diff --git a/src/Controllers/ChatterDiscussionController.php b/src/Controllers/ChatterDiscussionController.php
index 4a3be3e3..43a55ded 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/ChatterDiscussionController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/ChatterDiscussionController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Event;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as Controller;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Validator;
 
 class ChatterDiscussionController extends Controller
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
 		]);
         
 
-        Event::fire(new ChatterBeforeNewDiscussion($request, $validator));
+//        Event::fire(new ChatterBeforeNewDiscussion($request, $validator));
         if (function_exists('chatter_before_new_discussion')) {
             chatter_before_new_discussion($request, $validator);
         }
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
 
         // *** Let's gaurantee that we always have a generic slug *** //
         $slug = str_slug($request->title, '-');
+        $slug = Str::slug($request->title, '-');
 
         $discussion_exists = Models::discussion()->where('slug', '=', $slug)->withTrashed()->first();
         $incrementer = 1;
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
         $post = Models::post()->create($new_post);
 
         if ($post->id) {
-            Event::fire(new ChatterAfterNewDiscussion($request, $discussion, $post));
+//            Event::fire(new ChatterAfterNewDiscussion($request, $discussion, $post));
             if (function_exists('chatter_after_new_discussion')) {
                 chatter_after_new_discussion($request);
             }
diff --git a/src/Controllers/ChatterPostController.php b/src/Controllers/ChatterPostController.php
index 96aa1ba0..d174cc20 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/ChatterPostController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/ChatterPostController.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
 			'body.min' => trans('chatter::alert.danger.reason.content_min'),
 		]);
 
-        Event::fire(new ChatterBeforeNewResponse($request, $validator));
+//        Event::fire(new ChatterBeforeNewResponse($request, $validator));
         if (function_exists('chatter_before_new_response')) {
             chatter_before_new_response($request, $validator);
         }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
             $discussion->last_reply_at = $discussion->freshTimestamp();
             $discussion->save();
             
-            Event::fire(new ChatterAfterNewResponse($request, $new_post));
+//            Event::fire(new ChatterAfterNewResponse($request, $new_post));
             if (function_exists('chatter_after_new_response')) {
                 chatter_after_new_response($request);
             }