diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 239483628..79c523925 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,30 +17,29 @@ To launch a Talk server of your own from your browser without any need to muck a
 
 ### Configuration
 
-The Talk application requires specific configuration options to be available
-inside the environment in order to run, those variables are listed here:
+The Talk application looks for the following configuration values either as environment variables:
 
 - `TALK_MONGO_URL` (*required*) - the database connection string for the MongoDB database.
 - `TALK_REDIS_URL` (*required*) - the database connection string for the Redis database.
 - `TALK_SESSION_SECRET` (*required*) - a random string which will be used to
 secure cookies.
-- `TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_ID` (*required*) - the Facebook app id for your Facebook
-Login enabled app.
-- `TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET` (*required*) - the Facebook app secret for your
-Facebook Login enabled app.
 - `TALK_ROOT_URL` (*required*) - root url of the installed application externally
 available in the format: `<scheme>://<host>` without the path.
-- `TALK_SMTP_EMAIL` (*required*) - the address to send emails from using the
+
+- `TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_ID` (*required for login via fb*) - the Facebook app id for your Facebook
+Login enabled app.
+- `TALK_FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET` (*required for login via fb*) - the Facebook app secret for your
+Facebook Login enabled app.
+
+- `TALK_SMTP_EMAIL` (*required for email*) - the address to send emails from using the
   SMTP provider.
-- `TALK_SMTP_USERNAME` (*required*) - username of the SMTP provider you are using.
-- `TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD` (*required*) - password for the SMTP provider you are using.
-- `TALK_SMTP_HOST` (*required*) - SMTP host url with format `smtp.domain.com`.
-- `TALK_SMTP_PORT` (*required*) - SMTP port.
+- `TALK_SMTP_USERNAME` (*required for email*) - username of the SMTP provider you are using.
+- `TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD` (*required for email*) - password for the SMTP provider you are using.
+- `TALK_SMTP_HOST` (*required for email*) - SMTP host url with format `smtp.domain.com`.
+- `TALK_SMTP_PORT` (*required for email*) - SMTP port.
 
-
-### Install from Source
-
-If you want to run Talk in development mode from source (without docker) you can read the [INSTALL file](INSTALL.md).
+Refer to the wiki page on [Configuration Loading](https://github.com/coralproject/talk/wiki/Configuration-Loading) for
+alternative methods of loading configuration during development.
 
 ### License
 
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index b128eb283..9cdad4ea3 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const enabled = require('debug').enabled;
 const RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(session);
 const redis = require('./services/redis');
 const csrf = require('csurf');
+const errors = require('./errors');
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -109,40 +110,47 @@ app.use('/', require('./routes'));
 // ERROR HANDLING
 //==============================================================================
 
-const ErrNotFound = new Error('Not Found');
-ErrNotFound.status = 404;
-
 // Catch 404 and forward to error handler.
 app.use((req, res, next) => {
-  next(ErrNotFound);
+  next(errors.ErrNotFound);
 });
 
 // General error handler. Respond with the message and error if we have it while
 // returning a status code that makes sense.
 app.use('/api', (err, req, res, next) => {
-  if (err !== ErrNotFound) {
+  if (err !== errors.ErrNotFound) {
     if (app.get('env') !== 'test' || enabled('talk:errors')) {
       console.error(err);
     }
   }
 
-  res.status(err.status || 500);
-  res.json({
-    message: err.message,
-    error: app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {}
-  });
+  if (err instanceof errors.APIError) {
+    res.status(err.status).json({
+      message: err.message,
+      error: err
+    });
+  } else {
+    res.status(500).json({});
+  }
 });
 
 app.use('/', (err, req, res, next) => {
-  if (err !== ErrNotFound) {
+  if (err !== errors.ErrNotFound) {
     console.error(err);
   }
 
-  res.status(err.status || 500);
-  res.render('error', {
-    message: err.message,
-    error: app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {}
-  });
+  if (err instanceof errors.APIError) {
+    res.status(err.status);
+    res.render('error', {
+      message: err.message,
+      error: app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {}
+    });
+  } else {
+    res.render('error', {
+      message: err.message,
+      error: app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {}
+    });
+  }
 });
 
 module.exports = app;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
index e8276a9da..f37c79b4f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@ import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
 import * as commentTypes from '../constants/comments';
 import * as actionTypes from '../constants/actions';
 
+function addUsersCommentsActions (dispatch, {comments, users, actions}) {
+  dispatch({type: commentTypes.USERS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, users});
+  dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, comments});
+  dispatch({type: actionTypes.ACTIONS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, actions});
+}
+
 // Get comments to fill each of the three lists on the mod queue
 export const fetchModerationQueueComments = () => {
   return dispatch => {
     dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
+
     return Promise.all([
       coralApi('/queue/comments/pending'),
-      coralApi('/comments?status=rejected'),
-      coralApi('/comments?action_type=flag')
+      coralApi('/queue/comments/rejected'),
+      coralApi('/queue/comments/flagged')
     ])
     .then(([pending, rejected, flagged]) => {
 
@@ -21,14 +28,38 @@ export const fetchModerationQueueComments = () => {
         actions: [...pending.actions, ...rejected.actions, ...flagged.actions]
       };
     })
-    .then(({comments, users, actions}) => {
+    .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
+  };
+};
 
-      /* Post comments and users to redux store. Actions will be posted when they are needed. */
-      dispatch({type: commentTypes.USERS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, users});
-      dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, comments});
-      dispatch({type: actionTypes.ACTIONS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_SUCCESS, actions});
+export const fetchPendingQueue = () => {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
 
-    });
+    return coralApi('/queue/comments/pending')
+      .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
+  };
+};
+
+export const fetchRejectedQueue = () => {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
+
+    return coralApi('/queue/comments/rejected')
+      .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
+  };
+};
+
+export const fetchFlaggedQueue = () => {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
+
+    return coralApi('/queue/comments/flagged')
+      .then(comments => {
+        comments.forEach(comment => comment.flagged = true);
+        return comments;
+      })
+      .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
index 8a684184a..d2c888e9e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import {
   updateStatus,
   showBanUserDialog,
   hideBanUserDialog,
-  fetchModerationQueueComments
+  fetchPendingQueue,
+  fetchRejectedQueue,
+  fetchFlaggedQueue,
+  fetchModerationQueueComments,
 } from 'actions/comments';
 import {userStatusUpdate} from 'actions/users';
 import {fetchSettings} from 'actions/settings';
@@ -54,6 +57,16 @@ class ModerationContainer extends React.Component {
 
   onTabClick(activeTab) {
     this.setState({activeTab});
+
+    if (activeTab === 'pending') {
+      this.props.fetchPendingQueue();
+    } else if (activeTab === 'rejected') {
+      this.props.fetchRejectedQueue();
+    } else if (activeTab === 'flagged') {
+      this.props.fetchFlaggedQueue();
+    } else {
+      this.props.fetchModerationQueueComments();
+    }
   }
 
   onClose() {
@@ -90,6 +103,9 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
     fetchSettings: () => dispatch(fetchSettings()),
     fetchModerationQueueComments: () => dispatch(fetchModerationQueueComments()),
+    fetchPendingQueue: () => dispatch(fetchPendingQueue()),
+    fetchRejectedQueue: () => dispatch(fetchRejectedQueue()),
+    fetchFlaggedQueue: () => dispatch(fetchFlaggedQueue()),
     showBanUserDialog: (userId, userName, commentId) => dispatch(showBanUserDialog(userId, userName, commentId)),
     hideBanUserDialog: () => dispatch(hideBanUserDialog(false)),
     banUser: (userId, commentId) => dispatch(userStatusUpdate('banned', userId, commentId)).then(() => {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
index 9e8407116..e563af07f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default ({onTabClick, ...props}) => (
       <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel ${styles.listContainer}`} id='flagged'>
         <CommentList
           suspectWords={props.settings.settings.wordlist.suspect}
-          isActive={props.activeTab === 'rejected'}
+          isActive={props.activeTab === 'flagged'}
           singleView={props.singleView}
           commentIds={props.flaggedIds}
           comments={props.comments.byId}
diff --git a/errors.js b/errors.js
index 0651b4fff..b5b217b61 100644
--- a/errors.js
+++ b/errors.js
@@ -1,45 +1,123 @@
+/**
+ * ExtendableError provides a base Error class to source off of that does not
+ * break the inheritence chain.
+ */
+class ExtendableError {
+  constructor(message = null) {
+    this.message = message;
+    this.stack = (new Error()).stack;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * APIError is the base error that all application issued errors originate, they
+ * are composed of data used by the front end and backend to handle errors
+ * consistently.
+ */
+class APIError extends ExtendableError {
+  constructor(message, {status = 500, translation_key = null}, metadata = {}) {
+    super(message);
+
+    this.status = status;
+    this.translation_key = translation_key;
+    this.metadata = metadata;
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      message: this.message,
+      status: this.status,
+      translation_key: this.translation_key,
+      metadata: this.metadata
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 // ErrPasswordTooShort is returned when the password length is too short.
-const ErrPasswordTooShort = new Error('password must be at least 8 characters');
-ErrPasswordTooShort.translation_key = 'PASSWORD_LENGTH';
-ErrPasswordTooShort.status = 400;
+const ErrPasswordTooShort = new APIError('password must be at least 8 characters', {
+  status: 400,
+  translation_key: 'PASSWORD_LENGTH'
+});
 
-const ErrMissingEmail = new Error('email is required');
-ErrMissingEmail.translation_key = 'EMAIL_REQUIRED';
-ErrMissingEmail.status = 400;
+const ErrMissingEmail = new APIError('email is required', {
+  translation_key: 'EMAIL_REQUIRED',
+  status: 400
+});
 
-const ErrMissingPassword = new Error('password is required');
-ErrMissingPassword.translation_key = 'PASSWORD_REQUIRED';
-ErrMissingPassword.status = 400;
+const ErrMissingPassword = new APIError('password is required', {
+  translation_key: 'PASSWORD_REQUIRED',
+  status: 400
+});
 
-const ErrEmailTaken = new Error('Email address already in use');
-ErrEmailTaken.translation_key = 'EMAIL_IN_USE';
-ErrEmailTaken.status = 400;
+const ErrEmailTaken = new APIError('Email address already in use', {
+  translation_key: 'EMAIL_IN_USE',
+  status: 400
+});
 
-const ErrSpecialChars = new Error('No special characters are allowed in a display name');
-ErrSpecialChars.translation_key = 'NO_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS';
-ErrSpecialChars.status = 400;
+const ErrSpecialChars = new APIError('No special characters are allowed in a display name', {
+  translation_key: 'NO_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS',
+  status: 400
+});
 
-const ErrMissingDisplay = new Error('A display name is required to create a user');
-ErrMissingDisplay.translation_key = 'DISPLAY_NAME_REQUIRED';
-ErrMissingDisplay.status = 400;
+const ErrMissingDisplay = new APIError('A display name is required to create a user', {
+  translation_key: 'DISPLAY_NAME_REQUIRED',
+  status: 400
+});
 
 // ErrMissingToken is returned in the event that the password reset is requested
 // without a token.
-const ErrMissingToken = new Error('token is required');
-ErrMissingToken.status = 400;
+const ErrMissingToken = new APIError('token is required', {
+  status: 400
+});
+
+// ErrAssetCommentingClosed is returned when a comment or action is attempted on
+// a stream where commenting has been closed.
+class ErrAssetCommentingClosed extends APIError {
+  constructor(closedMessage = null) {
+    super('asset commenting is closed', {
+      status: 400
+    }, {
+
+      // Include the closedMessage in the metadata piece of the error.
+      closedMessage
+    });
+  }
+}
 
 // ErrContainsProfanity is returned in the event that the middleware detects
 // profanity/wordlisted words in the payload.
-const ErrContainsProfanity = new Error('Suspected profanity. If you think this in error, please let us know!');
-ErrContainsProfanity.translation_key = 'PROFANITY_ERROR';
-ErrContainsProfanity.status = 400;
+const ErrContainsProfanity = new APIError('Suspected profanity. If you think this in error, please let us know!', {
+  translation_key: 'PROFANITY_ERROR',
+  status: 400
+});
+
+const ErrNotFound = new APIError('not found', {
+  status: 404
+});
+
+const ErrInvalidAssetURL = new APIError('asset_url is invalid', {
+  status: 400
+});
+
+// ErrNotAuthorized is an error that is returned in the event an operation is
+// deemed not authorized.
+const ErrNotAuthorized = new APIError('not authorized', {
+  status: 401
+});
 
 module.exports = {
+  ExtendableError,
+  APIError,
   ErrPasswordTooShort,
   ErrMissingEmail,
   ErrMissingPassword,
+  ErrMissingToken,
   ErrEmailTaken,
   ErrSpecialChars,
   ErrMissingDisplay,
-  ErrContainsProfanity
+  ErrContainsProfanity,
+  ErrAssetCommentingClosed,
+  ErrNotFound,
+  ErrInvalidAssetURL,
+  ErrNotAuthorized
 };
diff --git a/middleware/authorization.js b/middleware/authorization.js
index 65f77b753..efe4b1034 100644
--- a/middleware/authorization.js
+++ b/middleware/authorization.js
@@ -7,17 +7,7 @@ const authorization = module.exports = {
 };
 
 const debug = require('debug')('talk:middleware:authorization');
-
-/**
- * ErrNotAuthorized is an error that is returned in the event an operation is
- * deemed not authorized.
- * @type {Error}
- */
-const ErrNotAuthorized = new Error('not authorized');
-ErrNotAuthorized.status = 401;
-
-// Add the ErrNotAuthorized error to the authorization object to be exported.
-authorization.ErrNotAuthorized = ErrNotAuthorized;
+const ErrNotAuthorized = require('../errors').ErrNotAuthorized;
 
 /**
  * has returns true if the user has all the roles specified, otherwise it will
diff --git a/models/comment.js b/models/comment.js
index 3f9ae1a65..9bd9163c4 100644
--- a/models/comment.js
+++ b/models/comment.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const CommentSchema = new Schema({
   asset_id: String,
   author_id: String,
   status_history: [StatusSchema],
+  status: {type: String, default: null},
   parent_id: String
 }, {
   timestamps: {
@@ -84,24 +85,6 @@ CommentSchema.method('filterForUser', function(user = false) {
   return this.toJSON();
 });
 
-/**
- * Sets up a virtual getter function on a comment such that when you try and
- * access the `comment.last_status` it returns the last status in the array
- * of status's on the comment, or `null` if there was no status_history.
- */
-CommentSchema.virtual('status').get(function() {
-
-  // Here we are taking advantage of the fact that when documents are inserted
-  // for the new status on a comment that they are always appended to the end
-  // of the list in the order that they are inserted, hence, the last status
-  // is always the most recent.
-  if (this.status_history && this.status_history.length > 0) {
-    return this.status_history[this.status_history.length - 1].type;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-});
-
 /**
  * Creates a new Comment that came from a public source.
  * @param  {Mixed} comment either a single comment or an array of comments.
@@ -118,7 +101,7 @@ CommentSchema.statics.publicCreate = (comment) => {
     body,
     asset_id,
     parent_id,
-    status = false,
+    status = null,
     author_id
   } = comment;
 
@@ -130,6 +113,7 @@ CommentSchema.statics.publicCreate = (comment) => {
       type: status,
       created_at: new Date()
     }] : [],
+    status,
     author_id
   });
 
@@ -160,7 +144,7 @@ CommentSchema.statics.findByAssetId = (asset_id) => Comment.find({
  */
 CommentSchema.statics.findAcceptedByAssetId = (asset_id) => Comment.find({
   asset_id,
-  'status_history.type': 'accepted'
+  status: 'accepted'
 });
 
 /**
@@ -171,14 +155,8 @@ CommentSchema.statics.findAcceptedByAssetId = (asset_id) => Comment.find({
 CommentSchema.statics.findAcceptedAndNewByAssetId = (asset_id) => Comment.find({
   asset_id,
   $or: [
-    {
-      'status_history.type': 'accepted'
-    },
-    {
-      status_history: {
-        $size: 0
-      }
-    }
+    {status: 'accepted'},
+    {status: null}
   ]
 });
 
@@ -205,28 +183,20 @@ CommentSchema.statics.findIdsByActionType = (action_type) => Action
   .then((actions) => actions.map(a => a.item_id));
 
 /**
- * Find comments by their status_history.
- * @param {String} status the status of the comment to search for
- * @return {Promise}
+ * Find comments by current status
+ * @param {String} status status of the comment to search for
+ * @return {Promise} resovles to comment array
  */
-CommentSchema.statics.findByStatus = (status = false) => {
-  let q = {};
-
-  if (status) {
-    q['status_history.type'] = status;
-  } else {
-    q.status_history = {$size: 0};
-  }
-
-  return Comment.find(q);
+CommentSchema.statics.findByStatus = (status = null) => {
+  return Comment.find({status});
 };
 
 /**
  * Find comments that need to be moderated (aka moderation queue).
- * @param {String} moderationValue pre or post moderation setting. If it is undefined then look at the settings.
+ * @param {String} asset_id
  * @return {Promise}
  */
-CommentSchema.statics.moderationQueue = (moderation, asset_id = false) => {
+CommentSchema.statics.moderationQueue = (status, asset_id = null) => {
 
   /**
    * This adds the asset_id requirement to the query if the asset_id is defined.
@@ -239,25 +209,8 @@ CommentSchema.statics.moderationQueue = (moderation, asset_id = false) => {
     return query;
   };
 
-  // Decide on whether or not we need to load extended options for the
-  // moderation based on the moderation options.
-  let comments;
-
-  if (moderation === 'pre') {
-
-    // Pre-moderation:  New comments are shown in the moderator queues immediately.
-    comments = assetIDWrap(CommentSchema.statics.findByStatus('premod'));
-
-  } else {
-
-    // Post-moderation: New comments do not appear in moderation queues unless they are flagged by other users.
-    comments = CommentSchema.statics.findIdsByActionType('flag')
-      .then((ids) => assetIDWrap(Comment.find({
-        id: {
-          $in: ids
-        }
-      })));
-  }
+  // Pre-moderation:  New comments are shown in the moderator queues immediately.
+  let comments = assetIDWrap(Comment.findByStatus(status));
 
   return comments;
 };
@@ -277,7 +230,8 @@ CommentSchema.statics.pushStatus = (id, status, assigned_by = null) => Comment.u
       created_at: new Date(),
       assigned_by
     }
-  }
+  },
+  $set: {status}
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/models/setting.js b/models/setting.js
index ad9fa6599..ed41acfa6 100644
--- a/models/setting.js
+++ b/models/setting.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const SettingSchema = new Schema({
   },
   closedMessage: {
     type: String,
-    default: ''
+    default: 'Expired'
   },
   wordlist: WordlistSchema,
   charCount: {
diff --git a/routes/api/auth/index.js b/routes/api/auth/index.js
index 6a84c6049..050aa1135 100644
--- a/routes/api/auth/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/auth/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const passport = require('../../../services/passport');
 const authorization = require('../../../middleware/authorization');
+const errors = require('../../../errors');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const HandleAuthCallback = (req, res, next) => (err, user) => {
   }
 
   if (!user) {
-    return next(authorization.ErrNotAuthorized);
+    return next(errors.ErrNotAuthorized);
   }
 
   // Perform the login of the user!
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ const HandleAuthPopupCallback = (req, res, next) => (err, user) => {
   }
 
   if (!user) {
-    return res.render('auth-callback', {err: JSON.stringify(authorization.ErrNotAuthorized), data: null});
+    return res.render('auth-callback', {err: JSON.stringify(errors.ErrNotAuthorized), data: null});
   }
 
   // Perform the login of the user!
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 21426d217..8bf3616eb 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const errors = require('../../../errors');
 const Comment = require('../../../models/comment');
 const Asset = require('../../../models/asset');
 const User = require('../../../models/user');
@@ -20,13 +21,13 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
 
   // everything on this route requires admin privileges besides listing comments for owner of said comments
   if (!authorization.has(req.user, 'admin') && !user_id) {
-    next(authorization.ErrNotAuthorized);
+    next(errors.ErrNotAuthorized);
     return;
   }
 
   // if the user is not an admin, only return comment list for the owner of the comments
   if (req.user.id !== user_id && !authorization.has(req.user, 'admin')) {
-    next(authorization.ErrNotAuthorized);
+    next(errors.ErrNotAuthorized);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
       .then((ids) => assetIDWrap(Comment.find({
         id: {
           $in: ids
-        },
+        }
       })));
   } else {
     query = assetIDWrap(Comment.all());
@@ -102,14 +103,14 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
     status = Asset
       .rectifySettings(Asset.findById(asset_id).then((asset) => {
         if (!asset) {
-          return Promise.reject(new Error('asset referenced is not found'));
+          return Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotFound);
         }
 
         // Check to see if the asset has closed commenting...
         if (asset.isClosed) {
 
           // They have, ensure that we send back an error.
-          return Promise.reject(new Error(`asset has commenting closed because: ${asset.closedMessage}`));
+          return Promise.reject(new errors.ErrAssetCommentingClosed(asset.closedMessage));
         }
 
         return asset;
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
         if (charCountEnable && body.length > charCount) {
           return 'rejected';
         }
-        return moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : '';
+        return moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : null;
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/routes/api/queue/index.js b/routes/api/queue/index.js
index 9c85fbe94..34902557c 100644
--- a/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@ const express = require('express');
 const Comment = require('../../../models/comment');
 const User = require('../../../models/user');
 const Action = require('../../../models/action');
-const Setting = require('../../../models/setting');
-const Asset = require('../../../models/asset');
+const authorization = require('../../../middleware/authorization');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
+function gatherActionsAndUsers (comments) {
+  return Promise.all([
+    comments,
+    User.findByIdArray(_.uniq(comments.map((comment) => comment.author_id))),
+    Action.getActionSummaries(_.uniq([
+      ...comments.map((comment) => comment.id),
+      ...comments.map((comment) => comment.author_id)
+    ]))
+  ]);
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 // Get Routes
 //==============================================================================
@@ -16,49 +26,51 @@ const router = express.Router();
 // depending on the settings. The :moderation overwrites this settings.
 // Pre-moderation:  New comments are shown in the moderator queues immediately.
 // Post-moderation: New comments do not appear in moderation queues unless they are flagged by other users.
-router.get('/comments/pending', (req, res, next) => {
+router.get('/comments/pending', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
 
-  const {
-    asset_id
-  } = req.query;
+  const {asset_id} = req.query;
 
-  let settings = Setting.retrieve();
-
-  if (asset_id) {
-
-    // In the event that we have an asset_id, we should fetch the asset settings
-    // in order to actually determine if there is additional comments to parse.
-    settings = Promise.all([
-      settings,
-      Asset.findById(asset_id).select('settings')
-    ]).then(([{moderation}, asset]) => {
-      if (asset.settings && asset.settings.moderation) {
-        return {moderation: asset.settings.moderation};
-      }
-
-      return {moderation};
-    });
-  }
-
-  settings
-    .then(({moderation}) => {
-      return Comment.moderationQueue(moderation);
-    }).then((comments) => {
-      return Promise.all([
-        comments,
-        User.findByIdArray(_.uniq(comments.map((comment) => comment.author_id))),
-        Action.getActionSummaries(_.uniq([
-          ...comments.map((comment) => comment.id),
-          ...comments.map((comment) => comment.author_id)
-        ]))
-      ]);
-    })
+  Comment.moderationQueue('premod', asset_id)
+    .then(gatherActionsAndUsers)
     .then(([comments, users, actions]) => {
-      res.json({
-        comments,
-        users,
-        actions
-      });
+      res.json({comments, users, actions});
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      next(error);
+    });
+});
+
+router.get('/comments/rejected', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
+  const {asset_id} = req.query;
+
+  Comment.moderationQueue('rejected', asset_id)
+    .then(gatherActionsAndUsers)
+    .then(([comments, users, actions]) => {
+      res.json({comments, users, actions});
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      next(error);
+    });
+});
+
+router.get('/comments/flagged', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
+  const {asset_id} = req.query;
+
+  const assetIDWrap = (query) => {
+    if (asset_id) {
+      query = query.where('asset_id', asset_id);
+    }
+
+    return query;
+  };
+
+  Comment.findIdsByActionType('flag')
+    .then(ids => assetIDWrap(Comment.find({
+      id: {$in: ids}
+    })))
+    .then(gatherActionsAndUsers)
+    .then(([comments, users, actions]) => {
+      res.json({comments, users, actions});
     })
     .catch(error => {
       next(error);
diff --git a/routes/api/stream/index.js b/routes/api/stream/index.js
index 68d0f0ad9..540e36e52 100644
--- a/routes/api/stream/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/stream/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const scraper = require('../../../services/scraper');
+const errors = require('../../../errors');
 const url = require('url');
 
 const Comment = require('../../../models/comment');
@@ -9,9 +10,6 @@ const Action = require('../../../models/action');
 const Asset = require('../../../models/asset');
 const Setting = require('../../../models/setting');
 
-const ErrInvalidAssetURL = new Error('asset_url is invalid');
-ErrInvalidAssetURL.status = 400;
-
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
   // Verify that the asset_url is parsable.
   let parsed_asset_url = url.parse(asset_url);
   if (!parsed_asset_url.protocol) {
-    return next(ErrInvalidAssetURL);
+    return next(errors.ErrInvalidAssetURL);
   }
 
   // Get the asset_id for this url (or create it if it doesn't exist)
diff --git a/tests/models/comment.js b/tests/models/comment.js
index 91f51ccb8..20590dc3d 100644
--- a/tests/models/comment.js
+++ b/tests/models/comment.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'accepted'
     }],
+    status: 'accepted',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '123',
     id: '2'
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'rejected'
     }],
+    status: 'rejected',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '4'
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }],
+    status: 'premod',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '5'
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }],
+    status: 'premod',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '6'
@@ -184,20 +188,12 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
   describe('#moderationQueue()', () => {
 
     it('should find an array of new comments to moderate when pre-moderation', () => {
-      return Comment.moderationQueue('pre').then((result) => {
+      return Comment.moderationQueue('premod').then((result) => {
         expect(result).to.not.be.null;
         expect(result).to.have.lengthOf(2);
       });
     });
 
-    it('should find an array of new comments to moderate when post-moderation', () => {
-      return Comment.moderationQueue('post').then((result) => {
-        expect(result).to.not.be.null;
-        expect(result).to.have.lengthOf(1);
-        expect(result[0]).to.have.property('body', 'comment 30');
-      });
-    });
-
   });
 
   describe('#removeAction', () => {
@@ -227,6 +223,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
         .then(() => Comment.findById(comment_id))
         .then((c) => {
           expect(c).to.have.property('status');
+          expect(c.status).to.equal('rejected');
           expect(c.status_history).to.have.length(1);
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('type', 'rejected');
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('assigned_by', '123');
@@ -238,6 +235,8 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
         .then(() => Comment.findById(comments[1].id))
         .then((c) => {
           expect(c).to.have.property('status_history');
+          expect(c).to.have.property('status');
+          expect(c.status).to.equal('rejected');
           expect(c.status_history).to.have.length(2);
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('type', 'accepted');
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('assigned_by', null);
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 360daa5dc..5edb52099 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
       body: 'comment 20',
       asset_id: 'asset',
       author_id: '456',
+      status: 'rejected',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'rejected'
       }]
     }, {
       body: 'comment 30',
       asset_id: '456',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
           expect(res).to.be.empty;
         })
         .catch((err) => {
-          expect(err).to.have.property('status', 401);
+          expect(err).to.have.status(401);
         });
     });
 
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
       .catch((err) => {
         expect(err.response.body).to.not.be.null;
         expect(err.response.body).to.have.property('message');
-        expect(err.response.body.message).to.contain('tests said expired!');
+        expect(err.response.body.error.metadata.closedMessage).to.be.equal('tests said expired!');
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
index 378899967..6a7507618 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     body: 'comment 10',
     asset_id: 'asset',
     author_id: '123',
+    status: 'rejected',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'rejected'
     }]
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     body: 'comment 20',
     asset_id: 'asset',
     author_id: '456',
+    status: 'premod',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }]
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     id: 'hij',
     body: 'comment 30',
     asset_id: '456',
+    status: 'accepted',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'accepted'
     }]
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
       .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
       .then((res) => {
         expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        expect(res.body.comments).to.have.length(1);
         expect(res.body.comments[0]).to.have.property('body');
         expect(res.body.users[0]).to.have.property('displayName');
         expect(res.body.actions[0]).to.have.property('action_type');
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js b/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
index 5d192e976..d9b59d6fe 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       body: 'comment 10',
       author_id: '',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       body: 'comment 20',
       author_id: '',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: null,
       status_history: []
     }, {
       id: 'uio',
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       asset_id: 'asset',
       author_id: '456',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       id: 'hij',
       body: 'comment 40',
       asset_id: '456',
+      status: 'rejected',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'rejected'
       }]