diff --git a/Bugtracker/plugin.py b/Bugtracker/plugin.py
index 054a37c..45d4b21 100644
--- a/Bugtracker/plugin.py
+++ b/Bugtracker/plugin.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Bugtracker(callbacks.PluginRegexp):
 
     def bugSnarfer(self, irc, msg, match):
         r"""\b(?P<bt>(([a-z]+)?\s+bugs?|[a-z]+))\s+#?(?P<bug>\d+(?!\d*\.\d+)((,|\s*(and|en|et|und|ir))\s*#?\d+(?!\d*\.\d+))*)"""
-        if not self.registryValue('bugSnarfer', msg.args[0]):
+        if msg.args[0][0] == '#' and not self.registryValue('bugSnarfer', msg.args[0]):
             return
         # Don't double on commands
         s = str(msg).split(':')[2]
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class Bugtracker(callbacks.PluginRegexp):
     #&group_id=\d+&at_id=\d+
     def turlSnarfer(self, irc, msg, match):
         "(?P<tracker>https?://.*?)(show_bug.cgi\?id=|bugreport.cgi\?bug=|(bugs|\+bug)/|/ticket/|tracker/.*aid=)(?P<bug>\d+)(?P<sfurl>&group_id=\d+&at_id=\d+)?"
-        if not self.registryValue('bugSnarfer', msg.args[0]):
+        if msg.args[0][0] == '#' and not self.registryValue('bugSnarfer', msg.args[0]):
             return
         try:
             tracker = self.get_tracker(match.group(0),match.group('sfurl'))
diff --git a/Encyclopedia/plugin_ng.py b/Encyclopedia/plugin_ng.py
index 11a9e82..8cbda4b 100644
--- a/Encyclopedia/plugin_ng.py
+++ b/Encyclopedia/plugin_ng.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class Encyclopedia(callbacks.Plugin):
                     f.name += '-%s' % newchannel
                     f.value = '<alias> ' + aliases.channel_primary.name
                 else:
-                    irc.error("Unresolvable alias:")
+                    irc.error("Unresolvable alias: %s" % alias)
                     return
             # Finally, save
             cur.execute("UPDATE facts SET value = %s WHERE name = %s", (f.value, f.name))
@@ -284,11 +284,15 @@ class Encyclopedia(callbacks.Plugin):
             if '>' in text:
                 _target = text[text.rfind('>')+1:].strip()
                 text = text[:text.rfind('>')].strip()
-            if text.startswith('tell ') and ' about ' in text:
-                _target = text[5:].strip().split(None,1)[0]
+            if text.startswith('tell '):
+                text = ' ' + text
+            if ' tell ' in text and ' about ' in text:
+                _target = text[text.find(' tell ')+6:].strip().split(None,1)[0]
                 text = text[text.find(' about ')+7:].strip()
             if _target:
             # Validate
+                if _target == 'me':
+                    target = msg.nick
                 for chan in irc.state.channels:
                     if _target in irc.state.channels[chan].users and msg.nick in irc.state.channels[chan].users:
                         target = _target