diff --git a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
index 19fb44e26..78f2e0c6e 100644
--- a/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/0xdb.jsonc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     You can edit this file.
 */
 {
+    "annotations": {
+        "showUsers": true
+    },
     /*
         Capabilities are per user level.
         They can either be general:
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@
             "item": "Note",
             "overlap": true,
             "private": true,
+            "showInfo": true,
             "type": "text"
         },
         {
@@ -509,6 +513,7 @@
             "canAddAnnotations": {"member": true, "friend": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
             "item": "Note",
             "overlap": true,
+            "showInfo": true,
             "type": "text"
         },
         {
diff --git a/pandora/app/config.py b/pandora/app/config.py
index b3d32b245..967d5b4a8 100644
--- a/pandora/app/config.py
+++ b/pandora/app/config.py
@@ -48,13 +48,16 @@ def load_config():
 def reloader_thread():
     _config_mtime = 0
     while RUN_RELOADER:
-        stat = os.stat(settings.SITE_CONFIG)
-        mtime = stat.st_mtime
-        if _win:
-            mtime -= stat.st_ctime
-        if mtime > _config_mtime:
-            load_config()
-            _config_mtime = mtime
+        try:
+            stat = os.stat(settings.SITE_CONFIG)
+            mtime = stat.st_mtime
+            if _win:
+                mtime -= stat.st_ctime
+            if mtime > _config_mtime:
+                load_config()
+                _config_mtime = mtime
+        except:
+            print "reloading config failed"
         time.sleep(1)
 
 def update_static():
diff --git a/pandora/padma.jsonc b/pandora/padma.jsonc
index 4f18e216e..a27dd1206 100644
--- a/pandora/padma.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/padma.jsonc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     You can edit this file.
 */
 {
+    "annotations": {
+        "showUsers": true
+    },
     /*
         Capabilities are per user level.
         They can either be general:
@@ -431,6 +434,7 @@
             "canAddAnnotations": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
             "item": "Description",
             "overlay": true,
+            "showInfo": true,
             "type": "text"
         },
         {
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@
         //{"id": "info", "title": "with Info"},
         {"id": "clips", "title": "with Clips"},
         {"id": "timelines", "title": "with Timelines"},
-        {"id": "maps", "title": "with Maps"},
+        //{"id": "maps", "title": "with Maps"},
         //{"id": "calendars", "title": "with Calendars"},
         {"id": "clip", "title": "as Clips"},
         //{"id": "video", "title": "as Video"},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/item.js b/static/js/pandora/item.js
index d4cea5fcb..784335fa9 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/item.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/item.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
             );
 
         } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video') {
-            pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(1, pandora.$ui.player = Ox.VideoPanelPlayer({
+            pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(1, pandora.$ui.player = Ox.VideoPanel({
                 annotationsSize: pandora.user.ui.annotationsSize,
                 censored: videoOptions.censored,
                 cuts: result.data.cuts || [],
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
                 scaleToFill: pandora.user.ui.videoScale == 'fill',
                 showAnnotations: pandora.user.ui.showAnnotations,
                 showTimeline: pandora.user.ui.showTimeline,
+                showUsers: pandora.site.annotations.showUsers,
                 subtitles: videoOptions.subtitles,
                 tooltips: true,
                 timeline: '/' + pandora.user.ui.item + '/timeline16p.png',
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
                     showAnnotations: pandora.user.ui.showAnnotations,
                     showLargeTimeline: true,
                     showLayers: pandora.user.ui.showLayers,
+                    showUsers: pandora.site.annotations.showUsers,
                     subtitles: videoOptions.subtitles,
                     tooltips: true,
                     video: videoOptions.video,
@@ -240,16 +242,16 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
                     volume: pandora.user.ui.videoVolume,
                     width: pandora.$ui.document.width() - pandora.$ui.mainPanel.size(0) - 1
                 }).bindEvent({
-                    annotationsFont: function(data) {
+                    annotationsfont: function(data) {
                         pandora.UI.set({annotationsFont: data.font});
                     },
-                    annotationsRange: function(data) {
+                    annotationsrange: function(data) {
                         pandora.UI.set({annotationsRange: data.range});
                     },
-                    annotationsSize: function(data) {
+                    annotationssize: function(data) {
                         pandora.UI.set({annotationsSize: data.size});
                     },
-                    annotationsSort: function(data) {
+                    annotationssort: function(data) {
                         pandora.UI.set({annotationsSort: data.sort});
                     },
                     find: function(data) {
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
                             id: data.id
                         }, function(result) {
                             //fixme: check for errors
-                            pandora.$ui.editor.removeAnnotation(data.layer, data.id);
+                            //pandora.$ui.editor.removeAnnotation(data.layer, data.id);
                         });
                     },
                     toggleannotations: function(data) {