diff --git a/html/inc/bootstrap.inc b/html/inc/bootstrap.inc
index d67df7842a..ef90a202bc 100644
--- a/html/inc/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/html/inc/bootstrap.inc
@@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ function sample_navbar($prefix, $user, $fixed) {
     if (defined('NO_COMPUTING')) {
         // this is for projects that don't do computing, e.g. BOSSA-based
         //
-        navbar_menu(tra("Participants"), array(
+        navbar_menu(tra("Participate"), array(
             array(tra("Do work"), $prefix."bossa_apps.php"),
-            array(tra("Your account"), $prefix."home.php", tra("view stats, modify preferences")),
-            array(tra("Teams"), $prefix."team.php", tra("create or join a team"))
         ));
     } else {
         navbar_menu(tra("Project"), array(
diff --git a/html/inc/news.inc b/html/inc/news.inc
index f842710704..336d4262c6 100644
--- a/html/inc/news.inc
+++ b/html/inc/news.inc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function news_item($date, $title, $post) {
     ";
     if ($forum_link && !DISABLE_FORUMS) {
         echo "
-            &middot; <a href=\"".url_base()."forum_thread.php?id=$post->thread\"> ".tra("Comment")."</a>
+            &middot; <a href=\"".url_base()."forum_thread.php?id=$post->thread\"> ".tra("Discuss")."</a>
         ";
     }
     echo "</span>
diff --git a/html/user/ffmail_action.php b/html/user/ffmail_action.php
index cb17da06d7..fec1e95c05 100644
--- a/html/user/ffmail_action.php
+++ b/html/user/ffmail_action.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 require_once("../inc/email.inc");
 
+error_page("This feature is deprecated");
+
 $text = get_str('text');
 $subject = get_str('subject');
 
diff --git a/html/user/ffmail_form.php b/html/user/ffmail_form.php
index 5f3d1dbb75..61927a4d35 100644
--- a/html/user/ffmail_form.php
+++ b/html/user/ffmail_form.php
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 
 require_once("../inc/util.inc");
 
+// Spammers were abusing this feature,
+// and AFAIK it was never used much.
+// Screw it.
+
+error_page("This feature is deprecated");
+
 $master_url = parse_config(get_config(), "<master_url>");
 
 $user = get_logged_in_user();
diff --git a/html/user/sample_index.php b/html/user/sample_index.php
index a586435b0c..5dc050f796 100644
--- a/html/user/sample_index.php
+++ b/html/user/sample_index.php
@@ -112,26 +112,26 @@ function left(){
             echo "</ul>\n";
         }
     );
-}
-
-function news() {
-    include("motd.php");
-    show_news(0, 5);
-}
-
-function right() {
     global $stopped;
     if (!$stopped) {
         $profile = get_current_uotd();
         if ($profile) {
-            echo "
-                <div class=\"media uotd\">
-            ";
-            show_uotd($profile);
-            echo "</div>\n";
+            panel('User of the Day',
+                function() use ($profile) {
+                    show_uotd($profile);
+                }
+            );
         }
     }
-    panel('News', 'news');
+}
+
+function right() {
+    panel('News',
+        function() {
+            include("motd.php");
+            show_news(0, 5);
+        }
+    );
 }
 
 page_head(null, null, null, "", file_get_contents("schedulers.txt"));