diff --git a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
index aed6853..231978c 100644
--- a/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
+++ b/src/pages/stream/stream.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class StreamPage {
   }
 
   showNewPost() {
-    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal);
+    let newPostModal = this.modalCtrl.create(NewPostModal, {me: this.myUsername});
     newPostModal.present();
   }
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export class StreamPage {
       </ion-item>
     </ion-card-content>
     <ion-row justify-content-end>
-      <ion-col col-2><div text-center>{{254 - ptext.length}}</div></ion-col>
+      <ion-col col-2><div text-center>{{textCount()}}</div></ion-col>
       <ion-col col-2>
         <button ion-button (click)="send()">
           <ion-icon name="send"></ion-icon>
@@ -350,12 +350,14 @@ export class NewPostModal {
   title: string;
   replyid: string;
   ptext: string = "";
-  options: Object;
+  options: Object = {};
   myUsername: string;
+  longpost: Object = {};
+  raw: {type: string, value: Object}[] = [];
 
   constructor(public navParams: NavParams, public viewCtrl: ViewController, public toastCtrl: ToastController,
     public events: Events) {
-    console.log(this.navParams);
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(this.navParams));
     this.myUsername = navParams.data.me;
     if (navParams.data.type === 'reply') {
       this.replyid = navParams.data.post.id;
@@ -384,13 +386,28 @@ export class NewPostModal {
   }
 
   send() {
-    console.log(this.ptext);
+
+    if (this.ptext.length > 254) {
+      this.longpost = {
+        'title': '',
+        'body': this.ptext,
+        'tstamp': new Date().valueOf()
+      }
+      this.ptext = this.ptext.substr(0, 40) + "... - http://chimpnut.nl/u/";
+      this.ptext = this.ptext + this.navParams.data.me + "/lp/{object_id} - #longpost";
+      this.raw.push({
+        type: "nl.chimpnut.blog.post",
+        value: this.longpost
+      });
+    }
+
+    this.options['raw'] = this.raw;
     pnut.createPost(this.ptext, this.options).then(res => {
       console.log(res);
       this.presentToast("Status posted.");
       this.events.publish('stream:reload', {});
     }).catch(err => {
-      console.log(err);
+      console.log(JSON.stringify(err));
     });
     this.viewCtrl.dismiss();
   }
@@ -421,6 +438,17 @@ export class NewPostModal {
       return "";
     }
   }
+
+  textCount() {
+    let counttext = ""
+    let count = 254 - this.ptext.length
+    if (count < 1) {
+      counttext = "longpost"
+    } else {
+      counttext = String(count)
+    }
+    return counttext
+  }
 }
 
 @Component({