diff --git a/src/formatters/rc.py b/src/formatters/rc.py
index a86c198..f0e775a 100644
--- a/src/formatters/rc.py
+++ b/src/formatters/rc.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ async def compact_formatter(action, change, parsed_comment, categories, recent_c
 			author_url = link_formatter(create_article_path("User:{user}".format(user=change["user"]), WIKI_ARTICLE_PATH))
 		author = change["user"]
 	parsed_comment = "" if parsed_comment is None else " *("+parsed_comment+")*"
-	parsed_comment = re.sub(r"([^<]|\A)(http(s)://.*?)( |\Z)", "\\1<\\2>\\4", parsed_comment)  # see #97
 	if action in ["edit", "new"]:
 		edit_link = link_formatter("{wiki}index.php?title={article}&curid={pageid}&diff={diff}&oldid={oldrev}".format(
 			wiki=WIKI_SCRIPT_PATH, pageid=change["pageid"], diff=change["revid"], oldrev=change["old_revid"],
diff --git a/src/misc.py b/src/misc.py
index 244094d..78c47b5 100644
--- a/src/misc.py
+++ b/src/misc.py
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ class LinkParser(HTMLParser):
 
 	def handle_data(self, data):
 		if self.recent_href:
-			self.new_string = self.new_string + "[{}](<{}>)".format(data, self.recent_href)
+			self.new_string = self.new_string + "[{}](<{}>)".format(data.replace("//", "/\\/"), self.recent_href)
 			self.recent_href = ""
 		else:
-			self.new_string = self.new_string + data
+			self.new_string = self.new_string + data.replace("//", "/\\/")
 
 	def handle_comment(self, data):
-		self.new_string = self.new_string + data
+		self.new_string = self.new_string + data.replace("//", "/\\/")
 
 	def handle_endtag(self, tag):
 		# logger.debug(self.new_string)