def _formatPrivmsg(self, nick, network, msg):
        channel = msg.args[0]
        if self.registryValue('includeNetwork', channel):
            networksay = nick +"/" + network + ":"
	    networkact = "* " + nick +"/" + network
        else:
            network = ''
        # colorize nicks
        color = self.registryValue('color', channel) # Also used further down.
        if color:
            nick = ircutils.IrcString(nick)
            newnetworkact, newnetworksay = ircutils.mircColor(networkact, *ircutils.canonicalColor(networkact)), \
                ircutils.mircColor(networksay, *ircutils.canonicalColor(networksay))
            colors = ircutils.canonicalColor(nick, shift=4)
            networkact, networksay = networkact, newnetworksay
        if ircmsgs.isAction(msg):
            s = format('%s %s', networkact, ircmsgs.unAction(msg))
        else:
            s = format('%s %s', networksay, msg.args[1])
        return s