diff --git a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsposteditems.cc b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsposteditems.cc
index 99280b634..3b8269628 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsposteditems.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsposteditems.cc
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ bool RsGxsPostedSerialiser::serialiseGxsPostedVoteItem(RsGxsPostedVoteItem* item
     /* skip the header */
     offset += 8;
 
-    ok &= setRawUInt32(data, tlvsize, &offset, item->mVote.mDirection);
+    ok &= setRawUInt8(data, tlvsize, &offset, item->mVote.mDirection);
 
     if(offset != tlvsize)
     {
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.cc
index cc9e695cc..0f26845bf 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.cc
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "p3posted.h"
 #include "gxs/rsgxsflags.h"
 #include "serialiser/rsposteditems.h"
 
+#define NUM_TOPICS_TO_GENERATE 7
+#define NUM_POSTS_TO_GENERATE 8
+#define NUM_VOTES_TO_GENERATE 23
+
 const uint32_t RsPosted::FLAG_MSGTYPE_COMMENT = 0x0001;
 const uint32_t RsPosted::FLAG_MSGTYPE_POST = 0x0002;
 const uint32_t RsPosted::FLAG_MSGTYPE_VOTE = 0x0004;
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ RsPostedVote::RsPostedVote(const RsGxsPostedVoteItem& item)
 
 p3Posted::p3Posted(RsGeneralDataService *gds, RsNetworkExchangeService *nes)
     : RsGenExchange(gds, nes, new RsGxsPostedSerialiser(), RS_SERVICE_GXSV1_TYPE_POSTED), RsPosted(this), mPostedMutex("Posted"),
-    mTokenService(NULL)
+    mTokenService(NULL), mGeneratingTopics(true), mGeneratingPosts(false)
 {
     mTokenService = RsGenExchange::getTokenService();
 }
@@ -41,6 +46,118 @@ void p3Posted::notifyChanges(std::vector<RsGxsNotify *> &changes)
 
 void p3Posted::service_tick()
 {
+    generateTopics();
+
+    //generatePosts();
+}
+
+void p3Posted::generatePosts()
+{
+    if(mGeneratingPosts)
+    {
+        // request topics then chose at random which one to use to generate a post about
+        uint32_t token;
+        RsTokReqOptions opts;
+        opts.mReqType = GXS_REQUEST_TYPE_GROUP_IDS;
+        mTokenService->requestGroupInfo(token, 0, opts);
+        double timeDelta = 2.; // slow tick
+        while(mTokenService->requestStatus(token) != RsTokenService::GXS_REQUEST_V2_STATUS_COMPLETE)
+        {
+#ifndef WINDOWS_SYS
+        usleep((int) (timeDelta * 1000000));
+#else
+        Sleep((int) (timeDelta * 1000));
+#endif
+        }
+
+        std::list<RsGxsGroupId> grpIds;
+        RsGenExchange::getGroupList(token, grpIds);
+
+
+        // for each group generate NUM_POSTS_TO_GENERATE posts
+        std::list<RsGxsGroupId>::iterator lit = grpIds.begin();
+
+        for(; lit != grpIds.end(); lit++)
+        {
+            RsGxsGroupId& grpId = *lit;
+
+            std::vector<uint32_t> tokens;
+
+            for(int i=0; i < NUM_POSTS_TO_GENERATE; i++)
+            {
+                std::ostringstream ostrm;
+                ostrm << i;
+                std::string link = "link" + ostrm.str();
+
+                RsPostedPost post;
+                post.mLink = link;
+                post.mNotes = link;
+                post.mMeta.mMsgName = link;
+                post.mMeta.mGroupId = grpId;
+
+                submitPost(token, post);
+                tokens.push_back(token);
+            }
+
+            while(!tokens.empty())
+            {
+                std::vector<uint32_t>::iterator vit = tokens.begin();
+
+                for(; vit != tokens.end(); )
+                {
+                    if(mTokenService->requestStatus(*vit) != RsTokenService::GXS_REQUEST_V2_STATUS_COMPLETE)
+                       vit = tokens.erase(vit);
+                    else
+                        vit++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
+
+
+        // stop generating posts after acknowledging all the ones you created
+        mGeneratingPosts = false;
+    }
+}
+
+void p3Posted::generateTopics()
+{
+    if(mGeneratingTopics)
+    {
+        std::vector<uint32_t> tokens;
+
+        for(int i=0; i < NUM_TOPICS_TO_GENERATE; i++)
+        {
+            std::ostringstream strm;
+            strm << i;
+            std::string topicName = "Topic " + strm.str();
+
+            RsPostedGroup topic;
+            topic.mMeta.mGroupName = topicName;
+
+            uint32_t token;
+            submitGroup(token, topic);
+            tokens.push_back(token);
+        }
+
+
+        while(!tokens.empty())
+        {
+            std::vector<uint32_t>::iterator vit = tokens.begin();
+
+            for(; vit != tokens.end(); )
+            {
+                if(mTokenService->requestStatus(*vit) != RsTokenService::GXS_REQUEST_V2_STATUS_COMPLETE)
+                   vit = tokens.erase(vit);
+                else
+                    vit++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        mGeneratingTopics = false;
+        mGeneratingPosts = true;
+    }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.h b/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.h
index 7a5e9d42b..f0df0ba19 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3posted.h
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ protected:
 
     void service_tick();
 
+public:
+
+    void generateTopics();
+    /*!
+     * Exists solely for testing
+     */
+    void generatePosts();
+
+    /*!
+     * Exists solely for testing
+     * Generates random votes to existing posts
+     * in the system
+     */
+    void generateVotes();
+
 public:
 
     bool getGroup(const uint32_t &token, std::vector<RsPostedGroup> &group);
@@ -132,6 +147,11 @@ private:
 
     RsTokenService* mTokenService;
     RsMutex mPostedMutex;
+
+
+    // for data generation
+
+    bool mGeneratingPosts, mGeneratingTopics;
 };
 
 #endif // P3POSTED_H
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.cpp
index 15afd5135..203b57bc0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,16 @@ void GenExchangeTester::setUp()
 
     RsGixsDummy* gixsDummy = new RsGixsDummy("incoming", "outgoing");
 
-    mTestService = new GenExchangeTestService(mDataStore, mNxs, gixsDummy, 0);
+    uint32_t serviceAuthenPolicy = 0;
+
+    uint8_t flag = 0;
+
+    flag = GXS_SERV::MSG_AUTHEN_ROOT_PUBLISH_SIGN;
+    RsGenExchange::setAuthenPolicyFlag(flag, serviceAuthenPolicy,
+                                       RsGenExchange::RESTRICTED_GRP_BITS);
+
+
+    mTestService = new GenExchangeTestService(mDataStore, mNxs, gixsDummy, serviceAuthenPolicy);
     mTokenService = mTestService->getTokenService();
     mTestService->start();
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.h b/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.h
index 7dfc1d2e2..fac83a02d 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tests/gxs/genexchangetester.h
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ public:
     bool testGrpMetaModRequest();
     bool testMsgMetaModRequest();
 
+
+    // testing verification (publish).
+    // Strategy is
+    // inject a group which you only have the public signature for
+    // The injection can be done via
+
 private:
 
     // to be called at start
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
index f91209128..daaee05e4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ bitdht {
         LIBS += ../../libbitdht/src/lib/libbitdht.a
         PRE_TARGETDEPS *= ../../libbitdht/src/lib/libbitdht.a
 
-        #LIBS += C:\Development\Rs\v0.5-gxs-b1\libbitdht\libbitdht-build-desktop\lib\libbitdht.a
-        #PRE_TARGETDEPS *= C:\Development\Rs\v0.5-gxs-b1\libbitdht\libbitdht-build-desktop\lib\libbitdht.a
+#        LIBS += C:\Development\Rs\v0.5-gxs-b1\libbitdht\libbitdht-build-desktop\lib\libbitdht.a
+ #       PRE_TARGETDEPS *= C:\Development\Rs\v0.5-gxs-b1\libbitdht\libbitdht-build-desktop\lib\libbitdht.a
 
         # Chris version.
         #LIBS += ../../libbitdht/libbitdht-build-desktop/lib/libbitdht.a
@@ -988,7 +988,8 @@ posted {
             gui/Posted/PostedComments.h \
             gui/Posted/PostedGroupDialog.h \
     gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.h \
-    gui/Posted/PostedCreateCommentDialog.h
+    gui/Posted/PostedCreateCommentDialog.h \
+    gui/Posted/PostedUserTypes.h
 
 	FORMS += gui/Posted/PostedDialog.ui \
             gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.ui \
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.cpp
index 00512379e..c9eebf008 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void PostedCreatePostDialog::createPost()
 
     uint32_t token;
     mPosted->submitPost(token, post);
-    mTokenQueue->queueRequest(token, TOKENREQ_MSGINFO, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK, 0);
+    mTokenQueue->queueRequest(token, TOKENREQ_MSGINFO, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_POST);
     close();
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.h
index 0c5ba887e..9a06042b8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedCreatePostDialog.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <QDialog>
 #include "retroshare/rsposted.h"
+#include "PostedUserTypes.h"
+
 #include "util/TokenQueue.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
index 449f54fc5..daf77a365 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
@@ -40,26 +40,28 @@
 PostedItem::PostedItem(PostedHolder *postHolder, const RsPostedPost &post)
 :QWidget(NULL), mPostHolder(postHolder), mPost(post)
 {
-	setupUi(this);
-	setAttribute ( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true );
+    setupUi(this);
+    setAttribute ( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true );
 
-        QDateTime qtime;
-        qtime.setTime_t(mPost.mMeta.mPublishTs);
-        QString timestamp = qtime.toString("dd.MMMM yyyy hh:mm");
-        dateLabel->setText(timestamp);
-	fromLabel->setText(QString::fromUtf8(post.mMeta.mAuthorId.c_str()));
-        titleLabel->setText("<a href=" + QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) +
-                           "><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">" +
-                           QString::fromStdString(post.mMeta.mMsgName) + "</span></a>");
-        siteLabel->setText("<a href=" + QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) +
-                           "><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">" +
-                           QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) + "</span></a>");
+    QDateTime qtime;
+    qtime.setTime_t(mPost.mMeta.mPublishTs);
+    QString timestamp = qtime.toString("dd.MMMM yyyy hh:mm");
+    dateLabel->setText(timestamp);
+    fromLabel->setText(QString::fromUtf8(post.mMeta.mAuthorId.c_str()));
+    titleLabel->setText("<a href=" + QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) +
+                       "><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">" +
+                       QString::fromStdString(post.mMeta.mMsgName) + "</span></a>");
+    siteLabel->setText("<a href=" + QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) +
+                       "><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">" +
+                       QString::fromStdString(post.mLink) + "</span></a>");
 
-        scoreLabel->setText(QString("1"));
+    scoreLabel->setText(QString("1"));
 
-	connect( commentButton, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( loadComments() ) );
+    connect( commentButton, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( loadComments() ) );
+    connect( voteUpButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(makeUpVote()));
+    connect( voteDownButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT( makeDownVote()));
 
-	return;
+    return;
 }
 
 RsPostedPost PostedItem::getPost() const
@@ -67,9 +69,25 @@ RsPostedPost PostedItem::getPost() const
     return mPost;
 }
 
+void PostedItem::makeDownVote()
+{
+    RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId;
+    msgId.first = mPost.mMeta.mMsgId;
+    msgId.second = mPost.mMeta.mGroupId;
+    emit vote(msgId, false);
+}
+
+void PostedItem::makeUpVote()
+{
+    RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId;
+    msgId.first = mPost.mMeta.mMsgId;
+    msgId.second = mPost.mMeta.mGroupId;
+    emit vote(msgId, true);
+}
+
 void PostedItem::loadComments()
 {
-	std::cerr << "PostedItem::loadComments() Requesting for " << mThreadId;
-	std::cerr << std::endl;
-        mPostHolder->showComments(mPost);
+    std::cerr << "PostedItem::loadComments() Requesting for " << mThreadId;
+    std::cerr << std::endl;
+    mPostHolder->showComments(mPost);
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
index 6ed65ac9e..a78865040 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
         void loadComments();
+        void makeUpVote();
+        void makeDownVote();
+
+signals:
+        void vote(const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& msgId, bool up);
 
 private:
 	uint32_t     mType;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.cpp
index 586fb54d3..6e632f791 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 #define IMAGE_FORUMAUTHD     ":/images/konv_message2.png"
 #define IMAGE_COPYLINK       ":/images/copyrslink.png"
 
+// token types to deal with
+
+
 /** Constructor */
 PostedListDialog::PostedListDialog(CommentHolder *commentHolder, QWidget *parent)
 : RsAutoUpdatePage(1000,parent), mCommentHolder(commentHolder)
@@ -87,8 +90,19 @@ PostedListDialog::PostedListDialog(CommentHolder *commentHolder, QWidget *parent
     mSortButton = ui.hotSortButton;
 
     connect( ui.newTopicButton, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( newTopic() ) );
+    connect(ui.refreshButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(refreshTopics()));
 }
 
+void PostedListDialog::refreshTopics()
+{
+    std::cerr << "PostedListDialog::requestGroupSummary()";
+    std::cerr << std::endl;
+
+    RsTokReqOptions opts;
+    opts.mReqType = GXS_REQUEST_TYPE_GROUP_META;
+    uint32_t token;
+    mPostedQueue->requestGroupInfo(token,  RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY, opts, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_TOPIC);
+}
 
 void PostedListDialog::groupListCustomPopupMenu( QPoint /*point*/ )
 {
@@ -106,6 +120,19 @@ void PostedListDialog::newPost()
     cp.exec();
 }
 
+void PostedListDialog::submitVote(const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair &msgId, bool up)
+{
+    uint32_t token;
+    RsPostedVote vote;
+
+    vote.mMeta.mGroupId = msgId.first;
+    vote.mMeta.mParentId = msgId.second;
+    vote.mDirection = (uint8_t)up;
+    rsPosted->submitVote(token, vote);
+
+    mPostedQueue->queueRequest(token, 0 , RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_VOTE);
+}
+
 void PostedListDialog::showComments(const RsPostedPost& post)
 {
     mCommentHolder->commentLoad(post);
@@ -167,10 +194,10 @@ void PostedListDialog::requestGroupSummary()
         std::cerr << "PostedListDialog::requestGroupSummary()";
         std::cerr << std::endl;
 
-        std::list<std::string> ids;
         RsTokReqOptions opts;
+        opts.mReqType = GXS_REQUEST_TYPE_GROUP_META;
 	uint32_t token;
-        mPostedQueue->requestGroupInfo(token,  RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY, opts, ids, POSTEDDIALOG_LISTING);
+        mPostedQueue->requestGroupInfo(token,  RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY, opts, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_TOPIC);
 }
 
 void PostedListDialog::acknowledgeGroup(const uint32_t &token)
@@ -180,17 +207,15 @@ void PostedListDialog::acknowledgeGroup(const uint32_t &token)
 
     if(!grpId.empty())
     {
-        std::list<RsGxsGroupId> grpIds;
-        grpIds.push_back(grpId);
 
         RsTokReqOptions opts;
         opts.mReqType = GXS_REQUEST_TYPE_GROUP_META;
         uint32_t reqToken;
-        mPostedQueue->requestGroupInfo(reqToken, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY, opts, grpIds, 0);
+        mPostedQueue->requestGroupInfo(reqToken, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY, opts, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_TOPIC);
     }
 }
 
-void PostedListDialog::acknowledgeMsg(const uint32_t &token)
+void PostedListDialog::acknowledgePostMsg(const uint32_t &token)
 {
     RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId;
 
@@ -222,6 +247,18 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadPostData(const uint32_t &token)
     loadGroupThreadData_InsertThreads(token);
 }
 
+void PostedListDialog::acknowledgeVoteMsg(const uint32_t &token)
+{
+    RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId;
+
+    rsPosted->acknowledgeMsg(token, msgId);
+}
+
+void PostedListDialog::loadVoteData(const uint32_t &token)
+{
+    return;
+}
+
 /*********************** **** **** **** ***********************/
 /*********************** **** **** **** ***********************/
 
@@ -307,7 +344,7 @@ void PostedListDialog::requestGroupThreadData_InsertThreads(const std::string &g
         std::cerr << std::endl;
 
 	uint32_t token;	
-        mPostedQueue->requestMsgInfo(token, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_DATA, opts, grpIds, POSTEDDIALOG_INSERTTHREADS);
+        mPostedQueue->requestMsgInfo(token, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_DATA, opts, grpIds, TOKEN_USER_TYPE_POST);
 }
 
 
@@ -332,6 +369,7 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadGroupThreadData_InsertThreads(const uint32_t &token)
 void PostedListDialog::loadPost(const RsPostedPost &post)
 {
     PostedItem *item = new PostedItem(this, post);
+    connect(item, SIGNAL(vote(RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair,bool)), this, SLOT(submitVote(RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair,bool)));
     QLayout *alayout = ui.scrollAreaWidgetContents->layout();
     alayout->addWidget(item);
 }
@@ -391,16 +429,14 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 				
 	if (queue == mPostedQueue)
-	{
+        {
 		/* now switch on req */
-                switch(req.mType)
+                switch(req.mUserType)
 		{
-                    case TOKENREQ_GROUPINFO:
+
+                    case TOKEN_USER_TYPE_TOPIC:
                         switch(req.mAnsType)
                         {
-                            case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK:
-                                acknowledgeGroup(req.mToken);
-                                break;
                             case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_SUMMARY:
                                 loadGroupSummary(req.mToken);
                                 break;
@@ -409,11 +445,11 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &
                                 break;
                         }
                     break;
-                    case TOKENREQ_MSGINFO:
+                    case TOKEN_USER_TYPE_POST:
                         switch(req.mAnsType)
                         {
                             case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK:
-                                acknowledgeMsg(req.mToken);
+                                acknowledgePostMsg(req.mToken);
                                 break;
                             case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_DATA:
                                 loadPostData(req.mToken);
@@ -422,13 +458,37 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &
                                 std::cerr << "Error, unexpected anstype:" << req.mAnsType << std::endl;
                                 break;
                         }
-
+                        break;
+                     case TOKEN_USER_TYPE_VOTE:
+                        switch(req.mAnsType)
+                        {
+                            case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK:
+                                acknowledgeVoteMsg(req.mToken);
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                std::cerr << "Error, unexpected anstype:" << req.mAnsType << std::endl;
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        break;
                     default:
                             std::cerr << "PostedListDialog::loadRequest() ERROR: INVALID TYPE";
                             std::cerr << std::endl;
                             break;
 		}
 	}
+
+        /* now switch on req */
+        switch(req.mType)
+        {
+            case TOKENREQ_GROUPINFO:
+                switch(req.mAnsType)
+                {
+                    case RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_ACK:
+                        acknowledgeGroup(req.mToken);
+                        break;
+                }
+            break;
+        }
 }
 
 
@@ -442,10 +502,10 @@ void PostedListDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &
 void PostedListDialog::groupInfoToGroupItemInfo(const RsGroupMetaData &groupInfo, GroupItemInfo &groupItemInfo)
 {
     groupItemInfo.id = QString::fromStdString(groupInfo.mGroupId);
-groupItemInfo.name = QString::fromUtf8(groupInfo.mGroupName.c_str());
-//groupItemInfo.description = QString::fromUtf8(groupInfo.forumDesc);
-groupItemInfo.popularity = groupInfo.mPop;
-groupItemInfo.lastpost = QDateTime::fromTime_t(groupInfo.mLastPost);
+    groupItemInfo.name = QString::fromUtf8(groupInfo.mGroupName.c_str());
+    //groupItemInfo.description = QString::fromUtf8(groupInfo.forumDesc);
+    groupItemInfo.popularity = groupInfo.mPop;
+    groupItemInfo.lastpost = QDateTime::fromTime_t(groupInfo.mLastPost);
 
 
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.h
index 0f61aefc1..0609a5406 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "util/TokenQueue.h"
 #include "retroshare-gui/RsAutoUpdatePage.h"
+#include "PostedUserTypes.h"
 
 
 class CommentHolder;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ private slots:
     void newTopic();
     void showGroupDetails();
     void newPost();
+    void refreshTopics();
+
+    void submitVote(const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& msgId, bool up);
 
 private:
 
@@ -86,13 +90,20 @@ private:
     void 	loadGroupSummary_CurrentForum(const uint32_t &token);
 
 
-    void        acknowledgeMsg(const uint32_t &token);
+    // posts
+    void        acknowledgePostMsg(const uint32_t &token);
     void        loadPostData(const uint32_t &token);
     void 	insertThreads();
     void 	loadCurrentTopicThreads(const std::string &forumId);
     void 	requestGroupThreadData_InsertThreads(const std::string &forumId);
     void 	loadGroupThreadData_InsertThreads(const uint32_t &token);
 
+    // votes
+
+    void       acknowledgeVoteMsg(const uint32_t& token);
+    void       loadVoteData(const uint32_t &token);
+
+
 
     void 	insertGroupData(const std::list<RsGroupMetaData> &groupList);
     void 	groupInfoToGroupItemInfo(const RsGroupMetaData &groupInfo, GroupItemInfo &groupItemInfo);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.ui
index a685a6d99..32192f8d8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListDialog.ui
@@ -1,270 +1,270 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>PostedListDialog</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="PostedListDialog">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>792</width>
-    <height>426</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="sortGroup">
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-        <property name="spacing">
-         <number>-1</number>
-        </property>
-        <property name="margin">
-         <number>0</number>
-        </property>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="hotSortButton">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Hot</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoExclusive">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="newSortButton">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>New</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoExclusive">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="topSortButton">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Top</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checked">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="autoExclusive">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="periodComboBox">
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Today</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Yesterday</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>This Week</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>This Month</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>This Year</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
-      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="newTopicButton">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>New Topic</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="newPostButton">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Submit Post</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="2">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
-        <widget class="GroupTreeWidget" name="groupTreeWidget" native="true">
-         <property name="sizePolicy">
-          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-          </sizepolicy>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
-      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="refreshButton">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Refresh</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-            <size>
-             <width>40</width>
-             <height>20</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-          </spacer>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Showing 1-100</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="prevButton">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Prev</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="nextButton">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Next</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0">
-        <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
-         <property name="widgetResizable">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents">
-          <property name="geometry">
-           <rect>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <width>406</width>
-            <height>333</height>
-           </rect>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Minimum">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-           <item>
-            <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeType">
-              <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-              <size>
-               <width>20</width>
-               <height>309</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-            </spacer>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </widget>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GroupTreeWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>PostedListDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="PostedListDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>792</width>
+    <height>426</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="sortGroup">
+       <property name="checkable">
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+        <property name="spacing">
+         <number>6</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="margin">
+         <number>0</number>
+        </property>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="hotSortButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Hot</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoExclusive">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="newSortButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>New</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoExclusive">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="topSortButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Top</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>false</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="autoExclusive">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="refreshButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Refresh</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="periodComboBox">
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Today</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Yesterday</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>This Week</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>This Month</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>This Year</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="newTopicButton">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>New Topic</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="1">
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="newPostButton">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Submit Post</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="2">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+        <widget class="GroupTreeWidget" name="groupTreeWidget" native="true">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Showing 1-100</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="prevButton">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Prev</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="nextButton">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Next</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+         <property name="widgetResizable">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents">
+          <property name="geometry">
+           <rect>
+            <x>0</x>
+            <y>0</y>
+            <width>472</width>
+            <height>327</height>
+           </rect>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Minimum">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+           <item>
+            <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeType">
+              <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>20</width>
+               <height>309</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </widget>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GroupTreeWidget</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>gui/common/GroupTreeWidget.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedUserTypes.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedUserTypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa05682ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedUserTypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef POSTEDUSERTYPES_H
+#define POSTEDUSERTYPES_H
+
+#define TOKEN_USER_TYPE_POST 4
+#define TOKEN_USER_TYPE_VOTE 5
+#define TOKEN_USER_TYPE_TOPIC 6
+
+#endif // POSTEDUSERTYPES_H
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
index 43b3b419d..592448892 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ void TokenQueue::queueRequest(uint32_t token, uint32_t basictype, uint32_t ansty
 	gettimeofday(&req.mRequestTs, NULL);
 	req.mPollTs = req.mRequestTs;
 
+        mTokenMtx.lock();
 	mRequests.push_back(req);
+        mTokenMtx.unlock();
 
 	if (mRequests.size() == 1)
 	{
@@ -123,8 +125,11 @@ void TokenQueue::pollRequests()
 	}
 
 	TokenRequest req;
+
+        mTokenMtx.lock();
 	req = mRequests.front();
 	mRequests.pop_front();
+        mTokenMtx.unlock();
 
 	if (checkForRequest(req.mToken))
 	{
@@ -139,7 +144,9 @@ void TokenQueue::pollRequests()
 		/* drop old requests too */
 		if (time(NULL) - req.mRequestTs.tv_sec < MAX_REQUEST_AGE)
 		{
+                    mTokenMtx.lock();
 			mRequests.push_back(req);
+                        mTokenMtx.unlock();
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -163,6 +170,39 @@ bool TokenQueue::checkForRequest(uint32_t token)
 			 (RsTokenService::GXS_REQUEST_V2_STATUS_COMPLETE == status) );
 }
 
+bool TokenQueue::activeRequestExist(const uint32_t& userType)
+{
+    mTokenMtx.lock();
+
+    std::list<TokenRequest>::const_iterator lit = mRequests.begin();
+
+    for(; lit != mRequests.end(); lit++)
+    {
+        const TokenRequest& req = *lit;
+
+        if(req.mUserType == userType)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    mTokenMtx.unlock();
+}
+
+void TokenQueue::activeRequestTokens(const uint32_t& userType, std::list<uint32_t>& tokens)
+{
+    mTokenMtx.lock();
+
+    std::list<TokenRequest>::const_iterator lit = mRequests.begin();
+
+    for(; lit != mRequests.end(); lit++)
+    {
+        const TokenRequest& req = *lit;
+
+        if(req.mUserType == userType)
+            tokens.push_back(req.mToken);
+    }
+
+    mTokenMtx.unlock();
+}
 
 void TokenQueue::loadRequest(const TokenRequest &req)
 {
@@ -181,6 +221,7 @@ bool TokenQueue::cancelRequest(const uint32_t token)
 
 	std::list<TokenRequest>::iterator it;
 
+        mTokenMtx.lock();
 	for(it = mRequests.begin(); it != mRequests.end(); it++)
 	{
 		if (it->mToken == token)
@@ -193,6 +234,7 @@ bool TokenQueue::cancelRequest(const uint32_t token)
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
+        mTokenMtx.unlock();
 
 	std::cerr << "TokenQueue::cancelRequest() Failed to Find Request: " << token;
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.h b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.h
index f69b81d37..309c2647e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/TokenQueue.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QMutex>
 #include <list>
 #include <string>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define TOKENREQ_GROUPINFO		1
 #define TOKENREQ_MSGINFO		2
-#define TOKENREQ_MSGRELATEDINFO	3
+#define TOKENREQ_MSGRELATEDINFO	        3
 
 
 class TokenQueue;
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ public:
 	bool checkForRequest(uint32_t token);
 	void loadRequest(const TokenRequest &req);
 
+        bool activeRequestExist(const uint32_t& userType);
+        void activeRequestTokens(const uint32_t& userType, std::list<uint32_t>& tokens);
 protected:
 	void doPoll(float dt);
 
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ private:
 
 	RsTokenService *mService;
 	TokenResponse *mResponder;
+        QMutex mTokenMtx;
 
 	QTimer *mTrigger;
 };