diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/global.json b/public/language/en_GB/global.json
index 7c8f002956..c8b647236c 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/global.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/global.json
@@ -79,5 +79,7 @@
 	"offline": "Offline",
 
 	"email": "Email",
-	"language": "Language"
+	"language": "Language",
+
+	"guest": "Guest"
 }
diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/topic.json b/public/language/en_GB/topic.json
index a53e56c9ef..d40c8ccb7b 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/topic.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/topic.json
@@ -102,5 +102,9 @@
 	"composer.thumb_file_label": "Or upload a file",
 	"composer.thumb_remove": "Clear fields",
 	"composer.drag_and_drop_images": "Drag and Drop Images Here",
-	"composer.upload_instructions": "Upload images by dragging & dropping them."
+	"composer.upload_instructions": "Upload images by dragging & dropping them.",
+
+	"more_users_and_guests": "%1 more user(s) and %2 guest(s)",
+	"more_users": "%1 more user(s)",
+	"more_guests": "%1 more guest(s)"
 }
diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 96f8db8134..3162f87f61 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -209,32 +209,38 @@ define(['forum/pagination', 'forum/topic/threadTools', 'forum/topic/postTools',
 
 					var title = '';
 					if(remainingUsers && anonymousCount) {
-						title = remainingUsers + ' more user(s) and ' + anonymousCount + ' guest(s)';
+						title = '[[topic:more_users_and_guests, ' + remainingUsers + ', ' + anonymousCount + ']]';
 					} else if(remainingUsers) {
-						title = remainingUsers + ' more user(s)';
+						title = '[[topic:more_users, ' + remainingUsers + ']]';
 					} else {
-						title = anonymousCount + ' guest(s)';
+						title = '[[topic:more_guests, ' + anonymousCount + ']]';
 					}
 
-					anonLink.tooltip({
-						placement: 'top',
-						title: title
+					translator.translate(title, function(translated) {
+						$('.anonymous-box').tooltip({
+							placement: 'top',
+							title: translated
+						});
 					});
 				}
 
-				// Get users who are currently replying to the topic entered
-				socket.emit('modules.composer.getUsersByTid', ajaxify.variables.get('topic_id'), function(err, uids) {
-					if (uids && uids.length) {
-						for(var x=0;x<uids.length;x++) {
-							activeEl.find('[data-uid="' + uids[x] + '"]').addClass('replying');
-						}
-					}
-				});
+				getReplyingUsers();
 			}
 
 			app.populateOnlineUsers();
 		});
 
+		function getReplyingUsers() {
+			var activeEl = $('.thread_active_users');
+			socket.emit('modules.composer.getUsersByTid', ajaxify.variables.get('topic_id'), function(err, uids) {
+				if (uids && uids.length) {
+					for(var x=0;x<uids.length;x++) {
+						activeEl.find('[data-uid="' + uids[x] + '"]').addClass('replying');
+					}
+				}
+			});
+		}
+
 		socket.on('user.isOnline', function(err, data) {
 			app.populateOnlineUsers();
 		});
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index d35cd12e5d..ef2dffaf74 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 			}
 
 			post.user = {
-				username: userData.username || 'anonymous',
+				username: userData.username || 'Guest',
 				userslug: userData.userslug || '',
 				reputation: userData.reputation || 0,
 				postcount: userData.postcount || 0,
@@ -282,17 +282,11 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 
 			post.relativeTime = utils.toISOString(post.timestamp);
 
-			async.parallel([
-				function(next) {
-					user.getUserFields(post.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], function(err, userData) {
-						if (err) {
-							return next(err);
-						}
-						post.user = userData;
-						next();
-					});
+			async.parallel({
+				user: function(next) {
+					user.getNameSlugPicture(post.uid, next);
 				},
-				function(next) {
+				topicCategory: function(next) {
 					topics.getTopicFields(post.tid, ['title', 'cid', 'slug', 'deleted'], function(err, topicData) {
 						if (err) {
 							return next(err);
@@ -305,35 +299,36 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 								return next(err);
 							}
 
-							post.category = categoryData;
 							topicData.title = validator.escape(topicData.title);
-							post.topic = topicData;
-							next();
+
+							next(null, {topic: topicData, category: categoryData});
 						});
 					});
 				},
-				function(next) {
+				content: function(next) {
 					if (!post.content) {
-						return next();
+						return next(null, post.content);
 					}
 
-					postTools.parse(post.content, function(err, content) {
-						if(err) {
-							return next(err);
-						}
+					postTools.parse(post.content, next);
+				}
+			}, function(err, results) {
+				if (err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
 
-						if(stripTags) {
-							var s = S(content);
-							post.content = s.stripTags.apply(s, utils.getTagsExcept(['img', 'i', 'p'])).s;
-						} else {
-							post.content = content;
-						}
+				post.user = results.user;
+				post.topic = results.topicCategory.topic;
+				post.category = results.topicCategory.category;
 
-						next();
-					});
+				if (stripTags) {
+					var s = S(results.content);
+					post.content = s.stripTags.apply(s, utils.getTagsExcept(['img', 'i', 'p'])).s;
+				} else {
+					post.content = results.content;
 				}
-			], function(err) {
-				callback(err, post);
+
+				callback(null, post);
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/index.js b/src/socket.io/index.js
index c3a1484759..a6ce68e6a1 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/index.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/index.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Sockets.init = function(server) {
 					socket.broadcast.emit('user.anonConnect');
 					socket.emit('event:connect', {
 						status: 1,
-						username: 'Anonymous',
+						username: '[[global:guest]]',
 						isAdmin: false,
 						uid: 0
 					});
diff --git a/src/socket.io/meta.js b/src/socket.io/meta.js
index a34fda885a..8c40d0ef52 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/meta.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/meta.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SocketMeta.updateHeader = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	} else {
 		callback(null, {
 			uid: 0,
-			username: "Anonymous User",
+			username: '[[global:guest]]',
 			email: '',
 			picture: gravatar.url('', {
 				s: '24'
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 3326cfaef9..7ff3d6e68f 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -61,22 +61,9 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
 			}
 
-			user.getUserFields(topic.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'] , function(err, userData) {
-				if (err) {
-					return callback(err);
-				}
-
-				if (!userData) {
-					userData = {};
-				}
-
-				topic.user = {
-					username: userData.username || 'Anonymous',
-					userslug: userData.userslug || '',
-					picture: userData.picture || gravatar.url('', {}, true)
-				};
-
-				callback(null, topic);
+			user.getNameSlugPicture(topic.uid, function(err, userData) {
+				topic.user = userData;
+				callback(err, topic);
 			});
 		});
 	};
@@ -219,7 +206,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					if (userCache[topicData.uid]) {
 						return next(null, userCache[topicData.uid]);
 					}
-					user.getUserFields(topicData.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], next);
+
+					user.getNameSlugPicture(topicData.uid, next);
 				}
 			}, function(err, topicInfo) {
 				if(err) {
@@ -332,18 +320,13 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					return callback(new Error('[[error:no-teaser]]'));
 				}
 
-				user.getUserFields(postData.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], function(err, userData) {
+				user.getNameSlugPicture(postData.uid, function(err, userData) {
 					if (err) {
 						return callback(err);
 					}
-
-					callback(null, {
-						pid: postData.pid,
-						username: userData.username || 'anonymous',
-						userslug: userData.userslug || '',
-						picture: userData.picture || gravatar.url('', {}, true),
-						timestamp: utils.toISOString(postData.timestamp)
-					});
+					postData.timestamp = utils.toISOString(postData.timestamp);
+					postData.user = userData;
+					callback(null, postData);
 				});
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 414b05b803..202b511df8 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -285,6 +285,20 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'),
 		});
 	};
 
+	User.getNameSlugPicture = function(uid, callback) {
+		User.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], function(err, data) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			callback(null, {
+				username: data.username || '[[global:guest]]',
+				userslug: data.userslug || '',
+				picture: data.picture || gravatar.url('', {}, true)
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
 	User.getUidByUsername = function(username, callback) {
 		db.getObjectField('username:uid', username, callback);
 	};