diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index bd34b2a15..a4587b8c2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def error_messages_for(instance_name)
     instance = instance_variable_get("@#{instance_name}")
     
-    if instance.errors.any?
+    if instance && instance.errors.any?
       %{<div class="error-messages ui-state-error ui-corner-all"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-alert"></span> <strong>Error</strong>: #{instance.__send__(:errors).full_messages.join(", ")}</div>}.html_safe
     else
       ""
diff --git a/app/models/forum_post.rb b/app/models/forum_post.rb
index d33c916e2..a7b3880f6 100644
--- a/app/models/forum_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/forum_post.rb
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ class ForumPost < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.is_deleted = false if is_deleted.nil?
   end
   
+  def quoted_response
+    "[quote]\n#{body}\n[/quote]\n\n"
+  end
+  
   def build_response
     dup.tap do |x|
-      x.body = "[quote]\n#{x.body}\n[/quote]\n\n"
+      x.body = x.quoted_response
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
index f33d31649..dcede6314 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%= error_messages_for("forum_post") %>
 
-<%= simple_form_for(@forum_post) do |f| %>
+<%= simple_form_for(forum_post) do |f| %>
   <%= f.input :topic_id, :as => :hidden %>
   <%= dtext_field "forum_post", "body" %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/_forum_post.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/_forum_post.html.erb
index 7ca48ea8e..baf0d032d 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/_forum_post.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/_forum_post.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <%= format_text(forum_post.body) %>
     </div>
     <menu> 
-      <li><%= link_to "Quote", new_forum_post_path(:post_id => forum_post.id) %></li>
+      <li><%= link_to "Quote", new_forum_post_path(:post_id => forum_post.id), :method => :get, :remote => true %></li>
       <% if CurrentUser.user.is_janitor? || CurrentUser.user.id == forum_post.creator_id %>
         <% if forum_post.is_deleted %>
           <li><%= link_to "Undelete", undelete_forum_post_path(forum_post.id), :method => :post, :remote => true %></li>
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/edit.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/edit.html.erb
index 1c4a60b1f..2299616e3 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div id="a-edit">
     <h1>Edit Forum Post</h1>
     
-    <%= render "form" %>
+    <%= render "form", :forum_post => @forum_post %>
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/new.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/new.html.erb
index cd68124d1..c9bcd3407 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/new.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <h1>New Forum Post</h1>
     <% end %>
     
-    <%= render "form" %>
+    <%= render "form", :forum_post => @forum_post %>
     <%= error_messages_for "forum_post" %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/new.js.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/new.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c3226073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/new.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$("#forum_post_body").val("<%= escape_javascript @forum_post.body %>");
+$("#new-topic-response").show();
+
+$('html, body').animate({
+    scrollTop: $("#forum_post_body").offset().top - 100
+}, 500);
diff --git a/app/views/forum_topics/show.html.erb b/app/views/forum_topics/show.html.erb
index b72637303..17c016284 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_topics/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_topics/show.html.erb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     
     <p><%= link_to "Reply &raquo;".html_safe, new_forum_post_path(:topic_id => @forum_topic.id) %></p>
     
+    <div id="topic-response">
+      <%= render "forum_posts/form", :forum_post => ForumPost.new(:topic_id => @forum_topic.id) %>
+    </div>
+    
     <%= numbered_paginator(@forum_posts) %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/uploads/index.html.erb b/app/views/uploads/index.html.erb
index 7a1c58a10..debb2bca9 100644
--- a/app/views/uploads/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/uploads/index.html.erb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <td><%= link_to upload.id, upload_path(upload) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to upload.uploader.name, user_path(upload.uploader) %></td>
             <td><%= upload.presenter.status(self) %></td>
-            <td><%= upload.created_at %></td>
+            <td><%= time_ago_in_words_tagged upload.created_at %></td>
             <td><%= upload.tag_string %></td>
           </tr>
         <% end %>