Allow masked markdown links to messages and channels

(#1070) Feature Shipped markdown

Problem

Right now, Fluxer Message Links and Channel Links cannot be masked using markdown in the same way that an external link can be masked. Attempting to mask a message or channel link will replace the word with a button. mardown pic 1 mardown pic 2

Proposed solution

Possible solution is to introduce a new markdown tag that allows message and channel links to be masked in the same way that external links are. It would be useful for me, and I'm sure others down the line, to be able to mask links to Fluxer messages and channels. Some friends and I are organizing a free community education program in our town and plan on hosting the digital space for the class on fluxer. As a part of the server we're making for the class, I've been building an "Index" in the fluxer server which acts in a similar way to an encyclopedia. It would be beneficial for me, and what we're using the server for, to be able to link to specific messages and places in the server without interrupting the flow of the message that students would be reading. It would be beneficial for entries in the 'index' to be able to link to other entries without disrupting reading flow. Masked links to messages and channels worked in Discord, where the digital space for our class was previously hosted, and it made for a more legible and easily navigable experience for us. All in all, it's no biggy and is a relatively small feature that I'm sure everyone could live without but it's something that I know I'd appreciate if it was implemented.
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Removed by moderator Rex: Removed a note about the old Canary build that was posted on many GitHub threads. It no longer applies here.