2 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/components/chat/chat.js b/src/components/chat/chat.js
index e57fcb91..b54f5fb2 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/chat.js
+++ b/src/components/chat/chat.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const Chat = {
     },
     formPlaceholder () {
       if (this.recipient) {
-        return this.$t('chats.message_user', { nickname: this.recipient.screen_name })
+        return this.$t('chats.message_user', { nickname: this.recipient.screen_name_ui })
       } else {
         return ''
       }
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ const Chat = {
       const scrollable = this.$refs.scrollable
       return scrollable && scrollable.scrollTop <= 0
     },
+    cullOlderCheck () {
+      window.setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.bottomedOut(JUMP_TO_BOTTOM_BUTTON_VISIBILITY_OFFSET)) {
+          this.$store.dispatch('cullOlderMessages', this.currentChatMessageService.chatId)
+        }
+      }, 5000)
+    },
     handleScroll: _.throttle(function () {
       if (!this.currentChat) { return }
 
@@ -241,6 +248,7 @@ const Chat = {
         this.fetchChat({ maxId: this.currentChatMessageService.minId })
       } else if (this.bottomedOut(JUMP_TO_BOTTOM_BUTTON_VISIBILITY_OFFSET)) {
         this.jumpToBottomButtonVisible = false
+        this.cullOlderCheck()
         if (this.newMessageCount > 0) {
           // Use a delay before marking as read to prevent situation where new messages
           // arrive just as you're leaving the view and messages that you didn't actually
diff --git a/src/components/chat/chat.scss b/src/components/chat/chat.scss
index aef58495..3a26686c 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/chat.scss
+++ b/src/components/chat/chat.scss
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@
     .unread-message-count {
       font-size: 0.8em;
       left: 50%;
-      transform: translate(-50%, 0);
-      border-radius: 100%;
       margin-top: -1rem;
-      padding: 0;
+      padding: 0.1em;
+      border-radius: 50px;
+      position: absolute;
     }
 
     .chat-loading-error {