diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
index fe43e6f730..d5e06504a6 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void AudioMixerClientData::processPackets() {
     _packetQueue.node.clear();
 
     while (!_packetQueue.empty()) {
-        auto& packet = _packetQueue.back();
+        auto& packet = _packetQueue.front();
 
         switch (packet->getType()) {
             case PacketType::MicrophoneAudioNoEcho:
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 5394b6efec..3587b675b1 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ void AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData() {
         ++framesSinceCutoffEvent;
     }
 
-    //avatarLoops();
-
     _lastFrameTimestamp = p_high_resolution_clock::now();
 
 #ifdef WANT_DEBUG
@@ -403,6 +401,7 @@ void AvatarMixer::handleRequestsDomainListDataPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMess
             bool isRequesting;
             message->readPrimitive(&isRequesting);
             nodeData->setRequestsDomainListData(isRequesting);
+            qDebug() << "node" << nodeData->getNodeID() << "requestsDomainListData" << isRequesting;
         }
     }
     auto end = usecTimestampNow();
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index a7d0dc9c52..af76b52547 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarData(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
                         bool isInView = nodeData->otherAvatarInView(otherNodeBox);
 
                         // this throttles the extra data to only be sent every Nth message
-                        if (!isInView && getsOutOfView && (lastSeqToReceiver % EXTRA_AVATAR_DATA_FRAME_RATIO > 0)) {
+                        if (!isInView && !getsOutOfView && (lastSeqToReceiver % EXTRA_AVATAR_DATA_FRAME_RATIO > 0)) {
                             quint64 endAvatarDataPacking = usecTimestampNow();
 
                             _stats.avatarDataPackingElapsedTime += (endAvatarDataPacking - startAvatarDataPacking);
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
index 0c7104fba5..c1fea7c09b 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Rectangle {
     TextMetrics {
         id: displayNameHeaderMetrics
         text: displayNameHeader.title
-        font: displayNameHeader.font
+        // font: displayNameHeader.font // was this always undefined? giving error now...
     }
     // This Rectangle refers to the [?] popup button next to "NAMES"
     Rectangle {
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ Rectangle {
             onExited: adminHelpText.color = hifi.colors.redHighlight
         }
     }
-    }
 
     HifiControls.Keyboard {
         id: keyboard
@@ -438,6 +437,7 @@ Rectangle {
             right: parent.right
         }
     }
+    }
 
     // Timer used when selecting table rows that aren't yet present in the model
     // (i.e. when selecting avatars using edit.js or sphere overlays)
diff --git a/scripts/system/pal.js b/scripts/system/pal.js
index 2e07a2d431..57648da79a 100644
--- a/scripts/system/pal.js
+++ b/scripts/system/pal.js
@@ -290,17 +290,14 @@ function populateUserList(selectData) {
             userName: '',
             sessionId: id || '',
             audioLevel: 0.0,
-            admin: false
+            admin: false,
+            personalMute: !!id && Users.getPersonalMuteStatus(id), // expects proper boolean, not null
+            ignore: !!id && Users.getIgnoreStatus(id) // ditto
         };
-        // Request the username, fingerprint, and admin status from the given UUID
-        // Username and fingerprint returns default constructor output if the requesting user isn't an admin
-        Users.requestUsernameFromID(id);
-        // Request personal mute status and ignore status
-        // from NodeList (as long as we're not requesting it for our own ID)
         if (id) {
-            avatarPalDatum['personalMute'] = Users.getPersonalMuteStatus(id);
-            avatarPalDatum['ignore'] = Users.getIgnoreStatus(id);
             addAvatarNode(id); // No overlay for ourselves
+            // Everyone needs to see admin status. Username and fingerprint returns default constructor output if the requesting user isn't an admin.
+            Users.requestUsernameFromID(id);
         }
         data.push(avatarPalDatum);
         print('PAL data:', JSON.stringify(avatarPalDatum));
@@ -314,20 +311,13 @@ function populateUserList(selectData) {
 
 // The function that handles the reply from the server
 function usernameFromIDReply(id, username, machineFingerprint, isAdmin) {
-    var data;
-    // If the ID we've received is our ID...
-    if (MyAvatar.sessionUUID === id) {
-        // Set the data to contain specific strings.
-        data = ['', username, isAdmin];
-    } else if (Users.canKick) {
-        // Set the data to contain the ID and the username (if we have one)
-        // or fingerprint (if we don't have a username) string.
-        data = [id, username || machineFingerprint, isAdmin];
-    } else {
-        // Set the data to contain specific strings.
-        data = [id, '', isAdmin];
-    }
-    print('Username Data:', JSON.stringify(data));
+    var data = [
+        (MyAvatar.sessionUUID === id) ? '' : id, // Pal.qml recognizes empty id specially.
+        // If we get username (e.g., if in future we receive it when we're friends), use it.
+        // Otherwise, use valid machineFingerprint (which is not valid when not an admin).
+        username || (Users.canKick && machineFingerprint) || '',
+        isAdmin
+    ];
     // Ship the data off to QML
     sendToQml({ method: 'updateUsername', params: data });
 }
@@ -339,13 +329,15 @@ function updateOverlays() {
         if (!id) {
             return; // don't update ourself
         }
-        
+        var avatar = AvatarList.getAvatar(id);
+        if (!avatar) {
+            return; // will be deleted below if there had been an overlay.
+        }
         var overlay = ExtendedOverlay.get(id);
         if (!overlay) { // For now, we're treating this as a temporary loss, as from the personal space bubble. Add it back.
             print('Adding non-PAL avatar node', id);
             overlay = addAvatarNode(id);
         }
-        var avatar = AvatarList.getAvatar(id);
         var target = avatar.position;
         var distance = Vec3.distance(target, eye);
         var offset = 0.2;