diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
index f36e454bd..835213927 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/jquery.reddit.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ $.fn.vote = function(vh, callback) {
         /* let the user vote only if they are logged in */
         if(reddit.logged) {
             things.each(function() {
-                    var entry =  $(this).find(".entry:first");
+                    var entry =  $(this).find(".entry:first, .midcol:first");
                     if(dir > 0) 
                         entry.addClass('likes').removeClass('dislikes');
                     else if(dir < 0) 
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
index 159424044..0bc1964fb 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/reddit.js
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ function updateEventHandlers(thing) {
         .filter(":visible").trigger("onshow");
 
     /* click on a title.. */
-    $(thing).find("a.title").mousedown(function() {
+    $(thing).find("a.title, a.comments").mousedown(function() {
             /* the site is either stored in the sr dict, or we are on
              * an sr and it is the current one */
             var sr = reddit.sr[$(this).thing_id()] || reddit.cur_site;
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/comment.html b/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
index 85ffd650e..2f6fd8bda 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 ### specific fill-in functions for comment
 ##################
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
-${parent.midcol(not thing.collapsed)}
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
+${parent.midcol(not thing.collapsed, cls = cls)}
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="ParentDiv()">
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/comment_skeleton.html b/r2/r2/templates/comment_skeleton.html
index 155780837..14a30420d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/comment_skeleton.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/comment_skeleton.html
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 <%inherit file="printable.html"/>
 <%namespace file="utils.html" import="plain_link" />
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
 %if c.profilepage or (not thing._deleted and  (not thing._spam or c.user == thing.author or c.user_is_admin)):
-${parent.midcol(display=display)}
+${parent.midcol(display=display, cls = cls)}
 %endif
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index 1d6b082db..a334e15e8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   </script>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
-  <div class="midcol" style="width:$midcolmargin;" 
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
+  <div class="midcol ${cls}" style="width:$midcolmargin;" 
        ${not display and "style='display:none'" or ''}>
     ${self.arrow(thing, 1, thing.likes)}
     %if thing.hide_score:
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/linkcompressed.html b/r2/r2/templates/linkcompressed.html
index c501fe8e4..a07de43eb 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/linkcompressed.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/linkcompressed.html
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
   </span> 
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
-  <div class="midcol" style="width:&midcolmargin;" 
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
+  <div class="midcol ${cls}" style="width:&midcolmargin;" 
        ${not display and "style='display:none'" or ''}>
     ${self.arrow(thing, 1, thing.likes)}
     ${self.arrow(thing, 0, thing.likes == False)}
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/message.html b/r2/r2/templates/message.html
index 2086c890f..a8b98973d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/message.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/message.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 <%inherit file="comment_skeleton.html"/>
 
 ## disable voting arrows
-<%def name="midcol()">
+<%def name="midcol(cls='')">
 </%def>
 
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/morechildren.html b/r2/r2/templates/morechildren.html
index 5673ef751..c344e2122 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/morechildren.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/morechildren.html
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ load more comments <span class="gray">&nbsp;(${thing.count} ${ungettext("reply",
 <%def name="tagline(collapse=False)">
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="midcol()">
+<%def name="midcol(cls = '')">
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/morerecursion.html b/r2/r2/templates/morerecursion.html
index dae165a7b..690fdda3d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/morerecursion.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/morerecursion.html
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@
 <%def name="tagline(collapse=False)">
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="midcol()">
+<%def name="midcol(cls='')">
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
index aa6632229..f5e927b71 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ thing id-${what._fullname}
     ${self.ParentDiv()}
   </p>
   ${self.numcol()}
-  ${self.midcol()}
   <% 
      like_cls = "unvoted"
      if getattr(thing, "likes", None):
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ thing id-${what._fullname}
      elif getattr(thing, "likes", None) is False:
          like_cls = "dislikes"
    %>
+  ${self.midcol(cls = like_cls)}
   <div class="entry ${like_cls}">
     ${self.entry()}
   </div>
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ thing id-${what._fullname}
 </%def>
 
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
-  <div class="midcol" 
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
+  <div class="midcol ${cls}" 
        ${not display and "style='display:none'" or ''}>
     ${self.arrow(thing, 1, thing.likes)}
     ${self.arrow(thing, 0, thing.likes == False)}
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/subreddit.html b/r2/r2/templates/subreddit.html
index 0276acc5a..bb4930ea1 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/subreddit.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/subreddit.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="midcol(display=True)">
+<%def name="midcol(display=True, cls='')">
   <div class="midcol">
     ${addremove_button(thing)}
     ${permission_icons(thing)}