diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 9fbf4be6..b14fecd7 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Oct 16 17:19 2013 CDT
+    * lib/channel.js, lib/user.js: Only kick users on permissions
+      violations.  Fail silently on bad packets.
+
 Mon Oct 14 18:13 2013 CDT
     * lib/channel.js, lib/database.js: Add a separate database query
       for saving ranks on login (insert only, do nothing if the name
diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 62cd9be2..4e8c05e0 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -1320,11 +1320,9 @@ Channel.prototype.tryQueue = function(user, data) {
         return;
     }
     if(typeof data.pos !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad queue packet");
         return;
     }
     if(typeof data.id !== "string" && data.id !== false) {
-        user.kick("Bad queue packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1584,7 +1582,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryQueuePlaylist = function(user, data) {
 
     if(typeof data.name !== "string" ||
        typeof data.pos !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad queuePlaylist packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1644,7 +1641,6 @@ Channel.prototype.trySetTemp = function(user, data) {
         return;
     }
     if(typeof data.uid != "number" || typeof data.temp != "boolean") {
-        user.kick("Bad setTemp packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1674,7 +1670,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryDequeue = function(user, data) {
         return;
 
     if(typeof data !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad delete packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1690,7 +1685,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryUncache = function(user, data) {
         return;
     }
     if(typeof data.id != "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad uncache packet");
         return;
     }
     if (!self.registered)
@@ -1732,7 +1726,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryJumpTo = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad jumpTo packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1791,7 +1784,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryUpdate = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.id !== "string" || typeof data.currentTime !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad mediaUpdate packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1846,7 +1838,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryMove = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.from !== "number" || (typeof data.after !== "number" && typeof data.after !== "string")) {
-        user.kick("Bad moveMedia packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1861,7 +1852,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryOpenPoll = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.title !== "string" || !(data.opts instanceof Array)) {
-        user.kick("Invalid newPoll packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1894,7 +1884,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryVote = function(user, data) {
         return;
     }
     if(typeof data.option !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad vote packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2014,7 +2003,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryUpdateFilter = function(user, f) {
 
     if (typeof f.source !== "string" || typeof f.flags !== "string" ||
         typeof f.replace !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad updateFilter packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2046,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryMoveFilter = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.to !== "number" || typeof data.from !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad moveFilter packet");
         return;
     }
     this.moveFilter(data);
@@ -2120,7 +2107,6 @@ Channel.prototype.trySetCSS = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if (typeof data.css !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad setChannelCSS packet");
         return;
     }
     var css = data.css || "";
@@ -2141,7 +2127,6 @@ Channel.prototype.trySetJS = function(user, data) {
         return;
     }
     if (typeof data.js !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad setChannelJS packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2178,7 +2163,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryUpdateMotd = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if (typeof data.motd !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad setMotd packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2295,7 +2279,6 @@ Channel.prototype.trySetRank = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.user !== "string" || typeof data.rank !== "number") {
-        user.kick("Bad setChannelRank packet");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2394,7 +2377,6 @@ Channel.prototype.tryChangeLeader = function(user, data) {
     }
 
     if(typeof data.name !== "string") {
-        user.kick("Bad assignLeader packet");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/user.js b/lib/user.js
index c6e5a041..1ddf6351 100644
--- a/lib/user.js
+++ b/lib/user.js
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function () {
         if (self.inChannel())
             return;
         if (typeof data.name != "string") {
-            self.kick("Bad joinChannel packet");
             return;
         }
         if (!data.name.match(/^[\w-_]{1,30}$/)) {
@@ -216,10 +215,6 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function () {
         data = (typeof data !== "object") ? {} : data;
         if (self.inChannel()) {
             if (typeof data.msg !== "string") {
-                self.socket.emit("kick", {
-                    reason: "Invalid chatMsg packet"
-                });
-                self.socket.disconnect(true);
                 return;
             }
             if (data.msg.indexOf("/afk") !== 0) {
@@ -324,7 +319,6 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function () {
         data = (typeof data !== "object") ? {} : data;
         if (self.inChannel()) {
             if (typeof data.query !== "string") {
-                self.kick("Bad searchMedia packet");
                 return;
             }
             if (data.source === "yt") {
@@ -497,7 +491,6 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function () {
     self.socket.on("savePlaylist", function (data) {
         data = (typeof data !== "object") ? {} : data;
         if (typeof data.name !== "string") {
-            self.kick("Bad savePlaylist packet");
             return;
         }
         if (self.rank < 1) {
@@ -559,7 +552,6 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function () {
     self.socket.on("deletePlaylist", function (data) {
         data = (typeof data !== "object") ? {} : data;
         if (typeof data.name != "string") {
-            self.kick("Bad deletePlaylist packet");
             return;
         }