diff --git a/world/default/de/plain.textdb b/world/default/de/plain.textdb
index e938f9c..2a38bba 100644
--- a/world/default/de/plain.textdb
+++ b/world/default/de/plain.textdb
@@ -558,6 +558,9 @@ _request_open_page_edit
 |Zur Bearbeitung der Einstellungen bitte folgende Seite aufrufen:
 |[_page_edit]
 
+_notice_update_scratchpad
+|[_page_scratchpad] wurde verändert ([_size_scratchpad] bytes).
+
 _request_call_link
 |Anruf von [_nick]: Annehmen durch Klick auf [_page_call].
 
diff --git a/world/default/en/html.textdb b/world/default/en/html.textdb
index d8a08a4..1c1d4bd 100644
--- a/world/default/en/html.textdb
+++ b/world/default/en/html.textdb
@@ -1352,9 +1352,8 @@ _PAGES_start_description
 |<script>
 |var longer = 44
 |
-|function cmd(wish, dest) {
+|function cmd(wish) {
 |	Pef.cmd.value = wish
-|	Pef.dest.value = dest || ''
 |	Pef.submit()
 |	longer = 44
 |	return false
diff --git a/world/default/en/plain.textdb b/world/default/en/plain.textdb
index 0d570fb..389fc24 100644
--- a/world/default/en/plain.textdb
+++ b/world/default/en/plain.textdb
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ _request_description_vCard
 _request_friendship_implied
 |## no output
 
+_notice_update_scratchpad
+|[_page_scratchpad] has changed ([_size_scratchpad] bytes).
+
 _request_call_link
 |[_nick] would like to speak to you. Use [_page_call] to answer the call.
 
diff --git a/world/net/place/archetype.gen b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
index 2fe0998..c7f9fe0 100644
--- a/world/net/place/archetype.gen
+++ b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ htget(prot, query, headers, qs, data, noprocess) {
 # ifdef PLACE_SCRATCHPAD
         sTextPath(query["layout"] || MYNICK, query["lang"], "html");
 	if (!noprocess && (!qs || query["scratchpad"])) {
-		string rand, buf;
+		string rand, buf, len;
 // microscopic wiki functionality .. cheap imitation of tobi's save.pike
 //
 // things one could add:
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ htget(prot, query, headers, qs, data, noprocess) {
 		// his changes first.. well. might not happen.
 		// TODO: prefix id with epoch?
 		if (stringp(query["scratchpad"])
-			&& strlen(query["scratchpad"]) > 1
+			&& (len = strlen(query["scratchpad"])) > 1
 //
 // id logic serves the purpose of not changing the scratchpad while going
 // "back" in the browser history. only a new "post" should change it.
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ htget(prot, query, headers, qs, data, noprocess) {
 //			call_out(#'m_delete, 86400 /* 24 hours */,
 //				 used, query["id"]);
 
-			castmsg(ME, "_notice_update_scratchpad",
-			    "The [_page_scratchpad] has changed.", ([
+			castmsg(ME, "_notice_update_scratchpad", 0, ([
+				"_size_scratchpad": len,
 #ifdef PRO_PATH // __TLS__
-			       "_page_scratchpad":
+				"_page_scratchpad":
 				  ((tls_available() && HTTPS_URL) || HTTP_URL)
 #else
 			    // problem with POST over https apparently..
-			       "_page_scratchpad": (HTTP_URL)
+				"_page_scratchpad": (HTTP_URL)
 #endif
 					  // TODO: use psycName() here instead
 						 +"/@"+ MYNICK +"?scratchpad"