diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 951f2b9..d39e5e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.6-alpine
+FROM python:3.10.7-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4305a2e..06c809b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ GVRDGrunt is a simple bot that performs boilerplate admin tasks for Vancouver/GV
 Installation
 ------------
 
+First, you must set up a Discord bot through the developer portal.  These instructions
+seem to often change, so we won't recapitulate any of them here; see the "Applications"
+tab in the developer portal when you're logged in to create a new app (bot).  
+
+The bot must have "Message content intent" enabled in order for commands to work with the
+usual "." prefix.  (Without this, commands seem to work if you mention the bot, but 
+without it, the bot cannot access the contents of messages sent by other users at all.)
+
 * Install Python 3.6 or later
     * On OS X, you may need to do the following https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/issues/423#issuecomment-272093801
 * Set up a Virtualenv if you're using this in production
diff --git a/bot/__main__.py b/bot/__main__.py
index 8e8d594..cfdf28d 100644
--- a/bot/__main__.py
+++ b/bot/__main__.py
@@ -61,13 +61,15 @@ def main():
     with open(args.config, "rb") as f:
         settings = json.load(f)
 
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
 
     gvrd_grunt = BadBot(
         command_prefix=commands.when_mentioned_or(settings["command_prefix"]),
+        case_insensitive=True,
         description="A grunt worker for the GVRD servers' needs",
         loop=loop,
-        intents=intents
+        intents=intents,
     )
 
     ex_db = EXGateDB(settings["sqlite_db"])
diff --git a/bot/raid_fyi_cog.py b/bot/raid_fyi_cog.py
index 779ce4f..65f851e 100644
--- a/bot/raid_fyi_cog.py
+++ b/bot/raid_fyi_cog.py
@@ -483,12 +483,9 @@ def strip_fyi_message_content(self, message):
     )
     RELAY_MESSAGE_NONE_INTERESTED_YET = "(none so far)"
 
-    FYI_ALIASES = ["FYI", "Fyi"]
-
     @command(
         help="Post an FYI to the corresponding FYI channel.",
         rest_is_raw=True,
-        aliases=FYI_ALIASES
     )
     async def fyi(self, ctx):
         """
@@ -1060,16 +1057,7 @@ async def cleanup_fc_messages(
 
     @command(
         help="Associate a friend code with your Discord account.",
-        aliases=(
-            "setfc",
-            "set_fc",
-            "Setfc",
-            "SETFC",
-            "setFC",
-            "setFc",
-            "SetFC",
-            "SetFc",
-        )
+        aliases=("setfc", "set_fc"),
     )
     async def set_friend_code(self, ctx, *, friend_code):
         """
@@ -1135,19 +1123,7 @@ async def friend_code_error(self, ctx, error):
             "deletefc",
             "delete_fc",
             "delete_friend_code",
-            "Unsetfc",
-            "UNSETFC",
-            "unsetFC",
-            "unsetFc",
-            "UnsetFC",
-            "UnsetFc",
-            "Deletefc",
-            "DELETEFC",
-            "deleteFC",
-            "deleteFc",
-            "DeleteFC",
-            "DeleteFc",
-        )
+        ),
     )
     async def unset_friend_code(self, ctx):
         """
@@ -1181,13 +1157,7 @@ async def unset_friend_code(self, ctx):
         aliases=(
             "getfc",
             "get_fc",
-            "Getfc",
-            "GETFC",
-            "getFC",
-            "getFc",
-            "GetFC",
-            "GetFc",
-        )
+        ),
     )
     async def get_friend_code(self, ctx):
         """
diff --git a/bot/verification_cog.py b/bot/verification_cog.py
index acf5c97..6105154 100644
--- a/bot/verification_cog.py
+++ b/bot/verification_cog.py
@@ -341,10 +341,8 @@ async def showsettings(self, ctx):
         :param ctx:
         :return:
         """
-        print("FOOOOOOOO I got here")
         self.can_configure_bot_validator(ctx)
         self.guild_registered_validator(ctx.guild)
-        print("FOOOOOOOO I got here too")
 
         guild_info = self.db.get_verification_info(ctx.guild)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 35a1822..db1a27b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-yarl == 1.1.1  # seems to break otherwise
-multidict == 4.5.2  # subsequent versions break as of Nov 23, 2019
+# yarl == 1.1.1  # seems to break otherwise
+# multidict == 4.5.2  # subsequent versions break as of Nov 23, 2019
 discord.py == 1.6.0
 pyparsing
 awscli