diff --git a/src/Dialogs/Compose.vala b/src/Dialogs/Compose.vala
index cc31b52..67787bd 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/Compose.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/Compose.vala
@@ -290,17 +290,17 @@ public class Tootle.Dialogs.Compose : Hdy.Window {
 
 		var req = new Request.POST (@"/api/v1/statuses?$media_param")
 			.with_account (accounts.active)
-			.with_param ("visibility", visibility_popover.selected.to_string ())
-			.with_param ("status", HtmlUtils.uri_encode (status.content));
+			.with_form_data ("visibility", visibility_popover.selected.to_string ())
+			.with_form_data ("status", status.content);
 
 		if (cw_button.active) {
-			req.with_param ("sensitive", "true");
-			req.with_param ("spoiler_text", HtmlUtils.uri_encode (cw.text));
+			req.with_form_data ("sensitive", "true");
+			req.with_form_data ("spoiler_text", cw.text);
 		}
 		if (status.in_reply_to_id != null)
-			req.with_param ("in_reply_to_id", status.in_reply_to_id);
+			req.with_form_data ("in_reply_to_id", status.in_reply_to_id);
 		if (status.in_reply_to_account_id != null)
-			req.with_param ("in_reply_to_account_id", status.in_reply_to_account_id);
+			req.with_form_data ("in_reply_to_account_id", status.in_reply_to_account_id);
 
 		yield req.await ();
 
diff --git a/src/Dialogs/NewAccount.vala b/src/Dialogs/NewAccount.vala
index 1c60d40..5353d39 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/NewAccount.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/NewAccount.vala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using Gtk;
 [GtkTemplate (ui = "/com/github/bleakgrey/tootle/ui/dialogs/new_account.ui")]
 public class Tootle.Dialogs.NewAccount: Hdy.Window {
 
-	const string scopes = "read%20write%20follow";
+	const string scopes = "read write follow";
 
 	protected bool is_working { get; set; default = false; }
 	protected string? redirect_uri { get; set; }
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ public class Tootle.Dialogs.NewAccount: Hdy.Window {
 
 		var msg = new Request.POST (@"/api/v1/apps")
 			.with_account (account)
-			.with_param ("client_name", Build.NAME)
-			.with_param ("website", Build.WEBSITE)
-			.with_param ("scopes", scopes)
-			.with_param ("redirect_uris", redirect_uri = setup_redirect_uri ());
+			.with_form_data ("client_name", Build.NAME)
+			.with_form_data ("website", Build.WEBSITE)
+			.with_form_data ("scopes", scopes)
+			.with_form_data ("redirect_uris", redirect_uri = setup_redirect_uri ());
 		yield msg.await ();
 
 		var root = network.parse (msg);
diff --git a/src/Html.vala b/src/Html.vala
index 71db98d..0f6c060 100644
--- a/src/Html.vala
+++ b/src/Html.vala
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ public class Tootle.HtmlUtils {
 			var divided = str
 			.replace("<br>", "\n")
 			.replace("</br>", "")
+			.replace("<br/>", "\n")
 			.replace("<br />", "\n")
 			.replace("<p>", "")
-			.replace("</p>", "\n\n");
+			.replace("</p>", "\n\n")
+			.replace("<pre>", "")
+			.replace("</pre>", "");
 
-			var html_params = new Regex ("(class|target|rel)=\"(.|\n)*?\"", RegexCompileFlags.CASELESS);
+			var html_params = new Regex ("(class|target|rel|data-user|data-tag)=\"(.|\n)*?\"", RegexCompileFlags.CASELESS);
 			var simplified = html_params.replace (divided, -1, 0, "");
 
 			while (simplified.has_suffix ("\n"))
@@ -41,6 +44,18 @@ public class Tootle.HtmlUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static string replace_with_pango_markup (string str) {
+		return str
+			.replace("<strong>", "<b>")
+			.replace("</strong>", "</b>")
+			.replace("<em>", "<i>")
+			.replace("</em>", "</i>")
+			.replace("<code>", "<span font_family=\"monospace\">")
+			.replace("</code>", "</span>\n")
+			.replace("<del>", "<s>")
+			.replace("</del>", "</s>");
+	}
+
 	public static string uri_encode (string str) {
 		var restored = Widgets.RichLabel.restore_entities (str);
 		return Soup.URI.encode (restored, ";&+");
diff --git a/src/Request.vala b/src/Request.vala
index 744cb6c..c561248 100644
--- a/src/Request.vala
+++ b/src/Request.vala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public class Tootle.Request : Soup.Message {
 	Network.SuccessCallback? cb;
 	Network.ErrorCallback? error_cb;
 	HashMap<string, string>? pars;
+	Soup.Multipart? form_data;
 	weak InstanceAccount? account;
 	bool needs_token = false;
 
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ public class Tootle.Request : Soup.Message {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public Request with_form_data (string name, string val) {
+		if (form_data == null)
+			form_data = new Soup.Multipart(FORM_MIME_TYPE_MULTIPART);
+		form_data.append_form_string(name, val);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public Request exec () {
 		var parameters = "";
 		if (pars != null) {
@@ -89,6 +97,9 @@ public class Tootle.Request : Soup.Message {
 			});
 		}
 
+		if (form_data != null)
+			form_data.to_message(request_headers, request_body);
+
 		if (needs_token) {
 			if (account == null) {
 				warning (@"No account was specified or found for $method: $url$parameters");
diff --git a/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala b/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
index 64a27e9..10a61fa 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/RichLabel.vala
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ public class Tootle.Widgets.RichLabel : Label {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		var resolve = settings.aggressive_resolving || ("@" in url);
-		if (!resolve)
-			Desktop.open_uri (url);
-		else {
+		if (should_resolve_url (url)) {
 			accounts.active.resolve.begin (url, (obj, res) => {
 				try {
 					accounts.active.resolve.end (res).open ();
@@ -84,8 +81,15 @@ public class Tootle.Widgets.RichLabel : Label {
 				}
 			});
 		}
+		else {
+			Desktop.open_uri (url);
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public static bool should_resolve_url (string url) {
+		return settings.aggressive_resolving || "@" in url || "user" in url;
+	}
 
 }