diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
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+class MessagesController < ApplicationController
+
+  before_filter :authenticate
+
+  verify :method => :post, :only => ['create'],
+         :redirect_to => { :action => 'list' }
+
+  before_filter :only => ['console','show'] do |controller| 
+    controller.authorization_by_roles(['admin'])
+  end
+
+  def list
+    @user = User.find(session[:user_id])
+    @messages = Message.find_all_sent_by_user(@user)
+  end
+  
+  def console
+    @user = User.find(session[:user_id])
+    @messages = Message.find_all_system_unreplied_messages
+  end
+
+  def show
+    @message = Message.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  def create
+    user = User.find(session[:user_id])
+    @message = Message.new(params[:message])
+    @message.sender = user
+    if !@message.save
+      render :action => 'list' and return
+    else
+      flash[:notice] = 'New message posted'
+      redirect_to :action => 'list'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def reply
+    user = User.find(session[:user_id])
+    @message = Message.new(params[:r_message])
+    @message.sender = user
+    if !@message.save
+      render :action => 'show' and return
+    else
+      flash[:notice] = 'Message replied'
+      rep_msg = @message.replying_message
+      rep_msg.replied = true
+      rep_msg.save
+      redirect_to :action => 'console'
+    end
+  end
+
+  protected
+  def build_replying_message_hierarchy(user)
+    @all_messages = {}
+
+
+    # manually build replies hierarchy (to improve efficiency)
+    [@messages, @replied_messages].each do |collection|
+      collection.each do |m| 
+        @all_messages[m.id] = {:msg => m, :replies => []}
+      end
+    end
+
+    @all_messages.each do |m|
+      rep_id = m.replying_message_id
+      if @all_messages[rep_id]!=nil
+        @all_messages[rep_id][:replies] << m
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end