diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 45736051d0..56d34f3d85 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ function status_editor($a,$x, $notes_cid = 0, $popup=false) {
 		'$audurl' => t("Please enter an audio link/URL:"),
 		'$term' => t('Tag term:'),
 		'$fileas' => t('Save to Folder:'),
-		'$whereareu' => t('Where are you right now?')
+		'$whereareu' => t('Where are you right now?'),
+		'$delitems' => t('Delete item(s)?')
 	));
 
 
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 9203f663cf..939cefc3dd 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -3901,10 +3901,10 @@ function drop_item($id,$interactive = true) {
 
 		// send the notification upstream/downstream as the case may be
 
+		proc_run('php',"include/notifier.php","drop","$drop_id");
+
 		if(! $interactive)
 			return $owner;
-
-		proc_run('php',"include/notifier.php","drop","$drop_id");
 		goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/' . $_SESSION['return_url']);
 		//NOTREACHED
 	}
diff --git a/view/jot-header.tpl b/view/jot-header.tpl
index 64bcf27cab..d6f39d6c4e 100644
--- a/view/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/jot-header.tpl
@@ -158,21 +158,26 @@ function enableOnUser(){
 	});
 
 	function deleteCheckedItems() {
-		var checkedstr = '';
+		if(confirm('$delitems')) {
+			var checkedstr = '';
 
-		$('.item-select').each( function() {
-			if($(this).is(':checked')) {
-				if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
-					checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
-				}
-				else {
-					checkedstr = $(this).val();
-				}
-			}	
-		});
-		$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
-			window.location.reload();
-		});
+			$("#item-delete-selected").hide();
+			$('#item-delete-selected-rotator').show();
+
+			$('.item-select').each( function() {
+				if($(this).is(':checked')) {
+					if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
+						checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
+					}
+					else {
+						checkedstr = $(this).val();
+					}
+				}	
+			});
+			$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
+				window.location.reload();
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	function jotGetLink() {
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/frost/jot-header.tpl
index 16fd473170..04169beb58 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/jot-header.tpl
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 	window.baseURL = "$baseurl";
 	window.geoTag = function () { $geotag }
 	window.ajaxType = 'jot-header';
+	window.delItems = '$delitems';
 </script>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
index 37d06c80cb..801b94e07f 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
+++ b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
@@ -900,22 +900,26 @@ function wallInitEditor() {
 		$j("#prvmail-text").contact_autocomplete(baseurl+"/acl");
 }
 
-function deleteCheckedItems() {
-	var checkedstr = '';
+function deleteCheckedItems(delID) {
+	if(confirm(window.delItems)) {
+		var checkedstr = '';
 
-	$j('.item-select').each( function() {
-		if($j(this).is(':checked')) {
-			if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
-				checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $j(this).val();
-			}
-			else {
-				checkedstr = $j(this).val();
-			}
-		}	
-	});
-	$j.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
-		window.location.reload();
-	});
+		$j(delID).hide();
+		$j(delID + '-rotator').show();
+		$j('.item-select').each( function() {
+			if($j(this).is(':checked')) {
+				if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
+					checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $j(this).val();
+				}
+				else {
+					checkedstr = $j(this).val();
+				}
+			}	
+		});
+		$j.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
+			window.location.reload();
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/theme/frost/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 1e77f91c2c..0f7f9a986f 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {{ if $dropping }}
-<div id="item-delete-selected-top" class="fakelink" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();">
+<div id="item-delete-selected-top" class="fakelink" onclick="deleteCheckedItems('#item-delete-selected-top');">
   <div id="item-delete-selected-top-icon" class="icon drophide" title="$dropping" onmouseover="imgbright(this);" onmouseout="imgdull(this);" ></div>
   <div id="item-delete-selected-top-desc" >$dropping</div>
 </div>
+<img id="item-delete-selected-top-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 {{ endif }}
 
 $live_update
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ $live_update
 <div id="conversation-end"></div>
 
 {{ if $dropping }}
-<div id="item-delete-selected" class="fakelink" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();">
+<div id="item-delete-selected" class="fakelink" onclick="deleteCheckedItems('#item-delete-selected');">
   <div id="item-delete-selected-icon" class="icon drophide" title="$dropping" onmouseover="imgbright(this);" onmouseout="imgdull(this);" ></div>
   <div id="item-delete-selected-desc" >$dropping</div>
 </div>
+<img id="item-delete-selected-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 <div id="item-delete-selected-end"></div>
 {{ endif }}
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 7eadf7e9f4..5c534b5856 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ $live_update
 <div id="conversation-end"></div>
 
 {{ if $dropping }}
-<a href="#" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();return false;">
+<a id="item-delete-selected" href="#" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();return false;">
 	<span class="icon s22 delete text">$dropping</span>
 </a>
+<img id="item-delete-selected-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 {{ endif }}
 
 <script>
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/smoothly/jot-header.tpl
index dbff99563c..b5cfcd9882 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/jot-header.tpl
@@ -194,21 +194,26 @@ function initEditor(cb) {
 	});
 
 	function deleteCheckedItems() {
-		var checkedstr = '';
+		if(confirm('$delitems')) {
+			var checkedstr = '';
 
-		$('.item-select').each( function() {
-			if($(this).is(':checked')) {
-				if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
-					checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
-				}
-				else {
-					checkedstr = $(this).val();
-				}
-			}	
-		});
-		$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
-			window.location.reload();
-		});
+			$("#item-delete-selected").hide();
+			$('#item-delete-selected-rotator').show();
+
+			$('.item-select').each( function() {
+				if($(this).is(':checked')) {
+					if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
+						checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
+					}
+					else {
+						checkedstr = $(this).val();
+					}
+				}	
+			});
+			$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
+				window.location.reload();
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	function jotGetLink() {
@@ -356,4 +361,4 @@ function initEditor(cb) {
 
 	$geotag
 
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
diff --git a/view/theme/testbubble/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/testbubble/jot-header.tpl
index 0d11da2717..79f489e786 100644
--- a/view/theme/testbubble/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/testbubble/jot-header.tpl
@@ -195,21 +195,26 @@ function initEditor(cb) {
 	});
 
 	function deleteCheckedItems() {
-		var checkedstr = '';
+		if(confirm('$delitems')) {
+			var checkedstr = '';
 
-		$('.item-select').each( function() {
-			if($(this).is(':checked')) {
-				if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
-					checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
-				}
-				else {
-					checkedstr = $(this).val();
-				}
-			}	
-		});
-		$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
-			window.location.reload();
-		});
+			$("#item-delete-selected").hide();
+			$('#item-delete-selected-rotator').show();
+
+			$('.item-select').each( function() {
+				if($(this).is(':checked')) {
+					if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
+						checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
+					}
+					else {
+						checkedstr = $(this).val();
+					}
+				}	
+			});
+			$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
+				window.location.reload();
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	function jotGetLink() {
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/theme/vier/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 7eadf7e9f4..5c534b5856 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ $live_update
 <div id="conversation-end"></div>
 
 {{ if $dropping }}
-<a href="#" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();return false;">
+<a id="item-delete-selected" href="#" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();return false;">
 	<span class="icon s22 delete text">$dropping</span>
 </a>
+<img id="item-delete-selected-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 {{ endif }}
 
 <script>
diff --git a/view/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 56adc8c969..24dab9c57b 100644
--- a/view/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ $live_update
   <div id="item-delete-selected-icon" class="icon drophide" title="$dropping" onmouseover="imgbright(this);" onmouseout="imgdull(this);" ></div>
   <div id="item-delete-selected-desc" >$dropping</div>
 </div>
+<img id="item-delete-selected-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 <div id="item-delete-selected-end"></div>
 {{ endif }}