diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Wiki.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Wiki.php
index 1e6446904..f1f7b87b2 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Wiki.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Wiki.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<?php
+<?php /** @file */
 
-namespace Zotlabs\Module;/** @file */
+namespace Zotlabs\Module;
 
 class Wiki extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index bf29048b6..d2d4ffca0 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -403,9 +403,12 @@ function count_descendants($item) {
  * @return boolean
  */
 function visible_activity($item) {
-	$hidden_activities = array(ACTIVITY_LIKE, ACTIVITY_DISLIKE, ACTIVITY_AGREE, ACTIVITY_DISAGREE, ACTIVITY_ABSTAIN, ACTIVITY_ATTEND, ACTIVITY_ATTENDNO, ACTIVITY_ATTENDMAYBE);
+	$hidden_activities = [ ACTIVITY_LIKE, ACTIVITY_DISLIKE, ACTIVITY_AGREE, ACTIVITY_DISAGREE, ACTIVITY_ABSTAIN, ACTIVITY_ATTEND, ACTIVITY_ATTENDNO, ACTIVITY_ATTENDMAYBE ];
 
-	$post_types = array(ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE,ACTIVITY_OBJ_COMMENT,basename(ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE),basename(ACTIVITY_OBJ_COMMENT)); 
+	$post_types = [ ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE, ACTIVITY_OBJ_COMMENT, basename(ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE), basename(ACTIVITY_OBJ_COMMENT)]; 
+
+	if(intval($item['item_notshown']))
+		return false;
 
 	foreach ($hidden_activities as $act) {
 		if ((activity_match($item['verb'], $act)) && ($item['mid'] != $item['parent_mid'])) {
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 913ff1573..a844cd1f6 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -677,13 +677,23 @@ function get_item_elements($x,$allow_code = false) {
 
 	$arr['item_flags'] = 0;
 
-	if(array_key_exists('flags',$x) && in_array('consensus',$x['flags']))
-		$arr['item_consensus'] = 1;
+	if(array_key_exists('flags',$x)) {
 
-	if(array_key_exists('flags',$x) && in_array('deleted',$x['flags']))
-		$arr['item_deleted'] = 1;
-	if(array_key_exists('flags',$x) && in_array('hidden',$x['flags']))
-		$arr['item_hidden'] = 1;
+		if(in_array('consensus',$x['flags']))
+			$arr['item_consensus'] = 1;
+
+		if(in_array('deleted',$x['flags']))
+			$arr['item_deleted'] = 1;
+
+		if(in_array('notshown',$x['flags']))
+			$arr['item_notshown'] = 1;
+
+		// hidden item are no longer propagated - notshown may be a suitable alternative
+
+		if(in_array('hidden',$x['flags']))
+			$arr['item_hidden'] = 1;
+
+	}
 
 	// Here's the deal - the site might be down or whatever but if there's a new person you've never
 	// seen before sending stuff to your stream, we MUST be able to look them up and import their data from their
@@ -1339,6 +1349,8 @@ function encode_item_flags($item) {
 		$ret[] = 'deleted';
 	if(intval($item['item_hidden']))
 		$ret[] = 'hidden';
+	if(intval($item['item_notshown']))
+		$ret[] = 'notshown';
 	if(intval($item['item_thread_top']))
 		$ret[] = 'thread_parent';
 	if(intval($item['item_nsfw']))