diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
index 1e67210d8..a0c2295ca 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin_user_route.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function() {
 
   /**
-    Handles routes related to users in the admin section.
+    Handles routes related to users.
 
     @class AdminUserRoute    
     @extends Discourse.Route
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/ace_editor_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/ace_editor_view.js
index eb1f48f45..f928c7365 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/ace_editor_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/ace_editor_view.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
     A view that wraps the ACE editor (http://ace.ajax.org/)
 
     @class AceEditorView    
-    @extends Em.View
+    @extends Discourse.View
     @namespace Discourse
     @module Discourse
   **/ 
-  Discourse.AceEditorView = window.Em.View.extend({
+  Discourse.AceEditorView = window.Discourse.View.extend({
     mode: 'css',
     classNames: ['ace-wrapper'],
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_customize_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_customize_view.js
index 665c7ad05..895b0aa89 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_customize_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_customize_view.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
     A view to handle site customizations
 
     @class AdminCustomizeView    
-    @extends Em.View
+    @extends Discourse.View
     @namespace Discourse
     @module Discourse
   **/ 
-  Discourse.AdminCustomizeView = window.Em.View.extend({
+  Discourse.AdminCustomizeView = window.Discourse.View.extend({
     templateName: 'admin/templates/customize',
     classNames: ['customize'],
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_dashboard_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_dashboard_view.js
index 18e25bd97..55cbbbc88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_dashboard_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/views/admin_dashboard_view.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     The default view in the admin section
 
     @class AdminDashboardView
-    @extends Em.View
+    @extends Discourse.View
     @namespace Discourse
     @module Discourse
   **/
-  Discourse.AdminDashboardView = window.Em.View.extend({
+  Discourse.AdminDashboardView = window.Discourse.View.extend({
     templateName: 'admin/templates/dashboard',
 
     updateIconClasses: function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
index 05bda9a29..0efcaf0b0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 // Stuff we need to load first
 //= require_tree ./discourse/mixins
 //= require ./discourse/components/debounce
+//= require ./discourse/views/view
 //= require ./discourse/controllers/controller
 //= require ./discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view
 //= require ./discourse/models/model
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/model.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/model.js
index 486af47ee..acb3d3373 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/model.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/model.js
@@ -1,41 +1,30 @@
 (function() {
 
-  /**
-    A base object we can use to handle models in the Discourse client application.
-
-    @class Model    
-    @extends Ember.Object
-    @namespace Discourse
-    @module Discourse
-  **/
   window.Discourse.Model = Ember.Object.extend({
+    /* Our own AJAX handler that handles erronous responses
+    */
 
-    /** 
-      Our own AJAX handler that handles erronous responses
-
-      @method ajax
-      @param {String} url The url to contact
-      @param {Object} args The arguments to pass to jQuery.ajax
-    **/
     ajax: function(url, args) {
-      var oldError = args.error;
+      /* Error handler
+      */
+
+      var oldError,
+        _this = this;
+      oldError = args.error;
       args.error = function(xhr) {
         return oldError(jQuery.parseJSON(xhr.responseText).errors);
       };
       return jQuery.ajax(url, args);
     },
+    /* Update our object from another object
+    */
 
-    /**
-      Update our object from another object
-
-      @method mergeAttributes
-      @param {Object} attrs The attributes we want to merge with
-      @param {Object} builders Optional builders to use when merging attributes
-    **/
     mergeAttributes: function(attrs, builders) {
       var _this = this;
       return Object.keys(attrs, function(k, v) {
-        // If they're in a builder we use that
+        /* If they're in a builder we use that
+        */
+
         var builder, col;
         if (typeof v === 'object' && builders && (builder = builders[k])) {
           if (!_this.get(k)) {
@@ -53,14 +42,9 @@
   });
 
   window.Discourse.Model.reopenClass({
+    /* Given an array of values, return them in a hash
+    */
 
-    /**
-      Given an array of values, return them in a hash
-
-      @method extractByKey
-      @param {Object} collection The collection of values
-      @param {Object} klass Optional The class to instantiate
-    **/
     extractByKey: function(collection, klass) {
       var retval;
       retval = {};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
index 7e8d33a1b..8751b1953 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_routes.js
@@ -1,49 +1,93 @@
+
+/* Ways we can filter the topics list
+*/
+
+
 (function() {
 
   Discourse.buildRoutes(function() {
-    var router = this;
-
-    // Topic routes
-    this.resource('topic', { path: '/t/:slug/:id' }, function() {
-      this.route('fromParams', { path: '/' });
-      this.route('fromParams', { path: '/:nearPost' });
-      this.route('bestOf', { path: '/best_of' });
+    var router;
+    this.resource('topic', {
+      path: '/t/:slug/:id'
+    }, function() {
+      this.route('fromParams', {
+        path: '/'
+      });
+      this.route('fromParams', {
+        path: '/:nearPost'
+      });
+      return this.route('bestOf', {
+        path: '/best_of'
+      });
     });
+    /* Generate static page routes
+    */
 
-    // Generate static page routes
+    router = this;
     Discourse.StaticController.pages.forEach(function(p) {
-      router.route(p, { path: "/" + p });
+      return router.route(p, {
+        path: "/" + p
+      });
     });
-
-    this.route('faq', { path: '/faq' });
-    this.route('tos', { path: '/tos' });
-    this.route('privacy', { path: '/privacy' });
-
-    // List routes
-    this.resource('list', { path: '/' }, function() {
+    this.route('faq', {
+      path: '/faq'
+    });
+    this.route('tos', {
+      path: '/tos'
+    });
+    this.route('privacy', {
+      path: '/privacy'
+    });
+    this.resource('list', {
+      path: '/'
+    }, function() {
       router = this;
+      /* Generate routes for all our filters
+      */
 
-      // Generate routes for all our filters
       Discourse.ListController.filters.forEach(function(r) {
-        router.route(r, { path: "/" + r });
-        router.route(r, { path: "/" + r + "/more" });
+        router.route(r, {
+          path: "/" + r
+        });
+        return router.route(r, {
+          path: "/" + r + "/more"
+        });
+      });
+      router.route('popular', {
+        path: '/'
+      });
+      router.route('categories', {
+        path: '/categories'
+      });
+      router.route('category', {
+        path: '/category/:slug/more'
+      });
+      return router.route('category', {
+        path: '/category/:slug'
       });
-
-      this.route('popular', { path: '/' });
-      this.route('categories', { path: '/categories' });
-      this.route('category', { path: '/category/:slug/more' });
-      this.route('category', { path: '/category/:slug' });
     });
-
-    // User routes
-    this.resource('user', { path: '/users/:username' }, function() {
-      this.route('activity', { path: '/' });
-      this.resource('preferences', { path: '/preferences' }, function() {
-        this.route('username', { path: '/username' });
-        this.route('email', { path: '/email' });
+    return this.resource('user', {
+      path: '/users/:username'
+    }, function() {
+      this.route('activity', {
+        path: '/'
+      });
+      this.resource('preferences', {
+        path: '/preferences'
+      }, function() {
+        this.route('username', {
+          path: '/username'
+        });
+        return this.route('email', {
+          path: '/email'
+        });
+      });
+      this.route('privateMessages', {
+        path: '/private-messages'
+      });
+      return this.route('invited', {
+        path: 'invited'
       });
-      this.route('privateMessages', { path: '/private-messages' });
-      this.route('invited', { path: 'invited' });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discourse_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discourse_route.js
index 48246bfa6..9609d20bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discourse_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discourse_route.js
@@ -1,31 +1,49 @@
 (function() {
 
-  /**
-    The base admin route for all routes on Discourse. Includes global enter functionality.
+  window.Discourse.Route = Em.Route.extend({
+    /* Called every time we enter a route
+    */
 
-    @class Route    
-    @extends Em.Route
-    @namespace Discourse
-    @module Discourse
-  **/
-  Discourse.Route = Em.Route.extend({
-
-    /** 
-      Called every time we enter a route on Discourse.
-
-      @method enter
-    **/
     enter: function(router, context) {
-      // Close mini profiler
-      jQuery('.profiler-results .profiler-result').remove();
+      /* Close mini profiler
+      */
+
+      var composerController, f, search, shareController;
+      jQuery('.profiler-results .profiler-result').remove();
+      /* Close stuff that may be open
+      */
 
-      // Close some elements that may be open
       jQuery('.d-dropdown').hide();
       jQuery('header ul.icons li').removeClass('active');
       jQuery('[data-toggle="dropdown"]').parent().removeClass('open');
+      /* TODO: need to adjust these
+      */
+
+      if (false) {
+        if (shareController = router.get('shareController')) {
+          shareController.close();
+        }
+        /* Hide any searches
+        */
+
+        if (search = router.get('searchController')) {
+          search.close();
+        }
+        /* get rid of "save as draft stuff"
+        */
+
+        composerController = Discourse.get('router.composerController');
+        if (composerController) {
+          composerController.closeIfCollapsed();
+        }
+      }
+      f = jQuery('html').data('hide-dropdown');
+      if (f) {
+        return f();
+      }
+      /*return @_super(router, context)
+      */
 
-      var hideDropDownFunction = jQuery('html').data('hide-dropdown');
-      if (hideDropDownFunction) return hideDropDownFunction();
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_route.js
index 698313874..8f1c37a03 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_route.js
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 (function() {
 
-  /**
-    Handles routes related to users.
-
-    @class UserRoute    
-    @extends Discourse.Route
-    @namespace Discourse
-    @module Discourse
-  **/
-  Discourse.UserRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
+  window.Discourse.UserRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
     model: function(params) {
       return Discourse.User.find(params.username);
     },
-
     serialize: function(params) {
-      return { username: Em.get(params, 'username').toLowerCase() };
+      return {
+        username: Em.get(params, 'username').toLowerCase()
+      };
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/composer_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/composer_view.js
index 14f17dbcf..8de0bd114 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/composer_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/composer_view.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*global Markdown:true assetPath:true */
 (function() {
 
-  window.Discourse.ComposerView = window.Em.View.extend({
+  window.Discourse.ComposerView = window.Discourse.View.extend({
     templateName: 'composer',
     elementId: 'reply-control',
     classNameBindings: ['content.creatingPrivateMessage:private-message', 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view.js
index 3b7970ffc..3bd7079f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 
-  window.Discourse.ModalBodyView = window.Em.View.extend({
+  window.Discourse.ModalBodyView = window.Discourse.View.extend({
     // Focus on first element
     didInsertElement: function() {
       var _this = this;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_buton_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_buton_view.js
index 64f2cef14..3ffb6154b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_buton_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_buton_view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 
-  window.Discourse.QuoteButtonView = Em.View.extend({
+  window.Discourse.QuoteButtonView = Discourse.View.extend({
     classNames: ['quote-button'],
     classNameBindings: ['hasBuffer'],
     render: function(buffer) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share_view.js
index 7cdf7fa06..828fa4f54 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share_view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 
-  window.Discourse.ShareView = Em.View.extend({
+  window.Discourse.ShareView = Discourse.View.extend({
     templateName: 'share',
     elementId: 'share-link',
     classNameBindings: ['hasLink'],
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
index ad52c85a3..e4cd2cc89 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 
-  window.Discourse.TopicStatusView = Em.View.extend({
+  window.Discourse.TopicStatusView = Discourse.View.extend({
     classNames: ['topic-statuses'],
     hasDisplayableStatus: (function() {
       if (this.get('topic.closed')) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_summary/topic_summary_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_summary/topic_summary_view.js
index 05d0f6215..5115f790a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_summary/topic_summary_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_summary/topic_summary_view.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       /* If we have a best of view
       */
       if (this.get('controller.showBestOf')) {
-        container.pushObject(Em.View.create({
+        container.pushObject(Discourse.View.create({
           templateName: 'topic_summary/best_of_toggle',
           tagName: 'section',
           classNames: ['information']
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       */
 
       if (this.get('topic.isPrivateMessage')) {
-        return container.pushObject(Em.View.create({
+        return container.pushObject(Discourse.View.create({
           templateName: 'topic_summary/private_message',
           tagName: 'section',
           classNames: ['information']
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/view.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5731ef99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+(function() {
+
+  window.Discourse.View = Ember.View.extend(Discourse.Presence, {
+    /* Overwrite this to do a different display
+    */
+
+    displayErrors: function(errors, callback) {
+      alert(errors.join("\n"));
+      return typeof callback === "function" ? callback() : void 0;
+    }
+  });
+
+}).call(this);
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/spec.js b/spec/javascripts/spec.js
index 83c82a970..bf5b6286a 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 // Stuff we need to load first
 //= require_tree ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/mixins
 //= require ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/debounce
+//= require ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/view
 //= require ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/controller
 //= require ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/modal_body_view
 //= require ../../app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/model