diff --git a/app/logical/d_text.rb b/app/logical/d_text.rb
index 269812418..e80591443 100644
--- a/app/logical/d_text.rb
+++ b/app/logical/d_text.rb
@@ -381,5 +381,12 @@ class DText
       })
     )
   end
+
+  # extract the first paragraph `needle` occurs in.
+  def self.excerpt(dtext, needle)
+    dtext = dtext.gsub(/\r\n|\r|\n/, "\n")
+    excerpt = ActionController::Base.helpers.excerpt(dtext, needle, separator: "\n\n", radius: 1, omission: "")
+    excerpt
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/app/logical/mentionable.rb b/app/logical/mentionable.rb
index ea777d2e8..daf8f2374 100644
--- a/app/logical/mentionable.rb
+++ b/app/logical/mentionable.rb
@@ -39,29 +39,18 @@ module Mentionable
   end
 
   def queue_mention_messages
-    title = self.class.mentionable_option(:title)
     from_id = read_attribute(self.class.mentionable_option(:user_field))
     text = strip_quote_blocks(read_attribute(self.class.mentionable_option(:message_field)))
-    bodies = {}
 
-    text.scan(DText::MENTION_REGEXP).each do |mention|
+    names = text.scan(DText::MENTION_REGEXP).map do |mention|
       mention.gsub!(/(?:^\s*@)|(?:[:;,.!?\)\]<>]$)/, "")
-      bodies[mention] = self.class.mentionable_option(:body).call(self, mention)
     end
 
-    bodies.each do |name, text|
-      user = User.find_by_name(name)
+    names.uniq.each do |name|
+      body  = self.instance_exec(name, &self.class.mentionable_option(:body))
+      title = self.instance_exec(name, &self.class.mentionable_option(:title))
 
-      if user
-        dmail = Dmail.new(
-          from_id: from_id,
-          to_id: user.id,
-          title: title,
-          body: text
-        )
-        dmail.owner_id = user.id
-        dmail.save
-      end
+      Dmail.create_automated(to_name: name, title: title, body: body)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 8418c41b8..b4652eb7c 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   mentionable(
     :message_field => :body, 
     :user_field => :creator_id, 
-    :title => "You were mentioned in a comment",
-    :body => lambda {|rec, user_name| "You were mentioned in a \"comment\":/posts/#{rec.post_id}#comment-#{rec.id}\n\n---\n\n[i]#{rec.creator.name} said:[/i]\n\n#{ActionController::Base.helpers.excerpt(rec.body, user_name)}"}
+    :title => lambda {|user_name| "#{creator_name} mentioned you in a comment on post ##{post_id}"},
+    :body => lambda {|user_name| "@#{creator_name} mentioned you in a \"comment\":/posts/#{post_id}#comment-#{id} on post ##{post_id}:\n\n[quote]\n#{DText.excerpt(body, "@"+user_name)}\n[/quote]\n"},
   )
 
   module SearchMethods
diff --git a/app/models/dmail.rb b/app/models/dmail.rb
index d6263d1d6..977a63e18 100644
--- a/app/models/dmail.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmail.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ class Dmail < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
 
       def create_automated(params)
-        create_split(from: Danbooru.config.system_user, **params)
+        dmail = Dmail.new(from: Danbooru.config.system_user, **params)
+        dmail.owner = dmail.to
+        dmail.save
+        dmail
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/forum_post.rb b/app/models/forum_post.rb
index 89d9f8e41..5e299b75e 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_post.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class ForumPost < ActiveRecord::Base
   mentionable(
     :message_field => :body, 
     :user_field => :creator_id, 
-    :title => "You were mentioned in a forum topic",
-    :body => lambda {|rec, user_name| "You were mentioned in the forum topic \"#{rec.topic.title}\":/forum_topics/#{rec.topic_id}?page=#{rec.forum_topic_page}\n\n---\n\n[i]#{rec.creator.name} said:[/i]\n\n#{ActionController::Base.helpers.excerpt(rec.body, user_name)}"}
+    :title => lambda {|user_name| %{#{creator_name} mentioned you in topic ##{topic_id} (#{topic.title})}},
+    :body => lambda {|user_name| %{@#{creator_name} mentioned you in topic ##{topic_id} ("#{topic.title}":[/forum_topics/#{topic_id}?page=#{forum_topic_page}]):\n\n[quote]\n#{DText.excerpt(body, "@"+user_name)}\n[/quote]\n}},
   )
 
   module SearchMethods
diff --git a/test/unit/comment_test.rb b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
index b62f2fb5e..f55573b12 100644
--- a/test/unit/comment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ class CommentTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           end
 
           dmail = Dmail.last
-          assert_equal("You were mentioned in a \"comment\":/posts/#{@comment.post_id}#comment-#{@comment.id}\n\n---\n\n[i]#{CurrentUser.name} said:[/i]\n\nHey @#{@user2.name} check this out!", dmail.body)
+          assert_equal(<<-EOS.strip_heredoc, dmail.body)
+            @#{CurrentUser.name} mentioned you in a \"comment\":/posts/#{@comment.post_id}#comment-#{@comment.id} on post ##{@comment.post_id}:
+
+            [quote]
+            Hey @#{@user2.name} check this out!
+            [/quote]
+          EOS
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/dmail_test.rb b/test/unit/dmail_test.rb
index f7d220277..05644707c 100644
--- a/test/unit/dmail_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/dmail_test.rb
@@ -147,5 +147,26 @@ class DmailTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       recipient.reload
       assert(!recipient.has_mail?)
     end
+
+    context "that is automated" do
+      setup do
+        @bot = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+        Danbooru.config.stubs(:system_user).returns(@bot)
+      end
+
+      should "only create a copy for the recipient" do
+        Dmail.create_automated(to: @user, title: "test", body: "test")
+
+        assert @user.dmails.exists?(from: @bot, title: "test", body: "test")
+        assert !@bot.dmails.exists?(from: @bot, title: "test", body: "test")
+      end
+
+      should "fail gracefully if recipient doesn't exist" do
+        assert_nothing_raised do
+          dmail = Dmail.create_automated(to_name: "this_name_does_not_exist", title: "test", body: "test")
+          assert_equal(["can't be blank"], dmail.errors[:to_id])
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/forum_post_test.rb b/test/unit/forum_post_test.rb
index 714d41098..2b60d66d5 100644
--- a/test/unit/forum_post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/forum_post_test.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ class ForumPostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           end
 
           dmail = Dmail.last
-          assert_equal("You were mentioned in the forum topic \"#{@topic.title}\":/forum_topics/#{@topic.id}?page=1\n\n---\n\n[i]#{@user.name} said:[/i]\n\nHey @#{@user2.name} check this out!", dmail.body)
+          assert_equal(<<-EOS.strip_heredoc, dmail.body)
+            @#{CurrentUser.name} mentioned you in topic ##{@topic.id} (\"#{@topic.title}\":[/forum_topics/#{@topic.id}?page=1]):
+
+            [quote]
+            Hey @#{@user2.name} check this out!
+            [/quote]
+          EOS
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index 523ff75e8..f9f4f2a3d 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         bot = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
         Danbooru.config.stubs(:system_user).returns(bot)
 
-        assert_difference("Dmail.count", 2) do
+        assert_difference("Dmail.count", 1) do
           @user.promote_to!(User::Levels::GOLD)
         end
 
         assert(@user.dmails.exists?(from: bot, to: @user, title: "You have been promoted"))
-        assert(bot.dmails.exists?(from: bot, to: @user, title: "You have been promoted"))
       end
     end