diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/pages.json b/public/language/en_GB/pages.json
index 74e24a2e79..d9825d5800 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/pages.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/pages.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	"recent": "Recent Topics",
 	"users": "Registered Users",
 	"notifications": "Notifications",
-	"tags": "Topics tagged under \"%1\"",
+	"tags": "Tags",
+	"tag": "Topics tagged under \"%1\"",
 	"user.edit": "Editing \"%1\"",
 	"user.following": "People %1 Follows",
 	"user.followers": "People who Follow %1",
diff --git a/public/src/client/account/favourites.js b/public/src/client/account/favourites.js
index f73e1d4f20..1e6e77e20b 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/favourites.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/favourites.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ define('forum/account/favourites', ['forum/account/header', 'forum/infinitescrol
 		}
 
 		infinitescroll.loadMore('posts.loadMoreFavourites', {
+			uid: ajaxify.variables.get('theirid'),
 			after: $('.user-favourite-posts').attr('data-nextstart')
 		}, function(data, done) {
 			if (data.posts && data.posts.length) {
diff --git a/src/batch.js b/src/batch.js
index 096c1d7147..70ccd8df01 100644
--- a/src/batch.js
+++ b/src/batch.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 		var batch = options.batch || DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE;
 		var start = 0;
-		var end = batch;
+		var stop = batch;
 		var done = false;
 
 		async.whilst(
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				return !done;
 			},
 			function(next) {
-				db.getSortedSetRange(setKey, start, end, function(err, ids) {
+				db.getSortedSetRange(setKey, start, stop, function(err, ids) {
 					if (err) {
 						return next(err);
 					}
-					if (!ids.length || options.doneIf(start, end, ids)) {
+					if (!ids.length || options.doneIf(start, stop, ids)) {
 						done = true;
 						return next();
 					}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 							return next(err);
 						}
 						start += utils.isNumber(options.alwaysStartAt) ? options.alwaysStartAt : batch + 1;
-						end = start + batch;
+						stop = start + batch;
 						next();
 					});
 				});
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 3061ef8425..c57013f47f 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -38,14 +38,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 			async.parallel({
 				topics: function(next) {
-					Categories.getCategoryTopics({
-						cid: data.cid,
-						set: data.set,
-						reverse: data.reverse,
-						start: data.start,
-						stop: data.end,
-						uid: data.uid
-					}, next);
+					Categories.getCategoryTopics(data, next);
 				},
 				pageCount: function(next) {
 					Categories.getPageCount(data.cid, data.uid, next);
@@ -65,7 +58,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', {category: category, uid: data.uid}, function(err, data) {
 					callback(err, data ? data.category : null);
-				});				
+				});
 			});
 		});
 	};
@@ -120,7 +113,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			},
 			function(cids, next) {
 				Categories.getCategories(cids, uid, next);
-			}			
+			}
 		], callback);
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index 51cc3daf82..3f5d23653a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ accountsController.getUserByUID = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
-	var lowercaseSlug = req.params.userslug.toLowerCase(),
-		callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
+	var lowercaseSlug = req.params.userslug.toLowerCase();
 
 	if (req.params.userslug !== lowercaseSlug) {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function (err, userData) {
+	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function (err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -140,19 +139,19 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 			return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		if (callerUID !== parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
+		if (req.uid !== parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
 			user.incrementUserFieldBy(userData.uid, 'profileviews', 1);
 		}
 
 		async.parallel({
 			isFollowing: function(next) {
-				user.isFollowing(callerUID, userData.theirid, next);
+				user.isFollowing(req.uid, userData.theirid, next);
 			},
 			posts: function(next) {
-				posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + userData.theirid + ':posts', callerUID, 0, 9, next);
+				posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + userData.theirid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 9, next);
 			},
 			signature: function(next) {
-				postTools.parseSignature(userData, callerUID, next);
+				postTools.parseSignature(userData, req.uid, next);
 			}
 		}, function(err, results) {
 			if(err) {
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 				userData.profileviews = 1;
 			}
 
-			plugins.fireHook('filter:user.account', {userData: userData, uid: callerUID}, function(err, data) {
+			plugins.fireHook('filter:user.account', {userData: userData, uid: req.uid}, function(err, data) {
 				if (err) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
@@ -189,12 +188,11 @@ accountsController.getFollowers = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	var userData;
 
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, next);
+			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(data, next) {
 			userData = data;
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, next) {
 			user[method](userData.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		}
 	], function(err, users) {
-		if(err) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
@@ -233,9 +231,7 @@ accountsController.getTopics = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -257,9 +253,7 @@ accountsController.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getFromUserSet(tpl, set, method, type, req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -268,7 +262,7 @@ function getFromUserSet(tpl, set, method, type, req, res, next) {
 			return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		method('uid:' + userData.uid + ':' + set, callerUID, 0, 19, function(err, data) {
+		method('uid:' + userData.uid + ':' + set, req.uid, 0, 19, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -317,11 +311,10 @@ accountsController.getBaseUser = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 };
 
 accountsController.accountEdit = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	var userData;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, next);
+			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(data, next) {
 			userData = data;
@@ -339,9 +332,7 @@ accountsController.accountEdit = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.accountSettings = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -380,7 +371,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 	var userPhoto = req.files.files[0];
 	var uploadSize = parseInt(meta.config.maximumProfileImageSize, 10) || 256;
 	var extension = path.extname(userPhoto.name);
-	var updateUid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+	var updateUid = req.uid;
 	var imageDimension = parseInt(meta.config.profileImageDimension, 10) || 128;
 	var convertToPNG = parseInt(meta.config['profile:convertProfileImageToPNG'], 10) === 1;
 
@@ -412,7 +403,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 				return next();
 			}
 
-			user.isAdministrator(req.user.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
+			user.isAdministrator(req.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
 				if (err) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
@@ -471,7 +462,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getNotifications = function(req, res, next) {
-	user.notifications.getAll(req.user.uid, 40, function(err, notifications) {
+	user.notifications.getAll(req.uid, 40, function(err, notifications) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index 24332866f9..db88ae96ea 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -144,11 +144,10 @@ adminController.categories.get = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 adminController.categories.getAll = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0,
-		active = [],
+	var	active = [],
 		disabled = [];
 
-	categories.getAllCategories(uid, function (err, categoryData) {
+	categories.getAllCategories(req.uid, function (err, categoryData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -179,20 +178,20 @@ adminController.flags.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
-		res.render('admin/manage/flags', {posts: posts, next: end + 1, byUsername: byUsername});
+		res.render('admin/manage/flags', {posts: posts, next: stop + 1, byUsername: byUsername});
 	}
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
+
 	var sortBy = req.query.sortBy || 'count';
 	var byUsername = req.query.byUsername || '';
 	var start = 0;
-	var end = 19;
+	var stop = 19;
 
 	if (byUsername) {
-		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, uid, start, end, done);
+		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, req.uid, start, stop, done);
 	} else {
 		var set = sortBy === 'count' ? 'posts:flags:count' : 'posts:flagged';
-		posts.getFlags(set, uid, start, end, done);	
-	}	
+		posts.getFlags(set, req.uid, start, stop, done);
+	}
 };
 
 adminController.database.get = function(req, res, next) {
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ adminController.navigation.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
-		
+
 		res.render('admin/general/navigation', data);
 	});
 };
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ adminController.extend.rewards = function(req, res, next) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
-		
+
 		res.render('admin/extend/rewards', data);
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/users.js b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
index 283302b48e..7f884b79ce 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ usersController.banned = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getUsers(set, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-	user.getUsersFromSet(set, uid, 0, 49, function(err, users) {
+	user.getUsersFromSet(set, req.uid, 0, 49, function(err, users) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ function getUsers(set, req, res, next) {
 			search_display: 'hidden',
 			loadmore_display: 'block',
 			users: users,
-			yourid: req.user.uid,
+			yourid: req.uid,
 			requireEmailConfirmation: parseInt(meta.config.requireEmailConfirmation, 10) === 1
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 8be2211ca1..e565963816 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 
 apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 	var async = require('async'),
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		areas = {
 			template: req.query.template,
 			locations: req.query.locations,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 		return res.status(200).json({});
 	}
 
-	widgets.render(uid, {
+	widgets.render(req.uid, {
 		template: areas.template,
 		url: areas.url,
 		locations: areas.locations
diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 55c0122705..5d67fd828f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ var categoriesController = {},
 	utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
 
 categoriesController.recent = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	var end = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet('topics:recent', uid, 0, end, function(err, data) {
+	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet('topics:recent', req.uid, 0, stop, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ categoriesController.recent = function(req, res, next) {
 var anonCache = {}, lastUpdateTime = 0;
 
 categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var terms = {
 		daily: 'day',
 		weekly: 'week',
@@ -43,13 +41,13 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 	};
 	var term = terms[req.params.term] || 'day';
 
-	if (uid === 0) {
+	if (!req.uid) {
 		if (anonCache[term] && (Date.now() - lastUpdateTime) < 60 * 60 * 1000) {
 			return res.render('popular', anonCache[term]);
 		}
 	}
 
-	topics.getPopular(term, uid, meta.config.topicsPerList, function(err, topics) {
+	topics.getPopular(term, req.uid, meta.config.topicsPerList, function(err, topics) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 			breadcrumbs: helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[global:header.popular]]'}])
 		};
 
-		if (uid === 0) {
+		if (!req.uid) {
 			anonCache[term] = data;
 			lastUpdateTime = Date.now();
 		}
@@ -71,9 +69,8 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 categoriesController.unread = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	var end = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
-	topics.getUnreadTopics(uid, 0, end, function (err, data) {
+	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
+	topics.getUnreadTopics(req.uid, 0, stop, function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -84,10 +81,8 @@ categoriesController.unread = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 categoriesController.unreadTotal = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	topics.getTotalUnread(uid, function (err, data) {
-		if(err) {
+	topics.getTotalUnread(req.uid, function (err, data) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
@@ -122,11 +117,10 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 			next(null);
 		},
 		categories: function (next) {
-			var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 			var categoryData;
 			async.waterfall([
 				function(next) {
-					categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(uid, 'find', next);
+					categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(req.uid, 'find', next);
 				},
 				function(_categoryData, next) {
 					categoryData = _categoryData;
@@ -143,7 +137,7 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 						return category && !category.parent;
 					});
 
-					categories.getRecentTopicReplies(allCategories, uid, next);
+					categories.getRecentTopicReplies(allCategories, req.uid, next);
 				}
 			], function(err) {
 				next(err, categoryData);
@@ -166,7 +160,6 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 	var cid = req.params.category_id,
 		page = req.query.page || 1,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		userPrivileges;
 
 	if (req.params.topic_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.topic_index)) {
@@ -183,10 +176,10 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 					categories.getCategoryFields(cid, ['slug', 'disabled', 'topic_count'], next);
 				},
 				privileges: function(next) {
-					privileges.categories.get(cid, uid, next);
+					privileges.categories.get(cid, req.uid, next);
 				},
 				userSettings: function(next) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, next);
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 				}
 			}, next);
 		},
@@ -232,15 +225,15 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			}
 
 			var start = (page - 1) * settings.topicsPerPage + topicIndex,
-				end = start + settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
+				stop = start + settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
 
 			next(null, {
 				cid: cid,
 				set: set,
 				reverse: reverse,
 				start: start,
-				end: end,
-				uid: uid
+				stop: stop,
+				uid: req.uid
 			});
 		},
 		function(payload, next) {
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			});
 		},
 		function(categoryData, next) {
-			categories.getRecentTopicReplies(categoryData.children, uid, function(err) {
+			categories.getRecentTopicReplies(categoryData.children, req.uid, function(err) {
 				next(err, categoryData);
 			});
 		},
@@ -303,7 +296,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				}
 			];
 
-			if(categoryData.backgroundImage) {
+			if (categoryData.backgroundImage) {
 				res.locals.metaTags.push({
 					name: 'og:image',
 					content: categoryData.backgroundImage
diff --git a/src/controllers/groups.js b/src/controllers/groups.js
index 7371c924e7..e3bdd500a6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/groups.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ groupsController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 	groups.list({
 		truncateUserList: true,
 		expand: true,
-		uid: req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0
+		uid: req.uid
 	}, function(err, groups) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ groupsController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
 	async.waterfall([
 		async.apply(groups.exists, res.locals.groupName),
 		function(exists, next) {
-			if (!exists) { return next(undefined, null); }
+			if (!exists) {
+				return next(undefined, null);
+			}
 
 			// Ensure the group isn't hidden either
 			groups.isHidden(res.locals.groupName, next);
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 			} else {
 				// If not, only members are granted access
 				async.parallel([
-					async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, res.locals.groupName),
-					async.apply(groups.isInvited, uid, res.locals.groupName)
+					async.apply(groups.isMember, req.uid, res.locals.groupName),
+					async.apply(groups.isInvited, req.uid, res.locals.groupName)
 				], function(err, checks) {
 					next(err, checks[0] || checks[1]);
 				});
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 			group: function(next) {
 				groups.get(res.locals.groupName, {
 					expand: true,
-					uid: uid
+					uid: req.uid
 				}, next);
 			},
 			posts: function(next) {
-				groups.getLatestMemberPosts(res.locals.groupName, 10, uid, next);
+				groups.getLatestMemberPosts(res.locals.groupName, 10, req.uid, next);
 			}
 		}, function(err, results) {
 			if (err) {
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 groupsController.members = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
 			groups.getGroupNameByGroupSlug(req.params.slug, next);
 		},
 		function(groupName, next) {
-			user.getUsersFromSet('group:' + groupName + ':members', uid, 0, 49, next);
+			user.getUsersFromSet('group:' + groupName + ':members', req.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		},
 	], function(err, users) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/helpers.js b/src/controllers/helpers.js
index 0b100aad49..8d4ccb8895 100644
--- a/src/controllers/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/helpers.js
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ helpers.notFound = function(req, res, error) {
 };
 
 helpers.notAllowed = function(req, res, error) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	if (uid) {
+	if (req.uid) {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
-			res.status(403).json({path: req.path.replace(/^\/api/, ''), loggedIn: !!uid, error: error});
+			res.status(403).json({path: req.path.replace(/^\/api/, ''), loggedIn: !!req.uid, error: error});
 		} else {
-			res.status(403).render('403', {path: req.path, loggedIn: !!uid, error: error});
+			res.status(403).render('403', {path: req.path, loggedIn: !!req.uid, error: error});
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/posts.js b/src/controllers/posts.js
index e5a32e9791..a2bbfab226 100644
--- a/src/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/posts.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var async = require('async'),
-	
+
 	posts = require('../posts'),
 	privileges = require('../privileges'),
 	helpers = require('./helpers'),
 	postsController = {};
 
 postsController.getPost = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid) : 0;
 	async.parallel({
 		canRead: function(next) {
-			privileges.posts.can('read', req.params.pid, uid, next);
+			privileges.posts.can('read', req.params.pid, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		postData: function(next) {
 			posts.getPostData(req.params.pid, next);
diff --git a/src/controllers/search.js b/src/controllers/search.js
index 7c1d20262b..55134c7ec6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/search.js
+++ b/src/controllers/search.js
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ searchController.search = function(req, res, next) {
 		return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 	}
 
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[global:search]]'}]);
 
-	categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(uid, 'read', function(err, categories) {
+	categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(req.uid, 'read', function(err, categories) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ searchController.search = function(req, res, next) {
 			sortBy: req.query.sortBy,
 			sortDirection: req.query.sortDirection,
 			page: page,
-			uid: uid
+			uid: req.uid
 		};
 
 		search.search(data, function(err, results) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/tags.js b/src/controllers/tags.js
index 3d450e06a7..aba1acae60 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tags.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tags.js
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ var tagsController = {},
 
 tagsController.getTag = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tag = validator.escape(req.params.tag);
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	var end = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
+	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
 
-	topics.getTagTids(tag, 0, end, function(err, tids) {
+	topics.getTagTids(tag, 0, stop, function(err, tids) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ tagsController.getTag = function(req, res, next) {
 			return res.render('tag', {topics: [], tag: tag});
 		}
 
-		topics.getTopics(tids, uid, function(err, topics) {
+		topics.getTopics(tids, req.uid, function(err, topics) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ tagsController.getTag = function(req, res, next) {
 			var data = {
 				topics: topics,
 				tag: tag,
-				nextStart: end + 1,
+				nextStart: stop + 1,
 				breadcrumbs: helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[tags:tags]]', url: '/tags'}, {text: tag}])
 			};
 			res.render('tag', data);
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 8429e19396..7436e86c8e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id,
 		page = 1,
 		sort = req.query.sort,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		userPrivileges;
 
 	if (req.params.post_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.post_index)) {
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		function (next) {
 			async.parallel({
 				privileges: function(next) {
-					privileges.topics.get(tid, uid, next);
+					privileges.topics.get(tid, req.uid, next);
 				},
 				settings: function(next) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, next);
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 				},
 				topic: function(next) {
 					topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['slug', 'postcount', 'deleted'], next);
@@ -106,9 +105,9 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			}
 
 			var start = (page - 1) * settings.postsPerPage + postIndex,
-				end = start + settings.postsPerPage - 1;
+				stop = start + settings.postsPerPage - 1;
 
-			topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, set, uid, start, end, reverse, function (err, topicData) {
+			topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, set, req.uid, start, stop, reverse, function (err, topicData) {
 				if (err && err.message === '[[error:no-topic]]' && !topicData) {
 					return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 				}
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		data['reputation:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['reputation:disabled'], 10) === 1;
 		data['downvote:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['downvote:disabled'], 10) === 1;
 		data['feeds:disableRSS'] = parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1;
-		data['rssFeedUrl'] = nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + data.tid + '.rss';
+		data.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + data.tid + '.rss';
 		data.pagination = pagination.create(data.currentPage, data.pageCount);
 		data.pagination.rel.forEach(function(rel) {
 			res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
@@ -274,42 +273,36 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 
 topicsController.teaser = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 
 	if (!utils.isNumber(tid)) {
 		return next(new Error('[[error:invalid-tid]]'));
 	}
 
-	privileges.topics.can('read', tid, uid, function(err, canRead) {
-		if (err) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		if (!canRead) {
-			return res.status(403).json('[[error:no-privileges]]');
-		}
-
-		topics.getLatestUndeletedPid(tid, function(err, pid) {
-			if (err) {
-				return next(err);
+	async.waterfall([
+		function(next) {
+			privileges.topics.can('read', tid, req.uid, next);
+		},
+		function(canRead, next) {
+			if (!canRead) {
+				return res.status(403).json('[[error:no-privileges]]');
 			}
-
+			topics.getLatestUndeletedPid(tid, next);
+		},
+		function(pid, next) {
 			if (!pid) {
 				return res.status(404).json('not-found');
 			}
+			posts.getPostSummaryByPids([pid], req.uid, {stripTags: false}, next);
+		}
+	], function(err, posts) {
+		if (err) {
+			return next(err);
+		}
 
-			posts.getPostSummaryByPids([pid], uid, {stripTags: false}, function(err, posts) {
-				if (err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
-
-				if (!Array.isArray(posts) || !posts.length) {
-					return res.status(404).json('not-found');
-				}
-
-				res.json(posts[0]);
-			});
-		});
+		if (!Array.isArray(posts) || !posts.length) {
+			return res.status(404).json('not-found');
+		}
+		res.json(posts[0]);
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/users.js b/src/controllers/users.js
index a4cb36259b..6a3e02b252 100644
--- a/src/controllers/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/users.js
@@ -11,18 +11,17 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 usersController.getOnlineUsers = function(req, res, next) {
 	var	websockets = require('../socket.io');
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 
 	async.parallel({
 		users: function(next) {
-			user.getUsersFromSet('users:online', uid, 0, 49, next);
+			user.getUsersFromSet('users:online', req.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		},
 		count: function(next) {
 			var now = Date.now();
 			db.sortedSetCount('users:online', now - 300000, now, next);
 		},
 		isAdministrator: function(next) {
-			user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
+			user.isAdministrator(req.uid, next);
 		}
 	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err) {
@@ -62,9 +61,7 @@ usersController.getUsersSortedByJoinDate = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 usersController.getUsers = function(set, count, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	getUsersAndCount(set, uid, count, function(err, data) {
+	getUsersAndCount(set, req.uid, count, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -102,10 +99,9 @@ function getUsersAndCount(set, uid, count, callback) {
 }
 
 usersController.getUsersForSearch = function(req, res, next) {
-	var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+	var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20;
 
-	getUsersAndCount('users:joindate', uid, resultsPerPage, function(err, data) {
+	getUsersAndCount('users:joindate', req.uid, resultsPerPage, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index c2257c9935..90053643d3 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	Groups.getGroups = function(start, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange('groups:createtime', start, end, callback);
+	Groups.getGroups = function(start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('groups:createtime', start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.get = function(groupName, options, callback) {
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	Groups.getMembers = function(groupName, start, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange('group:' + groupName + ':members', start, end, callback);
+	Groups.getMembers = function(groupName, start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('group:' + groupName + ':members', start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.getMembersOfGroups = function(groupNames, callback) {
diff --git a/src/messaging.js b/src/messaging.js
index 4a367fbd38..33ec97f9b4 100644
--- a/src/messaging.js
+++ b/src/messaging.js
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 		db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':chats', Date.now(), toUid, callback);
 	};
 
-	Messaging.getRecentChats = function(uid, start, end, callback) {
+	Messaging.getRecentChats = function(uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		var websockets = require('./socket.io');
 
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':chats', start, end, function(err, uids) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':chats', start, stop, function(err, uids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				});
 
 				if (!results.users.length) {
-					return callback(null, {users: [], nextStart: end + 1});
+					return callback(null, {users: [], nextStart: stop + 1});
 				}
 
 				results.users.forEach(function(user, index) {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 					}
 				});
 
-				callback(null, {users: results.users, nextStart: end + 1});
+				callback(null, {users: results.users, nextStart: stop + 1});
 			});
 		});
 	};
diff --git a/src/meta/title.js b/src/meta/title.js
index d67c448343..7522dbe3a7 100644
--- a/src/meta/title.js
+++ b/src/meta/title.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 	};
 
 	Meta.title.parseFragment = function (urlFragment, language, locals, callback) {
-		var	translated = ['', 'recent', 'unread', 'users', 'notifications'];
+		var	translated = ['', 'recent', 'unread', 'users', 'notifications', 'popular', 'tags'];
 		if (translated.indexOf(urlFragment) !== -1) {
 			if (!urlFragment.length) {
 				urlFragment = 'home';
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 		} else if (tests.isTag.test(urlFragment)) {
 			var tag = urlFragment.match(/tags\/([\s\S]+)/)[1];
 
-			translator.translate('[[pages:tags, ' + tag + ']]', language, function(translated) {
+			translator.translate('[[pages:tag, ' + tag + ']]', language, function(translated) {
 				callback(null, translated);
 			});
 		} else if (tests.isUserPage.test(urlFragment)) {
diff --git a/src/middleware/admin.js b/src/middleware/admin.js
index 1d6c0dae6a..5b3f4c186d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/admin.js
+++ b/src/middleware/admin.js
@@ -53,19 +53,17 @@ middleware.buildHeader = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
 	var custom_header = {
 		'plugins': [],
 		'authentication': []
 	};
 
-	user.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'email:confirmed'], function(err, userData) {
+	user.getUserFields(req.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'email:confirmed'], function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		userData.uid = uid;
+		userData.uid = req.uid;
 		userData['email:confirmed'] = parseInt(userData['email:confirmed'], 10) === 1;
 
 		async.parallel({
diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index cc3ae7cb5c..f542159c50 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings = function(req, res, next) {
 
 middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 	// This middleware ensures that only the requested user and admins can pass
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	if (callerUID === 0) {
+	if (!req.uid) {
 		return controllers.helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
 	}
 
@@ -139,11 +137,11 @@ middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 			return controllers.helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		if (parseInt(uid, 10) === callerUID) {
+		if (parseInt(uid, 10) === req.uid) {
 			return next();
 		}
 
-		user.isAdministrator(callerUID, function(err, isAdmin) {
+		user.isAdministrator(req.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
 			if (err || isAdmin) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -201,8 +199,6 @@ middleware.buildHeader = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
 	navigation.get(function(err, menuItems) {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(err);
@@ -284,8 +280,8 @@ middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
 				next(null, templateValues.useCustomJS ? meta.config.customJS : '');
 			},
 			title: function(next) {
-				if (uid) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, function(err, settings) {
+				if (req.uid) {
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, function(err, settings) {
 						if (err) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
@@ -296,11 +292,11 @@ middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
 				}
 			},
 			isAdmin: function(next) {
-				user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
+				user.isAdministrator(req.uid, next);
 			},
 			user: function(next) {
-				if (uid) {
-					user.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'status', 'email:confirmed', 'banned'], next);
+				if (req.uid) {
+					user.getUserFields(req.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'status', 'email:confirmed', 'banned'], next);
 				} else {
 					next(null, {
 						username: '[[global:guest]]',
@@ -527,7 +523,7 @@ middleware.exposeUid = function(req, res, next) {
 
 			res.locals.uid = uid;
 			next();
-		})
+		});
 	} else {
 		next();
 	}
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 53931d75f7..e81863e44d 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		db.isSortedSetMember('posts:pid', pid, callback);
 	};
 
-	Posts.getPidsFromSet = function(set, start, end, reverse, callback) {
-		if (isNaN(start) || isNaN(end)) {
+	Posts.getPidsFromSet = function(set, start, stop, reverse, callback) {
+		if (isNaN(start) || isNaN(stop)) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
-		db[reverse ? 'getSortedSetRevRange' : 'getSortedSetRange'](set, start, end, callback);
+		db[reverse ? 'getSortedSetRevRange' : 'getSortedSetRange'](set, start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
 	Posts.getPostsByPids = function(pids, uid, callback) {
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	Posts.getPostsFromSet = function(set, uid, start, end, callback) {
+	Posts.getPostsFromSet = function(set, uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
-				db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, end, next);
+				db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, next);
 			},
 			function(pids, next) {
 				privileges.posts.filter('read', pids, uid, next);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				Posts.getPostSummaryByPids(pids, uid, {stripTags: false}, next);
 			},
 			function(posts, next) {
-				next(null, {posts: posts, nextStart: end + 1});
+				next(null, {posts: posts, nextStart: stop + 1});
 			}
 		], callback);
 	};
diff --git a/src/posts/flags.js b/src/posts/flags.js
index 388b707d3d..cbfa1f832c 100644
--- a/src/posts/flags.js
+++ b/src/posts/flags.js
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 				},
 				function(next) {
 					if (parseInt(post.uid, 10)) {
-						db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + post.uid + ':flag:pids', now, post.pid, next);	
+						db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + post.uid + ':flag:pids', now, post.pid, next);
 					} else {
 						next();
-					}					
+					}
 				},
 				function(next) {
 					if (parseInt(post.uid, 10)) {
 						db.setAdd('uid:' + post.uid + ':flagged_by', uid, next);
 					} else {
 						next();
-					}					
+					}
 				}
 			], function(err, results) {
 				callback(err);
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 					}
 
 					db.sortedSetsRemove([
-						'posts:flagged', 
-						'posts:flags:count', 
+						'posts:flagged',
+						'posts:flags:count',
 						'uid:' + uid + ':flag:pids'
 					], pid, next);
 				});
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 			},
 			function(next) {
 				db.delete('pid:' + pid + ':flag:uids', next);
-			}			
+			}
 		], function(err, results) {
 			callback(err);
 		});
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 		db.delete('posts:flagged', callback);
 	};
 
-	Posts.getFlags = function(set, uid, start, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, end, function(err, pids) {
+	Posts.getFlags = function(set, uid, start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, function(err, pids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 		});
 	};
 
-	Posts.getUserFlags = function(byUsername, sortBy, callerUID, start, end, callback) {
+	Posts.getUserFlags = function(byUsername, sortBy, callerUID, start, stop, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				user.getUidByUsername(byUsername, next);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 			function(uid, next) {
 				if (!uid) {
 					return next(null, []);
-				}	
+				}
 				db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':flag:pids', 0, -1, next);
 			},
 			function(pids, next) {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 						return b.flags - a.flags;
 					});
 				}
-				next(null, posts.slice(start, end));
+				next(null, posts.slice(start, stop));
 			}
 		], callback);
 	};
diff --git a/src/posts/recent.js b/src/posts/recent.js
index d41ef5342e..f7d588acff 100644
--- a/src/posts/recent.js
+++ b/src/posts/recent.js
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
-	Posts.getRecentPosterUids = function(start, end, callback) {
+	Posts.getRecentPosterUids = function(start, stop, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
-				db.getSortedSetRevRange('posts:pid', start, end, next);
+				db.getSortedSetRevRange('posts:pid', start, stop, next);
 			},
 			function(pids, next) {
 				Posts.getPostsFields(pids, ['uid'], next);
diff --git a/src/posts/topics.js b/src/posts/topics.js
index 75577d2925..4e9f1f7213 100644
--- a/src/posts/topics.js
+++ b/src/posts/topics.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 module.exports = function(Posts) {
 
-	Posts.getPostsByTid = function(tid, set, start, end, uid, reverse, callback) {
-		Posts.getPidsFromSet(set, start, end, reverse, function(err, pids) {
+	Posts.getPostsByTid = function(tid, set, start, stop, uid, reverse, callback) {
+		Posts.getPidsFromSet(set, start, stop, reverse, function(err, pids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 88c3686850..d3a366dc5d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ function getModerators(req, res, next) {
 
 
 function getRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	posts.getRecentPosts(uid, 0, 19, req.params.term, function (err, data) {
-		if(err) {
+	posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, 0, 19, req.params.term, function (err, data) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/authentication.js b/src/routes/authentication.js
index 6a5bc87723..eaf09f3e8b 100644
--- a/src/routes/authentication.js
+++ b/src/routes/authentication.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 		app.use(passport.initialize());
 		app.use(passport.session());
 
+		app.use(function(req, res, next) {
+			req.uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid) : 0;
+			next();
+		});
+
 		Auth.app = app;
 		Auth.middleware = middleware;
 	};
diff --git a/src/routes/feeds.js b/src/routes/feeds.js
index 86d9cbb82d..8e1da9ac7e 100644
--- a/src/routes/feeds.js
+++ b/src/routes/feeds.js
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ function hasCategoryPrivileges(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function hasPrivileges(method, id, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid || 0 : 0;
-
-	method('read', id, uid, function(err, canRead) {
+	method('read', id, req.uid, function(err, canRead) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -42,14 +40,13 @@ function hasPrivileges(method, id, req, res, next) {
 
 function generateForTopic(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 
-	privileges.topics.get(tid, uid, function(err, userPrivileges) {
+	privileges.topics.get(tid, req.uid, function(err, userPrivileges) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', uid, 0, 25, false, function (err, topicData) {
+		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 25, false, function (err, topicData) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -122,14 +119,14 @@ function generateForUserTopics(req, res, next) {
 
 function generateForCategory(req, res, next) {
 	var cid = req.params.category_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+
 	categories.getCategoryById({
 		cid: cid,
 		set: 'cid:' + cid + ':tids',
 		reverse: true,
 		start: 0,
-		end: 25,
-		uid: uid
+		stop: 25,
+		uid: req.uid
 	}, function (err, categoryData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
@@ -159,7 +156,6 @@ function generateForRecent(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForPopular(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var terms = {
 		daily: 'day',
 		weekly: 'week',
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ function generateForPopular(req, res, next) {
 	};
 	var term = terms[req.params.term] || 'day';
 
-	topics.getPopular(term, uid, 19, function(err, topics) {
+	topics.getPopular(term, req.uid, 19, function(err, topics) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -196,8 +192,7 @@ function disabledRSS(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForTopics(options, set, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet(set, uid, 0, 19, function (err, data) {
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet(set, req.uid, 0, 19, function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -239,8 +234,7 @@ function generateTopicsFeed(feedOptions, feedTopics, callback) {
 }
 
 function generateForRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	posts.getRecentPosts(uid, 0, 19, 'month', function(err, posts) {
+	posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, 0, 19, 'month', function(err, posts) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -257,7 +251,6 @@ function generateForRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForCategoryRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var cid = req.params.category_id;
 
 	async.parallel({
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ function generateForCategoryRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 			categories.getCategoryData(cid, next);
 		},
 		posts: function(next) {
-			categories.getRecentReplies(cid, uid, 20, next);
+			categories.getRecentReplies(cid, req.uid, 20, next);
 		}
 	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 6b61d523f3..ecf63997e5 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ SocketAdmin.getMoreEvents = function(socket, next, callback) {
 	if (start < 0) {
 		return callback(null, {data: [], next: next});
 	}
-	var end = start + 10;
-	events.getEvents(start, end, function(err, events) {
+	var stop = start + 10;
+	events.getEvents(start, stop, function(err, events) {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(err);
 		}
-		callback(null, {events: events, next: end + 1});
+		callback(null, {events: events, next: stop + 1});
 	});
 };
 
@@ -336,15 +336,15 @@ SocketAdmin.getMoreFlags = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	var sortBy = data.sortBy || 'count';
 	var byUsername = data.byUsername ||  '';
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10);
-	var end = start + 19;
+	var stop = start + 19;
 	if (byUsername) {
-		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, socket.uid, start, end, function(err, posts) {
-			callback(err, {posts: posts, next: end + 1});
+		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, socket.uid, start, stop, function(err, posts) {
+			callback(err, {posts: posts, next: stop + 1});
 		});
 	} else {
 		var set = sortBy === 'count' ? 'posts:flags:count' : 'posts:flagged';
-		posts.getFlags(set, socket.uid, start, end, function(err, posts) {
-			callback(err, {posts: posts, next: end + 1});
+		posts.getFlags(set, socket.uid, start, stop, function(err, posts) {
+			callback(err, {posts: posts, next: stop + 1});
 		});
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/socket.io/categories.js b/src/socket.io/categories.js
index d98cb0c21f..8ed8881f68 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/categories.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/categories.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SocketCategories.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		}
 
 		var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-			end = start + results.settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
+			stop = start + results.settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
 
 		if (results.targetUid) {
 			set = 'cid:' + data.cid + ':uid:' + results.targetUid + ':tids';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ SocketCategories.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			set: set,
 			reverse: reverse,
 			start: start,
-			stop: end,
+			stop: stop,
 			uid: socket.uid,
 			targetUid: results.targetUid
 		}, function(err, data) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index 2825b28656..8745efc72a 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ SocketModules.chats.getRecentChats = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 9;
+		stop = start + 9;
 
-	Messaging.getRecentChats(socket.uid, start, end, callback);
+	Messaging.getRecentChats(socket.uid, start, stop, callback);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 2fdf4425b5..21825fec07 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -511,27 +511,23 @@ SocketPosts.flag = function(socket, pid, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketPosts.loadMoreFavourites = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.after) {
-		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
-	}
-
-	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 9;
-
-	posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + socket.uid + ':favourites', socket.uid, start, end, callback);
+	loadMorePosts('uid:' + data.uid + ':favourites', socket.uid, data, callback);
 };
 
 SocketPosts.loadMoreUserPosts = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.uid || !utils.isNumber(data.after)) {
+	loadMorePosts('uid:' + data.uid + ':posts', socket.uid, data, callback);
+};
+
+function loadMorePosts(set, uid, data, callback) {
+	if (!data || !utils.isNumber(data.uid) || !utils.isNumber(data.after)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
 	var start = Math.max(0, parseInt(data.after, 10)),
-		end = start + 9;
-
-	posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + data.uid + ':posts', socket.uid, start, end, callback);
-};
+		stop = start + 9;
 
+	posts.getPostsFromSet(set, uid, start, stop, callback);
+}
 
 SocketPosts.getRecentPosts = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	if(!data || !data.count) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics.js b/src/socket.io/topics.js
index c270082953..61ea05269f 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics.js
@@ -470,11 +470,11 @@ SocketTopics.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		var end = start + results.settings.postsPerPage - 1;
+		var stop = start + results.settings.postsPerPage - 1;
 
 		async.parallel({
 			posts: function(next) {
-				topics.getTopicPosts(data.tid, set, start, end, socket.uid, reverse, next);
+				topics.getTopicPosts(data.tid, set, start, stop, socket.uid, reverse, next);
 			},
 			privileges: function(next) {
 				next(null, results.privileges);
@@ -490,33 +490,33 @@ SocketTopics.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketTopics.loadMoreUnreadTopics = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.after) {
+	if (!data || !data.after) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 9;
+		stop = start + 9;
 
-	topics.getUnreadTopics(socket.uid, start, end, callback);
+	topics.getUnreadTopics(socket.uid, start, stop, callback);
 };
 
 SocketTopics.loadMoreFromSet = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.after || !data.set) {
+	if (!data || !data.after || !data.set) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 9;
+		stop = start + 9;
 
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, start, end, callback);
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, start, stop, callback);
 };
 
 SocketTopics.loadTopics = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.set || !utils.isNumber(data.start) || !utils.isNumber(data.end)) {
+	if (!data || !data.set || !utils.isNumber(data.start) || !utils.isNumber(data.stop)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, data.start, data.end, callback);
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, data.start, data.stop, callback);
 };
 
 SocketTopics.getPageCount = function(socket, tid, callback) {
@@ -544,14 +544,14 @@ SocketTopics.loadMoreTags = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	}
 
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 99;
+		stop = start + 99;
 
-	topics.getTags(start, end, function(err, tags) {
+	topics.getTags(start, stop, function(err, tags) {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(err);
 		}
 
-		callback(null, {tags: tags, nextStart: end + 1});
+		callback(null, {tags: tags, nextStart: stop + 1});
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 807666ff18..5b4db66495 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ SocketUser.getUnreadChatCount = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketUser.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data || !data.set || parseInt(data.after, 10) < 0) {
+	if (!data || !data.set || parseInt(data.after, 10) < 0) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
@@ -406,28 +406,30 @@ SocketUser.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	}
 
 	var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
-		end = start + 19;
+		stop = start + 19;
 
-	user.getUsersFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, start, end, function(err, userData) {
+	async.parallel({
+		isAdmin: function(next) {
+			user.isAdministrator(socket.uid, next);
+		},
+		users: function(next) {
+			user.getUsersFromSet(data.set, socket.uid, start, stop, next);
+		}
+	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(err);
 		}
 
-		user.isAdministrator(socket.uid, function (err, isAdministrator) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			if (!isAdministrator && data.set === 'users:online') {
-				userData = userData.filter(function(item) {
-					return item.status !== 'offline';
-				});
-			}
 
-			callback(null, {
-				users: userData,
-				nextStart: end + 1
+		if (!results.isAdmin && data.set === 'users:online') {
+			results.users = results.users.filter(function(user) {
+				return user.status !== 'offline';
 			});
+		}
+
+		callback(null, {
+			users: results.users,
+			nextStart: stop + 1
 		});
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 0cc153e85e..f4a1918397 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	Topics.getTopicsFromSet = function(set, uid, start, end, callback) {
+	Topics.getTopicsFromSet = function(set, uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
-				db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, end, next);
+				db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, next);
 			},
 			function(tids, next) {
 				Topics.getTopics(tids, uid, next);
 			},
 			function(topics, next) {
-				next(null, {topics: topics, nextStart: end + 1});
+				next(null, {topics: topics, nextStart: stop + 1});
 			}
 		], callback);
 	};
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	Topics.getTopicWithPosts = function(tid, set, uid, start, end, reverse, callback) {
+	Topics.getTopicWithPosts = function(tid, set, uid, start, stop, reverse, callback) {
 		Topics.getTopicData(tid, function(err, topicData) {
 			if (err || !topicData) {
 				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
 			}
 
 			async.parallel({
-				posts: async.apply(getMainPostAndReplies, topicData, set, uid, start, end, reverse),
+				posts: async.apply(getMainPostAndReplies, topicData, set, uid, start, stop, reverse),
 				category: async.apply(Topics.getCategoryData, tid),
 				threadTools: async.apply(plugins.fireHook, 'filter:topic.thread_tools', {topic: topicData, uid: uid, tools: []}),
 				tags: async.apply(Topics.getTopicTagsObjects, tid),
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	function getMainPostAndReplies(topic, set, uid, start, end, reverse, callback) {
+	function getMainPostAndReplies(topic, set, uid, start, stop, reverse, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
-				posts.getPidsFromSet(set, start, end, reverse, next);
+				posts.getPidsFromSet(set, start, stop, reverse, next);
 			},
 			function(pids, next) {
 				if ((!Array.isArray(pids) || !pids.length) && !topic.mainPid) {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					posts[0].index = 0;
 				}
 
-				var indices = Topics.calculatePostIndices(start, end, topic.postcount, reverse);
+				var indices = Topics.calculatePostIndices(start, stop, topic.postcount, reverse);
 				for (var i=1; i<posts.length; ++i) {
 					if (posts[i]) {
 						posts[i].index = indices[i - 1];
diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
index 6d4cd9be8f..88d106aa99 100644
--- a/src/topics/posts.js
+++ b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
-	Topics.getTopicPosts = function(tid, set, start, end, uid, reverse, callback) {
+	Topics.getTopicPosts = function(tid, set, start, stop, uid, reverse, callback) {
 		callback = callback || function() {};
 		async.parallel({
 			posts: function(next) {
-				posts.getPostsByTid(tid, set, start, end, uid, reverse, next);
+				posts.getPostsByTid(tid, set, start, stop, uid, reverse, next);
 			},
 			postCount: function(next) {
 				Topics.getTopicField(tid, 'postcount', next);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			var indices = Topics.calculatePostIndices(start, end, results.postCount, reverse);
+			var indices = Topics.calculatePostIndices(start, stop, results.postCount, reverse);
 			results.posts.forEach(function(post, index) {
 				if (post) {
 					post.index = indices[index];
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		});
 	};
 
-	Topics.calculatePostIndices = function(start, end, postCount, reverse) {
+	Topics.calculatePostIndices = function(start, stop, postCount, reverse) {
 		var indices = [];
-		var count = end - start + 1;
+		var count = stop - start + 1;
 		for(var i=0; i<count; ++i) {
 			if (reverse) {
 				indices.push(postCount - (start + i + 1));
diff --git a/src/topics/recent.js b/src/topics/recent.js
index 19c3debd03..fa3251806d 100644
--- a/src/topics/recent.js
+++ b/src/topics/recent.js
@@ -14,32 +14,32 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		year: 31104000000
 	};
 
-	Topics.getLatestTopics = function(uid, start, end, term, callback) {
+	Topics.getLatestTopics = function(uid, start, stop, term, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
-				Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet('topics:recent', start, end, term, next);
+				Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet('topics:recent', start, stop, term, next);
 			},
 			function(tids, next) {
 				Topics.getTopics(tids, uid, next);
 			},
 			function(topics, next) {
-				next(null, {topics: topics, nextStart: end + 1});
+				next(null, {topics: topics, nextStart: stop + 1});
 			}
 		], callback);
 	};
 
-	Topics.getLatestTids = function(start, end, term, callback) {
+	Topics.getLatestTids = function(start, stop, term, callback) {
 		winston.warn('[deprecation warning] please use Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet("topics:recent")');
-		Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet('topics:recent', start, end, term, callback);
+		Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet('topics:recent', start, stop, term, callback);
 	};
 
-	Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet = function(set, start, end, term, callback) {
+	Topics.getLatestTidsFromSet = function(set, start, stop, term, callback) {
 		var since = terms.day;
 		if (terms[term]) {
 			since = terms[term];
 		}
 
-		var count = parseInt(end, 10) === -1 ? end : end - start + 1;
+		var count = parseInt(stop, 10) === -1 ? stop : stop - start + 1;
 
 		db.getSortedSetRevRangeByScore(set, start, count, '+inf', Date.now() - since, callback);
 	};
diff --git a/src/topics/suggested.js b/src/topics/suggested.js
index ff6e16aada..0753bd6e2b 100644
--- a/src/topics/suggested.js
+++ b/src/topics/suggested.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 module.exports = function(Topics) {
 
-	Topics.getSuggestedTopics = function(tid, uid, start, end, callback) {
+	Topics.getSuggestedTopics = function(tid, uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		async.parallel({
 			tagTids: function(next) {
 				getTidsWithSameTags(tid, next);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			var tids = results.tagTids.concat(results.searchTids).concat(results.categoryTids);
 			tids = tids.filter(function(_tid, index, array) {
 				return parseInt(_tid, 10) !== parseInt(tid, 10) && array.indexOf(_tid) === index;
-			}).slice(start, end + 1);
+			}).slice(start, stop + 1);
 
 			Topics.getTopics(tids, uid, callback);
 		});
diff --git a/src/topics/tags.js b/src/topics/tags.js
index 14982b4e1e..f19738b315 100644
--- a/src/topics/tags.js
+++ b/src/topics/tags.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		});
 	}
 
-	Topics.getTagTids = function(tag, start, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange('tag:' + tag + ':topics', start, end, callback);
+	Topics.getTagTids = function(tag, start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('tag:' + tag + ':topics', start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
 	Topics.getTagTopicCount = function(tag, callback) {
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		db.sortedSetRemove('tags:topic:count', tag);
 	};
 
-	Topics.getTags = function(start, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRangeWithScores('tags:topic:count', start, end, function(err, tags) {
+	Topics.getTags = function(start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRangeWithScores('tags:topic:count', start, stop, function(err, tags) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			matches = matches.slice(0, 20).sort(function(a, b) {
 				return a > b;
 			});
-			
+
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:tags.search', {data: data, matches: matches}, function(err, data) {
 				callback(err, data ? data.matches : []);
 			});
diff --git a/src/user/admin.js b/src/user/admin.js
index 4693fe539d..4d559fcb34 100644
--- a/src/user/admin.js
+++ b/src/user/admin.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 		}
 	};
 
-	User.getIPs = function(uid, end, callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':ip', 0, end, function(err, ips) {
+	User.getIPs = function(uid, stop, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':ip', 0, stop, function(err, ips) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
diff --git a/src/user/follow.js b/src/user/follow.js
index b7bda96903..fc776bcef8 100644
--- a/src/user/follow.js
+++ b/src/user/follow.js
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 		});
 	}
 
-	User.getFollowing = function(uid, start, end, callback) {
-		getFollow(uid, 'following:' + uid, start, end, callback);
+	User.getFollowing = function(uid, start, stop, callback) {
+		getFollow(uid, 'following:' + uid, start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
-	User.getFollowers = function(uid, start, end, callback) {
-		getFollow(uid, 'followers:' + uid, start, end, callback);
+	User.getFollowers = function(uid, start, stop, callback) {
+		getFollow(uid, 'followers:' + uid, start, stop, callback);
 	};
 
-	function getFollow(uid, set, start, end, callback) {
+	function getFollow(uid, set, start, stop, callback) {
 		if (!parseInt(uid, 10)) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
 
-		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, end, function(err, uids) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, function(err, uids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
diff --git a/src/user/search.js b/src/user/search.js
index 7545a6d3f3..08b2ebefa3 100644
--- a/src/user/search.js
+++ b/src/user/search.js
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 	User.paginate = function(page, data) {
 		var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20;
 		var start = Math.max(0, page - 1) * resultsPerPage;
-		var end = start + resultsPerPage;
+		var stop = start + resultsPerPage;
 
 		var pageCount = Math.ceil(data.length / resultsPerPage);
 		var currentPage = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((start + 1) / resultsPerPage));
 
 		return {
 			pagination: pagination.create(currentPage, pageCount),
-			data: data.slice(start, end)
+			data: data.slice(start, stop)
 		};
 	};