diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 102aa2dca..54d3e64fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ protected
       fmt.json do
         render :json => {:success => false, :reason => "access denied"}.to_json, :status => 403
       end
+      fmt.js do
+        render :nothing => true, :status => 403
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -106,10 +109,15 @@ protected
 
   def normalize_search
     if request.get?
-      params[:search] ||= {}
-      changed = params[:search].reject! {|k,v| v.blank?}
-      unless changed.nil?
-        redirect_to params
+      if params[:search].blank?
+        params[:search] = {}
+      end
+
+      if params[:search].is_a?(Hash)
+        changed = params[:search].reject! {|k,v| v.blank?}
+        unless changed.nil?
+          redirect_to params
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 741336c1e..ae802eca9 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -431,4 +431,8 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
   def deletable_by?(user)
     user.is_builder?
   end
+
+  def visible?
+    !is_banned? || CurrentUser.user.is_janitor?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/artist_commentary_version.rb b/app/models/artist_commentary_version.rb
index 95cd33e33..b969116d3 100644
--- a/app/models/artist_commentary_version.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist_commentary_version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class ArtistCommentaryVersion < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessible :post_id, :original_title, :original_description, :translated_title, :translated_description
 
   def self.search(params)
-    q = scoped
+    q = where("true")
     params = {} if params.blank?
 
     if params[:updater_id]
diff --git a/app/models/mod_action.rb b/app/models/mod_action.rb
index 491e2835b..c47ba0e5b 100644
--- a/app/models/mod_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/mod_action.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class ModAction < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessible :description
 
   def self.search(params = {})
-    q = scoped
+    q = where("true")
     return q if params.blank?
 
     if params[:creator_id].present?
diff --git a/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/post.rb b/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/post.rb
index 819682107..9ce17c617 100644
--- a/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/post.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/post.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module PostSetPresenters
     end
 
     def pattern_tags
-      Tag.name_matches(post_set.tag_string).all(:select => "name", :limit => Danbooru.config.tag_query_limit, :order => "post_count DESC").map(&:name)
+      Tag.name_matches(post_set.tag_string).select("name").limit(Danbooru.config.tag_query_limit).order("post_count DESC").map(&:name)
     end
 
     def related_tags_for_group
diff --git a/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
index 240a661b8..26a641373 100644
--- a/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class UserPresenter
 
   def favorites
     @favorites ||= begin
-      arel = user.favorites.limit(6).includes(:post).reorder("favorites.id desc")
+      arel = user.favorites.limit(6).joins(:post).reorder("favorites.id desc")
 
       if CurrentUser.user.hide_deleted_posts?
         arel = arel.where("posts.is_deleted = false")
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index ce3301569..35faad9a0 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -6726,4 +6726,5 @@ INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140111191413');
 
 INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140204233337');
 
-INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140221213349');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140221213349');
+