diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 4b80200d..f055af9b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 		"no-jquery/no-sizzle": "warn",
 		"no-jquery/no-slide": "warn",
 		"no-jquery/no-trim": "warn",
-		"no-jquery/variable-pattern": "warn",
 		"no-undef": "warn",
 		"prefer-const": "warn"
 	}
diff --git a/src/modules/core.js b/src/modules/core.js
index d37f29bf..f0676eb7 100644
--- a/src/modules/core.js
+++ b/src/modules/core.js
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
 			/**
 			 * Represents the status container, created ub init()
 			 */
-			container: false,
+			$container: false,
 
 			/**
 			 * Creates the status container
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
 			 *                             status container should be prepended
 			 */
 			init: function ( location ) {
-				AFCH.status.container = $( '<div>' )
+				AFCH.status.$container = $( '<div>' )
 					.attr( 'id', 'afchStatus' )
 					.addClass( 'afchStatus' )
 					.prependTo( location || '#mw-content-text' );
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
 						html = html.replace( key, value );
 					} );
 					// Then update the element
-					this.element.html( html );
+					this.$element.html( html );
 				};
 
 				/**
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
 				};
 
 				// Sanity check, there better be a status container
-				if ( !AFCH.status.container ) {
+				if ( !AFCH.status.$container ) {
 					AFCH.status.init();
 				}
 
@@ -1027,8 +1027,8 @@
 
 				this.substitutions = substitutions;
 
-				this.element = $( '<li>' )
-					.appendTo( AFCH.status.container );
+				this.$element = $( '<li>' )
+					.appendTo( AFCH.status.$container );
 
 				this.update( initialText );
 			}
@@ -1390,20 +1390,20 @@
 			this.views = views;
 			this.$element = $element;
 
-			this.previousState = false;
+			this.$previousState = false;
 
 			this.loadView = function ( view, data ) {
 				const code = this.views.renderView( view, data );
 
 				// Update the view cache
-				this.previousState = this.$element.clone( true );
+				this.$previousState = this.$element.clone( true );
 
 				this.$element.html( code );
 			};
 
 			this.loadPrevious = function () {
-				this.$element.replaceWith( this.previousState );
-				this.$element = this.previousState;
+				this.$element.replaceWith( this.$previousState );
+				this.$element = this.$previousState;
 			};
 		},
 
@@ -1528,13 +1528,13 @@
 					titles: 'Category:' + pagename,
 					prop: 'categoryinfo'
 				},
-				linkSpan = $( '<span>' ).append( linkElement ),
+				$linkSpan = $( '<span>' ).append( linkElement ),
 				countSpanId = 'afch-cat-count-' + pagename
 					.toLowerCase()
 					.replace( / /g, '-' )
 					.replace( /\//g, '-' );
 
-			linkSpan.append( $( '<span>' ).attr( 'id', countSpanId ) );
+			$linkSpan.append( $( '<span>' ).attr( 'id', countSpanId ) );
 
 			AFCH.api.get( request )
 				.done( ( data ) => {
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@
 					}
 				} );
 
-			return linkSpan;
+			return $linkSpan;
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/modules/submissions.js b/src/modules/submissions.js
index f564d9a6..b22190c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/submissions.js
+++ b/src/modules/submissions.js
@@ -1896,19 +1896,19 @@
 			// is triggering this update is first or second in the multi-select
 			// control
 			function updateTextfield( newPrompt, newPlaceholder, newValue, pos ) {
-				const wrapper = $afch.find( '#textfieldWrapper' + ( pos === 2 ? '2' : '' ) );
+				const $wrapper = $afch.find( '#textfieldWrapper' + ( pos === 2 ? '2' : '' ) );
 
 				// Update label and placeholder
-				wrapper.find( 'label' ).text( newPrompt );
-				wrapper.find( 'input' ).attr( 'placeholder', newPlaceholder );
+				$wrapper.find( 'label' ).text( newPrompt );
+				$wrapper.find( 'input' ).attr( 'placeholder', newPlaceholder );
 
 				// Update default textfield value (perhaps)
 				if ( typeof newValue !== 'undefined' ) {
-					wrapper.find( 'input' ).val( newValue );
+					$wrapper.find( 'input' ).val( newValue );
 				}
 
 				// And finally show the textfield
-				wrapper.removeClass( 'hidden' );
+				$wrapper.removeClass( 'hidden' );
 			}
 
 			// Copy most-used options to top of decline dropdown
@@ -1967,16 +1967,16 @@
 							$afch.find( '#cvUrlTextarea' ).on( 'keyup', function () {
 								let text = $( this ).val(),
 									numUrls = text ? text.split( '\n' ).length : 0,
-									submitButton = $afch.find( '#afchSubmitForm' );
+									$submitButton = $afch.find( '#afchSubmitForm' );
 								if ( numUrls >= 1 && numUrls <= 3 ) {
 									$( this ).removeClass( 'bad-input' );
-									submitButton
+									$submitButton
 										.removeClass( 'disabled' )
 										.css( 'pointer-events', 'auto' )
 										.text( 'Decline submission' );
 								} else {
 									$( this ).addClass( 'bad-input' );
-									submitButton
+									$submitButton
 										.addClass( 'disabled' )
 										.css( 'pointer-events', 'none' )
 										.text( 'Please enter between one and three URLs!' );
@@ -2220,10 +2220,10 @@
 
 				// Show an error if there's no such user
 				$afch.find( '#submitterName' ).on( 'keyup', function () {
-					const field = $( this ),
-						status = $( '#submitterNameStatus' ),
-						submitButton = $afch.find( '#afchSubmitForm' ),
-						submitter = field.val();
+					const $field = $( this ),
+						$status = $( '#submitterNameStatus' ),
+						$submitButton = $afch.find( '#afchSubmitForm' ),
+						submitter = $field.val();
 
 					// Reset form
 					resetStatus();
@@ -2235,9 +2235,9 @@
 
 					// Check if the user string starts with "User:", because Template:AFC submission dies horribly if it does
 					if ( submitter.lastIndexOf( 'User:', 0 ) === 0 ) {
-						field.addClass( 'bad-input' );
-						status.text( 'Remove "User:" from the beginning.' );
-						submitButton
+						$field.addClass( 'bad-input' );
+						$status.text( 'Remove "User:" from the beginning.' );
+						$submitButton
 							.addClass( 'disabled' )
 							.css( 'pointer-events', 'none' )
 							.text( 'Invalid user name' );
@@ -2251,9 +2251,9 @@
 						ususers: submitter
 					} ).done( ( data ) => {
 						if ( data.query.users[ 0 ].missing !== undefined ) {
-							field.addClass( 'bad-input' );
-							status.text( 'No user named "' + submitter + '".' );
-							submitButton
+							$field.addClass( 'bad-input' );
+							$status.text( 'No user named "' + submitter + '".' );
+							$submitButton
 								.addClass( 'disabled' )
 								.css( 'pointer-events', 'none' )
 								.text( 'No such user' );