diff --git a/static/js/appearanceDialog.js b/static/js/appearanceDialog.js
index 6e294400..86aede45 100644
--- a/static/js/appearanceDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/appearanceDialog.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pandora.ui.appearanceDialog = function() {
                         }
                     }),
                 Ox.Select({
-                        disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin',
                         id: 'locale',
                         items: Object.keys(Ox.LOCALE_NAMES).map(function(locale) {
                             return {id: locale, title: Ox.LOCALE_NAMES[locale]}
diff --git a/static/js/folders.js b/static/js/folders.js
index 4ff9ffe8..3b145483 100644
--- a/static/js/folders.js
+++ b/static/js/folders.js
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ pandora.ui.folders = function(section) {
                 })];
             }
         } else if (folder.id == 'featured') {
+            //FIXME: this should use 'canEditFeatured' + section
             if (pandora.user.level != 'admin') {
                 extras = [infoButton(Ox._('Featured ' + folderItems),
                     Ox._('Featured {0} are selected public {0}, picked by the {1} staff.',
diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index b732bf81..1dcb83e8 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                                 return {
                                     id: section,
                                     title: section == 'items' ? Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural) : Ox._(Ox.toTitleCase(section)),
-                                    checked: ui.section == section,
-                                    disabled: section != 'items' && pandora.user.level != 'admin'
+                                    checked: ui.section == section
                                 };
                             }) }
                         ] },
diff --git a/static/js/preferencesDialog.js b/static/js/preferencesDialog.js
index e8e503ce..02cf4999 100644
--- a/static/js/preferencesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/preferencesDialog.js
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ pandora.ui.preferencesDialog = function() {
                                         }
                                     }),
                                 Ox.Select({
-                                        disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin',
                                         id: 'locale',
                                         items: Object.keys(Ox.LOCALE_NAMES).map(function(locale) {
                                             return {id: locale, title: Ox.LOCALE_NAMES[locale]}
diff --git a/static/js/sectionButtons.js b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
index 94dc16e2..568ece23 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionButtons.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ pandora.ui.sectionButtons = function(section) {
     var that = Ox.ButtonGroup({
             buttons: [
                 {id: 'items', title: Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural)},
-                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits'), disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin'},
-                {id: 'texts', title: Ox._('Texts'), disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin'}
+                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits')},
+                {id: 'texts', title: Ox._('Texts')}
             ],
             id: 'sectionButtons',
             selectable: true,
diff --git a/static/js/sectionSelect.js b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
index 543527a5..3329b66e 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pandora.ui.sectionSelect = function(section) {
             id: 'sectionSelect',
             items: [
                 {id: 'items', title: Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural)},
-                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits'), disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin'},
-                {id: 'texts', title: Ox._('Texts'), disabled: pandora.user.level != 'admin'}
+                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits')},
+                {id: 'texts', title: Ox._('Texts')}
             ],
             value: section || pandora.user.ui.section
         }).css({