diff --git a/client/app.js b/client/app.js
index 7cca7edaf..150af90b4 100644
--- a/client/app.js
+++ b/client/app.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var newPostsHandle = postListSubscription(FIND_APPROVED, {sort: {sticky: -1, sub
 var bestPostsHandle = postListSubscription(FIND_APPROVED, {sort: {sticky: -1, baseScore: -1}}, 10);
 var pendingPostsHandle = postListSubscription(
   {$or: [{status: STATUS_PENDING}, {status: STATUS_REJECTED}]}, 
-  {sort: {score: -1}}, 
+  {sort: {createdAt: -1}}, 
   10
 );
 
diff --git a/client/views/posts/post_edit.html b/client/views/posts/post_edit.html
index 78c848ac1..464e11861 100644
--- a/client/views/posts/post_edit.html
+++ b/client/views/posts/post_edit.html
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         {{#if isAdmin}}
+          <div class="control-group post-form-sticky">
+            <label class="control-label">Inactive?</label>
+            <div class="controls">
+              {{inactive}}
+            </div>
+          </div>
           <div class="control-group post-form-sticky">
             <label class="control-label">Sticky?</label>
             <div class="controls">
diff --git a/client/views/posts/post_edit.js b/client/views/posts/post_edit.js
index 945bfdd66..1dcc679de 100644
--- a/client/views/posts/post_edit.js
+++ b/client/views/posts/post_edit.js
@@ -95,8 +95,13 @@ Template.post_edit.events = {
 
     if(isAdmin(Meteor.user())){
       if(status == STATUS_APPROVED){
-        // if post is approved, set submitted timestamp to current date or form field date
-        properties.submitted = (post.submitted == '') ? new Date().getTime() : parseInt(moment($('#submitted_date').val()+$('#submitted_time').val(), "MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm").valueOf());
+        if(post.submitted == ''){
+          // this is the first time we are approving the post
+          properties.submitted = new Date().getTime();
+          properties.inactive = false;
+        }else{
+          properties.submitted = parseInt(moment($('#submitted_date').val()+$('#submitted_time').val(), "MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm").valueOf());
+        }
       }
       adminProperties = {
         sticky:     !!$('#sticky').attr('checked'),
diff --git a/client/views/posts/post_submit.html b/client/views/posts/post_submit.html
index 06629cd68..82e70f7e3 100644
--- a/client/views/posts/post_submit.html
+++ b/client/views/posts/post_submit.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <div class="control-group">
           <label class="control-label">Sticky?</label>
           <div class="controls">
-            <input type="checkbox" name="sticky" id="sticky" {{#if sticky}}checked{{/if}} />
+            <input type="checkbox" name="sticky" id="sticky" />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="control-group">