diff --git a/include/dfrn.php b/include/dfrn.php
index 40149eec2b..728a043ccd 100644
--- a/include/dfrn.php
+++ b/include/dfrn.php
@@ -1987,81 +1987,6 @@ class dfrn {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief Check and possibly rewrite a post if it was a dedicated forum post
-	 *
-	 * @param array $item the new item record
-	 *
-	 * @return boolean Was the post be rewritten?
-	 */
-	private static function rewriteDedicatedForumPost($item) {
-		$fields = array('author-link', 'allow_cid', 'contact-id', 'private', 'wall', 'id', 'parent');
-		$condition = array('uri' => $item['uri'], 'uid' => $item['uid']);
-		$existing = dba::select('item', $fields, $condition, array('limit' => 1));
-		if (!dbm::is_result($existing)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		// Only rewrite if the former post was a private starting post
-		if (!$existing['wall'] || !$existing['private'] || ($existing['id'] != $existing['parent'])) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		// Is the post only directed to a single forum?
-		if ($existing['allow_cid'] != '<'.$item['contact-id'].'>') {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		$fields = array('id');
-		$condition = array('uid' => $item['uid'], 'self' => true);
-		$self = dba::select('contact', $fields, $condition, array('limit' => 1));
-		if (!dbm::is_result($self)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		// is the original item created by the "self" user.
-		if ($self['id'] != $existing['contact-id']) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		$fields = array('forum', 'prv');
-		$condition = array('id' => $item['contact-id']);
-		$contact = dba::select('contact', $fields, $condition, array('limit' => 1));
-		if (!dbm::is_result($contact)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		// Is the post from a forum?
-		if (!$contact['forum'] && !$contact['prv']) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		/// @todo There is an ugly downside of this whole rewrite process: These items loose the ability to be edited by the user.
-		logger('Item '.$item['uri'].' will be rewritten.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
-
-		$item = store_conversation($item);
-		unset($fields['dsprsig']);
-
-		// Rewrite to a public post if it comes from a public forum
-		if ($contact['forum']) {
-			$item['allow_cid'] = '';
-			$item['allow_gid'] = '';
-			$item['deny_cid'] = '';
-			$item['deny_gid'] = '';
-			$item['private'] = false;
-		}
-
-		$item['wall'] = false;
-
-		$item["owner-id"] = get_contact($item["owner-link"], 0);
-
-		$condition = array('uri' => $item["uri"], 'uid' => $item["uid"]);
-		dba::update('item', $item, $condition);
-
-		add_shadow_thread($existing['id']);
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief Updates an item
 	 *
@@ -2081,14 +2006,12 @@ class dfrn {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			if (!self::rewriteDedicatedForumPost($item)) {
-				$fields = array('title' => $item["title"], 'body' => $item["body"],
-						'tag' => $item["tag"], 'changed' => datetime_convert(),
-						'edited' => datetime_convert("UTC", "UTC", $item["edited"]));
+			$fields = array('title' => $item["title"], 'body' => $item["body"],
+					'tag' => $item["tag"], 'changed' => datetime_convert(),
+					'edited' => datetime_convert("UTC", "UTC", $item["edited"]));
 
-				$condition = array("`uri` = ? AND `uid` IN (0, ?)", $item["uri"], $importer["importer_uid"]);
-				dba::update('item', $fields, $condition);
-			}
+			$condition = array("`uri` = ? AND `uid` IN (0, ?)", $item["uri"], $importer["importer_uid"]);
+			dba::update('item', $fields, $condition);
 
 			create_tags_from_itemuri($item["uri"], $importer["importer_uid"]);
 			update_thread_uri($item["uri"], $importer["importer_uid"]);
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index 17eb578d18..e66fa9b0b0 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ function notifier_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 	// Do a PuSH
 	$push_notify = false;
 
+	// Deliver directly to a forum, don't PuSH
+	$direct_forum_delivery = false;
+
 	// fill this in with a single salmon slap if applicable
 	$slap = '';
 
@@ -302,6 +305,7 @@ function notifier_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 			// Is the post from a forum?
 			if ($contact['forum'] || $contact['prv']) {
 				$relay_to_owner = true;
+				$direct_forum_delivery = true;
 			}
 		}
 		if ($relay_to_owner) {
@@ -337,6 +341,11 @@ function notifier_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			if ($direct_forum_delivery) {
+				$push_notify = false;
+			}
+
 			logger("Notify ".$target_item["guid"]." via PuSH: ".($push_notify?"Yes":"No"), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 		} else {
 			$followup = false;
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 77f927223b..883e0290db 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 
 	$private_forum = false;
 	$only_to_forum = false;
+	$forum_contact = array();
 
 	if (count($tags)) {
 		foreach ($tags as $tag) {
@@ -608,18 +609,29 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 			}
 			// When the forum is private or the forum is addressed with a "!" make the post private
 			if (is_array($success['contact']) && ($success['contact']['prv'] || ($tag_type == '!'))) {
-				$private_forum = true;
+				$private_forum = $success['contact']['prv'];
 				$only_to_forum = ($tag_type == '!');
 				$private_id = $success['contact']['id'];
+				$forum_contact = $success['contact'];
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($private_forum && !$parent && (!$private || $only_to_forum)) {
-		// we tagged a private forum in a top level post and the message was public.
-		// Restrict it.
-		$private = 1;
-		$str_contact_allow = '<' . $private_id . '>';
+	if (!$parent && count($forum_contact) && ($private_forum || $only_to_forum)) {
+		// we tagged a forum in a top level post. Now we change the post
+		$private = $private_forum;
+
+		$str_group_allow = '';
+		$str_contact_deny = '';
+		$str_group_deny = '';
+		if ($private_forum) {
+			$str_contact_allow = '<' . $private_id . '>';
+		} else {
+			$str_contact_allow = '';
+		}
+		$contact_id = $private_id;
+		$contact_record = $forum_contact;
+		$_REQUEST['origin'] = false;
 	}
 
 	$attachments = '';
@@ -643,7 +655,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 
 	$wall = 0;
 
-	if ($post_type === 'wall' || $post_type === 'wall-comment') {
+	if (($post_type === 'wall' || $post_type === 'wall-comment') && !count($forum_contact)) {
 		$wall = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -971,7 +983,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 			intval($parent),
 			intval($post_id));
 
-		if ($contact_record != $author) {
+		if (($contact_record != $author) && !count($forum_contact)) {
 			notification(array(
 				'type'         => NOTIFY_WALL,
 				'notify_flags' => $user['notify-flags'],