diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 4007b65b1..f2076ab4e 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 
 (function() {
-  var $, $$, DAY, a, arr, as, autoWatch, callback, changeCheckbox, changeValue, clearHidden, closeQR, config, cooldown, cutoff, d, delform, down, editSauce, el, expand, expandComment, expandThread, g, getConfig, getThread, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, id, imageClick, imageExpand, imageExpandClick, imageHover, imageResize, imageThumb, imageToggle, imageType, imageTypeChange, img, inAfter, input, inputs, keyModeInsert, keyModeNormal, keydown, keypress, l1, lastChecked, log, navbotr, navtopr, nodeInserted, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, option, options, parseResponse, pathname, qr, recaptcha, recaptchaListener, recaptchaReload, redirect, replyNav, report, request, scroll, scrollThread, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, start, stopPropagation, temp, text, textContent, threadF, threads, tzOffset, ui, up, updateAuto, updateCallback, updateFavicon, updateInterval, updateNow, updateTime, updateTitle, updateVerbose, updaterMake, watch, watchX, watcher, watcherUpdate, zeroPad, _i, _j, _k, _l, _len, _len2, _len3, _len4, _len5, _len6, _len7, _m, _n, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4;
+  var $, $$, DAY, a, arr, as, autoWatch, callback, changeCheckbox, changeValue, clearHidden, closeQR, config, cooldown, cutoff, d, delform, down, editSauce, el, expand, expandComment, expandThread, g, getConfig, getThread, hideReply, hideThread, href, html, i, id, imageClick, imageExpand, imageExpandClick, imageHover, imageResize, imageThumb, imageToggle, imageType, imageTypeChange, img, input, inputs, keyModeInsert, keyModeNormal, keydown, keypress, l1, lastChecked, log, navbotr, navtopr, nodeInserted, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, option, options, parseResponse, pathname, qr, recaptcha, recaptchaListener, recaptchaReload, redirect, replyNav, report, request, scroll, scrollThread, showReply, showThread, slice, span, src, start, stopPropagation, temp, text, textContent, threadF, threads, tzOffset, ui, up, updateAuto, updateCallback, updateFavicon, updateInterval, updateNow, updateTime, updateTitle, updateVerbose, updaterMake, watch, watchX, watcher, watcherUpdate, zeroPad, _i, _j, _k, _l, _len, _len2, _len3, _len4, _len5, _len6, _len7, _m, _n, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4;
   var __slice = Array.prototype.slice;
   if (typeof console != "undefined" && console !== null) {
     log = console.log;
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@
       }
       return _results;
     },
+    after: function(root, el) {
+      return root.parentNode.insertBefore(el, root.nextSibling);
+    },
     before: function(root, el) {
       return root.parentNode.insertBefore(el, root);
     },
@@ -354,9 +357,6 @@
   getConfig = function(name) {
     return GM_getValue(name, config[name][0]);
   };
-  inAfter = function(root, el) {
-    return root.parentNode.insertBefore(el, root.nextSibling);
-  };
   slice = function(arr, id) {
     var i, l, _results;
     i = 0;
@@ -1856,8 +1856,8 @@
           className: 'pointer'
         });
         $.bind(a, 'click', report);
-        inAfter(el, a);
-        _results.push(inAfter(el, $.tn(' ')));
+        $.after(el, a);
+        _results.push($.after(el, $.tn(' ')));
       }
       return _results;
     });
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@
         });
         $.bind(down, 'click', replyNav);
         $.append(span, $.tn(' '), up, $.tn(' '), down);
-        _results.push(inAfter(el, span));
+        _results.push($.after(el, span));
       }
       return _results;
     });
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index ce3977f85..7f4f4560a 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ $.extend $,
   append: (parent, children...) ->
     for child in children
       parent.appendChild child
+  after: (root, el) ->
+    root.parentNode.insertBefore el, root.nextSibling
   before: (root, el) ->
     root.parentNode.insertBefore el, root
   el: (tag, properties) ->
@@ -230,8 +232,6 @@ $$ = (selector, root=d.body) ->
   node for node in result
 getConfig = (name) ->
   GM_getValue name, config[name][0]
-inAfter = (root, el) ->
-  root.parentNode.insertBefore el, root.nextSibling
 slice = (arr, id) ->
   # the while loop is the only low-level loop left in coffeescript.
   # we need to use it to see the index.
@@ -1438,8 +1438,8 @@ if getConfig 'Quick Report'
         textContent: '[ ! ]'
         className: 'pointer'
       $.bind a, 'click', report
-      inAfter el, a
-      inAfter el, $.tn(' ')
+      $.after el, a
+      $.after el, $.tn(' ')
 
 if getConfig 'Thread Watcher'
   #create watcher
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ if getConfig 'Reply Navigation'
         className: 'pointer'
       $.bind down, 'click', replyNav
       $.append span, $.tn(' '), up, $.tn(' '), down
-      inAfter el, span
+      $.after el, span
 
 if getConfig 'Keybinds'
   d.addEventListener 'keydown', keydown, true