diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index a196ccadc4..b17d948601 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require_once('include/text.php');
 require_once("include/pgettext.php");
 
 
-define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.2.1093' );
+define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.2.1094' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1087      );
 
diff --git a/include/bb2diaspora.php b/include/bb2diaspora.php
index ca0c961b37..591aaf7fa9 100644
--- a/include/bb2diaspora.php
+++ b/include/bb2diaspora.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ require_once('include/event.php');
 
 function diaspora2bb($s) {
 
+	// bug #127
+	$s = preg_replace('/\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)[^\\\]_(.+?)\)/','[$1]($2\\_$3)',$s);
+
+
 	$s = str_replace(array('\\**','\\__','\\*','\\_'), array('-^doublestar^-','-^doublescore-^','-^star^-','-^score^-'),$s);
 	$s = preg_replace("/\*\*\*(.+?)\*\*\*/", '[b][i]$1[/i][/b]', $s);
 	$s = preg_replace("/\_\_\_(.+?)\_\_\_/", '[b][i]$1[/i][/b]', $s);
@@ -15,6 +19,7 @@ function diaspora2bb($s) {
 	$s = preg_replace("/\_\_(.+?)\_\_/", '[b]$1[/b]', $s);
 	$s = preg_replace("/\*(.+?)\*/", '[i]$1[/i]', $s);
 	$s = preg_replace("/\_(.+?)\_/", '[i]$1[/i]', $s);
+
 	$s = str_replace(array('-^doublestar^-','-^doublescore-^','-^star^-','-^score^-'), array('**','__','*','_'), $s);
 	$s = preg_replace('/\!\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)\)/','[img]$2[/img]',$s);
 	$s = preg_replace('/\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)\)/','[url=$2]$1[/url]',$s);
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 98901e9f56..ce83001b48 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 			$myaddr = ((x($_GET,'address')) ? $_GET['address'] : '');
 		}
 
+		$target_addr = $a->profile['nickname'] . '@' . substr(z_root(), strpos(z_root(),'://') + 3 );
+
+
 		/**
 		 *
 		 * The auto_request form only has the profile address
@@ -624,6 +627,11 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 		else
 			$tpl = get_markup_template('auto_request.tpl');
 
+		$page_desc = sprintf( t('Diaspora members: Please do not use this form. Instead, enter "%s" into your Diaspora search bar.'), 
+			$target_addr) . EOL . EOL;
+
+		$page_desc .= t("Please enter your 'Identity Address' from one of the following supported social networks:");
+
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$header' => t('Friend/Connection Request'),
 			'$desc' => t('Examples: jojo@demo.friendika.com, http://demo.friendika.com/profile/jojo, testuser@identi.ca'),
@@ -632,11 +640,11 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 			'$yes' => t('Yes'),
 			'$no' => t('No'),
 			'$add_note' => t('Add a personal note:'),
-			'$page_desc' => t("Please enter your 'Identity Address' from one of the following supported social networks:"),
+			'$page_desc' => $page_desc,
 			'$friendika' => t('Friendika'),
 			'$statusnet' => t('StatusNet/Federated Social Web'),
-			'$private_net' => t("Private \x28secure\x29 network"),
-			'$public_net' => t("Public \x28insecure\x29 network"),
+			'$diaspora' => t('Diaspora'),
+			'$diasnote' => t('- please share from your own site as noted above'),
 			'$your_address' => t('Your Identity Address:'),
 			'$submit' => t('Submit Request'),
 			'$cancel' => t('Cancel'),
diff --git a/view/auto_request.tpl b/view/auto_request.tpl
index b8d2d1a729..377da25c53 100644
--- a/view/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/auto_request.tpl
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 <p id="dfrn-request-intro">
 $page_desc<br />
 <ul id="dfrn-request-networks">
-<li><a href="http://friendika.com" title="$private_net">$friendika</a> <img src="images/lock_icon.gif" alt="$private_net" title="$private_net" /></li>
-<li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="$public_net" >$statusnet</a> <img src="images/unlock_icon.gif" alt="$public_net" title="$public_net"/></li>
+<li><a href="http://friendika.com" title="$friendika">$friendika</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://joindiaspora.com" title="$diaspora">$diaspora</a> $diasnote</li>
+<li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="$public_net" >$statusnet</a></li>
 </ul>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/view/dfrn_request.tpl b/view/dfrn_request.tpl
index 034da332da..3f4300da6b 100644
--- a/view/dfrn_request.tpl
+++ b/view/dfrn_request.tpl
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 <p id="dfrn-request-intro">
 $page_desc<br />
 <ul id="dfrn-request-networks">
-<li><a href="http://friendika.com" title="$private_net">$friendika</a> <img src="images/lock_icon.gif" alt="$private_net" title="$private_net" /></li>
-<li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="$public_net" >$statusnet</a> <img src="images/unlock_icon.gif" alt="$public_net" title="$public_net"/></li>
+<li><a href="http://friendika.com" title="$friendika">$friendika</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://joindiaspora.com" title="$diaspora">$diaspora</a> $diasnote</li>
+<li><a href="http://ostatus.org" title="$public_net" >$statusnet</a></li>
 </ul>
 $desc
 </p>