diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 6dcff7e..fb76fce 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ Bugs:
 Features:
 * help menu -- about and forum
 * copy quirks between profiles?
-* shared buddy lists - changes to the buddy list should refresh it? 
-  multiple clients share buddy list???
 * chumList not scaling -- QListView + delegate?
 * help button on quirks menu?
--- release beta
 * hide offline chums
 * chum list groups
 * More complex quirks: by-sound
diff --git a/convo.py b/convo.py
index 4341c0b..ff35bd2 100644
--- a/convo.py
+++ b/convo.py
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ class PesterText(QtGui.QTextEdit):
                                            timeout=15)
             hconn.request("POST", "/index.php", params, headers)
             response = hconn.getresponse()
-            if response.status == "200":
+            if response.status == 200:
                 self.sending.sendinglabel.setText("SUCC3SS!")
             else:
-                self.sending.sendinglabel.setText("F41L3D")
+                self.sending.sendinglabel.setText("F41L3D: %s %s" % (response.status, response.reason))
             hconn.close()
         except Exception, e:
             self.sending.sendinglabel.setText("F41L3D: %s" % (e))
diff --git a/logs/chums.js b/logs/chums.js
index 99d3fcc..c7029e5 100644
--- a/logs/chums.js
+++ b/logs/chums.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"lyricalKeraunoscopic": {"color": "#00aa00", "handle": "lyricalKeraunoscopic", "mood": "offline"}, "centaursTesticle": {"color": "#000056", "handle": "centaursTesticle", "mood": "offline"}, "greyscalePacifist": {"color": "#7f7f7f", "handle": "greyscalePacifist", "mood": "offline"}, "aquaticMarinist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "aquaticMarinist", "mood": "offline"}, "insipidTranscient": {"color": "#145064", "handle": "insipidTranscient", "mood": "offline"}, "agogPorphyry": {"color": "#522d80", "handle": "agogPorphyry", "mood": "offline"}, "aceIsm": {"color": "#ffcc66", "handle": "aceIsm", "mood": "offline"}, "sucroseSaboteur": {"color": "#00e700", "handle": "sucroseSaboteur", "mood": "offline"}, "madLurker": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "madLurker", "mood": "offline"}, "zealousScarecrow": {"color": "#00c882", "handle": "zealousScarecrow", "mood": "offline"}, "cuttlefishCuller": {"color": "#77003c", "handle": "cuttlefishCuller", "mood": "offline"}, "masterG": {"color": "#77003c", "handle": "masterG", "mood": "offline"}, "carcinoGenetecist": {"color": "#7f7f7f", "handle": "carcinoGenetecist", "mood": "offline"}, "remoteBloodbath": {"color": "#c70000", "handle": "remoteBloodbath", "mood": "offline"}, "lawdEngrish": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "lawdEngrish", "mood": "offline"}, "metaliAggressive": {"color": "#9289d5", "handle": "metaliAggressive", "mood": "offline"}, "serpentineHerbalist": {"color": "#0000c8", "handle": "serpentineHerbalist", "mood": "offline"}, "adiosToreador": {"color": "#aa5500", "handle": "adiosToreador", "mood": "offline"}, "nitroZealist": {"color": "#ff3737", "handle": "nitroZealist", "mood": "offline"}, "caffeinatedAnalyst": {"color": "#aa0000", "handle": "caffeinatedAnalyst", "mood": "offline"}, "wovenWay": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "wovenWay", "mood": "offline"}, "grimAuxiliatrix": {"color": "#008141", "handle": "grimAuxiliatrix", "mood": "offline"}, "apocalypseArisen": {"color": "#a10000", "handle": "apocalypseArisen", "mood": "offline"}, "microMachines": {"color": "#aa00ff", "handle": "microMachines", "mood": "offline"}, "gamblingGenocider": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "gamblingGenocider", "mood": "offline"}, "elegantDiversion": {"color": "#14b40a", "handle": "elegantDiversion", "mood": "offline"}, "noSense": {"color": "#1d0059", "handle": "noSense", "mood": "offline"}, "cannabisHandle": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "cannabisHandle", "mood": "offline"}, "sadHomewrecker": {"color": "#55ff00", "handle": "sadHomewrecker", "mood": "offline"}, "mechanicalSpectacle": {"color": "#0000ff", "handle": "mechanicalSpectacle", "mood": "offline"}, "plasmaModerator": {"color": "#5685cc", "handle": "plasmaModerator", "mood": "offline"}, "gallowsCalibrator": {"color": "#008282", "handle": "gallowsCalibrator", "mood": "offline"}, "obliviousCrafter": {"color": "#ac0465", "handle": "obliviousCrafter", "mood": "offline"}, "schlagzeugGator": {"color": "#61821f", "handle": "schlagzeugGator", "mood": "offline"}, "marineAquist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "marineAquist", "mood": "offline"}, "macruralAlchemist": {"color": "#700000", "handle": "macruralAlchemist", "mood": "offline"}, "fireSwallow": {"color": "#80bb9a", "handle": "fireSwallow", "mood": "offline"}, "aquaMarinist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "aquaMarinist", "mood": "offline"}, "acapellaWaterfall": {"color": "#000099", "handle": "acapellaWaterfall", "mood": "offline"}, "quintessentialArbalest": {"color": "#999999", "handle": "quintessentialArbalest", "mood": "offline"}, "cannabisHero": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "cannabisHero", "mood": "offline"}, "terminallyCapricious": {"color": "#2b0057", "handle": "terminallyCapricious", "mood": "offline"}, "ardentAbettor": {"color": "#c8b670", "handle": "ardentAbettor", "mood": "offline"}, "jetRocket": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "jetRocket", "mood": "offline"}, "uroborosUnbound": {"color": "#00416a", "handle": "uroborosUnbound", "mood": "offline"}, "arachnidsGrip": {"color": "#005682", "handle": "arachnidsGrip", "mood": "offline"}, "perilousFortune": {"color": "#0066cc", "handle": "perilousFortune", "mood": "offline"}, "percipientPedestrian": {"color": "#00ffff", "handle": "percipientPedestrian", "mood": "offline"}, "illuminatedWax": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "illuminatedWax", "mood": "offline"}, "hellerificJefferson": {"color": "#3300ff", "handle": "hellerificJefferson", "mood": "offline"}, "DocScratch": {"color": "#ffffff", "handle": "DocScratch", "mood": "offline"}, "superGhost": {"color": "#800564", "handle": "superGhost", "mood": "offline"}, "arsenicCatnip": {"color": "#006400", "handle": "arsenicCatnip", "mood": "offline"}, "kaleidoscopicMind": {"color": "#ff6666", "handle": "kaleidoscopicMind", "mood": "offline"}, "captainCaveman": {"color": "#7c414e", "handle": "captainCaveman", "mood": "offline"}, "counterRealist": {"color": "#10d985", "handle": "counterRealist", "mood": "offline"}, "maxiumumFatness": {"color": "#3366ff", "handle": "maxiumumFatness", "mood": "offline"}, "ahhIsee": {"color": "#ff5500", "handle": "ahhIsee", "mood": "offline"}, "oilslickOrchid": {"color": "#743f7e", "handle": "oilslickOrchid", "mood": "offline"}, "doctectiveMiracles": {"color": "#999900", "handle": "doctectiveMiracles", "mood": "offline"}, "midnightSparrow": {"color": "#ff55ff", "handle": "midnightSparrow", "mood": "offline"}, "magmaExploiter": {"color": "#d90000", "handle": "magmaExploiter", "mood": "offline"}, "gardenGnostic": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "gardenGnostic", "mood": "offline"}, "unknownTraveler": {"color": "#006666", "handle": "unknownTraveler", "mood": "offline"}, "depthPerception": {"color": "#6f3886", "handle": "depthPerception", "mood": "offline"}, "pretentiousFantasia": {"color": "#ff66cf", "handle": "pretentiousFantasia", "mood": "offline"}, "iw": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "iw", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient394": {"color": "#ff3737", "handle": "pesterClient394", "mood": "offline"}, "absoluteTranquility": {"color": "#000033", "handle": "absoluteTranquility", "mood": "offline"}, "fallenGaurdian": {"color": "#b03060", "handle": "fallenGaurdian", "mood": "offline"}, "anguillaNuntia": {"color": "#ff007f", "handle": "anguillaNuntia", "mood": "offline"}, "radicalApologist": {"color": "#ffaa00", "handle": "radicalApologist", "mood": "offline"}, "abyssImpulse": {"color": "#68228b", "handle": "abyssImpulse", "mood": "offline"}, "testOut": {"color": "#c760cc", "handle": "testOut", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient3022": {"color": "#336600", "handle": "pesterClient3022", "mood": "offline"}, "androidTechnician": {"color": "#0000ff", "handle": "androidTechnician", "mood": "offline"}, "recalcitrantDisaster": {"color": "#8b0068", "handle": "recalcitrantDisaster", "mood": "offline"}, "tentacleTherapist": {"color": "#cc66ff", "handle": "tentacleTherapist", "mood": "offline"}, "carcinoGeneticist": {"color": "#999999", "handle": "carcinoGeneticist", "mood": "offline"}, "fadingStar": {"color": "#9932cc", "handle": "fadingStar", "mood": "offline"}, "moirailBunp": {"color": "#6a3d0f", "handle": "moirailBunp", "mood": "offline"}, "rageInducer": {"color": "#00ffff", "handle": "rageInducer", "mood": "offline"}, "greenZephyr": {"color": "#00ca40", "handle": "greenZephyr", "mood": "offline"}, "caligulasAquarium": {"color": "#6a006a", "handle": "caligulasAquarium", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient865": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "pesterClient865", "mood": "offline"}, "utilitarianTurnabout": {"color": "#dd0000", "handle": "utilitarianTurnabout", "mood": "offline"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"lyricalKeraunoscopic": {"color": "#00aa00", "handle": "lyricalKeraunoscopic", "mood": "offline"}, "centaursTesticle": {"color": "#000056", "handle": "centaursTesticle", "mood": "offline"}, "greyscalePacifist": {"color": "#7f7f7f", "handle": "greyscalePacifist", "mood": "offline"}, "aquaticMarinist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "aquaticMarinist", "mood": "offline"}, "insipidTranscient": {"color": "#145064", "handle": "insipidTranscient", "mood": "offline"}, "agogPorphyry": {"color": "#522d80", "handle": "agogPorphyry", "mood": "offline"}, "aceIsm": {"color": "#ffcc66", "handle": "aceIsm", "mood": "offline"}, "sucroseSaboteur": {"color": "#00e700", "handle": "sucroseSaboteur", "mood": "offline"}, "madLurker": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "madLurker", "mood": "offline"}, "zealousScarecrow": {"color": "#00c882", "handle": "zealousScarecrow", "mood": "offline"}, "cuttlefishCuller": {"color": "#77003c", "handle": "cuttlefishCuller", "mood": "offline"}, "masterG": {"color": "#77003c", "handle": "masterG", "mood": "offline"}, "carcinoGenetecist": {"color": "#7f7f7f", "handle": "carcinoGenetecist", "mood": "offline"}, "remoteBloodbath": {"color": "#c70000", "handle": "remoteBloodbath", "mood": "offline"}, "lawdEngrish": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "lawdEngrish", "mood": "offline"}, "metaliAggressive": {"color": "#9289d5", "handle": "metaliAggressive", "mood": "offline"}, "serpentineHerbalist": {"color": "#0000c8", "handle": "serpentineHerbalist", "mood": "offline"}, "adiosToreador": {"color": "#aa5500", "handle": "adiosToreador", "mood": "offline"}, "nitroZealist": {"color": "#ff3737", "handle": "nitroZealist", "mood": "offline"}, "caffeinatedAnalyst": {"color": "#aa0000", "handle": "caffeinatedAnalyst", "mood": "offline"}, "maxiumumFatness": {"color": "#3366ff", "handle": "maxiumumFatness", "mood": "offline"}, "grimAuxiliatrix": {"color": "#008141", "handle": "grimAuxiliatrix", "mood": "offline"}, "apocalypseArisen": {"color": "#a10000", "handle": "apocalypseArisen", "mood": "offline"}, "microMachines": {"color": "#aa00ff", "handle": "microMachines", "mood": "offline"}, "gamblingGenocider": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "gamblingGenocider", "mood": "offline"}, "elegantDiversion": {"color": "#14b40a", "handle": "elegantDiversion", "mood": "offline"}, "noSense": {"color": "#1d0059", "handle": "noSense", "mood": "offline"}, "cannabisHandle": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "cannabisHandle", "mood": "offline"}, "sadHomewrecker": {"color": "#55ff00", "handle": "sadHomewrecker", "mood": "offline"}, "mechanicalSpectacle": {"color": "#0000ff", "handle": "mechanicalSpectacle", "mood": "offline"}, "plasmaModerator": {"color": "#5685cc", "handle": "plasmaModerator", "mood": "offline"}, "gallowsCalibrator": {"color": "#008282", "handle": "gallowsCalibrator", "mood": "offline"}, "obliviousCrafter": {"color": "#ac0465", "handle": "obliviousCrafter", "mood": "offline"}, "schlagzeugGator": {"color": "#61821f", "handle": "schlagzeugGator", "mood": "offline"}, "marineAquist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "marineAquist", "mood": "offline"}, "macruralAlchemist": {"color": "#700000", "handle": "macruralAlchemist", "mood": "offline"}, "fireSwallow": {"color": "#80bb9a", "handle": "fireSwallow", "mood": "offline"}, "aquaMarinist": {"color": "#00caca", "handle": "aquaMarinist", "mood": "offline"}, "acapellaWaterfall": {"color": "#000099", "handle": "acapellaWaterfall", "mood": "offline"}, "quintessentialArbalest": {"color": "#999999", "handle": "quintessentialArbalest", "mood": "offline"}, "cannabisHero": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "cannabisHero", "mood": "offline"}, "terminallyCapricious": {"color": "#2b0057", "handle": "terminallyCapricious", "mood": "offline"}, "ardentAbettor": {"color": "#c8b670", "handle": "ardentAbettor", "mood": "offline"}, "jetRocket": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "jetRocket", "mood": "offline"}, "uroborosUnbound": {"color": "#00416a", "handle": "uroborosUnbound", "mood": "offline"}, "arachnidsGrip": {"color": "#005682", "handle": "arachnidsGrip", "mood": "offline"}, "perilousFortune": {"color": "#0066cc", "handle": "perilousFortune", "mood": "offline"}, "percipientPedestrian": {"color": "#00ffff", "handle": "percipientPedestrian", "mood": "offline"}, "illuminatedWax": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "illuminatedWax", "mood": "offline"}, "hellerificJefferson": {"color": "#3300ff", "handle": "hellerificJefferson", "mood": "offline"}, "DocScratch": {"color": "#ffffff", "handle": "DocScratch", "mood": "offline"}, "superGhost": {"color": "#800564", "handle": "superGhost", "mood": "offline"}, "arsenicCatnip": {"color": "#006400", "handle": "arsenicCatnip", "mood": "offline"}, "kaleidoscopicMind": {"color": "#ff6666", "handle": "kaleidoscopicMind", "mood": "offline"}, "captainCaveman": {"color": "#7c414e", "handle": "captainCaveman", "mood": "offline"}, "counterRealist": {"color": "#10d985", "handle": "counterRealist", "mood": "offline"}, "wovenWay": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "wovenWay", "mood": "offline"}, "ahhIsee": {"color": "#ff5500", "handle": "ahhIsee", "mood": "offline"}, "oilslickOrchid": {"color": "#743f7e", "handle": "oilslickOrchid", "mood": "offline"}, "doctectiveMiracles": {"color": "#999900", "handle": "doctectiveMiracles", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient566": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "pesterClient566", "mood": "offline"}, "midnightSparrow": {"color": "#ff55ff", "handle": "midnightSparrow", "mood": "offline"}, "magmaExploiter": {"color": "#d90000", "handle": "magmaExploiter", "mood": "offline"}, "gardenGnostic": {"color": "#00ff00", "handle": "gardenGnostic", "mood": "offline"}, "unknownTraveler": {"color": "#006666", "handle": "unknownTraveler", "mood": "offline"}, "depthPerception": {"color": "#6f3886", "handle": "depthPerception", "mood": "offline"}, "pretentiousFantasia": {"color": "#ff66cf", "handle": "pretentiousFantasia", "mood": "offline"}, "iw": {"color": "#000000", "handle": "iw", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient394": {"color": "#ff3737", "handle": "pesterClient394", "mood": "offline"}, "absoluteTranquility": {"color": "#000033", "handle": "absoluteTranquility", "mood": "offline"}, "fallenGaurdian": {"color": "#b03060", "handle": "fallenGaurdian", "mood": "offline"}, "anguillaNuntia": {"color": "#ff007f", "handle": "anguillaNuntia", "mood": "offline"}, "radicalApologist": {"color": "#ffaa00", "handle": "radicalApologist", "mood": "offline"}, "abyssImpulse": {"color": "#68228b", "handle": "abyssImpulse", "mood": "offline"}, "testOut": {"color": "#c760cc", "handle": "testOut", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient3022": {"color": "#336600", "handle": "pesterClient3022", "mood": "offline"}, "androidTechnician": {"color": "#0000ff", "handle": "androidTechnician", "mood": "offline"}, "recalcitrantDisaster": {"color": "#8b0068", "handle": "recalcitrantDisaster", "mood": "offline"}, "tentacleTherapist": {"color": "#cc66ff", "handle": "tentacleTherapist", "mood": "offline"}, "carcinoGeneticist": {"color": "#999999", "handle": "carcinoGeneticist", "mood": "offline"}, "fadingStar": {"color": "#9932cc", "handle": "fadingStar", "mood": "offline"}, "moirailBunp": {"color": "#6a3d0f", "handle": "moirailBunp", "mood": "offline"}, "rageInducer": {"color": "#00ffff", "handle": "rageInducer", "mood": "offline"}, "greenZephyr": {"color": "#00ca40", "handle": "greenZephyr", "mood": "offline"}, "caligulasAquarium": {"color": "#6a006a", "handle": "caligulasAquarium", "mood": "offline"}, "pesterClient865": {"color": "#330066", "handle": "pesterClient865", "mood": "offline"}, "utilitarianTurnabout": {"color": "#dd0000", "handle": "utilitarianTurnabout", "mood": "offline"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parsetools.py b/parsetools.py
index 8d49a4f..8be12f4 100644
--- a/parsetools.py
+++ b/parsetools.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ _ctag_rgb = re.compile(r'\d+,\d+,\d+')
 _urlre = re.compile(r"(?i)http://[^\s]+")
 _memore = re.compile(r"(\s|^)(#[A-Za-z0-9_]+)")
 _imgre = re.compile(r"""(?i)<img src=['"](\S+)['"]\s*/>""")
-_mecmdre = re.compile(r"^/me(\S*)")
+_mecmdre = re.compile(r"^(/me|PESTERCHUM:ME)(\S*)")
 
 def lexer(string, objlist):
     """objlist is a list: [(objecttype, re),...] list is in order of preference"""
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class smiley(object):
         else:
             return self.string
 class mecmd(object):
-    def __init__(self, string, suffix):
+    def __init__(self, string, mecmd, suffix):
         self.string = string
         self.suffix = suffix
     def convert(self, format):
diff --git a/pesterchum.js b/pesterchum.js
index ab6d67b..4bcafb7 100644
--- a/pesterchum.js
+++ b/pesterchum.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"tabs": true, "soundon": true, "server": "irc.tymoon.eu", "chums": ["unknownTraveler", "tentacleTherapist", "vaginalEngineer", "mechanicalSpectacle", "carcinoGeneticist", "schlagzeugGator", "gamblingGenocider", "gardenGnostic", "superGhost", "centaursTesticle", "arachnidsGrip", "grimAuxiliatrix", "remoteBloodbath", "nitroZealist", "greenZephyr", "arsenicCatnip", "cuttlefishCuller", "rageInducer", "gallowsCalibrator", "caligulasAquarium", "terminallyCapricious", "illuminatedWax", "aquaMarinist", "elegantDiversion", "moirailBunp", "uroborosUnbound", "androidTechnician", "midnightSparrow", "apocalypseArisen", "anguillaNuntia", "oilslickOrchid", "confusedTransient", "pretentiousFantasia", "aquaticMarinist", "lyricalKeraunoscopic", "counterRealist", "ectoBiologist", "percipientPedestrian", "asceticClinician", "doctectiveMiracles", "noSense", "obliviousCrafter", "ircMonster", "twinArmageddons", "cannabisHero", "jetRocket"], "defaultprofile": "ghostDunk", "block": []}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"tabs": true, "soundon": true, "server": "irc.tymoon.eu", "chums": ["unknownTraveler", "tentacleTherapist", "vaginalEngineer", "mechanicalSpectacle", "carcinoGeneticist", "schlagzeugGator", "gamblingGenocider", "gardenGnostic", "superGhost", "centaursTesticle", "arachnidsGrip", "grimAuxiliatrix", "remoteBloodbath", "nitroZealist", "greenZephyr", "arsenicCatnip", "cuttlefishCuller", "rageInducer", "gallowsCalibrator", "caligulasAquarium", "terminallyCapricious", "illuminatedWax", "aquaMarinist", "elegantDiversion", "moirailBunp", "uroborosUnbound", "androidTechnician", "midnightSparrow", "apocalypseArisen", "anguillaNuntia", "oilslickOrchid", "confusedTransient", "pretentiousFantasia", "aquaticMarinist", "lyricalKeraunoscopic", "counterRealist", "ectoBiologist", "percipientPedestrian", "asceticClinician", "doctectiveMiracles", "noSense", "obliviousCrafter", "ircMonster", "twinArmageddons", "cannabisHero", "jetRocket", "adiosToreador", "turntechGodhead"], "defaultprofile": "ghostDunk", "block": []}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index 35aecf5..318a76e 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ class userConfig(object):
             self.userprofile = None
     def chums(self):
         return self.config['chums']
+    def hideOfflineChums(self):
+        return self.config.get('hideOfflineChums', False)
     def defaultprofile(self):
         try:
             return self.config['defaultprofile']
@@ -208,7 +210,10 @@ class userConfig(object):
         return self.config["tabs"]
     def addChum(self, chum):
         if chum.handle not in self.config['chums']:
-            newchums = self.config['chums'] + [chum.handle]
+            fp = open("pesterchum.js") # what if we have two clients open??
+            newconfig = json.load(fp)
+            fp.close()
+            newchums = newconfig['chums'] + [chum.handle]
             self.set("chums", newchums)
     def removeChum(self, chum):
         if type(chum) is PesterProfile:
@@ -770,7 +775,10 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
         self.namesdb = {}
         self.chumdb = PesterProfileDB()
 
-        chums = [PesterProfile(c, chumdb=self.chumdb) for c in set(self.config.chums())]
+        if self.config.hideOfflineChums():
+            chums = []
+        else:
+            chums = [PesterProfile(c, chumdb=self.chumdb) for c in set(self.config.chums())]
         self.chumList = chumArea(chums, self)
         self.connect(self.chumList, 
                      QtCore.SIGNAL('itemActivated(QListWidgetItem *)'),