diff --git a/world/net/place/archetype.gen b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
index 339b1d4..4bb4935 100644
--- a/world/net/place/archetype.gen
+++ b/world/net/place/archetype.gen
@@ -2324,9 +2324,13 @@ _request_kick(source, mc, data, vars, b) {
 _request_set_style(source, mc, data, vars, b) {
 	if (qOwner(SNICKER)) {
 		string value = vars["_uniform_style"] || vars["_value"];
-		if (value && (value = legal_url(value, "http")))
+		if (value == "-") {
+		    vDel("_uniform_style", value);
+		    save();
+		} else if (value && (value = legal_url(value, "http"))) {
 		    vSet("_uniform_style", value);
-		else if (value) {
+		    save();
+		} else if (value) {
 			sendmsg(source, 
 			    "_error_illegal_scheme",
 	    "That is not a valid [_scheme] URL for a file.",
diff --git a/world/net/place/threads.c b/world/net/place/threads.c
index c48e9d6..22fe4dd 100644
--- a/world/net/place/threads.c
+++ b/world/net/place/threads.c
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #include <status.h>
 #include <lastlog.h>
 
-#define PLACE_HISTORY
-#define _limit_amount_history_persistent 0
-
 #ifndef DEFAULT_BACKLOG
 # define DEFAULT_BACKLOG 10
 #endif
@@ -567,6 +564,7 @@ htget(prot, query, headers, qs, data) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+// don't know if this works, needs to be tested
 void nntpget(string cmd, string args) {
     array(mixed) entry, entries;
     mapping vars;