diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index a23d9c9..2f12958 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 
 		const rep = new mxUtils.MatrixStringBuilder()
 		rep.addLine(`The poll ${pollQuestionText} has closed.`, tag`The poll <a href="https://matrix.to/#/${roomID}/${event_id}">${pollQuestionText}</a> has closed.`)
-
+		
 		const {messageString} = pollResponses.getCombinedResults(pollMessageID, true) // poll results have already been double-checked before this point, so these totals will be accurate
 		rep.addLine(markdown.toHTML(messageString, {discordOnly: true, escapeHTML: false}), markdown.toHTML(messageString, {}))
-
+		
 		const {body, formatted_body} = rep.get()
 
 		return [{
@@ -721,8 +721,7 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 				const m = matches[i]
 				const prefix = m[1]
 				const maximumWrittenSection = m[2].toLowerCase()
-				if (m.index > 0 && !content[m.index-1].match(/ |\(|\n/)) continue // must have space before it
-				if (maximumWrittenSection.match(/^everyone\b/) || maximumWrittenSection.match(/^here\b/)) continue // ignore @everyone/@here
+				if (maximumWrittenSection.match(/^!?&?[0-9]+>/) || maximumWrittenSection.match(/^everyone\b/) || maximumWrittenSection.match(/^here\b/)) continue
 
 				var roomID = roomID ?? select("channel_room", "room_id", {channel_id: message.channel_id}).pluck().get()
 				assert(roomID)
diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index 84cc1e0..7a7d86f 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -947,21 +947,6 @@ test("message2event: written @mentions may match part of the mxid", async t => {
 	}])
 })
 
-test("message2event: written @mentions do not match in URLs", async t => {
-	const events = await messageToEvent({
-		...data.message.advanced_written_at_mention_for_matrix,
-		content: "the fucking around with pixel composer continues https://pub.mastodon.sleeping.town/@exa/116037641900024965"
-	}, data.guild.general, {}, {})
-	t.deepEqual(events, [{
-		$type: "m.room.message",
-		"m.mentions": {},
-		msgtype: "m.text",
-		body: "the fucking around with pixel composer continues https://pub.mastodon.sleeping.town/@exa/116037641900024965",
-		format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-		formatted_body: `the fucking around with pixel composer continues <a href="https://pub.mastodon.sleeping.town/@exa/116037641900024965">https://pub.mastodon.sleeping.town/@exa/116037641900024965</a>`
-	}])
-})
-
 test("message2event: entire message may match elaborate display name", async t => {
 	let called = 0
 	const events = await messageToEvent({
diff --git a/test/ooye-test-data.sql b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
index 216581c..04e6b9b 100644
--- a/test/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ INSERT INTO event_message (event_id, event_type, event_subtype, message_id, part
 ('$oLyUTyZ_7e_SUzGNWZKz880ll9amLZvXGbArJCKai2Q', 'm.room.message', 'm.text', '1128084748338741392', 0, 0, 1),
 ('$FchUVylsOfmmbj-VwEs5Z9kY49_dt2zd0vWfylzy5Yo', 'm.room.message', 'm.text', '1143121514925928541', 0, 0, 1),
 ('$lnAF9IosAECTnlv9p2e18FG8rHn-JgYKHEHIh5qdFv4', 'm.room.message', 'm.text', '1106366167788044450', 0, 1, 1),
-('$Ijf1MFCD39ktrNHxrA-i2aKoRWNYdAV2ZXYQeiZIgEU', 'm.room.message', 'm.image', '1106366167788044450', 1, 1, 1),
-('$f9cjKiacXI9qPF_nUAckzbiKnJEi0LM399kOkhdd8f8', 'm.sticker', NULL, '1106366167788044450', 1, 0, 1),
+('$Ijf1MFCD39ktrNHxrA-i2aKoRWNYdAV2ZXYQeiZIgEU', 'm.room.message', 'm.image', '1106366167788044450', 1, 1, 0),
+('$f9cjKiacXI9qPF_nUAckzbiKnJEi0LM399kOkhdd8f8', 'm.sticker', NULL, '1106366167788044450', 1, 0, 0),
 ('$lnAF9IosAECTnlv9p2e18FG8rHn-JgYKHEHIh5qd999', 'm.room.message', 'm.text', '1106366167788044451', 0, 0, 1),
 ('$Ijf1MFCD39ktrNHxrA-i2aKoRWNYdAV2ZXYQeiZI999', 'm.room.message', 'm.image', '1106366167788044451', 0, 0, 1),
 ('$f9cjKiacXI9qPF_nUAckzbiKnJEi0LM399kOkhdd999', 'm.sticker', NULL, '1106366167788044451', 0, 0, 1),