diff --git a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
index c26e314c..0a66e831 100644
--- a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
+++ b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ $aSettings['website'][] = array(
   'name' => 'system_motd_style', 'value' => $setting->getValue('system_motd_style'),
   'tooltip' => 'Set the Style what MOTD looks like.'
 );
+$aSettings['website'][] = array(
+  'display' => 'MOTD Dismiss', 'type' => 'select',
+  'options' => array( 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes' ),
+  'default' => 0,
+  'name' => 'system_motd_dismiss', 'value' => $setting->getValue('system_motd_dismiss'),
+  'tooltip' => 'Set if users can hide MOTD.'
+);
 $aSettings['website'][] = array(
   'display' => 'Website Name', 'type' => 'text',
   'size' => 25,
diff --git a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 86a5f1d0..4b16205f 100644
--- a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ if (@$_SESSION['USERDATA']['id']) {
 if ($setting->getValue('maintenance'))
   $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => 'This pool is currently in maintenance mode.', 'TYPE' => 'alert alert-warning');
 if ($motd = $setting->getValue('system_motd')) {
+  if ($setting->getValue('system_motd_dismiss')) {
+    $motd_dismiss = "yes";
+  } else {
+    $motd_dismiss = "no";
+  }
   switch ($setting->getValue('system_motd_style', 0)) {
     case 0:
         $motd_style = "alert-success";
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ if ($motd = $setting->getValue('system_motd')) {
     default:
        $motd_style = "alert-info";
   }
-  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => $motd, 'DISMISS' => 'yes', 'ID' => 'motd', 'TYPE' => 'alert ' . $motd_style . '');
+  $_SESSION['POPUP'][] = array('CONTENT' => $motd, 'DISMISS' => $motd_dismiss, 'ID' => 'motd', 'TYPE' => 'alert ' . $motd_style . '');
 }
 
 // check for deprecated theme
diff --git a/scripts/force_payout.php b/scripts/force_payout.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cafbc888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/force_payout.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+/* script to force payout */
+
+// Change to working directory
+chdir(dirname(__FILE__));
+
+// Include all settings and classes
+require_once('shared.inc.php');
+
+$options = getopt("abph");
+isset($options['a']) ? $allUsers = true : $allUsers = false;
+isset($options['b']) ? $balancedUsers = true : $balancedUsers = false;
+isset($options['p']) ? $payoutUsers = true : $payoutUsers = false;
+if (isset($options['h'])) {
+	echo "Usage " . basename($argv[0]) . " [-a] [-b] [-p] [-h] :" . PHP_EOL;
+	echo "  -h       :  Show this help" . PHP_EOL;
+	echo "  -p       :  Payout all Users with valid Coin Addresses and Balance" . PHP_EOL;
+	echo "  -b       :  Show only pool users with confirmed balance" . PHP_EOL;
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+// Load 3rd party logging library for running crons
+$log = KLogger::instance( BASEPATH . '../logs/forced_payout', KLogger::INFO );
+$log->logInfo("Starting Forced Payout...");
+
+// Check and see if the sendmany RPC method is available
+// This does not test if it actually works too!
+$sendmanyAvailable = ((strpos($bitcoin->help('sendmany'), 'unknown') === FALSE) ? true : false);
+if ($sendmanyAvailable)
+  $log->logDebug('  sendmany available in coind help command');
+
+// Fetch all users
+$users = $user->getAllAssoc();
+
+if (!$payoutUsers) {
+	$mask = "| %6s | %20s | %30s | %20s | %15s |";
+	$log->logInfo(sprintf($mask, 'ID', 'Username', 'eMail', 'Last Login', 'Balance'));
+} else {
+	$mask = "| %20s | %15s | %50s |";
+	$log->logInfo(sprintf($mask, 'Username', 'Balance', 'Transaction ID'));
+}
+
+$totalSavings = 0;
+
+foreach ($users as $user) {
+	$id = $user['id'];
+	$username = $user['username'];
+	$lastLogin  = $user['last_login'];
+	$coinAddress = $user['coin_address'];
+	$mailAddress = $user['email'];
+
+	// get balances
+	$balances = $transaction->getBalance($id);
+	$confirmedBalance = $balances['confirmed'];
+	$totalSavings += $confirmedBalance;
+
+	if(($balancedUsers || $payoutUsers) && $confirmedBalance == 0)
+	  continue;
+
+	if ($payoutUsers) {
+		if ($bitcoin->validateaddress($coinAddress)) {
+			$transaction_id = 0;
+				
+			$log->logInfo(sprintf($mask, $username, round($confirmedBalance,8), $transaction_id));
+				
+		} else {
+				
+			$log->logFatal('    unable to payout user ' . $username . ', no valid payout address');
+			
+			/*
+			$subject = "Account at " . $setting->getValue('website_name') . "!";
+			$body = "Hi ". $username .",\n\nWe have discovered \
+			your Payout Address as invalid and you have a Balance of ".  $confirmedBalance . " " . $config['currency'] . " left on our Pool. \n
+			Please set a valid Payout Address at " . . " so we can send the Coins you have mined at our Pool \n\nCheers";
+
+			if (mail($mailAddress, $subject, $body)) {
+				echo("Email successfully sent!");
+			} else {
+				echo("Email delivery failed...");
+			}
+			*/
+				
+		}
+	} else {
+		$log->logInfo(sprintf($mask, $id, $username, $mailAddress, strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", $lastLogin), round($confirmedBalance,8)));
+	}
+}
+
+?>