# File contrib/plugins/stats.rb, line 31
 def initialize
		super
		@listen = true
		@channels = Hash.new
		#check to see if a stats token file already exists for this channel...
		Dir["#{@bot.botclass}/stats/*"].each { |fname|
			channel = File.basename fname
			tokens = Hash.new
			IO.foreach(fname) { |line|
				if line =~ /^(\S+)\s*<=>(.*)/
					tokens[$1] = parse_token_stats $2
				end
			}
			@channels[channel] = tokens
		}
	end