diff --git a/etc/erbo.dict b/etc/erbo.dict
index 98d706a..eba346a 100644
--- a/etc/erbo.dict
+++ b/etc/erbo.dict
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ valen
 veni
 we'll
 we're
+we've
 webb
 webbme
 won't
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/PostMessage.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/PostMessage.java
index 104bf4d..355877d 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/PostMessage.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/PostMessage.java
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ public class PostMessage extends VeniceServlet
     if (isImageButtonClicked(request,"preview"))  // generate a preview
       return new PostPreview(engine,sig,conf,topic,request.getParameter("pseud"),raw_postdata,
 			     request.getParameter("next"),getPostNumber(request,on_error),
-			     yes.equals(request.getParameter("attach")));
+			     yes.equals(request.getParameter("attach")),
+			     yes.equals(request.getParameter("slip")));
 
     if (   isImageButtonClicked(request,"post") || isImageButtonClicked(request,"postnext")
 	|| isImageButtonClicked(request,"posttopics"))
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ public class PostMessage extends VeniceServlet
 	// post the darn thing!
 	TopicMessageContext msg = topic.postNewMessage(0,request.getParameter("pseud"),raw_postdata);
 
+	if (!(yes.equals(request.getParameter("slip"))))
+	  topic.fixSeen();  // no slippage = make sure we mark all as read
+
 	if (go_topics)  // jump back to the topic list, puhleaze
 	  throw new RedirectResult("confdisp?sig=" + sig.getSIGID() + "&conf=" + conf.getConfID());
 
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/format/PostPreview.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/format/PostPreview.java
index 3af0eab..4bdbbac 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/format/PostPreview.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/format/PostPreview.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class PostPreview implements JSPRender
   private int num_errors;
   private int msgs;
   private boolean attach;
+  private boolean slippage;
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * Constructor
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class PostPreview implements JSPRender
    */
 
   public PostPreview(VeniceEngine engine, SIGContext sig, ConferenceContext conf, TopicContext topic,
-                     String pseud, String data, String next, int msgs, boolean attach)
+                     String pseud, String data, String next, int msgs, boolean attach, boolean slippage)
   {
     this.sig = sig;
     this.conf = conf;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class PostPreview implements JSPRender
     this.next = next;
     this.msgs = msgs;
     this.attach = attach;
+    this.slippage = slippage;
 
     try
     { // sanitize the pseud data
@@ -198,4 +200,10 @@ public class PostPreview implements JSPRender
 
   } // end getBodyText
 
+  public boolean slippageDetected()
+  {
+    return slippage;
+
+  } // end slippageDetected
+
 } // end class PostPreview
diff --git a/web/format/preview.jsp b/web/format/preview.jsp
index 1a68ee9..3fd11a4 100644
--- a/web/format/preview.jsp
+++ b/web/format/preview.jsp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="next" VALUE="<%= data.getNextVal() %>">
   <% } // end if %>
   <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="sd" VALUE="<%= data.getTotalMessages() %>">
+  <% if (data.slippageDetected()) { %>
+    <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="slip" VALUE="Y">
+  <% } // end if %>
   <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0>
     <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT COLSPAN=2>
       <%= rdat.getStdFontTag(null,2) %>Your name/header:</FONT><BR>
diff --git a/web/format/sigprofile.jsp b/web/format/sigprofile.jsp
index 833c134..9691f96 100644
--- a/web/format/sigprofile.jsp
+++ b/web/format/sigprofile.jsp
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@
 
     <% if (data.isUserLoggedIn()) { %>
       <DIV ALIGN="CENTER">
-        <% if (sig.canSendInvitation()) { %>
-          <A HREF="<%= rdat.getEncodedServletPath("sigops?cmd=I&sig=" + sig.getSIGID()) %>"><IMG
-             SRC="<%= rdat.getFullImagePath("bn_invite.gif") %>" ALT="Invite" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></A>
-        <% } else if (sig.canJoin()) { %>
+        <%-- EJB 4/4/2001 - reverse these tests, put canJoin FIRST --%>
+        <% if (sig.canJoin()) { %>
           <A HREF="<%= rdat.getEncodedServletPath("sigops?cmd=J&sig=" + sig.getSIGID()) %>"><IMG
            SRC="<%= rdat.getFullImagePath("bn_join_now.gif") %>" ALT="Join Now"
            WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></A>
+        <% } else if (sig.canSendInvitation()) { %>
+          <A HREF="<%= rdat.getEncodedServletPath("sigops?cmd=I&sig=" + sig.getSIGID()) %>"><IMG
+             SRC="<%= rdat.getFullImagePath("bn_invite.gif") %>" ALT="Invite" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=24 BORDER=0></A>
         <% } // end if %>
       </DIV>
     <% } // end if (user is logged in) %>
diff --git a/web/format/slippage.jsp b/web/format/slippage.jsp
index 865bcf7..286da09 100644
--- a/web/format/slippage.jsp
+++ b/web/format/slippage.jsp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="next" VALUE="<%= data.getNextVal() %>">
   <% } // end if %>
   <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="sd" VALUE="<%= data.getTotalMessages() %>">
+  <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="slip" VALUE="Y">
   <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0>
     <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT COLSPAN=2>
       <%= rdat.getStdFontTag(null,2) %>Your name/header:</FONT><BR>