diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/templates/post-viewer/feedback.handlebars b/public/javascripts/app/templates/post-viewer/feedback.handlebars
index 5ee6ed1c9..54b48835a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/templates/post-viewer/feedback.handlebars
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/templates/post-viewer/feedback.handlebars
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<a href="#" class="label like" title="{{#if user_like}} Unlike {{else}} Like {{/if}}">
+<a href="#" rel="auth-required" class="label like" title="{{#if user_like}} Unlike {{else}} Like {{/if}}">
   {{#if user_like}}
     <i class="icon-heart icon-red"></i>
   {{else}}
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {{likes_count}}
 </a>
 
-<a href="#" class="label follow" title="{{#if user_participation}} Stop Following {{else}} Follow {{/if}} Post">
+<a href="#" rel="auth-required" class="label follow" title="{{#if user_participation}} Stop Following {{else}} Follow {{/if}} Post">
   {{#if user_participation}}
     <i class="icon-plus icon-green"></i>
   {{else}}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 </a>
 
 {{#if userCanReshare}}
-  <a href="#" class="label reshare" title="{{#if user_reshare}} Reshared {{else}} Reshare {{/if}}">
+  <a href="#" rel="auth-required" class="label reshare" title="{{#if user_reshare}} Reshared {{else}} Reshare {{/if}}">
     {{#if user_reshare}}
       <i class="icon-retweet icon-blue"></i>
     {{else}}
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
index 5d0449d71..d6fe71e10 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ app.views.Feedback = app.views.Base.extend({
   className : "info",
 
   events: {
-    "click .like_action": "toggleLike",
-    "click .participate_action": "toggleFollow",
-    "click .reshare_action": "resharePost"
+    "click .like_action" : "toggleLike",
+    "click .participate_action" : "toggleFollow",
+    "click .reshare_action" : "resharePost"
   },
 
   initialize : function() {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/feedback.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/feedback.js
index d773f3a4e..3d0cab4e7 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/feedback.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/feedback.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ app.views.PostViewerFeedback = app.views.Feedback.extend({
   templateName: "post-viewer/feedback",
 
   events : {
+    "click *[rel='auth-required']" : "requireAuth",
+
     "click .like" : "toggleLike",
     "click .follow" : "toggleFollow",
     "click .reshare" : "resharePost",
@@ -27,6 +29,11 @@ app.views.PostViewerFeedback = app.views.Feedback.extend({
   },
 
   invokePane : function(evt){ this.trigger("invokePane") },
-  hidePane : function(evt){ this.trigger("hidePane") }
+  hidePane : function(evt){ this.trigger("hidePane") },
+
+  requireAuth : function(evt) {
+    alert("you must be logged in to do that!")
+    return false;
+  }
 
 })
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/interactions.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/interactions.js
index 7a3d1039a..bbb08a39a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/interactions.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post-viewer/interactions.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ app.views.PostViewerInteractions = app.views.Base.extend({
     this.reactionsView = new app.views.PostViewerReactions({ model : this.model })
 
     /* subviews that require user */
+    this.feedbackView = new app.views.PostViewerFeedback({ model : this.model })
     if(app.currentUser.authenticated()) {
-      this.feedbackView = new app.views.PostViewerFeedback({ model : this.model })
       this.newCommentView = new app.views.PostViewerNewComment({ model : this.model })
     }
   },