diff --git a/actions/avatar.php b/actions/avatar.php
index 61d7e770d3..a22512750e 100644
--- a/actions/avatar.php
+++ b/actions/avatar.php
@@ -23,20 +23,25 @@ require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/settingsaction.php');
 
 class AvatarAction extends SettingsAction {
 
-	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
-		common_show_header(_t('Avatar'), NULL, NULL, array($this, 'settings_menu'));
+	function show_top($arr) {
+		$msg = $arr[0];
+		$success = $arr[1];
 		if ($msg) {
 			$this->message($msg, $success);
 		} else {
 			common_element('div', 'instructions', 
-						   _t('You can upload a new "avatar" (user picture) here. ' .
-							  'You can\'t edit the picture after you upload it, so you should ' .
-							  'edit it in your desktop image-manipulation software first. ' .
-							  'Everything works best if your picture is more or less square. ' . 
-							  'And remember: your image will be released under the site license, ' .
-							  'So don\'t upload images that don\'t belong to you or that you don\'t ' .
+						   _t('Upload a new "avatar" (user image) here. ' .
+							  'You can\'t edit the picture after you upload it, so ' .
+							  'make sure it\'s more or less square. ' . 
+							  'It must be under the site license, also. ' .
+							  'Use a picture that belongs to you and that you ' .
 							  'want to share.'));
 		}
+		$this->settings_menu();
+	}
+	
+	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
+		common_show_header(_t('Avatar'), NULL, array($msg, $success), array($this, 'show_top'));
 
 		$user = common_current_user();
 		$profile = $user->getProfile();
diff --git a/actions/login.php b/actions/login.php
index 5544fd8786..5acb157f4f 100644
--- a/actions/login.php
+++ b/actions/login.php
@@ -60,14 +60,7 @@ class LoginAction extends Action {
 	}
 
 	function show_form($error=NULL) {
-		common_show_header(_t('Login'));
-		if ($error) {
-			common_element('div', array('class' => 'error'), $error);
-		} else {
-			common_element('div', 'instructions', 
-						   _t('Login with your username and password. ' .
-							  'Don\'t have a username yet? Choose register above. '));
-		}
+		common_show_header(_t('Login'), NULL, $error, array($this, 'show_top'));
 		common_element_start('form', array('method' => 'POST',
 										   'id' => 'login',
 										   'action' => common_local_url('login')));
@@ -77,4 +70,14 @@ class LoginAction extends Action {
 		common_element_end('form');
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
+	
+	function show_top($error=NULL) {
+		if ($error) {
+			common_element('p', 'error', $error);
+		} else {
+			common_element('p', 'instructions', 
+						   _t('Login with your username and password. ' .
+							  'Don\'t have a username yet? Choose register above. '));
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/actions/password.php b/actions/password.php
index 603ae58eaf..3481ad33bb 100644
--- a/actions/password.php
+++ b/actions/password.php
@@ -23,14 +23,21 @@ require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/settingsaction.php');
 
 class PasswordAction extends SettingsAction {
 
-	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
-		common_show_header(_t('Change password'), NULL, NULL, array($this, 'settings_menu'));
+	function show_top($arr) {
+		$msg = $arr[0];
+		$success = $arr[1];
 		if ($msg) {
 			$this->message($msg, $success);
 		} else {
 			common_element('div', 'instructions', 
 						   _t('You can change your password here. Choose a good one!'));
 		}
+		$this->settings_menu();
+	}
+	
+	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
+		common_show_header(_t('Change password'), NULL,
+						   array($msg, $success), array($this, 'show_top'));
 		common_element_start('form', array('method' => 'POST',
 										   'id' => 'password',
 										   'action' =>
diff --git a/actions/profilesettings.php b/actions/profilesettings.php
index a5682b23bd..44abb8e99c 100644
--- a/actions/profilesettings.php
+++ b/actions/profilesettings.php
@@ -23,18 +23,25 @@ require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/settingsaction.php');
 
 class ProfilesettingsAction extends SettingsAction {
 
-	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
-		$user = common_current_user();
-		$profile = $user->getProfile();
-		common_show_header(_t('Profile settings'), NULL, NULL, array($this, 'settings_menu'));
-
+	function show_top($arr) {
+		$msg = $arr[0];
+		$success = $arr[1];
 		if ($msg) {
 			$this->message($msg, $success);
 		} else {
 			common_element('div', 'instructions',
 						   _t('You can update your personal profile info here '.
-							  'so people know more about you. '));
+							  'so people know more about you.'));
 		}
+		$this->settings_menu();
+	}
+	
+	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		$profile = $user->getProfile();
+		common_show_header(_t('Profile settings'), NULL, array($msg, $success),
+						   array($this, 'show_top'));
+
 		common_element_start('form', array('method' => 'POST',
 										   'id' => 'profilesettings',
 										   'action' =>
diff --git a/actions/register.php b/actions/register.php
index d2c87f7bb3..cad5c2ed70 100644
--- a/actions/register.php
+++ b/actions/register.php
@@ -115,16 +115,19 @@ class RegisterAction extends Action {
 		return $result;
 	}
 
+	function show_top($error=NULL) {
+		if ($error) {
+			common_element('p', 'error', $error);
+		} else {
+			common_element('p', 'instructions', 
+						   _t('You can create a new account to start posting notices.'));
+		}
+	}
+	
 	function show_form($error=NULL) {
 		global $config;
 
-		common_show_header(_t('Register'));
-		if ($error) {
-			common_element('div', 'error', $error);
-		} else {
-			common_element('div', 'instructions', 
-						   _t('You can create a new account to start posting notices. '));
-		}
+		common_show_header(_t('Register'), NULL, $error, array($this, 'show_top'));
 		common_element_start('form', array('method' => 'POST',
 										   'id' => 'login',
 										   'action' => common_local_url('register')));
diff --git a/actions/shownotice.php b/actions/shownotice.php
index 4b954d57ba..cc4149d482 100644
--- a/actions/shownotice.php
+++ b/actions/shownotice.php
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class ShownoticeAction extends StreamAction {
 
 		# Looks like we're good; show the header
 
-		common_show_header($profile->nickname."'s status on ".common_date_string($notice->created));
+		common_show_header($profile->nickname."'s status on ".common_date_string($notice->created),
+						   NULL, $user,
+						   array($this, 'show_top'));
 
 		common_element_start('ul', array('id' => 'notices'));
 		$this->show_notice($notice);
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ class ShownoticeAction extends StreamAction {
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
 
+	function show_top($user) {
+		$cur = common_current_user();
+		
+		if ($cur && $cur->id == $user->id) {
+			common_notice_form();
+		}
+	}
+	
 	function no_such_notice() {
 		common_user_error('No such notice.');
 	}
diff --git a/actions/subscribed.php b/actions/subscribed.php
index 5527b276f3..2b5bbd1b88 100644
--- a/actions/subscribed.php
+++ b/actions/subscribed.php
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@ class SubscribedAction extends Action {
 		}
 
 		$page = $this->arg('page') || 1;
-		common_show_header($profile->nickname . ": " . _t('Subscribers'));
+		common_show_header($profile->nickname . ": " . _t('Subscribers'),
+						   NULL, $profile,
+						   array($this, 'show_top'));
 		$this->show_subscribed($profile, $page);
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
 
+	function show_top($profile) {
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		common_element('p', 'instructions',
+					   _t('These are the people who listen to ') .
+					   (($user && ($user->id == $profile->id)) ? _t('your notices.') : ($profile->nickname . _t('\'s notices.'))));
+	}
+
 	function show_subscribed($profile, $page) {
 		global $config;
 		
diff --git a/actions/subscriptions.php b/actions/subscriptions.php
index 566a053ead..35a7078944 100644
--- a/actions/subscriptions.php
+++ b/actions/subscriptions.php
@@ -38,11 +38,20 @@ class SubscriptionsAction extends Action {
 			$this->no_such_user();
 		}
 		$page = $this->arg('page') || 1;
-		common_show_header($profile->nickname . ": " . _t('Subscriptions'));
+		common_show_header($profile->nickname . ": " . _t('Subscriptions'),
+						   NULL, $profile,
+						   array($this, 'show_top'));
 		$this->show_subscriptions($profile, $page);
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
 
+	function show_top($profile) {
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		common_element('p', 'instructions',
+					   _t('These are the people whose notices ') .
+					   (($user && ($user->id == $profile->id)) ? _t('you listen to.') : ($profile->nickname . _t(' listens to.'))));
+	}
+	
 	function show_subscriptions($profile, $page) {
 
 		$subs = DB_DataObject::factory('subscription');