diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index a00114f95d..1d157b8a00 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Notice extends DB_DataObject
     public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
     public $modified;                        // timestamp()   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
     public $reply_to;                        // int(4)  
+    public $is_local;                        // tinyint(1)  
 
     /* Static get */
     function staticGet($k,$v=NULL) { return DB_DataObject::staticGet('Notice',$k,$v); }
diff --git a/classes/stoica.ini b/classes/stoica.ini
index 99196909e9..1fa0a333f1 100644
--- a/classes/stoica.ini
+++ b/classes/stoica.ini
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ url = 2
 created = 142
 modified = 384
 reply_to = 1
+is_local = 17
 
 [notice__keys]
 id = N
diff --git a/db/laconica.sql b/db/laconica.sql
index 66510b148b..b6de405f90 100644
--- a/db/laconica.sql
+++ b/db/laconica.sql
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ create table notice (
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
     modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified',
     reply_to integer comment 'notice replied to (usually a guess)' references notice (id),
-
+    is_local tinyint default 0 comment 'notice was generated by a user',
+    
     index notice_profile_id_idx (profile_id),
+    index notice_created_idx (profile_id),
+    
     FULLTEXT(content)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM;