diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 139564ec55..3a9e8c3e72 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1255,6 +1255,10 @@ if(! function_exists('info')) {
 	 */
 	function info($s) {
 		$a = get_app();
+
+		if (local_user() AND get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','ignore_info'))
+			return;
+
 		if(! x($_SESSION,'sysmsg_info')) $_SESSION['sysmsg_info'] = array();
 		if($a->interactive)
 			$_SESSION['sysmsg_info'][] = $s;
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 0b0790f022..3673b1fc2e 100755
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ function diaspora_send_status($item,$owner,$contact,$public_batch = false) {
 
 	$return_code = diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap,$public_batch);
 
-	logger('diaspora_send_status: guid: '.$item['guid'].' root_guid: '.$ret['root_guid'].' result '.$return_code, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+	logger('diaspora_send_status: guid: '.$item['guid'].' result '.$return_code, LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
 	if(count($images)) {
 		diaspora_send_images($item,$owner,$contact,$images,$public_batch);
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ function diaspora_is_reshare($body) {
         $ret= array();
 
         $ret["root_handle"] = preg_replace("=https?://(.*)/u/(.*)=ism", "$2@$1", $profile);
-        if ($ret["root_handle"] == $profile)
+        if (($ret["root_handle"] == $profile) OR ($ret["root_handle"] == ""))
                 return(false);
 
         $link = "";
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ function diaspora_is_reshare($body) {
                 $link = $matches[1];
 
         $ret["root_guid"] = preg_replace("=https?://(.*)/posts/(.*)=ism", "$2", $link);
-        if ($ret["root_guid"] == $link)
+        if (($ret["root_guid"] == $link) OR ($ret["root_guid"] == ""))
                 return(false);
 
         return($ret);
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index c86ca69bb9..2519928b6d 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 		$theme = ((x($_POST,'theme')) ? notags(trim($_POST['theme']))  : $a->user['theme']);
 		$mobile_theme = ((x($_POST,'mobile_theme')) ? notags(trim($_POST['mobile_theme']))  : '');
 		$nosmile = ((x($_POST,'nosmile')) ? intval($_POST['nosmile'])  : 0);
+		$noinfo = ((x($_POST,'noinfo')) ? intval($_POST['noinfo'])  : 0);
 		$infinite_scroll = ((x($_POST,'infinite_scroll')) ? intval($_POST['infinite_scroll'])  : 0);
 		$browser_update   = ((x($_POST,'browser_update')) ? intval($_POST['browser_update']) : 0);
 		$browser_update   = $browser_update * 1000;
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 		set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','itemspage_network', $itemspage_network);
 		set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','itemspage_mobile_network', $itemspage_mobile_network);
 		set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','no_smilies',$nosmile);
+		set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','ignore_info',$noinfo);
 		set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','infinite_scroll',$infinite_scroll);
 
 
@@ -850,6 +852,9 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		$nosmile = get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','no_smilies');
 		$nosmile = (($nosmile===false)? '0': $nosmile); // default if not set: 0
 
+		$noinfo = get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','ignore_info');
+		$noinfo = (($noinfo===false)? '0': $noinfo); // default if not set: 0
+
 		$infinite_scroll = get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','infinite_scroll');
 		$infinite_scroll = (($infinite_scroll===false)? '0': $infinite_scroll); // default if not set: 0
 
@@ -873,6 +878,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 			'$itemspage_network'   => array('itemspage_network',  t("Number of items to display per page:"), $itemspage_network, t('Maximum of 100 items')),
 			'$itemspage_mobile_network'   => array('itemspage_mobile_network',  t("Number of items to display per page when viewed from mobile device:"), $itemspage_mobile_network, t('Maximum of 100 items')),
 			'$nosmile'	=> array('nosmile', t("Don't show emoticons"), $nosmile, ''),
+			'$noinfo'	=> array('noinfo', t("Don't show notices"), $noinfo, ''),
 			'$infinite_scroll'	=> array('infinite_scroll', t("Infinite scroll"), $infinite_scroll, ''),
 
 			'$theme_config' => $theme_config,
diff --git a/view/templates/settings_display.tpl b/view/templates/settings_display.tpl
index 5da575049f..a135842cf3 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings_display.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings_display.tpl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$itemspage_mobile_network}}
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$ajaxint}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$nosmile}}
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$noinfo}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$infinite_scroll}}
 
 
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/style.css b/view/theme/vier/style.css
index 57eb6725bf..5e8d97418c 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/vier/style.css
@@ -1425,8 +1425,9 @@ h2 {
   /* width: 700px; */
   width: 100%;
   padding: 0;
-  margin: 10px 0;
+  margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;
   border-bottom: 0px;
+  box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 .wall-item-bottom .comment-edit-preview {