diff --git a/app/views/people/_sub_header.html.haml b/app/views/people/_sub_header.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0037b832c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/people/_sub_header.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#author_info
+  .right
+    - if user_signed_in? && current_user.person != person
+      = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => person, :hang => 'left'
+    - elsif user_signed_in? && current_user.person == person
+      = link_to t('people.profile_sidebar.edit_my_profile'), edit_profile_path, :class => 'button creation'
+
+  %h2
+    = person.name
+  %span.diaspora_handle
+    = person.diaspora_handle
+
+  .description
+    - if !person.profile.tag_string.blank? && user_signed_in? && (contact.persisted? || person == current_user.person || incoming_request)
+      = Diaspora::Taggable.format_tags(person.profile.tag_string)
+      - if user_signed_in? && person == current_user.person
+        %span.hover_edit
+          = link_to t('.edit'), edit_profile_path
+    - else
+      - if user_signed_in? && person == current_user.person
+        %i
+          = t('.you_have_no_tags')
+          %span.add_tags
+            = link_to t('.add_some'), edit_profile_path
+
+%hr
diff --git a/app/views/people/contacts.haml b/app/views/people/contacts.haml
index 2ce6bbebc..674d3576b 100644
--- a/app/views/people/contacts.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/contacts.haml
@@ -9,50 +9,11 @@
 - content_for :page_title do
   = @person.name
 
-.span-8.append-1.last
+.span-6
   = render :partial => 'people/profile_sidebar', :locals => {:person => @person, :contact => @contact }
 
-.span-15.last
-  #author_info
-    - if user_signed_in? && !(@contact.persisted? || current_user.person == @person)
-      .right
-        - if @incoming_request
-          = link_to t('people.show.incoming_request', :name => truncate(@person.name, :length => 20, :separator => ' ', :omission => '')),
-            {:controller => "contacts",
-            :action => "new",
-            :person_id => @person.id},
-            :class => 'share_with button',
-            :rel => 'facebox'
-        -else
-          = link_to t('people.show.start_sharing'),
-            {:controller => "contacts",
-            :action => "new",
-            :person_id => @person.id},
-            :class => 'share_with button',
-            :rel => 'facebox'
-        - if @share_with
-          = javascript_tag "$(document).ready(function() {jQuery.facebox({ ajax: '#{new_contact_path(:person_id => @person.id)}' });});"
-
-
-    - else
-      - if user_signed_in? && @contact.person && @contact.receiving?
-        .right
-          = link_to t('people.show.mention'), new_status_message_path(:person_id => @person.id), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
-          - if @contact.mutual?
-            = link_to t('people.show.message'), new_conversation_path(:contact_id => @contact.id, :name => @contact.person.name, :contact_id => @contact.id), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
-
-    %h3
-      = @person.name
-      %span.diaspora_handle
-        = @person.diaspora_handle
-      .description
-        - if !@person.profile.tag_string.blank?
-          = Diaspora::Taggable.format_tags(@person.profile.tag_string)
-          - if user_signed_in? && @person == current_user.person
-            %span.hover_edit
-              = link_to t('people.show.edit'), edit_profile_path
-
-  %hr
+.span-18.last
+  = render 'people/sub_header', :person => @person, :contact => @contact
 
   #people_stream.stream
     - for hash in @hashes
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 95079b1d2..2ef531948 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -24,32 +24,7 @@
 
 .span-18.last
   .stream_container
-    #author_info
-      .right
-        - if user_signed_in? && current_user.person != @person
-          = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => @contact, :person => @person, :hang => 'left'
-        - elsif user_signed_in? && current_user.person == @person
-          = link_to t('people.profile_sidebar.edit_my_profile'), edit_profile_path, :class => 'button creation'
-
-      %h2
-        = @person.name
-      %span.diaspora_handle
-        = @person.diaspora_handle
-
-        .description
-          - if !@person.profile.tag_string.blank? && user_signed_in? && (@contact.persisted? || @person == current_user.person || @incoming_request)
-            = Diaspora::Taggable.format_tags(@person.profile.tag_string)
-            - if user_signed_in? && @person == current_user.person
-              %span.hover_edit
-                = link_to t('.edit'), edit_profile_path
-          - else
-            - if user_signed_in? && @person == current_user.person
-              %i
-                = t('.you_have_no_tags')
-                %span.add_tags
-                  = link_to t('.add_some'), edit_profile_path
-
-    %hr
+    = render 'people/sub_header', :person => @person, :contact => @contact
 
     - if @posts.length > 0
       -if @post_type == :photos
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 4ef44423a..d8b6b1700 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ ul.as-selections
     :margin
       :bottom 10px
       :right 10px
+  h2
+    :margin
+      :bottom 0
 
   &.show
     a
@@ -372,6 +375,10 @@ ul.as-selections
   .right
     :top 10px
 
+  .description
+    :margin
+      :bottom 10px
+
 #conversation_inbox a
   &:hover
     :text