diff --git a/public/javascripts/photo-show.js b/public/javascripts/photo-show.js
index 66611bb5d..f076b8907 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/photo-show.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/photo-show.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   $('.edit_photo').bind('ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
     json = $.parseJSON(json);
     $(".edit_photo input[type='text']").val(json['photo']['caption']);
-    $("#caption").html(json['photo']['caption']);
+    $("#caption").html(json.photo.caption);
     $("#show_photo").find("img").fadeTo(200,1);
     $("#photo_spinner").hide();
   });
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   $('.make_profile_photo').bind('ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
     json = $.parseJSON(json);
 
-    $("img[data-person_id='" + json['person_id'] + "']").fadeTo(200, 1).attr('src', json.image_url_small);
+    $("img[data-person_id='" + json.person_id + "']").fadeTo(200, 1).attr('src', json.image_url_small);
   });
 
   $('.make_profile_photo').bind('ajax:failure', function(data, json, xhr) {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/rails.js b/public/javascripts/rails.js
index 8fbc9ca87..443173f16 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/rails.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/rails.js
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 $.fn.clearForm = function() {
   return this.each(function() {
     var type = this.type, tag = this.tagName.toLowerCase();
-    if (tag == 'form') {
-      return $(':input',this).clearForm();
+    if ($(this).is('form')) {
+      return $(':input', this).clearForm();
     }
-    if (type == 'text' || type == 'password' || tag == 'textarea') {
-      this.value = '';
-    } else if (type == 'checkbox' || type == 'radio') {
-      this.checked = false;
-    } else if (tag == 'select') {
+    if ($(this).is(':text') || $(this).is(':password') || $(this).is('textarea')) {
+      $(this).val('');
+    } else if ($(this).is(':checkbox') || $(this).is(':radio')) {
+      $(this).attr('checked', false);
+    } else if ($(this).is('select')) {
       this.selectedIndex = -1;
-    } else if (this.name == 'photos[]') {
-      this.value = '';
+    } else if ($(this).attr('name') == 'photos[]') {
+      $(this).val('');
     }
-  $(this).blur();
+    $(this).blur();
   });
 };
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jQuery(function ($) {
         e.preventDefault();
     });
 
-    $('a[data-method]:not([data-remote])').live('click', function (e){
+    $('a[data-method]:not([data-remote])').live('click', function (e) {
         var link = $(this),
             href = link.attr('href'),
             method = link.attr('data-method'),
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 8d0aa62a7..4e19a4168 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var Stream = {
     $stream.not(".show").delegate("a.show_post_comments", "click", Stream.toggleComments);
 
     // publisher textarea reset
-    $publisher.find("textarea").bind("blur", function(){ 
+    $publisher.find("textarea").bind("blur", function() { 
       $(this).css('height','42px');
     });
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var Stream = {
       $(this).closest("form").children(".comment_box").attr("rows", 1);
     });
 
-    $stream.delegate("textarea.comment_box", "keydown", function(e){
+    $stream.delegate("textarea.comment_box", "keydown", function(e) {
       if (e.shiftKey && e.keyCode === 13) {
         $(this).closest("form").submit();
       }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var Stream = {
         $videoContainer = $this.parent().siblings("div.video-container");
 
       if ($videoContainer.length > 0) {
-        $videoContainer.slideUp('fast', function () {
+        $videoContainer.slideUp('fast', function() {
           $videoContainer.detach();
         });
         return;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var Stream = {
 
     $(".new_status_message").bind('ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
       json = $.parseJSON(json);
-      WebSocketReceiver.addPostToStream(json['post_id'], json['html']);
+      WebSocketReceiver.addPostToStream(json.post_id, json.html);
     });
     $(".new_status_message").bind('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
       alert('failed to post message!');
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ var Stream = {
 
     $(".new_comment").live('ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
       json = $.parseJSON(json);
-      WebSocketReceiver.processComment(json['post_id'], json['comment_id'], json['html'], false);
+      WebSocketReceiver.processComment(json.post_id, json.comment_id, json.html, false);
     });
     $(".new_comment").live('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
       alert('failed to post message!');
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ var Stream = {
 
 
     if( commentBlockMore.hasClass("inactive") ) {
-      commentBlockMore.fadeIn(150, function(){
+      commentBlockMore.fadeIn(150, function() {
         commentBlockMore.removeClass("inactive");
         commentBlockMore.removeClass("hidden");
       });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/validation.js b/public/javascripts/validation.js
index 923fb7fce..097edb334 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/validation.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/validation.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ var Validation = {
   },
   events: { 
     usernameKeypress: function(evt) {
-      if(evt.keyCode === 0) { return; }
+      if(evt.keyCode === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
       if(!Validation.rules.username.characters.test(this.value + String.fromCharCode(evt.keyCode))) {
         evt.preventDefault();
       }
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index b21d589a5..94ff6e224 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var View = {
     $(this.fancyBoxButtons.selectors.join(", "))
       .fancybox({
          'titleShow': false,
-         'hideOnOverlayClick' : false
+         'hideOnOverlayClick': false
       });
 
     /* Autoexpand textareas */
diff --git a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
index d0d74dd38..46d9da6c1 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
@@ -13,39 +13,43 @@ var WebSocketReceiver = {
   
   onMessage: function(evt) {
       var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(evt.data);
-      if(obj['notice']){
-        WebSocketReceiver.processNotification(obj['notice']);
+      if(obj.notice) {
+        WebSocketReceiver.processNotification(obj.notice);
 
-      }else if (obj['class'] == 'people'){
+      } else if (obj['class'] == 'people') {
         WSR.debug("got a " + obj['class']);
         WebSocketReceiver.processPerson(obj);
 
-      }else{
-        WSR.debug("got a " + obj['class'] + " for aspects " + obj['aspect_ids']);
+      } else {
+        WSR.debug("got a " + obj['class'] + " for aspects " + obj.aspect_ids);
 
-        if (obj['class']=="retractions"){
-          WebSocketReceiver.processRetraction(obj['post_id']);
+        if (obj['class']=="retractions") {
+          WebSocketReceiver.processRetraction(obj.post_id);
 
-        }else if (obj['class']=="comments"){
-          WebSocketReceiver.processComment(obj['post_id'], obj['comment_id'], obj['html'], {'notification':obj['notification'], 'mine?':obj['mine?'], 'my_post?':obj['my_post?']})
+        } else if (obj['class']=="comments") {
+          WebSocketReceiver.processComment(obj.post_id, obj.comment_id, obj.html, {
+            'notification': obj.notification,
+            'mine?': obj['mine?'],
+            'my_post?': obj['my_post?']
+          });
 
-        }else{
-          WebSocketReceiver.processPost(obj['class'], obj['post_id'], obj['html'], obj['aspect_ids'])
+        } else {
+          WebSocketReceiver.processPost(obj['class'], obj.post_id, obj.html, obj.aspect_ids);
         }
       }
   },
-processPerson: function(response){
+  processPerson: function(response) {
     form = $('.webfinger_form');
     form.siblings('#loader').hide();
     result_ul = form.siblings('#request_result');
-    if(response['status'] == 'fail'){
+    if(response.status == 'fail') {
       result_ul.siblings('.error').show();
-      result_ul.find('.error').text(response['response']).show();
-    }else{
-      $('#people_stream').prepend(response['html']).slideDown('slow', function(){});
+      result_ul.find('.error').text(response.response).show();
+    } else {
+      $('#people_stream').prepend(response.html).slideDown('slow', function(){});
       var first_li = result_ul.find('li:first');
       first_li.hide()
-      first_li.after(response['html']);
+      first_li.after(response.html);
       result_ul.find("[name='request[into]']").val(result_ul.attr('aspect_id'));
       result_ul.children(':nth-child(2)').slideDown('fast', function(){});
     }
@@ -57,15 +61,17 @@ processPerson: function(response){
   },
 
   processRetraction: function(post_id){
-    $("*[data-guid='"+post_id+"']").fadeOut(400, function(){$(this).remove()});
-    if($("#main_stream")[0].childElementCount == 0){
+    $("*[data-guid='" + post_id + "']").fadeOut(400, function() {
+      $(this).remove();
+    });
+    if($("#main_stream")[0].childElementCount == 0) {
       $("#no_posts").fadeIn(200);
     }
   },
 
-  processComment: function(postId, commentId, html, opts){
+  processComment: function(postId, commentId, html, opts) {
 
-    if( $(".comment[data-guid='"+commentId+"']").length == 0 ){
+    if( $(".comment[data-guid='"+commentId+"']").length == 0 ) {
 
       post = $("*[data-guid='"+postId+"']'");
       $('.comments li:last', post ).before(
@@ -78,33 +84,34 @@ processPerson: function(response){
           toggler.html().replace(/\d+/,$('.comments', post).find('li').length -1)
         );
 
-        if( !$(".comments", post).is(':visible') ){
+        if( !$(".comments", post).is(':visible') ) {
           toggler.click();
         }
       }
 
       if( !opts['mine?'] && opts['my_post?']) {
-        WebSocketReceiver.processNotification(opts['notification']);
+        WebSocketReceiver.processNotification(opts.notification);
       }
     }
   },
 
-  processPost: function(className, postId, html, aspectIds){
-    if(WebSocketReceiver.onPageForAspects(aspectIds)){
+  processPost: function(className, postId, html, aspectIds) {
+    if(WebSocketReceiver.onPageForAspects(aspectIds)) {
       WebSocketReceiver.addPostToStream(postId, html);
     }
   },
 
-  addPostToStream: function(postId, html){
-    if( $(".message[data-guid='"+postId+"']").length == 0 ){
-      var showMessage = function(){ $("#main_stream:not('.show')").prepend(
-          $(html).fadeIn("fast", function(){
+  addPostToStream: function(postId, html) {
+    if( $(".message[data-guid='" + postId + "']").length == 0 ) {
+      var showMessage = function() {
+        $("#main_stream:not('.show')").prepend(
+          $(html).fadeIn("fast", function() {
             $("#main_stream").find("label").first().inFieldLabels();
           })
         );
       };
 
-      if( $("#no_posts").is(":visible") ){
+      if( $("#no_posts").is(":visible") ) {
         $("#no_posts").fadeOut(400, showMessage()).hide();
       } else {
         showMessage();
@@ -112,22 +119,24 @@ processPerson: function(response){
     }
   },
 
-  onPageForClass: function(className){
+  onPageForClass: function(className) {
     return (location.href.indexOf(className) != -1 );
   },
 
-  onPageForAspects: function(aspectIds){
-    if(location.pathname == '/aspects' && WebSocketReceiver.onPageOne()){
+  onPageForAspects: function(aspectIds) {
+    if(location.pathname == '/aspects' && WebSocketReceiver.onPageOne()) {
       return true
     }
     var found = false;
     $.each(aspectIds, function(index, value) {
-      if(WebSocketReceiver.onPageForAspect(value)){ found = true };
+      if(WebSocketReceiver.onPageForAspect(value)) {
+        found = true;
+      };
     });
     return found;
   },
 
-  onPageForAspect: function(aspectId){
+  onPageForAspect: function(aspectId) {
     return (location.href.indexOf(aspectId) != -1 )
   },
 
@@ -135,8 +144,9 @@ processPerson: function(response){
       var c = document.location.search.charAt(document.location.search.length-1);
       return ((c =='') || (c== '1'));
   },
-  debug: function(str){
+  debug: function(str) {
     $("#debug").append("<p>" +  str); 
   }
 };
-var WSR = WebSocketReceiver
+var WSR = WebSocketReceiver;
+