diff --git a/lib/server/connection.ml b/lib/server/connection.ml
index 360374e..3d1c16b 100644
--- a/lib/server/connection.ml
+++ b/lib/server/connection.ml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ open Result_syntax
 
 include (val Logging.sublogs logger "Connection")
 
+let _todo_validation_please x = x
+
 type t = {
   router : Router.t;
   server_info : Server_info.t;
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ let on_get_chan_mode chan _me =
       | None -> []
     end;
 
+    _todo_validation_please [];
+
     (* TODO: only display key if priveledged enough to see it *)
     begin match Chan.key chan with
       | Some key -> ["324", [Chan.name chan; "+k"; key]]
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ let on_msg_privmsg t name txt =
   (* TODO: check if channel is +n and user is not a member *)
   (* TODO: check if channel is +m and user is not priviledged *)
   (* TODO: check if channel is +b <user> *)
+  _todo_validation_please ();
   let name, dst =
     match tgt with
     | `chan c -> Chan.name c, [`to_chan c]
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ let list_names t chan =
     else "="
   in
   (* TODO: dont list users who are +i if you are not a member w/ them *)
+  _todo_validation_please ();
   (* TODO: user membership prefix (@/+) *)
   let mems = List.map User.nick (Chan.members chan) in
   begin
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ let on_msg_names t name =
       Error (nosuchchannel name)
   in
   (* TODO: check if channel is +s and user not member of channel *)
+  _todo_validation_please ();
   list_names t chan;
   Ok ()
 
@@ -294,10 +301,12 @@ let on_msg_topic t name args =
   match args with
   | [] ->
     (* TODO: if +s then don't send topic to non-members *)
+    _todo_validation_please ();
     get_topic t chan;
     Ok ()
   | args ->
     (* TODO: if +t then only allow +o to set topic *)
+    _todo_validation_please ();
     let topic = String.concat " " args in
     let msg = Msg.make "TOPIC" [Chan.name chan; topic] ~always_trailing:true in
     Router.relay msg ~from:me [`to_chan chan; `to_self];
@@ -306,6 +315,7 @@ let on_msg_topic t name args =
 
 let join t user chan =
   (* TODO: check channel mode +k, +l *)
+  _todo_validation_please ();
   let msg = Msg.make "JOIN" [Chan.name chan] in
   Router.relay msg ~from:user [`to_chan chan; `to_self];
   Router.join chan user;