diff --git a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
index 667196b85..c579671e1 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@
 
   .requests
     %ul.dropzone
-      - for request in @remote_requests
-        %li.requested_person{:id => request.person.id, :request_id => request.id}
-          = person_image_tag(request.person)
-          .name
-            = request.person.real_name
+      - if @remote_requests.size < 1
+        %li.grey No new requests
+      - else
+        - for request in @remote_requests
+          %li.requested_person{:id => request.person.id, :request_id => request.id}
+            = person_image_tag(request.person)
+            .name
+              = request.person.real_name
   %h1
     Ignore/Remove
 
   %li.remove
     %ul.dropzone
+      %li.grey Drag to ignore/remove
 
 - content_for :publish do
   = link_to("add a new aspect", "#add_aspect_pane", :id => "add_aspect_button", :class => "new_aspect button", :title => "Add a new aspect")
diff --git a/app/views/people/index.html.haml b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
index f80a80f3e..2cd1dc4a7 100644
--- a/app/views/people/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     Search
 
   =form_tag '/people', :method => "get" do
-    = text_field_tag :q
+    = text_field_tag :q, params[:q]
     = submit_tag "search"
 
 - content_for :left_pane do