diff --git a/mod/dfrn_notify.php b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
index 6ab8d584a..c5c05134a 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_notify.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ function get_atom_elements($item) {
 	if($rawedited)
 		$res['edited'] = $rawcreated[0]['data'];
 
-	$rawowner = $item->get_item_tags('http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0", 'owner');
+	$rawowner = $item->get_item_tags('http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0', 'owner');
 	if($rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['name'][0]['data'])
-		$res['owner-name'] = rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['name'][0]['data'];
+		$res['owner-name'] = $rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['name'][0]['data'];
 	if($rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['uri'][0]['data'])
-		$res['owner-link'] = rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['uri'][0]['data'];
+		$res['owner-link'] = $rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['uri'][0]['data'];
 	if($rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['avatar'][0]['data'])
-		$res['owner-avatar'] = rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['avatar'][0]['data'];
+		$res['owner-avatar'] = $rawowner[0]['child']['http://purl.org/macgirvin/dfrn/1.0']['avatar'][0]['data'];
 
 
 	return $res;
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ function post_remote($arr) {
 	$arr['owner-name'] = notags(trim($arr['owner-name']));
 	$arr['owner-link'] = notags(trim($arr['owner-link']));
 	$arr['owner-avatar'] = notags(trim($arr['owner-avatar']));
-	if(! strlen($arr['remote-avatar']))
-		$arr['remote-avatar'] = $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/default-profile-sm.jpg';
-	if(! strlen($arr['owner-avatar']))
-		$arr['owner-avatar'] = $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/default-profile-sm.jpg';
+// must pass $a
+//	if(! strlen($arr['remote-avatar']))
+//		$arr['remote-avatar'] = $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/default-profile-sm.jpg';
+//	if(! strlen($arr['owner-avatar']))
+//		$arr['owner-avatar'] = $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/default-profile-sm.jpg';
 	$arr['created'] = datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$arr['created'],'Y-m-d H:i:s');
 	$arr['edited'] = datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$arr['edited'],'Y-m-d H:i:s');
 	$arr['title'] = notags(trim($arr['title']));
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 3340183b0..437e6ac59 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		);
 		if(! count($r)) {
 			notice("Unable to locate original post." . EOL);
-			goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/profile/$profile_uid");
+			goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/" . $_POST['return'] );
 		}
 		$parent_item = $r[0];
 	}
@@ -67,23 +67,32 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	if(! strlen($body)) {
 		notice("Empty post discarded." . EOL );
-		goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/profile/$profile_uid");
+		goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/" . $_POST['return'] );
+
 	}
 
+	// get contact info for poster
 	if((x($_SESSION,'visitor_id')) && (intval($_SESSION['visitor_id'])))
 		$contact_id = $_SESSION['visitor_id'];
 	else {
 		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 1 LIMIT 1",
 			intval($_SESSION['uid']));
-		if(count($r)) {
-			$contact_record = $r[0];
+		if(count($r))
 			$contact_id = $r[0]['id'];
-		}
-	}	
+	}
+
+	// get contact info for owner
+	
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 1 LIMIT 1",
+		intval($profile_uid)
+	);
+	if(count($r))
+		$contact_record = $r[0];
+
 
 	$notify_type = (($parent) ? 'comment-new' : 'wall-new' );
 
-	if($_POST['type'] == 'jot') {
+	if(($_POST['type'] == 'wall') || ($_POST['type'] == 'wall-comment')) {
 
 		do {
 			$dups = false;
@@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 			`allow_cid`, `allow_gid`, `deny_cid`, `deny_gid`)
 			VALUES( %d, '%s', %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s' )",
 			intval($profile_uid),
-			"jot",
+			dbesc($_POST['type']),
 			intval($contact_id),
 			dbesc($contact_record['name']),
 			dbesc($contact_record['url']),
@@ -154,12 +163,6 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 			array(),$foo));
 
 	}
-	goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/profile/$profile_uid");
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+	goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/" . $_POST['return'] );
+	return; // NOTREACHED
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 0dc743533..7fb12bd39 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function network_content(&$a) {
 	$tpl = file_get_contents("view/jot.tpl");
 
 	$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
+		'$return_path' => $a->cmd,
 		'$baseurl' => $a->get_baseurl(),
 		'$visitor' => 'block',
 		'$lockstate' => 'unlock',
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ function network_content(&$a) {
 	// and profile to update contact table when names and  photos change.  
 	// work on item_display and can_write_wall
 
-	// Add comments. 
-
 
 	$sql_extra = ''; 
 
@@ -80,19 +79,38 @@ dbg(2);
 	$wallwall = file_get_contents('view/wallwall_item.tpl');
 
 	if(count($r)) {
-		foreach($r as $rr) {
-			$comment = '';
+		foreach($r as $item) {
 
-			if($rr['last-child']) {
+			$comment = '';
+			$template = $tpl;
+			$commentww = '';
+
+			if(($item['parent'] == $item['item_id']) && (! $item['self'])) {
+				if($item['type'] == 'wall') {
+					$owner_url = $a->contact['url'];
+					$owner_photo = $a->contact['thumb'];
+					$owner_name = $a->contact['name'];
+					$template = $wallwall;
+					$commentww = 'ww';	
+				}
+				if($item['type'] == 'remote' && ($item['owner-link'] != $item['remote-link'])) {
+					$owner_url = $item['owner-link'];
+					$owner_photo = $item['owner-avatar'];
+					$owner_name = $item['owner-name'];
+					$template = $wallwall;
+					$commentww = 'ww';	
+				}
+			}
+
+			if($item['last-child']) {
 				$comment = replace_macros($cmnt_tpl,array(
-					'$id' => $rr['item_id'],
-					'$parent' => $rr['parent'],
-					'$profile_uid' =>  $_SESSION['uid']
+					'$id' => $item['item_id'],
+					'$parent' => $item['parent'],
+					'$profile_uid' =>  $_SESSION['uid'],
+					'$ww' => $commentww
 				));
 			}
 
-			$item = $rr;
-			$template = $tpl;
 	
 			$profile_url = $item['url'];
 
@@ -101,17 +119,11 @@ dbg(2);
 
 			$photo = $item['photo'];
 			$thumb = $item['thumb'];
-	
+
 			$profile_name = ((strlen($item['remote-name'])) ? $item['remote-name'] : $item['name']);
 			$profile_link = ((strlen($item['remote-link'])) ? $item['remote-link'] : $profile_url);
 			$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['remote-avatar'])) ? $item['remote-avatar'] : $thumb);
 
-			if(($item['parent'] == $item['item_id']) && (! $item['self'])) {
-				$template = $wallwall;			// FIXME also if remote owner
-				$owner_url = $a->contact['url'];
-				$owner_photo = $a->contact['thumb'];
-				$owner_name = $a->contact['name'];
-			}
 
 			$o .= replace_macros($template,array(
 				'$id' => $item['item_id'],
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 76ebe7d84..f3ec57329 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function profile_init(&$a) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if(($remote_user) && ($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[2] == 'visit'))
+	if((remote_user()) && ($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[2] == 'visit'))
 		$_SESSION['is_visitor'] = 1;
 	else {
 		unset($_SESSION['is_visitor']);
@@ -69,41 +69,6 @@ function profile_init(&$a) {
 
 }
 
-function item_display(&$a, $item,$template,$comment) {
-
-
-	$profile_url = $item['url'];
-
-	if(local_user() && ($item['contact-uid'] == $_SESSION['uid']) && (strlen($item['dfrn-id'])) && (! $item['self'] ))
-		$profile_url = $a->get_baseurl() . '/redir/' . $item['cid'] ;
-
-	$photo = (($item['self']) ? $a->profile['photo'] : $item['photo']);
-	$thumb = (($item['self']) ? $a->profile['thumb'] : $item['thumb']);
-	
-	$profile_name = ((strlen($item['remote-name'])) ? $item['remote-name'] : $item['name']);
-	$profile_link = ((strlen($item['remote-link'])) ? $item['remote-link'] : $profile_url);
-	$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['remote-avatar'])) ? $item['remote-avatar'] : $thumb);
-
-//	if(! $item['owner-link']) {
-//		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 1 LIMIT 1".
-
-
-
-	$o .= replace_macros($template,array(
-		'$id' => $item['item_id'],
-		'$profile_url' => $profile_link,
-		'$name' => $profile_name,
-		'$thumb' => $profile_avatar,
-		'$body' => bbcode($item['body']),
-		'$ago' => relative_date($item['created']),
-		'$indent' => (($item['parent'] != $item['item_id']) ? 'comment-' : ''),
-		'$comment' => $comment
-	));
-
-
-	return $o;
-}
-
 
 function profile_content(&$a) {
 
@@ -153,6 +118,7 @@ function profile_content(&$a) {
 
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$baseurl' => $a->get_baseurl(),
+			'$return_path' => $a->cmd,
 			'$visitor' => (($_SESSION['uid'] == $a->profile['profile_uid']) ? 'block' : 'none'),
 			'$lockstate' => 'unlock',
 			'$acl' => (($_SESSION['uid'] == $a->profile['profile_uid']) ? populate_acl() : ''),
@@ -216,7 +182,7 @@ dbg(2);
 		`contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
 		FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
 		WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
-		AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 
+		AND `item`.`type` != 'remote' AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 
 		$sql_extra
 		ORDER BY `parent` DESC, `id` ASC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
 		intval($a->profile['uid']),
@@ -226,23 +192,85 @@ dbg(2);
 	);
 
 
-	$template = file_get_contents('view/comment_item.tpl');
-
+	$cmnt_tpl = file_get_contents('view/comment_item.tpl');
 
 	$tpl = file_get_contents('view/wall_item.tpl');
+	$wallwall = file_get_contents('view/wallwall_item.tpl');
+
+
 	if(count($r)) {
-		foreach($r as $rr) {
+		foreach($r as $item) {
 			$comment = '';
+			$template = $tpl;
+			$commentww = '';
+			if(($item['parent'] == $item['item_id']) && (! $item['self'])) {
+				if($item['type'] == 'wall') {
+					$owner_url = $a->contact['url'];
+					$owner_photo = $a->contact['thumb'];
+					$owner_name = $a->contact['name'];
+					$template = $wallwall;
+					$commentww = 'ww';	
+				}
+				if($item['type'] == 'remote' && ($item['owner-link'] != $item['remote-link'])) {
+					$owner_url = $item['owner-link'];
+					$owner_photo = $item['owner-avatar'];
+					$owner_name = $item['owner-name'];
+					$template = $wallwall;
+					$commentww = 'ww';	
+				}
+			}
+
+
+
 			if(can_write_wall($a,$a->profile['profile_uid'])) {
-				if($rr['last-child']) {
-					$comment = replace_macros($template,array(
-						'$id' => $rr['item_id'],
-						'$parent' => $rr['parent'],
-						'$profile_uid' =>  $a->profile['profile_uid']
+				if($item['last-child']) {
+					$comment = replace_macros($cmnt_tpl,array(
+						'$id' => $item['item_id'],
+						'$parent' => $item['parent'],
+						'$profile_uid' =>  $a->profile['profile_uid'],
+						'$ww' => $commentww
 					));
 				}
 			}
-			$o .= item_display($a,$rr,$tpl,$comment);
+
+
+			$profile_url = $item['url'];
+
+			if(local_user() && ($item['contact-uid'] == $_SESSION['uid']) && (strlen($item['dfrn-id'])) && (! $item['self'] ))
+				$profile_url = $a->get_baseurl() . '/redir/' . $item['cid'] ;
+
+		//	$photo = (($item['self']) ? $a->profile['photo'] : $item['photo']);
+		//	$thumb = (($item['self']) ? $a->profile['thumb'] : $item['thumb']);
+	
+			$profile_name = ((strlen($item['remote-name'])) ? $item['remote-name'] : $item['name']);
+			$profile_link = ((strlen($item['remote-link'])) ? $item['remote-link'] : $profile_url);
+			$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['remote-avatar'])) ? $item['remote-avatar'] : $item['thumb']);
+
+
+
+			$o .= replace_macros($template,array(
+			'$id' => $item['item_id'],
+			'$profile_url' => $profile_link,
+			'$name' => $profile_name,
+			'$thumb' => $profile_avatar,
+			'$body' => bbcode($item['body']),
+			'$ago' => relative_date($item['created']),
+			'$indent' => (($item['parent'] != $item['item_id']) ? 'comment-' : ''),
+			'$owner_url' => $owner_url,
+			'$owner_photo' => $owner_photo,
+			'$owner_name' => $owner_name,
+			'$comment' => $comment
+		));
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/view/comment_item.tpl b/view/comment_item.tpl
index d6dcd8e4a..530244e8e 100644
--- a/view/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/comment_item.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 
-<div class="comment-edit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-wrapper-$id" style="display: block;">
+<div class="comment-$wwedit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-wrapper-$id" style="display: block;">
 	<form class="comment-edit-form" id="comment-edit-form-$id" action="item" method="post" >
-		<input type="hidden" name="type" value="jot" />
+		<input type="hidden" name="type" value="wall-comment" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="profile_uid" value="$profile_uid" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="parent" value="$parent" />
 
diff --git a/view/jot.tpl b/view/jot.tpl
index f7cb49ec4..dca307c39 100644
--- a/view/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/jot.tpl
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 What's on your mind?
 </p>
 <form id="profile-jot-form" action="item" method="post" >
-<input type="hidden" name="type" value="jot" />
+<input type="hidden" name="type" value="wall" />
 <input type="hidden" name="profile_uid" value="$profile_uid" />
+<input type="hidden" name="return" value="$return_path" />
 
 <textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" ></textarea>
 
diff --git a/view/style.css b/view/style.css
index 574e99e83..a8f1abb13 100644
--- a/view/style.css
+++ b/view/style.css
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 	float: left;
 }
 
+.wall-item-ago {
+	color: #888888;
+	font-size: 0.8em;
+}
+
 .wall-item-wrapper-end {
 	clear: both;
 }
@@ -452,6 +457,11 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 	margin-left: 100px;
 }
 
+.comment-wwedit-wrapper {
+	margin-top: 15px;
+	margin-left: 250px;
+}
+
 
 #profile-jot-submit-wrapper {
 	margin-top: 15px;
diff --git a/view/wallwall_item.tpl b/view/wallwall_item.tpl
index ac3a4e34f..94d0da4fc 100644
--- a/view/wallwall_item.tpl
+++ b/view/wallwall_item.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <img src="$thumb" class="wall-item-photo" id="wall-item-photo-$id" height="80" width="80" alt="$name" /></a>
 </div>
 <div class="wall-item-wrapper" id="wall-item-wrapper-$id" >
-<a href="$profile_url" title="View $name's profile" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name" id="wall-item-name-$id" >$name</span></a> to <a href="$owner_url" title="View $owner_name's profile" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name" id="wall-item-ownername-$id">$owner_name</span</a> via Wall-To-Wall:<br />
+<a href="$profile_url" title="View $name's profile" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name" id="wall-item-name-$id" >$name</span></a> to <a href="$owner_url" title="View $owner_name's profile" class="wall-item-name-link"><span class="wall-item-name" id="wall-item-ownername-$id">$owner_name</span></a> via Wall-To-Wall:<br />
 <span class="wall-item-body" id="wall-item-body-$id" >$body</span>
 <div class="wall-item-ago"  id="wall-item-ago-$id">$ago</div>