diff --git a/world/net/person.c b/world/net/person.c
index 100c5fc..7071eac 100644
--- a/world/net/person.c
+++ b/world/net/person.c
@@ -1376,19 +1376,22 @@ case "_request_execute":
 					} else {
 					    // see if it is a local object
 					    object o = psyc_object(t);
-
-					    // object one of our places?
-					    if (o && places[o]) {
-						place = o;
-						vSet("place", o->qName());
-						PT(("REQ-EX object %O\n", o))
+					    if (o) {
+						// object one of our places?
+						if (places[o]) {
+						    place = o;
+						    vSet("place", o->qName());
+						    PT(("REQ-EX o'place %O\n", o))
+						} else {
+						    PT(("REQ-EX object %O\n", o))
+						}
 					    } else unless (t2) {
 						    // must be a person then
 //						ME->parsecmd(data, t);
-						PT(("REQ-EX person %O\n", t))
-						parsecmd(data, t);
+						PT(("REQ-EX person %O vs %O\n", t, o))
 						// should be able to put o||t
 						// here.. TODO
+						parsecmd(data, t);
 						return 0;
 					    }
 					}
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/edit.i b/world/net/psyc/edit.i
index da11828..62c9bc5 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/edit.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/edit.i
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ static varargs string psyc_render(mixed source, string mc, mixed data,
 		data = data? to_string(data): "";
 #endif
 	}
-	else if (data == S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER ||
-		  (data[0] == C_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER && data[1] == '\n')
+	else if (data == S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER || (strlen(data) > 1 &&
+		  data[0] == C_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER && data[1] == '\n')
 		    || strstr(data, "\n" S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER "\n") != -1) {
 		// this check shouldn't be necessary here: we should check what
 		// people are typing in usercmd
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/parse.i b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
index 631b0e8..9a9e1a5 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/parse.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ vamixed parse(string a) {
 #ifndef __PIKE__
 		    if (peerip && pongtime + 120 < time()) {
 			if (same_host(SERVER_HOST, peerip)) {
-			    P1(("why am i talking psyc to myself?\n"))
+			    P1(("Another PSYC node on my IP? Or am I talking to myself? %O\n", ME))
+			    // not ponging to ping then...
 			} else {
 #ifdef PSYC_TCP
 			    P2(("%O sending TCP PONG to %O=%O\n",
diff --git a/world/net/user.c b/world/net/user.c
index a2e132d..65ba034 100644
--- a/world/net/user.c
+++ b/world/net/user.c
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ case "_jabber_iq_set":
 case "_jabber":
 		P1(("%O got %O", ME, mc))
 		break;
+case "_notice_composing_media":
+		if (v("scheme") != "psyc") return 1;
+		break;
 case "_message_video":
 case "_message_audio":  
 		// not being displayed to users other than psyc clients