diff --git a/public/css/style.less b/public/css/style.less
index 2cdcb896ca..0850e2b562 100644
--- a/public/css/style.less
+++ b/public/css/style.less
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ body {
 	background: #fdfdfd;
 }
 
-.none {
+// havent really decided what makes more sense tbh
+.none, .hide {
 	display: none !important;
 }
 
-.block {
+.block, .show {
 	display: block;
 }
 
@@ -207,15 +208,16 @@ footer.footer {
 
 #user_label {
 	img {
-		border: 1px solid #999;
+		border: 1px solid #454;
 		margin-right: 8px;
 		margin-top: -2px;
 		float: left;
 	}
 
 	span {
-		font-size: 12px;
-		font-weight: bold;
+		font-size: 14px;
+		font-weight: 400;
+		color: #ded;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index 11b5d716c0..f1cb2dbdb8 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 			<div class="profile-block">
 				<img class="hidden-desktop" src="{posts.gravatar}10" align="left" /> posted by <strong>{posts.username}</strong> {posts.relativeTime}
 				<span class="post-buttons">
-					<div id="quote_{posts.pid}" class="quote hidden-phone"><i class="icon-quote-left"></i></div>
+					<div id="ids_{posts.pid}_{posts.uid}" class="edit {posts.display_moderator_tools} hidden-phone"><i class="icon-pencil"></i></div>
+					<div id="ids_{posts.pid}_{posts.uid}" class="delete {posts.display_moderator_tools} hidden-phone"><i class="icon-trash"></i></div>
+					<div id="quote_{posts.pid}_{posts.uid}" class="quote hidden-phone"><i class="icon-quote-left"></i></div>
 					<div id="favs_{posts.pid}_{posts.uid}" class="favourite hidden-phone"><span id="post_rep_{posts.pid}">{posts.post_rep}</span><i class="{posts.fav_star_class}"></i></div>
 					<div class="post_reply">Reply <i class="icon-reply"></i></div>
 				</span>
@@ -51,6 +53,12 @@ jQuery('.quote').click(function() {
 	document.getElementById('post_content').innerHTML = '> ' + document.getElementById('content_' + this.id.replace('quote_', '')).innerHTML;
 });
 
+jQuery('.edit, .delete').each(function() {
+	var ids = this.id.replace('ids_', '').split('_'),
+		pid = ids[0],
+		uid = ids[1];
+
+});
 
 
 ajaxify.register_events(['event:rep_up', 'event:rep_down']);
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index ad0665b1c8..bd16f056af 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 
 
 	Posts.get = function(callback, tid, current_user, start, end) {
-		console.log(current_user);
 		if (start == null) start = 0;
 		if (end == null) end = start + 10;
 
@@ -65,7 +64,8 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 													'gravatar' : gravatars[i],
 													'timestamp' : timestamp[i],
 													'relativeTime': utils.relativeTime(timestamp[i]),
-													'fav_star_class' : hasFavourited ? 'icon-star' : 'icon-star-empty' 
+													'fav_star_class' : hasFavourited ? 'icon-star' : 'icon-star-empty',
+													'display_moderator_tools' : uid[i] === current_user ? 'show' : 'hide'
 												});
 
 												callbacks--;