+// no longer needed
+// back reference:
+// void Buffer::setTopic(QString t) {
+// _topic = t;
+// emit topicSet(t);
+// emit bufferUpdated(this);
+// }
+
+// void Buffer::addNick(QString nick, QVariantMap props) {
+// if(nick == ownNick()) setActive(true);
+// nicks[nick] = props;
+// emit nickListChanged(nicks);
+// }
+
+// void Buffer::updateNick(QString nick, QVariantMap props) {
+// nicks[nick] = props;
+// emit nickListChanged(nicks);
+// }
+
+// void Buffer::renameNick(QString oldnick, QString newnick) {
+// QVariant v = nicks.take(oldnick);
+// nicks[newnick] = v;
+// emit nickListChanged(nicks);
+// }
+
+// void Buffer::removeNick(QString nick) {
+// if(nick == ownNick()) setActive(false);
+// nicks.remove(nick);
+// emit nickListChanged(nicks);
+// }
+
+// void Buffer::setOwnNick(QString nick) {
+// _ownNick = nick;
+// emit ownNickSet(nick);
+// }