diff --git a/plugins/DCC.py b/plugins/DCC.py
index 9408c2c18..ed215653d 100644
--- a/plugins/DCC.py
+++ b/plugins/DCC.py
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class DCC(callbacks.Privmsg):
                 port = sock.getsockname()[1]
                 self.log.info('DCC CHAT port opened at (%s, %s)', host, port)
                 sock.listen(1)
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.nick,
-                                             '\x01DCC CHAT chat %s %s\x01' % \
-                                             (i, port)))
+                m = ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.nick,
+                                    '\x01DCC CHAT chat %s %s\x01' % (i, port))
+                irc.queueMsg(m)
                 try:
                     (realSock, addr) = sock.accept()
                 except socket.timeout:
diff --git a/plugins/Herald.py b/plugins/Herald.py
index 57e0bac83..edba92129 100644
--- a/plugins/Herald.py
+++ b/plugins/Herald.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Herald(callbacks.Privmsg):
 
     def doJoin(self, irc, msg):
         channel = msg.args[0]
+        irc = callbacks.SimpleIrc(irc, msg)
         if self.registryValue('heralding', channel):
             try:
                 id = ircdb.users.getUserId(msg.prefix)
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class Herald(callbacks.Privmsg):
                        return
                 self.lastHerald[channel, id] = now
                 herald = plugins.standardSubstitute(irc, msg, herald)
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, herald))
+                irc.reply(herald)
 
     def doPart(self, irc, msg):
         try:
diff --git a/plugins/Note.py b/plugins/Note.py
index 9a052845b..5490eebcc 100644
--- a/plugins/Note.py
+++ b/plugins/Note.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Note(callbacks.Privmsg):
         if len(ids) <= self.registryValue('notify.autoSend'):
             for id in ids:
                 s = '#%s: %s' % (id, self._formatNote(self.db.get(id), to))
-                irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.nick, s))
+                irc.reply(s, private=True)
                 self.db.setRead(id)
             return
         unnotifiedIds = ['#%s' % nid for nid in ids]
diff --git a/plugins/QuoteGrabs.py b/plugins/QuoteGrabs.py
index b36f05434..06d909d2e 100644
--- a/plugins/QuoteGrabs.py
+++ b/plugins/QuoteGrabs.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class QuoteGrabs(plugins.ChannelDBHandler, callbacks.Privmsg):
         return db
 
     def doPrivmsg(self, irc, msg):
+        irc = callbacks.SimpleProxy(irc, msg)
         if ircutils.isChannel(msg.args[0]):
             (channel, payload) = msg.args
             words = self.registryValue('randomGrabber.minimumWords',
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class QuoteGrabs(plugins.ChannelDBHandler, callbacks.Privmsg):
 
     def _sendGrabMsg(self, irc, msg):
         s = 'jots down a new quote for %s' % msg.nick
-        irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.action(msg.args[0], s))
+        irc.reply(s, action=True)
 
     def grab(self, irc, msg, args):
         """[<channel>] <nick>