diff --git a/addon/facebook/facebook.php b/addon/facebook/facebook.php
index 657ba7dc23..9e41065dea 100644
--- a/addon/facebook/facebook.php
+++ b/addon/facebook/facebook.php
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ function facebook_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 
 				$search_str = $a->get_baseurl() . '/search';
 
-				if(preg_match("/\[url=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/url\]/is",$msg,$matches)) {
+				if(preg_match("/\[url=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/is",$msg,$matches)) {
 
 					// don't use hashtags for message link
 
@@ -536,12 +536,12 @@ function facebook_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 					}
 				}
 
-				$msg = preg_replace("/\[url=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/url\]/is",'$2 $1',$msg);
+				$msg = preg_replace("/\[url=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/is",'$2 $1',$msg);
 
-				if(preg_match("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/is",$msg,$matches))
+				if(preg_match("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/is",$msg,$matches))
 					$image = $matches[1];
 
-				$msg = preg_replace("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/is", t('Image: ') . '$1', $msg);
+				$msg = preg_replace("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/is", t('Image: ') . '$1', $msg);
 
 				if((strpos($link,$a->get_baseurl()) !== false) && (! $image))
 					$image = $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/friendika-64.jpg';
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ function facebook_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 					$msg .= "\n";
         			foreach($arr as $r) {
             			$matches = false;
-						$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.+?)\" size=\"(.+?)\" type=\"(.+?)\" title=\"(.+?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
+						$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.*?)\" size=\"(.*?)\" type=\"(.*?)\" title=\"(.*?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
 						if($cnt) {
 							$msg .= $matches[1];
 						}
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 88b822ceda..0eccb8498e 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ function prepare_body($item,$attach = false) {
 		foreach($arr as $r) {
 			$matches = false;
 			$icon = '';
-			$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.+?)\" size=\"(.+?)\" type=\"(.+?)\" title=\"(.+?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
+			$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.*?)\" size=\"(.*?)\" type=\"(.*?)\" title=\"(.*?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
 			if($cnt) {
 				$icontype = strtolower(substr($matches[3],0,strpos($matches[3],'/')));
 				switch($icontype) {
diff --git a/include/bbcode.php b/include/bbcode.php
index 3caf2a6b17..c1576fbcf0 100644
--- a/include/bbcode.php
+++ b/include/bbcode.php
@@ -28,69 +28,69 @@ function bbcode($Text,$preserve_nl = false) {
 	$Text = preg_replace("/([^\]\=]|^)(https?\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\:\/\-\?\&\.\=\_\~\#\'\%\$\!\+\,]+)/", ' <a href="$2" target="external-link">$2</a>', $Text);
 
 	$Text = preg_replace("/\[url\]([$URLSearchString]*)\[\/url\]/", '<a href="$1" target="external-link">$1</a>', $Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[url\=([$URLSearchString]*)\](.+?)\[/url\])", '<a href="$1" target="external-link">$2</a>', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[url\=([$URLSearchString]*)\](.*?)\[/url\])", '<a href="$1" target="external-link">$2</a>', $Text);
 	//$Text = preg_replace("(\[url\=([$URLSearchString]*)\]([$URLSearchString]*)\[/url\])", '<a href="$1" target="_blank">$2</a>', $Text);
 
 
 	// Perform MAIL Search
 	$Text = preg_replace("(\[mail\]([$MAILSearchString]*)\[/mail\])", '<a href="mailto:$1">$1</a>', $Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[mail\=([$MAILSearchString]*)\](.+?)\[\/mail\]/", '<a href="mailto:$1">$2</a>', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[mail\=([$MAILSearchString]*)\](.*?)\[\/mail\]/", '<a href="mailto:$1">$2</a>', $Text);
          
 	// Check for bold text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[b\](.+?)\[\/b])is",'<strong>$1</strong>',$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[b\](.*?)\[\/b])is",'<strong>$1</strong>',$Text);
 
 	// Check for Italics text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[i\](.+?)\[\/i\])is",'<em>$1</em>',$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[i\](.*?)\[\/i\])is",'<em>$1</em>',$Text);
 
 	// Check for Underline text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[u\](.+?)\[\/u\])is",'<u>$1</u>',$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[u\](.*?)\[\/u\])is",'<u>$1</u>',$Text);
 
 	// Check for strike-through text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[s\](.+?)\[\/s\])is",'<strike>$1</strike>',$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[s\](.*?)\[\/s\])is",'<strike>$1</strike>',$Text);
 
 	// Check for over-line text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[o\](.+?)\[\/o\])is",'<span class="overline">$1</span>',$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[o\](.*?)\[\/o\])is",'<span class="overline">$1</span>',$Text);
 
 	// Check for colored text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[color=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/color\])is","<span style=\"color: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[color=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/color\])is","<span style=\"color: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
 
 	// Check for sized text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[size=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/size\])is","<span style=\"font-size: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[size=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/size\])is","<span style=\"font-size: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
 
 	// Check for list text
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list\](.+?)\[\/list\]/is", '<ul class="listbullet">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=1\](.+?)\[\/list\]/is", '<ul class="listdecimal">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=i\](.+?)\[\/list\]/s",'<ul class="listlowerroman">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=I\](.+?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listupperroman">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=a\](.+?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listloweralpha">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=A\](.+?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listupperalpha">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list\](.*?)\[\/list\]/is", '<ul class="listbullet">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=1\](.*?)\[\/list\]/is", '<ul class="listdecimal">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=i\](.*?)\[\/list\]/s",'<ul class="listlowerroman">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=I\](.*?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listupperroman">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=a\](.*?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listloweralpha">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[list=A\](.*?)\[\/list\]/s", '<ul class="listupperalpha">$1</ul>' ,$Text);
 	$Text = str_replace("[*]", "<li>", $Text);
 
 	// Check for font change text
-	$Text = preg_replace("(\[font=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/font\])","<span style=\"font-family: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("(\[font=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/font\])","<span style=\"font-family: $1;\">$2</span>",$Text);
 
 	// Declare the format for [code] layout
 	$CodeLayout = '<code>$1</code>';
 	// Check for [code] text
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[code\](.+?)\[\/code\]/is","$CodeLayout", $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[code\](.*?)\[\/code\]/is","$CodeLayout", $Text);
 	// Declare the format for [quote] layout
 	$QuoteLayout = '<blockquote>$1</blockquote>';                     
 	// Check for [quote] text
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[quote\](.+?)\[\/quote\]/is","$QuoteLayout", $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[quote\](.*?)\[\/quote\]/is","$QuoteLayout", $Text);
          
 	// Images
 	// [img]pathtoimage[/img]
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/", '<img src="$1" alt="' . t('Image/photo') . '" />', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/", '<img src="$1" alt="' . t('Image/photo') . '" />', $Text);
 
 	// html5 video and audio
 
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[video\](.+?)\[\/video\]/", '<video src="$1" controls="controls" width="425" height="350"><a href="$1">$1</a></video>', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[video\](.*?)\[\/video\]/", '<video src="$1" controls="controls" width="425" height="350"><a href="$1">$1</a></video>', $Text);
 
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[audio\](.+?)\[\/audio\]/", '<audio src="$1" controls="controls"><a href="$1">$1</a></audio>', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[audio\](.*?)\[\/audio\]/", '<audio src="$1" controls="controls"><a href="$1">$1</a></audio>', $Text);
 
          
 	// [img=widthxheight]image source[/img]
-	$Text = preg_replace("/\[img\=([0-9]*)x([0-9]*)\](.+?)\[\/img\]/", '<img src="$3" style="height:{$2}px; width:{$1}px;" >', $Text);
+	$Text = preg_replace("/\[img\=([0-9]*)x([0-9]*)\](.*?)\[\/img\]/", '<img src="$3" style="height:{$2}px; width:{$1}px;" >', $Text);
 
 	if (get_pconfig(local_user(), 'oembed', 'use_for_youtube' )==1){
 		// use oembed for youtube links
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ function bbcode($Text,$preserve_nl = false) {
 		$Text = preg_replace("/\[\/youtube\]/",'[/embed]',$Text); 
 	} else {
 		// Youtube extensions
-        $Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\]https?:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v\=(.+?)\[\/youtube\]/",'[youtube]$1[/youtube]',$Text); 
-        $Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\]https?:\/\/youtu.be\/(.+?)\[\/youtube\]/",'[youtube]$1[/youtube]',$Text); 
-		$Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\](.+?)\[\/youtube\]/", '<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/$1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>', $Text);
+        $Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\]https?:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v\=(.*?)\[\/youtube\]/",'[youtube]$1[/youtube]',$Text); 
+        $Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\]https?:\/\/youtu.be\/(.*?)\[\/youtube\]/",'[youtube]$1[/youtube]',$Text); 
+		$Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\](.*?)\[\/youtube\]/", '<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/$1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>', $Text);
 	}
-//	$Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\](.+?)\[\/youtube\]/", '<object width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1"></param><!--[if IE]><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" /><![endif]--></object>', $Text);
+//	$Text = preg_replace("/\[youtube\](.*?)\[\/youtube\]/", '<object width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1"></param><!--[if IE]><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" /><![endif]--></object>', $Text);
 
 	// oembed tag
 	$Text = oembed_bbcode2html($Text);
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index 17e12d7cf9..33970efff9 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ function format_event_html($ev) {
 
 	$o .= '<p class="description">' . bbcode($ev['desc']) .  '</p>';
 
-	$o .= '<p>' . t('Starts: ') . '<abbr class="dtstart" title="'
-		. datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$ev['start'], ATOM_TIME)
+	$o .= '<p>' . t('Starts:') . ' <abbr class="dtstart" title="'
+		. datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$ev['start'], $ev['adjust'] ? ATOM_TIME : 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s' )
 		. '" >' 
 		. (($ev['adjust']) ? datetime_convert('UTC', date_default_timezone_get(), 
 			$ev['start'] /*, format */ )
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ function format_event_html($ev) {
 		. '</abbr></p>';
 
 	if(! $ev['nofinish'])
-		$o .= '<p>' . t('Ends: ') . '<abbr class="dtend" title="'
-			. datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$ev['finish'], ATOM_TIME)
+		$o .= '<p>' . t('Finishes:') . ' <abbr class="dtend" title="'
+			. datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$ev['finish'], $ev['adjust'] ? ATOM_TIME : 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s' )
 			. '" >' 
 			. (($ev['adjust']) ? datetime_convert('UTC', date_default_timezone_get(), 
 				$ev['finish'] /*, format */ )
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index fbcac30cdf..dfe92378ae 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ function fix_private_photos($s,$uid) {
 	$a = get_app();
 	logger('fix_private_photos');
 
-	if(preg_match("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/is",$s,$matches)) {
+	if(preg_match("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/is",$s,$matches)) {
 		$image = $matches[1];
 		logger('fix_private_photos: found photo ' . $image);
 		if(stristr($image ,$a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/')) {
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ function fix_private_photos($s,$uid) {
 function item_getfeedtags($item) {
 	$ret = array();
 	$matches = false;
-	$cnt = preg_match_all('|\#\[url\=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/url\]|',$item['tag'],$matches);
+	$cnt = preg_match_all('|\#\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]|',$item['tag'],$matches);
 	if($cnt) {
 		for($x = 0; $x < count($matches); $x ++) {
 			if($matches[1][$x])
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ function item_getfeedtags($item) {
 		}
 	}
 	$matches = false; 
-	$cnt = preg_match_all('|\@\[url\=(.+?)\](.+?)\[\/url\]|',$item['tag'],$matches);
+	$cnt = preg_match_all('|\@\[url\=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]|',$item['tag'],$matches);
 	if($cnt) {
 		for($x = 0; $x < count($matches); $x ++) {
 			if($matches[1][$x])
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ function item_getfeedattach($item) {
 	if(count($arr)) {
 		foreach($arr as $r) {
 			$matches = false;
-			$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.+?)\" size=\"(.+?)\" type=\"(.+?)\" title=\"(.+?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
+			$cnt = preg_match('|\[attach\]href=\"(.*?)\" size=\"(.*?)\" type=\"(.*?)\" title=\"(.*?)\"\[\/attach\]|',$r,$matches);
 			if($cnt) {
 				$ret .= '<link rel="enclosure" href="' . xmlify($matches[1]) . '" type="' . xmlify($matches[3]) . '" ';
 				if(intval($matches[2]))
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 0fb780adc7..2c8cf256c6 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	$match = null;
 
-	if(preg_match_all("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/",$body,$match)) {
+	if(preg_match_all("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/",$body,$match)) {
 		$images = $match[1];
 		if(count($images)) {
 			foreach($images as $image) {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	$match = false;
 
-	if(preg_match_all("/\[attachment\](.+?)\[\/attachment\]/",$body,$match)) {
+	if(preg_match_all("/\[attachment\](.*?)\[\/attachment\]/",$body,$match)) {
 		$attaches = $match[1];
 		if(count($attaches)) {
 			foreach($attaches as $attach) {
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 21f7b935e6..ad598eb7d0 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function message_post(&$a) {
 
 	$match = null;
 
-	if(preg_match_all("/\[img\](.+?)\[\/img\]/",$body,$match)) {
+	if(preg_match_all("/\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]/",$body,$match)) {
 		$images = $match[1];
 		if(count($images)) {
 			foreach($images as $image) {