diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
index ff4a79a8d..24abb9c2e 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
     var self = this;
     this.participations.create({}, {success : function(resp){
       self.set(resp.attributes.post)
+      self.trigger('feedback', self)
     }});
   },
 
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
     participationModel.destroy();
     this.set({ user_participation : null });
+
+    this.trigger('feedback', this)
   },
 
   toggleLike : function() {
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
     var self = this;
     this.likes.create({}, {success : function(resp){
       self.set(resp.attributes.post)
+      self.trigger('feedback', self)
     }});
   },
 
@@ -74,5 +78,6 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
     likeModel.destroy();
     this.set({ user_like : null });
+    this.trigger('feedback', this)
   }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/pages/post-viewer.js b/public/javascripts/app/pages/post-viewer.js
index bb868f4e9..128eb99b9 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/pages/post-viewer.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/pages/post-viewer.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ app.pages.PostViewer = app.views.Base.extend({
   postView : function(){
     return new app.views.Post({
       model : this.model,
-      className : "dd",
+      className : "loaded",
       templateName : "post-viewer/content/" + this.options.postTemplateName
     })
   },
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views.js b/public/javascripts/app/views.js
index 7d2a5ac77..194a2ef25 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views.js
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ app.views.Base = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   setupRenderEvents : function(){
     this.model.bind('remove', this.remove, this);
-    this.model.bind('change', this.render, this);
+
+    // this line is too generic.  we usually only want to re-render on
+    // feedback changes as the post content, author, and time do not change.
+    //
+    // this.model.bind('change', this.render, this);
   },
 
   defaultPresenter : function(){
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
index 7b5cfd56f..b01afe673 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ app.views.Feedback = app.views.Base.extend({
     "click .reshare_action": "resharePost"
   },
 
+  initialize : function() {
+    this.model.bind('feedback', this.render, this);
+  },
+
+  postRenderTemplate : function(){
+    console.log('fuck')
+  },
+
   presenter : function() {
     return _.extend(this.defaultPresenter(), {
       userCanReshare : this.userCanReshare()
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
index c270e6384..57988cf75 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ describe("app.views.Feedback", function(){
   });
 
 
+  describe("triggers", function() {
+    it('re-renders when the model triggers feedback', function(){
+      spyOn(this.view, "postRenderTemplate")
+      this.view.model.trigger("feedback")
+      expect(this.view.postRenderTemplate).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe(".render", function(){
     beforeEach(function(){
       this.link = function(){ return this.view.$(".like_action"); }