diff --git a/src/components/Article/RatingControl.tsx b/src/components/Article/RatingControl.tsx
index 435c15b8..ba9aeaa5 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/RatingControl.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/RatingControl.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const RatingControl = (props: RatingControlProps) => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = createSignal(false)
   const [ratings, setRatings] = createSignal<Reaction[]>([])
   const [myRate, setMyRate] = createSignal<Reaction | undefined>()
-  const [total, setTotal] = createSignal(props.comment?.stat?.rating || props.shout?.stat?.rating || 0)
+  const [_total, setTotal] = createSignal(props.comment?.stat?.rating || props.shout?.stat?.rating || 0)
 
   createEffect(
     on(
@@ -87,14 +87,7 @@ export const RatingControl = (props: RatingControlProps) => {
     requireAuthentication(async () => {
       setIsLoading(true)
 
-      if (!myRate()) {
-        console.debug('[RatingControl.handleRatingChange] wasnt voted by you before', myRate())
-        const rateInput = { kind: voteKind, shout: props.shout?.id }
-        const fakeId = Date.now() + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000)
-        // const savedRatings = [...props.ratings]
-        mergeProps(props.ratings, [...props.ratings, { ...rateInput, id: fakeId, created_by: author() }])
-        const _ = await createReaction(rateInput)
-      } else {
+      if (myRate()) {
         console.debug('[RatingControl.handleRatingChange] already has your vote', myRate())
         const oppositeKind = voteKind === ReactionKind.Like ? ReactionKind.Dislike : ReactionKind.Like
         if (myRate()?.kind === oppositeKind) {
@@ -109,6 +102,13 @@ export const RatingControl = (props: RatingControlProps) => {
         if (myRate()?.kind === voteKind) {
           console.debug(`[RatingControl.handleRatingChange] cant vote ${voteKind} twice`)
         }
+      } else {
+        console.debug('[RatingControl.handleRatingChange] wasnt voted by you before', myRate())
+        const rateInput = { kind: voteKind, shout: props.shout?.id }
+        const fakeId = Date.now() + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000)
+        // const savedRatings = [...props.ratings]
+        mergeProps(props.ratings, [...props.ratings, { ...rateInput, id: fakeId, created_by: author() }])
+        const _ = await createReaction(rateInput)
       }
 
       const ratings = await loadReactionsBy({ by: { shout: props.shout?.slug, rating: true } })
diff --git a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
index ee9718bc..d2968b53 100644
--- a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { openPage } from '@nanostores/router'
 import { clsx } from 'clsx'
-import { Match, Show, Switch, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal } from 'solid-js'
+import { Match, Show, Switch, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, on } from 'solid-js'
 
 import { useFollowing } from '../../../context/following'
 import { useLocalize } from '../../../context/localize'
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Props = {
   onInvite?: (id: number) => void
   selected?: boolean
   subscriptionsMode?: boolean
+  isFollowed?: boolean
 }
 export const AuthorBadge = (props: Props) => {
   const { mediaMatches } = useMediaQuery()
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export const AuthorBadge = (props: Props) => {
 
     return props.author.name
   })
-
+  const [_isFollowed, setIsFollowed] = createSignal()
   createEffect(
     on(
       () => props.isFollowed,
diff --git a/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx b/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
index 07181abf..9474b07a 100644
--- a/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Nav/HeaderAuth.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
     toggleEditorPanel()
   }
 
-  const handleSaveClick = () => {
+  const _handleSaveClick = () => {
     const hasTopics = form.selectedTopics?.length > 0
     if (hasTopics) {
       saveShout(form)
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
       <Show when={isSessionLoaded()} keyed={true}>
         <div class={clsx('col-auto col-lg-7', styles.usernav)}>
           <div class={styles.userControl}>
-            <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && isAuthenticated()}>
+            <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && author()?.id}>
               <div
                 class={clsx(
                   styles.userControlItem,
                   styles.userControlItemVerbose,
-                  styles.userControlItemCreate,
+                  // styles.userControlItemCreate,
                 )}
               >
                 <a href={getPagePath(router, 'create')}>
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ export const HeaderAuth = (props: Props) => {
               </div>
             </Show>
 
-            <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && !isAuthenticated()}>
+            <Show when={isCreatePostButtonVisible() && !author()?.id}>
               <div
                 class={clsx(
                   styles.userControlItem,
                   styles.userControlItemVerbose,
-                  styles.userControlItemCreate,
+                  // styles.userControlItemCreate,
                 )}
               >
                 <a href={getPagePath(router, 'create')}>
diff --git a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
index b830a7c8..52edb734 100644
--- a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.module.scss
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@
 
   .info {
     @include font-size(1.4rem);
+
     border: none;
-    //display: flex;
-    //flex-direction: column;
+
+    // display: flex;
+    // flex-direction: column;
 
     &:hover {
       background: unset;
@@ -61,11 +63,13 @@
 
     .title {
       @include font-size(2.2rem);
+
       font-weight: bold;
     }
 
     .description {
       @include font-size(1.6rem);
+
       line-height: 1.4;
       margin: 0.8rem 0;
       -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@
 
     .title {
       @include font-size(1.4rem);
+
       font-weight: 500;
       line-height: 1em;
       color: var(--blue-500);
@@ -111,7 +116,9 @@
 
     .description {
       color: var(--black-400);
+
       @include font-size(1.2rem);
+
       font-weight: 500;
       margin: 0;
     }