diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e85299..490765f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ Export 1:1 DMs\
 Prompt you to select the conversations to export\
 (Any channel/group/user names specified with the other arguments take precedence.)
 
+* `--excludeArchived`\
+Exclude any channels that have been archived
+
+* `--excludeNonMember`\
+Exclude any public channels for which the user is not a member
+
 ### Examples
 ```
 # Export only Public Channels
diff --git a/slack_export.py b/slack_export.py
index 0084ad5..deda6ca 100644
--- a/slack_export.py
+++ b/slack_export.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def promptForPublicChannels(channels):
 
 # fetch and write history for all public channels
 def fetchPublicChannels(channels):
+    print("Fetching", len(channels), "public channels")
     if dryRun:
         print("Public Channels selected for export:")
         for channel in channels:
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ def promptForDirectMessages(dms):
 # fetch and write history for all direct message conversations
 # also known as IMs in the slack API.
 def fetchDirectMessages(dms):
+    print("Fetching", len(dms), "1:1 DMs")
     if dryRun:
         print("1:1 DMs selected for export:")
         for dm in dms:
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ def promptForGroups(groups):
 # fetch and write history for specific private channel
 # also known as groups in the slack API.
 def fetchGroups(groups):
+    print("Fetching", len(groups), "Private Channels and Group DMs")
     if dryRun:
         print("Private Channels and Group DMs selected for export:")
         for group in groups:
@@ -259,6 +262,8 @@ def bootstrapKeyValues():
 # Returns the conversations to download based on the command-line arguments
 def selectConversations(allConversations, commandLineArg, filter, prompt):
     global args
+    if args.excludeArchived:
+        allConversations = [ conv for conv in allConversations if not conv["is_archived"] ]
     if isinstance(commandLineArg, list) and len(commandLineArg) > 0:
         return filter(allConversations, commandLineArg)
     elif commandLineArg != None or not anyConversationsSpecified():
@@ -329,6 +334,18 @@ def finalize():
         default=False,
         help="Prompt you to select the conversations to export")
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--excludeArchived',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+        help="Do not export channels that have been archived")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--excludeNonMember',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+        help="Only export public channels if the user is a member of the channel")
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     users = []    
@@ -360,6 +377,8 @@ def finalize():
         args.publicChannels,
         filterConversationsByName,
         promptForPublicChannels)
+    if args.excludeNonMember:
+        selectedChannels  = [ channel for channel in selectedChannels if channel["is_member"] ]
 
     selectedGroups = selectConversations(
         groups,