diff --git a/fbpost/fbpost.php b/fbpost/fbpost.php
index bef8117e..1486afdb 100644
--- a/fbpost/fbpost.php
+++ b/fbpost/fbpost.php
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ function fbpost_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 	if($b['deleted'] || ($b['created'] !== $b['edited']))
 		return;
 
+	// Don't transmit answers (have to be cleaned up in the following code)
+	if($b['parent'] != $b['id'])
+		return;
+
 	// if post comes from facebook don't send it back
 	if($b['app'] == "Facebook")
 		return;
@@ -1016,6 +1020,8 @@ function fbpost_fetchwall($a, $uid) {
 
 	$url = "https://graph.facebook.com/".$post_to_page."/feed?access_token=".$access_token;
 
+	$first_time = ($lastcreated == "");
+
 	if ($lastcreated != "")
 		$url .= "&since=".urlencode($lastcreated);
 
@@ -1027,6 +1033,9 @@ function fbpost_fetchwall($a, $uid) {
 		if ($item->created_time > $lastcreated)
 			$lastcreated = $item->created_time;
 
+		if ($first_time)
+			continue;
+
 		if ($item->application->id == get_config('facebook','appid'))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 6a00d3df..d5700710 100755
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@ function statusnet_fetchtimeline($a, $uid) {
 
 	$parameters = array("exclude_replies" => true, "trim_user" => true, "contributor_details" => false, "include_rts" => false);
 
+	$first_time = ($lastid == "");
+
 	if ($lastid <> "")
 		$parameters["since_id"] = $lastid;
 
@@ -810,6 +812,9 @@ function statusnet_fetchtimeline($a, $uid) {
 		if ($post->id > $lastid)
 			$lastid = $post->id;
 
+		if ($firsttime)
+			continue;
+
 		if (is_object($post->retweeted_status))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index aeacb5b2..b9cb3146 100755
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ function twitter_fetchtimeline($a, $uid) {
 
 	$parameters = array("exclude_replies" => true, "trim_user" => true, "contributor_details" => false, "include_rts" => false);
 
+	$first_time = ($lastid == "");
+
 	if ($lastid <> "")
 		$parameters["since_id"] = $lastid;
 
@@ -614,6 +616,9 @@ function twitter_fetchtimeline($a, $uid) {
 		if ($post->id_str > $lastid)
 			$lastid = $post->id_str;
 
+		if ($firsttime)
+			continue;
+
 		if (!strpos($post->source, $application_name)) {
 			$_SESSION["authenticated"] = true;
 			$_SESSION["uid"] = $uid;