gistfile1.txt

on a per check level granularity during subdue period
(1) ability to say that handlers will handle only certain severities
(2) ability to override handlers
while (1) & (2) could be speficied together or separately for example check could possibly be defined like this
 
    {
      "checks": {
        "noisy_noncritical_check": {
          "command": "queues_are_hard_to_monitor.rb",
          "handlers": "some_handler"
          "subscribers": [  
            "production"  
          ], 
          "interval": 60,
          "subdue": {
            "begin": "5PM PST",
            "end": "9AM PST"
            "severities": [     <=== possibility to tell handlers to only handle certain severities during these subdue hours
              "critical",  
              "ok"
            ]
            "handlers": "another_handler"   <=== possibility to override handlers during these subdue hours
          }  
        }
      }
    }