diff --git a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
index 1cd12d0a4..5f8354803 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
     = render type_partial(post), :post => post unless post.class == Album
+- if @posts.size == 0
+  .empty_message
+    .null_arrow ⇧
+    %h3 Nobody has said anything yet.  Get the conversation started!
+
 #pagination
   = will_paginate @posts
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 172c6a68e..e4c94610a 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -753,3 +753,19 @@ ul#settings_nav {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; }
     #left_pane ul li a:hover:after {
       content: "        ►"; }
+
+.empty_message {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #777777;
+  margin-left: 70px;
+  padding: 1em;
+    padding-top: 0;
+  width: 80%;
+  border: 2px dashed #777777;
+  border-radius: 5px; }
+  .empty_message h3 {
+    color: #777777; }
+  .empty_message .null_arrow {
+    font-size: 80px;
+    display: inline-block; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index dba3e4812..072ba8fad 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -980,3 +980,27 @@ ul#settings_nav
       &:hover
         &:after
           :content "        ►"
+
+.empty_message
+  :margin
+    :top 12px
+  :text
+    :align center
+
+  :color #777
+  h3
+    :color #777
+
+  :margin
+    :left 70px
+  :padding 1em
+    :top 0
+  :width 80%
+  :border 2px dashed #777
+  :border-radius 5px
+
+  .null_arrow
+    :font
+      :size 80px
+    :display inline-block
+