--- bot_karma.module	2009-03-05 06:09:36.000000000 -0800
+++ bot_karma.module	2009-09-22 00:04:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function bot_karma_perm() {
 function bot_karma_irc_msg_channel($data, $from_query = FALSE) {
   $to = $from_query ? $data->nick : $data->channel;
   $addressed = bot_name_regexp();
+  $respond = variable_get('bot_karma_tell_karma', FALSE);
 
   // addressing is required. "bot_module: karma foo?".
   if (preg_match("/^${addressed}karma\s+(.*?)[!\?\.]*\s*$/i", $data->message, $matches)) {
@@ -88,9 +89,11 @@ function bot_karma_irc_msg_channel($data
     if (!$result->term) {
       $result->term = $term;
       drupal_write_record('bot_karma', $result);
+      if ($respond == TRUE) bot_message($to, t('Karma for !term is now !value.', array('!term' => $term, '!value' => $result->karma)));
     }
     else {
       drupal_write_record('bot_karma', $result, 'term');
+      if ($respond == TRUE) bot_message($to, t('Karma for !term is now !value.', array('!term' => $term, '!value' => $result->karma)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -133,6 +136,12 @@ function bot_karma_settings() {
     '#title'         => t('Self-karma responses'),
     '#type'          => 'textarea',
   );
+  
+  $form['bot_karma_tell_karma'] = array(
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('bot_karma_tell_karma', FALSE),
+    '#title'         => t("Respond with the current term's karma value whenever altering karma (you need to restart !bot after changing this feature)", array('!bot' => variable_get('bot_nickname', 'bot_module'))),
+    '#type'          => 'checkbox',
+  );
 
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }