diff --git a/src/core/chat.rs b/src/core/chat.rs
index fe49896..cc62376 100644
--- a/src/core/chat.rs
+++ b/src/core/chat.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ pub struct Chat {
     pub client: TwitchIRCClient<TCPTransport<TLS>, StaticLoginCredentials>,
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+enum BotMsgType<'a> {
+    SayInReplyTo(&'a PrivmsgMessage,String),
+    _Say(String,String)
+}
+
+
 impl Chat {
     pub fn init(
         ratelimiters: HashMap<ChType, RateLimiter>,
@@ -43,8 +51,11 @@ impl Chat {
         self.ratelimiters.lock().await.insert(chnl, n);
     }
 
-    pub async fn say_in_reply_to(&self, msg: &PrivmsgMessage, mut outmsg: String) {
-        /*
+
+
+
+    async fn send_botmsg(&self, msginput: BotMsgType<'_>) {
+                /*
         formats message before sending to TwitchIRC
 
         - [x] Custom String Formatting (e.g., adding random black spaces)
@@ -53,12 +64,21 @@ impl Chat {
 
          */
 
+        let (channel_login,mut outmsg) = match msginput.clone() {
+            BotMsgType::SayInReplyTo(msg, outmsg) => {
+                (msg.channel_login.clone(),outmsg)
+            },
+            _ => {
+                panic!("ISSUE : NOT IMPLEMENTED")
+            },
+        };
+
         let rl = Arc::clone(&self.ratelimiters);
         let mut rllock = rl.lock().await;
 
         let contextratelimiter = rllock
             // .get_mut()
-            .get_mut(&Channel(String::from(&msg.channel_login)))
+            .get_mut(&Channel(String::from(channel_login.clone())))
             .expect("ERROR: Issue with Rate limiters");
 
         // Continue to check the limiter and sleep if required if the minimum is not reached
@@ -75,20 +95,38 @@ impl Chat {
                     outmsg.push_str(blankspace);
                 }
 
-                self.client.say_in_reply_to(msg, outmsg).await.unwrap();
-
+                match msginput.clone() {
+                    BotMsgType::SayInReplyTo(msg, _) => {
+                        self.client.say_in_reply_to(msg, outmsg).await.unwrap();
+                    },
+                    _ => {
+                        panic!("ISSUE : NOT IMPLEMENTED")
+                    },
+                }
+                
                 contextratelimiter.increment_counter();
 
                 let logstr = format!(
                     "(#{}) > {} ; contextratelimiter : {:?}",
-                    msg.channel_login, "rate limit counter increase", contextratelimiter
+                    channel_login.clone(), "rate limit counter increase", contextratelimiter
                 );
 
-                botlog::trace(
-                    logstr.as_str(),
-                    Some("Chat > say_in_reply_to".to_string()),
-                    Some(msg),
-                );
+                if let BotMsgType::SayInReplyTo(msg,_ ) = msginput {
+                    botlog::trace(
+                        logstr.as_str(),
+                        Some("Chat > say_in_reply_to".to_string()),
+                        Some(&msg),
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    botlog::trace(
+                        logstr.as_str(),
+                        Some("Chat > say_in_reply_to".to_string()),
+                        None,
+                    );
+                }
+
+
+
             }
             ratelimiter::LimiterResp::Skip => {
                 // (); // do nothing otherwise
@@ -98,7 +136,16 @@ impl Chat {
             }
         }
 
-        Log::flush();
+ 
+         Log::flush();
+    }
+
+
+
+    pub async fn say_in_reply_to(&self, msg: &PrivmsgMessage, outmsg: String) {
+
+        self.send_botmsg(BotMsgType::SayInReplyTo(msg, outmsg)).await;
+
     }
 
     async fn _say(&self, _: String, _: String) {