diff --git a/d2m/actions/register-user.js b/d2m/actions/register-user.js
index 62e0fb6..9b5527f 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/register-user.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/register-user.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function ensureSimJoined(user, roomID) {
  */
 async function memberToStateContent(user, member, guildID) {
 	let displayname = user.username
-	// if (member.nick && member.nick !== displayname) displayname = member.nick + " | " + displayname // prepend nick if present
+	if (user.global_name) displayname = user.global_name
 	if (member.nick) displayname = member.nick
 
 	const content = {
diff --git a/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js b/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
index 5cee80b..96c73aa 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/register-user.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ test("member2state: without member nick or avatar", async t => {
 	)
 })
 
+test("member2state: with global name, without member nick or avatar", async t => {
+	t.deepEqual(
+		await _memberToStateContent(testData.member.papiophidian.user, testData.member.papiophidian, testData.guild.general.id),
+		{
+			avatar_url: "mxc://cadence.moe/JPzSmALLirnIprlSMKohSSoX",
+			displayname: "PapiOphidian",
+			membership: "join",
+			"moe.cadence.ooye.member": {
+				avatar: "/avatars/320067006521147393/5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1.png?size=1024"
+			},
+			"uk.half-shot.discord.member": {
+				bot: false,
+				displayColor: 1579292,
+				id: "320067006521147393",
+				username: "@papiophidian"
+			}
+		}
+	)
+})
+
 test("member2state: with member nick and avatar", async t => {
 	t.deepEqual(
 		await _memberToStateContent(testData.member.sheep.user, testData.member.sheep, testData.guild.general.id),
diff --git a/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.js b/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.js
index 9d1fc0b..dc42708 100644
--- a/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.js
+++ b/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function editToChanges(message, guild, api) {
 	// So we'll remove entries from eventsToReplace that *definitely* cannot have changed. (This is category 4 mentioned above.) Everything remaining *may* have changed.
 	eventsToReplace = eventsToReplace.filter(ev => {
 		// Discord does not allow files, images, attachments, or videos to be edited.
-		if (ev.old.event_type === "m.room.message" && ev.old.event_subtype !== "m.text" && ev.old.event_subtype !== "m.emote") {
+		if (ev.old.event_type === "m.room.message" && ev.old.event_subtype !== "m.text" && ev.old.event_subtype !== "m.emote" && ev.old.event_subtype !== "m.notice") {
 			return false
 		}
 		// Discord does not allow stickers to be edited.
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
index fcf0bf8..e7bbda5 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const DiscordTypes = require("discord-api-types/v10")
 const chunk = require("chunk-text")
 const TurndownService = require("turndown")
 const assert = require("assert").strict
+const entities = require("entities")
 
 const passthrough = require("../../passthrough")
 const {sync, db, discord, select, from} = passthrough
@@ -324,11 +325,12 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 				replyLine += `https://discord.com/channels/${guild.id}/${row.channel_id}/${row.message_id} `
 			}
 			const sender = repliedToEvent.sender
-			const senderName = sender.match(/@([^:]*)/)?.[1] || sender
 			const authorID = select("sim", "user_id", {mxid: repliedToEvent.sender}).pluck().get()
 			if (authorID) {
 				replyLine += `<@${authorID}>`
 			} else {
+				let senderName = select("member_cache", "displayname", {mxid: repliedToEvent.sender}).pluck().get()
+				if (!senderName) senderName = sender.match(/@([^:]*)/)?.[1] || sender
 				replyLine += `Ⓜ️**${senderName}**`
 			}
 			// If the event has been edited, the homeserver will include the relation in `unsigned`.
@@ -348,11 +350,13 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 			} else {
 				const repliedToContent = repliedToEvent.content.formatted_body || repliedToEvent.content.body
 				const contentPreviewChunks = chunk(
-					repliedToContent.replace(/.*<\/mx-reply>/, "") // Remove everything before replies, so just use the actual message body
-					.replace(/<blockquote>.*?<\/blockquote>/, "") // If the message starts with a blockquote, don't count it and use the message body afterwards
-					.replace(/(?:\n|<br>)+/g, " ") // Should all be on one line
-					.replace(/<span [^>]*data-mx-spoiler\b[^>]*>.*?<\/span>/g, "[spoiler]") // Good enough method of removing spoiler content. (I don't want to break out the HTML parser unless I have to.)
-					.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, ""), 50) // Completely strip all other formatting.
+					entities.decodeHTML5Strict( // Remove entities like &amp; &quot;
+						repliedToContent.replace(/.*<\/mx-reply>/, "") // Remove everything before replies, so just use the actual message body
+						.replace(/<blockquote>.*?<\/blockquote>/, "") // If the message starts with a blockquote, don't count it and use the message body afterwards
+						.replace(/(?:\n|<br>)+/g, " ") // Should all be on one line
+						.replace(/<span [^>]*data-mx-spoiler\b[^>]*>.*?<\/span>/g, "[spoiler]") // Good enough method of removing spoiler content. (I don't want to break out the HTML parser unless I have to.)
+						.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "") // Completely strip all HTML tags and formatting.
+					), 50)
 				contentPreview = ":\n> "
 				contentPreview += contentPreviewChunks.length > 1 ? contentPreviewChunks[0] + "..." : contentPreviewChunks[0]
 			}
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
index 87a4b12..1a1c3f0 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
@@ -813,6 +813,55 @@ test("event2message: should include a reply preview when message ends with a blo
 	)
 })
 
+test("event2message: entities are not escaped in main message or reply preview", async t => {
+	// Intended result: Testing? in italics, followed by the sequence "':.`[]&things
+	t.deepEqual(
+		await eventToMessage({
+			type: "m.room.message",
+			sender: "@cadence:cadence.moe",
+			content: {
+				msgtype: "m.text",
+				body: "> <@cadence:cadence.moe> _Testing?_ \"':.`[]&things\n\n_Testing?_ \"':.`[]&things",
+				format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
+				formatted_body: "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$yIWjZPi6Xk56fBxJwqV4ANs_hYLjnWI2cNKbZ2zwk60?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl&via=mythic.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe\">@cadence:cadence.moe</a><br><em>Testing?</em> \"':.`[]&amp;things</blockquote></mx-reply><em>Testing?</em> &quot;':.`[]&amp;things",
+				"m.relates_to": {
+					"m.in_reply_to": {
+						event_id: "$yIWjZPi6Xk56fBxJwqV4ANs_hYLjnWI2cNKbZ2zwk60"
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			event_id: "$2I7odT9okTdpwDcqOjkJb_A3utdO4V8Cp3LK6-Rvwcs",
+			room_id: "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
+		}, data.guild.general, {
+			api: {
+				getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe", "$yIWjZPi6Xk56fBxJwqV4ANs_hYLjnWI2cNKbZ2zwk60", {
+					type: "m.room.message",
+					sender: "@cadence:cadence.moe",
+					content: {
+					  "msgtype": "m.text",
+					  "body": "_Testing?_ \"':.`[]&things",
+					  "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
+					  "formatted_body": "<em>Testing?</em> &quot;':.`[]&amp;things"
+					},
+					event_id: "$yIWjZPi6Xk56fBxJwqV4ANs_hYLjnWI2cNKbZ2zwk60",
+					room_id: "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
+				})
+			}
+		}),
+		{
+			messagesToDelete: [],
+			messagesToEdit: [],
+			messagesToSend: [{
+				username: "cadence [they]",
+				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>Ⓜ️**cadence [they]**:"
+					+ "\n> Testing? \"':.`[]&things"
+					+ "\n_Testing?_ \"':.\\`\\[\\]&things",
+				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(
@@ -1151,7 +1200,7 @@ test("event2message: rich reply to a matrix user's long message with formatting"
 			messagesToEdit: [],
 			messagesToSend: [{
 				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 Ⓜ️**cadence**:"
+				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 Ⓜ️**cadence [they]**:"
 					+ "\n> i should have a little happy test   list bold em..."
 					+ "\n**no you can't!!!**",
 				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
@@ -1312,7 +1361,7 @@ test("event2message: with layered rich replies, the preview should only be the r
 			messagesToEdit: [],
 			messagesToSend: [{
 				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 Ⓜ️**cadence**:"
+				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 Ⓜ️**cadence [they]**:"
 					+ "\n> two"
 					+ "\nthree",
 				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d1ed09e..3847ee1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         "chunk-text": "^2.0.1",
         "cloudstorm": "^0.8.0",
         "discord-markdown": "git+https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/nodejs-discord-markdown#abc56d544072a1dc5624adfea455b0e902adf7b3",
+        "entities": "^4.5.0",
         "giframe": "github:cloudrac3r/giframe#v0.4.1",
         "heatsync": "^2.4.1",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
@@ -1096,6 +1097,17 @@
         "once": "^1.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/entities": {
+      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/entities/-/entities-4.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-V0hjH4dGPh9Ao5p0MoRY6BVqtwCjhz6vI5LT8AJ55H+4g9/4vbHx1I54fS0XuclLhDHArPQCiMjDxjaL8fPxhw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/fb55/entities?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/es-get-iterator": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-get-iterator/-/es-get-iterator-1.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8eec83..6a9deea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "chunk-text": "^2.0.1",
     "cloudstorm": "^0.8.0",
     "discord-markdown": "git+https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/nodejs-discord-markdown#abc56d544072a1dc5624adfea455b0e902adf7b3",
+    "entities": "^4.5.0",
     "giframe": "github:cloudrac3r/giframe#v0.4.1",
     "heatsync": "^2.4.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 77239f7..5c97745 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ Follow these steps:
 * (1) discord-markdown: This is my fork! I make sure it does what I want.
 * (0) giframe: This is my fork! It should do what I want.
 * (1) heatsync: Module hot-reloader that I trust.
+* (0) entities: Looks fine. No dependencies.
 * (1) js-yaml: It seems to do what I want, and it's already pulled in by matrix-appservice.
 * (70) matrix-appservice: I wish it didn't pull in express :(
 * (0) minimist: It's already pulled in by better-sqlite3->prebuild-install
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index ea9f66a..1a526aa 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -222,6 +222,40 @@ module.exports = {
 			},
 			mute: false,
 			deaf: false
+		},
+		papiophidian: {
+			avatar: null,
+			communication_disabled_until: null,
+			flags: 0,
+			joined_at: "2018-08-05T09:40:47.076000+00:00",
+			nick: null,
+			pending: false,
+			premium_since: "2021-09-30T18:58:44.996000+00:00",
+			roles: [
+				"475599410068324352",
+				"475599471049310208",
+				"497586624390234112",
+				"613685290938138625",
+				"475603310955593729",
+				"1151970058730487898",
+				"1151970058730487901"
+			],
+			unusual_dm_activity_until: null,
+			user: {
+				id: "320067006521147393",
+				username: "papiophidian",
+				avatar: "5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1",
+				discriminator: "0",
+				public_flags: 4194880,
+				flags: 4194880,
+				banner: "a_6f311cf6a3851a98e2fa0335af85b1d1",
+				accent_color: 1579292,
+				global_name: "PapiOphidian",
+				avatar_decoration_data: null,
+				banner_color: "#18191c"
+			},
+			mute: false,
+			deaf: false
 		}
 	},
 	pins: {
diff --git a/test/ooye-test-data.sql b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
index f5cfb5c..f8039cc 100644
--- a/test/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ INSERT INTO file (discord_url, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/230201364309868544.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/qWmbXeRspZRLPcjseyLmeyXC'),
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/393635038903926784.gif', 'mxc://cadence.moe/WbYqNlACRuicynBfdnPYtmvc'),
 ('https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/176333891320283136/1157854643037163610/Screenshot_20231001_034036.jpg', 'mxc://cadence.moe/zAXdQriaJuLZohDDmacwWWDR'),
-('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1125827250609201255.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/pgdGTxAyEltccRgZKxdqzHHP');
+('https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1125827250609201255.png', 'mxc://cadence.moe/pgdGTxAyEltccRgZKxdqzHHP'),
+('https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/320067006521147393/5fc4ad85c1ea876709e9a7d3374a78a1.png?size=1024', 'mxc://cadence.moe/JPzSmALLirnIprlSMKohSSoX');
 
 INSERT INTO emoji (emoji_id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('230201364309868544', 'hippo', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/qWmbXeRspZRLPcjseyLmeyXC'),