diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66aa310..3cb88ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 # Rack::Attack - middleware for throttling & blocking abusive clients
+
+## Processing order
+ * If any whitelist matches, the request is allowed
+ * If any blacklist matches, the request is blocked (unless a whitelist matched)
+ * If any throttle matches, the request is throttled (unless a whitelist or blacklist matched)
diff --git a/examples/rack_attack.rb b/examples/rack_attack.rb
index 0ebabd5..81d3d0b 100644
--- a/examples/rack_attack.rb
+++ b/examples/rack_attack.rb
@@ -15,17 +15,11 @@ Rack::Attack.throttle "logins/email", :limit => 2, :period => 60 do |req|
   req.params['email'] unless req.params['email'].blank?
 end
 
-
-# Block cloud IPs from accessing PATH regexp
-Rack::Attack.block "bad_ips from logging in" do |req|
+# Blacklist cloud IPs from accessing PATH regexp
+Rack::Attack.blacklist "bad_ips from logging in" do |req|
   req.path =~ /^login/ && bad_ips.include?(req.ip)
 end
 
-# Throttle login attempts
-Rack::Attack.throttle "logins/ip", :limit => 2, :period => 1.second do | req|
-  req.ip if req.post? && req.path_info =~ /^login/
-end
-
 # Whitelist a User-Agent
 Rack::Attack.whitelist 'internal user agent' do |req|
   req.user_agent =~ 'InternalUserAgent'
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack.rb b/lib/rack/attack.rb
index c863843..ccb69af 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ require 'rack'
 module Rack::Attack
   require 'rack/attack/cache'
   require 'rack/attack/throttle'
+  require 'rack/attack/whitelist'
+  require 'rack/attack/blacklist'
 
   class << self
 
     attr_reader :cache, :notifier
 
     def whitelist(name, &block)
-      (@whitelists ||= {})[name] = block
+      (@whitelists ||= {})[name] = Whitelist.new(name, block)
     end
 
-    def block(name, &block)
-      (@blocks ||= {})[name] = block
+    def blacklist(name, &block)
+      (@blacklists ||= {})[name] = Blacklist.new(name, block)
     end
 
     def throttle(name, options, &block)
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ module Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def whitelists; @whitelists ||= {}; end
-    def blocks;     @blocks     ||= {}; end
+    def blacklists; @blacklists ||= {}; end
     def throttles;  @throttles  ||= {}; end
 
     def new(app)
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ module Rack::Attack
         return @app.call(env)
       end
 
-      if blocked?(req)
-        blocked_response
+      if blacklisted?(req)
+        blacklisted_response
       elsif throttled?(req)
         throttled_response
       else
@@ -48,18 +50,14 @@ module Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def whitelisted?(req)
-      whitelists.any? do |name, block|
-        block[req].tap{ |match|
-          instrument(:type => :whitelist, :name => name, :request => req) if match
-        }
+      whitelists.any? do |name, whitelist|
+        whitelist[req]
       end
     end
 
-    def blocked?(req)
-      blocks.any? do |name, block|
-        block[req].tap { |match|
-          instrument(:type => :block, :name => name, :request => req) if match
-        }
+    def blacklisted?(req)
+      blacklists.any? do |name, blacklist|
+        blacklist[req]
       end
     end
 
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ module Rack::Attack
       notifier.instrument('rack.attack', payload) if notifier
     end
 
-    def blocked_response
+    def blacklisted_response
       [503, {}, ['Blocked']]
     end
 
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ module Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def clear!
-      @whitelists, @blocks, @throttles = {}, {}, {}
+      @whitelists, @blacklists, @throttles = {}, {}, {}
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/blacklist.rb b/lib/rack/attack/blacklist.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..452d51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/blacklist.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require_relative 'check'
+module Rack
+  module Attack
+    class Blacklist < Check
+      def initialize(name, block)
+        super
+        @type = :blacklist
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/check.rb b/lib/rack/attack/check.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7aaee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/check.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module Rack
+  module Attack
+    class Check
+      attr_reader :name, :block, :type
+      def initialize(name, block)
+        @name, @block = name, block
+        @type = nil
+      end
+
+      def [](req)
+        block[req].tap {|match|
+          Rack::Attack.instrument(:type => type, :name => name, :request => req) if match
+        }
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/throttle.rb b/lib/rack/attack/throttle.rb
index f31d2ad..020439d 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack/throttle.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/throttle.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Rack
       end
 
       def [](req)
-        discriminator = @block[req]
+        discriminator = block[req]
         return false unless discriminator
 
         key = "#{name}:#{discriminator}"
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/version.rb b/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
index 2a9e639..3d4b612 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Rack
   module Attack
-    VERSION = '0.0.2'
+    VERSION = '0.0.3'
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/whitelist.rb b/lib/rack/attack/whitelist.rb
index 93b7e8f..0d5f3b1 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack/whitelist.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/whitelist.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
+require_relative 'check'
 module Rack
   module Attack
-    class Whitelist
-      attr_reader :name, :block
-      def initialize(name, &block)
-        @name, @block = name, block
-      end
-
-      def [](req)
+    class Whitelist < Check
+      def initialize(name, block)
+        super
+        @type = :whitelist
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/rack_attack_spec.rb b/spec/rack_attack_spec.rb
index 469a748..e8fc78d 100644
--- a/spec/rack_attack_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rack_attack_spec.rb
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ describe 'Rack::Attack' do
 
   allow_ok_requests
 
-  describe 'with a block' do
+  describe 'with a blacklist' do
     before do
       @bad_ip = '1.2.3.4'
-      Rack::Attack.block("ip #{@bad_ip}") {|req| req.ip == @bad_ip }
+      Rack::Attack.blacklist("ip #{@bad_ip}") {|req| req.ip == @bad_ip }
     end
 
-    it('has a block') { Rack::Attack.blocks.key?("ip #{@bad_ip}") }
+    it('has a blacklist') { Rack::Attack.blacklists.key?("ip #{@bad_ip}") }
 
-    it "should block bad requests" do
+    it "should blacklist bad requests" do
       get '/', {}, 'REMOTE_ADDR' => @bad_ip
       last_response.status.must_equal 503
     end
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe 'Rack::Attack' do
       end
 
       it('has a whitelist'){ Rack::Attack.whitelists.key?("good ua") }
-      it "should allow whitelists before blocks" do
+      it "should allow whitelists before blacklists" do
         get '/', {}, 'REMOTE_ADDR' => @bad_ip, 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => @good_ua
         last_response.status.must_equal 200
       end