diff --git a/public/src/forum/users.js b/public/src/forum/users.js
index 4106ebde34..f10c739918 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/users.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/users.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ define(function() {
 
 		function onUsersLoaded(users, emptyContainer) {
 			templates.preload_template('users', function() {
-				templates['useres'].parse({users:[]});
+				templates['users'].parse({users:[]});
 				var html = templates.prepare(templates['users'].blocks['users']).parse({
 					users: users
 				});
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index 80bf88baa9..71e28308cf 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 			});
 		}
 
-		user.isFollowing(callerUID, userData.theirid, function (isFollowing) {
+		user.isFollowing(callerUID, userData.theirid, function (err, isFollowing) {
+			if(err) {
+				return next(err);
+			}
+
 			posts.getPostsByUid(callerUID, userData.theirid, 0, 9, function (err, userPosts) {
 				if(err) {
 					return next(err);
@@ -161,53 +165,39 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getFollowing = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function (err, userData) {
-		if(err) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		if (userData) {
-			user.getFollowing(userData.uid, function (err, followingData) {
-				if(err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
-				userData.following = followingData;
-				userData.followingCount = followingData.length;
-				
-				res.render('following', userData);
-			});
-
-		} else {
-			return userNotFound();
-		}
-	});
+	getFollow('following', req, res, next);
 };
 
 accountsController.getFollowers = function(req, res, next) {
+	getFollow('followers', req, res, next);
+};
+
+function getFollow(name, req, res, next) {
 	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
+	var userData;
 
-	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function (err, userData) {
+	async.waterfall([
+		function(next) {
+			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, next);
+		},
+		function(data, next) {
+			userData = data;
+			if (!userData) {
+				return userNotFound();
+			}
+			var method = name === 'following' ? 'getFollowing' : 'getFollowers';
+			user[method](userData.uid, next);
+		}
+	], function(err, users) {
 		if(err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
+		userData[name] = users;
+		userData[name + 'Count'] = users.length;
 
-		if (userData) {
-			user.getFollowers(userData.uid, function (err, followersData) {
-				if(err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
-				userData.followers = followersData;
-				userData.followersCount = followersData.length;
-				
-				res.render('followers', userData);
-			});
-		} else {
-			return userNotFound();
-		}
+		res.render(name, userData);
 	});
-};
+}
 
 accountsController.getFavourites = function(req, res, next) {
 	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
@@ -286,7 +276,7 @@ accountsController.accountEdit = function(req, res, next) {
 		if(err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
-		
+
 		res.render('accountedit', userData);
 	});
 };
@@ -323,12 +313,12 @@ accountsController.accountSettings = function(req, res, next) {
 				userData.yourid = req.user.uid;
 				userData.theirid = uid;
 				userData.settings = settings;
-				
+
 				res.render('accountsettings', userData);
 			});
 		});
 
-	});	
+	});
 };
 
 accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index e43d08a9c1..7caec05855 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ Controllers.login = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 Controllers.register = function(req, res, next) {
+
 	var data = {},
 		login_strategies = auth.get_login_strategies(),
 		num_strategies = login_strategies.length;
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ Controllers.register = function(req, res, next) {
 	data.maximumUsernameLength = meta.config.maximumUsernameLength;
 	data.minimumPasswordLength = meta.config.minimumPasswordLength;
 	data.termsOfUse = meta.config.termsOfUse;
-	
+
 	res.render('register', data);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index b6fe70caac..8edf274e15 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 						if (parseInt(topicData.deleted, 10) === 1 && parseInt(topicData.expose_tools, 10) === 0) {
 							return next(new Error('Topic deleted'), null);
 						}
+						topicData.currentPage = page;
 					}
-					topicData.currentPage = page;
 					next(err, topicData);
 				});
 			});
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 78b3914cc2..92a80cebf7 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	function fieldToString(field) {
+		if(field === null || field === undefined) {
+			return field;
+		}
+
+		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
+			field = field.toString();
+		}
+		// if there is a '.' in the field name it inserts subdocument in mongo, replace '.'s with \uff0E
+		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		return field;
+	}
+
+	function toString(value) {
+		if(value === null || value === undefined) {
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		return value.toString();
+	}
 
 	//
 	// Exported functions
@@ -235,11 +255,7 @@
 
 	module.setObjectField = function(key, field, value, callback) {
 		var data = {};
-		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
-			field = field.toString();
-		}
-		// if there is a '.' in the field name it inserts subdocument in mongo, replace '.'s with \uff0E
-		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		field = fieldToString(field);
 		data[field] = value;
 		db.collection('objects').update({_key:key}, {$set:data}, {upsert:true, w: 1}, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
@@ -271,51 +287,69 @@
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
-			field = field.toString();
-		}
-		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		field = fieldToString(field);
 		module.getObjectFields(key, [field], function(err, data) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			callback(null, data[field]);
+			callback(null, data ? data[field] : null);
 		});
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectFields = function(key, fields, callback) {
+		module.getObjectsFields([key], fields, function(err, items) {
+			callback(err, items ? items[0] : null);
+		});
+	};
+
+	module.getObjectsFields = function(keys, fields, callback) {
 
 		var _fields = {
-			_id: 0
+			_id: 0,
+			_key: 1
 		};
-		for(var i=0; i<fields.length; ++i) {
-			if (typeof fields[i] !== 'string') {
-				fields[i] = fields[i].toString();
-			}
 
-			fields[i] = fields[i].replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		for(var i=0; i<fields.length; ++i) {
+			fields[i] = fieldToString(fields[i]);
 			_fields[fields[i]] = 1;
 		}
 
+		keys = keys.map(function(key) {
+			return { _key : key};
+		});
 
-		db.collection('objects').findOne({_key:key}, _fields, function(err, item) {
-
-			if(err) {
+		db.collection('objects').find({$or: keys}, _fields).toArray(function(err, items) {
+			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			if(item === null) {
-				item = {};
+			if (items === null) {
+				items = [];
 			}
 
-			for(var i=0; i<fields.length; ++i) {
-				if(item[fields[i]] === null || item[fields[i]] === undefined) {
-					item[fields[i]] = null;
+			var returnData = [],
+				index = 0,
+				item;
+
+			for (var i=0; i<keys.length; ++i) {
+
+				if (items[index] && items[index]._key === keys[i]._key) {
+					item = items[index];
+					index++;
+				} else {
+					item = {};
+				}
+
+				returnData.push(item);
+				for (var k=0; k<fields.length; ++k) {
+					if (item[fields[k]] === null || item[fields[k]] === undefined) {
+						item[fields[k]] = null;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
-			callback(null, item);
+			callback(null, returnData);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -341,7 +375,9 @@
 
 			var values = [];
 			for(var key in data) {
-				values.push(data[key]);
+				if (data && data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+					values.push(data[key]);
+				}
 			}
 			callback(null, values);
 		});
@@ -349,10 +385,7 @@
 
 	module.isObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
 		var data = {};
-		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
-			field = field.toString();
-		}
-		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		field = fieldToString(field);
 		data[field] = '';
 		db.collection('objects').findOne({_key:key}, {fields:data}, function(err, item) {
 			if(err) {
@@ -364,11 +397,8 @@
 
 	module.deleteObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
 		var data = {};
-		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
-			field = field.toString();
-		}
-		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
-		data[field] = "";
+		field = fieldToString(field);
+		data[field] = '';
 		db.collection('objects').update({_key:key}, {$unset : data}, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
 				callback(err, result);
@@ -386,10 +416,7 @@
 
 	module.incrObjectFieldBy = function(key, field, value, callback) {
 		var data = {};
-		if(typeof field !== 'string') {
-			field = field.toString();
-		}
-		field = field.replace(/\./g, '\uff0E');
+		field = fieldToString(field);
 		data[field] = value;
 
 		db.collection('objects').findAndModify({_key:key}, {}, {$inc: data}, {new:true, upsert:true}, function(err, result) {
@@ -408,10 +435,9 @@
 		}
 
 		value.forEach(function(element, index, array) {
-			array[index] = element ? element.toString() : element;
+			array[index] = toString(element);
 		});
 
-
 		db.collection('objects').update({_key: key}, { $addToSet: { members: { $each: value } }	}, { upsert: true, w: 1 }, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
 				callback(err, result);
@@ -425,7 +451,7 @@
 		}
 
 		value.forEach(function(element, index, array) {
-			array[index] = element ? element.toString() : element;
+			array[index] = toString(element);
 		});
 
 		db.collection('objects').update( { _key: key }, { $pullAll: { members: value } }, function(err, result) {
@@ -436,9 +462,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.isSetMember = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 
 		db.collection('objects').findOne({_key:key, members: value}, function(err, item) {
 			callback(err, item !== null && item !== undefined);
@@ -447,9 +471,7 @@
 
 	module.isMemberOfSets = function(sets, value, callback) {
 
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 
 		db.collection('objects').find({_key: {$in : sets}, members: value}).toArray(function(err, result) {
 			if(err) {
@@ -525,9 +547,7 @@
 	// sorted sets
 
 	module.sortedSetAdd = function(key, score, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		var data = {
 			score: parseInt(score, 10),
 			value: value
@@ -541,9 +561,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetRemove = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 
 		db.collection('objects').remove({_key:key, value:value}, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
@@ -640,9 +658,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetRank = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		module.getSortedSetRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, result) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -657,9 +673,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetRevRank = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		module.getSortedSetRevRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, result) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -676,18 +690,9 @@
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetScore = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		db.collection('objects').findOne({_key:key, value: value}, {fields:{score:1}}, function(err, result) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			if(result) {
-				return callback(null, result.score);
-			}
-
-			callback(err, null);
+			callback(err, result ? result.score : null);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -698,9 +703,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetsScore = function(keys, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		db.collection('objects').find({_key:{$in:keys}, value: value}).toArray(function(err, result) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -720,9 +723,7 @@
 
 	// lists
 	module.listPrepend = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 
 		module.isObjectField(key, 'array', function(err, exists) {
 			if(err) {
@@ -746,9 +747,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.listAppend = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 		db.collection('objects').update({ _key: key }, { $push: { array: value } }, {upsert:true, w:1}, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
 				callback(err, result);
@@ -782,9 +781,7 @@
 	};
 
 	module.listRemoveAll = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if(value !== null && value !== undefined) {
-			value = value.toString();
-		}
+		value = toString(value);
 
 		db.collection('objects').update({_key: key }, { $pull: { array: value } }, function(err, result) {
 			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 81207c9dea..a0235e4b67 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 			return reds.client || (reds.client = redisClient);
 		};
 
-		postSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbpostsearch'),
+		postSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbpostsearch');
 		topicSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbtopicsearch');
 
 		var db = parseInt(nconf.get('redis:database'), 10);
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
 			});
 		}
 
-		callback();
+		if(typeof callback === 'function') {
+			callback();
+		}
 	};
 
 	module.close = function() {
@@ -221,18 +223,34 @@
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectFields = function(key, fields, callback) {
-		redisClient.hmget(key, fields, function(err, data) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
+		module.getObjectsFields([key], fields, function(err, results) {
+			callback(err, results ? results[0]: null);
+		});
+	};
+
+	module.getObjectsFields = function(keys, fields, callback) {
+		var	multi = redisClient.multi();
+
+		for(var x=0; x<keys.length; ++x) {
+			multi.hmget.apply(multi, [keys[x]].concat(fields));
+		}
 
-			var returnData = {};
+		function makeObject(array) {
+			var obj = {};
 
 			for (var i = 0, ii = fields.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-				returnData[fields[i]] = data[i];
+				obj[fields[i]] = array[i];
+			}
+			return obj;
+		}
+
+		multi.exec(function(err, results) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			callback(null, returnData);
+			results = results.map(makeObject);
+			callback(null, results);
 		});
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index 2992d87fc7..c964533b33 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var app,
 middleware.authenticate = function(req, res, next) {
 	if(!req.user) {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
-			return res.json(403, 'not-allowed');	
+			return res.json(403, 'not-allowed');
 		} else {
 			return res.redirect('403');
 		}
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ middleware.updateLastOnlineTime = function(req, res, next) {
 	next();
 };
 
+middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn = function(req, res, next) {
+	if (req.user) {
+		user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'userslug', function (err, userslug) {
+			res.redirect('/user/' + userslug);
+		});
+	} else {
+		next();
+	}
+
+}
+
 middleware.prepareAPI = function(req, res, next) {
 	res.locals.isAPI = true;
 	next();
diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index f4c1903943..fd9e7232a8 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -52,5 +52,9 @@ module.exports = function(app, middleware, controllers) {
 				}
 			});
 		});
+
+		app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
+			res.send(200);
+		});
 	});
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 72bc3cbfa5..c54053d4f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ module.exports = function(app, middleware) {
 		app.get('/', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.home);
 		app.get('/api/home', controllers.home);
 
-		app.get('/login', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.login);
-		app.get('/api/login', controllers.login);
+		app.get('/login', middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.login);
+		app.get('/api/login', middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, controllers.login);
 
-		app.get('/register', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.register);
-		app.get('/api/register', controllers.register);
+		app.get('/register', middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.register);
+		app.get('/api/register', middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, controllers.register);
 
 		app.get('/confirm/:code', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.confirmEmail);
 		app.get('/api/confirm/:code', controllers.confirmEmail);
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index c29df33ad8..2734106469 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ SocketPosts.getFavouritedUsers = function(socket, pid, callback) {
 		}
 
 		var max = 5; //hardcoded
-		var usernames = "";
+		var finalText = "";
 
 		var pid_uids = data[0];
 		var rest_amount = 0;
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ SocketPosts.getFavouritedUsers = function(socket, pid, callback) {
 			pid_uids = pid_uids.slice(0, max);
 		}
 
-		user.getUsernamesByUids(pid_uids, function(err, result) {
+		user.getUsernamesByUids(pid_uids, function(err, usernames) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			usernames = result.join(', ') + (rest_amount > 0
+			finalText = usernames.join(', ') + (rest_amount > 0
 				? " and " + rest_amount + (rest_amount > 1 ? " others" : " other")
 				: "");
-			callback(null, usernames);
+			callback(null, finalText);
 		});
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 4edf9a77cf..0bb7bbbaac 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -168,32 +168,51 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	};
 
 	User.getMultipleUserFields = function(uids, fields, callback) {
-		if (uids.length === 0) {
+
+		if (!Array.isArray(uids) || !uids.length) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
 
-		function getFields(uid, next) {
-			User.getUserFields(uid, fields, next);
-		}
+		var keys = uids.map(function(uid) {
+			return 'user:' + uid;
+		});
 
-		async.map(uids, getFields, callback);
+		db.getObjectsFields(keys, fields, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getUserData = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.getObject('user:' + uid, function(err, data) {
-			if(err) {
+		User.getUsersData([uid], function(err, users) {
+			callback(err, users ? users[0] : null);
+		});
+	};
+
+	User.getUsersData = function(uids, callback) {
+
+		if (!Array.isArray(uids) || !uids.length) {
+			return callback(null, []);
+		}
+
+		var keys = uids.map(function(uid) {
+			return 'user:' + uid;
+		});
+
+		db.getObjects(keys, function(err, users) {
+			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			if (data) {
-				if (data.password) {
-					data.password = null;
-					data.hasPassword = true;
-				} else {
-					data.hasPassword = false;
+			users.forEach(function(user) {
+				if (user) {
+					if (user.password) {
+						user.password = null;
+						user.hasPassword = true;
+					} else {
+						user.hasPassword = false;
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			callback(err, data);
+			});
+
+			callback(null, users);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -508,36 +527,48 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 
 		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, function(err, uids) {
 			if (err) {
-				return callback(err, null);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			function getUserData(uid, callback) {
-				User.getUserData(uid, function(err, userData) {
-					if(!userData.status) {
-						userData.status = 'online';
+			User.getUsersData(uids, function(err, users) {
+				if (err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
+
+				async.map(users, function(user, next) {
+					if (!user) {
+						return next(null, user);
 					}
 
-					User.isAdministrator(uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
-						if (userData) {
-							userData.administrator = isAdmin ? '1':'0';
+					if (!user.status) {
+						user.status = 'online';
+					}
+
+					User.isAdministrator(user.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
+						if (err) {
+							return next(err);
 						}
 
+						user.administrator = isAdmin ? '1':'0';
+
 						if(set === 'users:online') {
-							return callback(null, userData);
+							return next(null, user);
 						}
 
-						db.sortedSetScore('users:online', uid, function(err, score) {
+						db.sortedSetScore('users:online', user.uid, function(err, score) {
+							if (err) {
+								return next(err);
+							}
+
 							if(!score) {
-								userData.status = 'offline';
+								user.status = 'offline';
 							}
 
-							callback(null, userData);
+							next(null, user);
 						});
 					});
-				});
-			}
-
-			async.map(uids, getUserData, callback);
+				}, callback);
+			});
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -568,24 +599,25 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	};
 
 	User.getUsersCSV = function(callback) {
-		var csvContent = "";
+		var csvContent = '';
 
 		db.getObjectValues('username:uid', function(err, uids) {
-			if(err) {
+			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			async.each(uids, function(uid, next) {
-				User.getUserFields(uid, ['email', 'username'], function(err, userData) {
-					if(err) {
-						return next(err);
-					}
+			User.getMultipleUserFields(uids, ['email', 'username'], function(err, usersData) {
+				if (err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
 
-					csvContent += userData.email + ',' + userData.username + ',' + uid + '\n';
-					next();
+				usersData.forEach(function(user, index) {
+					if (user) {
+						csvContent += user.email + ',' + user.username + ',' + uids[index] + '\n';
+					}
 				});
-			}, function(err) {
-				callback(err, csvContent);
+
+				callback(null, csvContent);
 			});
 		});
 	};
@@ -604,9 +636,9 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 			query = query.toLowerCase();
 
 			var	usernames = Object.keys(usernamesHash),
-				results = [];
+				uids = [];
 
-			results = usernames.filter(function(username) {
+			uids = usernames.filter(function(username) {
 				return username.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) === 0;
 			})
 			.slice(0, 10)
@@ -617,7 +649,10 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 				return usernamesHash[username];
 			});
 
-			User.getDataForUsers(results, function(err, userdata) {
+			User.getUsersData(uids, function(err, userdata) {
+				if (err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
 				var diff = process.hrtime(start);
 				var timing = (diff[0] * 1e3 + diff[1] / 1e6).toFixed(1);
 				callback(null, {timing: timing, users: userdata});
@@ -657,70 +692,48 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	User.follow = function(uid, followid, callback) {
-		db.setAdd('following:' + uid, followid, function(err, data) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
+	User.follow = function(uid, followuid, callback) {
+		toggleFollow('follow', uid, followuid, callback);
+	};
 
-			db.setAdd('followers:' + followid, uid, callback);
-		});
+	User.unfollow = function(uid, unfollowuid, callback) {
+		toggleFollow('unfollow', uid, unfollowuid, callback);
 	};
 
-	User.unfollow = function(uid, unfollowid, callback) {
-		db.setRemove('following:' + uid, unfollowid, function(err, data) {
+	function toggleFollow(type, uid, theiruid, callback) {
+		var command = type === 'follow' ? 'setAdd' : 'setRemove';
+		db[command]('following:' + uid, theiruid, function(err) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
-
-			db.setRemove('followers:' + unfollowid, uid, callback);
+			db[command]('followers:' + theiruid, uid, callback);
 		});
-	};
+	}
 
 	User.getFollowing = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.getSetMembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			User.getDataForUsers(userIds, callback);
-		});
+		getFollow('following:' + uid, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowers = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
+		getFollow('followers:' + uid, callback);
+	};
+
+	function getFollow(set, callback) {
+		db.getSetMembers(set, function(err, uids) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			User.getDataForUsers(userIds, callback);
+			User.getUsersData(uids, callback);
 		});
-	};
+	}
 
 	User.getFollowingCount = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.getSetMembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			userIds = userIds.filter(function(value) {
-				return parseInt(value, 10) !== 0;
-			});
-			callback(null, userIds.length);
-		});
+		db.setCount('following:' + uid, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowerCount = function(uid, callback) {
-		db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			userIds = userIds.filter(function(value) {
-				return parseInt(value, 10) !== 0;
-			});
-			callback(null, userIds.length);
-		});
+		db.setCount('followers:' + uid, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowStats = function (uid, callback) {
@@ -734,22 +747,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 		}, callback);
 	};
 
-	User.getDataForUsers = function(uids, callback) {
-
-		if (!uids || !Array.isArray(uids) || uids.length === 0) {
-			return callback(null, []);
-		}
-
-		function getUserData(uid, next) {
-			if(parseInt(uid, 10) === 0) {
-				return next(null, null);
-			}
-
-			User.getUserData(uid, next);
-		}
-
-		async.map(uids, getUserData, callback);
-	};
 
 	User.sendPostNotificationToFollowers = function(uid, tid, pid) {
 		User.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
@@ -773,13 +770,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	};
 
 	User.isFollowing = function(uid, theirid, callback) {
-		db.isSetMember('following:' + uid, theirid, function(err, isMember) {
-			if (!err) {
-				callback(isMember);
-			} else {
-				console.log(err);
-			}
-		});
+		db.isSetMember('following:' + uid, theirid, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.exists = function(userslug, callback) {
@@ -809,29 +800,17 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	};
 
 	User.getUsernamesByUids = function(uids, callback) {
+		User.getMultipleUserFields(uids, ['username'], function(err, users) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
 
-		if (!Array.isArray(uids)) {
-			return callback(null, []);
-		}
-
-		function getUserName(uid, next) {
-			User.getUserField(uid, 'username', next);
-		}
-
-		async.map(uids, getUserName, callback);
-	};
-
-	User.getUserSlugsByUids = function(uids, callback) {
-
-		if (!Array.isArray(uids)) {
-			return callback(null, []);
-		}
-
-		function getUserSlug(uid, next) {
-			User.getUserField(uid, 'userslug', next);
-		}
+			users = users.map(function(user) {
+				return user.username;
+			});
 
-		async.map(uids, getUserSlug, callback);
+			callback(null, users);
+		});
 	};
 
 	User.getUsernameByUserslug = function(slug, callback) {
@@ -846,12 +825,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByEmail = function(email, callback) {
-		db.getObjectField('email:uid', email, function(err, data) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			callback(null, data);
-		});
+		db.getObjectField('email:uid', email, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.isModerator = function(uid, cid, callback) {