diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 9abb921ae..741dac93f 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ const path = require('path');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
 const compression = require('compression');
 const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
-const {ROOT_URL, ROOT_URL_MOUNT_PATH} = require('./config');
+const {BASE_URL, BASE_PATH, MOUNT_PATH} = require('./url');
 const routes = require('./routes');
 const debug = require('debug')('talk:app');
-const {URL} = require('url');
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -51,17 +50,6 @@ app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
 // ROUTES
 //==============================================================================
 
-// Set the BASE_URL as the ROOT_URL, here we derive the root url by ensuring
-// that it ends in a `/`.
-const BASE_URL = ROOT_URL && ROOT_URL.length > 0 && ROOT_URL[ROOT_URL.length - 1] === '/' ? ROOT_URL : `${ROOT_URL}/`;
-
-// The BASE_PATH is simply the path component of the BASE_URL.
-const BASE_PATH = new URL(BASE_URL).pathname;
-
-// The MOUNT_PATH is derived from the BASE_PATH, if it is provided and enabled.
-// This will mount all the application routes onto it.
-const MOUNT_PATH = ROOT_URL_MOUNT_PATH ? BASE_PATH : '/';
-
 // Apply the BASE_PATH, BASE_URL, and MOUNT_PATH on the app.locals, which will
 // make them available on the templates and the routers.
 app.locals.BASE_URL = BASE_URL;
diff --git a/client/talk-plugin-moderation/ModerationLink.js b/client/talk-plugin-moderation/ModerationLink.js
index 020b8c345..1a10160ee 100644
--- a/client/talk-plugin-moderation/ModerationLink.js
+++ b/client/talk-plugin-moderation/ModerationLink.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import styles from './styles.css';
 
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
+import {BASE_PATH} from 'coral-framework/constants/url';
 
 const ModerationLink = (props) => props.isAdmin ? (
     <div className={styles.moderationLink}>
-      <a href={`/admin/moderate/${props.assetId}`} target="_blank">
+      <a href={`${BASE_PATH}admin/moderate/${props.assetId}`} target="_blank">
         {t('moderate_this_stream')}
       </a>
     </div>
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 22720a36a..11c8b5077 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const CONFIG = {
   DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS: process.env.TALK_DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS === 'TRUE',
 
   // TRUST_THRESHOLDS defines the thresholds used for automoderation.
-  TRUST_THRESHOLDS: process.env.TRUST_THRESHOLDS || 'comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1'
+  TRUST_THRESHOLDS: process.env.TRUST_THRESHOLDS || 'comment:2,-1;flag:2,-1'
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/docs/_docs/02-01-configuration.md b/docs/_docs/02-01-configuration.md
index 58c828f9a..df790b24b 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/02-01-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/02-01-configuration.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Trust can auto-moderate comments based on user history. By specifying this
 option, the behavior can be changed to offer different results.
 
 - `TRUST_THRESHOLDS` (_optional_) - configure the reliability thresholds for
-  flagging and commenting. (Default `comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1`)
+  flagging and commenting. (Default `comment:2,-1;flag:2,-1`)
 
 The form of the environment variable:
 
diff --git a/graph/subscriptions.js b/graph/subscriptions.js
index f89b41d3a..71b8abc6a 100644
--- a/graph/subscriptions.js
+++ b/graph/subscriptions.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const {
   SUBSCRIBE_ALL_USERNAME_REJECTED,
 } = require('../perms/constants');
 
+const {BASE_PATH} = require('../url');
+
 /**
  * Plugin support requires that we merge in existing setupFunctions with our new
  * plugin based ones. This allows plugins to extend existing setupFunctions as well
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ const createSubscriptionManager = (server) => new SubscriptionServer({
   keepAlive: ms(KEEP_ALIVE)
 }, {
   server,
-  path: '/api/v1/live'
+  path: `${BASE_PATH}api/v1/live`
 });
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/services/karma.js b/services/karma.js
index a2c087eaa..687b67af0 100644
--- a/services/karma.js
+++ b/services/karma.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const {
  *
  * The default used is:
  *
- *  comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1
+ *  comment:2,-2;flag:2,-2
  */
 const parseThresholds = (thresholds) => thresholds
   .split(';')
diff --git a/url.js b/url.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1def7a707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const {ROOT_URL, ROOT_URL_MOUNT_PATH} = require('./config');
+const {URL} = require('url');
+
+// Set the BASE_URL as the ROOT_URL, here we derive the root url by ensuring
+// that it ends in a `/`.
+const BASE_URL = ROOT_URL && ROOT_URL.length > 0 && ROOT_URL[ROOT_URL.length - 1] === '/' ? ROOT_URL : `${ROOT_URL}/`;
+
+// The BASE_PATH is simply the path component of the BASE_URL.
+const BASE_PATH = new URL(BASE_URL).pathname;
+
+// The MOUNT_PATH is derived from the BASE_PATH, if it is provided and enabled.
+// This will mount all the application routes onto it.
+const MOUNT_PATH = ROOT_URL_MOUNT_PATH ? BASE_PATH : '/';
+
+module.exports = {
+  BASE_URL: BASE_URL,
+  BASE_PATH: BASE_PATH,
+  MOUNT_PATH: MOUNT_PATH,
+};
diff --git a/views/article.ejs b/views/article.ejs
index f0a3dad98..0f8c75594 100644
--- a/views/article.ejs
+++ b/views/article.ejs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <main>
     <h1><%= title %></h1>
     <p><%= body %></p>
-    <p><a href="admin">Admin</a> - <a href="assets">All Assets</a></p>
+    <p><a href="<%= BASE_PATH %>admin">Admin</a> - <a href="<%= BASE_PATH %>assets">All Assets</a></p>
     <div id='coralStreamEmbed'></div>
     <script src="<%= BASE_URL %>embed.js" async onload="
       window.TalkEmbed = Coral.Talk.render(document.getElementById('coralStreamEmbed'), {