diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_observer.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_observer.rb
index d5cc902e2..2a421ef34 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_observer.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_observer.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,17 @@ module JamRuby
 
     observe JamRuby::InvitedUser
 
+    @@log = Logging.logger[InvitedUserObserver]
+
     def after_create(invited_user)
 
+      if invited_user.note
+        # lie to spammer and say it worked. drop on floor
+        @@log.info("dropping spammer " + invited_user.sender_id)
+        # make spammer think we are sending email
+        sleep (1)
+        return
+      end
       if invited_user.sender.nil?
         InvitedUserMailer.welcome_betauser(invited_user).deliver_now
       else
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/invitationDialog.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/invitationDialog.scss
index 6b15927df..66a4824e0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/invitationDialog.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/invitationDialog.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .invitation-overlay {
-  width:384px;
-  height:344px;
+  width:420px;
+  height:294px;
   padding:8px;
   background-color:#787878;
   position:fixed;
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 3px 0px #888;
   box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 3px 0px #888;
   color:#666;
-  height:75px;
-  width:300px;
+  height: 179px;
+  width: 393px;
 }
 
 .invitation-inner {
-  height:300px;
+  height:250px;
   overflow:auto;
   background-color:#262626;
 }
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diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
index 089c2bf4d..9370aec74 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ class ApiInvitedUsersController < ApiController
         return
       end
 
+      # remove due to spammers
       msg = params[:note].blank? ? nil : params[:note].strip
+
+
+
       @invited_users = emails.collect do |ee|
         iu = InvitedUser.new
         iu.sender = current_user
@@ -58,4 +62,4 @@ class ApiInvitedUsersController < ApiController
     end
   end
 
-end
+end
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diff --git a/web/app/views/dialogs/_invitationDialog.html.erb b/web/app/views/dialogs/_invitationDialog.html.erb
index 85dc6fe69..e9fe77096 100644
--- a/web/app/views/dialogs/_invitationDialog.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/dialogs/_invitationDialog.html.erb
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@
             <label for="txt-emails">Enter email address(es). If multiple addresses, separate with commas.</label><br />
             <textarea id="txt-emails"></textarea>
         </div>
-        <div style="margin-left:10px; margin-top:20px;">
+        <div style="margin-left:10px; margin-top:20px;display:none">
             <label for="txt-message">Enter a personal message to the person(s) you are inviting.</label><br />
-            <textarea id="txt-message"></textarea>
+            <textarea id="txt-message" disabled="disabled" style="display:none"></textarea>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="invitation-inner" id="invitation-checkbox-container">
+    <div class="invitation-inner" id="invitation-checkbox-container" style="display:none">
         <div style="margin-left:10px; margin-top:10px;">
             <label>Click the checkbox next to the email of each person you'd like to invite.</label><br />
-            <label class="email-filter" for="email-filter">Filter Results: <input text="text" name="email-filter" /></label><br />
+            <label class="email-filter" for="email-filter">Filter Results: <input text="text" name="email-filter" disabled="disabled"/></label><br />
             <div id="invitation-checkboxes">
-
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>