diff --git a/actions/public.php b/actions/public.php
index c2e90c3b50..395d28819e 100644
--- a/actions/public.php
+++ b/actions/public.php
@@ -209,4 +209,14 @@ class PublicAction extends Action
         $feat = new FeaturedUsersSection($this);
         $feat->show();
     }
+
+    function showAnonymousMessage()
+    {
+		$m = _('This is %%site.name%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service ' .
+               'based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool. ' .
+               '[Join now](%%action.register%%) to share notices about yourself with friends, family, and colleagues! ([Read more](%%doc.help%%))');
+        $this->elementStart('p', 'anonymous');
+        $this->raw(common_markup_to_html($m));
+        $this->elementEnd('p');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index 9e209cd4a0..3bccdcb1a8 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -531,6 +531,18 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends Action
 
         $this->elementEnd('div');
     }
+
+    function showAnonymousMessage()
+    {
+		$m = sprintf(_('**%s** has an account on %%%%site.name%%%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service ' .
+                       'based on the Free Software [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) tool. ' .
+                       '[Join now](%%%%action.register%%%%) to follow **%s**\'s notices and many more! ([Read more](%%%%doc.help%%%%))'),
+                     $this->user->nickname, $this->user->nickname);
+        $this->elementStart('p', 'anonymous');
+        $this->raw(common_markup_to_html($m));
+        $this->elementEnd('p');
+    }
+
 }
 
 // We don't show the author for a profile, since we already know who it is!