diff --git a/Main.py b/Main.py
index 8cdc905..cca408b 100644
--- a/Main.py
+++ b/Main.py
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ import re
 
 # Show the path we expect to load
 # Explicitly find the .env file in the same directory as the script
-
 env_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / ".env"
 print(f"Looking for .env at: {env_path}")
 
-
 # Load the env file
 load_dotenv(dotenv_path=env_path)
 
@@ -24,7 +22,16 @@ print(f"Loaded token Succesfully")
 if token is None:
     raise RuntimeError(".env file not loaded or DISCORD_TOKEN not set.")
 
-# --- Load bad words from file into a set ---
+### Declare generic and global variables here ###
+handler = logging.FileHandler(filename='discord.log', encoding='utf-8', mode='w')
+intents = discord.Intents.default()
+intents.message_content = True
+intents.members = True
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)
+
+# --- Load bad words from file into a set when the bot starts, 
+# --- this makes the file accessed only once each time the bot runs, 
+# --- as oppsoed to checking the txt file every time a discord message comes though ---
 with open("bad_words.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     BAD_WORDS = {line.strip().lower() for line in f if line.strip()}
 
@@ -32,16 +39,6 @@ with open("bad_words.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 # \b = word boundary, (?i) = case-insensitive
 bad_words_pattern = re.compile(r"\b(" + "|".join(map(re.escape, BAD_WORDS)) + r")\b", re.IGNORECASE)
 
-
-token = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
-
-handler = logging.FileHandler(filename='discord.log', encoding='utf-8', mode='w')
-intents = discord.Intents.default()
-intents.message_content = True
-intents.members = True
-
-bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)
-
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"{bot.user.name} is ready")
@@ -55,7 +52,9 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_member_join(member):
-    await member.send(f"Welcome to the server {member.name}")
+    await member.send(f"Welcome to the server {member.name}!")
+    # Should we give new members some points just for joining so they can start off with something? - Joshypoo
+    # we should also add users to the DB on member join, becasue we will get to a point where the bot isn't constantly restarting
 
 #Responding to cuss words
 @bot.event