diff --git a/lib/marley/joints/forum.rb b/lib/marley/joints/forum.rb
index ce12f44..21f2061 100644
--- a/lib/marley/joints/forum.rb
+++ b/lib/marley/joints/forum.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ def topics(params=nil)
           end
           filters.inject(self.roots) {|ds,f| ds.filter(f)}
         end
-        def list(params=nil)
-          topics(params).eager_graph(:user).all.map{|t| t.thread}
+        def list(params={})
+          reggae_instance_list(params)
         end
         def reggae_instance_list(params={})
           t=topics(params).all
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def section_nav
             self.reggae_link(:new, 'New Post'),
             self.reggae_link(:list, 'All Posts'),
             self.reggae_link(:recent_topics, 'Recent Topics'),
-            Marley::ReggaeSection.new({:title => 'Topics Tagged With:', :navigation => MR::Tag.filter(:id => topics.join(:messages_tags).where(:messages__id => :message_id).select(:tag_id)).map{|t| reggae_link('list',t.tag,"#{resource_name}[tags]=#{t.tag}")}})
+            Marley::ReggaeSection.new({:title => 'Public Tags', :navigation => MR::PublicTag.filter(:id => topics.all.map{|t|}).map{|t| reggae_link('list',t.tag,"#{resource_name}[_public_tags]=#{t.tag}")}})
           ]
         end
         def recent_topics
diff --git a/lib/marley/joints/tags.rb b/lib/marley/joints/tags.rb
index bcaa72b..ca003ec 100644
--- a/lib/marley/joints/tags.rb
+++ b/lib/marley/joints/tags.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def initialize(opts={})
             super
             send("#{tags_meth}_dataset").filter({:tags__user_id => (tag_class.associations.include?(:user) ? self.class.current_user[:id] : nil)}).each {|tag| send("remove#{tag_col_name}".singularize,tag)}
             vals_hash={:user_id => (tag_class.associations.include?(:user) ? self.class.current_user[:id] : nil)}
-            instance_variable_get("@#{tag_col_name}").split(/\s*,\s*/).each {|tag| self.send("add#{tag_col_name.singularize}",tag_class.find_or_create(vals_hash.update(:tag => tag))) }
+            instance_variable_get("@#{tag_col_name}").to_s.split(/\s*,\s*/).each {|tag| self.send("add#{tag_col_name.singularize}",tag_class.find_or_create(vals_hash.update(:tag => tag))) }
           }
         end
       end
diff --git a/marley.gemspec b/marley.gemspec
index 7b58f7b..15222a0 100644
--- a/marley.gemspec
+++ b/marley.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{marley}
-  s.version = "0.7.2"
+  s.version = "0.8.0"
   s.summary = %q{Irie default restful routes for models and other objects}
   s.description = %q{Marley is a framework for quickly building RESTful web services and applications.  Development is fast for two reasons: Marley implements lots of sensible defaults, all of which can be overridden and most of which can be overridden easily.  And Marley servers exchange only data and metadata with clients.  }
   s.authors     = ["Herb Daily"]
diff --git a/rdoc/forum_load.rb b/rdoc/forum_load.rb
index 9679e04..a04994e 100644
--- a/rdoc/forum_load.rb
+++ b/rdoc/forum_load.rb
@@ -50,4 +50,11 @@
     end
   end
 end
+REPLIES.each do |r|
+  MR::PublicMessage.all.each do |m|
+    rep=m.reply
+    rep.user_id=m[:id].modulo USERS 
+    rep.save
+  end
+end