diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 688ddb10b..7745ace96 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def post_yield_tag(post)
     (':' + post.id.to_s).to_sym
   end
+
+  def connected_fb_as token
+    response_hash = MiniFB.get(token, 'me')
+    "Connected to facebook as #{response_hash[:name]}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index 5db168f6f..d1ad995df 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     %p
       %label{:for => "status_message_message"} Message
       = f.text_area :message, :rows => 2, :value => params[:prefill]
-      = "going to Facebook as #{MiniFB.get(@access_token, 'me')[:name]}" if @logged_in && @aspect == :public
+      = connected_fb_as(@access_token) if @logged_in && @aspect == :public
       = f.hidden_field( :public, :value => (params[:action] == 'public') )
 
     %ul.aspect_selector{ :style => "display:none;"}
diff --git a/app/views/users/_services.haml b/app/views/users/_services.haml
index c6e31939a..f2d976a79 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_services.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/_services.haml
@@ -8,20 +8,16 @@
 %h3 Facebook
 %p
   - if @logged_in
-    Connected to facebook as 
-    - @response_hash = MiniFB.get(@access_token, 'me')
-    = @response_hash[:name]
-
+    = connected_fb_as(@access_token)
+    
+    %p
     - @fb_friends = MiniFB.get(@access_token, 'me', :type => "friends")
     - @fb_friends[:data].each do |friend|
       = image_tag( "http://graph.facebook.com/#{friend[:id]}/picture" )
 
-    - form_tag "/services/fb_post" do
-      = text_area_tag "message"
-      = submit_tag "send it off"
     = link_to "Disconnect from Facebook", services_destroy_path
   - else
-    = link_to "Connect to Facebook", @fb_access_url
+    = link_to "Connect to Facebook (DO NOT USE WITH A REAL ACCOUNT)", @fb_access_url
 
   #content_bottom
     .back