diff --git a/djangoldp_notification/models.py b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
index ddc9ff8429b0740fb52923386ae7edbaca2207f4..02ade0a784eb346fb4be10cd3a58c29028a423dc 100644
--- a/djangoldp_notification/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ class Notification(Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return '{}'.format(self.type)
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # I cannot send a notification to myself
+        if self.author.startswith(settings.SITE_URL):
+            try:
+                # author is a WebID.. convert to local representation
+                author = Model.resolve(self.author.replace(settings.SITE_URL, ''))[1]
+            except NoReverseMatch:
+                author = None
+            if author == self.user:
+                return
+
+        super(Notification, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class Subscription(Model):
     object = models.URLField()
@@ -61,6 +74,7 @@ def send_notification(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         except NoReverseMatch:
             return
 
+        # dispatch a notification for every Subscription on this resource
         for subscription in Subscription.objects.filter(models.Q(object=url_resource) | models.Q(object=url_container)):
             process = Thread(target=send_request, args=[subscription.inbox, url_resource, instance, created])
             process.start()
@@ -73,9 +87,11 @@ def send_request(target, object_iri, instance, created):
     request_type = "creation" if created else "update"
 
     try:
+        # local inbox
         if target.startswith(settings.SITE_URL):
             user = Model.resolve_parent(target.replace(settings.SITE_URL, ''))
             Notification.objects.create(user=user, object=object_iri, type=request_type, author=author)
+        # external inbox
         else:
             json = {
                 "@context": settings.LDP_RDF_CONTEXT,
@@ -92,14 +108,18 @@ def send_request(target, object_iri, instance, created):
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Notification)
 def send_email_on_notification(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     if created and instance.summary and settings.JABBER_DEFAULT_HOST and instance.user.email:
+        # get author name, and store in who
         try:
+            # local author
             if instance.author.startswith(settings.SITE_URL):
                 who = str(Model.resolve_id(instance.author.replace(settings.SITE_URL, '')))
+            # external author
             else:
                 who = requests.get(instance.author).json()['name']
         except:
             who = "Unknown Person"
 
+        # get identifier for resource triggering notification, and store in where
         try:
             if instance.object.startswith(settings.SITE_URL):
                 where = str(Model.resolve_id(instance.object.replace(settings.SITE_URL, '')))
@@ -111,7 +131,7 @@ def send_email_on_notification(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         if who == where:
             where = "has sent you a private message"
         else:
-            where = "mention you on " + where
+            where = "mentioned you on " + where
 
         html_message = loader.render_to_string(
             'email.html',