diff --git a/backend/src/configValidator.ts b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
index eb115d46..b2e2fc55 100644
--- a/backend/src/configValidator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { ConfigValidationError, PluginConfigManager } from "knub";
-import moment from "moment-timezone";
+import { BaseConfig, ConfigValidationError, PluginConfigManager } from "knub";
 import { ZodError } from "zod";
 import { ZeppelinPlugin } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPlugin";
 import { guildPlugins } from "./plugins/availablePlugins";
-import { ZeppelinGuildConfig, zZeppelinGuildConfig } from "./types";
+import { zZeppelinGuildConfig } from "./types";
 import { formatZodIssue } from "./utils/formatZodIssue";
 
 const pluginNameToPlugin = new Map<string, ZeppelinPlugin>();
@@ -17,14 +16,7 @@ export async function validateGuildConfig(config: any): Promise<string | null> {
     return validationResult.error.issues.map(formatZodIssue).join("\n");
   }
 
-  const guildConfig = config as ZeppelinGuildConfig;
-
-  if (guildConfig.timezone) {
-    const validTimezones = moment.tz.names();
-    if (!validTimezones.includes(guildConfig.timezone)) {
-      return `Invalid timezone: ${guildConfig.timezone}`;
-    }
-  }
+  const guildConfig = config as BaseConfig;
 
   if (guildConfig.plugins) {
     for (const [pluginName, pluginOptions] of Object.entries(guildConfig.plugins)) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Common/CommonPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Common/CommonPlugin.ts
index 9f4a6d82..62ee3628 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Common/CommonPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Common/CommonPlugin.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const CommonPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CommonPluginType>()({
         body: string,
         allowedMentions?: MessageMentionOptions,
         responseInteraction?: ModalSubmitInteraction,
-        ephemeral = false,
+        ephemeral = true,
       ): Promise<Message | undefined> => {
         const emoji = getErrorEmoji(pluginData);
         const formattedBody = errorMessage(body, emoji);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/actions/mute.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/actions/mute.ts
index 9861a1d2..6e69b16f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/actions/mute.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/actions/mute.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ async function muteAction(
 
   try {
     const result = await mutes.muteUser(target, durationMs, reason, reason, { caseArgs });
-
     const messageResultText = result.notifyResult.text ? ` (${result.notifyResult.text})` : "";
     const muteMessage = `Muted **${result.case!.user_name}** ${
       durationMs ? `for ${humanizeDuration(durationMs)}` : "indefinitely"
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesModMsgCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesModMsgCmd.ts
index 717ea531..debeff45 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesModMsgCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesModMsgCmd.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const CasesModMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
       msg,
       args.mod,
       null,
-      msg.author,
+      msg.member,
       args.notes,
       args.warns,
       args.mutes,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesSlashCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesSlashCmd.ts
index 5207d76f..7833cfab 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesSlashCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesSlashCmd.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const CasesSlashCmd = {
       interaction,
       options.mod,
       options.user,
-      interaction.user,
+      interaction.member,
       options.notes,
       options.warns,
       options.mutes,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesUserMsgCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesUserMsgCmd.ts
index 967ae160..5640080d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesUserMsgCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/cases/CasesUserMsgCmd.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const CasesUserMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
       msg,
       args.mod,
       user,
-      msg.author,
+      msg.member,
       args.notes,
       args.warns,
       args.mutes,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnMsgCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnMsgCmd.ts
index cd8533b6..d6175356 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnMsgCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnMsgCmd.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const WarnMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
   async run({ pluginData, message: msg, args }) {
     const user = await resolveUser(pluginData.client, args.user);
     if (!user.id) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User not found`);
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User not found`);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export const WarnMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
     if (!memberToWarn) {
       const _isBanned = await isBanned(pluginData, user.id);
       if (_isBanned) {
-        pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User is banned`);
+        await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User is banned`);
       } else {
-        pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User not found on the server`);
+        await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, `User not found on the server`);
       }
 
       return;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const WarnMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
 
     // Make sure we're allowed to warn this member
     if (!canActOn(pluginData, msg.member, memberToWarn)) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, "Cannot warn: insufficient permissions");
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, "Cannot warn: insufficient permissions");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const WarnMsgCmd = modActionsMsgCmd({
     try {
       contactMethods = readContactMethodsFromArgs(args);
     } catch (e) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, e.message);
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(msg, e.message);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnSlashCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnSlashCmd.ts
index c34e91e0..43f796f2 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnSlashCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/warn/WarnSlashCmd.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const WarnSlashCmd = {
     const attachments = retrieveMultipleOptions(NUMBER_ATTACHMENTS_CASE_CREATION, options, "attachment");
 
     if ((!options.reason || options.reason.trim() === "") && attachments.length < 1) {
-      pluginData
+      await pluginData
         .getPlugin(CommonPlugin)
         .sendErrorMessage(interaction, "Text or attachment required", undefined, undefined, true);
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ export const WarnSlashCmd = {
     if (!memberToWarn) {
       const _isBanned = await isBanned(pluginData, options.user.id);
       if (_isBanned) {
-        pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, `User is banned`);
+        await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, `User is banned`);
       } else {
-        pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, `User not found on the server`);
+        await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, `User not found on the server`);
       }
 
       return;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const WarnSlashCmd = {
 
     // Make sure we're allowed to warn this member
     if (!canActOn(pluginData, interaction.member, memberToWarn)) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, "Cannot warn: insufficient permissions");
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, "Cannot warn: insufficient permissions");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const WarnSlashCmd = {
 
     if (options.mod) {
       if (!canActAsOther) {
-        pluginData
+        await pluginData
           .getPlugin(CommonPlugin)
           .sendErrorMessage(interaction, "You don't have permission to act as another moderator");
         return;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const WarnSlashCmd = {
     try {
       contactMethods = readContactMethodsFromArgs(options) ?? undefined;
     } catch (e) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, e.message);
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(interaction, e.message);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualCasesCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualCasesCmd.ts
index 1ad7b813..ae92affa 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualCasesCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualCasesCmd.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ async function casesModCmd(
   expand: boolean | null,
 ) {
   const casesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CasesPlugin);
-  const caseFilters = { type: In(typesToShow), is_hidden: !!hidden };
+  const casesFilters = { type: In(typesToShow), is_hidden: !!hidden };
 
-  const totalCases = await casesPlugin.getTotalCasesByMod(modId ?? author.id, caseFilters);
+  const totalCases = await casesPlugin.getTotalCasesByMod(modId ?? author.id, casesFilters);
 
   if (totalCases === 0) {
     pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(context, `No cases by **${modName}**`);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async function casesModCmd(
 
   if (expand) {
     // Expanded view (= individual case embeds)
-    const cases = totalCases > 8 ? [] : await casesPlugin.getRecentCasesByMod(modId ?? author.id, 8, 0, caseFilters);
+    const cases = totalCases > 8 ? [] : await casesPlugin.getRecentCasesByMod(modId ?? author.id, 8, 0, casesFilters);
 
     sendExpandedCases(pluginData, context, totalCases, cases);
     return;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ async function casesModCmd(
         modId ?? author.id,
         casesPerPage,
         (page - 1) * casesPerPage,
-        caseFilters,
+        casesFilters,
       );
 
       const lines = await asyncMap(cases, (c) => casesPlugin.getCaseSummary(c, true, author.id));
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export async function actualCasesCmd(
   context: Message | ChatInputCommandInteraction,
   modId: string | null,
   user: GuildMember | User | UnknownUser | null,
-  author: User,
+  author: GuildMember,
   notes: boolean | null,
   warns: boolean | null,
   mutes: boolean | null,
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@ export async function actualCasesCmd(
   }
 
   user
-    ? casesUserCmd(pluginData, context, author, modId!, user, modName, typesToShow, hidden, expand)
-    : casesModCmd(pluginData, context, author, modId!, mod!, modName, typesToShow, hidden, expand);
+    ? casesUserCmd(pluginData, context, author.user, modId!, user, modName, typesToShow, hidden, expand)
+    : casesModCmd(pluginData, context, author.user, modId!, mod ?? author, modName, typesToShow, hidden, expand);
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualMassUnbanCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualMassUnbanCmd.ts
index bfb57111..a980445c 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualMassUnbanCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualMassUnbanCmd.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { waitForReply } from "knub/helpers";
 import { CaseTypes } from "../../../../data/CaseTypes";
 import { LogType } from "../../../../data/LogType";
 import { getContextChannel, sendContextResponse } from "../../../../pluginUtils";
+import { MINUTES } from "../../../../utils";
 import { CasesPlugin } from "../../../Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { CommonPlugin } from "../../../Common/CommonPlugin";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ export async function actualMassUnbanCmd(
   // We'll create our own cases below and post a single "mass unbanned" log instead
   userIds.forEach((userId) => {
     // Use longer timeouts since this can take a while
-    ignoreEvent(pluginData, IgnoredEventType.Unban, userId, 120 * 1000);
-    pluginData.state.serverLogs.ignoreLog(LogType.MEMBER_UNBAN, userId, 120 * 1000);
+    ignoreEvent(pluginData, IgnoredEventType.Unban, userId, 2 * MINUTES);
+    pluginData.state.serverLogs.ignoreLog(LogType.MEMBER_UNBAN, userId, 2 * MINUTES);
   });
 
   // Show a loading indicator since this can take a while
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualWarnCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualWarnCmd.ts
index 15a54cfe..ac43d8df 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualWarnCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualCommands/actualWarnCmd.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function actualWarnCmd(
       { confirmText: "Yes", cancelText: "No", restrictToId: authorId },
     );
     if (!reply) {
-      pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(context, "Warn cancelled by moderator");
+      await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(context, "Warn cancelled by moderator");
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@ export async function actualWarnCmd(
   });
 
   if (warnResult.status === "failed") {
-    pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(context, "Failed to warn user");
+    const failReason = warnResult.error ? `: ${warnResult.error}` : "";
+
+    await pluginData.getPlugin(CommonPlugin).sendErrorMessage(context, `Failed to warn user${failReason}`);
+
     return;
   }
 
   const messageResultText = warnResult.notifyResult.text ? ` (${warnResult.notifyResult.text})` : "";
 
-  pluginData
+  await pluginData
     .getPlugin(CommonPlugin)
     .sendSuccessMessage(
       context,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/updateCase.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/updateCase.ts
index 78b5d6f4..08f11230 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/updateCase.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/updateCase.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { CasesPlugin } from "../../Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { CommonPlugin } from "../../Common/CommonPlugin";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 import { ModActionsPluginType } from "../types";
+import { handleAttachmentLinkDetectionAndGetRestriction } from "./attachmentLinkReaction";
 import { formatReasonWithMessageLinkForAttachments } from "./formatReasonForAttachments";
 
 export async function updateCase(
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export async function updateCase(
     return;
   }
 
+  if (await handleAttachmentLinkDetectionAndGetRestriction(pluginData, context, note)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const formattedNote = await formatReasonWithMessageLinkForAttachments(pluginData, note, context, attachments);
 
   const casesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CasesPlugin);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
index f87ce408..8ba8ee38 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { GuildMember, Snowflake } from "discord.js";
 import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
 import { CaseTypes } from "../../../data/CaseTypes";
-import { getContextChannel, isContextInteraction } from "../../../pluginUtils";
 import { TemplateParseError, TemplateSafeValueContainer, renderTemplate } from "../../../templateFormatter";
 import { UserNotificationResult, createUserNotificationError, notifyUser, resolveUser, ucfirst } from "../../../utils";
 import { userToTemplateSafeUser } from "../../../utils/templateSafeObjects";
@@ -52,12 +51,7 @@ export async function warnMember(
   }
 
   if (!notifyResult.success) {
-    const contextIsNotInteraction =
-      warnOptions.retryPromptContext && !isContextInteraction(warnOptions.retryPromptContext);
-    const contextChannel = contextIsNotInteraction ? await getContextChannel(warnOptions.retryPromptContext!) : null;
-    const isValidChannel = contextIsNotInteraction && pluginData.guild.channels.resolve(contextChannel!.id);
-
-    if (!warnOptions.retryPromptContext || !isValidChannel) {
+    if (!warnOptions.retryPromptContext) {
       return {
         status: "failed",
         error: "Failed to message user",
diff --git a/backend/src/types.ts b/backend/src/types.ts
index 409c4dc6..cf0967c3 100644
--- a/backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
-import { BaseConfig, Knub } from "knub";
+import { Knub } from "knub";
 import z from "zod";
 import { zSnowflake } from "./utils";
 
-export interface ZeppelinGuildConfig extends BaseConfig {
-  success_emoji?: string;
-  error_emoji?: string;
-
-  // Deprecated
-  timezone?: string;
-  date_formats?: any;
-}
-
 export const zZeppelinGuildConfig = z.strictObject({
   // From BaseConfig
   prefix: z.string().optional(),
   levels: z.record(zSnowflake, z.number()).optional(),
   plugins: z.record(z.string(), z.unknown()).optional(),
-
-  // From ZeppelinGuildConfig
-  success_emoji: z.string().optional(),
-  error_emoji: z.string().optional(),
-
-  // Deprecated
-  timezone: z.string().optional(),
-  date_formats: z.unknown().optional(),
 });
 
 export type TZeppelinKnub = Knub;
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/waitForInteraction.ts b/backend/src/utils/waitForInteraction.ts
index c2cc659b..0cdd0437 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/waitForInteraction.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/waitForInteraction.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ export async function waitForButtonConfirm(
     const sendMethod = () => {
       return contextIsInteraction
         ? context.replied
-          ? context.followUp
-          : context.reply
+          ? context.followUp.bind(context)
+          : context.reply.bind(context)
         : "send" in context
-        ? context.send
-        : context.channel.send;
+        ? context.send.bind(context)
+        : context.channel.send.bind(context.channel);
     };
     const extraParameters = contextIsInteraction ? { fetchReply: true } : {};
     const message = await sendMethod()({ ...toPost, components: [row], ...extraParameters });