diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
index 47387f91d..56711fb7b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ void BoardsPostItem::setup()
 
     ui->logoLabel->setPixmap(FilesDefs::getPixmapFromQtResourcePath(":/images/thumb-default-video.png"));
     //ui->warn_image_label->setPixmap(FilesDefs::getPixmapFromQtResourcePath(":/images/status_unknown.png"));
-    ui->readButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/message-state-unread.png"));
-    ui->voteUpButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/vote_up.png"));
-    ui->voteDownButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/vote_down.png"));
-    ui->downloadButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/download.png"));
-    ui->playButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/play.png"));
+    //ui->readButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/message-state-unread.png"));
+    //ui->voteUpButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/vote_up.png"));
+    //ui->voteDownButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/vote_down.png"));
+    //ui->downloadButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/download.png"));
+    //ui->playButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/play.png"));
     ui->commentButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/comment.png"));
     //ui->editButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/pencil-edit-button.png"));
-    ui->copyLinkButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/copy.png"));
+    //ui->copyLinkButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/copy.png"));
     ui->expandButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/down-arrow.png"));
     ui->readAndClearButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/correct.png"));
     ui->clearButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/exit2.png"));
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ void BoardsPostItem::setup()
 	/* clear ui */
 	ui->titleLabel->setText(tr("Loading..."));
 	ui->datetimelabel->clear();
-    ui->filelabel->hide();
-    ui->newCommentLabel->hide();
-    ui->commLabel->hide();
+    //ui->filelabel->hide();
+    //ui->newCommentLabel->hide();
+    //ui->commLabel->hide();
 
 	/* general ones */
 	connect(ui->expandButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(toggle()));
@@ -160,30 +160,30 @@ void BoardsPostItem::setup()
 
 	/* specific */
 	connect(ui->readAndClearButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(readAndClearItem()));
-	connect(ui->unsubscribeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(unsubscribeChannel()));
+    //connect(ui->unsubscribeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(unsubscribeChannel()));
 
-	connect(ui->downloadButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(download()));
+    //connect(ui->downloadButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(download()));
 	// HACK FOR NOW.
     ui->commentButton->hide();// hidden until properly enabled.
 //	connect(ui->commentButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(loadComments()));
 
-	connect(ui->playButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(play(void)));
+    //connect(ui->playButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(play(void)));
     //connect(ui->editButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(edit(void)));
-	connect(ui->copyLinkButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(copyMessageLink()));
+    //connect(ui->copyLinkButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(copyMessageLink()));
 
-	connect(ui->readButton, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(readToggled(bool)));
+    //connect(ui->readButton, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(readToggled(bool)));
 
     // hide voting buttons, backend is not implemented yet
-    ui->voteUpButton->hide();
-    ui->voteDownButton->hide();
+    //ui->voteUpButton->hide();
+    //ui->voteDownButton->hide();
 
-	ui->scoreLabel->hide();
+    //ui->scoreLabel->hide();
 
 	// hide unsubscribe button not necessary
-	ui->unsubscribeButton->hide();
+    //ui->unsubscribeButton->hide();
 
-	ui->downloadButton->hide();
-	ui->playButton->hide();
+    //ui->downloadButton->hide();
+    //ui->playButton->hide();
     //ui->warn_image_label->hide();
     //ui->warning_label->hide();
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void BoardsPostItem::fill()
 		ui->logoLabel->setPicture( FilesDefs::getPixmapFromQtResourcePath(":/images/thumb-default-video.png") );
 
     //if( !IS_GROUP_PUBLISHER(mGroupMeta.mSubscribeFlags) )
-    ui->editButton->hide() ;	// never show this button. Feeds are not the place to edit posts.
+    //ui->editButton->hide() ;	// never show this button. Feeds are not the place to edit posts.
 
     if(mPost.mNotes.empty())
         ui->expandButton->hide() ;	// never show this button.
@@ -357,17 +357,17 @@ void BoardsPostItem::fill()
     //ui->newCommentLabel->setText(RsStringUtil::CopyLines(QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), 1)) ;
     //ui->newCommentLabel->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), /* RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS |*/ RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
-    if (IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(mGroupMeta.mSubscribeFlags) || IS_GROUP_ADMIN(mGroupMeta.mSubscribeFlags))
-    {
-        ui->unsubscribeButton->setEnabled(true);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        ui->unsubscribeButton->setEnabled(false);
-    }
-    ui->readButton->hide();
+//    if (IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(mGroupMeta.mSubscribeFlags) || IS_GROUP_ADMIN(mGroupMeta.mSubscribeFlags))
+//    {
+//        ui->unsubscribeButton->setEnabled(true);
+//    }
+//    else
+//    {
+//        ui->unsubscribeButton->setEnabled(false);
+//    }
+    //ui->readButton->hide();
     ui->newLabel->hide();
-    ui->copyLinkButton->hide();
+    //ui->copyLinkButton->hide();
 
     if (IS_MSG_NEW(mPost.mMeta.mMsgStatus))
         mCloseOnRead = true;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.ui
index 695f3d594..3a7a890f6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>1092</width>
-    <height>255</height>
+    <width>803</width>
+    <height>175</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="BoardsPostItem_GL">
@@ -138,190 +138,26 @@
             </property>
            </spacer>
           </item>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="subjectLabel">
-            <property name="font">
-             <font>
-              <pointsize>11</pointsize>
-              <weight>75</weight>
-              <italic>false</italic>
-              <bold>true</bold>
-             </font>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string notr="true">TextLabel</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="openExternalLinks">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
           <item>
            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="newCommHLayout">
             <property name="topMargin">
              <number>0</number>
             </property>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="newCommentLabel">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>New Comment:</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="scaledContents">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="ElidedLabel" name="commLabel">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Comment Value</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </item>
-          <item>
-           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="buttonHLayout">
-            <property name="spacing">
-             <number>8</number>
-            </property>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="readButton">
-              <property name="maximumSize">
-               <size>
-                <width>24</width>
-                <height>16777215</height>
-               </size>
-              </property>
-              <property name="focusPolicy">
-               <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="toolTip">
-               <string>Toggle Message Read Status</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="checkable">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="checked">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="flat">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="scoreLabel">
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="subjectLabel">
               <property name="font">
                <font>
+                <pointsize>11</pointsize>
                 <weight>75</weight>
+                <italic>false</italic>
                 <bold>true</bold>
                </font>
               </property>
               <property name="text">
-               <string>0</string>
+               <string notr="true">TextLabel</string>
               </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="voteUpButton">
-              <property name="toolTip">
-               <string>I like this</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string/>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="voteDownButton">
-              <property name="toolTip">
-               <string>I dislike this</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string/>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="downloadButton">
-              <property name="focusPolicy">
-               <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Download</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="autoExclusive">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="playButton">
-              <property name="focusPolicy">
-               <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Play</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="commentButton">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Comments</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="editButton">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Edit</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="copyLinkButton">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <property name="focusPolicy">
-               <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="toolTip">
-               <string>Copy RetroShare Link</string>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="filelabel">
-              <property name="text">
-               <string notr="true">fileLabel</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alignment">
-               <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <widget class="QPushButton" name="unsubscribeButton">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <property name="focusPolicy">
-               <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="toolTip">
-               <string>Unsubscribe From Channel</string>
-              </property>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>Unsubscribe</string>
+              <property name="openExternalLinks">
+               <bool>true</bool>
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
@@ -338,6 +174,13 @@
               </property>
              </spacer>
             </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QPushButton" name="commentButton">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Comments</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
               <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -478,18 +321,14 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>ElidedLabel</class>
-   <extends>QLabel</extends>
-   <header>gui/common/ElidedLabel.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>ZoomableLabel</class>
    <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
+ <resources>
+  <include location="../icons.qrc"/>
+ </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>