Quick and dirty way to check if a user is a subscriber/mod if tags aren't given?

Here’s the issue,

  1. If I make an API call, I’m already delaying the time it takes from that whisper to get to me, because it must download additional resources.

  2. If they send multiple whispers in a relatively short time, there’s no guarantee which order they get verified and forwarded, so I’d have to implement a queue with additional overhead management to make sure the whispers come in the correct order.