diff --git a/js/interface_common.js b/js/interface_common.js
index 329ebe9..36179dd 100644
--- a/js/interface_common.js
+++ b/js/interface_common.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var twister = {
         root: $('<div>')  // templates should be detached from DOM and attached here; use extractTemplate()
     },
     modal: {},
+    res: {},  // reses for various reqs are cached here
     var: {
         localAccounts: [],
         updatesCheckClient: {}
@@ -591,37 +592,20 @@ function openHashtagModalFromSearchHandler(hashtag) {
         title: '#' + hashtag
     });
 
-    setupQueryModalUpdating(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), hashtag, 'hashtag');
+    var req = queryStart(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), hashtag, 'hashtag');
+    modal.content.find('.postboard-news').on('click', {req: req}, handleClickDisplayPendingTwists);
 }
 
-function setupQueryModalUpdating(postboard, query, resource) {
-    var req = {
-        postboard: postboard,
-        query: query,
-        resource: resource,
-        id: query + '@' + resource
-    };
-
-    postboard.attr('data-request-id', req.id);
+function handleClickDisplayPendingTwists(event) {
+    if (!event || !event.data || !event.data.req)
+        return;
 
-    requestQuery(req);
+    $(event.target).hide();
 
-    // use extended timeout parameters on modal refresh (requires twister_core >= 0.9.14).
-    // our first query above should be faster (with default timeoutArgs of twisterd),
-    // then we may possibly collect more posts on our second try by waiting more.
-    req.timeoutArgs = [10000, 2000, 3];
+    queryPendingDraw(event.data.req);
 
-    req.interval = setInterval(updateQueryModal, 5000, req);
-}
-
-function updateQueryModal(req) {
-    if (!isModalWithElemExists(req.postboard)) {
-        clearInterval(req.interval);
-        clearQueryProcessed(req.id);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    requestQuery(req);
+    if (typeof event.data.cbFunc === 'function')
+        event.data.cbFunc(event.data.cbReq);
 }
 
 function openFavsModal(event) {
@@ -654,7 +638,8 @@ function openFavsModalHandler(peerAlias) {
         title: polyglot.t('users_favs', {username: peerAlias})
     });
 
-    setupQueryModalUpdating(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), peerAlias, 'fav');
+    var req = queryStart(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), peerAlias, 'fav');
+    modal.content.find('.postboard-news').on('click', {req: req}, handleClickDisplayPendingTwists);
 }
 
 function openMentionsModal(event) {
@@ -686,18 +671,16 @@ function openMentionsModalHandler(peerAlias) {
         title: polyglot.t('users_mentions', {username: peerAlias})
     });
 
-    setupQueryModalUpdating(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), peerAlias, 'mention');
+    var req = queryStart(modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'), peerAlias, 'mention');
+    modal.content.find('.postboard-news')
+        .on('click',
+            {req: req, cbFunc: (peerAlias === defaultScreenName) ? resetMentionsCount : ''},
+            handleClickDisplayPendingTwists
+        )
+    ;
 
-    if (peerAlias === defaultScreenName) {
-        // obtain already cached mention posts from twister_newmsgs.js
-        processQuery({
-            postboard: modal.content.find('.postboard-posts'),
-            query: defaultScreenName,
-            resource: 'mention',
-            posts: getMentionsData()
-        });
+    if (peerAlias === defaultScreenName)
         resetMentionsCount();
-    }
 }
 
 function openFollowersModal(peerAlias) {
@@ -2752,15 +2735,6 @@ function initInterfaceCommon() {
     $('.userMenu-favs a').on('click', openFavsModal);
     $('.favs-from-user').on('click', openFavsModal);
 
-    $('#hashtag-modal-template .postboard-news').on('click', function (event) {
-        var elem = $(event.target).hide().closest('.postboard').find('.postboard-posts');
-
-        displayQueryPending(elem);
-
-        if (elem.attr('data-request-id') === defaultScreenName + '@mention')
-            resetMentionsCount();
-    });
-
     getElem('.latest-activity', true).on('mouseup',
         {feeder: '.latest-activity'}, handleClickOpenConversation);
 
diff --git a/js/tmobile.js b/js/tmobile.js
index 602dc7c..6248d27 100644
--- a/js/tmobile.js
+++ b/js/tmobile.js
@@ -528,27 +528,22 @@ function encode_utf8(s) {
     return s;
 }
 
-var tmobileQueryReq = {};  // FIXME need to rework all that searching
+var tmobileQueryReq;
 
-function setupHashtagOrMention(postboard, tag, res) {
+function setupHashtagOrMention(board, query, resource) {
     $.MAL.setPostTemplate( $("#post-template-home") );
     $.mobile.showPageLoadingMsg();
+    board.empty();
 
-    var reqId = tag + '@' + res;
+    var req = queryStart(board, query, resource);
 
-    clearQueryProcessed(reqId);
+    twister.res[req].boardAutoAppend = true;
+    twister.res[req].skidoo = function (req) {
+        var curPage = $.mobile.activePage.attr('id');
+        return (curPage !== 'mentions' && curPage !== 'hashtag') || req !== tmobileQueryReq;
+    };
 
-    tmobileQueryReq.postboard = postboard.text('').attr('data-request-id', reqId);
-    tmobileQueryReq.query = tag;
-    tmobileQueryReq.resource = res;
-
-    if (tag === defaultScreenName && res === 'mention') {
-        // obtain already cached mention posts from twister_newmsgs.js
-        tmobileQueryReq.posts = getMentionsData();
-        processQuery(tmobileQueryReq);
-    }
-
-    requestQuery(tmobileQueryReq);
+    tmobileQueryReq = req;
 }
 
 // every 2 seconds do something page specific.
@@ -570,12 +565,6 @@ function tmobileTick() {
                     }
                 }, {} );
     }
-
-    else if (curPage === 'mentions' || curPage === 'hashtag') {
-        autoUpdateQuery = true;
-        requestQuery(tmobileQueryReq);
-    }
-
     if (curPage === 'dmchat')
         requestDmConversation($('#dmchat .direct-messages-thread'), dmChatUser);
 }
diff --git a/js/twister_actions.js b/js/twister_actions.js
index a8ee43c..0431b64 100644
--- a/js/twister_actions.js
+++ b/js/twister_actions.js
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 var postsPerRefresh = 10;
 var maxExpandPost = 8;
 var maxExpandPostTop = 4;
-var _queryProcessedMap = {};
-var _queryPendingPosts = {};
-var autoUpdateQuery = false;
 
 // ----------------
 
@@ -439,55 +436,120 @@ function updateProfilePosts(postsView, username, useGetposts) {
      });
 }
 
-function clearQueryProcessed(id) {
-    if (!id) return;
+function queryStart(board, query, resource) {
+    var req = query + '@' + resource;
+
+    if (typeof twister.res[req] !== 'object')
+        twister.res[req] = {
+            board: board,
+            query: query,
+            resource: resource,
+            twists: {
+                cached: {},
+                pending: []
+            }
+        };
+    else {
+        twister.res[req].board = board;
+        for (var i in twister.res[req].twists.cached)
+            if (twister.res[req].twists.pending.indexOf(i) === -1)
+                twister.res[req].twists.pending.push(i);
+
+        queryPendingDraw(req)
+    }
+
+    queryRequest(req);
+
+    // use extended timeout parameters on modal refresh (requires twister_core >= 0.9.14).
+    // our first query above should be faster (with default timeoutArgs of twisterd),
+    // then we may possibly collect more posts on our second try by waiting more.
+    twister.res[req].timeoutArgs = [10000, 2000, 3];
+
+    twister.res[req].interval = setInterval(queryTick, 5000, req);
 
-    _queryProcessedMap[id] = {};
-    _queryPendingPosts[id] = [];
+    return req;
 }
 
-function requestQuery(req) {
-    req.postboard.closest('div').find('.postboard-loading').show();
-    if (req.resource === 'fav'){
-        twisterRpc("getfavs", [req.query, 1000], function(req, posts){
-                req.posts = posts;
-                processQuery(req)
-            }, req);
-    }
-    else {
-        dhtget(req.query, req.resource, 'm',
-            function (req, posts) {
-                req.posts = posts;
-                processQuery(req);
-            },
-            req,
-            req.timeoutArgs
-        );
+function queryTick(req) {
+    if (typeof twister.res[req].skidoo === 'function' ? twister.res[req].skidoo(req)
+        : !isModalWithElemExists(twister.res[req].board)) {
+        clearInterval(twister.res[req].interval);
+        queryClear(req);
+        return;
     }
+
+    queryRequest(req);
 }
 
-function processQuery(req) {
-    if (!isModalWithElemExists(req.postboard) || !req.posts || !req.posts.length)
+function queryClear(req) {
+    if (!req || !twister.res[req] || !twister.res[req].twists)
         return;
 
-    if (!req.id)
-        req.id = req.query + '@' + req.resource;
-    if (typeof _queryProcessedMap[req.id] !== 'object')
-        _queryProcessedMap[req.id] = {};
-    if (typeof _queryPendingPosts[req.id] !== 'object')
-        _queryPendingPosts[req.id] = [];
+    twister.res[req].twists.pending = [];
+}
 
-    for (var i = req.posts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        var userpost = req.posts[i].userpost;
+function queryRequest(req) {
+    twister.res[req].board.closest('div').find('.postboard-loading').show();
 
-        if (userpost.fav)
-            userpost = userpost.fav;
+    if (twister.res[req].resource === 'fav')
+        twisterRpc('getfavs', [twister.res[req].query, 1000],
+            queryProcess, req);
+    else
+        dhtget(twister.res[req].query, twister.res[req].resource, 'm',
+            queryProcess, req, twister.res[req].timeoutArgs);
+}
+
+function queryProcess(req, twists) {
+    queryPendingPush(req, twists);
+
+    if (typeof twister.res[req].skidoo === 'function' ? twister.res[req].skidoo(req)
+        : !isModalWithElemExists(twister.res[req].board))
+        return;
+
+    if (twister.res[req].twists.pending.length) {
+        if (twister.res[req].board.children().length && !$.mobile
+            && $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsModal.val === 'enable'
+            && (twister.res[req].resource !== 'mention' || twister.res[req].query !== defaultScreenName))
+            $.MAL.showDesktopNotification({
+                body: polyglot.t('You got') + ' ' + polyglot.t('new_posts', twister.res[req].twists.pending.length) + ' '
+                    + polyglot.t('in search result') + '.',
+                tag: 'twister_notification_new_posts_modal',
+                timeout: $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsModalTimer.val,
+                funcClick: (function() {
+                    focusModalWithElement(twister.res[this.req].board,
+                        function (req) {
+                            twister.res[req].board.closest('.postboard')
+                                .find('.postboard-news').click();
+                        },
+                        this.req
+                    );
+                }).bind({req: req})
+            });
 
-        var key = userpost.n + ';' + userpost.time;
+        if (!twister.res[req].board.children().length || twister.res[req].boardAutoAppend)
+            queryPendingDraw(req);
+        else {
+            twister.res[req].board.closest('div').find('.postboard-news')  // FIXME we'd replace 'div' with '.postboard' but need to dig through tmobile first
+                .text(polyglot.t('new_posts', twister.res[req].twists.pending.length))
+                .fadeIn('slow')
+            ;
+            twister.res[req].board.closest('div').find('.postboard-loading').hide();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function queryPendingPush(req, twists) {
+    if (!req || !twister.res[req] || !twists || !twists.length)
+        return;
+
+    for (var i = twists.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        var userpost = twists[i].userpost;
+        var j = userpost.n + '/' + userpost.time;
 
-        if (!_queryProcessedMap[req.id][key]) {
-            _queryProcessedMap[req.id][key] = true;
+        if (userpost.fav)
+            userpost = userpost.fav;
 
+        if (typeof twister.res[req].twists.cached[j] === 'undefined') {
             if ((typeof userpost.msg !== 'string' || userpost.msg === '')
                 && (typeof userpost.rt !== 'object'
                     || typeof userpost.rt.msg !== 'string' || userpost.rt.msg === ''))
@@ -500,53 +562,27 @@ function processQuery(req) {
                     langFilterData = filterLang(userpost.rt.msg);
 
                 if ($.Options.filterLangSimulate.val) {
-                    req.posts[i].langFilter = langFilterData;
+                    twists[i].langFilter = langFilterData;
                 } else {
                     if (!langFilterData.pass)
                         continue;
                 }
             }
 
-            _queryPendingPosts[req.id].push(req.posts[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (_queryPendingPosts[req.id].length) {
-        if (!$.hasOwnProperty('mobile') && $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsModal.val === 'enable'
-            && (req.resource !== 'mention' || req.query !== defaultScreenName)) {
-            $.MAL.showDesktopNotification({
-                body: polyglot.t('You got') + ' ' + polyglot.t('new_posts', _queryPendingPosts[req.id].length) + ' '
-                    + polyglot.t('in search result') + '.',
-                tag: 'twister_notification_new_posts_modal',
-                timeout: $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsModalTimer.val,
-                funcClick: (function() {
-                    focusModalWithElement(this.postboard,
-                        function (req) {
-                            req.postboard.closest('.postboard').find('.postboard-news').hide();
-                            displayQueryPending(req.postboard);
-                        }, {postboard: this.postboard}
-                    );
-                }).bind({postboard: req.postboard})
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (!req.postboard.children().length || autoUpdateQuery) {
-            displayQueryPending(req.postboard);
-        } else {
-            req.postboard.closest('div').find('.postboard-news')  // FIXME we'd replace 'div' with '.postboard' but need to dig through tmobile first
-                .text(polyglot.t('new_posts', _queryPendingPosts[req.id].length))
-                .fadeIn('slow')
-            ;
-            req.postboard.closest('div').find('.postboard-loading').hide();
+            twister.res[req].twists.cached[j] = twists[i];
+            twister.res[req].twists.pending.push(j);
         }
     }
 }
 
-function displayQueryPending(postboard) {
-    var reqId = postboard.attr('data-request-id');
+function queryPendingDraw(req) {
+    var twists = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < twister.res[req].twists.pending.length; i++)
+        twists.push(twister.res[req].twists.cached[twister.res[req].twists.pending[i]]);
+
+    attachPostsToStream(twister.res[req].board, twists, false);
 
-    attachPostsToStream(postboard, _queryPendingPosts[reqId], false);
-    _queryPendingPosts[reqId] = [];
+    queryClear(req);
 
     $.MAL.postboardLoaded();
 }
diff --git a/js/twister_newmsgs.js b/js/twister_newmsgs.js
index 535c3ed..3691a47 100644
--- a/js/twister_newmsgs.js
+++ b/js/twister_newmsgs.js
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ function processMention(user, mentionTime, data) {
                 _lastMentionTime = Math.max(mentionTime, _lastMentionTime);
                 data.isNew = true;
 
-                var reqId = defaultScreenName + '@mention';
-                if (typeof _queryPendingPosts[reqId] !== 'object')
-                    _queryPendingPosts[reqId] = [];
-                _queryPendingPosts[reqId].push(data);
+                var req = defaultScreenName + '@mention';
+                var j = data.userpost.n + '/' + data.userpost.time;
+                if (typeof twister.res[req].twists.cached[j] === 'undefined') {
+                    twister.res[req].twists.cached[j] = data;
+                    twister.res[req].twists.pending.push(j);
+                }
             }
             _knownMentions[key] = {mentionTime: mentionTime, data: data};
             purgeOldMentions();
@@ -114,15 +116,13 @@ function requestMentionsCount() {
                     tag: 'twister_notification_new_mentions',
                     timeout: $.Options.showDesktopNotifMentionsTimer.val,
                     funcClick: function () {
-                        var postboardSelector =
-                            '.postboard-posts[data-request-id="' + defaultScreenName + '@mention"]';
-                        if (!focusModalWithElement(postboardSelector,
+                        var req = defaultScreenName + '@mention';
+                        if (!focusModalWithElement(twister.res[req].board,
                             function (req) {
-                                var postboard = $(req.postboardSelector);
-                                postboard.closest('.postboard').find('.postboard-news').hide();
-                                displayQueryPending(postboard);
-                                resetMentionsCount();
-                            }, {postboardSelector: postboardSelector}
+                                twister.res[req].board.closest('.postboard')
+                                    .find('.postboard-news').click();
+                            },
+                            req
                         ))
                             $.MAL.showMentions(defaultScreenName);
                     }
@@ -175,8 +175,18 @@ function resetMentionsCount() {
 }
 
 function initMentionsCount() {
-    // polling mentions is a temporary solution
+    var req = defaultScreenName + '@mention';
+    twister.res[req] = {
+        query: defaultScreenName,
+        resource: 'mention',
+        twists: {
+            cached: {},
+            pending: []
+        }
+    };
     loadMentionsFromStorage();
+    queryPendingPush(req, getMentionsData());
+
     $.MAL.updateNewMentionsUI(_newMentions);
     requestMentionsCount();
     setInterval(requestMentionsCount, 10000);