diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-room.js b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
index 679c0de..e778d22 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-room.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild) {
 		avatarEventContent.url = await file.uploadDiscordFileToMxc(avatarEventContent.discord_path) // TODO: somehow represent future values in kstate (callbacks?), while still allowing for diffing, so test cases don't need to touch the media API
 	}
 
-	let history_visibility = "shared"
+	let history_visibility = "invited"
 	if (channel["thread_metadata"]) history_visibility = "world_readable"
 
 	const channelKState = {
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild) {
 			via: [reg.ooye.server_name],
 			canonical: true
 		},
-		/** @type {{join_rule: string, [x: string]: any}} */
 		"m.room.join_rules/": {
 			join_rule: "restricted",
 			allow: [{
@@ -107,9 +106,6 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild) {
 			events: {
 				"m.room.avatar": 0
 			}
-		},
-		"chat.schildi.hide_ui/read_receipts": {
-			hidden: true
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -256,12 +252,6 @@ async function _syncRoom(channelID, shouldActuallySync) {
 
 	// sync channel state to room
 	const roomKState = await roomToKState(roomID)
-	if (+roomKState["m.room.create/"].room_version <= 8) {
-		// join_rule `restricted` is not available in room version < 8 and not working properly in version == 8
-		// read more: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.8/rooms/v9/
-		// we have to use `public` instead, otherwise the room will be unjoinable.
-		channelKState["m.room.join_rules/"] = {join_rule: "public"}
-	}
 	const roomDiff = ks.diffKState(roomKState, channelKState)
 	const roomApply = applyKStateDiffToRoom(roomID, roomDiff)
 	db.prepare("UPDATE channel_room SET name = ? WHERE room_id = ?").run(channel.name, roomID)
diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-space.js b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
index 9802d48..87e25eb 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-space.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async function guildToKState(guild) {
 	return guildKState
 }
 
-/** Efficiently update space name, space avatar, and child room avatars. */
 async function syncSpace(guildID) {
 	/** @ts-ignore @type {DiscordTypes.APIGuild} */
 	const guild = discord.guilds.get(guildID)
@@ -112,46 +111,6 @@ async function syncSpace(guildID) {
 	return spaceID
 }
 
-/**
- * Inefficiently force the space and its existing child rooms to be fully updated.
- * Should not need to be called as part of the bridge's normal operation.
- */
-async function syncSpaceFully(guildID) {
-	/** @ts-ignore @type {DiscordTypes.APIGuild} */
-	const guild = discord.guilds.get(guildID)
-	assert.ok(guild)
-
-	/** @type {string?} */
-	const spaceID = db.prepare("SELECT space_id from guild_space WHERE guild_id = ?").pluck().get(guildID)
-
-	const guildKState = await guildToKState(guild)
-
-	if (!spaceID) {
-		const spaceID = await createSpace(guild, guildKState)
-		return spaceID // Naturally, the newly created space is already up to date, so we can always skip syncing here.
-	}
-
-	console.log(`[space sync] to matrix: ${guild.name}`)
-
-	// sync guild state to space
-	const spaceKState = await createRoom.roomToKState(spaceID)
-	const spaceDiff = ks.diffKState(spaceKState, guildKState)
-	await createRoom.applyKStateDiffToRoom(spaceID, spaceDiff)
-
-	const childRooms = ks.kstateToState(spaceKState).filter(({type, content}) => {
-		return type === "m.space.child" && "via" in content
-	}).map(({state_key}) => state_key)
-
-	for (const roomID of childRooms) {
-		const channelID = db.prepare("SELECT channel_id FROM channel_room WHERE room_id = ?").pluck().get(roomID)
-		if (!channelID) continue
-		await createRoom.syncRoom(channelID)
-	}
-
-	return spaceID
-}
-
 module.exports.createSpace = createSpace
 module.exports.syncSpace = syncSpace
-module.exports.syncSpaceFully = syncSpaceFully
 module.exports.guildToKState = guildToKState
diff --git a/d2m/discord-client.js b/d2m/discord-client.js
index b1a1e81..5e90d85 100644
--- a/d2m/discord-client.js
+++ b/d2m/discord-client.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const discordPackets = sync.require("./discord-packets")
 class DiscordClient {
 	/**
 	 * @param {string} discordToken
-	 * @param {string} listen "full", "half", "no" - whether to set up the event listeners for OOYE to operate
+	 * @param {boolean} listen whether to set up the event listeners for OOYE to operate
 	 */
-	constructor(discordToken, listen = "full") {
+	constructor(discordToken, listen = true) {
 		this.discordToken = discordToken
 		this.snow = new SnowTransfer(discordToken)
 		this.cloud = new CloudStorm(discordToken, {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class DiscordClient {
 		this.guilds = new Map()
 		/** @type {Map<string, Array<string>>} */
 		this.guildChannelMap = new Map()
-		if (listen !== "no") {
-			this.cloud.on("event", message => discordPackets.onPacket(this, message, listen))
+		if (listen) {
+			this.cloud.on("event", message => discordPackets.onPacket(this, message))
 		}
 		this.cloud.on("error", console.error)
 	}
diff --git a/d2m/discord-packets.js b/d2m/discord-packets.js
index 1649e68..6ece8ca 100644
--- a/d2m/discord-packets.js
+++ b/d2m/discord-packets.js
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ const utils = {
 	/**
 	 * @param {import("./discord-client")} client
 	 * @param {import("cloudstorm").IGatewayMessage} message
-	 * @param {string} listen "full", "half", "no" - whether to set up the event listeners for OOYE to operate
 	 */
-	async onPacket(client, message, listen) {
+	async onPacket(client, message) {
 		// requiring this later so that the client is already constructed by the time event-dispatcher is loaded
 		/** @type {typeof import("./event-dispatcher")} */
 		const eventDispatcher = sync.require("./event-dispatcher")
@@ -42,19 +41,8 @@ const utils = {
 				arr.push(thread.id)
 				client.channels.set(thread.id, thread)
 			}
-			if (listen === "full") {
-				eventDispatcher.checkMissedMessages(client, message.d)
-			}
+			eventDispatcher.checkMissedMessages(client, message.d)
 
-		} else if (message.t === "GUILD_UPDATE") {
-			const guild = client.guilds.get(message.d.id)
-			if (guild) {
-				for (const prop of Object.keys(message.d)) {
-					if (!["channels", "threads"].includes(prop)) {
-						guild[prop] = message.d[prop]
-					}
-				}
-			}
 
 		} else if (message.t === "THREAD_CREATE") {
 			client.channels.set(message.d.id, message.d)
@@ -93,37 +81,35 @@ const utils = {
 		}
 
 		// Event dispatcher for OOYE bridge operations
-		if (listen === "full") {
-			try {
-				if (message.t === "GUILD_UPDATE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onGuildUpdate(client, message.d)
+		try {
+			if (message.t === "GUILD_UPDATE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onGuildUpdate(client, message.d)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "CHANNEL_UPDATE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onChannelOrThreadUpdate(client, message.d, false)
+			} else if (message.t === "CHANNEL_UPDATE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onChannelOrThreadUpdate(client, message.d, false)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "THREAD_CREATE") {
-					// @ts-ignore
-					await eventDispatcher.onThreadCreate(client, message.d)
+			} else if (message.t === "THREAD_CREATE") {
+				// @ts-ignore
+				await eventDispatcher.onThreadCreate(client, message.d)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "THREAD_UPDATE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onChannelOrThreadUpdate(client, message.d, true)
+			} else if (message.t === "THREAD_UPDATE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onChannelOrThreadUpdate(client, message.d, true)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_CREATE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onMessageCreate(client, message.d)
+			} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_CREATE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onMessageCreate(client, message.d)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_UPDATE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onMessageUpdate(client, message.d)
+			} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_UPDATE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onMessageUpdate(client, message.d)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_DELETE") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onMessageDelete(client, message.d)
+			} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_DELETE") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onMessageDelete(client, message.d)
 
-				} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_REACTION_ADD") {
-					await eventDispatcher.onReactionAdd(client, message.d)
-				}
-			} catch (e) {
-				// Let OOYE try to handle errors too
-				eventDispatcher.onError(client, e, message)
+			} else if (message.t === "MESSAGE_REACTION_ADD") {
+				await eventDispatcher.onReactionAdd(client, message.d)
 			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Let OOYE try to handle errors too
+			eventDispatcher.onError(client, e, message)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/d2m/event-dispatcher.js b/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
index f20d1c7..c73b95b 100644
--- a/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
+++ b/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const discordCommandHandler = sync.require("./discord-command-handler")
 
 let lastReportedEvent = 0
 
+function isGuildAllowed(guildID) {
+	return ["112760669178241024", "497159726455455754", "1100319549670301727"].includes(guildID)
+}
+
 // Grab Discord events we care about for the bridge, check them, and pass them on
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -89,22 +93,12 @@ module.exports = {
 			if (latestWasBridged) continue
 
 			/** More recent messages come first. */
-			// console.log(`[check missed messages] in ${channel.id} (${guild.name} / ${channel.name}) because its last message ${channel.last_message_id} is not in the database`)
-			let messages
-			try {
-				messages = await client.snow.channel.getChannelMessages(channel.id, {limit: 50})
-			} catch (e) {
-				if (e.message === `{"message": "Missing Access", "code": 50001}`) { // pathetic error handling from SnowTransfer
-					console.log(`[check missed messages] no permissions to look back in channel ${channel.name} (${channel.id})`)
-					continue // Sucks.
-				} else {
-					throw e // Sucks more.
-				}
-			}
+			console.log(`[check missed messages] in ${channel.id} (${guild.name} / ${channel.name}) because its last message ${channel.last_message_id} is not in the database`)
+			const messages = await client.snow.channel.getChannelMessages(channel.id, {limit: 50})
 			let latestBridgedMessageIndex = messages.findIndex(m => {
 				return prepared.get(m.id)
 			})
-			// console.log(`[check missed messages] got ${messages.length} messages; last message that IS bridged is at position ${latestBridgedMessageIndex} in the channel`)
+			console.log(`[check missed messages] got ${messages.length} messages; last message that IS bridged is at position ${latestBridgedMessageIndex} in the channel`)
 			if (latestBridgedMessageIndex === -1) latestBridgedMessageIndex = 1 // rather than crawling the ENTIRE channel history, let's just bridge the most recent 1 message to make it up to date.
 			for (let i = Math.min(messages.length, latestBridgedMessageIndex)-1; i >= 0; i--) {
 				const simulatedGatewayDispatchData = {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 26f2783..447e944 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Object.assign(passthrough, {config, sync, db})
 
 const DiscordClient = require("./d2m/discord-client")
 
-const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, "full")
+const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, true)
 passthrough.discord = discord
 
 const as = require("./m2d/appservice")
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
index 1e66c7a..5ad62c1 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
@@ -22,48 +22,13 @@ const BLOCK_ELEMENTS = [
 	"TFOOT", "TH", "THEAD", "TR", "UL"
 ]
 
-/** @type {[RegExp, string][]} */
-const markdownEscapes = [
-	[/\\/g, '\\\\'],
-	[/\*/g, '\\*'],
-	[/^-/g, '\\-'],
-	[/^\+ /g, '\\+ '],
-	[/^(=+)/g, '\\$1'],
-	[/^(#{1,6}) /g, '\\$1 '],
-	[/`/g, '\\`'],
-	[/^~~~/g, '\\~~~'],
-	[/\[/g, '\\['],
-	[/\]/g, '\\]'],
-	[/^>/g, '\\>'],
-	[/_/g, '\\_'],
-	[/^(\d+)\. /g, '$1\\. ']
- ]
-
 const turndownService = new TurndownService({
 	hr: "----",
 	headingStyle: "atx",
 	preformattedCode: true,
-	codeBlockStyle: "fenced",
+	codeBlockStyle: "fenced"
 })
 
-/**
- * Markdown characters in the HTML content need to be escaped, though take care not to escape the middle of bare links
- * @param {string} string
- */
-// @ts-ignore bad type from turndown
-turndownService.escape = function (string) {
-	const escapedWords = string.split(" ").map(word => {
-		if (word.match(/^https?:\/\//)) {
-			return word
-		} else {
-			return markdownEscapes.reduce(function (accumulator, escape) {
-				return accumulator.replace(escape[0], escape[1])
-		 	}, word)
-		}
-	})
-	return escapedWords.join(" ")
-}
-
 turndownService.remove("mx-reply")
 
 turndownService.addRule("strikethrough", {
@@ -102,6 +67,7 @@ turndownService.addRule("spoiler", {
 turndownService.addRule("inlineLink", {
 	filter: function (node, options) {
 		return (
+			options.linkStyle === "inlined" &&
 			node.nodeName === "A" &&
 			node.getAttribute("href")
 		)
@@ -244,7 +210,7 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 				replyLine += `Ⓜ️**${senderName}**:`
 			}
 			const repliedToContent = repliedToEvent.content.formatted_body || repliedToEvent.content.body
-			const contentPreviewChunks = chunk(repliedToContent.replace(/.*<\/mx-reply>/, "").replace(/.*?<\/blockquote>/, "").replace(/(?:\n|<br>)+/g, " ").replace(/<[^>]+>/g, ""), 50)
+			const contentPreviewChunks = chunk(repliedToContent.replace(/.*<\/mx-reply>/, "").replace(/(?:\n|<br>)+/g, " ").replace(/<[^>]+>/g, ""), 50)
 			const contentPreview = contentPreviewChunks.length > 1 ? contentPreviewChunks[0] + "..." : contentPreviewChunks[0]
 			replyLine = `> ${replyLine}\n> ${contentPreview}\n`
 		})()
@@ -309,9 +275,8 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 				content = `* ${displayName} ${content}`
 			}
 
-			// Markdown needs to be escaped, though take care not to escape the middle of links
-			// @ts-ignore bad type from turndown
-			content = turndownService.escape(content)
+			// Markdown needs to be escaped
+			content = content.replace(/([*_~`#])/g, `\\$1`)
 		}
 	} else if (event.type === "m.room.message" && (event.content.msgtype === "m.file" || event.content.msgtype === "m.video" || event.content.msgtype === "m.audio" || event.content.msgtype === "m.image")) {
 		content = ""
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
index e7f28d4..565d8c4 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ test("event2message: body is used when there is no formatted_body", async t => {
 	)
 })
 
-test("event2message: any markdown in body is escaped, except strikethrough", async t => {
+test("event2message: any markdown in body is escaped", async t => {
 	t.deepEqual(
 		await eventToMessage({
 			content: {
-				body: "testing **special** ~~things~~ which _should_ *not* `trigger` @any <effects>, except strikethrough",
+				body: "testing **special** ~~things~~ which _should_ *not* `trigger` @any <effects>",
 				msgtype: "m.text"
 			},
 			event_id: "$g07oYSZFWBkxohNEfywldwgcWj1hbhDzQ1sBAKvqOOU",
@@ -85,67 +85,7 @@ test("event2message: any markdown in body is escaped, except strikethrough", asy
 			messagesToEdit: [],
 			messagesToSend: [{
 				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "testing \\*\\*special\\*\\* ~~things~~ which \\_should\\_ \\*not\\* \\`trigger\\` @any <effects>, except strikethrough",
-				avatar_url: undefined
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
-test("event2message: links in formatted body are not broken", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-			type: "m.room.message",
-			sender: "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-			content: {
-				msgtype: "m.text",
-				body: "kyuugryphon I wonder what the midjourney text description of this photo is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/After_gay_pride%2C_rainbow_flags_flying_along_Beach_Street_%2814853144744%29.jpg",
-				format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				formatted_body: "<a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe\">kyuugryphon</a> I wonder what the midjourney text description of this photo is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/After_gay_pride%2C_rainbow_flags_flying_along_Beach_Street_%2814853144744%29.jpg"
-			},
-			origin_server_ts: 1693739630700,
-			unsigned: {
-				age: 39,
-				transaction_id: "m1693739630587.160"
-			},
-			event_id: "$zANQGOdnHKZj48lrajojsejH86KNYST26imgb2Sw1Jg",
-			room_id: "!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe"
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "<@111604486476181504> I wonder what the midjourney text description of this photo is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/After_gay_pride%2C_rainbow_flags_flying_along_Beach_Street_%2814853144744%29.jpg",
-				avatar_url: undefined
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
-test("event2message: links in plaintext body are not broken", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-			type: "m.room.message",
-			sender: "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-			content: {
-				msgtype: "m.text",
-				body: "I wonder what the midjourney text description of this photo is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/After_gay_pride%2C_rainbow_flags_flying_along_Beach_Street_%2814853144744%29.jpg",
-			},
-			origin_server_ts: 1693739630700,
-			unsigned: {
-				age: 39,
-				transaction_id: "m1693739630587.160"
-			},
-			event_id: "$zANQGOdnHKZj48lrajojsejH86KNYST26imgb2Sw1Jg",
-			room_id: "!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe"
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "I wonder what the midjourney text description of this photo is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/After_gay_pride%2C_rainbow_flags_flying_along_Beach_Street_%2814853144744%29.jpg",
+				content: "testing \\*\\*special\\*\\* \\~\\~things\\~\\~ which \\_should\\_ \\*not\\* \\`trigger\\` @any <effects>",
 				avatar_url: undefined
 			}]
 		}
@@ -159,7 +99,7 @@ test("event2message: basic html is converted to markdown", async t => {
 				msgtype: "m.text",
 				body: "wrong body",
 				format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				formatted_body: "this <strong>is</strong> a <em><strong>test</strong> <u>of</u></em> <del><em>formatting</em></del>"
+				formatted_body: "this <strong>is</strong> a <em><strong>test</strong> <u>of</u></em> <del>formatting</del>"
 			},
 			event_id: "$g07oYSZFWBkxohNEfywldwgcWj1hbhDzQ1sBAKvqOOU",
 			origin_server_ts: 1688301929913,
@@ -175,7 +115,7 @@ test("event2message: basic html is converted to markdown", async t => {
 			messagesToEdit: [],
 			messagesToSend: [{
 				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "this **is** a _**test** __of___ ~~_formatting_~~",
+				content: "this **is** a _**test** __of___ ~~formatting~~",
 				avatar_url: undefined
 			}]
 		}
@@ -509,7 +449,7 @@ test("event2message: m.emote plaintext works", async t => {
 			messagesToEdit: [],
 			messagesToSend: [{
 				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "\\* cadence \\[they\\] tests an m.emote message",
+				content: "\\* cadence [they] tests an m.emote message",
 				avatar_url: undefined
 			}]
 		}
@@ -595,55 +535,6 @@ test("event2message: rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
 	)
 })
 
-test("event2message: should avoid using blockquote contents as reply preview in rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-		type: "m.room.message",
-		sender: "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-		content: {
-			msgtype: "m.text",
-			body: "> <@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe> > well, you said this, so...\n> \n> that can't be true! there's no way :o\n\nI agree!",
-			format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-			formatted_body: "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04?via=cadence.moe\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe\">@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe</a><br><blockquote>well, you said this, so...<br /></blockquote><br />that can't be true! there's no way :o</blockquote></mx-reply>I agree!",
-			"m.relates_to": {
-				"m.in_reply_to": {
-					event_id: "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04"
-				}
-			}
-		},
-		event_id: "$BpGx8_vqHyN6UQDARPDU51ftrlRBhleutRSgpAJJ--g",
-		room_id: "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
-		}, data.guild.general, {
-			api: {
-				getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe", "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04", {
-					"type": "m.room.message",
-					"sender": "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-					"content": {
-						"m.mentions": {},
-						"msgtype": "m.text",
-						"body": "> well, you said this, so...\n\nthat can't be true! there's no way :o",
-						"format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-						"formatted_body": "<blockquote>well, you said this, so...<br></blockquote><br>that can't be true! there's no way :o"
-					}
-				})
-			}
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 <@111604486476181504>:"
-					+ "\n> that can't be true! there's no way :o"
-					+ "\nI agree!",
-				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
-
-
 test("event2message: editing a rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
 	const eventsFetched = []
 	t.deepEqual(
diff --git a/matrix/mreq.js b/matrix/mreq.js
index d5ffeba..df34d91 100644
--- a/matrix/mreq.js
+++ b/matrix/mreq.js
@@ -43,24 +43,5 @@ async function mreq(method, url, body, extra = {}) {
 	return root
 }
 
-/**
- * JavaScript doesn't have Racket-like parameters with dynamic scoping, so
- * do NOT do anything else at the same time as this.
- * @template T
- * @param {string} token
- * @param {(...arg: any[]) => Promise<T>} callback
- * @returns {Promise<T>}
- */
-async function withAccessToken(token, callback) {
-	const prevToken = reg.as_token
-	reg.as_token = token
-	try {
-		return await callback()
-	} finally {
-		reg.as_token = prevToken
-	}
-}
-
 module.exports.MatrixServerError = MatrixServerError
 module.exports.mreq = mreq
-module.exports.withAccessToken = withAccessToken
diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md
index 458e3bd..0b6b088 100644
--- a/notes.md
+++ b/notes.md
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Known issues
 
+- m->d attachments do not work
+- m->d replying to a message that used a blockquote should avoid using the blockquote contents as the preview
 - d->m emojis do not work at all (inline chat, single emoji size, reactions, bridged state)
-- d->m embeds
 - m->d code blocks have slightly too much spacing
+- m->d some reactions don't work because of the variation selector
 - d->m check whether I implemented deletions
 - m->d deletions
-- removing reactions
-- rooms will be set up even if the bridge does not have permission for the channels, which breaks when it restarts and tries to fetch messages
+- rooms will be set up even if the bridge does not have permission for them, then break when it restarts and tries to reach messages
 	- test private threads as part of this
 	- solution part 1: calculate the permissions to see if the bot should be able to do stuff
 	- solution part 2: attempt a get messages request anyway before bridging a new room, just to make sure!
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6549c67..dfd21ff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@chriscdn/promise-semaphore": "^2.0.1",
         "better-sqlite3": "^8.3.0",
         "chunk-text": "^2.0.1",
         "cloudstorm": "^0.8.0",
@@ -52,11 +51,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@chriscdn/promise-semaphore": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@chriscdn/promise-semaphore/-/promise-semaphore-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-C0Ku5DNZFbafbSRXagidIaRgzhgGmSHk4aAgPpmmHEostazBiSaMryovC/Aix3vRLNuaeGDKN/DHoNECmMD6jg=="
-    },
     "node_modules/@cloudcmd/stub": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@cloudcmd/stub/-/stub-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c99b51..238b9ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   "author": "Cadence, PapiOphidian",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@chriscdn/promise-semaphore": "^2.0.1",
     "better-sqlite3": "^8.3.0",
     "chunk-text": "^2.0.1",
     "cloudstorm": "^0.8.0",
diff --git a/scripts/capture-message-update-events.js b/scripts/capture-message-update-events.js
index f345d3f..2ff9b49 100644
--- a/scripts/capture-message-update-events.js
+++ b/scripts/capture-message-update-events.js
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ const sync = new HeatSync({watchFS: false})
 
 Object.assign(passthrough, {config, sync})
 
-const DiscordClient = require("../d2m/discord-client")
+const DiscordClient = require("../d2m/discord-client", false)
 
-const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, "no")
+const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, false)
 passthrough.discord = discord
 
 ;(async () => {
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-from-old-bridge.js b/scripts/migrate-from-old-bridge.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4504aea..0000000
--- a/scripts/migrate-from-old-bridge.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-// @ts-check
-
-const assert = require("assert").strict
-/** @type {any} */ // @ts-ignore bad types from semaphore
-const Semaphore = require("@chriscdn/promise-semaphore")
-const sqlite = require("better-sqlite3")
-const HeatSync = require("heatsync")
-
-const config = require("../config")
-const passthrough = require("../passthrough")
-
-const sync = new HeatSync({watchFS: false})
-
-/** @type {import("../matrix/read-registration")} */
-const reg = sync.require("../matrix/read-registration")
-assert(reg.old_bridge)
-const oldAT = reg.old_bridge.as_token
-const newAT = reg.as_token
-
-const oldDB = new sqlite(reg.old_bridge.database)
-const db = new sqlite("db/ooye.db")
-
-db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS migration (
-	discord_channel	TEXT NOT NULL,
-	migrated	INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY("discord_channel")
-) WITHOUT ROWID;`)
-
-Object.assign(passthrough, {config, sync, db})
-
-const DiscordClient = require("../d2m/discord-client")
-const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, "half")
-passthrough.discord = discord
-
-/** @type {import("../d2m/actions/create-space")} */
-const createSpace = sync.require("../d2m/actions/create-space")
-/** @type {import("../d2m/actions/create-room")} */
-const createRoom = sync.require("../d2m/actions/create-room")
-/** @type {import("../matrix/mreq")} */
-const mreq = sync.require("../matrix/mreq")
-/** @type {import("../matrix/api")} */
-const api = sync.require("../matrix/api")
-
-const sema = new Semaphore()
-
-;(async () => {
-	await discord.cloud.connect()
-	console.log("Discord gateway started")
-
-	discord.cloud.on("event", event => onPacket(discord, event))
-})()
-
-/** @param {DiscordClient} discord */
-function onPacket(discord, event) {
-	if (event.t === "GUILD_CREATE") {
-		const guild = event.d
-		if (["1100319549670301727", "112760669178241024", "497159726455455754"].includes(guild.id)) return
-		sema.request(() => migrateGuild(guild))
-	}
-}
-
-const newBridgeMxid = `@${reg.sender_localpart}:${reg.ooye.server_name}`
-
-/** @param {import("discord-api-types/v10").GatewayGuildCreateDispatchData} guild */
-async function migrateGuild(guild) {
-	console.log(`START MIGRATION of ${guild.name} (${guild.id})`)
-
-	// Step 1: Create a new space for the guild (createSpace)
-	const spaceID = await createSpace.syncSpace(guild.id)
-
-	let oldRooms = oldDB.prepare("SELECT matrix_id, discord_guild, discord_channel FROM room_entries INNER JOIN remote_room_data ON remote_id = room_id WHERE discord_guild = ?").all(guild.id)
-	const migrated = db.prepare("SELECT discord_channel FROM migration WHERE migrated = 1").pluck().all()
-	oldRooms = oldRooms.filter(row => discord.channels.has(row.discord_channel) && !migrated.includes(row.discord_channel))
-	console.log("Found these rooms which can be migrated:")
-	console.log(oldRooms)
-
-	for (const row of oldRooms) {
-		const roomID = row.matrix_id
-		const channel = discord.channels.get(row.discord_channel)
-		assert(channel)
-
-		// Step 2: (Using old bridge access token) Join the new bridge to the old rooms and give it PL 100
-		console.log(`-- Joining channel ${channel.name}...`)
-		await mreq.withAccessToken(oldAT, async () => {
-			try {
-				await api.inviteToRoom(roomID, newBridgeMxid)
-			} catch (e) {
-				if (e.message.includes("is already in the room")) {
-					// Great!
-				} else {
-					throw e
-				}
-			}
-			await api.setUserPower(roomID, newBridgeMxid, 100)
-		})
-		await api.joinRoom(roomID)
-
-		// Step 3: Remove the old bridge's aliases
-		console.log(`-- -- Deleting aliases...`)
-		await mreq.withAccessToken(oldAT, async () => { // have to run as old application service since the AS owns its aliases
-			const aliases = (await mreq.mreq("GET", `/client/v3/rooms/${roomID}/aliases`)).aliases
-			for (const alias of aliases) {
-				if (alias.match(/^#?_?discord/)) {
-					await mreq.mreq("DELETE", `/client/v3/directory/room/${alias.replace(/#/g, "%23")}`)
-				}
-			}
-			await api.sendState(roomID, "m.room.canonical_alias", "", {})
-		})
-
-		// Step 4: Add old rooms to new database; they are now also the new rooms
-		db.prepare("REPLACE INTO channel_room (channel_id, room_id, name) VALUES (?, ?, ?)").run(channel.id, row.matrix_id, channel.name)
-		console.log(`-- -- Added to database`)
-
-		// Step 5: Call syncRoom for each room
-		await createRoom.syncRoom(row.discord_channel)
-		console.log(`-- -- Finished syncing`)
-
-		db.prepare("INSERT INTO migration (discord_channel, migrated) VALUES (?, 1)").run(channel.id)
-	}
-
-	// Step 5: Call syncSpace to make sure everything is up to date
-	await createSpace.syncSpace(guild.id)
-	console.log(`Finished migrating ${guild.name} to Out Of Your Element`)
-}
diff --git a/scripts/save-channel-names-to-db.js b/scripts/save-channel-names-to-db.js
index 1e5c541..6f5867a 100644
--- a/scripts/save-channel-names-to-db.js
+++ b/scripts/save-channel-names-to-db.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Object.assign(passthrough, {config, sync, db})
 
 const DiscordClient = require("../d2m/discord-client")
 
-const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, "no")
+const discord = new DiscordClient(config.discordToken, false)
 passthrough.discord = discord
 
 ;(async () => {
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index 07415d8..98c943a 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			"m.room.name/": {name: "main"},
 			"m.room.topic/": {topic: "#collective-unconscious | https://docs.google.com/document/d/blah/edit | I spread, pipe, and whip because it is my will. :headstone:\n\nChannel ID: 112760669178241024\nGuild ID: 112760669178241024"},
 			"m.room.guest_access/": {guest_access: "can_join"},
-			"m.room.history_visibility/": {history_visibility: "shared"},
+			"m.room.history_visibility/": {history_visibility: "invited"},
 			"m.space.parent/!jjWAGMeQdNrVZSSfvz:cadence.moe": {
 				via: ["cadence.moe"],
 				canonical: true
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				events: {
 					"m.room.avatar": 0
 				}
-			},
-			"chat.schildi.hide_ui/read_receipts": {hidden: true}
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	guild: {
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 6aec80c..a8c7e68 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export type AppServiceRegistrationConfig = {
 		max_file_size: number
 		server_name: string
 	}
-	old_bridge?: {
-		as_token: string
-		database: string
-	}
 }
 
 export type WebhookCreds = {