diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/error.py b/pylons_app/controllers/error.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/error.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/error.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from pylons_app.lib.base import BaseController, render
 from pylons.middleware import  media_path
 from pylons_app.lib.utils import check_repo
-from pylons_app.lib.filters import clean_repo
+import pylons_app.lib.helpers as h
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ErrorController(BaseController):
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ErrorController(BaseController):
         if resp.status_int == 404:
             org_e = request.environ.get('pylons.original_request').environ
             c.repo_name = repo_name = org_e['PATH_INFO'].split('/')[1]
-            c.repo_name_cleaned = clean_repo(c.repo_name)
+            c.repo_name_cleaned = h.repo_name_slug(c.repo_name)
             if check_repo(repo_name, g.base_path):
                 return render('/errors/error_404.html')
                 
diff --git a/pylons_app/lib/filters.py b/pylons_app/lib/filters.py
--- a/pylons_app/lib/filters.py
+++ b/pylons_app/lib/filters.py
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ simple filters for hg apps html template
 
 from mercurial import util
 from mercurial.templatefilters import age as _age, person as _person
-from string import punctuation
-
-def clean_repo(repo_name):
-    for x in punctuation:
-        if x != '_':
-            repo_name = repo_name.replace(x, '')
-    repo_name = repo_name.lower().strip()
-    return repo_name.replace(' ', '_')
 
 age = lambda  x:_age(x)
 capitalize = lambda x: x.capitalize()
diff --git a/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py b/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
--- a/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from webhelpers.pylonslib import Flash a
 from webhelpers.pylonslib.secure_form import secure_form
 from webhelpers.text import chop_at, collapse, convert_accented_entities, \
     convert_misc_entities, lchop, plural, rchop, remove_formatting, \
-    replace_whitespace, urlify
+    replace_whitespace, urlify, truncate
 
 
 #Custom helper here :)
@@ -92,6 +92,35 @@ def pygmentize_annotation(filenode, **kw
            
     return literal(annotate_highlight(filenode, url_func, **kwargs))
 
+def recursive_replace(str, replace=' '):
+    """
+    Recursive replace of given sign to just one instance
+    @param str: given string
+    @param replace:char to find and replace multiple instances
+        
+    Examples::
+    >>> recursive_replace("Mighty---Mighty-Bo--sstones",'-')
+    'Mighty-Mighty-Bo-sstones'
+    """
+
+    if str.find(replace * 2) == -1:
+        return str
+    else:
+        str = str.replace(replace * 2, replace)
+        return recursive_replace(str, replace)  
+      
+def repo_name_slug(value):
+    """
+    Return slug of name of repository
+    """
+    slug = urlify(value)
+    for c in """=[]\;',/~!@#$%^&*()+{}|:""":
+        slug = slug.replace(c, '-')
+    print slug
+    slug = recursive_replace(slug, '-')
+    print slug    
+    return slug
+    
 files_breadcrumbs = _FilesBreadCrumbs()
 link = _Link()
 flash = _Flash()
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html b/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
@@ -151,15 +151,4 @@ def is_current(selected):
             </span>
         %endif
 	%endif           
-</%def>
-
-<!-- SHORTER LONGER STRINGS -->
-<%def name="message_slug(msg)">
-	<%
-	limit = 60
-	if len(msg) > limit:
-		return msg[:limit]+'...'
-	else:
-		return msg
-	%>
 </%def>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/index.html b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/index.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pylons_app.lib import filters
 	%for cnt,repo in enumerate(c.repos_list):
  		<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
 		    <td>${h.link(repo['name'],h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['name']))}</td>
-		    <td title="${repo['description']}">${self.message_slug(repo['description'])}</td>
+		    <td title="${repo['description']}">${h.truncate(repo['description'],60)}</td>
 	        <td>${repo['last_change']|n,filters.age}</td>
 	        <td>${h.link_to('r%s:%s' % (repo['rev'],repo['tip']),h.url('changeset_home',repo_name=repo['name'],revision=repo['tip']))}</td>
 	        <td title="${repo['contact']}">${repo['contact']|n,filters.person}</td>
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html b/pylons_app/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pylons_app.lib import filters
 		<td title="${cs.author}">${cs.author|n,filters.person}</td>
 		<td>r${cs.revision}</td>
 		<td>
-			${h.link_to(self.message_slug(cs.message),
+			${h.link_to(h.truncate(cs.message,60),
 			h.url('changeset_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=cs._short),
 			title=cs.message)}
 		</td>
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/summary/summary.html b/pylons_app/templates/summary/summary.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/summary/summary.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/summary/summary.html
@@ -64,22 +64,13 @@ E.onDOMReady(function(e){
 
     <h2>${h.link_to(_('Changes'),h.url('changelog_home',repo_name=c.repo_name))}</h2>
     <table>
-	<%def name="message_slug(msg)">
-		<%
-		limit = 60
-		if len(msg) > limit:
-			return msg[:limit]+'...'
-		else:
-			return msg
-		%>
-	</%def>    
 	%for cnt,cs in enumerate(c.repo_changesets):
 		<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
 			<td>${cs._ctx.date()|n,filters.age}</td>
 			<td>${cs.author|n,filters.person}</td>
 			<td>r${cs.revision}</td>
 			<td>
-				${h.link_to(message_slug(cs.message),
+				${h.link_to(truncate(cs.message,60),
 				h.url('changeset_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=cs._short),
 				title=cs.message)}
 			</td>