diff --git a/mod/connedit.php b/mod/connedit.php
index 87d5e9eca..c27f4588a 100644
--- a/mod/connedit.php
+++ b/mod/connedit.php
@@ -534,11 +534,21 @@ function connedit_content(&$a) {
 			));
 		}
 
+		$poco_rating = get_config('system','poco_rating_enable');
+		// if unset default to enabled
+		if($poco_rating === false)
+			$poco_rating = true;
+
+		if($poco_rating) {
+			$rating = replace_macros(get_markup_template('rating_slider.tpl'),array(
+				'$min' => -10,
+				'$val' => (($contact['abook_rating']) ? $contact['abook_rating'] : 0),
+			));
+		}
+		else {
+			$rating = false;
+		}
 
-		$rating = replace_macros(get_markup_template('rating_slider.tpl'),array(
-			'$min' => -10,
-			'$val' => (($contact['abook_rating']) ? $contact['abook_rating'] : 0),
-		));
 
 		$perms = array();
 		$channel = $a->get_channel();
diff --git a/mod/prep.php b/mod/prep.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e53f7ac4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/prep.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+function prep_content(&$a) {
+
+	if(argc() > 1)
+		$hash = argv(1);
+
+	if(! $hash) {
+		notice('Must supply a channel identififier.');
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$p = q("select * from xchan where xchan_hash like '%s'",
+		dbesc($hash . '%')
+	);
+
+	$r = q("select * from xlink left join xchan on xlink_xchan = xchan_hash where xlink_link like '%s' and xlink_rating != 0",
+		dbesc($hash . '%')
+	);
+
+	$ret = array();
+
+	if($p && $r) {
+		$ret['poi'] = $p[0];
+		$ret['raters'] = $r;
+
+		$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template('prep.tpl'),array(
+			'$header' => t('Ratings'),
+			'$poi' => $p[0],
+			'$raters' => $r
+		));
+
+		return $o;
+	}
+	return '';
+}
+
+			
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/tpl/abook_edit.tpl b/view/tpl/abook_edit.tpl
index 3709944e9..7c75bfac4 100755
--- a/view/tpl/abook_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/abook_edit.tpl
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@
 </div>
 {{/if}}
 
+{{if $rating}}
 {{if $notself}}
 <h3 class="abook-rating-text-desc">{{$lbl_rating_txt}}</h3>
 <textarea name="rating_text" id="rating-text" >{{$rating_txt}}</textarea>
 {{/if}}
-
+{{/if}}
 
 {{if $multiprofs }}
 <div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/prep.tpl b/view/tpl/prep.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0c1e5ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/tpl/prep.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<h1>{{$header}}</h1>
+
+{{if $poi}}
+
+<div class="directory-item lframe" id="directory-item-{{$poi.xchan_hash}}" >
+
+<div class="contact-photo-wrapper" id="directory-photo-wrapper-{{$poi.xchan_hash}}" >
+<div class="contact-photo" id="directory-photo-{{$poi.xchan_hash}}" >
+<a href="{{$poi.xchan_url}}" class="directory-profile-link" id="directory-profile-link-{{$poi.xchan_hash}}" ><img class="directory-photo-img" src="{{$poi.xchan_photo_l}}" alt="{{$poi.xchan_addr}}" title="{{$poi.xchan_addr}}" /></a>
+<div class="contact-name">{{$poi.xchan_name}}</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+{{/if}}
+
+{{if $raters}}
+{{foreach $raters as $r}}
+
+<div class="directory-item lframe" id="directory-item-{{$r.xchan_hash}}" >
+
+<div class="contact-photo-wrapper" id="directory-photo-wrapper-{{$r.xchan_hash}}" >
+<div class="contact-photo" id="directory-photo-{{$r.xchan_hash}}" >
+<a href="{{$r.xchan_url}}" class="directory-profile-link" id="directory-profile-link-{{$r.xchan_hash}}" ><img class="directory-photo-img" src="{{$r.xchan_photo_l}}" alt="{{$r.xchan_addr}}" title="{{$r.xchan_addr}}" /></a>
+<div class="contact-name">{{$r.xchan_name}}</div>
+</div>
+Rating: {{$r.xlink_rating}}
+{{if $r.xlink_rating_text}}
+Reason: {{$r.xlink_rating_text}}
+{{/if}}
+</div>
+{{/foreach}}
+{{/if}}
+
+
+
+
+