Index: messageforums-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/messageforums/ui/DiscussionMessageBean.java
===================================================================
--- messageforums-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/messageforums/ui/DiscussionMessageBean.java	(revision 121841)
+++ messageforums-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/messageforums/ui/DiscussionMessageBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -367,4 +367,9 @@
 		
 		return userEmail;
 	}
+	
+	public String getAuthorEid(){
+		String userEid = this.getMessage().getCreatedBy();
+ 		return userEid;
+	}	
 }
Index: messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfAllMessages.jsp
===================================================================
--- messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfAllMessages.jsp	(revision 121841)
+++ messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfAllMessages.jsp	(working copy)
@@ -299,8 +299,12 @@
 					<h:outputText value="#{msgs.cdfm_authoredby}" />
 				</f:facet>
 				<h:panelGroup rendered="#{!message.deleted}" >
-						<h:outputText value="#{message.message.author}"/>
-						<%--<h:outputText styleClass="unreadMsg" value="#{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!message.read || message.childUnread > 0}"/>--%>
+                    <h:outputText value="#{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!ForumTool.instructor}"/>
+                    <h:commandLink action="#{mfStatisticsBean.processActionStatisticsUser}" immediate="true" title=" #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{ForumTool.instructor}">
+                        <f:param value="#{message.authorEid}" name="siteUserId"/>
+                        <f:param value="#{message.message.author}" name="siteUser"/>
+                        <h:outputText value="#{message.message.author}" />
+                    </h:commandLink>
 				</h:panelGroup>
 			</h:column>
 				<%-- date column --%>
Index: messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewMessage.jsp
===================================================================
--- messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewMessage.jsp	(revision 121841)
+++ messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewMessage.jsp	(working copy)
@@ -230,7 +230,12 @@
 						<h:outputLink value="#{ForumTool.serverUrl}/direct/profile/#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.authorId}/formatted" styleClass="authorProfile" rendered="#{ForumTool.showProfileLink}">
 							<h:outputText value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author}" styleClass="textPanelFooter"/>
 						</h:outputLink>
-						<h:outputText value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author}" styleClass="textPanelFooter" rendered="#{!ForumTool.showProfileLink}"/>
+						<h:outputText value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author}" styleClass="textPanelFooter" rendered="#{!ForumTool.instructor && !ForumTool.showProfileLink}"/>
+                        <h:commandLink action="#{mfStatisticsBean.processActionStatisticsUser}" immediate="true" title=" #{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author }" styleClass="textPanelFooter" rendered="#{ForumTool.instructor}">
+                        	<f:param value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.authorEid}" name="siteUserId"/>
+                        	<f:param value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author}" name="siteUser"/>
+                        	<h:outputText value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.author}"/>
+                        </h:commandLink>
 						<h:outputText value=" #{msgs.cdfm_openb} "  styleClass="textPanelFooter" />
 						<h:outputText value="#{ForumTool.selectedMessage.message.created}"  styleClass="textPanelFooter" >
 							<f:convertDateTime pattern="#{msgs.date_format}" timeZone="#{ForumTool.userTimeZone}" locale="#{ForumTool.userLocale}"/>  
Index: messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewThreadBodyInclude.jsp
===================================================================
--- messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewThreadBodyInclude.jsp	(revision 121841)
+++ messageforums-app/src/webapp/jsp/discussionForum/message/dfViewThreadBodyInclude.jsp	(working copy)
@@ -61,8 +61,19 @@
 					<h:outputText value="  #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{message.read}" styleClass="textPanelFooter md"/>
 					<h:outputText  value="  #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!message.read }" styleClass="unreadMsg textPanelFooter md"/>
 				</h:outputLink>
-				<h:outputText value="  #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{message.read && !ForumTool.showProfileLink}" styleClass="textPanelFooter md"/>
-				<h:outputText  value="  #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!message.read && !ForumTool.showProfileLink}" styleClass="unreadMsg textPanelFooter md"/>
+                <h:outputText value="#{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!ForumTool.instructor}"/>
+                <h:commandLink action="#{mfStatisticsBean.processActionStatisticsUser}" immediate="true" title=" #{message.message.author }" rendered="#{ForumTool.instructor && message.read}" styleClass="textPanelFooter md">
+                    <f:param value="#{message.authorEid}" name="siteUserId"/>
+                    <f:param value="#{message.message.author}" name="siteUser"/>
+					<h:outputText value="  #{message.message.author}"/>
+                </h:commandLink>
+
+                <h:commandLink action="#{mfStatisticsBean.processActionStatisticsUser}" immediate="true" title=" #{message.message.author }" rendered="#{ForumTool.instructor && !message.read}" styleClass="unreadMsg textPanelFooter md">
+                    <f:param value="#{message.authorEid}" name="siteUserId"/>
+                    <f:param value="#{message.message.author}" name="siteUser"/>
+					<h:outputText  value="  #{message.message.author}" rendered="#{!message.read }"/>
+                </h:commandLink>
+
 				<%--date --%>
 				<h:outputText value="#{message.message.created}" rendered="#{message.read}" styleClass="textPanelFooter md">
 					<f:convertDateTime pattern="#{msgs.date_format_paren}" timeZone="#{ForumTool.userTimeZone}" locale="#{ForumTool.userLocale}"/>
@@ -180,4 +191,4 @@
 		</h:dataTable>
 	</h:panelGroup>
 	<%-- close the div with class of hierItemBlock --%>
-<h:outputText escape="false" value="</div>"  rendered="#{!message.deleted}"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<h:outputText escape="false" value="</div>"  rendered="#{!message.deleted}"/>