diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 437a2ca..6d1693c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Canary
 *   Show number of unread notes and messages in the bottom right corner
-*   Fixed max ad length for automated ads to 50,000 characters
+*   Fixed max ad length for automated ads
 *   Fixed 'unsure' sexual orientation to display correctly in character preview
 
 
diff --git a/chat/Chat.vue b/chat/Chat.vue
index da9df2b..e11da21 100644
--- a/chat/Chat.vue
+++ b/chat/Chat.vue
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ import {InlineDisplayMode} from '../interfaces';
 
                 AdManager.onConnectionClosed();
                 core.adCoordinator.clear();
+
+                // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
                 core.siteSession.onConnectionClosed();
 
                 document.title = l('title');
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ import {InlineDisplayMode} from '../interfaces';
                 this.connected = true;
                 core.notifications.playSound('login');
                 document.title = l('title.connected', core.connection.character);
+
+                // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
                 core.siteSession.onConnectionEstablished();
             });
             core.watch(() => core.conversations.hasNew, (hasNew) => {
diff --git a/chat/ChatView.vue b/chat/ChatView.vue
index ecdd55f..88208c4 100644
--- a/chat/ChatView.vue
+++ b/chat/ChatView.vue
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <recent-conversations ref="recentDialog"></recent-conversations>
         <image-preview ref="imagePreview"></image-preview>
         <add-pm-partner ref="addPmPartnerDialog"></add-pm-partner>
-        <note-status></note-status>
+        <note-status v-if="coreState.settings.risingShowUnreadOfflineCount"></note-status>
     </div>
 </template>/me
 
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
         characterImage = characterImage;
         conversations = core.conversations;
         getStatusIcon = getStatusIcon;
+        coreState = core.state;
         keydownListener!: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
         focusListener!: () => void;
         blurListener!: () => void;
diff --git a/chat/SettingsView.vue b/chat/SettingsView.vue
index 4985d25..6de751a 100644
--- a/chat/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/chat/SettingsView.vue
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@
                 </label>
             </div>
 
+            <h5>Misc</h5>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label class="control-label" for="risingShowUnreadOfflineCount">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="risingShowUnreadOfflineCount" v-model="risingShowUnreadOfflineCount"/>
+                    Show unread note and offline message counts at the bottom right corner
+                </label>
+            </div>
+
         </div>
         <div v-show="selectedTab === '3'">
             <template v-if="hidden.length">
@@ -250,6 +259,8 @@
         risingComparisonInUserMenu!: boolean;
         risingComparisonInSearch!: boolean;
 
+        risingShowUnreadOfflineCount!: boolean;
+
 
         async load(): Promise<void> {
             const settings = core.state.settings;
@@ -283,6 +294,7 @@
             this.risingCharacterPreview = settings.risingCharacterPreview;
             this.risingComparisonInUserMenu = settings.risingComparisonInUserMenu;
             this.risingComparisonInSearch = settings.risingComparisonInSearch;
+            this.risingShowUnreadOfflineCount = settings.risingShowUnreadOfflineCount;
         }
 
         async doImport(): Promise<void> {
@@ -334,7 +346,8 @@
                 risingAutoExpandCustomKinks: this.risingAutoExpandCustomKinks,
                 risingCharacterPreview: this.risingCharacterPreview,
                 risingComparisonInUserMenu: this.risingComparisonInUserMenu,
-                risingComparisonInSearch: this.risingComparisonInSearch
+                risingComparisonInSearch: this.risingComparisonInSearch,
+                risingShowUnreadOfflineCount: this.risingShowUnreadOfflineCount
             };
             if(this.notifications) await core.notifications.requestPermission();
         }
diff --git a/chat/ads/ConversationAdSettings.vue b/chat/ads/ConversationAdSettings.vue
index 0b5081e..462f77e 100644
--- a/chat/ads/ConversationAdSettings.vue
+++ b/chat/ads/ConversationAdSettings.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 <a @click="removeAd(index)" title="Remove Ad"><i class="fas fa-times-circle"></i></a>
             </label>
 
-            <editor :id="'ad' + conversation.key + '-' + index" v-model="ads[index]" :hasToolbar="true" class="form-control" :maxlength="50000">
+            <editor :id="'ad' + conversation.key + '-' + index" v-model="ads[index]" :hasToolbar="true" class="form-control" :maxlength="core.connection.vars.lfrp_max">
             </editor>
         </div>
         <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" @click="addAd()">Add Another</button>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     import {Conversation} from '../interfaces';
     import l from '../localize';
     import {Editor} from '../bbcode';
+    import core from '../core';
 
     @Component({
         components: {modal: Modal, editor: Editor}
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
         l = l;
         setting = Conversation.Setting;
         ads!: string[];
+        core = core;
 
         load(): void {
             const settings = this.conversation.settings;
diff --git a/chat/common.ts b/chat/common.ts
index c604ef7..f1b890b 100644
--- a/chat/common.ts
+++ b/chat/common.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export class Settings implements ISettings {
     risingCharacterPreview = true;
     risingComparisonInUserMenu = true;
     risingComparisonInSearch = true;
+
+    risingShowUnreadOfflineCount = true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/chat/conversations.ts b/chat/conversations.ts
index f2f7454..df2ecd3 100644
--- a/chat/conversations.ts
+++ b/chat/conversations.ts
@@ -823,9 +823,13 @@ export default function(this: any): Interfaces.State {
             text = l(key, `[user]${data.name}[/user]`, l(`events.rtbComment_${data.target_type}`), `[url=${url}]${data.target}[/url]`);
             character = data.name;
         } else if(data.type === 'note') {
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unsafe-any
+            core.siteSession.interfaces.notes.incrementNotes();
             text = l('events.rtb_note', `[user]${data.sender}[/user]`, `[url=${url}view_note.php?note_id=${data.id}]${data.subject}[/url]`);
             character = data.sender;
         } else if(data.type === 'friendrequest') {
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unsafe-any
+            core.siteSession.interfaces.notes.incrementMessages();
             text = l(`events.rtb_friendrequest`, `[user]${data.name}[/user]`);
             character = data.name;
         } else {
diff --git a/chat/interfaces.ts b/chat/interfaces.ts
index cfd42e2..afbfb0c 100644
--- a/chat/interfaces.ts
+++ b/chat/interfaces.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ export namespace Settings {
         readonly risingCharacterPreview: boolean;
         readonly risingComparisonInUserMenu: boolean;
         readonly risingComparisonInSearch: boolean;
+
+        readonly risingShowUnreadOfflineCount: boolean;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/site/NoteStatus.vue b/site/NoteStatus.vue
index f77b505..0f8c20b 100644
--- a/site/NoteStatus.vue
+++ b/site/NoteStatus.vue
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   <div id="note-status" :class="{active: hasReports()}">
 
     <div v-for="(report, index) in reports" :key="`report-${index}`" :class="`status-report ${report.type} ${(report.count > 0) && (report.count !== report.dismissedCount) ? 'active': ''}`">
-      <a :href="report.url">
+      <a :href="report.url" @click="dismissReport(report)">
         <span class="count">{{report.count}}</span>
-        {{ report.title }}
+        {{ `${report.count !== 1 ? report.title : report.title.substr(0, report.title.length - 1)}` }}
 
       </a>
       <a @click="dismissReport(report)" class="dismiss"><i class="fas fa-times-circle"></i></a>
@@ -44,17 +44,16 @@ export default class NoteStatus extends Vue {
       dismissedCount: 0,
       url: 'https://www.f-list.net/read_notes.php'
     }
-  ]
+  ];
 
-  interval?: any;
-  callback?: any;
+  callback?: () => void;
 
 
   @Hook('mounted')
   mounted(): void {
-    this.processCounts();
+    this.updateCounts();
 
-    this.callback = () => this.processCounts();
+    this.callback = () => this.updateCounts();
 
     EventBus.$on('note-counts-update', this.callback);
   }
@@ -76,13 +75,13 @@ export default class NoteStatus extends Vue {
   }
 
 
-  processCounts() {
+  updateCounts(): void {
     const v = core.siteSession.interfaces.notes.getCounts();
 
     const mapper = {
       message: 'unreadMessages',
       note: 'unreadNotes'
-    }
+    };
 
     _.each(
       mapper,
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ export default class NoteStatus extends Vue {
     );
   }
 }
-
 </script>
 <style lang="scss">
 
diff --git a/site/note-checker.ts b/site/note-checker.ts
index 79fc025..7bfbbd1 100644
--- a/site/note-checker.ts
+++ b/site/note-checker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { SiteSession, SiteSessionInterface } from './site-session';
-import log from 'electron-log';
+import log from 'electron-log'; //tslint:disable-line:match-default-export-name
 import { EventBus } from '../chat/preview/event-bus';
 
+/* tslint:disable:no-unsafe-any */
+
 export interface NoteCheckerCount {
   unreadNotes: number;
   unreadMessages: number;
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ export interface NoteCheckerCount {
 
 
 export class NoteChecker implements SiteSessionInterface {
-  private static readonly CHECK_FREQUENCY = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+  private static readonly CHECK_FREQUENCY = 15 * 60 * 1000;
 
   private latestCount: NoteCheckerCount = { unreadNotes: 0, unreadMessages: 0, onlineUsers: 0 };
   private timer?: any;
@@ -78,6 +80,18 @@ export class NoteChecker implements SiteSessionInterface {
   }
 
 
+  incrementMessages(): void {
+    this.latestCount.unreadMessages++;
+    EventBus.$emit('note-counts-update', this.latestCount);
+  }
+
+
+  incrementNotes(): void {
+    this.latestCount.unreadNotes++;
+    EventBus.$emit('note-counts-update', this.latestCount);
+  }
+
+
   getCounts(): NoteCheckerCount {
     return this.latestCount;
   }
diff --git a/site/site-session.ts b/site/site-session.ts
index 47eafc1..f017175 100644
--- a/site/site-session.ts
+++ b/site/site-session.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-// import qs from 'qs';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import log from 'electron-log';
-import throat from 'throat'; //tslint:disable-line:match-default-export-name
+import log from 'electron-log'; //tslint:disable-line:match-default-export-name
+import throat from 'throat';
 import { NoteChecker } from './note-checker';
 
-import request from 'request-promise';
+import request from 'request-promise'; //tslint:disable-line:match-default-export-name
 
+/* tslint:disable:no-unsafe-any */
 
 export interface SiteSessionInterface {
   start(): Promise<void>;
@@ -160,15 +160,13 @@ export class SiteSession {
 
 
   async get(uri: string, mustBeLoggedIn: boolean = false, config: Partial<request.Options> = {}): Promise<request.RequestPromise> {
-    const res = await this.sessionThroat(
+    return this.sessionThroat(
       async() => {
           const finalConfig = await this.prepareRequest('get', uri, mustBeLoggedIn, config);
 
           return this.request(finalConfig);
       }
     );
-
-    return res;
   }
 
 
@@ -178,15 +176,13 @@ export class SiteSession {
     mustBeLoggedIn: boolean = false,
     config: Partial<request.Options> = {}
   ): Promise<request.RequestPromise> {
-    const res = await this.sessionThroat(
+    return this.sessionThroat(
       async() => {
         const finalConfig = await this.prepareRequest('post', uri, mustBeLoggedIn, _.merge({ form: data }, config));
 
         return this.request(finalConfig);
       }
     );
-
-    return res;
   }