diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/ModerationList.css b/client/coral-admin/src/components/ModerationList.css
index 7036998d1..fc2ba9931 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/ModerationList.css
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/ModerationList.css
@@ -186,4 +186,5 @@
 .actionButton {
   transform: scale(.8);
   margin: 0;
+  width: 140px;
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/ActivityWidget.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/ActivityWidget.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6e293b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/ActivityWidget.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import {Link} from 'react-router';
+import styles from './Widget.css';
+import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
+import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
+
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
+
+const ActivityWidget = ({assets}) => {
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.widget}>
+      <h2 className={styles.heading}>Articles with the most conversations</h2>
+      <div className={styles.widgetHead}>
+        <p>{lang.t('streams.article')}</p>
+        <p>{lang.t('dashboard.comment_count')}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.widgetTable}>
+        {
+          assets.length
+          ? assets.map(asset => {
+            return (
+              <div className={styles.rowLinkify} key={asset.id}>
+                <Link className={styles.linkToModerate} to={`/admin/moderate/flagged/${asset.id}`}>Moderate</Link>
+                <p className={styles.widgetCount}>{asset.commentCount}</p>
+                <Link className={styles.linkToAsset} to={`${asset.url}#coralStreamEmbed_iframe`} target="_blank">
+                  <p className={styles.assetTitle}>{asset.title}</p>
+                </Link>
+                <p className={styles.lede}>{asset.author} — Published: {new Date(asset.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}</p>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })
+          : <div className={styles.rowLinkify}>{lang.t('dashboard.no_activity')}</div>
+        }
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+ActivityWidget.propTypes = {
+  assets: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string,
+    url: PropTypes.string,
+    commentCount: PropTypes.number,
+    author: PropTypes.string,
+    created_at: PropTypes.string
+  })).isRequired
+};
+
+export default ActivityWidget;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index 5b4a20282..602a48d7f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {getMetrics} from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/queries';
 import FlagWidget from './FlagWidget';
-import LikeWidget from './LikeWidget';
+import ActivityWidget from './ActivityWidget';
 import {showBanUserDialog, hideBanUserDialog} from 'coral-admin/src/actions/moderation';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
@@ -15,9 +15,22 @@ const refreshIntervalSeconds = 60 * 5;
 
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
 
-  state = {
-    noteHidden: false,
-    secondsUntilRefresh: refreshIntervalSeconds
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    try {
+      if (window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === null) {
+        window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'show');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+
+      // above will fail in Private Mode in some browsers.
+    }
+
+    this.state = {
+      secondsUntilRefresh: refreshIntervalSeconds,
+      dashboardNote: window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') || 'show'
+    };
   }
 
   componentWillMount () {
@@ -31,6 +44,16 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
     }, 1000);
   }
 
+  dismissNote = () => {
+    try {
+      window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'hide');
+    } catch (e) {
+
+      // when setItem fails in Safari Private mode
+      this.setState({dashboardNote: 'hide'});
+    }
+  }
+
   formatTime = () => {
     const minutes = Math.floor(this.state.secondsUntilRefresh / 60);
     let seconds = (this.state.secondsUntilRefresh % 60).toString();
@@ -47,20 +70,22 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
-    const {data: {assetsByLike, assetsByFlag}} = this.props;
+    const {data: {assetsByActivity, assetsByFlag}} = this.props;
+    const hideReloadNote = window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === 'hide' ||
+      this.state.dashboardNote === 'hide'; // for Safari Incognito
 
     return (
       <div>
         <p
-          style={{display: this.state.noteHidden ? 'none' : 'block'}}
+          style={{display: hideReloadNote ? 'none' : 'block'}}
           className={styles.autoUpdate}
-          onClick={() => this.setState({noteHidden: true})}>
+          onClick={this.dismissNote}>
           <b>×</b>
           <Icon name='timer' /> <strong>{lang.t('dashboard.next-update', this.formatTime())}</strong> {lang.t('dashboard.auto-update')}
         </p>
         <div className={styles.Dashboard}>
           <FlagWidget assets={assetsByFlag} />
-          <LikeWidget assets={assetsByLike} />
+          <ActivityWidget assets={assetsByActivity} />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/FlagWidget.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/FlagWidget.js
index 7d2ffe17a..468875d3d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/FlagWidget.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/FlagWidget.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import {Link} from 'react-router';
 import styles from './Widget.css';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
 
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-const FlagWidget = (props) => {
-  const {assets} = props;
+const FlagWidget = ({assets}) => {
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.widget}>
@@ -39,4 +38,14 @@ const FlagWidget = (props) => {
   );
 };
 
+FlagWidget.propTypes = {
+  assets: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string,
+    url: PropTypes.string,
+    action_summaries: PropTypes.array,
+    author: PropTypes.string,
+    created_at: PropTypes.string
+  })).isRequired
+};
+
 export default FlagWidget;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/LikeWidget.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/LikeWidget.js
index 436fbcaf3..b878c281b 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/LikeWidget.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/LikeWidget.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import {Link} from 'react-router';
 import styles from './Widget.css';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
 
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-const LikeWidget = (props) => {
-
-  const {assets} = props;
+const LikeWidget = ({assets}) => {
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.widget}>
@@ -40,4 +38,14 @@ const LikeWidget = (props) => {
   );
 };
 
+LikeWidget.propTypes = {
+  assets: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string,
+    url: PropTypes.string,
+    action_summaries: PropTypes.array,
+    author: PropTypes.string,
+    created_at: PropTypes.string
+  })).isRequired
+};
+
 export default LikeWidget;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Widget.css b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Widget.css
index 401cd1fe7..587c51ada 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Widget.css
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Widget.css
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   padding-left: 10px;
   font-size: 1.5rem;
   font-weight: bold;
-  background-color: #e0e0e0;
 }
 
 .widgetTable {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/fragments/assetMetricsView.graphql b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/fragments/assetMetricsView.graphql
index 37335aeaa..c77fbc32b 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/fragments/assetMetricsView.graphql
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/fragments/assetMetricsView.graphql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ fragment metrics on Asset {
   url
   author
   created_at
+  commentCount
   action_summaries {
     type: __typename
     actionCount
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/metricsQuery.graphql b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/metricsQuery.graphql
index 42a9fb70e..f0dff8965 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/metricsQuery.graphql
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/metricsQuery.graphql
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ query Metrics ($from: Date!, $to: Date!) {
   assetsByLike: assetMetrics(from: $from, to: $to, sort: LIKE) {
     ...metrics
   }
+  assetsByActivity: assetMetrics(from: $from, to: $to, sort: ACTIVITY) {
+    ...metrics
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
index ff111ea1b..8a8c0ee14 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
       "no_flags": "There have been no flags in the last 5 minutes! Hooray!",
       "no_likes": "There have been no likes in the last 5 minutes. All quiet.",
       "flags": "Flags",
+      "no_activity": "There haven't been any comments anywhere in the last five minutes.",
       "comment_count": "comments"
     },
     "streams": {
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@
       "no_flags": "¡Nadie ha marcado nada en los últimos 5 minutos! ¡Bravo!",
       "no_likes": "A nadie le ha gustado algún comentario en los últimos 5 minutos. Todo tranquilo.",
       "flags": "Marcados",
+      "no_activity": "No hubo comentarios en los ultimos 5 minutos",
       "comment_count": "comentarios"
     },
     "streams": {
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Comment.js
index 0a3cdb78b..20060f474 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Comment.js
@@ -157,31 +157,31 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
         <PubDate created_at={comment.created_at} />
         <Content body={comment.body} />
           <div className="commentActionsLeft comment__action-container">
-              <ActionButton>
-                <LikeButton
-                  like={like}
-                  id={comment.id}
-                  postLike={postLike}
-                  deleteAction={deleteAction}
-                  showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}
-                  currentUser={currentUser} />
-              </ActionButton>
-              <ActionButton>
-                <ReplyButton
-                  onClick={() => setActiveReplyBox(comment.id)}
-                  parentCommentId={parentId || comment.id}
-                  currentUserId={currentUser && currentUser.id}
-                  banned={false} />
-              </ActionButton>
-              <ActionButton>
-                <IfUserCanModifyBest user={currentUser}>
-                  <BestButton
-                    isBest={commentIsBest(comment)}
-                    addBest={addBestTag}
-                    removeBest={removeBestTag} />
-                </IfUserCanModifyBest>
-              </ActionButton>
-            </div>
+            <ActionButton>
+              <LikeButton
+                like={like}
+                id={comment.id}
+                postLike={postLike}
+                deleteAction={deleteAction}
+                showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}
+                currentUser={currentUser} />
+            </ActionButton>
+            <ActionButton>
+              <ReplyButton
+                onClick={() => setActiveReplyBox(comment.id)}
+                parentCommentId={parentId || comment.id}
+                currentUserId={currentUser && currentUser.id}
+                banned={false} />
+            </ActionButton>
+            <ActionButton>
+              <IfUserCanModifyBest user={currentUser}>
+                <BestButton
+                  isBest={commentIsBest(comment)}
+                  addBest={addBestTag}
+                  removeBest={removeBestTag} />
+              </IfUserCanModifyBest>
+            </ActionButton>
+          </div>
         <div className="commentActionsRight comment__action-container">
           <ActionButton>
             <PermalinkButton articleURL={asset.url} commentId={comment.id} />
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/translations.json b/client/coral-framework/translations.json
index d115aedca..d95f5c9ec 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-framework/translations.json
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
     "successNameUpdate": "Your username has been updated",
     "contentNotAvailable": "This content is not available",
     "loadMore": "View more",
-    "bannedAccountMsg": "Your account is currently suspended. This means that you cannot Like, Flag, or write comments. Please contact moderator@fakeurl.com for more information",
+    "bannedAccountMsg": "Your account is currently suspended. This means that you cannot Like, Report, or write comments. Please contact us if you have any questions.",
     "editName": {
-      "msg": "Your account is currently suspended because your username has been deemed inappropriate. To restore your account, please enter a new username. You may contact moderator@fakeurl.com for more information.",
+      "msg": "Your account is currently suspended because your username has been deemed inappropriate. To restore your account, please enter a new username. Please contact us if you have any questions.",
       "label": "New Username",
       "button": "Submit",
       "error": "Usernames can contain letters, numbers and _ only"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "successUpdateSettings": "La configuración de este articulo fue actualizada",
     "successBioUpdate": "Tu bio fue actualizada",
     "contentNotAvailable": "El contenido no se encuentra disponible",
-    "bannedAccountMsg": "Tu cuenta se encuentra suspendida. Esto significa que no puedes dar Like, Marcar o escribir commentarios. Por favor, contacta moderator@fakeurl for more information",
+    "bannedAccountMsg": "Tu cuenta se encuentra suspendida. Esto significa que no puedes dar Like, Marcar o escribir commentarios.",
     "editNameMsg": "",
     "loadMore": "Ver más",
     "newCount": "Ver {0} {1} más",
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json b/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json
index caac6cbf1..255e13f3c 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "step-1-header": "Report an issue",
     "step-2-header": "Help us understand",
     "step-3-header": "Thank you for your input",
-    "flag-username": "Flag username",
-    "flag-comment": "Flag comment",
+    "flag-username": "Report username",
+    "flag-comment": "Report comment",
     "continue": "Continue",
     "done": "Done",
     "no-agree-comment": "I don't agree with this comment",
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     "no-like-bio": "I don't like this bio",
     "marketing": "This looks like an ad/marketing",
     "user-impersonating": "This user is impersonating",
-    "thank-you": "We value your safety and feedback. A moderator will review your flag.",
-    "flag-reason": "Reason for flag (Optional)",
+    "thank-you": "We value your safety and feedback. A moderator will review your report.",
+    "flag-reason": "Reason for reporting (Optional)",
     "other": "Other"
   },
   "es": {
diff --git a/graph/loaders/metrics.js b/graph/loaders/metrics.js
index a6fe5afe4..a0408ed4d 100644
--- a/graph/loaders/metrics.js
+++ b/graph/loaders/metrics.js
@@ -3,6 +3,53 @@ const DataLoader = require('dataloader');
 const {objectCacheKeyFn} = require('./util');
 
 const ActionModel = require('../../models/action');
+const CommentModel = require('../../models/comment');
+
+/**
+ * Returns the assets which have had comments made within the last time period.
+ */
+const getAssetActivityMetrics = ({loaders: {Assets}}, {from, to, limit}) => {
+  let assetMetrics = [];
+
+  return CommentModel.aggregate([
+    {$match: {
+      parent_id: null,
+      created_at: {
+        $gt: from,
+        $lt: to
+      }
+    }},
+    {$group: {
+      _id: '$asset_id',
+      commentCount: {
+        $sum: 1
+      }
+    }},
+    {$project: {
+      _id: false,
+      asset_id: '$_id',
+      commentCount: '$commentCount'
+    }},
+    {$sort: {
+      commentCount: -1
+    }},
+    {$limit: limit}
+  ])
+  .then((results) => {
+    assetMetrics = results;
+
+    return Assets.getByID.loadMany(results.map((result) => result.asset_id));
+  })
+  .then((assets) => assets.map((asset, i) => {
+
+    // We're leveraging the fact that the comments returned by the aggregation
+    // query are in the request order that we just made, it's what the
+    // Assets.getByID loader does.
+    asset.commentCount = assetMetrics[i].commentCount;
+
+    return asset;
+  }));
+};
 
 /**
  * Returns a list of assets with action metadata included on the models.
@@ -208,10 +255,11 @@ module.exports = (context) => ({
       cacheKeyFn: objectCacheKeyFn('from', 'to')
     }),
     Assets: {
-      get: ({from, to, sort, limit}) => getAssetMetrics(context, {from, to, sort, limit})
+      get: ({from, to, sort, limit}) => getAssetMetrics(context, {from, to, sort, limit}),
+      getActivity: ({from, to, limit}) => getAssetActivityMetrics(context, {from, to, limit}),
     },
     Comments: {
-      get: ({from, to, sort, limit}) => getCommentMetrics(context, {from, to, sort, limit})
+      get: ({from, to, sort, limit}) => getCommentMetrics(context, {from, to, sort, limit}),
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
index bdcdcef78..e2836c51d 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ const RootQuery = {
       return null;
     }
 
+    if (sort === 'ACTIVITY') {
+      return Assets.getActivity({from, to, limit});
+    }
+
     return Assets.get({from, to, sort, limit});
   },
 
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 3000ea091..e656d0183 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -479,6 +479,22 @@ enum USER_STATUS {
   APPROVED
 }
 
+# Metrics for the assets.
+enum ASSET_METRICS_SORT {
+
+  # Represents a LikeAction.
+  LIKE
+
+  # Represents a FlagAction.
+  FLAG
+
+  # Represents a don't agree action.
+  DONTAGREE
+
+  # Represents activity.
+  ACTIVITY
+}
+
 type RootQuery {
 
   # Site wide settings and defaults.
@@ -506,7 +522,7 @@ type RootQuery {
 
   # Asset metrics related to user actions are saturated into the assets
   # returned.
-  assetMetrics(from: Date!, to: Date!, sort: ACTION_TYPE!, limit: Int = 10): [Asset!]
+  assetMetrics(from: Date!, to: Date!, sort: ASSET_METRICS_SORT!, limit: Int = 10): [Asset!]
 
   # Comment metrics related to user actions are saturated into the comments
   # returned.