in truth I can make an on *:text:*^k*:#: remote that will use $replace to replace the text I was having problems with. however, all it'll do is re-display that if I use an /echo. I've already implemented it for codes 1, 2, and 8 (that last one just 'cause it's annoying on any background). However I can't get the original message to stop displaying on the screen so it's still largely useless. And /halt didn't work.
