So, I started down the road of implementing model_security, and I eventually backed off.

It seemed to reaaally slow down page times. And it was problematic with forms in partials. It's got some great ideas, but, maybe it's a little more than I need.

So, I removed model_security, and instead went to a simpler design. I'm just putting readable_by?(user) and editable_by?(user) methods into my models that define the rules. Then I check the appropriate method in my controllers. @model.readable_by?(current_user)

Hey, it works! haha

I also worked on Polls a bit. I've got the tables cleaned up, the data migrated, and the polymorphic associations in my models. so, the Topic class now has_many :polls, :as => :pollable, and the Poll class belongs_to :pollable, :polymorphic => true

I've gotten the polls working in View mode, and also attached to Topics. I have to get voting working, as well as clean up the scaffolding for creating/editing new polls.

Less than two weeks till I have to move the site! :( And I still haven't gotten a new host!