diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a37fb3..b159cc0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ local
 bin
 error.log
 nicks.csv
+nohup.out
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index ae1421a..18e16c7 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -1 -*-
+
 # Welcome to WelcomeBot.  Find source, documentation, etc here: https://github.com/shaunagm/WelcomeBot/  Licensed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
 
 # Import some necessary libraries.
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ def irc_start(server): # pragma: no cover  (this excludes this function from tes
     return ircsock
 
 def join_irc(ircsock, botnick, channel):
-    ircsock.send("USER {0} {0} {0} :This is http://openhatch.org/'s greeter bot"
+    ircsock.send("USER {0} {0} {0} :Robot d'accueil de https://april.org."
              ".\n".format(botnick))  # bot authentication
     ircsock.send("NICK {}\n".format(botnick))  # Assign the nick to the bot.
     if os.path.isfile("password.txt"):
@@ -100,12 +102,14 @@ def get_regex(options, botnick):
 
 # Welcomes the "person" passed to it.
 def welcome_nick(newcomer, ircsock, channel, channel_greeters):
-    ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {0} :Welcome {1}!  The channel is pretty quiet "
-                 "right now, so I thought I'd say hello, and ping some people "
-                 "(like {2}) that you're here.  If no one responds for a "
-                 "while, try emailing us at hello@openhatch.org or just try "
-                 "coming back later.  FYI, you're now on my list of known "
-                 "nicknames, so I won't bother you again."
+    ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {0} :Bonjour {1} Je suis un robot IRC. Ce salon est tranquille actuellement, "
+                 "je me permets donc de vous dire bonjour. Je signale à des actifs de l'April "
+                 "(comme {2}) que vous êtes là."
+                 "\n".format(channel, newcomer, greeter_string(channel_greeters)))
+
+    ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {0} :{1} Si personne ne répond d'ici quelques minutes, "
+                 "vous pouvez nous envoyer un courriel à contact@april.org ou revenir plus tard. "
+                 "Vous êtes désormais dans ma liste d'identifiants connus. Je ne vous enverrai plus de message."
                  "\n".format(channel, newcomer, greeter_string(channel_greeters)))
 
 # Checks and manages the status of newcomers.
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ def parse_messages(ircmsg):
 # Cleans a nickname of decorators/identifiers
 def clean_nick(actor):
     if actor:   # In case an empty string gets passed
-        if actor.find("openhatch") != -1:  # If nick is like "openhatch_1234" don't clean.
+        if actor.find("april") != -1:  # If nick is like "openhatch_1234" don't clean.
             return actor
         actor = actor.replace("_", "")  # Strip out trailing _ characters
         while(actor[-1]) in "1234567890": # Remove trailing numbers
@@ -198,9 +202,9 @@ def greeter_string(greeters):
     if len(greeters) > 2:
         for name in greeters[:-1]:
             greeterstring += "{}, ".format(name)
-        greeterstring += "and {}".format(greeters[-1])
+        greeterstring += "et {}".format(greeters[-1])
     elif len(greeters) == 2:
-        greeterstring = "{0} and {1}".format(greeters[0], greeters[1])
+        greeterstring = "{0} et {1}".format(greeters[0], greeters[1])
     else:
         greeterstring = greeters[0]
     return greeterstring
diff --git a/bot_settings.py b/bot_settings.py
index faea293..06d5709 100644
--- a/bot_settings.py
+++ b/bot_settings.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Replace these default settings with your own personal settings
 
 # IRC configuration
-channel = "#openhatch"
-botnick = "welcomebot"
+channel = "#april-accueil"
+botnick = "bot_d_accueil"
 server = "irc.freenode.net"
 registered = False
 
 # Bot behavior
 wait_time = 60
-channel_greeters = ["shauna", "paulproteus", "marktraceur"]
+channel_greeters = ["madix", "cioccolisa", "cpm__", "lonugem" ]
 nick_source = "nicks.csv"
 
 # Bot text
 hello_list = ["hello", "hi", "hey", "yo", "sup"]
 help_list = ["help", "info", "faq", "explain_yourself"]
-welcome_message = "Welcome! The channel is pretty quiet right now, so I thought I'd say hello, and ping some people that you're here. If no one responds for a whle, try emailing us at hello@openhatch.org or just try coming back later. FYI, you're now on my list of known nicknames, so I won't bother you again."
+welcome_message = "Welcome! The channel is pretty quiet right now, so I thought I'd say hello, and ping some people that you're here. If no one responds for a whle, try emailing us at contact@april.org or just try coming back later. FYI, you're now on my list of known nicknames, so I won't bother you again."