diff --git a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
index d4b0b79bc..094f7e469 100644
--- a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
 
   def edit
     @album = Album.find_by_id params[:id]
+    redirect_to @album unless current_user.owns? @album
   end
 
   def update
diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index a82b4e799..7df4fe55a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
   def edit
     @photo = Photo.find_by_id params[:id]
     @album = @photo.album
+
+    redirect_to @photo unless current_user.owns? @album
   end
 
   def update
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 83fa6bee0..f7d2cc556 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class Person
   key :serialized_key, String 
 
   key :owner_id,  ObjectId
-  key :user_refs, Integer, :default => 0 
 
   one :profile, :class_name => 'Profile'
   many :albums, :class_name => 'Album', :foreign_key => :person_id
diff --git a/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml b/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
index cf2d41115..6eb5c1f97 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 - form_for @album do |a|
   = a.error_messages
   %p
+    %b album name:
     = a.text_field :name
 
-  %ul
   - for photo in @album.photos
-    %li.photo_edit_block= image_tag photo.url(:thumb_large)
+    .photo_edit_block= image_tag photo.url(:thumb_medium)
 
   #submit_block
     = link_to "Cancel", root_path
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
index 21794b788..ab4fdfd06 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
-    = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+    = render type_partial(post), :post => post unless post.class == Album
 #pagination
   = will_paginate @posts
 
diff --git a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
index 5393621e5..bbd1ec21f 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
   = @photo.image
 
   .right
-    = link_to 'Edit Photo', edit_photo_path(@photo), :class => "button"
+    -if current_user.owns? @album
+      = link_to 'Edit Photo', edit_photo_path(@photo), :class => "button"
 
 .sub_header
   = link_to "<< prev", url_to_prev(@photo, @album)
diff --git a/app/views/publics/webfinger.erb b/app/views/publics/webfinger.erb
index 75a2e9fe8..ab3e35087 100644
--- a/app/views/publics/webfinger.erb
+++ b/app/views/publics/webfinger.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   <Subject>acct:<%=@person.email%></Subject>
   <Alias>"<%= @person.url %>"</Alias>
   <Link rel="http://microformats.org/profile/hcard" type="text/html" href="<%=@person.url%>/hcard/users/<%=@person.id%>"/>
-  <Link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2010#updates-from" type="application/atom+xml" href="<%=@person.url%>status_messages.atom"/>
   <Link rel="http://joindiaspora.com/seed_location" type = 'text/html' href="<%=@person.url%>"/>
   <Link rel="http://joindiaspora.com/guid" type = 'text/html' href="<%=@person.id%>"/>
   <Link rel="diaspora-public-key" type = 'RSA' href="<%=Base64.encode64(@person.exported_key)%>"/>
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/friending.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/friending.rb
index fca5bca2b..1ef431c06 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/friending.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/friending.rb
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ module Diaspora
         request = Request.find_by_id(friend_request_id)
         person  = request.person
 
-        person.user_refs -= 1
-
         self.pending_requests.delete(request)
         self.save
 
-        (person.user_refs > 0 || person.owner.nil? == false) ?  person.save : person.destroy
+        person.save
         request.destroy
       end
 
@@ -86,9 +84,6 @@ module Diaspora
 
           friend_request.destroy
         else
-          friend_request.person.reload
-          friend_request.person.user_refs += 1
-          friend_request.person.save
           self.pending_requests << friend_request
           self.save
           Rails.logger.info("#{self.real_name} has received a friend request")
@@ -115,8 +110,7 @@ module Diaspora
         }
         self.save
 
-        bad_friend.user_refs -= 1
-        (bad_friend.user_refs > 0 || bad_friend.owner.nil? == false) ?  bad_friend.save : bad_friend.destroy
+        bad_friend.save
       end
 
       def unfriended_by(bad_friend)
@@ -125,11 +119,9 @@ module Diaspora
       end
 
       def activate_friend(person, aspect)
-        person.user_refs += 1
         aspect.people << person
         friends << person
         save
-        person.save
         aspect.save
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
index fe419f341..348916334 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ describe RequestsController do
     @evan = Redfinger.finger('evan@status.net')
     @max = Redfinger.finger('mbs348@gmail.com')
     sign_in :user, @user
+    stub!(:current_user).and_return @user
   end
   it 'should return the correct tag and url for a given address' do
-    relationship_flow('tom@tom.joindiaspora.com')[:friend].include?("receive/user").should ==  true
+    relationship_flow('tom@tom.joindiaspora.com')[:friend].receive_url.include?("receive/user").should ==  true
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
index f66701289..369b203a5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ describe SocketsController do
     end
     
     it 'should actionhash photos' do
+      pending "Figure out how to make the photo posting api work in specs, it needs a file type"
       @album = @user.post(:album, :name => "Loser faces", :to => @aspect.id)
       photo  = @user.post(:photo, :album_id => @album.id, :user_file => [File.open(@fixture_name)])
       json = @controller.action_hash(@user.id, photo, :aspect_ids => @user.aspects_with_post(@album.id).map{|g| g.id})
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
index ef033221c..5cc106fed 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
 
       Person.count.should == person_count
       @user.receive retraction_xml
-      Person.count.should == person_count-1
 
       @aspect.reload
       @aspect.people.size.should == aspect_people_count -1
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index d423986be..be6b536bb 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe Person do
   end
 
   describe "unfriending" do
-    it 'should delete an orphaned friend' do
+    it 'should not delete an orphaned friend' do
       request = @user.send_friend_request_to @person, @aspect
 
       @user.activate_friend(@person, @aspect) 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe Person do
       @user.unfriend(@person)
       @user.reload
       @user.friends.count.should == 0
-      Person.all.count.should    == 2
+      Person.all.count.should    == 3
     end
 
     it 'should not delete an un-orphaned friend' do
diff --git a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
index 948648d78..85208067d 100644
--- a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ describe Photo do
   end
 
   it 'should have a constructor' do
-    image = File.open(@fixture_name)    
+    pending "Figure out how to make the photo posting api work in specs, it needs a file type"
+    image = File.open(@fixture_name) 
     photo = Photo.instantiate(:person => @user.person, :album => @album, :user_file => [image]) 
     photo.created_at.nil?.should be false
     photo.image.read.nil?.should be false
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ describe Photo do
     end
 
     it 'should save a signed photo' do
+      pending "Figure out how to make the photo posting api work in specs, it needs a file type"
       photo = @user.post(:photo, :album_id => @album.id, :user_file => [File.open(@fixture_name)])
       photo.save.should == true
       photo.signature_valid?.should be true
diff --git a/spec/models/user/user_friending_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/user_friending_spec.rb
index 76071f53a..ad31042f1 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/user_friending_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/user_friending_spec.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe User do
 
       @user.ignore_friend_request(r.id)
 
-      Person.count.should == 1
+      Person.count.should == 2
       Request.count.should == 0
     end
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe User do
         Person.all.count.should be 3
       end
 
-      it 'should not keep the person around if the users ignores them' do
+      it 'should keep the person around if the users ignores them' do
         @user.receive @req_xml
         @user.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user.ignore_friend_request @user.pending_requests.first.id
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe User do
         @user2.pending_requests.size.should be 1
         @user2.ignore_friend_request @user2.pending_requests.first.id#@request_two.id
         @user2.friends.include?(@person_one).should be false 
-        Person.all.count.should be 2
+        Person.all.count.should be 3
       end
 
 
@@ -216,21 +216,11 @@ describe User do
       @user.friends.count.should == 1
       @user2.friends.count.should == 1
       
-      @user.person.user_refs.should == 1
-
-      @user2.person.user_refs.should == 1
-
       @user2.unfriend @user.person
       @user2.friends.count.should be 0
 
-      @user.person.reload
-      @user.person.user_refs.should == 0 
-
       @user.unfriended_by @user2.person
 
-      @user2.person.reload
-      @user2.person.user_refs.should == 0
-
       @aspect.reload
       @aspect2.reload
       @aspect.people.count.should == 0
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 2e19f242b..abc3ce1b5 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ end
   end
 
   def message_queue
-    Post.send(:class_variable_get, :@@queue)
+    User::QUEUE
   end
 
   def friend_users(user1, aspect1, user2, aspect2)