diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 9b70febec8..f52f4b021c 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -18907,3 +18907,18 @@ David  26 Oct 2004
 	api/
 		boinc_api.C,h
 		graphics_api.C
+
+David  26 Oct 2004
+    - forum updates (from Jans)
+
+    NOTE: run the DB update to get the right default behavior
+
+    html/
+        inc/
+            forum.inc
+        ops/
+            db_update.php
+        user/
+            edit_forum_preferences_form.php
+            forum_post.php
+            forum_rate.php
diff --git a/html/inc/forum.inc b/html/inc/forum.inc
index ccf100269b..397e364421 100644
--- a/html/inc/forum.inc
+++ b/html/inc/forum.inc
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ function show_post($post, $thread, $logged_in_user, $n, $controls=FORUM_CONTROLS
         } else if ($controls == HELPDESK_CONTROLS && !$separate) {
             echo " / Score: ", ($post->score * $post->votes), "</i></td>";
         } else {
-            echo " / Rating: ", $post->score, "</i> - rate: <a href=\"forum_rate.php?post=".$post->id."&choice=p\">+</a> / <a href=\"forum_rate.php?post=".$post->id."&choice=n\">-</a></td>";
+            echo " / Rating: ", ($post->score * $post->votes), "</i> - rate: <a href=\"forum_rate.php?post=".$post->id."&choice=p\">+</a> / <a href=\"forum_rate.php?post=".$post->id."&choice=n\">-</a></td>";
         }
     
         if ($controls == FORUM_CONTROLS) {
diff --git a/html/ops/db_update.php b/html/ops/db_update.php
index 72176c42bd..340c5e71df 100644
--- a/html/ops/db_update.php
+++ b/html/ops/db_update.php
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ function update_10_25_2004() {
         "alter table forum_preferences add high_rating_threshold integer not null"
     );
 }
+
+function update_10_26_2004() {
+    mysql_query("alter table forum_preferences modify jump_to_unread tinyint(1) unsigned not null default 0");
+}
+
 //update_10_25_2004();
 
 ?>
diff --git a/html/user/edit_forum_preferences_form.php b/html/user/edit_forum_preferences_form.php
index 030bf46894..0e8d233524 100644
--- a/html/user/edit_forum_preferences_form.php
+++ b/html/user/edit_forum_preferences_form.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ row2("Signature for message boards".
 if ($user->signature!=""){
 row2("Signature preview".
     "<br><font size=-2>This is how your signature will look in the forums</font>",
-    sanitize_html(stripslashes($user->signature))
+    nl2br(sanitize_html(stripslashes($user->signature)))
 );
 }
 row2("", "<input type=submit value='Update info'>");
diff --git a/html/user/forum_post.php b/html/user/forum_post.php
index bd79024fc5..a84214a449 100644
--- a/html/user/forum_post.php
+++ b/html/user/forum_post.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ if (!empty($_GET['id']) && !empty($_POST['title']) && !empty($_POST['content']))
         exit();
     }
 
+    $thread->id=$threadID;
+    setThreadLastVisited($logged_in_user,$thread);
 	header('Location: forum_thread.php?id=' . $threadID);
 }
 
diff --git a/html/user/forum_rate.php b/html/user/forum_rate.php
index ac7a4d1d52..e3e1fbb5aa 100644
--- a/html/user/forum_rate.php
+++ b/html/user/forum_rate.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (!empty($_GET['post'])) {
         exit();
     }
 
-    $user = get_logged_in_user($true);
+    $user = get_logged_in_user(true);
     $user = getForumPreferences($user);
     
     if (getHasRated($user,$postId)){