The thing is... we can't process the mentions sooner as we don't have HTML and without us having HTML we don't have an abstract syntax tree to tell us whether or not the mention should be processed.
For example, a mention in a @_dan_ should not be processed.
The thing is... we can't process the mentions sooner as we don't have HTML and without us having HTML we don't have an abstract syntax tree to tell us whether or not the mention should be processed.
For example, a mention in a
@_dan_
should not be processed.