diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 0b6473fe6..7c31493d5 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1200,7 +1200,9 @@
     init: function() {
       var node;
       node = $('form[name=delform] > *:not([id])');
-      return threading.thread(node);
+      $.bind(d.body, threading.preventDefault);
+      threading.thread(node);
+      return $.unbind(d.body, threading.preventDefault);
     },
     thread: function(node) {
       var div, op;
@@ -1227,6 +1229,9 @@
       if (!(node.align || node.nodeName === 'CENTER')) {
         return threading.thread(node);
       }
+    },
+    preventDefault: function(e) {
+      return e.preventDefault();
     }
   };
   threadHiding = {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index e4c765cc9..7184e4709 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -930,7 +930,10 @@ threading =
   init: ->
     # don't thread image controls
     node = $ 'form[name=delform] > *:not([id])'
+    # don't confuse other scripts *cough*/b/ackwash*cough*
+    $.bind   d.body, threading.preventDefault
     threading.thread node
+    $.unbind d.body, threading.preventDefault
 
   thread: (node) ->
     op = $.el 'div',
@@ -957,6 +960,9 @@ threading =
     unless node.align or node.nodeName is 'CENTER'
       threading.thread node
 
+  preventDefault: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+
 threadHiding =
   init: ->
     hiddenThreads = $.getValue "hiddenThreads/#{g.BOARD}/", {}