diff --git a/config.default.js b/config.default.js
index fb64d54dcf..562c5a194d 100644
--- a/config.default.js
+++ b/config.default.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ var config = {
 	"facebook": {
 		"app_id": '',
 		"secret": ''
+	},
+
+	// Privileged Actions Reputation Thresholds
+	"privilege_thresholds": {
+		"manage_thread": 1000
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/public/css/style.less b/public/css/style.less
index 0c2c357186..0dccfdfdf0 100644
--- a/public/css/style.less
+++ b/public/css/style.less
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ footer.footer {
 		background: #fff;
 	}
 
+	&.deleted {
+		-moz-opacity: 0.30;
+		opacity: 0.30;
+	}
 }
 
 #user_label {
diff --git a/public/src/ajaxify.js b/public/src/ajaxify.js
index f03e3921de..716c26d977 100644
--- a/public/src/ajaxify.js
+++ b/public/src/ajaxify.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ var ajaxify = {};
 			jQuery('#content').fadeOut(100);
 
 			load_template(function() {
-				console.log('called');
 				exec_body_scripts(content);
 
 				ajaxify.enable();
diff --git a/public/templates/category.tpl b/public/templates/category.tpl
index 5abee5a796..7f01999c9c 100644
--- a/public/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/category.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <ul class="topic-container">
 <!-- BEGIN topics -->
 <a href="../../topic/{topics.slug}"><li class="topic-row">
-	<h4>{topics.title}</h4>
+	<h4><i class="{topics.icon}"></i> {topics.title}</h4>
 	<p>Posted {topics.relativeTime} ago by <span class="username">{topics.username}</span>. {topics.post_count} posts.</p>
 </li></a>
 <!-- END topics -->
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index 8408e8fb2a..9a93699f64 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -35,31 +35,72 @@
 </ul>
 <hr />
 <button id="post_reply" class="btn btn-primary btn-large post_reply">Reply</button>
-<div class="btn-group pull-right">
+<div class="btn-group pull-right" id="thread-tools" style="visibility: hidden;">
 	<button class="btn dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Thread Tools <span class="caret"></span></button>
 	<ul class="dropdown-menu">
-		<li><a href="#">Lock/Unlock Thread</a></li>
+		<li><a href="#" id="lock_thread"><i class="icon-lock"></i> Lock Thread</a></li>
 		<li class="divider"></li>
-		<li><a href="#"><span class="text-error">Delete Thread</span></a></li>
+		<li><a href="#" id="delete_thread"><span class="text-error"><i class="icon-trash"></i>  Delete Thread</span></a></li>
 	</ul>
 </div>
 
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 	(function() {
-		var	locked = '{locked}';
+		var	expose_tools = '{expose_tools}',
+			tid = '{topic_id}',
+			thread_state = {
+				locked: '{locked}',
+				deleted: '{deleted}'
+			};
 
 		jQuery('document').ready(function() {
-			var	room = 'topic_' + '{topic_id}';
+			var	room = 'topic_' + '{topic_id}',
+				adminTools = document.getElementById('thread-tools');
 
 			app.enter_room(room);
 			set_up_posts();
 
-			if (locked === '1') set_locked_state(true);
+			if (thread_state.locked === '1') set_locked_state(true);
+			if (thread_state.deleted === '1') set_delete_state(true);
+
+			if (expose_tools === '1') {
+				var deleteThreadEl = document.getElementById('delete_thread'),
+					lockThreadEl = document.getElementById('lock_thread');
+
+				adminTools.style.visibility = 'inherit';
+
+				// Add events to the thread tools
+				deleteThreadEl.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					if (thread_state.deleted !== '1') {
+						if (confirm('really delete thread? (THIS DIALOG TO BE REPLACED WITH BOOTBOX)')) {
+							socket.emit('api:topic.delete', { tid: tid });
+						}
+					} else {
+						if (confirm('really restore thread? (THIS DIALOG TO BE REPLACED WITH BOOTBOX)')) {
+							socket.emit('api:topic.restore', { tid: tid });
+						}
+					}
+				});
+
+				lockThreadEl.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					if (thread_state.locked !== '1') {
+						if (confirm('really lock thread? (THIS DIALOG TO BE REPLACED WITH BOOTBOX)')) {
+							socket.emit('api:topic.lock', { tid: tid });
+						}
+					} else {
+						if (confirm('really unlock thread? (THIS DIALOG TO BE REPLACED WITH BOOTBOX)')) {
+							socket.emit('api:topic.unlock', { tid: tid });
+						}
+					}
+				});
+			}
 		});
 
 
-		ajaxify.register_events(['event:rep_up', 'event:rep_down', 'event:new_post', 'api:get_users_in_room']);
+		ajaxify.register_events(['event:rep_up', 'event:rep_down', 'event:new_post', 'api:get_users_in_room', 'event:topic_deleted']);
 		socket.on('api:get_users_in_room', function(users) {
 			var anonymous = users.anonymous,
 				usernames = users.usernames,
@@ -89,7 +130,6 @@
 			adjust_rep(-1, data.pid, data.uid);
 		});
 
-
 		socket.on('event:new_post', function(data) {
 			var html = templates.prepare(templates['topic'].blocks['posts']).parse(data),
 				uniqueid = new Date().getTime();
@@ -98,7 +138,31 @@
 			set_up_posts(uniqueid);
 		});
 
+		socket.on('event:topic_deleted', function(data) {
+			if (data.tid === tid && data.status === 'ok') {
+				set_locked_state(true);
+				set_delete_state(true);
+			}
+		});
+
+		socket.on('event:topic_restored', function(data) {
+			if (data.tid === tid && data.status === 'ok') {
+				set_locked_state(false);
+				set_delete_state(false);
+			}
+		});
+
+		socket.on('event:topic_locked', function(data) {
+			if (data.tid === tid && data.status === 'ok') {
+				set_locked_state(true);
+			}
+		});
 
+		socket.on('event:topic_unlocked', function(data) {
+			if (data.tid === tid && data.status === 'ok') {
+				set_locked_state(false);
+			}
+		});
 
 		function adjust_rep(value, pid, uid) {
 			var post_rep = jQuery('.post_rep_' + pid),
@@ -120,11 +184,11 @@
 			else div = '#' + div;
 
 			jQuery(div + ' .post_reply').click(function() {
-				if (locked !== '1') app.open_post_window('reply', "{topic_id}", "{topic_name}");
+				if (thread_state.locked !== '1') app.open_post_window('reply', "{topic_id}", "{topic_name}");
 			});
 
 			jQuery(div + ' .quote').click(function() {
-				if (locked !== '1') app.open_post_window('quote', "{topic_id}", "{topic_name}");
+				if (thread_state.locked !== '1') app.open_post_window('quote', "{topic_id}", "{topic_name}");
 
 				// this needs to be looked at, obviously. only single line quotes work well I think maybe replace all \r\n with > ?
 				document.getElementById('post_content').innerHTML = '> ' + document.getElementById('content_' + this.id.replace('quote_', '')).innerHTML;
@@ -143,13 +207,15 @@
 					uid = ids[1];
 
 				
-				if (this.children[1].className == 'icon-star-empty') {
-					this.children[1].className = 'icon-star';
-					socket.emit('api:posts.favourite', {pid: pid, room_id: app.current_room});
-				}
-				else {
-					this.children[1].className = 'icon-star-empty';
-					socket.emit('api:posts.unfavourite', {pid: pid, room_id: app.current_room});
+				if (thread_state.locked !== '1') {
+					if (this.children[1].className == 'icon-star-empty') {
+						this.children[1].className = 'icon-star';
+						socket.emit('api:posts.favourite', {pid: pid, room_id: app.current_room});
+					}
+					else {
+						this.children[1].className = 'icon-star-empty';
+						socket.emit('api:posts.unfavourite', {pid: pid, room_id: app.current_room});
+					}
 				}
 			});
 		}
@@ -158,22 +224,61 @@
 			var	threadReplyBtn = document.getElementById('post_reply'),
 				postReplyBtns = document.querySelectorAll('#post-container .post_reply'),
 				quoteBtns = document.querySelectorAll('#post-container .quote'),
+				editBtns = document.querySelectorAll('#post-container .edit'),
+				deleteBtns = document.querySelectorAll('#post-container .delete'),
 				numReplyBtns = postReplyBtns.length,
+				lockThreadEl = document.getElementById('lock_thread'),
 				x;
 			if (locked === true) {
+				lockThreadEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-unlock"></i> Unlock Thread';
 				threadReplyBtn.disabled = true;
 				threadReplyBtn.innerHTML = 'Locked <i class="icon-lock"></i>';
 				for(x=0;x<numReplyBtns;x++) {
 					postReplyBtns[x].innerHTML = 'Locked <i class="icon-lock"></i>';
 					quoteBtns[x].style.display = 'none';
+					editBtns[x].style.display = 'none';
+					deleteBtns[x].style.display = 'none';
 				}
+
+				thread_state.locked = '1';
 			} else {
+				lockThreadEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-lock"></i> Lock Thread';
 				threadReplyBtn.disabled = false;
 				threadReplyBtn.innerHTML = 'Reply';
 				for(x=0;x<numReplyBtns;x++) {
 					postReplyBtns[x].innerHTML = 'Reply <i class="icon-reply"></i>';
 					quoteBtns[x].style.display = 'inline-block';
+					editBtns[x].style.display = 'inline-block';
+					deleteBtns[x].style.display = 'inline-block';
 				}
+
+				thread_state.locked = '0';
+			}
+		}
+
+		function set_delete_state(deleted) {
+			var	deleteThreadEl = document.getElementById('delete_thread'),
+				deleteTextEl = deleteThreadEl.getElementsByTagName('span')[0],
+				threadEl = document.querySelector('.post-container'),
+				deleteNotice = document.getElementById('thread-deleted') || document.createElement('div');
+
+			if (deleted) {
+				deleteTextEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-comment"></i> Restore Thread';
+				$(threadEl).addClass('deleted');
+
+				// Spawn a 'deleted' notice at the top of the page
+				deleteNotice.setAttribute('id', 'thread-deleted');
+				deleteNotice.className = 'alert';
+				deleteNotice.innerHTML = 'This thread has been deleted. Only users with thread management privileges can see it.<br /><br /><a href="/">Home</a>';
+				document.getElementById('content').insertBefore(deleteNotice, threadEl);
+
+				thread_state.deleted = '1';
+			} else {
+				deleteTextEl.innerHTML = '<i class="icon-trash"></i> Delete Thread';
+				$(threadEl).removeClass('deleted');
+				deleteNotice.parentNode.removeChild(deleteNotice);
+
+				thread_state.deleted = '0';
 			}
 		}
 	})();
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 7538cad7ca..c16b7cb770 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	utils = require('./utils.js'),
 	marked = require('marked'),
-	user = require('./user.js');
+	user = require('./user.js'),
+	config = require('../config.js');
 
 (function(Posts) {
 
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 		if (start == null) start = 0;
 		if (end == null) end = start + 10;
 
-		var post_data, user_data, thread_data, vote_data;
+		var post_data, user_data, thread_data, vote_data, viewer_data;
 
 
 		//compile thread after all data is asynchronously called
 		function generateThread() {
-			if (!post_data ||! user_data || !thread_data || !vote_data) return;
+			if (!post_data ||! user_data || !thread_data || !vote_data || !viewer_data) return;
 
 			var posts = [];
 
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				'category_name':thread_data.category_name,
 				'category_slug':thread_data.category_slug,
 				'locked': parseInt(thread_data.locked) || 0,
+				'deleted': parseInt(thread_data.deleted) || 0,
 				'topic_id': tid,
+				'expose_tools': viewer_data.reputation >= config.privilege_thresholds.manage_thread ? 1 : 0,
 				'posts': posts
 			});
 		}
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':locked')
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':category_name')
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':category_slug')
+				.get('tid:' + tid + ':deleted')
 				.exec(function(err, replies) {
 					post_data = {
 						pid: pids,
@@ -89,7 +93,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 						topic_name: replies[4],
 						locked: replies[5],
 						category_name: replies[6],
-						category_slug: replies[7]
+						category_slug: replies[7],
+						deleted: replies[8] || 0
 					};
 
 					user.getMultipleUserFields(post_data.uid, ['username','reputation','picture'], function(user_details){
@@ -97,7 +102,13 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 						generateThread();
 					});
 				});
-			
+		});
+
+		user.getUserField(current_user, 'reputation', function(reputation){
+			viewer_data = {
+				reputation: reputation
+			};
+			generateThread();
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index e43b32e67d..7fc94354d2 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	posts = require('./posts.js'),
 	utils = require('./utils.js'),
-	user = require('./user.js')
+	user = require('./user.js'),
+	configs = require('../config.js'),
 	categories = require('./categories.js');
 
 (function(Topics) {
@@ -24,14 +25,18 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				uid = [],
 				timestamp = [],
 				slug = [],
-				postcount = [];
+				postcount = [],
+				locked = [],
+				deleted = [];
 
 			for (var i=0, ii=tids.length; i<ii; i++) {
 				title.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':title');
 				uid.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':uid');
 				timestamp.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':timestamp');
 				slug.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':slug');
-				postcount.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':postcount');
+				postcount.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':postcount'),
+				locked.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':locked'),
+				deleted.push('tid:' + tids[i] + ':deleted');
 			}
 
 			var multi = RDB.multi()
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 					.mget(timestamp)
 					.mget(slug)
 					.mget(postcount)
+					.mget(locked)
+					.mget(deleted)
 			}
 				
 			
@@ -57,9 +64,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 					timestamp = replies[3];
 					slug = replies[4];
 					postcount = replies[5];
-					
-					
-					
+					locked = replies[6];
+					deleted = replies[7];
 					
 					user.get_usernames_by_uids(uid, function(userNames) {
 						
@@ -72,7 +78,9 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 								'timestamp' : timestamp[i],
 								'relativeTime': utils.relativeTime(timestamp[i]),
 								'slug' : slug[i],
-								'post_count' : postcount[i]
+								'post_count' : postcount[i],
+								'icon': locked[i] === '1' ? 'icon-lock' : 'hide',
+								'deleted': deleted[i]
 							});
 						}
 
@@ -169,8 +177,71 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 			});
 
 		});
-
-		
 	};
 
+	Topics.lock = function(tid, uid, socket) {
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(rep) {
+			if (rep >= configs.privilege_thresholds.manage_thread) {
+				// Mark thread as locked
+				RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':locked', 1);
+
+				if (socket) {
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_locked', {
+						tid: tid,
+						status: 'ok'
+					});
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	Topics.unlock = function(tid, uid, socket) {
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(rep) {
+			if (rep >= configs.privilege_thresholds.manage_thread) {
+				// Mark thread as locked
+				RDB.del('tid:' + tid + ':locked');
+
+				if (socket) {
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_unlocked', {
+						tid: tid,
+						status: 'ok'
+					});
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	Topics.delete = function(tid, uid, socket) {
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(rep) {
+			if (rep >= configs.privilege_thresholds.manage_thread) {
+				// Mark thread as deleted
+				RDB.set('tid:' + tid + ':deleted', 1);
+				Topics.lock(tid, uid);
+
+				if (socket) {
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_deleted', {
+						tid: tid,
+						status: 'ok'
+					});
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	Topics.restore = function(tid, uid, socket) {
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(rep) {
+			if (rep >= configs.privilege_thresholds.manage_thread) {
+				// Mark thread as deleted
+				RDB.del('tid:' + tid + ':deleted');
+				Topics.unlock(tid, uid);
+
+				if (socket) {
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_restored', {
+						tid: tid,
+						status: 'ok'
+					});
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 26700e404e..25ff4ab05a 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -393,9 +393,8 @@ passport.deserializeUser(function(uid, done) {
 	}
 
 	app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
-		global.modules.posts.get(function(data) {
-			res.send('<pre>' + JSON.stringify(data, null, 4) + '</pre>');
-		}, 1, 1);
+		global.modules.topics.delete(1, 1);
+		res.send();
 	});
 }(WebServer));
 
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 9ce21f4d41..b8ddb7b39c 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server,{log:false}),
 		socket.emit('event:connect', {status: 1});
 		
 		socket.on('disconnect', function() {
-      		console.log('Got disconnect! SESSION ID : '+hs.sessionID+' USER ID : '+uid);
-
       		delete users[hs.sessionID];
-      		console.log(users);
    		});
 
 		
@@ -177,6 +174,22 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server,{log:false}),
 		socket.on('api:user.active.get_record', function() {
 			modules.user.active.get_record(socket);
 		});
+
+		socket.on('api:topic.delete', function(data) {
+			modules.topics.delete(data.tid, uid, socket);
+		});
+
+		socket.on('api:topic.restore', function(data) {
+			modules.topics.restore(data.tid, uid, socket);
+		});
+
+		socket.on('api:topic.lock', function(data) {
+			modules.topics.lock(data.tid, uid, socket);
+		});
+
+		socket.on('api:topic.unlock', function(data) {
+			modules.topics.unlock(data.tid, uid, socket);
+		});
 	});
 	
 }(SocketIO));