diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 80cb7d8fa4..a505f1f040 100755
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ function notification($params) {
 		$title = $body = '';
 	}
 
-	if($params['otype'] === 'item')
-		$possess_desc = t('%s post');
-	if($params['otype'] == 'photo')
-		$possess_desc = t('%s photo');
-
+	// e.g. "your post", "David's photo", etc.
+	$possess_desc = t('%s <!item_type!>');
 
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_MAIL) {
 
@@ -60,10 +57,16 @@ function notification($params) {
 			);
 		}
 
+		$possess_desc = str_replace('<!item_type!>',item_post_type($p[0]),$possess_desc);
+
+		// "a post"
 		$dest_str = sprintf($possess_desc,'a');
+
+		// "George Bull's post"
 		if($p)
 			$dest_str = sprintf($possess_desc,sprintf( t("%s's"),$p[0]['author-name']));
 		
+		// "your post"
 		if($p[0]['owner-name'] == $p[0]['author-name'] && $p[0]['wall'])
 			$dest_str = sprintf($possess_desc, t('your') );
 
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 250d023cec..a1254e165a 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -2325,35 +2325,44 @@ function local_delivery($importer,$data) {
 
 					if(count($myconv)) {
 						$importer_url = $a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $importer['nickname'];
-						foreach($myconv as $conv) {
 
-							if(! link_compare($conv['author-link'],$importer_url))
-								continue;
+						// first make sure this isn't our own post coming back to us from a wall-to-wall event
+						if(! link_compare($datarray['author-link'],$importer_url)) {
 
-							require_once('include/enotify.php');
 							
-							$conv_parent = $conv['parent'];
+							foreach($myconv as $conv) {
 
-							notification(array(
-								'type'         => NOTIFY_COMMENT,
-								'notify_flags' => $importer['notify-flags'],
-								'language'     => $importer['language'],
-								'to_name'      => $importer['username'],
-								'to_email'     => $importer['email'],
-								'uid'          => $importer['importer_uid'],
-								'item'         => $datarray,
-								'link'		   => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . $importer['nickname'] . '/' . $posted_id,
-								'source_name'  => stripslashes($datarray['author-name']),
-								'source_link'  => $datarray['author-link'],
-								'source_photo' => ((link_compare($datarray['author-link'],$importer['url'])) 
-									? $importer['thumb'] : $datarray['author-avatar']),
-								'verb'         => ACTIVITY_POST,
-								'otype'        => 'item',
-								'parent'       => $conv_parent,
+								// now if we find a match, it means we're in this conversation
+	
+								if(! link_compare($conv['author-link'],$importer_url))
+									continue;
 
-							));
+								require_once('include/enotify.php');
+								
+								$conv_parent = $conv['parent'];
 
-							break;
+								notification(array(
+									'type'         => NOTIFY_COMMENT,
+									'notify_flags' => $importer['notify-flags'],
+									'language'     => $importer['language'],
+									'to_name'      => $importer['username'],
+									'to_email'     => $importer['email'],
+									'uid'          => $importer['importer_uid'],
+									'item'         => $datarray,
+									'link'		   => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . $importer['nickname'] . '/' . $posted_id,
+									'source_name'  => stripslashes($datarray['author-name']),
+									'source_link'  => $datarray['author-link'],
+									'source_photo' => ((link_compare($datarray['author-link'],$importer['url'])) 
+										? $importer['thumb'] : $datarray['author-avatar']),
+									'verb'         => ACTIVITY_POST,
+									'otype'        => 'item',
+									'parent'       => $conv_parent,
+
+								));
+
+								// only send one notification
+								break;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 1f5d4a3e12..81e22527a6 100755
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -1201,3 +1201,16 @@ function reltoabs($text, $base)
   return $text;
 }
 
+function item_post_type($item) {
+	if(intval($item['event-id']))
+		return t('event');
+	if(strlen($item['resource-id']))
+		return t('photo');
+	if(strlen($item['verb']) && $item['verb'] !== ACTIVITY_POST)
+		return t('activity');
+	if($item['id'] != $item['parent'])
+		return t('comment');
+	return t('post');
+}
+
+