diff --git a/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.erb b/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.erb
index c7362ef..e57c05b 100644
--- a/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% 
 #locals
-blog ||= @blog 
+blog = @blog 
 
 %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/blogs/_form.html.erb b/app/views/blogs/_form.html.erb
index f730714..b61421e 100644
--- a/app/views/blogs/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogs/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%
 #locals
-blog ||= @blog
+blog = @blog
 %>
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/blogs/_history.html.erb b/app/views/blogs/_history.html.erb
index c85413b..1f9147a 100644
--- a/app/views/blogs/_history.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogs/_history.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% 
 #locals
-blogs ||= @blogs
+blogs = @blogs
 @count = blogs.total_entries
 
 unless blogs.empty? 
diff --git a/app/views/blogs/_list.html.erb b/app/views/blogs/_list.html.erb
index ec422dd..6574540 100644
--- a/app/views/blogs/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogs/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%-
 #locals
-profile ||= @profile
+profile = @profile
 size ||= 10
 blogs ||= profile.blogs.find :all, :limit => size
 
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index b774232..20f9230 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%-
-comment ||= @comment
+comment = @comment
 truncate = truncate.nil? ? true : truncate
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_form.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_form.html.erb
index e4b89ed..681b51e 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% 
 #locals
-comment ||= @comment
+comment = @comment
 %>
 
 <div id="new_comment" class="hidden">    
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_list.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_list.html.erb
index 55ebae0..521af7d 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <%-
-profile ||= @profile
+profile = @profile
 with_form ||= false
 with_wall_to_wall ||= false
 
-comments ||= @comments
+comments = @comments
 @count = comments.total_entries
 
-parent ||= @parent
+parent = @parent
 parent = @blog || @profile || nil
 -%>
   
diff --git a/app/views/comments/index.html.erb b/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
index 00dce9e..f270400 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/index.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <%
 #locals
-comments ||= @comments
-parent ||= @parent
-profile ||= @profile
+comments = @comments
+parent = @parent
+profile = @profile
 
 @count = comments.total_entries
 %>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/index.rss.builder b/app/views/comments/index.rss.builder
index 2d90f82..4b8b5a6 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/index.rss.builder
+++ b/app/views/comments/index.rss.builder
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #locals
-comments ||= @comments
-parent ||= @parent
-profile ||= @profile
+comments = @comments
+parent = @parent
+profile = @profile
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/feed_items/_friend.html.erb b/app/views/feed_items/_friend.html.erb
index 14fd82d..6cd879a 100644
--- a/app/views/feed_items/_friend.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/feed_items/_friend.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%-
 #locals
-feed_item ||= @feed_item
+feed_item = @feed_item
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
index 2ba22e8..48c8e6a 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%
 #locals
-post ||= @post || @topic.posts.build
+post = @post || @topic.posts.build
 css_class ||= ''
 
 url = post.new_record? ? forum_topic_posts_url(post.topic.forum, post.topic) : forum_topic_post_url(post.topic.forum, post.topic, post)
diff --git a/app/views/forum_posts/_list.html.erb b/app/views/forum_posts/_list.html.erb
index 3f0a595..76a4b3c 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_posts/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_posts/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%-
 #locals
-profile ||= @profile
+profile = @profile
 size ||= 10
 posts ||= profile.forum_posts.find :all, :limit => size
 
diff --git a/app/views/forum_topics/_form.html.erb b/app/views/forum_topics/_form.html.erb
index 74b9199..5b83c7b 100644
--- a/app/views/forum_topics/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forum_topics/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%
 #locals
-topic ||= @topic || @forum.topic.build
+topic = @topic || @forum.topic.build
 
 url = topic.new_record? ? forum_topics_path(@forum) : forum_topic_path(topic.forum, topic)  
 %>
diff --git a/app/views/forums/_form.html.erb b/app/views/forums/_form.html.erb
index 19aff30..31a2b17 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forums/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%
-  forum ||= @forum
+  forum = @forum
 %>
 
 <% less_remote_form_for(forum) do |f| %>
diff --git a/app/views/friends/_list.html.erb b/app/views/friends/_list.html.erb
index 628b6e8..ca1da76 100644
--- a/app/views/friends/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/friends/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% 
-profile ||= @profile
+profile = @profile
 type ||= 'friends'
 size ||= 20
 list = profile.send(type).find(:all, :limit => size, :order => 'RANDOM()') rescue []
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
index 2a98ba4..66e8a69 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <%
 #locals
-message ||= @message
+message = @message
 message ||= Message.new params[:message]
-to_list ||= @to_list
+to_list = @to_list
 to_list ||= [@profile] #used on someone's profile page
 hide_header ||= false
 
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_list.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_list.html.erb
index 7155337..28e5a4d 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%-
 #locals
-list ||= @list
+list = @list
 sub ||= 'inbox'
 label ||= 'Inbox Messages'
 sent = params[:action]=='sent'
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_message.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_message.html.erb
index e8c4e21..cb55d0c 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/_message.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/_message.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%
 #locals
-message ||= @message
-to_list ||= @to_list
+message = @message
+to_list = @to_list
 %>
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/photos/_gallery.html.erb b/app/views/photos/_gallery.html.erb
index c9974e0..b433387 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_gallery.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/photos/_gallery.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <%-
 # Locals
 mini ||= false
-profile ||= @profile
-photos ||= @photos
+profile = @profile
+photos = @photos
 
 if mini
   size ||= 8
diff --git a/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb b/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
index 70cebc8..ee83263 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% 
 #locals
 photo ||= wall
-photo ||= @photo
+photo = @photo
 %>
 
 <div class="left image">
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/_bio.html.erb b/app/views/profiles/_bio.html.erb
index 2b878ed..36037cc 100644
--- a/app/views/profiles/_bio.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/profiles/_bio.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%
-profile ||= @profile
+profile = @profile
 %>
 <div class="activity_box learn">
   <div class="left avatar"><%= icon profile, :big %></div>
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/_recent_activity.html.erb b/app/views/profiles/_recent_activity.html.erb
index 79094cb..efbd86b 100644
--- a/app/views/profiles/_recent_activity.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/profiles/_recent_activity.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%- 
 #locals
-feed_items ||= @feed_items 
+feed_items = @feed_items 
 
 -%>