diff --git a/view/theme/facepark/contact_template.tpl b/view/theme/facepark/contact_template.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 48930b48ab..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/facepark/contact_template.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-
-<div class="contact-entry-wrapper" id="contact-entry-wrapper-$contact.id" >
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-wrapper" >
-		<div class="contact-entry-photo mframe" id="contact-entry-photo-$contact.id"
-		onmouseover="if (typeof t$contact.id != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t$contact.id); openMenu('contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id')" 
-		onmouseout="t$contact.id=setTimeout('closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id\'); closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-$contact.id\');',200)" >
-
-			<a href="$contact.url" title="$contact.img_hover" /><img src="$contact.thumb" $contact.sparkle alt="$contact.name" /></a>
-
-			{{ if $contact.photo_menu }}
-			<span onclick="openClose('contact-photo-menu-$contact.id');" class="fakelink contact-photo-menu-button" id="contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id">menu</span>
-                <div class="contact-photo-menu" id="contact-photo-menu-$contact.id">
-                    <ul>
-                        $contact.photo_menu
-                    </ul>
-                </div>
-			{{ endif }}
-		</div>
-			
-	</div>
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-end" ></div>
-		<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-$contact.id" >$contact.name</div>
-
-	<div class="contact-entry-end" ></div>
-</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/facepark/conversation.tpl b/view/theme/facepark/conversation.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e14646219..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/facepark/conversation.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-$live_update
-
-{{ for $threads as $thread }}
-<div id="tread-wrapper-$thread.id" class="tread-wrapper">
-	{{ for $thread.items as $item }}
-		{{if $item.comment_firstcollapsed}}
-			<div class="hide-comments-outer">
-			<span id="hide-comments-total-$thread.id" class="hide-comments-total">$thread.num_comments</span> <span id="hide-comments-$thread.id" class="hide-comments fakelink" onclick="showHideComments($thread.id);">$thread.hide_text</span>
-			</div>
-			<div id="collapsed-comments-$thread.id" class="collapsed-comments" style="display: none;">
-		{{endif}}
-		{{if $item.comment_lastcollapsed}}</div>{{endif}}
-		
-		{{ inc $item.template }}{{ endinc }}
-		
-		
-	{{ endfor }}
-</div>
-{{ endfor }}
-
-<div id="conversation-end"></div>
-
-{{ if $dropping }}
-<div id="item-delete-selected" class="fakelink" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();">
-  <div id="item-delete-selected-icon" class="icon drophide" title="$dropping" onmouseover="imgbright(this);" onmouseout="imgdull(this);" ></div>
-  <div id="item-delete-selected-desc" >$dropping</div>
-</div>
-<div id="item-delete-selected-end"></div>
-{{ endif }}
diff --git a/view/theme/facepark/nets.tpl b/view/theme/facepark/nets.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 920c2332b6..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/facepark/nets.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<div id="nets-sidebar" class="widget">
-	<h3>$title</h3>
-	<div id="nets-desc">$desc</div>
-	<a href="$base?nets=all" class="nets-link{{ if $sel_all }} nets-selected{{ endif }} nets-all">$all</a>
-	<ul class="nets-ul">
-	{{ for $nets as $net }}
-	<li><a href="$base?nets=$net.ref" class="nets-link{{ if $net.selected }} nets-selected{{ endif }}">$net.name</a></li>
-	{{ endfor }}
-	</ul>
-</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/facepark/saved_searches_aside.tpl b/view/theme/facepark/saved_searches_aside.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index e6a0d6278d..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/facepark/saved_searches_aside.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<div class="widget" id="saved-search-list">
-	<h3 id="search">$title</h3>
-	$searchbox
-	
-	<ul id="saved-search-ul">
-		{{ for $saved as $search }}
-		<li class="saved-search-li clear">
-			<a title="$search.delete" onclick="return confirmDelete();" id="drop-saved-search-term-$search.id" class="iconspacer savedsearchdrop " href="network/?f=&amp;remove=1&amp;search=$search.encodedterm"></a>
-			<a id="saved-search-term-$search.id" class="savedsearchterm" href="network/?f=&amp;search=$search.encodedterm">$search.term</a>
-		</li>
-		{{ endfor }}
-	</ul>
-	<div class="clear"></div>
-</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/oembed_video.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/oembed_video.tpl
deleted file mode 100755
index d3a9a93113..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/oembed_video.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<a href='$embedurl' onclick='this.innerHTML=Base64.decode("$escapedhtml"); return false;' style='float:left; margin: 1em; position: relative;'>
-	<img width='$tw' height='$th' src='$turl' >
-	<div style='position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: $twpx; height: $thpx; background: url($baseurl/images/icons/48/play.png) no-repeat center center;'></div>
-</a>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/oembed_video.tpl b/view/theme/frost/oembed_video.tpl
deleted file mode 100755
index d3a9a93113..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/frost/oembed_video.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<a href='$embedurl' onclick='this.innerHTML=Base64.decode("$escapedhtml"); return false;' style='float:left; margin: 1em; position: relative;'>
-	<img width='$tw' height='$th' src='$turl' >
-	<div style='position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: $twpx; height: $thpx; background: url($baseurl/images/icons/48/play.png) no-repeat center center;'></div>
-</a>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/msg-header.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/msg-header.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d1ea7a612..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/quattro/msg-header.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-
-<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="$baseurl/library/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_src.js"></script>
-<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
-
-var plaintext = '$editselect';
-
-if(plaintext != 'none') {
-	tinyMCE.init({
-		theme : "advanced",
-		mode : "specific_textareas",
-		editor_selector: /(profile-jot-text|prvmail-text)/,
-		plugins : "bbcode,paste",
-		theme_advanced_buttons1 : "bold,italic,underline,undo,redo,link,unlink,image,forecolor",
-		theme_advanced_buttons2 : "",
-		theme_advanced_buttons3 : "",
-		theme_advanced_toolbar_location : "top",
-		theme_advanced_toolbar_align : "center",
-		theme_advanced_blockformats : "blockquote,code",
-		gecko_spellcheck : true,
-		paste_text_sticky : true,
-		entity_encoding : "raw",
-		add_unload_trigger : false,
-		remove_linebreaks : false,
-		force_p_newlines : false,
-		force_br_newlines : true,
-		forced_root_block : '',
-		convert_urls: false,
-		content_css: "$baseurl/view/custom_tinymce.css",
-		     //Character count
-		theme_advanced_path : false,
-		setup : function(ed) {
-			ed.onInit.add(function(ed) {
-				ed.pasteAsPlainText = true;
-				var editorId = ed.editorId;
-				var textarea = $('#'+editorId);
-				if (typeof(textarea.attr('tabindex')) != "undefined") {
-					$('#'+editorId+'_ifr').attr('tabindex', textarea.attr('tabindex'));
-					textarea.attr('tabindex', null);
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	});
-}
-else
-	$("#prvmail-text").contact_autocomplete(baseurl+"/acl");
-
-
-</script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="js/ajaxupload.js" ></script>
-<script>
-	$(document).ready(function() {
-		var uploader = new window.AjaxUpload(
-			'prvmail-upload',
-			{ action: 'wall_upload/$nickname',
-				name: 'userfile',
-				onSubmit: function(file,ext) { $('#profile-rotator').show(); },
-				onComplete: function(file,response) {
-					tinyMCE.execCommand('mceInsertRawHTML',false,response);
-					$('#profile-rotator').hide();
-				}				 
-			}
-		);
-
-	});
-
-	function jotGetLink() {
-		reply = prompt("$linkurl");
-		if(reply && reply.length) {
-			$('#profile-rotator').show();
-			$.get('parse_url?url=' + reply, function(data) {
-				tinyMCE.execCommand('mceInsertRawHTML',false,data);
-				$('#profile-rotator').hide();
-			});
-		}
-	}
-
-	function linkdropper(event) {
-		var linkFound = event.dataTransfer.types.contains("text/uri-list");
-		if(linkFound)
-			event.preventDefault();
-	}
-
-	function linkdrop(event) {
-		var reply = event.dataTransfer.getData("text/uri-list");
-		event.target.textContent = reply;
-		event.preventDefault();
-		if(reply && reply.length) {
-			$('#profile-rotator').show();
-			$.get('parse_url?url=' + reply, function(data) {
-				tinyMCE.execCommand('mceInsertRawHTML',false,data);
-				$('#profile-rotator').hide();
-			});
-		}
-	}
-
-</script>
-
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 94be864174..7eadf7e9f4 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$live_update
+
 {{ for $threads as $item }}
 
 <div id="tread-wrapper-$item.id" class="tread-wrapper {{ if $item.threaded }}threaded{{ endif }}  $item.toplevel">
diff --git a/view/theme/testbubble/contact_template.tpl b/view/theme/testbubble/contact_template.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 48930b48ab..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/testbubble/contact_template.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-
-<div class="contact-entry-wrapper" id="contact-entry-wrapper-$contact.id" >
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-wrapper" >
-		<div class="contact-entry-photo mframe" id="contact-entry-photo-$contact.id"
-		onmouseover="if (typeof t$contact.id != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t$contact.id); openMenu('contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id')" 
-		onmouseout="t$contact.id=setTimeout('closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id\'); closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-$contact.id\');',200)" >
-
-			<a href="$contact.url" title="$contact.img_hover" /><img src="$contact.thumb" $contact.sparkle alt="$contact.name" /></a>
-
-			{{ if $contact.photo_menu }}
-			<span onclick="openClose('contact-photo-menu-$contact.id');" class="fakelink contact-photo-menu-button" id="contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id">menu</span>
-                <div class="contact-photo-menu" id="contact-photo-menu-$contact.id">
-                    <ul>
-                        $contact.photo_menu
-                    </ul>
-                </div>
-			{{ endif }}
-		</div>
-			
-	</div>
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-end" ></div>
-		<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-$contact.id" >$contact.name</div>
-
-	<div class="contact-entry-end" ></div>
-</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/testbubble/mail_head.tpl b/view/theme/testbubble/mail_head.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index afb65f5373..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/testbubble/mail_head.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<h3>$messages</h3>
-
-$tab_content
diff --git a/view/theme/testbubble/nets.tpl b/view/theme/testbubble/nets.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 920c2332b6..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/testbubble/nets.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<div id="nets-sidebar" class="widget">
-	<h3>$title</h3>
-	<div id="nets-desc">$desc</div>
-	<a href="$base?nets=all" class="nets-link{{ if $sel_all }} nets-selected{{ endif }} nets-all">$all</a>
-	<ul class="nets-ul">
-	{{ for $nets as $net }}
-	<li><a href="$base?nets=$net.ref" class="nets-link{{ if $net.selected }} nets-selected{{ endif }}">$net.name</a></li>
-	{{ endfor }}
-	</ul>
-</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/contact_template.tpl b/view/theme/vier/contact_template.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 48930b48ab..0000000000
--- a/view/theme/vier/contact_template.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-
-<div class="contact-entry-wrapper" id="contact-entry-wrapper-$contact.id" >
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-wrapper" >
-		<div class="contact-entry-photo mframe" id="contact-entry-photo-$contact.id"
-		onmouseover="if (typeof t$contact.id != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t$contact.id); openMenu('contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id')" 
-		onmouseout="t$contact.id=setTimeout('closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id\'); closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-$contact.id\');',200)" >
-
-			<a href="$contact.url" title="$contact.img_hover" /><img src="$contact.thumb" $contact.sparkle alt="$contact.name" /></a>
-
-			{{ if $contact.photo_menu }}
-			<span onclick="openClose('contact-photo-menu-$contact.id');" class="fakelink contact-photo-menu-button" id="contact-photo-menu-button-$contact.id">menu</span>
-                <div class="contact-photo-menu" id="contact-photo-menu-$contact.id">
-                    <ul>
-                        $contact.photo_menu
-                    </ul>
-                </div>
-			{{ endif }}
-		</div>
-			
-	</div>
-	<div class="contact-entry-photo-end" ></div>
-		<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-$contact.id" >$contact.name</div>
-
-	<div class="contact-entry-end" ></div>
-</div>