diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index f95e88204..9ce46b9e0 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1625,7 +1625,18 @@
                                 <input id="custom_chat_separator" class="text_pole textarea_compact" type="text" placeholder="&lt;START&gt;" maxlength="100" />
                             </div>
                         </div>
+                        <!--                         
                         <div>
+                            <h4 data-i18n="Non-markdown strings">
+                                Non-markdown strings
+                            </h4>
+                            <div>
+                                <input id="markdown_escape_strings" class="text_pole textarea_compact" type="text" placeholder="separate with commas w/o space between" maxlength="100" />
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        -->
+                        <div>
+
                             <h4 data-i18n="Instruct mode">Instruct mode
                                 <a href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/core-concepts/instructmode/" class="notes-link" target="_blank">
                                     <span class="note-link-span">?</span>
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index a94b00a43..626de7621 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ export {
     talkativeness_default,
     default_ch_mes,
     extension_prompt_types,
-    updateVisibleDivs
+    updateVisibleDivs,
+    mesForShowdownParse,
 }
 
 // API OBJECT FOR EXTERNAL WIRING
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ const gpt3 = new GPT3BrowserTokenizer({ type: 'gpt3' });
 hljs.addPlugin({ "before:highlightElement": ({ el }) => { el.textContent = el.innerText } });
 
 // Markdown converter
+let mesForShowdownParse; //intended to be used as a context to compare showdown strings against
 let converter;
 reloadMarkdownProcessor();
 
@@ -1017,6 +1019,10 @@ export async function reloadCurrentChat() {
 }
 
 function messageFormatting(mes, ch_name, isSystem, isUser) {
+    if (mes) {
+        mesForShowdownParse = mes;
+    }
+
     if (!mes) {
         mes = '';
     }
@@ -1233,7 +1239,7 @@ function addOneMessage(mes, { type = "normal", insertAfter = null, scroll = true
     // don't need prompt button for user
     if (params.isUser === true) {
         newMessage.find(".mes_prompt").hide();
-        console.log(`hiding prompt for user mesID ${params.mesId}`);
+        //console.log(`hiding prompt for user mesID ${params.mesId}`);
     }
 
     //shows or hides the Prompt display button
@@ -1241,16 +1247,16 @@ function addOneMessage(mes, { type = "normal", insertAfter = null, scroll = true
 
     //if we have itemized messages, and the array isn't null..
     if (params.isUser === false && itemizedPrompts.length !== 0 && itemizedPrompts.length !== null) {
-        console.log('looking through itemized prompts...');
-        console.log(`mesIdToFind = ${mesIdToFind} from ${params.avatarImg}`);
-        console.log(`itemizedPrompts.length = ${itemizedPrompts.length}`)
-        console.log(itemizedPrompts);
+        // console.log('looking through itemized prompts...');
+        //console.log(`mesIdToFind = ${mesIdToFind} from ${params.avatarImg}`);
+        //console.log(`itemizedPrompts.length = ${itemizedPrompts.length}`)
+        //console.log(itemizedPrompts);
 
         for (var i = 0; i < itemizedPrompts.length; i++) {
-            console.log(`itemized array item ${i} is MesID ${Number(itemizedPrompts[i].mesId)}, does it match ${Number(mesIdToFind)}?`);
+            //console.log(`itemized array item ${i} is MesID ${Number(itemizedPrompts[i].mesId)}, does it match ${Number(mesIdToFind)}?`);
             if (Number(itemizedPrompts[i].mesId) === Number(mesIdToFind)) {
                 newMessage.find(".mes_prompt").show();
-                console.log(`showing button for mesID ${params.mesId} from ${params.characterName}`);
+                //console.log(`showing button for mesID ${params.mesId} from ${params.characterName}`);
                 break;
 
             } /*else {
@@ -1260,10 +1266,10 @@ function addOneMessage(mes, { type = "normal", insertAfter = null, scroll = true
             } */
         }
     } else {
-        console.log('itemizedprompt array empty null, or user, hiding this prompt buttons');
+        //console.log('itemizedprompt array empty null, or user, hiding this prompt buttons');
         //$(".mes_prompt").hide();
         newMessage.find(".mes_prompt").hide();
-        console.log(itemizedPrompts);
+        //console.log(itemizedPrompts);
     }
 
     newMessage.find('.avatar img').on('error', function () {
@@ -2353,7 +2359,7 @@ async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, resolve, reject,
 
             thisPromptBits = additionalPromptStuff;
 
-            console.log(thisPromptBits);
+            //console.log(thisPromptBits);
 
             itemizedPrompts.push(thisPromptBits);
             console.log(`pushed prompt bits to itemizedPrompts array. Length is now: ${itemizedPrompts.length}`);
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index d2da0ad4b..e41493864 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ let power_user = {
     multigen_first_chunk: 50,
     multigen_next_chunks: 30,
     custom_chat_separator: '',
+    // markdown_escape_strings: '',
     fast_ui_mode: true,
     avatar_style: avatar_styles.ROUND,
     chat_display: chat_styles.DEFAULT,
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ function toggleWaifu() {
 }
 
 function switchWaifuMode() {
-    console.log(`switching waifu to ${power_user.waifuMode}`);
+    //console.log(`switching waifu to ${power_user.waifuMode}`);
     $("body").toggleClass("waifuMode", power_user.waifuMode);
     $("#waifuMode").prop("checked", power_user.waifuMode);
     scrollChatToBottom();
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     $("#include_newline_checkbox").prop("checked", power_user.include_newline);
     $('#render_formulas').prop("checked", power_user.render_formulas);
     $("#custom_chat_separator").val(power_user.custom_chat_separator);
+    //$("#markdown_escape_strings").val(power_user.markdown_escape_strings);
     $("#fast_ui_mode").prop("checked", power_user.fast_ui_mode);
     $("#waifuMode").prop("checked", power_user.waifuMode);
     $("#movingUImode").prop("checked", power_user.movingUI);
@@ -959,7 +961,13 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         saveSettingsDebounced();
         reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
     });
-
+    /* 
+        $("#markdown_escape_strings").on('input', function () {
+            power_user.markdown_escape_strings = $(this).val();
+            saveSettingsDebounced();
+            reloadMarkdownProcessor(power_user.render_formulas);
+        });
+     */
     $("#multigen").change(function () {
         power_user.multigen = $(this).prop("checked");
         saveSettingsDebounced();