diff --git a/graph2/queries/log.go b/graph2/queries/log.go
index bb7403b..6b90ef9 100644
--- a/graph2/queries/log.go
+++ b/graph2/queries/log.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) ImportLog(ctx context.Context, input input.LogImportI
 			changes.Submit("Post", "add", token.UserID, true, changekeys.Many(result.Log, result.Posts), result.Posts)
 		}()
 
-		log, err := logs.UpdateCharacters(result.Log, false)
+		log, err := logs.UpdateCharacters(result.Log, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			log = result.Log
 		}
diff --git a/graph2/queries/post.go b/graph2/queries/post.go
index 9348fce..cdf52b4 100644
--- a/graph2/queries/post.go
+++ b/graph2/queries/post.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) AddPost(ctx context.Context, input input.PostAddInput
 		return models.Post{}, err
 	}
 
-	go logs.UpdateCharacters(log, false)
+	go logs.UpdateCharacters(log, nil)
 	go changes.Submit("Post", "add", token.UserID, true, changekeys.Many(log, post), post)
 
 	return post, nil
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) EditPost(ctx context.Context, input input.PostEditInp
 				return
 			}
 
-			logs.UpdateCharacters(log, false)
+			logs.UpdateCharacters(log, nil)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) RemovePost(ctx context.Context, input input.PostRemov
 			return
 		}
 
-		logs.UpdateCharacters(log, false)
+		logs.UpdateCharacters(log, nil)
 		changes.Submit("Post", "remove", token.UserID, true, changekeys.Many(log, post), post)
 	}()
 
diff --git a/models/logs/update-characters.go b/models/logs/update-characters.go
index df32526..8d8cfab 100644
--- a/models/logs/update-characters.go
+++ b/models/logs/update-characters.go
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ import (
 var updateTask = task.New(time.Second*60, RunFullUpdate)
 
 // UpdateCharacters updates the characters for the given log.
-func UpdateCharacters(log models.Log, addUnknowns bool) (models.Log, error) {
+func UpdateCharacters(log models.Log, unknowns map[string]int) (models.Log, error) {
 	posts, err := posts.List(&posts.Filter{LogID: &log.ShortID, Kind: []string{"action", "text", "chars"}, Limit: 0})
 	if err != nil {
 		return models.Log{}, err
 	}
 
+	counts := make(map[string]int)
 	added := make(map[string]bool)
 	removed := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, post := range posts {
 		if post.Kind == "text" || post.Kind == "action" {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(post.Text, "(") || strings.Contains(post.Nick, "(") || strings.Contains(post.Nick, "[E]") {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(post.Text, "(") || strings.Contains(post.Nick, "(") || strings.Contains(post.Nick, "[E]") || strings.HasSuffix(post.Nick, "|") {
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func UpdateCharacters(log models.Log, addUnknowns bool) (models.Log, error) {
 			}
 
 			added[post.Nick] = true
+			counts[post.Nick]++
 		}
 		if post.Kind == "chars" {
 			tokens := strings.Fields(post.Text)
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ func UpdateCharacters(log models.Log, addUnknowns bool) (models.Log, error) {
 
 	log.CharacterIDs = characterIDs
 
-	if addUnknowns {
+	if len(nicks) > 0 && unknowns != nil {
 	NickLoop:
 		for nick := range added {
 			if !added[nick] {
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ func UpdateCharacters(log models.Log, addUnknowns bool) (models.Log, error) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			unknownnicks.Add(nick)
+			unknowns[nick] += counts[nick]
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -107,27 +109,22 @@ func RunFullUpdate() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = unknownnicks.BeginUpdate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	unknowns := make(map[string]int, 256)
 
 	log := models.Log{}
 	for iter.Next(&log) {
-		_, err = UpdateCharacters(log, true)
+		_, err = UpdateCharacters(log, unknowns)
 		if err != nil {
-			unknownnicks.CancelUpdate()
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
 	err = iter.Err()
 	if err != nil {
-		unknownnicks.CancelUpdate()
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = unknownnicks.CommitUpdate()
+	err = unknownnicks.Update(unknowns)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.New("Failed to commit unknown nicks update: " + err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/models/unknownnicks/update.go b/models/unknownnicks/update.go
index b25f66e..67deafe 100644
--- a/models/unknownnicks/update.go
+++ b/models/unknownnicks/update.go
@@ -1,49 +1,16 @@
 package unknownnicks
 
 import (
-	"sync"
-
 	"github.com/globalsign/mgo/bson"
 )
 
-var updateMutex sync.Mutex
-var updateMap map[string]int
-
-// Add adds a nick as unknown.
-func Add(nick string) {
-	updateMap[nick] = updateMap[nick] + 1
-}
-
-// BeginUpdate starts an add operation
-func BeginUpdate() error {
-	updateMutex.Lock()
-
+// Update updates the map, replacing it with the scores provided here.
+func Update(updateMap map[string]int) error {
 	_, err := collection.RemoveAll(bson.M{})
 	if err != nil {
-		updateMutex.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if updateMap == nil {
-		updateMap = make(map[string]int)
-	}
-
-	for key := range updateMap {
-		delete(updateMap, key)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// CancelUpdate cancels an add operation
-func CancelUpdate() {
-	updateMutex.Unlock()
-}
-
-// CommitUpdate commits an add operation to the database.
-func CommitUpdate() error {
-	defer updateMutex.Unlock()
-
 	for nick, score := range updateMap {
 		_, err := collection.UpsertId(nick, bson.M{"$set": bson.M{"score": score}})
 		if err != nil {