diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 93bdcb4c39..f9e0203c27 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -4566,13 +4566,9 @@ function posted_dates($uid,$wall) {
 	if(! $dthen)
 		return array();
 
-	// If it's near the end of a long month, backup to the 28th so that in
-	// consecutive loops we'll always get a whole month difference.
-
-	if(intval(substr($dnow,8)) > 28)
-		$dnow = substr($dnow,0,8) . '28';
-	if(intval(substr($dthen,8)) > 28)
-		$dnow = substr($dthen,0,8) . '28';
+	// Set the start and end date to the beginning of the month
+	$dnow = substr($dnow,0,8).'01';
+	$dthen = substr($dthen,0,8).'01';
 
 	$ret = array();
 	// Starting with the current month, get the first and last days of every
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 0c53736220..b212803b32 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts');
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}
-		
+
 		if($cmd === 'update') {
 			_contact_update($contact_id);
 			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id);
@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		if($cmd === 'block') {
 			$r = _contact_block($contact_id, $orig_record[0]);
 			if($r) {
-				info( (($blocked) ? t('Contact has been blocked') : t('Contact has been unblocked')) . EOL );
+				$blocked = (($orig_record[0]['blocked']) ? 0 : 1);
+				info((($blocked) ? t('Contact has been blocked') : t('Contact has been unblocked')).EOL);
 			}
-			
+
 			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id);
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}
@@ -288,9 +289,10 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		if($cmd === 'ignore') {
 			$r = _contact_ignore($contact_id, $orig_record[0]);
 			if($r) {
-				info( (($readonly) ? t('Contact has been ignored') : t('Contact has been unignored')) . EOL );
+				$readonly = (($orig_record[0]['readonly']) ? 0 : 1);
+				info((($readonly) ? t('Contact has been ignored') : t('Contact has been unignored')).EOL);
 			}
-			
+
 			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id);
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}
@@ -299,9 +301,10 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		if($cmd === 'archive') {
 			$r = _contact_archive($contact_id, $orig_record[0]);
 			if($r) {
-				info( (($archived) ? t('Contact has been archived') : t('Contact has been unarchived')) . EOL );
-			}			
-			
+				$archived = (($orig_record[0]['archive']) ? 0 : 1);
+				info((($archived) ? t('Contact has been archived') : t('Contact has been unarchived')).EOL);
+			}
+
 			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id);
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}