checks.py
+++ b/tests/bot/utils/test_checks.py
@@ -1,48 +1,50 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+from discord import DMChannel
+
 from bot.utils import checks
 from bot.utils.checks import InWhitelistCheckFailure
 from tests.helpers import MockContext, MockRole
 
 
-class ChecksTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class ChecksTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     """Tests the check functions defined in `bot.checks`."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.ctx = MockContext()
 
-    def test_with_role_check_without_guild(self):
-        """`with_role_check` returns `False` if `Context.guild` is None."""
-        self.ctx.guild = None
-        self.assertFalse(checks.with_role_check(self.ctx))
+    async def test_has_any_role_check_without_guild(self):
+        """`has_any_role_check` returns `False` for non-guild channels."""
+        self.ctx.channel = MagicMock(DMChannel)
+        self.assertFalse(await checks.has_any_role_check(self.ctx))
 
-    def test_with_role_check_without_required_roles(self):
-        """`with_role_check` returns `False` if `Context.author` lacks the required role."""
+    async def test_has_any_role_check_without_required_roles(self):
+        """`has_any_role_check` returns `False` if `Context.author` lacks the required role."""
         self.ctx.author.roles = []
-        self.assertFalse(checks.with_role_check(self.ctx))
+        self.assertFalse(await checks.has_any_role_check(self.ctx))
 
-    def test_with_role_check_with_guild_and_required_role(self):
-        """`with_role_check` returns `True` if `Context.author` has the required role."""
+    async def test_has_any_role_check_with_guild_and_required_role(self):
+        """`has_any_role_check` returns `True` if `Context.author` has the required role."""
         self.ctx.author.roles.append(MockRole(id=10))
-        self.assertTrue(checks.with_role_check(self.ctx, 10))
+        self.assertTrue(await checks.has_any_role_check(self.ctx, 10))
 
-    def test_without_role_check_without_guild(self):
-        """`without_role_check` should return `False` when `Context.guild` is None."""
-        self.ctx.guild = None
-        self.assertFalse(checks.without_role_check(self.ctx))
+    async def test_has_no_roles_check_without_guild(self):
+        """`has_no_roles_check` should return `False` when `Context.guild` is None."""
+        self.ctx.channel = MagicMock(DMChannel)
+        self.assertFalse(await checks.has_no_roles_check(self.ctx))
 
-    def test_without_role_check_returns_false_with_unwanted_role(self):
-        """`without_role_check` returns `False` if `Context.author` has unwanted role."""
+    async def test_has_no_roles_check_returns_false_with_unwanted_role(self):
+        """`has_no_roles_check` returns `False` if `Context.author` has unwanted role."""
         role_id = 42
         self.ctx.author.roles.append(MockRole(id=role_id))
-        self.assertFalse(checks.without_role_check(self.ctx, role_id))
+        self.assertFalse(await checks.has_no_roles_check(self.ctx, role_id))
 
-    def test_without_role_check_returns_true_without_unwanted_role(self):
-        """`without_role_check` returns `True` if `Context.author` does not have unwanted role."""
+    async def test_has_no_roles_check_returns_true_without_unwanted_role(self):
+        """`has_no_roles_check` returns `True` if `Context.author` does not have unwanted role."""
         role_id = 42
         self.ctx.author.roles.append(MockRole(id=role_id))
-        self.assertTrue(checks.without_role_check(self.ctx, role_id + 10))
+        self.assertTrue(await checks.has_no_roles_check(self.ctx, role_id + 10))
 
     def test_in_whitelist_check_correct_channel(self):
         """`in_whitelist_check` returns `True` if `Context.channel.id` is in the channel list."""
diff --git a/tests/bot/utils/test_redis_cache.py b/tests/bot/utils/test_redis_cache.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a2f0fe55d..000000000
--- a/tests/bot/utils/test_redis_cache.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,265 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-import unittest
-
-import fakeredis.aioredis
-
-from bot.utils import RedisCache
-from bot.utils.redis_cache import NoBotInstanceError, NoNamespaceError, NoParentInstanceError
-from tests import helpers
-
-
-class RedisCacheTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
-    """Tests the RedisCache class from utils.redis_dict.py."""
-
-    async def asyncSetUp(self):  # noqa: N802
-        """Sets up the objects that only have to be initialized once."""
-        self.bot = helpers.MockBot()
-        self.bot.redis_session = await fakeredis.aioredis.create_redis_pool()
-
-        # Okay, so this is necessary so that we can create a clean new
-        # class for every test method, and we want that because it will
-        # ensure we get a fresh loop, which is necessary for test_increment_lock
-        # to be able to pass.
-        class DummyCog:
-            """A dummy cog, for dummies."""
-
-            redis = RedisCache()
-
-            def __init__(self, bot: helpers.MockBot):
-                self.bot = bot
-
-        self.cog = DummyCog(self.bot)
-
-        await self.cog.redis.clear()
-
-    def test_class_attribute_namespace(self):
-        """Test that RedisDict creates a namespace automatically for class attributes."""
-        self.assertEqual(self.cog.redis._namespace, "DummyCog.redis")
-
-    async def test_class_attribute_required(self):
-        """Test that errors are raised when not assigned as a class attribute."""
-        bad_cache = RedisCache()
-        self.assertIs(bad_cache._namespace, None)
-
-        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
-            await bad_cache.set("test", "me_up_deadman")
-
-    async def test_set_get_item(self):
-        """Test that users can set and get items from the RedisDict."""
-        test_cases = (
-            ('favorite_fruit', 'melon'),
-            ('favorite_number', 86),
-            ('favorite_fraction', 86.54),
-            ('favorite_boolean', False),
-            ('other_boolean', True),
-        )
-
-        # Test that we can get and set different types.
-        for test in test_cases:
-            await self.cog.redis.set(*test)
-            self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get(test[0]), test[1])
-
-        # Test that .get allows a default value
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get('favorite_nothing', "bearclaw"), "bearclaw")
-
-    async def test_set_item_type(self):
-        """Test that .set rejects keys and values that are not permitted."""
-        fruits = ["lemon", "melon", "apple"]
-
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            await self.cog.redis.set(fruits, "nice")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            await self.cog.redis.set(4.23, "nice")
-
-    async def test_delete_item(self):
-        """Test that .delete allows us to delete stuff from the RedisCache."""
-        # Add an item and verify that it gets added
-        await self.cog.redis.set("internet", "firetruck")
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("internet"), "firetruck")
-
-        # Delete that item and verify that it gets deleted
-        await self.cog.redis.delete("internet")
-        self.assertIs(await self.cog.redis.get("internet"), None)
-
-    async def test_contains(self):
-        """Test that we can check membership with .contains."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set('favorite_country', "Burkina Faso")
-
-        self.assertIs(await self.cog.redis.contains('favorite_country'), True)
-        self.assertIs(await self.cog.redis.contains('favorite_dentist'), False)
-
-    async def test_items(self):
-        """Test that the RedisDict can be iterated."""
-        # Set up our test cases in the Redis cache
-        test_cases = [
-            ('favorite_turtle', 'Donatello'),
-            ('second_favorite_turtle', 'Leonardo'),
-            ('third_favorite_turtle', 'Raphael'),
-        ]
-        for key, value in test_cases:
-            await self.cog.redis.set(key, value)
-
-        # Consume the AsyncIterator into a regular list, easier to compare that way.
-        redis_items = [item for item in await self.cog.redis.items()]
-
-        # These sequences are probably in the same order now, but probably
-        # isn't good enough for tests. Let's not rely on .hgetall always
-        # returning things in sequence, and just sort both lists to be safe.
-        redis_items = sorted(redis_items)
-        test_cases = sorted(test_cases)
-
-        # If these are equal now, everything works fine.
-        self.assertSequenceEqual(test_cases, redis_items)
-
-    async def test_length(self):
-        """Test that we can get the correct .length from the RedisDict."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set('one', 1)
-        await self.cog.redis.set('two', 2)
-        await self.cog.redis.set('three', 3)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.length(), 3)
-
-        await self.cog.redis.set('four', 4)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.length(), 4)
-
-    async def test_to_dict(self):
-        """Test that the .to_dict method returns a workable dictionary copy."""
-        copy = await self.cog.redis.to_dict()
-        local_copy = {key: value for key, value in await self.cog.redis.items()}
-        self.assertIs(type(copy), dict)
-        self.assertDictEqual(copy, local_copy)
-
-    async def test_clear(self):
-        """Test that the .clear method removes the entire hash."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set('teddy', 'with me')
-        await self.cog.redis.set('in my dreams', 'you have a weird hat')
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.length(), 2)
-
-        await self.cog.redis.clear()
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.length(), 0)
-
-    async def test_pop(self):
-        """Test that we can .pop an item from the RedisDict."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set('john', 'was afraid')
-
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.pop('john'), 'was afraid')
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.pop('pete', 'breakneck'), 'breakneck')
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.length(), 0)
-
-    async def test_update(self):
-        """Test that we can .update the RedisDict with multiple items."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set("reckfried", "lona")
-        await self.cog.redis.set("bel air", "prince")
-        await self.cog.redis.update({
-            "reckfried": "jona",
-            "mega": "hungry, though",
-        })
-
-        result = {
-            "reckfried": "jona",
-            "bel air": "prince",
-            "mega": "hungry, though",
-        }
-        self.assertDictEqual(await self.cog.redis.to_dict(), result)
-
-    def test_typestring_conversion(self):
-        """Test the typestring-related helper functions."""
-        conversion_tests = (
-            (12, "i|12"),
-            (12.4, "f|12.4"),
-            ("cowabunga", "s|cowabunga"),
-        )
-
-        # Test conversion to typestring
-        for _input, expected in conversion_tests:
-            self.assertEqual(self.cog.redis._value_to_typestring(_input), expected)
-
-        # Test conversion from typestrings
-        for _input, expected in conversion_tests:
-            self.assertEqual(self.cog.redis._value_from_typestring(expected), _input)
-
-        # Test that exceptions are raised on invalid input
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.cog.redis._value_to_typestring(["internet"])
-            self.cog.redis._value_from_typestring("o|firedog")
-
-    async def test_increment_decrement(self):
-        """Test .increment and .decrement methods."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set("entropic", 5)
-        await self.cog.redis.set("disentropic", 12.5)
-
-        # Test default increment
-        await self.cog.redis.increment("entropic")
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("entropic"), 6)
-
-        # Test default decrement
-        await self.cog.redis.decrement("entropic")
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("entropic"), 5)
-
-        # Test float increment with float
-        await self.cog.redis.increment("disentropic", 2.0)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("disentropic"), 14.5)
-
-        # Test float increment with int
-        await self.cog.redis.increment("disentropic", 2)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("disentropic"), 16.5)
-
-        # Test negative increments, because why not.
-        await self.cog.redis.increment("entropic", -5)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("entropic"), 0)
-
-        # Negative decrements? Sure.
-        await self.cog.redis.decrement("entropic", -5)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("entropic"), 5)
-
-        # What about if we use a negative float to decrement an int?
-        # This should convert the type into a float.
-        await self.cog.redis.decrement("entropic", -2.5)
-        self.assertEqual(await self.cog.redis.get("entropic"), 7.5)
-
-        # Let's test that they raise the right errors
-        with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
-            await self.cog.redis.increment("doesn't_exist!")
-
-        await self.cog.redis.set("stringthing", "stringthing")
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            await self.cog.redis.increment("stringthing")
-
-    async def test_increment_lock(self):
-        """Test that we can't produce a race condition in .increment."""
-        await self.cog.redis.set("test_key", 0)
-        tasks = []
-
-        # Increment this a lot in different tasks
-        for _ in range(100):
-            task = asyncio.create_task(
-                self.cog.redis.increment("test_key", 1)
-            )
-            tasks.append(task)
-        await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
-
-        # Confirm that the value has been incremented the exact right number of times.
-        value = await self.cog.redis.get("test_key")
-        self.assertEqual(value, 100)
-
-    async def test_exceptions_raised(self):
-        """Testing that the various RuntimeErrors are reachable."""
-        class MyCog:
-            cache = RedisCache()
-
-            def __init__(self):
-                self.other_cache = RedisCache()
-
-        cog = MyCog()
-
-        # Raises "No Bot instance"
-        with self.assertRaises(NoBotInstanceError):
-            await cog.cache.get("john")
-
-        # Raises "RedisCache has no namespace"
-        with self.assertRaises(NoNamespaceError):
-            await cog.other_cache.get("was")
-
-        # Raises "You must access the RedisCache instance through the cog instance"
-        with self.assertRaises(NoParentInstanceError):
-            await MyCog.cache.get("afraid")
diff --git a/tests/bot/utils/test_services.py b/tests/bot/utils/test_services.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e0855704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bot/utils/test_services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import logging
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, Mock, patch
+
+from aiohttp import ClientConnectorError
+
+from bot.utils.services import FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS, send_to_paste_service
+
+
+class PasteTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.http_session = MagicMock()
+
+    @patch("bot.utils.services.URLs.paste_service", "https://paste_service.com/{key}")
+    async def test_url_and_sent_contents(self):
+        """Correct url was used and post was called with expected data."""
+        response = MagicMock(
+            json=AsyncMock(return_value={"key": ""})
+        )
+        self.http_session.post().__aenter__.return_value = response
+        self.http_session.post.reset_mock()
+        await send_to_paste_service(self.http_session, "Content")
+        self.http_session.post.assert_called_once_with("https://paste_service.com/documents", data="Content")
+
+    @patch("bot.utils.services.URLs.paste_service", "https://paste_service.com/{key}")
+    async def test_paste_returns_correct_url_on_success(self):
+        """Url with specified extension is returned on successful requests."""
+        key = "paste_key"
+        test_cases = (
+            (f"https://paste_service.com/{key}.txt", "txt"),
+            (f"https://paste_service.com/{key}.py", "py"),
+            (f"https://paste_service.com/{key}", ""),
+        )
+        response = MagicMock(
+            json=AsyncMock(return_value={"key": key})
+        )
+        self.http_session.post().__aenter__.return_value = response
+
+        for expected_output, extension in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(msg=f"Send contents with extension {repr(extension)}"):
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    await send_to_paste_service(self.http_session, "", extension=extension),
+                    expected_output
+                )
+
+    async def test_request_repeated_on_json_errors(self):
+        """Json with error message and invalid json are handled as errors and requests repeated."""
+        test_cases = ({"message": "error"}, {"unexpected_key": None}, {})
+        self.http_session.post().__aenter__.return_value = response = MagicMock()
+        self.http_session.post.reset_mock()
+
+        for error_json in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(error_json=error_json):
+                response.json = AsyncMock(return_value=error_json)
+                result = await send_to_paste_service(self.http_session, "")
+                self.assertEqual(self.http_session.post.call_count, FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS)
+                self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+            self.http_session.post.reset_mock()
+
+    async def test_request_repeated_on_connection_errors(self):
+        """Requests are repeated in the case of connection errors."""
+        self.http_session.post = MagicMock(side_effect=ClientConnectorError(Mock(), Mock()))
+        result = await send_to_paste_service(self.http_session, "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.http_session.post.call_count, FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS)
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+    async def test_general_error_handled_and_request_repeated(self):
+        """All `Exception`s are handled, logged and request repeated."""
+        self.http_session.post = MagicMock(side_effect=Exception)
+        result = await send_to_paste_service(self.http_session, "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.http_session.post.call_count, FAILED_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS)
+        self.assertLogs("bot.utils", logging.ERROR)
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index facc4e1af..870f66197 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import itertools
 import logging
 import unittest.mock
 from asyncio import AbstractEventLoop
-from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
 import discord
 from aiohttp import ClientSession
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from discord.ext.commands import Context
 from bot.api import APIClient
 from bot.async_stats import AsyncStatsClient
 from bot.bot import Bot
+from tests._autospec import autospec  # noqa: F401 other modules import it via this module
 
 
 for logger in logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict.values():
@@ -26,24 +27,6 @@ for logger in logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict.values():
     logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
 
-def autospec(target, *attributes: str, **kwargs) -> Callable:
-    """Patch multiple `attributes` of a `target` with autospecced mocks and `spec_set` as True."""
-    # Caller's kwargs should take priority and overwrite the defaults.
-    kwargs = {'spec_set': True, 'autospec': True, **kwargs}
-
-    # Import the target if it's a string.
-    # This is to support both object and string targets like patch.multiple.
-    if type(target) is str:
-        target = unittest.mock._importer(target)
-
-    def decorator(func):
-        for attribute in attributes:
-            patcher = unittest.mock.patch.object(target, attribute, **kwargs)
-            func = patcher(func)
-        return func
-    return decorator
-
-
 class HashableMixin(discord.mixins.EqualityComparable):
     """
     Mixin that provides similar hashing and equality functionality as discord.py's `Hashable` mixin.
@@ -308,7 +291,11 @@ class MockBot(CustomMockMixin, unittest.mock.MagicMock):
     Instances of this class will follow the specifications of `discord.ext.commands.Bot` instances.
     For more information, see the `MockGuild` docstring.
     """
-    spec_set = Bot(command_prefix=unittest.mock.MagicMock(), loop=_get_mock_loop())
+    spec_set = Bot(
+        command_prefix=unittest.mock.MagicMock(),
+        loop=_get_mock_loop(),
+        redis_session=unittest.mock.MagicMock(),
+    )
     additional_spec_asyncs = ("wait_for", "redis_ready")
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
author	Andi Qu <[email protected]>	2020-10-27 15:23:38 +0200
committer	Andi Qu <[email protected]>	2020-10-27 15:23:38 +0200
commit	420e4fda56e4d8bb3335c36cb0af08f084e0957b (patch)
tree	c0697ac3beb344eeeeb7ff953c078c9ee49e80c9
parent	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/dolphingarlic/bot (diff)
parent	PR #1248: Set async-rediscache logging level to warning (diff)