diff --git a/htroot/Blog.java b/htroot/Blog.java
index 3af51689f..b5570e20f 100644
--- a/htroot/Blog.java
+++ b/htroot/Blog.java
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ public class Blog {
         final boolean xml = (header.get(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_PATH)).endsWith(".xml");
         final String address = sb.peers.mySeed().getPublicAddress();
 
-        if(hasRights) {
-            prop.put("mode_admin", "1");
-        } else {
-            prop.put("mode_admin", "0");
-        }
+        prop.put("mode_admin", hasRights ? "1" : "0");
 
         if (post == null) {
             prop.putHTML("peername", sb.peers.mySeed().getName());
@@ -106,22 +102,22 @@ public class Blog {
         String pagename = post.get("page", DEFAULT_PAGE);
         final String ip = header.get(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "127.0.0.1");
 
-        String StrAuthor = post.get("author", "");
+        String strAuthor = post.get("author", "anonymous");
 
-        if ("anonymous".equals(StrAuthor)) {
-            StrAuthor = sb.blogDB.guessAuthor(ip);
+        if ("anonymous".equals(strAuthor)) {
+            strAuthor = sb.blogDB.guessAuthor(ip);
 
-            if (StrAuthor == null || StrAuthor.length() == 0) {
+            if (strAuthor == null || strAuthor.length() == 0) {
                 if (sb.peers.mySeed() == null) {
-                    StrAuthor = "anonymous";
+                    strAuthor = "anonymous";
                 } else {
-                    StrAuthor = sb.peers.mySeed().get("Name", "anonymous");
+                    strAuthor = sb.peers.mySeed().get("Name", "anonymous");
                 }
             }
         }
 
         byte[] author;
-        author = UTF8.getBytes(StrAuthor);
+        author = UTF8.getBytes(strAuthor);
 
         if (hasRights && post.containsKey("delete") && "sure".equals(post.get("delete"))) {
             page = sb.blogDB.readBlogEntry(pagename);
@@ -165,7 +161,7 @@ public class Blog {
                 final Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
                 map.put("page", pagename);
                 map.put("subject", StrSubject.replace(',', ' '));
-                map.put("author", StrAuthor.replace(',', ' '));
+                map.put("author", strAuthor.replace(',', ' '));
                 sb.peers.newsPool.publishMyNews(sb.peers.mySeed(), NewsPool.CATEGORY_BLOG_ADD, map);
             }
         }
diff --git a/htroot/BlogComments.java b/htroot/BlogComments.java
index 60808486c..53fe6eb6e 100644
--- a/htroot/BlogComments.java
+++ b/htroot/BlogComments.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ import de.anomic.server.serverSwitch;
 
 public class BlogComments {
 
+    private static final String DEFAULT_PAGE = "blog_default";
+    
     public static String dateString(final Date date) {
         return Blog.dateString(date);
     }
@@ -72,32 +74,31 @@ public class BlogComments {
             final UserDB.Entry userentry = sb.userDB.proxyAuth(header.get(RequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
             if (userentry != null && userentry.hasRight(UserDB.AccessRight.BLOG_RIGHT)) {
                 hasRights = true;
-            }
-            //opens login window if login link is clicked
-            else if (post.containsKey("login")) {
+            } else if (post.containsKey("login")) {
+                //opens login window if login link is clicked
                 prop.put("AUTHENTICATE","admin log-in");
             }
         }
 
-        final String pagename = post.get("page", "blog_default");
+        String pagename = post.get("page", DEFAULT_PAGE);
         final String ip = post.get(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "127.0.0.1");
 
-        String StrAuthor = post.get("author", "anonymous");
+        String strAuthor = post.get("author", "anonymous");
 
-        if ("anonymous".equals(StrAuthor)) {
-            StrAuthor = sb.blogDB.guessAuthor(ip);
+        if ("anonymous".equals(strAuthor)) {
+            strAuthor = sb.blogDB.guessAuthor(ip);
 
-            if (StrAuthor == null || StrAuthor.length() == 0) {
+            if (strAuthor == null || strAuthor.length() == 0) {
                 if (sb.peers.mySeed() == null) {
-                    StrAuthor = "anonymous";
+                    strAuthor = "anonymous";
                 } else {
-                    StrAuthor = sb.peers.mySeed().get("Name", "anonymous");
+                    strAuthor = sb.peers.mySeed().get("Name", "anonymous");
                 }
             }
         }
 
         byte[] author;
-        author = UTF8.getBytes(StrAuthor);
+        author = UTF8.getBytes(strAuthor);
 
         final BlogBoard.BlogEntry page = sb.blogDB.readBlogEntry(pagename); //maybe "if(page == null)"
         final boolean pageExists = sb.blogDB.contains(pagename);
@@ -127,13 +128,13 @@ public class BlogComments {
                 sb.blogCommentDB.write(sb.blogCommentDB.newEntry(commentID, subject, author, ip, date, content));
                 prop.putHTML("LOCATION","BlogComments.html?page=" + pagename);
 
-                MessageBoard.entry msgEntry = null;
-                sb.messageDB.write(msgEntry = sb.messageDB.newEntry(
+                MessageBoard.entry msgEntry = sb.messageDB.newEntry(
                         "blogComment",
-                        StrAuthor,
+                        strAuthor,
                         sb.peers.mySeed().hash,
                         sb.peers.mySeed().getName(), sb.peers.mySeed().hash,
-                        "new blog comment: " + UTF8.String(blogEntry.getSubject()), content));
+                        "new blog comment: " + UTF8.String(blogEntry.getSubject()), content);
+                sb.messageDB.write(msgEntry);
 
                 messageForwardingViaEmail(sb, msgEntry);