diff --git a/controllers/resources.js b/controllers/resources.js
index ec1d7466f2..f4db69018f 100644
--- a/controllers/resources.js
+++ b/controllers/resources.js
@@ -291,11 +291,6 @@ module.exports = {
     })
   },
 
-  getAllCourses: function() {
-    "use strict";
-    return coursewares;
-  },
-
   allCoursewareIds: function() {
     return coursewares.map(function(elem) {
       return {
diff --git a/controllers/story.js b/controllers/story.js
index f788670330..02ff3f2493 100644
--- a/controllers/story.js
+++ b/controllers/story.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ exports.returnIndividualStory = function(req, res, next) {
     res.render('stories/index', {
       title: story.headline,
       link: story.link,
+      originalStoryLink: dashedName,
       author: story.author,
       description: story.description,
       rank: story.upVotes.length,
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ exports.commentSubmit = function(req, res, next) {
   }
   var comment = new Comment({
     associatedPost: data.associatedPost,
+    originalStoryLink: originalStoryLink,
     body: sanitizedBody,
     rank: 0,
     upvotes: 0,
@@ -391,7 +393,6 @@ exports.commentSubmit = function(req, res, next) {
 
 exports.commentOnCommentSubmit = function(req, res, next) {
   var data = req.body.data;
-
   if (req.user._id.toString() !== data.author.userId.toString()) {
     return next(new Error('Not authorized'));
   }
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ exports.commentOnCommentSubmit = function(req, res, next) {
     body: sanitizedBody,
     rank: 0,
     upvotes: 0,
+    originalStoryLink: data.originalStoryLink,
     author: data.author,
     comments: [],
     topLevel: false,
@@ -444,66 +446,25 @@ function commentSave(comment, Context, res, next) {
           if (err) {
             return next(err);
           }
-          Comment.findById(associatedStory._id, function(err, originalStory) {
-            if (err) {
-              return next(err);
-            }
-            debug('is it a comment?', originalStory);
-            if (!originalStory) {
-              Story.findById(associatedStory.associatedPost, function(err, originalStory) {
-                debug('is it a story?', originalStory);
-                if (err) {
-                  return next(err);
-                }
-                var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
-                  service: 'Mandrill',
-                  auth: {
-                    user: secrets.mandrill.user,
-                    pass: secrets.mandrill.password
-                  }
-                });
-                console.log('1!');
-                var mailOptions = {
-                  to: recipient.email,
-                  from: 'Team@freecodecamp.com',
-                  subject: originalStory.author.username + " replied to you on Camper News!",
-                  text: [
-                    "<a href='http://freecodecamp.com/stories/" + originalStory.storyLink + "'>Here.</a>",
-                    '- the Volunteer Camp Counselor Team'
-                  ].join('')
-                };
-                console.log('2!');
-                transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(err) {
-                  if (err) { return err; }
-                  done(null, null);
-                });
-              });
-            } else {
-              console.log('definitely a comment');
-              var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
-                service: 'Mandrill',
-                auth: {
-                  user: secrets.mandrill.user,
-                  pass: secrets.mandrill.password
-                }
-              });
-              console.log('1!');
-              var mailOptions = {
-                to: recipient.email,
-                from: 'Team@freecodecamp.com',
-                subject: originalStory.author.username + " replied to you on Camper News!",
-                text: [
-                  "<a href='http://freecodecamp.com/stories/" + originalStory.storyLink + "'>Here.</a>",
-                  '- the Volunteer Camp Counselor Team'
-                ].join('')
-              };
-              console.log('2!');
-              transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(err) {
-                if (err) { return err; }
-                done(null, null);
-              });
+          var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+            service: 'Mandrill',
+            auth: {
+              user: secrets.mandrill.user,
+              pass: secrets.mandrill.password
             }
           });
+          var mailOptions = {
+            to: recipient.email,
+            from: 'Team@freecodecamp.com',
+            subject: associatedStory.author.username + " replied to you on Camper News!",
+            text: [
+              "<a href='http://freecodecamp.com/stories/" + comment.originalStoryLink + "'>Here.</a>",
+              '- the Volunteer Camp Counselor Team'
+            ].join('')
+          };
+          transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(err) {
+            if (err) { return err; }
+          });
         });
       });
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/models/Comment.js b/models/Comment.js
index a3a35fe6fd..fc805594f7 100644
--- a/models/Comment.js
+++ b/models/Comment.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ var commentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
         type: String,
         required: true
     },
+    originalStoryLink: {
+      type: String,
+      default: ''
+    },
     body: {
         type: String,
         default: ''
@@ -36,4 +40,4 @@ module.exports = mongoose.model('Comment', commentSchema);
  type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
  ref: 'User'
  },
- */
\ No newline at end of file
+ */
diff --git a/public/js/main.js b/public/js/main.js
index 5d2fc5e571..9773a633a5 100644
--- a/public/js/main.js
+++ b/public/js/main.js
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       {
         data: {
           associatedPost: storyId,
+          originalStoryLink: originalStoryLink,
           body: data,
           author: {
             picture: user.profile.picture,
@@ -295,7 +296,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       .done(function (data, textStatus, xhr) {
         window.location.reload();
       });
-
   };
 
   $('#comment-button').on('click', commentSubmitButtonHandler);
diff --git a/views/partials/wikis.jade b/views/partials/wikis.jade
index 705d2a5683..6e6d817fd1 100644
--- a/views/partials/wikis.jade
+++ b/views/partials/wikis.jade
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ h3
                 var docfrag = document.createDocumentFragment();
                 for (var i = 0; i < data.wikiList.length; i++) {
                     var li = document.createElement("li");
+                    // strike through wikis previously read
                     var linkedName = getLinkedName(data.wikiList[i].name);
                     if (data.completedWikis.indexOf(data.wikiIds[i]) > -1) {
                         $(li).html("<a class='strikethrough' href='/wiki/" + linkedName + "'>" + data.wikiList[i].name + "</a></li>");
diff --git a/views/stories/comments.jade b/views/stories/comments.jade
index 546d843a28..b122fcb6b6 100644
--- a/views/stories/comments.jade
+++ b/views/stories/comments.jade
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
                                         {
                                             data: {
                                                 associatedPost: commentId,
+                                                originalStoryLink: originalStoryLink,
                                                 body: $('#comment-to-comment-textinput').val(),
                                                 author: {
                                                     picture: user.profile.picture,
diff --git a/views/stories/show.jade b/views/stories/show.jade
index dac2842b0b..0d0cf9539a 100644
--- a/views/stories/show.jade
+++ b/views/stories/show.jade
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .spacer
     script.
         var storyId = !{JSON.stringify(id)};
+        var originalStoryLink = !{JSON.stringify(originalStoryLink)};
         var comments = !{JSON.stringify(comments)};
         var upVotes = !{JSON.stringify(upVotes)};
         var image = !{JSON.stringify(image)};