Substitutes make life nicer

Note: This is an old post in a blog with a lot of posts over a long span of time. The world has changed, technologies have changed, and I've changed. It's likely this is out of date, the code doesn't work, the ideas haven't aged well, or the ideas were terrible to begin with. Let me know if you think this is something that needs updating.

They really do. Case in point, take this conversation on the Necro guild line:

Chats (last 15 of 102 available):

Nabiki [19-L]: ive never played that
Nabiki [19-L]: better get my booty to raylorn
Rapocco [33-P]: is there an info file?
Flamerus [13-V]: k but i need a min xplainin vamps to a friend
Shadowhawke [Lady]: the instructions are there, it's fun!
Saidin [Marq-V]: bah boot
[->GUILD<-]: Halix rises from the crypt.
Halix [13-V]: lo all
 [ 7:30pm ]
Flamerus [13-V]: lol
Macros [30-P]: Hi Halix
Flamerus [13-V]: ne1 else want to play???????????????????
Flamerus [13-V]: morion go to courtyard(1st)
Flamerus [13-V]: there r instructions u can read
Morion [21-W]: ah :P

One substitute command later and I now see this:

Chats (last 15 of 102 available):

Nabiki [19-L]: ive never played that
Nabiki [19-L]: better get my booty to raylorn
Rapocco [33-P]: is there an info file?
ignore [13-V]: k but i need a min xplainin vamps to a friend
Shadowhawke [Lady]: the instructions are there, it's fun!
Saidin [Marq-V]: bah boot
[->GUILD<-]: Halix rises from the crypt.
Halix [13-V]: lo all
 [ 7:30pm ]
ignore [13-V]: lol
Macros [30-P]: Hi Halix
ignore [13-V]: ne1 else want to play???????????????????
ignore [13-V]: morion go to courtyard(1st)
ignore [13-V]: there r instructions u can read
Morion [21-W]: ah :P
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