diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 6db4de3d95..527103bc91 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require_once('library/Mobile_Detect/Mobile_Detect.php');
 require_once('include/features.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.1.1610' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.1.1612' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1159      );
 
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index d9f100831c..b87b159eb6 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -300,6 +300,38 @@ function notification($params) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// we seem to have a lot of duplicate comment notifications due to race conditions, mostly from forums
+	// After we've stored everything, look again to see if there are any duplicates and if so remove them
+
+	$p = null;
+	$p = q("select id from notify where ( type = %d or type = %d ) and link = '%s' and uid = %d order by id",
+		intval(NOTIFY_TAGSELF),
+		intval(NOTIFY_COMMENT),
+		dbesc($params['link']),
+		intval($params['uid'])
+	);
+	if($p && (count($p) > 1)) {
+		for ($d = 1; $d < count($p); $d ++) {
+			q("delete from notify where id = %d limit 1",
+				intval($p[$d]['id'])
+			);
+		}
+
+		// only continue on if we stored the first one
+
+		if($notify_id != $p[0]['id']) {
+			pop_lang();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 	$itemlink = $a->get_baseurl() . '/notify/view/' . $notify_id;
 	$msg = replace_macros($epreamble,array('$itemlink' => $itemlink));
 	$r = q("update notify set msg = '%s' where id = %d and uid = %d limit 1",
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index b0ceb0ed93..255d580b6e 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -3594,7 +3594,7 @@ function fix_private_photos($s, $uid, $item = null, $cid = 0) {
 			// Only embed locally hosted photos
 			$replace = false;
 			$i = basename($image);
-			$i = str_replace(array('.jpg','.png'),array('',''),$i);
+			$i = str_replace(array('.jpg','.png','.gif'),array('','',''),$i);
 			$x = strpos($i,'-');
 
 			if($x) {
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@ function fix_private_photos($s, $uid, $item = null, $cid = 0) {
 					intval($res),
 					intval($uid)
 				);
-				if(count($r)) {
+				if($r) {
 
 					// Check to see if we should replace this photo link with an embedded image
 					// 1. No need to do so if the photo is public
diff --git a/util/messages.po b/util/messages.po
index bfa4b98ad8..6a9babae6a 100644
--- a/util/messages.po
+++ b/util/messages.po
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: 3.1.1610\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: 3.1.1612\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-02-05 10:00-0800\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-02-07 10:00-0800\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../../mod/message.php:38 ../../mod/message.php:174
 #: ../../mod/allfriends.php:9 ../../mod/nogroup.php:25
 #: ../../mod/wall_upload.php:66 ../../mod/follow.php:9
-#: ../../mod/display.php:181 ../../mod/profiles.php:146
+#: ../../mod/display.php:180 ../../mod/profiles.php:146
 #: ../../mod/profiles.php:567 ../../mod/delegate.php:6
 #: ../../mod/suggest.php:56 ../../mod/invite.php:15 ../../mod/invite.php:101
 #: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:53 ../../addon/facebook/facebook.php:512
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ msgid "New photo from this URL"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/crepair.php:166 ../../mod/fsuggest.php:107
-#: ../../mod/events.php:476 ../../mod/photos.php:1075
+#: ../../mod/events.php:478 ../../mod/photos.php:1075
 #: ../../mod/photos.php:1196 ../../mod/photos.php:1498
 #: ../../mod/photos.php:1549 ../../mod/photos.php:1593
 #: ../../mod/photos.php:1676 ../../mod/install.php:248
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:1037 ../../mod/manage.php:110 ../../mod/group.php:87
 #: ../../mod/mood.php:137 ../../mod/message.php:335 ../../mod/message.php:564
 #: ../../mod/admin.php:461 ../../mod/admin.php:728 ../../mod/admin.php:865
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1064 ../../mod/admin.php:1151
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1068 ../../mod/admin.php:1155
 #: ../../mod/profiles.php:626 ../../mod/invite.php:140
 #: ../../addon/fromgplus/fromgplus.php:44
 #: ../../addon/facebook/facebook.php:621
@@ -277,87 +277,87 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Event title and start time are required."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:289
+#: ../../mod/events.php:291
 msgid "l, F j"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:311
+#: ../../mod/events.php:313
 msgid "Edit event"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:333 ../../include/text.php:1246
+#: ../../mod/events.php:335 ../../include/text.php:1258
 msgid "link to source"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:368 ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:91
+#: ../../mod/events.php:370 ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:91
 #: ../../include/nav.php:79 ../../boot.php:1857
 msgid "Events"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:369
+#: ../../mod/events.php:371
 msgid "Create New Event"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:370 ../../addon/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:263
+#: ../../mod/events.php:372 ../../addon/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:263
 #: ../../addon.old/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:263
 msgid "Previous"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:371 ../../mod/install.php:207
+#: ../../mod/events.php:373 ../../mod/install.php:207
 #: ../../addon/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:266
 #: ../../addon.old/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:266
 msgid "Next"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:444
+#: ../../mod/events.php:446
 msgid "hour:minute"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:454
+#: ../../mod/events.php:456
 msgid "Event details"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:455
+#: ../../mod/events.php:457
 #, php-format
 msgid "Format is %s %s. Starting date and Title are required."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:457
+#: ../../mod/events.php:459
 msgid "Event Starts:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:457 ../../mod/events.php:471
+#: ../../mod/events.php:459 ../../mod/events.php:473
 msgid "Required"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:460
+#: ../../mod/events.php:462
 msgid "Finish date/time is not known or not relevant"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:462
+#: ../../mod/events.php:464
 msgid "Event Finishes:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:465
+#: ../../mod/events.php:467
 msgid "Adjust for viewer timezone"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:467
+#: ../../mod/events.php:469
 msgid "Description:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:469 ../../mod/directory.php:134
+#: ../../mod/events.php:471 ../../mod/directory.php:134
 #: ../../addon/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php:156
 #: ../../include/event.php:40 ../../include/bb2diaspora.php:415
 #: ../../boot.php:1379
 msgid "Location:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:471
+#: ../../mod/events.php:473
 msgid "Title:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/events.php:473
+#: ../../mod/events.php:475
 msgid "Share this event"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Remove"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_poll.php:99 ../../mod/dfrn_poll.php:530
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_poll.php:101 ../../mod/dfrn_poll.php:534
 #, php-format
 msgid "%1$s welcomes %2$s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ msgid "Remove account"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/uexport.php:48 ../../mod/settings.php:74
-#: ../../mod/newmember.php:22 ../../mod/admin.php:824 ../../mod/admin.php:1029
+#: ../../mod/newmember.php:22 ../../mod/admin.php:824 ../../mod/admin.php:1033
 #: ../../addon/dav/friendica/layout.fnk.php:225
 #: ../../addon/mathjax/mathjax.php:36 ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:537
 #: ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:658 ../../include/nav.php:167
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ msgid_plural "%d comments"
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: ../../mod/content.php:605 ../../include/text.php:1502
+#: ../../mod/content.php:605 ../../include/text.php:1514
 #: ../../object/Item.php:315 ../../object/Item.php:328
 msgid "comment"
 msgid_plural "comments"
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Update public posts"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/contacts.php:409 ../../mod/admin.php:1209
+#: ../../mod/contacts.php:409 ../../mod/admin.php:1213
 msgid "Update now"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/like.php:151 ../../mod/subthread.php:87 ../../mod/tagger.php:62
 #: ../../addon/communityhome/communityhome.php:171
-#: ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:464 ../../include/text.php:1498
+#: ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:464 ../../include/text.php:1510
 #: ../../include/diaspora.php:1860 ../../include/conversation.php:126
 #: ../../include/conversation.php:254
 #: ../../addon.old/communityhome/communityhome.php:163
@@ -3365,7 +3365,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/notice.php:15 ../../mod/viewsrc.php:15 ../../mod/admin.php:159
 #: ../../mod/admin.php:773 ../../mod/admin.php:972 ../../mod/display.php:51
-#: ../../mod/display.php:185 ../../include/items.php:3853
+#: ../../mod/display.php:184 ../../include/items.php:3853
 msgid "Item not found."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Plugins"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:99 ../../mod/admin.php:1027 ../../mod/admin.php:1063
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:99 ../../mod/admin.php:1031 ../../mod/admin.php:1067
 msgid "Themes"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -3642,7 +3642,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "DB updates"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:115 ../../mod/admin.php:122 ../../mod/admin.php:1150
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:115 ../../mod/admin.php:122 ../../mod/admin.php:1154
 msgid "Logs"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -3687,8 +3687,8 @@ msgid "Message queues"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/admin.php:212 ../../mod/admin.php:459 ../../mod/admin.php:726
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:821 ../../mod/admin.php:863 ../../mod/admin.php:1026
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1062 ../../mod/admin.php:1149
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:821 ../../mod/admin.php:863 ../../mod/admin.php:1030
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1066 ../../mod/admin.php:1153
 msgid "Administration"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4241,23 +4241,23 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Plugin %s enabled."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:799 ../../mod/admin.php:997
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:799 ../../mod/admin.php:1001
 msgid "Disable"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:801 ../../mod/admin.php:999
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:801 ../../mod/admin.php:1003
 msgid "Enable"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:823 ../../mod/admin.php:1028
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:823 ../../mod/admin.php:1032
 msgid "Toggle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:831 ../../mod/admin.php:1038
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:831 ../../mod/admin.php:1042
 msgid "Author: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:832 ../../mod/admin.php:1039
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:832 ../../mod/admin.php:1043
 msgid "Maintainer: "
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4265,61 +4265,61 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No themes found."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1020
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1024
 msgid "Screenshot"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1068
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1072
 msgid "[Experimental]"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1069
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1073
 msgid "[Unsupported]"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1096
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1100
 msgid "Log settings updated."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1152
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1156
 msgid "Clear"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1158
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1162
 msgid "Debugging"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1159
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1163
 msgid "Log file"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1159
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1163
 msgid ""
 "Must be writable by web server. Relative to your Friendica top-level "
 "directory."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1160
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1164
 msgid "Log level"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1210
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1214
 msgid "Close"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1216
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1220
 msgid "FTP Host"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1217
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1221
 msgid "FTP Path"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1218
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1222
 msgid "FTP User"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/admin.php:1219
+#: ../../mod/admin.php:1223
 msgid "FTP Password"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4419,7 +4419,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "link"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/display.php:178
+#: ../../mod/display.php:177
 msgid "Item has been removed."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4909,7 +4909,7 @@ msgid "About:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/directory.php:187
-#: ../../addon/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php:203
+#: ../../addon/forumdirectory/forumdirectory.php:201
 msgid "No entries (some entries may be hidden)."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5847,7 +5847,7 @@ msgid "Latest likes"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../addon/communityhome/communityhome.php:163
-#: ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:456 ../../include/text.php:1496
+#: ../../view/theme/diabook/theme.php:456 ../../include/text.php:1508
 #: ../../include/conversation.php:118 ../../include/conversation.php:246
 #: ../../addon.old/communityhome/communityhome.php:155
 msgid "event"
@@ -7350,7 +7350,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Add contact"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../addon/viewsrc/viewsrc.php:37 ../../addon.old/viewsrc/viewsrc.php:37
+#: ../../addon/viewsrc/viewsrc.php:39 ../../addon.old/viewsrc/viewsrc.php:37
 msgid "View Source"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -8683,31 +8683,31 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "December"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1066
+#: ../../include/text.php:1078
 msgid "bytes"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1093 ../../include/text.php:1105
+#: ../../include/text.php:1105 ../../include/text.php:1117
 msgid "Click to open/close"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1278 ../../include/user.php:237
+#: ../../include/text.php:1290 ../../include/user.php:237
 msgid "default"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1290
+#: ../../include/text.php:1302
 msgid "Select an alternate language"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1500
+#: ../../include/text.php:1512
 msgid "activity"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1503
+#: ../../include/text.php:1515
 msgid "post"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:1658
+#: ../../include/text.php:1670
 msgid "Item filed"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -9582,7 +9582,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Welcome back "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/security.php:363
+#: ../../include/security.php:366
 msgid ""
 "The form security token was not correct. This probably happened because the "
 "form has been opened for too long (>3 hours) before submitting it."
@@ -9740,15 +9740,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Private post"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/plugin.php:389 ../../include/plugin.php:391
+#: ../../include/plugin.php:429 ../../include/plugin.php:431
 msgid "Click here to upgrade."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/plugin.php:397
+#: ../../include/plugin.php:437
 msgid "This action exceeds the limits set by your subscription plan."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../include/plugin.php:402
+#: ../../include/plugin.php:442
 msgid "This action is not available under your subscription plan."
 msgstr ""