diff --git a/packages/custom/lib/settings.js b/packages/custom/lib/settings.js
index f5e3bf545..a7ec5fdef 100644
--- a/packages/custom/lib/settings.js
+++ b/packages/custom/lib/settings.js
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ var customSetting = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(customSetting);
+Settings.registerField(customSetting);
diff --git a/packages/telescope-embedly/lib/embedly.js b/packages/telescope-embedly/lib/embedly.js
index d068d35f6..a195f6582 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-embedly/lib/embedly.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-embedly/lib/embedly.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var embedlyKeyProperty = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(embedlyKeyProperty);
+Settings.registerField(embedlyKeyProperty);
 
 var thumbnailWidthProperty = {
   propertyName: 'thumbnailWidth',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var thumbnailWidthProperty = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(thumbnailWidthProperty);
+Settings.registerField(thumbnailWidthProperty);
 
 var thumbnailHeightProperty = {
   propertyName: 'thumbnailHeight',
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var thumbnailHeightProperty = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(thumbnailHeightProperty);
+Settings.registerField(thumbnailHeightProperty);
 
 // add callback that adds "has-thumbnail" or "no-thumbnail" CSS classes
 Telescope.callbacks.register("postClass", function (post, postClass){
diff --git a/packages/telescope-kadira/lib/kadira-settings.js b/packages/telescope-kadira/lib/kadira-settings.js
index 32b9a3f5b..f697f71db 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-kadira/lib/kadira-settings.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-kadira/lib/kadira-settings.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var kadiraAppIdProperty = {
     }
   }
 };
-Settings.addToSchema(kadiraAppIdProperty);
+Settings.registerField(kadiraAppIdProperty);
 
 var kadiraAppSecretProperty = {
   propertyName: "kadiraAppSecret",
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ var kadiraAppSecretProperty = {
     }
   }
 };
-Settings.addToSchema(kadiraAppSecretProperty);
+Settings.registerField(kadiraAppSecretProperty);
diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
index 4978cc35f..fa169a3f0 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/newsletter.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var enableNewsletter = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(enableNewsletter);
+Settings.registerField(enableNewsletter);
 
 var showBanner = {
   propertyName: 'showBanner',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var showBanner = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(showBanner);
+Settings.registerField(showBanner);
 
 var mailChimpAPIKey = {
   propertyName: "mailChimpAPIKey",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var mailChimpAPIKey = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(mailChimpAPIKey);
+Settings.registerField(mailChimpAPIKey);
 
 var mailChimpListId = {
   propertyName: 'mailChimpListId',
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var mailChimpListId = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(mailChimpListId);
+Settings.registerField(mailChimpListId);
 
 var postsPerNewsletter = {
   propertyName: 'postsPerNewsletter',
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var postsPerNewsletter = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(postsPerNewsletter);
+Settings.registerField(postsPerNewsletter);
 
 var newsletterFrequency = {
   propertyName: 'newsletterFrequency',
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var newsletterFrequency = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(newsletterFrequency);
+Settings.registerField(newsletterFrequency);
 
 var newsletterTime = {
   propertyName: 'newsletterTime',
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ var newsletterTime = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(newsletterTime);
+Settings.registerField(newsletterTime);
 
 var autoSubscribe = {
   propertyName: 'autoSubscribe',
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ var autoSubscribe = {
     }
   }
 }
-Settings.addToSchema(autoSubscribe);
+Settings.registerField(autoSubscribe);
 
 // create new "campaign" lens for all posts from the past X days that haven't been scheduled yet
 viewParameters.campaign = function (terms) {
diff --git a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
index d31ffe16a..4498879c4 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var emailNotifications = {
     }
   }
 };
-Settings.addToSchema(emailNotifications);
+Settings.registerField(emailNotifications);
 
 // make it possible to disable notifications on a per-comment basis
 Comments.registerField(
diff --git a/packages/telescope-tagline-banner/lib/tagline.js b/packages/telescope-tagline-banner/lib/tagline.js
index 61a2a682a..8e2df5c7e 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-tagline-banner/lib/tagline.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-tagline-banner/lib/tagline.js
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ var showTaglineBanner = {
     }
   }
 };
-Settings.addToSchema(showTaglineBanner);
+Settings.registerField(showTaglineBanner);
diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/lib/helpers.js b/packages/telescope-users/lib/helpers.js
index 254fde098..80b97f5e4 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-users/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-users/lib/helpers.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Users.isAdmin = function (user) {
   return !!user && !!user.isAdmin;
 };
 
+Users.isOwner = function (user, document) {
+  return user._id === document.userId;
+};
+
 Users.updateAdmin = function (userId, admin) {
   this.update(userId, {$set: {isAdmin: admin}});
 };