diff --git a/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifier_helper.rb
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+module NotifierHelper
+  def post_message(post, opts={})
+    if post.respond_to? :formatted_message
+      message = truncate(post.formatted_message(:plain_text => true), :length => 200)
+      message = process_newlines(message) if opts[:process_newlines]
+      message
+    else
+      I18n.translate 'notificer.a_post'
+    end
+  end
+end