diff --git a/commands.lua b/commands.lua
index e3da0d5..cb31170 100644
--- a/commands.lua
+++ b/commands.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("apply_effect",
 	  privs = { monoid_master = true },
 	  func = function(p_name, param)
 		  local target, eff, dur =
-			  param:match("^[^ ]+) +([^ ]+) +(.+)$")
+			  param:match("^([^ ]+) +([^ ]+) +(.+)$")
 		  if not target then
 			  return false, "Target name required"
 		  end
diff --git a/effect_ideas b/effect_ideas
index 4d4f717..4f5245b 100644
--- a/effect_ideas
+++ b/effect_ideas
@@ -91,19 +91,6 @@ is an empty table.
 
 API
 ===
-A way to register new effect monoids
-
-A way to register new effect types
-
-A way to register an effect monoid as the child of another
-(so its values contribute)
-
-A way to get the current status for a player, in some effect group
-
-A way to apply an effect to a player
-
-A way to remove an effect from a player
-
 A way to get an effect's information by id
 
 A way to get a relational table of effects (with operations like Haskell's ixset)