diff --git a/boards/views/all_threads.py b/boards/views/all_threads.py
--- a/boards/views/all_threads.py
+++ b/boards/views/all_threads.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import string
-
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 
@@ -12,6 +10,7 @@ from boards.views.banned import BannedVi
 from boards.views.base import BaseBoardView, CONTEXT_FORM
 from boards.views.posting_mixin import PostMixin
 
+
 FORM_TAGS = 'tags'
 FORM_TEXT = 'text'
 FORM_TITLE = 'title'
@@ -127,7 +126,9 @@ class AllThreadsView(PostMixin, BaseBoar
 
         post = Post.objects.create_post(title=title, text=text, image=image,
                                         ip=ip, tags=tags)
-        # FIXME
+
+        # This is required to update the threads to which posts we have replied
+        # when creating this one
         post.send_to_websocket(request)
 
         if html_response:
diff --git a/boards/views/base.py b/boards/views/base.py
--- a/boards/views/base.py
+++ b/boards/views/base.py
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ CONTEXT_FORM = 'form'
 class BaseBoardView(View):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        This method is deprecated. You need to use dicts instead of context
+        instances in all places it is used now.
+        """
+
         request = kwargs['request']
-        # context = self._default_context(request)
         context = RequestContext(request)
 
         return context
diff --git a/boards/views/mixins.py b/boards/views/mixins.py
--- a/boards/views/mixins.py
+++ b/boards/views/mixins.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+PARAM_NEXT = 'next'
 PARAMETER_METHOD = 'method'
 
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ class RedirectNextMixin:
         current view has finished its work.
         """
 
-        if 'next' in request.GET:
-            next_page = request.GET['next']
+        if PARAM_NEXT in request.GET:
+            next_page = request.GET[PARAM_NEXT]
             return HttpResponseRedirect(next_page)
         else:
             return redirect('index')
diff --git a/boards/views/settings.py b/boards/views/settings.py
--- a/boards/views/settings.py
+++ b/boards/views/settings.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from boards.abstracts.settingsmanager im
 from boards.views.base import BaseBoardView, CONTEXT_FORM
 from boards.forms import SettingsForm, PlainErrorList
 
+FORM_THEME = 'theme'
+
 CONTEXT_HIDDEN_TAGS = 'hidden_tags'
 
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ class SettingsView(BaseBoardView):
 
         selected_theme = settings_manager.get_theme()
 
-        form = SettingsForm(initial={'theme': selected_theme},
+        form = SettingsForm(initial={FORM_THEME: selected_theme},
                             error_class=PlainErrorList)
 
         context[CONTEXT_FORM] = form
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class SettingsView(BaseBoardView):
             form = SettingsForm(request.POST, error_class=PlainErrorList)
 
             if form.is_valid():
-                selected_theme = form.cleaned_data['theme']
+                selected_theme = form.cleaned_data[FORM_THEME]
 
                 settings_manager.set_theme(selected_theme)
 
diff --git a/boards/views/tag_threads.py b/boards/views/tag_threads.py
--- a/boards/views/tag_threads.py
+++ b/boards/views/tag_threads.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from boards.views.all_threads import All
 from boards.views.mixins import DispatcherMixin, RedirectNextMixin
 from boards.forms import ThreadForm, PlainErrorList
 
+PARAM_HIDDEN_TAGS = 'hidden_tags'
+PARAM_FAV_TAGS = 'fav_tags'
+PARAM_TAG = 'tag'
 
 __author__ = 'neko259'
 
@@ -25,10 +28,10 @@ class TagView(AllThreadsView, Dispatcher
         settings_manager = get_settings_manager(kwargs['request'])
 
         tag = get_object_or_404(Tag, name=self.tag_name)
-        context['tag'] = tag
+        context[PARAM_TAG] = tag
 
-        context['fav_tags'] = settings_manager.get_fav_tags()
-        context['hidden_tags'] = settings_manager.get_hidden_tags()
+        context[PARAM_FAV_TAGS] = settings_manager.get_fav_tags()
+        context[PARAM_HIDDEN_TAGS] = settings_manager.get_hidden_tags()
 
         return context
 
diff --git a/boards/views/thread.py b/boards/views/thread.py
--- a/boards/views/thread.py
+++ b/boards/views/thread.py
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ class ThreadView(BaseBoardView, PostMixi
         """Add a new post (in thread or as a reply)."""
 
         ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
-        is_banned = Ban.objects.filter(ip=ip).exists()
-
-        if is_banned:
-            if html_response:
-                return redirect(BannedView().as_view())
-            else:
-                return None
 
         data = form.cleaned_data