diff --git a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
index db63890..445bfec 100644
--- a/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
+++ b/world/drivers/ldmud/master/accept.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ object connect(int uid, int port, string service) {
 #ifdef DRIVER_HAS_RENAMED_CLONES
 // named clones		-lynx
 object compile_object(string file) {
+	P3((">> compile_object(%O)\n", file))
 	string path, name;
 	object rob;
 
@@ -383,36 +384,46 @@ object compile_object(string file) {
 	    return rob;
 	}
 # endif
-	if (sscanf(file, "%s#%s.c", path, name) && name != "") {
-		unless (name = SIMUL_EFUN_FILE->legal_name(name))
-		    return (object)0;
-		rob = clone_object(path);
-		rob -> sName(name);
-		D2(if (rob) PP(("NAMED CLONE: %O becomes %s of %s\n",
-				rob, name, path));)
-		return rob;
-	}
 	if (sscanf(file, "place/%s.c", name) && name != "") {
 #ifdef SANDBOX
 		string t;
 #endif
-		unless (name = SIMUL_EFUN_FILE->legal_name(name))
+		unless (name = SIMUL_EFUN_FILE->legal_name(name, 1))
 		    return (object)0;
 
+		string username;
+		if (sscanf(file, "place/~%s#updates", username)) {
+		    object p;
+		    unless ((p = SIMUL_EFUN_FILE->summon_person(username, NET_PATH "user")) && p->vQuery("password")) {
+			P3(("PLACE %O NOT CLONED: %O isn't a registered user\n", name, username));
+			return (object)0;
+		    }
+
+		    if (rob = clone_object(NET_PATH "place/userthreads")) {
+			PP(("PLACE CLONED: %O becomes %O\n", rob, file));
+			rob->sName(name);
+			return rob;
+		    } else {
+			P3(("ERROR: could not clone place %O\n", name));
+			return (object)0;
+		    }
+		}
+
 #ifdef SANDBOX
 		if (file_size(t = USER_PATH + name + ".c") != -1) {
 		    rob = t -> sName(name);
 		    D2(if (rob) PP(("USER PLACE loaded: %O becomes %O\n", rob, file));)
 		} else {
 #endif
+
 #ifdef _flag_disable_places_arbitrary
 		    P2(("WARN: cloned places disabled by #define %O\n", file))
 		    return (object)0;
 #else
 #ifdef _path_archetype_place_default
-                    rob = clone_object(_path_archetype_place_default);
+		    rob = clone_object(_path_archetype_place_default);
 #else
-                    rob = clone_object(NET_PATH "place/default");
+		    rob = clone_object(NET_PATH "place/default");
 #endif
 		    rob -> sName(name);
 		    D2(if (rob) PP(("PLACE CLONED: %O becomes %O\n", rob, file));)
@@ -422,6 +433,15 @@ object compile_object(string file) {
 #endif
 		return rob;
 	}
+	if (sscanf(file, "%s#%s.c", path, name) && name != "") {
+		unless (name = SIMUL_EFUN_FILE->legal_name(name))
+		    return (object)0;
+		rob = clone_object(path);
+		rob -> sName(name);
+		D2(if (rob) PP(("NAMED CLONE: %O becomes %s of %s\n",
+				rob, name, path));)
+		return rob;
+	}
 	if (sscanf(file, "%s/text.c", path) && path != "") {
 		rob = clone_object(NET_PATH "text");
 		rob -> sPath(path);
diff --git a/world/net/library.i b/world/net/library.i
index 89bfe40..65f86f9 100644
--- a/world/net/library.i
+++ b/world/net/library.i
@@ -546,12 +546,13 @@ int boss(mixed guy) {
 }
 
 mixed find_place(mixed a) {
+	P3((">> find_place(%O)\n", a))
 	string path, err;
 	object o;
 
 	if (objectp(a)) return a;
 	if (path = lower_uniform(a)) return path;
-	unless (a = legal_name(a)) return 0;
+	unless (a = legal_name(a, 1)) return 0;
 	path = PLACE_PATH + lower_case(a); // assumes amylaar
 	o = find_object(path);
 	if (o) return o;
diff --git a/world/net/library/legal.c b/world/net/library/legal.c
index 2f40f97..e54a6c2 100644
--- a/world/net/library/legal.c
+++ b/world/net/library/legal.c
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 #include <net.h>
 
 // legal nickname/placename test..
-string legal_name(string n) {
+varargs string legal_name(string name, int place) {
 	int i;
+	string n = name;
 
 	//PT(("legal_name(%O) in %O\n", n, ME))
 	if (shutdown_in_progress) {
@@ -25,17 +26,24 @@ string legal_name(string n) {
 		P1(("not legal_name: %O has !=- as first char.\n", n))
 		return 0;
 	}
-	for (i=strlen(n)-1; i>=0; i--) {
-		if (index("\
+
+	string nick;
+	if (place && sscanf(name, "~%s#updates", nick))
+	    n = nick;
+
+	string chars = "\
 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\
 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\
-0123456789_-=+", n[i]) == -1) {
+0123456789_-=+";
+
+	for (i=strlen(n)-1; i>=0; i--) {
+		if (index(chars, n[i]) == -1) {
 			P1(("not legal_name: %O has ill char at %d (%O).\n",
 			    n, i, n[i]))
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-	return n;
+	return name;
 }
 
 array(string) legal_password(string pw, string nick) {
diff --git a/world/net/place/archetype.gen b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
index eab4ddd..9976a01 100644
--- a/world/net/place/archetype.gen
+++ b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ msgView(source, mc, data, vars, showingLog) {
 //		t = regreplace(s, ": ", "\", \"", 1);
 //		if (s == t) return;
 		if (showingLog == "html")
-//			fmt = "(<i>%s</i>) <b>%s %s</b>: %s<br>\n";
-			fmt = stringp(t[2]) ? "<tr><td nowrap class=ts>%s</td><td nowrap class=sp><b>%s</b> %s</td><td class=tx>%s</td></tr>\n" : "<tr><td nowrap class=ts>%s</td><td colspan=2 nowrap class=sp><b>%s</b> %s</td></tr>\n";
+//			fmt = "(<i>%s</i>) <b>%s %s</b>: %s<br/>\n";
+			fmt = stringp(t[2]) ? "<div class='msg'><span class='ts'>%s</span> <span class='sp'><b>%s</b> %s</span> <span class='tx'>%s</span></div>\n" : "<div class='msg'><span class='ts'>%s</span> <span class='sp'><b>%s</b> %s</span></div>\n";
 		else // showingLog == "ecmascript"
 			fmt = "\t%O, %O, %O, %O,\n";
 		
@@ -2614,5 +2614,3 @@ qAide(snicker, aidesonly) {
 
 qOwner(snicker) { return member(v("owners"), lower_case(snicker)); }
 #endif
-
-
diff --git a/world/net/place/threads.c b/world/net/place/threads.c
index 8b19a7f..bb4a8e6 100644
--- a/world/net/place/threads.c
+++ b/world/net/place/threads.c
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ volatile int last_modified;
 volatile string webact;
 
 create() {
+	P3((">> threads:create()\n"))
 	::create();
 	unless (pointerp(_thread)) _thread = ({ });
 }
 
 cmd(a, args, b, source, vars) {
+	P3((">> threads:cmd(%O, %O, %O, %O, %O)", a, args, b, source, vars))
 // TODO: multiline-sachen irgendwie
 	mapping entry; 
 	int i = 0;
@@ -51,34 +53,73 @@ cmd(a, args, b, source, vars) {
 		// _thread[<5..]
 		foreach( entry : _thread[<num_entries..] ) {
 			sendmsg(source, "_list_thread_item", 
-					// hier auch noch den text?
-					"([_number]) \"[_thread]\", [_author]",
+					"#[_number] - [_author][_sep][_thread]: [_text] ([_comments])",
 					([ 
+						"_sep" : strlen(entry["thread"]) ? " - " : "",
 						"_thread" : entry["thread"],
 						"_text" : entry["text"],
 						"_author" : entry["author"],
 						"_date" : entry["date"],
+						"_comments": sizeof(entry["comments"]),
 						"_number" : i++,
 						"_nick_place" : MYNICK ]) );
 		}
 		return 1;
+	case "entry":
+		unless (sizeof(args) > 1){
+			sendmsg(source, "_warning_usage_entry",
+					"Usage: /entry <threadid>", ([ ]));
+			return 1;
+		}
+		int n = to_int(args[1]);
+		entry = _thread[n];
+		sendmsg(source, "_list_thread_item",
+				"#[_number] [_author][_sep][_thread]: [_text] ([_comments])",
+				([
+					"_sep" : strlen(entry["thread"]) ? " - " : "",
+					"_thread" : entry["thread"],
+					"_text" : entry["text"],
+					"_author" : entry["author"],
+					"_date" : entry["date"],
+					"_comments": sizeof(entry["comments"]),
+					"_number" : n,
+					"_nick_place" : MYNICK ]) );
+
+		if (entry["comments"]) {
+		    foreach(mapping item : entry["comments"]) {
+			sendmsg(source, "_list_thread_comment",
+					"> [_nick]: [_text]",
+					([
+						"_nick" : item["nick"],
+						"_text" : item["text"],
+						"_nick_place" : MYNICK ]) );
+		    }
+		}
+		return 1;
 	case "thread":
-		unless (sizeof(args) > 2){ // num + thread
+		unless (sizeof(args) > 2){
 			sendmsg(source, "_warning_usage_thread",
 					"Usage: /thread <threadid> <title>", ([ ]));
 			return 1;
 		}
 		return setSubject(to_int(args[1]), ARGS(2));
+	case "comment":
+		unless (sizeof(args) >= 2) {
+		    sendmsg(source, "_warning_usage_reply",
+	                            "Usage: /comment <threadid> <text>", ([ ]));
+		    return 1;
+		}
+		return addComment(ARGS(2), SNICKER, to_int(args[1]));
 	case "blog":
 	case "submit":
 	case "addentry":
 		unless (qAide(SNICKER)) return;
-		unless (sizeof(args) >= 2) {
+		unless (sizeof(args) >= 1) {
 		    sendmsg(source, "_warning_usage_submit", 
-	                            "Usage: /submit <title> <text>", ([ ]));
+	                            "Usage: /submit <text>", ([ ]));
 		    return 1;
 		}
-		return addEntry(ARGS(2), SNICKER, args[1]);
+		return addEntry(ARGS(1), SNICKER);
 	// TODO: append fuer multiline-sachen
 #if 0
 	case "iterator":
@@ -111,8 +152,8 @@ cmd(a, args, b, source, vars) {
 	return ::cmd(a, args, b, source, vars);
 }
 
-msg(source, mc, data, mapping vars){
-	P2(("blog.c's msg: mc %O, source %O\n", mc, source))
+msg(source, mc, data, vars){
+	P3(("thread:msg(%O, %O, %O, %O)", source, mc, data, vars))
 	// TODO: die source muss hierbei uebereinstimmen mit dem autor
 	if (abbrev("_notice_authentication", mc)){
 		sendmsg(source, "_notice_place_blog_authentication_success", "([_entry]) has been authenticated", 
@@ -252,6 +293,7 @@ delEntry(int number, source, vars)  {
     }
 
     _thread = entries[0..number-1] + entries[number+1..];
+    //_thread[number] = 0;
     save();
 
     return 1;
@@ -449,47 +491,61 @@ displayMain(last) {
 }
 #endif
 
-displayMain(last) {
+htMain(last) {
 	int i;
 	int len;
 	string t;
+	string ht = "";
 
 	len = sizeof(_thread);
 	if (last > len) last = len;
 	
 	// reverse order
 	for (i = len-1; i >= len - last; i--) {
+		P3((">>> _thread[%O]: %O\n", i, _thread[i]))
 		t = htquote(_thread[i]["text"]);
 		t = replace(t, "\n", "<br>\n");
-		write("<table class='newsTable' width='560px'>\n"
-			  "<tr>"
-			  "<td class='newsAuthor' width='20%'>" + _thread[i]["author"] + "</td>"
-			  "<td class='newsTime' nowrap width='20%'>" + _thread[i]["date"] + "</td>"
-			  "<td class='newsSubject' width='60%'>" + htquote(_thread[i]["thread"]) + "</td>"
-			  "</tr>\n"
-			  "<tr>"
-			  "<td colspan='3' class='newsText'>" + t + "</td>"
-			  "</tr>\n"
-			  "<tr>"
-			  "<td colspan='3' class='newsLink'><a href='" + webact + "?comments"
-			  "=" + i + "'>" + sizeof(_thread[i]["comments"]) + " comments</a></td>"
-			  "</tr>\n"
-			  "</table>\n");
+		t = replace(t, "<", "&lt;");
+		t = replace(t, ">", "&gt;");
+
+		ht += "<div class='entry'>\n"
+			"<div class='title'>\n"
+		          "<span class='author'>" + _thread[i]["author"] + "</span>\n"
+		          "<span class='subject'>" + htquote(_thread[i]["thread"]) + "</span>\n"
+		        "</div>\n"
+		        "<div class='text'>" + t + "</div>\n"
+		        "<div class='footer'>\n"
+		          "<span class='date'>" + _thread[i]["date"] + "</span>\n"
+			  "<span class='comments'>"
+		            "<a href='" + webact + "?comments=" + i + "'>" + sizeof(_thread[i]["comments"]) + " comments</a>"
+		          "</span>\n"
+			"</div>\n"
+		      "</div>\n";
 	}
+	return "<div class='threads'>" + ht + "</div>";
+}
+
+htComments(data) {
+    mapping item;
+    string ht = "";
+
+    write("<b>" + data["author"] + "</b>: " + data["text"] + "<br><br>\n");
+    if (data["comments"]) {       
+	foreach(item : data["comments"]) {
+	    ht += "<b>" + item["nick"] + "</b>: " + item["text"] + "<br>\n";
+	}
+    } else {
+	ht += "no comments...<br>\n";
+    }
+    return ht;
+}
+
+displayMain(last) {
+    write(htMain(last));
 }
 
 displayComments(data) {
-	mapping item;
-
-	write("Ursprüngliche Nachricht:<br>"
-		  "<b>" + data["author"] + "</b>: " + data["text"] + "<br><br>\n");
-    if (data["comments"]) {       
-		foreach(item : data["comments"]) {
-			write("<b>" + item["nick"] + "</b>: " + item["text"] + "<br>\n");       
-		}
-	} else {
-		write("no comments...<br>\n");
-	}
+    write(htComments(data));
 }
 
 nntpget(cmd, args) {
@@ -539,7 +595,7 @@ default:
 }
 
 #ifndef STYLESHEET 
-# define STYLESHEET (v("_uniform_style") || "http://www.psyc.eu/blog.css")
+# define STYLESHEET (v("_uniform_style") || "/static/examine.css")
 #endif
 
 // wir können zwei strategien fahren.. die technisch einfachere ist es
@@ -553,28 +609,10 @@ default:
 //
 displayHeader() {
 	w("_HTML_head_threads",
-	    "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='"+
-		STYLESHEET +"'>\n"+
-	    "<style type='text/css'>\n"
-		"<!--\n"
-		"body { font-family: lucida,verdana,geneva; }\n"
-		"td { font-family: lucida,verdana,geneva; }\n"
-		"table.newsTable {border: 1px solid #6f6; padding:4px; margin:6px;}\n"
-		"table td.newsAuthor {color:#fff; font-weight:bold;"
-		" border: 1px solid #6f6;"
-	    " background-color:#041;}\n"
-		"table td.newsTime {color:#ddd;border: 1px solid #6f6;"
-        " background-color:#030;}\n"
-		"table td.newsSubject {color:#ddd; border: 1px solid #6f6;"
-        " background-color:#030;}\n"
-		"table td.newsLink {background-color:#030;}\n"
-		"table td.newsText {}\n"
-		"//-->\n"
-		"</style>\n"
-	    "<body bgcolor='#002200' text='#33ff33' link='#ffdf00'" 
-		            "vlink='#ffaf00' alink='#00ff00'>\n\n");
+	    "<html><head><link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='"+
+		STYLESHEET +"'></head>\n"+
+	    "<body class='threads'>\n\n");
 }
 displayFooter() {
-	w("_HTML_tail_threads", "</body>");
+	w("_HTML_tail_threads", "</body></html>");
 }
-
diff --git a/world/net/place/userthreads.c b/world/net/place/userthreads.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a1c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/net/place/userthreads.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <net.h>
+#include <person.h>
+#include <status.h>
+
+inherit NET_PATH "place/threads";
+
+load(name, keep) {
+	P3((">> userthreads:load(%O, %O)\n", name, keep))
+	string nick;
+
+	if (sscanf(name, "~%s#updates", nick))
+	    vSet("owners", ([ nick: 0 ]));
+
+	return ::load(name, keep);
+}
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/library.i b/world/net/psyc/library.i
index 69016ef..52468ef 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/library.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/library.i
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ object psyc_object(string uniform) {
 
 #ifndef FORK
 object find_psyc_object(array(mixed) u) {
+	P3((">> find_psyc_object(%O)\n", u))
 	string t, r, svc, user;
 	object o;
 
@@ -131,7 +132,15 @@ object find_psyc_object(array(mixed) u) {
 #endif
 		if (strlen(r)) switch(r[0]) {
 		case '^':
+			break;
 		case '~':
+			if (u[UChannel]) {
+			    t = lower_case(r + "#" + u[UChannel]);
+			    r = PLACE_PATH + t;
+			    if (o = find_object(r)) break;
+			    unless (t = legal_name(t)) break;
+			    catch(o = r -> load(t));
+			}
 			break;
 		case '$':
 			// target wird auf serv/args gesetzt
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ object find_psyc_object(array(mixed) u) {
 		o = summon_person(user); //, PSYC_PATH "user");
                 P2(("%O summoning %O: %O\n", ME, user, o))
 	}
+	P3((">>> found psyc object: %O\n", o))
 	return o;
 }
 
diff --git a/world/net/user.c b/world/net/user.c
index d9d2e0a..125137b 100644
--- a/world/net/user.c
+++ b/world/net/user.c
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ htDescription(anonymous, query, headers, qs, variant, vars) {
 // <input type=hidden name=token value=\""+v("token")+"\">\n\
 // <input type=hidden name=lang value=\""+v("language")+"\">\n\
 //
+
+	object u = find_place("~" + nick + "#updates");
+	string updates = objectp(u) ? u->htMain(10) : "";
+
 	return psyctext(page, vars + ([
 	"_FORM_start"                   : "\
 <form class=\"Pef\" name=\"Pef\" action=\"\">\n\
@@ -292,7 +296,8 @@ htDescription(anonymous, query, headers, qs, variant, vars) {
 	"_nick_me"			: MYNICK,
 	"_FORM_end"                     : "</form>\n",
 		])
-	);
+	) + updates;
+;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/world/static/examine.css b/world/static/examine.css
index dc85af2..75d5667 100644
--- a/world/static/examine.css
+++ b/world/static/examine.css
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+body.threads,
 .Pe {
 	font-family: verdana,helvetica;
-	font-weight: bold;
-	font-size: 9;
+	/*font-weight: bold;*/
+	font-size: 12px;
 	padding: 44;
 	background: #333;
 	color: white;
@@ -30,8 +31,12 @@
 	padding: 4;
 	margin-bottom: 23px;
 }
+
 .ldp {
 	font-size: 9;
+}
+.entry,
+.ldp {
 	font-weight: normal;
 	border: 3px dashed #333;
 	background: #933;
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
 	margin: 44;
         width: 562;
 }
+.entry .title,
 .ldpc {
 	background: #f33;
 	color: black;
@@ -67,3 +73,32 @@
 	width: 400;
 }
 
+.entry {
+  margin: 22px 44px;
+}
+
+.entry .text {
+  background: black;
+  padding: 5px;
+}
+
+.entry .title {
+  display: none;
+}
+.entry .title .author {}
+.entry .title .subject {}
+
+.entry .footer a,
+.entry .footer a:visited {
+  color: white;
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.entry .footer a:hover,
+.entry .footer a:visited:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.entry .footer .comments {
+  float: right;
+}