diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/lib/callbacks.js b/packages/telescope-users/lib/callbacks.js
index c80b5a632..0d62a0fe6 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-users/lib/callbacks.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-users/lib/callbacks.js
@@ -1,9 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Set up user object on creation
+ * @param {Object} user – the user object being iterated on and returned
+ * @param {Object} options – user options
+ */
+function setupUser (user, options) {
+   // ------------------------------ Properties ------------------------------ //
+
+  var userProperties = {
+    profile: options.profile || {},
+    telescope: {
+      karma: 0,
+      isInvited: false,
+      postCount: 0,
+      commentCount: 0,
+      invitedCount: 0,
+      upvotedPosts: [],
+      downvotedPosts: [],
+      upvotedComments: [],
+      downvotedComments: []
+    }
+  };
+  user = _.extend(user, userProperties);
+
+  // set email on profile, and use it to generate email hash
+  if (options.email) {
+    user.telescope.email = options.email;
+    user.telescope.emailHash = Gravatar.hash(options.email);
+  }
+
+  // set username on telescope
+  user.telescope.username = user.username;
+
+  // create slug from username
+  user.telescope.slug = Telescope.utils.slugify(user.telescope.username);
+
+  // if this is not a dummy account, and is the first user ever, make them an admin
+  user.isAdmin = (!user.profile.isDummy && Meteor.users.find({'profile.isDummy': {$ne: true}}).count() === 0) ? true : false;
+
+  Events.track('new user', {username: user.username, email: user.profile.email});
+
+  return user;
+}
+Telescope.callbacks.register("userCreated", setupUser);
 
 /**
  * Check if the user has completed their profile with an email and username.
  * @param {Object} user
  */
 function hasCompletedProfile (user) {
+  return true;
+  //TODO
   return !!Users.getEmail(user) && !!Users.getUserName(user);
 }
-Telescope.callbacks.register("profileCompletedChecks", hasCompletedProfile);
\ No newline at end of file
+Telescope.callbacks.register("profileCompletedChecks", hasCompletedProfile);
diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/lib/methods.js b/packages/telescope-users/lib/methods.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1ed8d2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/telescope-users/lib/methods.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Meteor.methods({
+  // not used for now
+  changeEmail: function (userId, newEmail) {
+    var user = Meteor.users.findOne(userId);
+    if (Users.can.edit(Meteor.user(), user) !== true) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error("Permission denied");
+    }
+    Meteor.users.update(
+      userId,
+      {$set: {
+          emails: [{address: newEmail, verified: false}],
+          emailHash: Gravatar.hash(newEmail),
+          // Just in case this gets called from somewhere other than /client/views/users/user_edit.js
+          "profile.email": newEmail
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/create_user.js b/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/create_user.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9a94260b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/create_user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Accounts.onCreateUser(function(options, user){
+  user = Telescope.callbacks.run("userCreated", user, options);
+  return user;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/stuff.js b/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/stuff.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a5906be27..000000000
--- a/packages/telescope-users/lib/server/stuff.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-Accounts.onCreateUser(function(options, user){
-
-  // ------------------------------ Properties ------------------------------ //
-
-  var userProperties = {
-    profile: options.profile || {},
-    telescope: {
-      karma: 0,
-      isInvited: false,
-      postCount: 0,
-      commentCount: 0,
-      invitedCount: 0,
-      upvotedPosts: [],
-      downvotedPosts: [],
-      upvotedComments: [],
-      downvotedComments: []
-    }
-  };
-  user = _.extend(user, userProperties);
-
-  // set email on profile, and use it to generate email hash
-  if (options.email) {
-    user.telescope.email = options.email;
-    user.telescope.emailHash = Gravatar.hash(options.email);
-  }
-
-  // set username on telescope
-  user.telescope.username = user.username;
-
-  // create slug from username
-  user.telescope.slug = Telescope.utils.slugify(user.telescope.username);
-
-  // if this is not a dummy account, and is the first user ever, make them an admin
-  user.isAdmin = (!user.profile.isDummy && Meteor.users.find({'profile.isDummy': {$ne: true}}).count() === 0) ? true : false;
-
-  // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
-
-  // run all post submit client callbacks on properties object successively
-  user = Telescope.callbacks.run("userCreated", user);
-
-  // ------------------------------ Analytics ------------------------------ //
-
-  Events.track('new user', {username: user.username, email: user.profile.email});
-
-  return user;
-});
-
-
-Meteor.methods({
-  changeEmail: function (userId, newEmail) {
-    var user = Meteor.users.findOne(userId);
-    if (Users.can.edit(Meteor.user(), user) !== true) {
-      throw new Meteor.Error("Permission denied");
-    }
-    Meteor.users.update(
-      userId,
-      {$set: {
-          emails: [{address: newEmail, verified: false}],
-          emailHash: Gravatar.hash(newEmail),
-          // Just in case this gets called from somewhere other than /client/views/users/user_edit.js
-          "profile.email": newEmail
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  },
-  // numberOfPostsToday: function(){
-  //   console.log(Users.numberOfItemsInPast24Hours(Meteor.user(), Posts));
-  // },
-  // numberOfCommentsToday: function(){
-  //   console.log(Users.numberOfItemsInPast24Hours(Meteor.user(), Comments));
-  // },
-  testBuffer: function(){
-    // TODO
-  },
-  getScoreDiff: function(id){
-    var object = Posts.findOne(id);
-    var baseScore = object.baseScore;
-    var ageInHours = (new Date().getTime() - object.submitted) / (60 * 60 * 1000);
-    var newScore = baseScore / Math.pow(ageInHours + 2, 1.3);
-    return Math.abs(object.score - newScore);
-  }
-});
diff --git a/packages/telescope-users/package.js b/packages/telescope-users/package.js
index 021f3b1bc..9000e11ff 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-users/package.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-users/package.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     'lib/helpers.js',
     'lib/menu.js',
     'lib/pubsub.js',
+    'lib/methods.js',
     'lib/routes.js'
   ], ['client', 'server']);
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
 
   api.addFiles([
     'lib/server/publications.js',
-    'lib/server/stuff.js'
+    'lib/server/create_user.js'
   ], ['server']);
 
   api.export('Users');