diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 9a8daa4..951cbd4 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1099,12 +1099,6 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		if !h.Public {
 			jo["directMessage"] = true
 		}
-		var mentions []Mention
-		if len(h.Mentions) > 0 {
-			mentions = h.Mentions
-		} else {
-			mentions = bunchofgrapes(h.Noise)
-		}
 		translate(h)
 		redoimages(h)
 		if h.Precis != "" {
@@ -1124,7 +1118,7 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		}
 
 		var tags []junk.Junk
-		for _, m := range mentions {
+		for _, m := range h.Mentions {
 			t := junk.New()
 			t["type"] = "Mention"
 			t["name"] = m.Who
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 8988c8c..ae92f1a 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/cache"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/htfilter"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/httpsig"
-	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/templates"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/mz"
+	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/templates"
 )
 
 var allowedclasses = make(map[string]bool)
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 		}
 		if local && h.What != "bonked" {
 			h.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
-			h.Noise = mentionize(h.Noise)
 		}
 		h.Username, h.Handle = handles(h.Honker)
 		if !local {
@@ -238,10 +237,12 @@ func translate(honk *Honk) {
 
 	var marker mz.Marker
 	marker.HashLinker = ontoreplacer
+	marker.AtLinker = attoreplacer
 	noise = strings.TrimSpace(noise)
 	noise = marker.Mark(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	honk.Onts = oneofakind(marker.HashTags)
+	honk.Mentions = bunchofgrapes(marker.Mentions)
 }
 
 func redoimages(honk *Honk) {
@@ -265,7 +266,6 @@ func redoimages(honk *Honk) {
 	honk.Donks = honk.Donks[:j]
 
 	honk.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(honk.Noise, "")
-	honk.Noise = mentionize(honk.Noise)
 	honk.Noise = strings.Replace(honk.Noise, "<a href=", "<a class=\"mention u-url\" href=", -1)
 }
 
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ func xfiltrate() string {
 	return xcelerate(b[:])
 }
 
-var re_mentions = regexp.MustCompile(`@[[:alnum:]._-]+@[[:alnum:].-]*[[:alnum:]]`)
-var re_urltions = regexp.MustCompile(`@https://\S+`)
-
 func grapevine(mentions []Mention) []string {
 	var s []string
 	for _, m := range mentions {
@@ -301,8 +298,7 @@ func grapevine(mentions []Mention) []string {
 	return s
 }
 
-func bunchofgrapes(s string) []Mention {
-	m := re_mentions.FindAllString(s, -1)
+func bunchofgrapes(m []string) []Mention {
 	var mentions []Mention
 	for i := range m {
 		where := gofish(m[i])
@@ -310,10 +306,6 @@ func bunchofgrapes(s string) []Mention {
 			mentions = append(mentions, Mention{Who: m[i], Where: where})
 		}
 	}
-	m = re_urltions.FindAllString(s, -1)
-	for i := range m {
-		mentions = append(mentions, Mention{Who: m[i][1:], Where: m[i][1:]})
-	}
 	return mentions
 }
 
@@ -459,25 +451,19 @@ func fullname(name string, userid int64) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func mentionize(s string) string {
+func attoreplacer(m string) string {
 	fill := `<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="%s">%s</a></span>`
-	s = re_mentions.ReplaceAllStringFunc(s, func(m string) string {
-		where := gofish(m)
-		if where == "" {
-			return m
-		}
-		who := m[0 : 1+strings.IndexByte(m[1:], '@')]
-		return fmt.Sprintf(fill, html.EscapeString(where), html.EscapeString(who))
-	})
-	s = re_urltions.ReplaceAllStringFunc(s, func(m string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(fill, html.EscapeString(m[1:]), html.EscapeString(m))
-	})
-	return s
+	where := gofish(m)
+	if where == "" {
+		return m
+	}
+	who := m[0 : 1+strings.IndexByte(m[1:], '@')]
+	return fmt.Sprintf(fill, html.EscapeString(where), html.EscapeString(who))
 }
 
 func ontoreplacer(h string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`<a href="https://%s/o/%s">%s</a>`, serverName,
-			strings.ToLower(h[1:]), h)
+		strings.ToLower(h[1:]), h)
 }
 
 var re_unurl = regexp.MustCompile("https://([^/]+).*/([^/]+)")
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index cda4073..212b114 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1600,7 +1600,6 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *Honk {
 	noise = strings.Replace(noise, "\r", "", -1)
 	noise = quickrename(noise, userinfo.UserID)
 	noise = hooterize(noise)
-	honk.Mentions = bunchofgrapes(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	translate(honk)
 
@@ -1632,9 +1631,9 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *Honk {
 		honk.Audience = []string{thewholeworld}
 	}
 	if honk.Noise != "" && honk.Noise[0] == '@' {
-		honk.Audience = append(grapevine(bunchofgrapes(honk.Noise)), honk.Audience...)
+		honk.Audience = append(grapevine(honk.Mentions), honk.Audience...)
 	} else {
-		honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, grapevine(bunchofgrapes(honk.Noise))...)
+		honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, grapevine(honk.Mentions)...)
 	}
 
 	if convoy == "" {