diff --git a/contrib/admin_utils/main.php b/contrib/admin_utils/main.php
index 1d3d52c3..f9f23db4 100644
--- a/contrib/admin_utils/main.php
+++ b/contrib/admin_utils/main.php
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
 
 class AdminUtils extends Extension {
 	var $theme;
-// event handler {{{
+
 	public function receive_event($event) {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("admin_utils", "AdminUtilsTheme");
 		
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "admin_utils")) {
-			global $user;
-			if($user->is_admin()) {
+			if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 				set_time_limit(0);
 				
 				switch($_POST['action']) {
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ class AdminUtils extends Extension {
 			$this->theme->display_form($page);
 		}
 	}
-// }}}
-// do things {{{
+
 	private function lowercase_all_tags() {
 		global $database;
 		$database->execute("UPDATE tags SET tag=lower(tag)");
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ class AdminUtils extends Extension {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-// }}}
 }
 add_event_listener(new AdminUtils());
 ?>
diff --git a/contrib/event_log/main.php b/contrib/event_log/main.php
index 73edb9bb..f8d7aa53 100644
--- a/contrib/event_log/main.php
+++ b/contrib/event_log/main.php
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ class EventLog extends Extension {
 		}
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && $event->page_name == "event_log") {
-			global $user;
 			global $database;
-			if($user->is_admin()) {
+			if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 				if(isset($_POST['action'])) {
 					switch($_POST['action']) {
 						case 'clear':
@@ -68,9 +67,8 @@ class EventLog extends Extension {
 		}
 
 		global $user; // bad
-		// TODO: log comments, uploads
 		if(is_a($event, 'UploadingImageEvent')) {
-			$this->add_to_log($user, 'Uploading Image', "Uploaded a new image");
+			$this->add_to_log($event->user, 'Uploading Image', "Uploaded a new image");
 		}
 		if(is_a($event, 'CommentPostingEvent')) {
 			$this->add_to_log($event->user, 'Comment Posting', "Posted a comment on image #{$event->image_id}");
diff --git a/core/events/pagerequest.event.php b/core/events/pagerequest.event.php
index 1295866d..f05f073e 100644
--- a/core/events/pagerequest.event.php
+++ b/core/events/pagerequest.event.php
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ class PageRequestEvent extends Event {
 	var $page_name;
 	var $args;
 	var $page;
+	var $user;
 
-	public function PageRequestEvent($page_name, $args, $page) {
+	public function PageRequestEvent($page_name, $args, $page, $user) {
 		$this->page_name = $page_name;
 		$this->args = $args;
 		$this->page = $page;
+		$this->user = $user;
 	}
 
 	public function get_arg($n) {
diff --git a/core/events/uploadingimage.event.php b/core/events/uploadingimage.event.php
index b0b1d438..34887aa3 100644
--- a/core/events/uploadingimage.event.php
+++ b/core/events/uploadingimage.event.php
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
  */
 class UploadingImageEvent extends Event {
 	var $image;
-	var $ok;
+	var $user;
 
-	public function UploadingImageEvent($image) {
+	public function UploadingImageEvent($image, $user) {
 		$this->image = $image;
-		$this->ok = false;
+		$this->user = $user;
 	}
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 30ab0863..6cbece3e 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ function _get_query_parts() {
 	return $parts;
 }
 
-function _get_page_request($page) {
+function _get_page_request($page, $user) {
 	global $config;
 	$args = _get_query_parts();
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ function _get_page_request($page) {
 		$args = array_slice($args, 1);
 	}
 	
-	return new PageRequestEvent($page_name, $args, $page);
+	return new PageRequestEvent($page_name, $args, $page, $user);
 }
 
 function _get_user() {
diff --git a/ext/admin/main.php b/ext/admin/main.php
index 85bdbcb5..e5f452e7 100644
--- a/ext/admin/main.php
+++ b/ext/admin/main.php
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ class AdminBuildingEvent extends Event {
 class AdminPage extends Extension {
 	var $theme;
 	
-// event handler {{{
 	public function receive_event($event) {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("admin", "AdminPageTheme");
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "admin")) {
-			global $user;
-			if(!$user->is_admin()) {
+			if(!$event->user->is_admin()) {
 				$this->theme->display_error($event->page, "Permission Denied", "This page is for admins only");
 			}
 			else {
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ class AdminPage extends Extension {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-// }}}
 }
 add_event_listener(new AdminPage());
 ?>
diff --git a/ext/alias_editor/main.php b/ext/alias_editor/main.php
index fb30513a..7e5fe8d6 100644
--- a/ext/alias_editor/main.php
+++ b/ext/alias_editor/main.php
@@ -17,20 +17,18 @@ class AliasEditor extends Extension {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("alias_editor", "AliasEditorTheme");
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "alias")) {
-			global $user;
 			if($event->get_arg(0) == "add") {
-				if($user->is_admin()) {
+				if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 					if(isset($_POST['oldtag']) && isset($_POST['newtag'])) {
 						send_event(new AddAliasEvent($_POST['oldtag'], $_POST['newtag']));
 
-						global $page;
 						$event->page->set_mode("redirect");
 						$event->page->set_redirect(make_link("alias/list"));
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			else if($event->get_arg(0) == "remove") {
-				if($user->is_admin()) {
+				if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 					if(isset($_POST['oldtag'])) {
 						global $database;
 						$database->Execute("DELETE FROM aliases WHERE oldtag=?", array($_POST['oldtag']));
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ class AliasEditor extends Extension {
 			}
 			else if($event->get_arg(0) == "list") {
 				global $database;
-				$this->theme->display_aliases($event->page, $database->db->GetAssoc("SELECT oldtag, newtag FROM aliases"), $user->is_admin());
+				$this->theme->display_aliases($event->page, $database->db->GetAssoc("SELECT oldtag, newtag FROM aliases"), $event->user->is_admin());
 			}
 			else if($event->get_arg(0) == "export") {
 				$event->page->set_mode("data");
diff --git a/ext/bulk_add/main.php b/ext/bulk_add/main.php
index c60c5cd0..915466e2 100644
--- a/ext/bulk_add/main.php
+++ b/ext/bulk_add/main.php
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 class BulkAdd extends Extension {
 	var $theme;
-// event handler {{{
+
 	public function receive_event($event) {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("bulk_add", "BulkAddTheme");
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "bulk_add")) {
-			global $user;
-			if($user->is_admin() && isset($_POST['dir'])) {
+			if($event->user->is_admin() && isset($_POST['dir'])) {
 				set_time_limit(0);
 
 				$this->add_dir($_POST['dir']);
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class BulkAdd extends Extension {
 			$this->theme->display_admin_block($page);
 		}
 	}
-// }}}
+
 // do the adding {{{
 	private function add_image($tmpname, $filename, $tags) {
 		global $config;
diff --git a/ext/comment/main.php b/ext/comment/main.php
index 423af3a3..5ac83dfb 100644
--- a/ext/comment/main.php
+++ b/ext/comment/main.php
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ class CommentList extends Extension {
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "comment")) {
 			if($event->get_arg(0) == "add") {
-				global $user;
-				send_event(new CommentPostingEvent($_POST['image_id'], $user, $_POST['comment']));
+				send_event(new CommentPostingEvent($_POST['image_id'], $event->user, $_POST['comment']));
 			}
 			else if($event->get_arg(0) == "delete") {
-				global $user;
-				if($user->is_admin()) {
+				if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 					// FIXME: post, not args
 					if($event->count_args() == 3) {
 						send_event(new CommentDeletionEvent($event->get_arg(1)));
diff --git a/ext/downtime/main.php b/ext/downtime/main.php
index e258d30d..75db4987 100644
--- a/ext/downtime/main.php
+++ b/ext/downtime/main.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ class Downtime extends Extension {
 	public function receive_event($event) {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("downtime", "DowntimeTheme");
 
-		$this->check_downtime($event);
+		if(is_a($event, 'InitExtEvent')) {
+			$this->check_downtime($event);
+		}
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'SetupBuildingEvent')) {
 			$sb = new SetupBlock("Downtime");
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ class Downtime extends Extension {
 			$sb->add_longtext_option("downtime_message", "<br>");
 			$event->panel->add_block($sb);
 		}
+
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent')) {
 			global $config;
 			if($config->get_bool("downtime")) {
diff --git a/ext/et/main.php b/ext/et/main.php
index 982b211a..487d8cdb 100644
--- a/ext/et/main.php
+++ b/ext/et/main.php
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 class ET extends Extension {
 	var $theme;
-// event handler {{{
+
 	public function receive_event($event) {
 		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("et", "ETTheme");
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "system_info")) {
-			global $user;
-			if($user->is_admin()) {
+			if($event->user->is_admin()) {
 				$this->theme->display_info_page($event->page, $this->get_info());
 			}
 		}
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class ET extends Extension {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-// }}}
+
 // do it {{{
 	private function get_info() {
 		global $database;
diff --git a/ext/upload/main.php b/ext/upload/main.php
index 217018cf..725cb1c0 100644
--- a/ext/upload/main.php
+++ b/ext/upload/main.php
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class Upload extends Extension {
 		}
 
 		if(is_a($event, 'PostListBuildingEvent')) {
-			if($this->can_upload()) {
+			global $user;
+			if($this->can_upload($user)) {
 				$this->theme->display_block($event->page);
 			}
 		}
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ class Upload extends Extension {
 			if(count($_FILES) + count($_POST) > 0) {
 				$tags = tag_explode($_POST['tags']);
 				$source = isset($_POST['source']) ? $_POST['source'] : null;
-				if($this->can_upload()) {
+				global $user;
+				if($this->can_upload($user)) {
 					$ok = true;
 					foreach($_FILES as $file) {
 						$ok = $ok & $this->try_upload($file, $tags, $source);
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ class Upload extends Extension {
 	}
 // }}}
 // do things {{{
-	private function can_upload() {
-		global $config, $user;
-		return $config->get_bool("upload_anon") || !$user->is_anonymous();
+	private function can_upload($user) {
+		global $config;
+		return ($config->get_bool("upload_anon") || !$user->is_anonymous());
 	}
 
 	private function try_upload($file, $tags, $source) {
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ class Upload extends Extension {
 			$image = new Image($file['tmp_name'], $file['name'], $tags, $source);
 		
 			if($image->is_ok()) {
-				$event = new UploadingImageEvent($image);
+				global $user;
+				$event = new UploadingImageEvent($user, $image);
 				send_event($event);
 				$ok = !$event->vetoed;
 				if(!$ok) {
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ class Upload extends Extension {
 			$image = new Image($tmp_filename, basename($url), $tags, $source);
 		
 			if($image->is_ok()) {
-				$event = new UploadingImageEvent($image);
+				global $user;
+				$event = new UploadingImageEvent($user, $image);
 				send_event($event);
 				$ok = !$event->vetoed;
 				if(!$ok) {
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8c9d5c1b..f5598235 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ foreach($themelets as $filename) {
 $page = new Page();
 $user = _get_user();
 send_event(new InitExtEvent());
-send_event(_get_page_request($page));
+send_event(_get_page_request($page, $user));
 $page->display();
 ?>