diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-room.js b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
index d8bab51..e8284df 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-room.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
@@ -303,13 +303,9 @@ async function _unbridgeRoom(channelID) {
 	/** @ts-ignore @type {DiscordTypes.APIGuildChannel} */
 	const channel = discord.channels.get(channelID)
 	assert.ok(channel)
-	return unbridgeDeletedChannel(channel.id, channel.guild_id)
-}
-
-async function unbridgeDeletedChannel(channelID, guildID) {
 	const roomID = db.prepare("SELECT room_id from channel_room WHERE channel_id = ?").pluck().get(channelID)
 	assert.ok(roomID)
-	const spaceID = db.prepare("SELECT space_id FROM guild_space WHERE guild_id = ?").pluck().get(guildID)
+	const spaceID = db.prepare("SELECT space_id FROM guild_space WHERE guild_id = ?").pluck().get(channel.guild_id)
 	assert.ok(spaceID)
 
 	// remove room from being a space member
@@ -317,7 +313,7 @@ async function unbridgeDeletedChannel(channelID, guildID) {
 	await api.sendState(spaceID, "m.space.child", roomID, {})
 
 	// remove declaration that the room is bridged
-	await api.sendState(roomID, "uk.half-shot.bridge", `moe.cadence.ooye://discord/${guildID}/${channelID}`, {})
+	await api.sendState(roomID, "uk.half-shot.bridge", `moe.cadence.ooye://discord/${channel.guild_id}/${channel.id}`, {})
 
 	// send a notification in the room
 	await api.sendEvent(roomID, "m.room.message", {
@@ -333,6 +329,7 @@ async function unbridgeDeletedChannel(channelID, guildID) {
 	assert.equal(changes, 1)
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Async because it gets all space state from the homeserver, then if necessary sends one state event back.
  * @param {DiscordTypes.APIGuildTextChannel} channel
@@ -380,4 +377,3 @@ module.exports.applyKStateDiffToRoom = applyKStateDiffToRoom
 module.exports.postApplyPowerLevels = postApplyPowerLevels
 module.exports._convertNameAndTopic = convertNameAndTopic
 module.exports._unbridgeRoom = _unbridgeRoom
-module.exports.unbridgeDeletedChannel = unbridgeDeletedChannel
diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-space.js b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
index 34cf88a..0bdf1d1 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-space.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
@@ -145,11 +145,7 @@ async function syncSpaceFully(guildID) {
 	for (const roomID of childRooms) {
 		const channelID = db.prepare("SELECT channel_id FROM channel_room WHERE room_id = ?").pluck().get(roomID)
 		if (!channelID) continue
-		if (discord.channels.has(channelID)) {
-			await createRoom.syncRoom(channelID)
-		} else {
-			await createRoom.unbridgeDeletedChannel(channelID, guildID)
-		}
+		await createRoom.syncRoom(channelID)
 	}
 
 	return spaceID
diff --git a/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index 94b67ff..5524543 100644
--- a/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ test("message2event: thread start message reference", async t => {
 		api: {
 			getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!PnyBKvUBOhjuCucEfk:cadence.moe", "$FchUVylsOfmmbj-VwEs5Z9kY49_dt2zd0vWfylzy5Yo", {
 				"type": "m.room.message",
-				"sender": "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
+				"sender": "@_ooye_cadence:cadence.moe",
 				"content": {
 					"m.mentions": {},
 					"msgtype": "m.text",
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
index 75e04f9..1e66c7a 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 		await (async () => {
 			const repliedToEventId = event.content["m.relates_to"]?.["m.in_reply_to"]?.event_id
 			if (!repliedToEventId) return
-			let repliedToEvent = await di.api.getEvent(event.room_id, repliedToEventId)
+			const repliedToEvent = await di.api.getEvent(event.room_id, repliedToEventId)
 			if (!repliedToEvent) return
 			const row = db.prepare("SELECT channel_id, message_id FROM event_message INNER JOIN message_channel USING (message_id) WHERE event_id = ? ORDER BY part").get(repliedToEventId)
 			if (row) {
@@ -239,36 +239,14 @@ async function eventToMessage(event, guild, di) {
 			const senderName = sender.match(/@([^:]*)/)?.[1] || sender
 			const authorID = db.prepare("SELECT discord_id FROM sim WHERE mxid = ?").pluck().get(repliedToEvent.sender)
 			if (authorID) {
-				replyLine += `<@${authorID}>`
+				replyLine += `<@${authorID}>:`
 			} else {
-				replyLine += `Ⓜ️**${senderName}**`
+				replyLine += `Ⓜ️**${senderName}**:`
 			}
-			// If the event has been edited, the homeserver will include the relation in `unsigned`.
-			if (repliedToEvent.unsigned?.["m.relations"]?.["m.replace"]?.content?.["m.new_content"]) {
-				repliedToEvent = repliedToEvent.unsigned["m.relations"]["m.replace"] // Note: this changes which event_id is in repliedToEvent.
-				repliedToEvent.content = repliedToEvent.content["m.new_content"]
-			}
-			let contentPreview
-			const fileReplyContentAlternative =
-				( repliedToEvent.content.msgtype === "m.image" ? "🖼️"
-				: repliedToEvent.content.msgtype === "m.video" ? "🎞️"
-				: repliedToEvent.content.msgtype === "m.audio" ? "🎶"
-				: repliedToEvent.content.msgtype === "m.file" ? "📄"
-				: null)
-			if (fileReplyContentAlternative) {
-				contentPreview = " " + fileReplyContentAlternative
-			} 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>/, "") // 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.
-				contentPreview = ":\n> "
-				contentPreview += contentPreviewChunks.length > 1 ? contentPreviewChunks[0] + "..." : contentPreviewChunks[0]
-			}
-			replyLine = `> ${replyLine}${contentPreview}\n`
+			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 contentPreview = contentPreviewChunks.length > 1 ? contentPreviewChunks[0] + "..." : contentPreviewChunks[0]
+			replyLine = `> ${replyLine}\n> ${contentPreview}\n`
 		})()
 
 		if (event.content.format === "org.matrix.custom.html" && event.content.formatted_body) {
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
index e7d2314..40a4daa 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.test.js
@@ -595,82 +595,6 @@ test("event2message: rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
 	)
 })
 
-test("event2message: rich reply to an already-edited message will quote the new message content", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-			"type": "m.room.message",
-			"sender": "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-			"content": {
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "> <@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe> this is the new content. heya!\n\nhiiiii....",
-				"format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				"formatted_body": "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$DSQvWxOBB2DYaei6b83-fb33dQGYt5LJd_s8Nl2a43Q?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe\">@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe</a><br>this is the new content. heya!</blockquote></mx-reply>hiiiii....",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"m.in_reply_to": {
-						"event_id": "$DSQvWxOBB2DYaei6b83-fb33dQGYt5LJd_s8Nl2a43Q"
-					}
-				}
-			},
-			"origin_server_ts": 1693029683016,
-			"unsigned": {
-				"age": 91,
-				"transaction_id": "m1693029682894.510"
-			},
-			"event_id": "$v_Gtr-bzv9IVlSLBO5DstzwmiDd-GSFaNfHX66IupV8",
-			"room_id": "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
-		}, data.guild.general, {
-			api: {
-				getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe", "$DSQvWxOBB2DYaei6b83-fb33dQGYt5LJd_s8Nl2a43Q", {
-					type: "m.room.message",
-					room_id: "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe",
-					sender: "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-					content: {
-						"m.mentions": {},
-						msgtype: "m.text",
-						body: "this is the old content. don't use this!"
-					},
-					unsigned: {
-						"m.relations": {
-							"m.replace": {
-								type: "m.room.message",
-								room_id: "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe",
-								sender: "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-								content: {
-									"m.mentions": {},
-									msgtype: "m.text",
-									body: "* this is the new content. heya!",
-									"m.new_content": {
-										"m.mentions": {},
-										msgtype: "m.text",
-										body: "this is the new content. heya!"
-									},
-									"m.relates_to": {
-										rel_type: "m.replace",
-										event_id: "$DSQvWxOBB2DYaei6b83-fb33dQGYt5LJd_s8Nl2a43Q"
-									}
-								},
-								event_id: "$JOrl8ycWpo7NIAxZ4u-VJmANVrZFBF41LXyp30y8VvU",
-								user_id: "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				})
-			}
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647><@111604486476181504>:"
-					+ "\n> this is the new content. heya!"
-					+ "\nhiiiii....",
-				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
 test("event2message: should avoid using blockquote contents as reply preview in rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
 	t.deepEqual(
 		await eventToMessage({
@@ -718,6 +642,8 @@ test("event2message: should avoid using blockquote contents as reply preview in
 	)
 })
 
+
+
 test("event2message: editing a rich reply to a sim user", async t => {
 	const eventsFetched = []
 	t.deepEqual(
@@ -1021,20 +947,20 @@ test("event2message: rich reply to a matrix user's long message with formatting"
 			"type": "m.room.message",
 			"sender": "@cadence:cadence.moe",
 			"content": {
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "> <@cadence:cadence.moe> ```\n> i should have a little happy test\n> ```\n> * list **bold** _em_ ~~strike~~\n> # heading 1\n> ## heading 2\n> ### heading 3\n> https://cadence.moe\n> [legit website](https://cadence.moe)\n\nno you can't!!!",
-				"format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				"formatted_body": "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe\">@cadence:cadence.moe</a><br><pre><code>i should have a little happy test\n</code></pre>\n<ul>\n<li>list <strong>bold</strong> <em>em</em> ~~strike~~</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>heading 1</h1>\n<h2>heading 2</h2>\n<h3>heading 3</h3>\n<p>https://cadence.moe<br /><a href=\"https://cadence.moe\">legit website</a></p>\n</blockquote></mx-reply><strong>no you can't!!!</strong>",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"m.in_reply_to": {
-						"event_id": "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04"
-					}
-				}
+			  "msgtype": "m.text",
+			  "body": "> <@cadence:cadence.moe> ```\n> i should have a little happy test\n> ```\n> * list **bold** _em_ ~~strike~~\n> # heading 1\n> ## heading 2\n> ### heading 3\n> https://cadence.moe\n> [legit website](https://cadence.moe)\n\nno you can't!!!",
+			  "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
+			  "formatted_body": "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe\">@cadence:cadence.moe</a><br><pre><code>i should have a little happy test\n</code></pre>\n<ul>\n<li>list <strong>bold</strong> <em>em</em> ~~strike~~</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>heading 1</h1>\n<h2>heading 2</h2>\n<h3>heading 3</h3>\n<p>https://cadence.moe<br /><a href=\"https://cadence.moe\">legit website</a></p>\n</blockquote></mx-reply><strong>no you can't!!!</strong>",
+			  "m.relates_to": {
+				 "m.in_reply_to": {
+					"event_id": "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04"
+				 }
+			  }
 			},
 			"origin_server_ts": 1693037401693,
 			"unsigned": {
-				"age": 381,
-				"transaction_id": "m1693037401592.521"
+			  "age": 381,
+			  "transaction_id": "m1693037401592.521"
 			},
 			"event_id": "$v_Gtr-bzv9IVlSLBO5DstzwmiDd-GSFaNfHX66IupV8",
 			"room_id": "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
@@ -1066,116 +992,6 @@ test("event2message: rich reply to a matrix user's long message with formatting"
 	)
 })
 
-test("event2message: rich reply to an image", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-			"type": "m.room.message",
-			"sender": "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-			"content": {
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "> <@cadence:cadence.moe> sent an image.\n\nCaught in 8K UHD VR QLED Epic Edition",
-				"format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				"formatted_body": "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe\">@cadence:cadence.moe</a><br>sent an image.</blockquote></mx-reply>Caught in 8K UHD VR QLED Epic Edition",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"m.in_reply_to": {
-						"event_id": "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04"
-					}
-				}
-			},
-			"origin_server_ts": 1693037401693,
-			"unsigned": {
-				"age": 381,
-				"transaction_id": "m1693037401592.521"
-			},
-			"event_id": "$v_Gtr-bzv9IVlSLBO5DstzwmiDd-GSFaNfHX66IupV8",
-			"room_id": "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
-		 }, data.guild.general, {
-			api: {
-				getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe", "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04", {
-					type: "m.room.message",
-					sender: "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-					content: {
-						"m.mentions": {},
-						msgtype: "m.image",
-						url: "mxc://cadence.moe/ABfYgGdcIECnraZLGpRnoArG",
-						external_url: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1100319550446252084/1149300251648339998/arcafeappx2.png",
-						body: "arcafeappx2.png",
-						filename: "arcafeappx2.png",
-						info: {
-							mimetype: "image/png",
-							w: 512,
-							h: 512,
-							size: 43990
-						}
-					}
-				})
-			}
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 <@111604486476181504> 🖼️"
-					+ "\nCaught in 8K UHD VR QLED Epic Edition",
-				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
-test("event2message: rich reply to a spoiler should ensure the spoiler is hidden", async t => {
-	t.deepEqual(
-		await eventToMessage({
-			"type": "m.room.message",
-			"sender": "@cadence:cadence.moe",
-			"content": {
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "> <@cadence:cadence.moe> ||zoe kills a 5 letter noun at the end. don't tell anybody|| cw crossword spoilers you'll never believe\n\nomg NO WAY!!",
-				"format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				"formatted_body": "<mx-reply><blockquote><a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe/$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04?via=cadence.moe&via=feather.onl\">In reply to</a> <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe\">@cadence:cadence.moe</a><br><span data-mx-spoiler=\"\">zoe kills a 5 letter noun at the end. don't tell anybody</span> cw crossword spoilers you'll never believe</blockquote></mx-reply>omg NO WAY!!",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"m.in_reply_to": {
-						"event_id": "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04"
-					}
-				}
-			},
-			"origin_server_ts": 1693037401693,
-			"unsigned": {
-				"age": 381,
-				"transaction_id": "m1693037401592.521"
-			},
-			"event_id": "$v_Gtr-bzv9IVlSLBO5DstzwmiDd-GSFaNfHX66IupV8",
-			"room_id": "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe"
-		 }, data.guild.general, {
-			api: {
-				getEvent: mockGetEvent(t, "!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe", "$Fxy8SMoJuTduwReVkHZ1uHif9EuvNx36Hg79cltiA04", {
-					type: "m.room.message",
-					sender: "@_ooye_kyuugryphon:cadence.moe",
-					content: {
-						"m.mentions": {},
-						msgtype: "m.text",
-						body: "||zoe kills a 5 letter noun at the end. don't tell anybody|| cw crossword spoilers you'll never believe",
-						format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-						formatted_body: `<span data-mx-spoiler="">zoe kills a 5 letter noun at the end. don't tell anybody</span> cw crossword spoilers you'll never believe`
-					}
-				})
-			}
-		}),
-		{
-			messagesToDelete: [],
-			messagesToEdit: [],
-			messagesToSend: [{
-				username: "cadence [they]",
-				content: "> <:L1:1144820033948762203><:L2:1144820084079087647>https://discord.com/channels/112760669178241024/687028734322147344/1144865310588014633 <@111604486476181504>:"
-					+ "\n> [spoiler] cw crossword spoilers you'll never..."
-					+ "\nomg NO WAY!!",
-				avatar_url: "https://matrix.cadence.moe/_matrix/media/r0/download/cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU"
-			}]
-		}
-	)
-})
-
 test("event2message: with layered rich replies, the preview should only be the real text", async t => {
 	t.deepEqual(
 		await eventToMessage({