diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
index 24860b668..25ba89081 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 %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/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
index e50c53602..441508e8f 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
     = render type_partial(post), :post => post unless post.class == Album
+
 - if @posts.size == 0
   #empty_message
     .null_arrow ⇧