diff --git a/home/page/event_updates/event_updates.js b/home/page/event_updates/event_updates.js
index 834e887a1c..9aa3da244a 100644
--- a/home/page/event_updates/event_updates.js
+++ b/home/page/event_updates/event_updates.js
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ FeedList.prototype.make_head = function() {
 	// head
 
 	$a(this.head,'h1','', {display:'inline'}, 'Home'); 
-	$a(this.head,'span','link_type', {marginLeft:'7px'}, '[?]', function() {
-		msgprint('<b>What appears here?</b> This is where you get updates of everything you are allowed to access and generates an update')
+	$a(this.head,'span','link_type', {marginLeft:'7px'}, 'help', function() {
+		msgprint('<b>What appears here?</b> This is where you get updates of everything you are permitted to follow')
 	})
 
 	// refresh
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@ FeedList.prototype.make_head = function() {
 		{cursor:'pointer', marginLeft:'7px', fontSize:'11px'}, 'refresh',
 		function() { me.run(); }
 	);
+	
+	if(has_common(user_roles, ['System Manager','Accounts Manager'])) {
+		$btn(this.head, 'Dashboard', function() {loadpage('dashboard'); }, {marginLeft:'7px'})
+		
+	}
 }
 
 FeedList.prototype.run = function() {
@@ -589,14 +594,15 @@ HomeStatusBar = function() {
 	
 	this.render = function(r) {
 		this.wrapper.innerHTML = '';
-		this.span = $a(this.wrapper, 'span', 'home-status-link')
+		this.span = $a(this.wrapper, 'span', 'link_type', {fontWeight:'bold'});
 		this.span.onclick = function() { loadpage('My Company')	}
 		
 		if(r.unread_messages) {
-			this.span.innerHTML = '<span class="home-status-unread">' + r.unread_messages + '</span> unread message' + (cint(r.unread_messages) > 1 ? 's' : '');
+			this.span.innerHTML = '<span class="home-status-unread">' + r.unread_messages + '</span> unread';
 		} else {
-			this.span.innerHTML = 'No unread messages.';
+			this.span.innerHTML = 'Team / Messages';			
 		}
+		
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/knowledge_base/page/kb_common/kb_common.js b/knowledge_base/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
index 1826f05cc0..3e17b6f7b9 100644
--- a/knowledge_base/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
+++ b/knowledge_base/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
@@ -19,12 +19,25 @@ KBItemToolbar = function(args, kb) {
 		this.line1.innerHTML = repl('By %(name)s | %(when)s', {
 			name: wn.utils.full_name(this.det.first_name, this.det.last_name),
 			when: wn.datetime.comment_when(this.det.modified)
-		})
+		});
+		
+		// allow system manager to delete questions / answers
+		if(has_common(user_roles, ['Administrator', 'System Manager'])) {
+			this.line1.innerHTML += ' | '
+			$ln(this.line1, 'delete', me.del);
+		}
 	}
 
 	this.make_vote = function() {
 		new KBPoints(this.line2, this.det.points, this.det._users_voted, this.doctype, this.det.name, this.det.owner);
-		
+	}
+	
+	this.del = function() {
+		this.innerHTML = 'deleting...'; this.disabled = 1;
+		$c_page('knowledge_base', 'questions', 'delete', {dt:me.doctype, dn:me.det.name}, function(r,rt) {
+			// reload the list
+			kb.list.run()
+		});
 	}
 	
 	this.make_tags = function() {
diff --git a/knowledge_base/page/question_view/question_view.js b/knowledge_base/page/question_view/question_view.js
index ed11efce8b..422fb30229 100644
--- a/knowledge_base/page/question_view/question_view.js
+++ b/knowledge_base/page/question_view/question_view.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ KBAnswerList = function(args) {
 			as_dict: 1,
 			no_results_message: 'No answers yet, be the first one to answer!',
 			render_row: function(body, data) {
-				new KBAnswer(body, data)
+				new KBAnswer(body, data, me)
 			},
 			get_query: function() {
 				return repl("SELECT t1.name, t1.owner, t1.answer, t1.points, t1._users_voted, t2.first_name, "
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ KBAnswerList = function(args) {
 // answer
 // by xxx | on xxx
 // points yyy
-KBAnswer = function(body, data) {
+KBAnswer = function(body, data, ans_list) {
 	body.className = 'qv-answer';
 	new EditableText({
 		parent: body,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ KBAnswer = function(body, data) {
 		det: data,
 		with_tags: 0,
 		doctype: 'Answer'
-	}, null)
+	}, ans_list)
 	
 }
 
diff --git a/knowledge_base/page/questions/questions.py b/knowledge_base/page/questions/questions.py
index cbb6a252cf..5f8b209fe2 100644
--- a/knowledge_base/page/questions/questions.py
+++ b/knowledge_base/page/questions/questions.py
@@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ def vote(arg):
 		(p, cstr(res[1]) + ',' + webnotes.user.name, args['dn']))
 	
 	return p
+
+def delete(arg):
+	"""
+		delete a question or answer (called from kb toolbar)
+	"""
+	args = load_json(arg)
+	from webnotes.model import delete_doc
+	delete_doc(args['dt'], args['dn'])
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