diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 29c3cc1..c6809ac 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -295,25 +295,6 @@ func grapevine(mentions []Mention) []string {
 	return s
 }
 
-func grapeape(userid int64, s string) []Mention {
-	var mentions []Mention
-	for _, m := range strings.Split(s, " ") {
-		if m == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		var where string
-		if name := fullname(m, userid); name != "" {
-			where = name
-		} else {
-			where = gofish(m)
-		}
-		if where != "" {
-			mentions = append(mentions, Mention{Who: m, Where: where})
-		}
-	}
-	return mentions
-}
-
 func bunchofgrapes(s string) []Mention {
 	m := re_mentions.FindAllString(s, -1)
 	var mentions []Mention
diff --git a/views/honkform.html b/views/honkform.html
index 2acfb79..7f33eb0 100644
--- a/views/honkform.html
+++ b/views/honkform.html
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 <p><label for=timeend>duration:</label><br>
 <input type="text" name="timeend" value="{{ .Duration }}">
 </div>
-<p><label for=mentions>to:</label><br>
-<input type="text" name="mentions" id=mentions value="{{ .Mentions }}">
 </details>
 <p>
 <textarea name="noise" id="honknoise">{{ .Noise }}</textarea>
diff --git a/views/honkpage.js b/views/honkpage.js
index cbd25c2..a93c332 100644
--- a/views/honkpage.js
+++ b/views/honkpage.js
@@ -257,10 +257,9 @@ function showhonkform(elem, rid, hname) {
 		elem.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', form)
 	}
 	var ridinput = document.getElementById("ridinput")
-	var elmentions = document.getElementById("mentions")
 	if (rid) {
 		ridinput.value = rid
-		elmentions.value = hname
+		honknoise.value = "@" + hname + " "
 	} else {
 		ridinput.value = ""
 		honknoise.value = ""
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 029a86e..52f854b 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ func submitwebhonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isAPI bool) {
 	rid := r.FormValue("rid")
 	noise := r.FormValue("noise")
-	mentions := r.FormValue("mentions")
 	format := r.FormValue("format")
 	if format == "" {
 		format = "markdown"
@@ -1481,7 +1480,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isAPI bool) {
 	noise = strings.Replace(noise, "\r", "", -1)
 	noise = quickrename(noise, userinfo.UserID)
 	noise = hooterize(noise)
-	honk.Mentions = append(grapeape(userinfo.UserID, mentions), bunchofgrapes(noise)...)
+	honk.Mentions = bunchofgrapes(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	translate(honk)
 
@@ -1512,10 +1511,10 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isAPI bool) {
 	} else {
 		honk.Audience = []string{thewholeworld}
 	}
-	if mentions != "" {
-		honk.Audience = append(grapevine(honk.Mentions), honk.Audience...)
+	if honk.Noise != "" && honk.Noise[0] == '@' {
+		honk.Audience = append(grapevine(bunchofgrapes(honk.Noise)), honk.Audience...)
 	} else {
-		honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, grapevine(honk.Mentions)...)
+		honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, grapevine(bunchofgrapes(honk.Noise))...)
 	}
 
 	if convoy == "" {
@@ -1677,7 +1676,6 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isAPI bool) {
 		templinfo["MapLink"] = getmaplink(userinfo)
 		templinfo["InReplyTo"] = r.FormValue("rid")
 		templinfo["Noise"] = r.FormValue("noise")
-		templinfo["Mentions"] = r.FormValue("mentions")
 		templinfo["SavedFile"] = donkxid
 		if tm := honk.Time; tm != nil {
 			templinfo["ShowTime"] = ";"