diff --git a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/comms.py b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/comms.py
index 05b7632317..c6f16c23ad 100644
--- a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/comms.py
+++ b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/comms.py
@@ -741,9 +741,6 @@ class CmdPage(MuxCommand):
         # get last messages we've got
         pages_we_got = list(Msg.objects.get_messages_by_receiver(player))        
         
-        print "we sent:", pages_we_sent
-        print "we_got:", pages_we_got
-
         if 'list' in self.switches:
             pages = pages_we_sent + pages_we_got
             pages.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x.date_sent, y.date_sent))
@@ -812,12 +809,13 @@ class CmdPage(MuxCommand):
         message = self.rhs
 
         # if message begins with a :, we assume it is a 'page-pose'
-        if message[0] == ":":
-            message = message.replace(':', "%s " % caller.key, 1)
+        if message.startswith(":"):            
+            message = "%s %s" % (caller.key, message.strip(':').strip())
 
         # create the persistent message object
         msg = create.create_message(player, message, 
                                     receivers=recobjs)  
+
         # tell the players they got a message.
         received = []
         for pobj in recobjs:
diff --git a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/objmanip.py b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/objmanip.py
index c3acb496f3..d0ee7f6661 100644
--- a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/objmanip.py
+++ b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/objmanip.py
@@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ class CmdOpen(ObjManipCommand):
             # give error message and return
             caller.search(exit_name)
             return
-        exit_obj = exit_obj[0]
-        if exit_obj:            
+        exit_obj = exit_obj
+        if exit_obj:
             if not exit_obj.db._destination:
                 # we are trying to link a non-exit
                 string = "'%s' already exists and is not an exit!\nIf you want to convert it "
diff --git a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/privileged.py b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/privileged.py
index ea9359939c..c3b5e5d763 100644
--- a/game/gamesrc/commands/default/privileged.py
+++ b/game/gamesrc/commands/default/privileged.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class CmdPerm(MuxCommand):
                 caller.msg(string)
                 return 
 
-        # locate the object         
+        # locate the object/player         
         obj = caller.search(self.lhs, global_search=True)
         if not obj:
             return         
diff --git a/src/players/manager.py b/src/players/manager.py
index 14f1465b93..4c2234a147 100644
--- a/src/players/manager.py
+++ b/src/players/manager.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def returns_player_list(method):
             try:
                 players.append(user.get_profile())
             except Exception:
+                print players
+                print user, user.__class__
                 logger.log_trace("User has no profile(), maybe database was partially reset?")                
         return players
     return func 
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ class PlayerManager(models.Manager):
     Custom manager for the player profile model. We use this
     to wrap users in general in evennia, and supply some useful
     search/statistics methods. 
+
+    Note how ALL these commands return character objects if possible. 
     """
     def num_total_players(self):
         """