diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 0442c817..b5e7c9ca 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ def create
       @person.save
       if @person.errors.empty?
         session[:verified_identity_url] = nil
+        if global_prefs.can_send_email? && global_prefs.registration_notification?
+          admin = Person.find_first_admin
+          PersonMailer.deliver_registration_notification(admin,@person)
+        end
         if global_prefs.email_verifications?
           @person.email_verifications.create
           flash[:notice] = %(Thanks for signing up! Check your email
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ def update
           flash[:success] = 'Profile updated!'
           format.html { redirect_to(@person) }
         else
+          @all_categories = Category.find(:all, :order => "parent_id, name")
           if preview?
             @preview = @person.description = params[:person][:description]
           end
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 9d0a8489..fd4ec99b 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_create :create_blog, :check_config_for_deactivation
   after_create :create_account
+  after_create :create_address
   before_save :encrypt_password
   before_validation :prepare_email, :handle_nil_description
   #after_create :connect_to_admin
@@ -243,6 +244,16 @@ def formatted_categories
     categories.collect { |cat| cat.long_name + "<br>"}.to_s.chop.chop.chop.chop
   end
 
+  def create_address
+    address = Address.new( :name => 'personal' )
+    address.person = self
+    address.save
+  end
+
+  def address
+    addresses.first
+  end
+
   ## Account helpers
 
   def create_account
diff --git a/app/models/person_mailer.rb b/app/models/person_mailer.rb
index 1fb5af38..d468b5dd 100644
--- a/app/models/person_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/person_mailer.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ def email_verification(ev)
     body         "server_name" => server,
                  "code" => ev.code
   end
+
+  def registration_notification(admin, new_peep)
+    from         "Registration notification <registration@#{domain}>"
+    recipients   admin.email
+    subject      formatted_subject("New registration")
+    body         "domain" => server,
+                 "url" => person_path(new_peep)
+  end
   
   private
   
diff --git a/app/models/preference.rb b/app/models/preference.rb
index 930c61de..ba5db321 100644
--- a/app/models/preference.rb
+++ b/app/models/preference.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Preference < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessible :app_name, :server_name, :domain, :smtp_server, 
                   :exception_notification,
                   :email_notifications, :email_verifications, :analytics,
-                  :about, :demo, :whitelist, :gmail
+                  :about, :demo, :whitelist, :gmail, :registration_notification
 
   validates_presence_of :domain,       :if => :using_email?
   validates_presence_of :smtp_server,  :if => :using_email?
diff --git a/app/views/admin/preferences/edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/preferences/edit.html.erb
index 8100586e..2a6d6b21 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/preferences/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/preferences/edit.html.erb
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
 
     <br />
 
+    <p>Notify first admin for registrations</p>
+    <div class="form_row">
+      <label for="registration_notification"
+             class="checkbox">Registration Notification</label>
+      <%= f.check_box :registration_notification %>
+    </div>
+
+    <br />
+
     <div class="form_row">
       <label for="about">About</label>
       <br />
diff --git a/app/views/admin/preferences/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/preferences/show.html.erb
index e0bec912..f468c6f3 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/preferences/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/preferences/show.html.erb
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
   <%=h @preferences.email_verifications %>
 </p>
 
+<p>
+  <b>Notify first admin of registrations:</b>
+  <%=h @preferences.registration_notification %>
+</p>
+
 <p>
   <b>Demo site:</b>
   <%=h @preferences.demo %>
diff --git a/app/views/broadcast_mailer/spew.erb b/app/views/broadcast_mailer/spew.erb
index ea189ffc..1c87bdef 100644
--- a/app/views/broadcast_mailer/spew.erb
+++ b/app/views/broadcast_mailer/spew.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Hi <%= @person.name %><br><br>
-<%= simple_format_without_paragraph @message %><br><br>
+<%= @message %><br><br>
 <%= @preferences_note %>
diff --git a/app/views/categories/_providers.html.erb b/app/views/categories/_providers.html.erb
index 42dd5ab4..be6f7cec 100644
--- a/app/views/categories/_providers.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/categories/_providers.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <h2>Providers</h2>
 <ul class="list activity small">
+  <%- if category.people.empty? -%>
+  <h3 class="blankstate">No providers (yet!)</h3>
+  <%- else -%>
   <%= render :partial => 'person', :collection => category.people %>
+  <%- end -%>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/categories/show.html.erb b/app/views/categories/show.html.erb
index 7a3cd357..a35385ce 100644
--- a/app/views/categories/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/categories/show.html.erb
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 <%- column_div :type => :primary do -%>
   <h2><%=h @category.long_name %></h2>
+  <%- if @reqs.empty? -%>
+    <h3 class="blankstate">No reqs (yet!)</h3>
+  <%- else -%>
   <h3>Requests</h3>
   <ul class="list full">
     <%= render :partial => 'reqs/req', :collection => @reqs %>
   </ul>
+  <%- end -%>
 
+  <%- if admin? -%>
   <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_category_path(@category) if 0 == @reqs.size %>
+  <%- end -%>
 
 <%- end -%>
 
 <%- column_div :type => :secondary do -%>
-  <%= render :partial => 'providers', :locals => { :category => @category }  %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'providers', :locals => { :category => @category }  %>
 <%- end -%>
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_full_message.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_full_message.html.erb
index 2cf99548..8465dc3b 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_full_message.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_full_message.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <%= image_link full_message.sender, :class => "photo",
                                       :image => :thumbnail %>
   </div>
-  <%= display full_message.content %>
+  <%= display simple_format_without_paragraph full_message.content %>
   <p class="meta tools">
     Sent <%= time_ago_in_words full_message.created_at %> ago |
     <%= link_to "Reply", reply_message_path(full_message) %> |
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
                              :method => :put %>
     <% end -%>
   </p>
-</li>
\ No newline at end of file
+</li>
diff --git a/app/views/person_mailer/registration_notification.html.erb b/app/views/person_mailer/registration_notification.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d860eb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/person_mailer/registration_notification.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+A new person has registered:
+
+http://<%= @domain %><%= @url %>
+
diff --git a/db/migrate/20081110045632_add_registration_notification_preferences.rb b/db/migrate/20081110045632_add_registration_notification_preferences.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48296d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20081110045632_add_registration_notification_preferences.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddRegistrationNotificationPreferences < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    add_column :preferences, :registration_notification, :boolean, :default => false
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    remove_column :preferences, :registration_notification
+  end
+end