diff --git a/public/src/forum/categoryTools.js b/public/src/forum/categoryTools.js
index cc4044aba9..dc66fe02f6 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/categoryTools.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/categoryTools.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-/* globals define, app, translator, socket, bootbox */
+/* globals define, app, translator, socket, bootbox, ajaxify */
 
 
 define('forum/categoryTools', ['forum/topic/move', 'topicSelect'], function(move, topicSelect) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define('forum/categoryTools', ['forum/topic/move', 'topicSelect'], function(move
 		$('.lock_thread').on('click', function() {
 			var tids = topicSelect.getSelectedTids();
 			if (tids.length) {
-				socket.emit(isAny(isTopicLocked, tids) ? 'topics.unlock' : 'topics.lock', tids, onCommandComplete);
+				socket.emit(isAny(isTopicLocked, tids) ? 'topics.unlock' : 'topics.lock', {tids: tids, cid: CategoryTools.cid}, onCommandComplete);
 			}
 			return false;
 		});
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define('forum/categoryTools', ['forum/topic/move', 'topicSelect'], function(move
 		$('.pin_thread').on('click', function() {
 			var tids = topicSelect.getSelectedTids();
 			if (tids.length) {
-				socket.emit(isAny(isTopicPinned, tids) ? 'topics.unpin' : 'topics.pin', tids, onCommandComplete);
+				socket.emit(isAny(isTopicPinned, tids) ? 'topics.unpin' : 'topics.pin', {tids: tids, cid: CategoryTools.cid}, onCommandComplete);
 			}
 			return false;
 		});
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ define('forum/categoryTools', ['forum/topic/move', 'topicSelect'], function(move
 				if (!confirm) {
 					return;
 				}
-				socket.emit('topics.' + command, tids, onCommandComplete);
+
+				socket.emit('topics.' + command, {tids: tids, cid: CategoryTools.cid}, onCommandComplete);
 			});
 		});
 	}
@@ -200,8 +201,13 @@ define('forum/categoryTools', ['forum/topic/move', 'topicSelect'], function(move
 		getTopicEl(data.tid).remove();
 	}
 
-	function onTopicPurged(tid) {
-		getTopicEl(tid).remove();
+	function onTopicPurged(tids) {
+		if (!tids) {
+			return;
+		}
+		for(var i=0; i<tids.length; ++i) {
+			getTopicEl(tids[i]).remove();
+		}
 	}
 
 	return CategoryTools;
diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic/events.js b/public/src/forum/topic/events.js
index e0617e8932..db22ef4c5a 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic/events.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic/events.js
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ define('forum/topic/events', ['forum/topic/browsing', 'forum/topic/postTools', '
 		threadTools.setDeleteState(data);
 	}
 
-	function onTopicPurged(tid, cid) {
-		ajaxify.go('category/' + cid);
+	function onTopicPurged(tid) {
+		ajaxify.go('category/' + ajaxify.variables.get('category_id'));
 	}
 
 	function toggleTopicLockedState(data) {
diff --git a/src/categories/delete.js b/src/categories/delete.js
index 8c4c0520f8..1783ae77b1 100644
--- a/src/categories/delete.js
+++ b/src/categories/delete.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			async.each(tids, function(tid, next) {
+			async.eachLimit(tids, 10, function(tid, next) {
 				threadTools.purge(tid, 0, next);
 			}, function(err) {
 				if (err) {
diff --git a/src/posts/delete.js b/src/posts/delete.js
index 664d0b4fea..ff0db517e5 100644
--- a/src/posts/delete.js
+++ b/src/posts/delete.js
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 					async.each(results.downvoters, function(uid, next) {
 						db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':downvote', pid, next);
 					}, next);
+				},
+				function(next) {
+					db.delete('pid:' + pid + ':upvote', next);
+				},
+				function(next) {
+					db.delete('pid:' + pid + ':downvote', next);
 				}
 			], callback);
 		});
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics.js b/src/socket.io/topics.js
index 732757d62f..d5d452b5b6 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SocketTopics.postcount = function(socket, tid, callback) {
 
 SocketTopics.increaseViewCount = function(socket, tid) {
 	topics.increaseViewCount(tid);
-}
+};
 
 SocketTopics.markAsRead = function(socket, tid) {
 	if(!tid || !socket.uid) {
@@ -152,40 +152,50 @@ SocketTopics.markAsUnreadForAll = function(socket, tids, callback) {
 	}, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.delete = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('delete', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.delete = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('delete', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.restore = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('restore', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.restore = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('restore', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.purge = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('purge', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.purge = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('purge', socket, data, function(err) {
+		if (err) {
+			return callback(err);
+		}
+		websockets.emitTopicPostStats();
+		websockets.in('category_' + data.cid).emit('event:topic_purged', data.tids);
+		async.each(data.tids, function(tid, next) {
+			websockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_purged', tid);
+			next();
+		}, callback);
+	});
 };
 
-SocketTopics.lock = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('lock', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.lock = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('lock', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.unlock = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('unlock', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.unlock = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('unlock', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.pin = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('pin', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.pin = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('pin', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-SocketTopics.unpin = function(socket, tids, callback) {
-	doTopicAction('unpin', socket, tids, callback);
+SocketTopics.unpin = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	doTopicAction('unpin', socket, data, callback);
 };
 
-function doTopicAction(action, socket, tids, callback) {
-	if(!tids) {
+function doTopicAction(action, socket, data, callback) {
+	if(!data || !Array.isArray(data.tids) || !data.cid) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-tid]]'));
 	}
 
-	async.each(tids, function(tid, next) {
+	async.each(data.tids, function(tid, next) {
 		privileges.topics.canEdit(tid, socket.uid, function(err, canEdit) {
 			if(err) {
 				return next(err);
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index 385407e481..179c37b263 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -86,25 +86,18 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 			var pids = [];
 			if (results.topic.mainPid) {
 				pids = [results.topic.mainPid].concat(results.pids);
+			} else {
+				pids = results.pids;
 			}
 
 			async.parallel([
 				function(next) {
-					async.each(pids, posts.purge, next);
+					async.eachLimit(pids, 10, posts.purge, next);
 				},
 				function(next) {
 					topics.purge(tid, next);
 				}
-			], function(err) {
-				if (err) {
-					return callback(err);
-				}
-
-				websockets.emitTopicPostStats();
-				websockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:topic_purged', tid, results.topic.cid);
-				websockets.in('category_' + results.topic.cid).emit('event:topic_purged', tid);
-				callback();
-			});
+			], callback);
 		});
 	};