diff --git a/install/databases.js b/install/databases.js
index 752e36e0d6..08907dca3b 100644
--- a/install/databases.js
+++ b/install/databases.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function success(err, config, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('aborted'));
 	}
 
-	var database = (config.redis || config.mongo || config.level) ? config.secondary_database : config.database;
+	var database = (config.redis || config.mongo) ? config.secondary_database : config.database;
 
 	function dbQuestionsSuccess(err, databaseConfig) {
 		if (!databaseConfig) {
@@ -39,15 +39,11 @@ function success(err, config, callback) {
 				password: databaseConfig['mongo:password'],
 				database: databaseConfig['mongo:database']
 			};
-		} else if (database === 'level') {
-			config.level = {
-				database: databaseConfig['level:database']
-			};
 		} else {
 			return callback(new Error('unknown database : ' + database));
 		}
 
-		var allQuestions = questions.redis.concat(questions.mongo.concat(questions.level));
+		var allQuestions = questions.redis.concat(questions.mongo);
 		for(var x=0;x<allQuestions.length;x++) {
 			delete config[allQuestions[x].name];
 		}
@@ -67,12 +63,6 @@ function success(err, config, callback) {
 		} else {
 			prompt.get(questions.mongo, dbQuestionsSuccess);
 		}
-	} else if(database === 'level') {
-		if (config['level:database']) {
-			dbQuestionsSuccess(null, config);
-		} else {
-			prompt.get(questions.level, dbQuestionsSuccess);
-		}
 	} else {
 		return callback(new Error('unknown database : ' + database));
 	}
diff --git a/src/database/level.js b/src/database/level.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f9b056e1ad..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-(function(module) {
-	/*
-	* Okay, so LevelDB was made by Google. Therefore it's skalable.
-	* BUT, I created 99% of the rest of NodeBB's expected functionality out of just simple get and set commands.
-	* Therefore, it is unskalable. I totally should have read the docs before starting.
-	*
-	* With much <3, psychobunny.
-	*/
-
-
-	var winston = require('winston'),
-		nconf = require('nconf'),
-		path = require('path'),
-		session = require('express-session'),
-		utils = require('./../../public/src/utils.js'),
-		levelup,
-		leveldown,
-		connectLevel,
-		db;
-
-	module.questions = [
-		{
-			name: "level:database",
-			description: "Enter the path to your Level database",
-			'default': nconf.get('level:database') || '/var/level/nodebb'
-		}
-	];
-
-	module.init = function(callback) {
-		try {
-			levelup = require('levelup');
-			leveldown = require('leveldown');
-			connectLevel = require('connect-leveldb')(session);
-		} catch (err) {
-			winston.error('Unable to initialize Level DB! Is Level DB installed? Error :' + err.message);
-			process.exit();
-		}
-
-		if (db) {
-			if(typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback();
-			}
-
-			return;
-		}
-
-		db = levelup(nconf.get('level:database'), {
-			valueEncoding: 'json'
-		});
-
-		leveldown(nconf.get('level:database'));
-
-		db.on('error', function (err) {
-			winston.error(err.stack);
-		});
-
-		module.client = db;
-		module.leveldown = leveldown;
-
-		module.sessionStore = new connectLevel({
-			db: db,
-			ttl: 60 * 60 * 24 * 14
-		});
-
-		require('./level/main')(db, module);
-		require('./level/hash')(db, module);
-		require('./level/sets')(db, module);
-		require('./level/sorted')(db, module);
-		require('./level/list')(db, module);
-
-		if(typeof callback === 'function') {
-			callback();
-		}
-	};
-
-	module.close = function(callback) {
-		db.close(callback);
-	};
-
-	module.helpers = module.helpers || {};
-	module.helpers.level = require('./level/helpers');
-}(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/database/level/hash.js b/src/database/level/hash.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b35a1b1193..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/hash.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var async = require('async');
-
-module.exports = function(db, module) {
-	var helpers = module.helpers.level;
-
-	module.setObject = function(key, obj, callback) {
-		async.parallel([
-			function(next) {
-				async.each(Object.keys(obj), function(objKey, next) {
-					module.setObjectField(key, objKey, obj[objKey], next);
-				}, next);
-			},
-			function(next) {
-				module.set(key, Object.keys(obj).join('-ldb-'));
-				next();
-			}
-		], function(err) {
-			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback(err);
-			}
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.setObjectField = function(key, field, value, callback) {
-		module.set(key + ':' + field, value, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getObject = function(key, callback) {
-		var obj = {};
-
-		module.getObjectKeys(key, function(err, keys) {
-			if (keys) {
-				keys = keys.split('-ldb-');
-				async.each(keys, function(field, next) {
-					module.getObjectField(key, field, function(err, value) {
-						obj[field] = value;
-						next(err);
-					});
-				}, function(err) {
-					if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-						callback(err, obj);
-					}
-				});
-			} else {
-				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-					callback(err, {});
-				}
-			}
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getObjects = function(keys, callback) {
-		var arr = [];
-
-		async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-			module.getObject(key, function(err, val) {
-				arr.push(val);
-				next();
-			});
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err, arr);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		module.get(key + ':' + field, function(err, val) {
-			callback(err, typeof val !== 'undefined' ? val : '');
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getObjectFields = function(key, fields, callback) {
-		// can be improved with multi.
-		var obj = {};
-		async.each(fields, function(field, next) {
-			module.getObjectField(key, field, function(err, value) {
-				obj[field] = value;
-				next();
-			});
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err, obj);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getObjectsFields = function(keys, fields, callback) {
-		helpers.iterator('getObjectFields', keys, fields, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getObjectKeys = function(key, callback) {
-		module.get(key, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getObjectValues = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getObject(key, function(err, obj) {
-			var values = [];
-			for (var key in obj) {
-				if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-					values.push(obj[key]);
-				}
-			}
-
-			callback(err, values);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.isObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		module.get(key + ':' + field, function(err, val) {
-			callback(err, !!val);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.deleteObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		module.delete(key + ':' + field, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.incrObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		module.incrObjectFieldBy(key, field, 1, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.decrObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		module.decrObjectFieldBy(key, field, 1, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.incrObjectFieldBy = function(key, field, value, callback) {
-		module.get(key + ':' + field, function(err, val) {
-			val = val ? (val + value) : value;
-			module.set(key + ':' + field, val, function(err) {
-				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-					callback(err, val);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.decrObjectFieldBy = function(key, field, value, callback) {
-		module.get(key + ':' + field, function(err, val) {
-			val = val ? (val - value) : -value;
-			module.set(key + ':' + field, val, function(err) {
-				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-					callback(err, val);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	};
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/database/level/helpers.js b/src/database/level/helpers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2058066f89..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/helpers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var helpers = {},
-	async = require('async');
-
-helpers.iterator = function(fn, keys, value, callback) {
-	var results = [];
-
-	async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-		module.parent.exports[fn](key, value, function(err, result) {
-			results.push(result);
-			next();
-		});
-	}, function(err) {
-		callback(err, results);
-	});
-};
-
-module.exports = helpers;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/database/level/list.js b/src/database/level/list.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ca579178f0..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/list.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-module.exports = function(db, module) {
-	var helpers = module.helpers.level;
-
-	module.listPrepend = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			var arr = list || [];
-			arr.unshift(value);
-			module.set(key, arr, callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.listAppend = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			var arr = list || [];
-			arr.push(value);
-			module.set(key, arr, function(err) {
-				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-					callback(err);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.listRemoveLast = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			var arr = list || [];
-			list.pop();
-			module.set(key, list, callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.listRemoveFirst = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			var arr = list || [];
-			list.shift();
-			module.set(key, list, callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.listRemoveAll = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.set(key, [], callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getListRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
-		// needs testing.
-		module.get(key, function(err, list) {
-			if (list) {
-				callback(err, list.slice(start, stop === -1 ? list.length : stop));
-			} else {
-				callback(null, []);
-			}
-		});
-	};
-};
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diff --git a/src/database/level/main.js b/src/database/level/main.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 00c55bb16d..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/main.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var nconf = require('nconf'),
-	async = require('async');
-
-module.exports = function(db, module) {
-	var helpers = module.helpers.level;
-
-	module.searchIndex = function(key, content, id, callback) {
-		// o.O
-	};
-
-	module.search = function(key, term, limit, callback) {
-		// O.o
-	};
-
-	module.searchRemove = function(key, id, callback) {
-		// o___O
-	};
-
-	module.flushdb = function(callback) {
-		db.close(function() {
-			module.leveldown.destroy(nconf.get('level:database'), function() {
-				db.open(callback);
-			});
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.info = function(callback) {
-		// O____O      GIEF FOOD
-		//  v v
-	};
-
-	module.exists = function(key, callback) {
-		db.get(key, function(err, value) {
-			callback(null, !!value);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.delete = function(key, callback) {
-		db.del(key, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.deleteAll = function(keys, callback) {
-		async.each(keys, module.delete, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.get = function(key, callback) {
-		db.get(key, function(err, value) {
-			callback(false, value);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.set = function(key, value, callback, sync) {
-		if (value === '') {
-			callback(false);
-		} else {
-			var options = {
-				sync: typeof sync !== 'undefined'
-			};
-
-			db.put(key, value, options, function(err) {
-				// uh, err is {}.. why??
-				if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-					callback(null);
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	};
-
-	module.increment = function(key, callback) {
-		// ^_^
-	};
-
-	module.rename = function(oldKey, newKey, callback) {
-		// G__G
-	};
-
-	module.expire = function(key, seconds, callback) {
-		// >__>
-	};
-
-	module.expireAt = function(key, timestamp, callback) {
-		// <__<
-	};
-
-	module.pexpire = function(key, ms, callback) {
-		// o_o
-	};
-
-	module.pexpireAt = function(key, timestamp, callback) {
-		// d-_-b
-	};
-};
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diff --git a/src/database/level/sets.js b/src/database/level/sets.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b7697f1209..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/sets.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var async = require('async');
-
-module.exports = function(db, module) {
-	var helpers = module.helpers.level;
-
-	module.setAdd = function(key, value, callback) {
-		callback = callback || function() {};
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			if (set.indexOf(value) === -1) {
-				module.listAppend(key, value, callback);
-			} else {
-				callback(null);
-			}
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.setsAdd = function(keys, value, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not-implemented');
-	};
-
-	module.setRemove = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			module.set(key, set.splice(set.indexOf(value), 1), callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.setsRemove = function(keys, value, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not-implemented');
-	};
-
-	module.isSetMember = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			callback(err, set.indexOf(value) !== -1);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.isSetMembers = function(key, values, callback) {
-		var members = {};
-
-		async.each(values, function(value, next) {
-			module.isSetMember(key, value, function(err, isMember) {
-				members[key] = isMember;
-			});
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err, members);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.isMemberOfSets = function(sets, value, callback) {
-		helpers.iterator('isSetMember', sets, value, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getSetMembers = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			callback(err, set);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSetsMembers = function(keys, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not-implemented');
-	};
-
-	module.setCount = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			callback(err, set.length);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.setRemoveRandom = function(key, callback) {
-		// how random is this? well, how random are the other implementations of this?
-		// imo rename this to setRemoveOne
-
-		module.getListRange(key, 1, -1, function(err, set) {
-			module.set(key, set, callback);
-		});
-	};
-};
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diff --git a/src/database/level/sorted.js b/src/database/level/sorted.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b974c1a981..0000000000
--- a/src/database/level/sorted.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,299 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var async = require('async');
-
-
-module.exports = function(db, module) {
-	var helpers = module.helpers.level;
-
-	module.sortedSetAdd = function(key, score, value, callback) {
-		if (Array.isArray(score) && Array.isArray(value)) {
-			return sortedSetAddMulti(key, score, value, callback);
-		}
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			set = set.filter(function(a) {return a.value !== value.toString();});
-
-			set.push({
-				value: value.toString(),
-				score: parseInt(score, 10)
-			});
-
-			set.sort(function(a, b) {return a.score - b.score;});
-			module.set(key, set, callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	function sortedSetAddMulti(key, scores, values, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not implemented');
-	}
-
-	module.sortedSetsAdd = function(keys, score, value, callback) {
-		async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-			module.sortedSetAdd(key, score, value, next);
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetRemove = function(key, value, callback) {
-		if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
-			value = [value];
-		}
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, set) {
-			set = set.filter(function(a) { return value.indexOf(a) === -1;});
-			module.set(key, set, callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetsRemove = function(keys, value, callback) {
-		async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-			module.sortedSetRemove(key, value, next);
-		}, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetsRemoveRangeByScore = function(keys, min, max, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not implemented');
-	};
-
-	function flattenSortedSet(set, callback) {
-		callback(null, !set.length ? [] : set.reduce(function(a, b) {
-			return (a.length ? a : [a.value]).concat([b.value]);
-		}));
-	}
-
-	module.getSortedSetRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, start, stop, function(err, set) {
-			set = !set.length ? [] : set.reduce(function(a, b) {
-				return (a.length ? a : [a.value]).concat(b.value);
-			});
-			if (set.value) {
-				set = [set.value];
-			}
-			callback(err, set);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetRevRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, start, stop, function(err, set) {
-			set = !set.length ? [] : set.reverse().reduce(function(a, b) {
-				return (a.length ? a : [a.value]).concat(b.value);
-			});
-			if (set.value) {
-				set = [set.value];
-			}
-			callback(err, set);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetRevRangeWithScores = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, start, stop, function(err, set) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			set.sort(function(a, b) {return b.score - a.score;});
-			callback(null, set);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetRangeByScore = function(key, start, count, min, max, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			if (min && max) {
-				list.filter(function(a) {
-					return a.score >= min && a.score <= max; // to check: greater or and equal?
-				});
-			}
-
-			flattenSortedSet(list.slice(start ? start : 0, count ? count : list.length), callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetRevRangeByScore = function(key, start, count, max, min, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			if (min && max) {
-				list.filter(function(a) {
-					return a.score >= min && a.score <= max; // to check: greater or and equal?
-				});
-			}
-
-			flattenSortedSet(list.slice(start ? start : 0, count ? count : list.length).reverse(), callback);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetCount = function(key, min, max, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			list.filter(function(a) {
-				return a.score >= min && a.score <= max; // to check: greater or and equal?
-			});
-
-			callback(err, list.length);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetCard = function(key, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			callback(err, list.length);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetsCard = function(keys, callback) {
-		async.map(keys, module.sortedSetCard, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetRank = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			for (var i = 0, ii=list.length; i< ii; i++) {
-				if (list[i].value === value) {
-					return callback(err, i);
-				}
-			}
-
-			callback(err, null);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetsRanks = function(keys, values, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not implemented');
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetRanks = function(key, values, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not implemented');
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetRevRank = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			for (var i = list.length - 1, ii=0; i > ii; i--) {
-				if (list[i].value === value.toString()) {
-					return callback(err, i);
-				}
-			}
-
-			callback(err, null);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetScore = function(key, value, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			for (var i = 0, ii=list.length; i< ii; i++) {
-				if (list[i].value === value.toString()) {
-					return callback(err, list[i].score);
-				}
-			}
-
-			callback(err, null);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetScores = function(key, values, callback) {
-		values = values.map(function(value) {
-			return value ? value.toString() : value;
-		});
-
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			var map = {};
-			list = list.filter(function(item) {
-				return values.indexOf(item.value) !== -1;
-			}).forEach(function(item) {
-				map[item.value] = item.score;
-			});
-
-			var	returnData = new Array(values.length),
-				score;
-
-			for(var i=0; i<values.length; ++i) {
-				score = map[values[i]];
-				returnData[i] = score ? score : null;
-			}
-
-			callback(null, returnData);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.isSortedSetMember = function(key, value, callback) {
-		// maybe can be improved by having a parallel array
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			for (var i = 0, ii=list.length; i< ii; i++) {
-				if (list[i].value === value.toString()) {
-					return callback(err, true);
-				}
-			}
-
-			callback(err, false);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.isSortedSetMembers = function(key, values, callback) {
-		module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, function(err, list) {
-			list = list.map(function(item) {
-				return item.value;
-			});
-			values = values.map(function(value) {
-				return list.indexOf(value.toString()) !== -1;
-			});
-
-			callback(err, values);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.sortedSetsScore = function(keys, value, callback) {
-		var sets = {};
-		async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-			module.sortedSetScore(key, value, function(err, score) {
-				sets[key] = value;
-				next();
-			});
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err, sets);
-		});
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetUnion = function(sets, start, stop, callback) {
-		sortedSetUnion(sets, false, start, stop, callback);
-	};
-
-	module.getSortedSetRevUnion = function(sets, start, stop, callback) {
-		sortedSetUnion(sets, true, start, stop, callback);
-	};
-
-	function sortedSetUnion(sets, reverse, start, stop, callback) {
-		async.map(sets, function(key, next) {
-			module.getListRange(key, 0, -1, next);
-		}, function(err, results) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			var data = {};
-
-			results.forEach(function(set) {
-				for(var i=0; i<set.length; ++i) {
-					data[set[i].value] = data[set[i].value] || {value: set[i].value, score: 0};
-					data[set[i].value].score += parseInt(set[i].score, 10);
-				}
-			});
-
-			var returnData = [];
-
-			for(var key in data) {
-				if (data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-					returnData.push(data[key]);
-				}
-			}
-
-			returnData = returnData.sort(function(a, b) {
-				return reverse ? b.score - a.score : a.score - b.score;
-			}).map(function(item) {
-				return item.value;
-			});
-
-			callback(null, returnData);
-		});
-	}
-
-	module.sortedSetIncrBy = function(key, increment, value, callback) {
-		throw new Error('not implemented');
-	};
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index ef1e186d23..bdcdd88b27 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		},
 		"mongo": {
 			"dependencies": ["mongodb", "connect-mongo"]
-		},
-		"level": {
-			"dependencies": ["levelup", "leveldown", "connect-leveldb"]
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -161,8 +158,7 @@ function setupConfig(next) {
 		var	config = {},
 			redisQuestions = require('./database/redis').questions,
 			mongoQuestions = require('./database/mongo').questions,
-			levelQuestions = require('./database/level').questions,
-			question, x, numQ, allQuestions = questions.main.concat(redisQuestions).concat(mongoQuestions.concat(levelQuestions));
+			question, x, numQ, allQuestions = questions.main.concat(redisQuestions).concat(mongoQuestions);
 
 		for(x=0,numQ=allQuestions.length;x<numQ;x++) {
 			question = allQuestions[x];