diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index a71892a55..31f97fa8c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  - fixed #11083: TGC template bug fixes, round #1
  - fixed #10544: Child assets under uncommitted parents
  - fixed failure in test 250 of t/00_compile.t
+ - fixed #11084: option to view private profiles
 
 7.8.0
  - upgraded YUI to 2.8.0r4
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.22/root_import_collaboration.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.22/root_import_collaboration.wgpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec10bf3e7
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.22/root_import_collaboration.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index ad8d9e113..6f1dd7c22 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -710,30 +710,31 @@ Returns a hash reference of template variables for this Post.
 =cut
 
 sub getTemplateVars {
-	my $self    = shift;
+    my $self    = shift;
     my $session = $self->session;
-	my %var     = %{$self->get};
+    my %var     = %{$self->get};
     my $postUser   = WebGUI::User->new($session, $self->get("ownerUserId"));
-	$var{"userId"} = $self->get("ownerUserId");
-	$var{"user.isPoster"} = $self->isPoster;
-	$var{"avatar.url"}    = $self->getAvatarUrl;
-	$var{"userProfile.url"} = $postUser->getProfileUrl($self->getUrl());
-	$var{"dateSubmitted.human"} =$self->session->datetime->epochToHuman($self->get("creationDate"));
-	$var{"dateUpdated.human"} =$self->session->datetime->epochToHuman($self->get("revisionDate"));
-	$var{'title.short'} = $self->chopTitle;
-	$var{content} = $self->formatContent if ($self->getThread);
-	$var{'user.canEdit'} = $self->canEdit if ($self->getThread);
-	$var{"delete.url"} = $self->getDeleteUrl;
-	$var{"edit.url"} = $self->getEditUrl;
-	$var{"status"} = $self->getStatus;
-	$var{"reply.url"} = $self->getReplyUrl;
-	$var{'reply.withquote.url'} = $self->getReplyUrl(1);
-	$var{'url'} = $self->getUrl.'#id'.$self->getId;
-        $var{'url.raw'} = $self->getUrl;
-	$var{'rating.value'} = $self->get("rating")+0;
-	$var{'rate.url.thumbsUp'} = $self->getRateUrl(1);
-	$var{'rate.url.thumbsDown'} = $self->getRateUrl(-1);
-	$var{'hasRated'} = $self->hasRated;
+    $var{"userId"}              = $self->get("ownerUserId");
+    $var{"user.isPoster"}       = $self->isPoster;
+    $var{"avatar.url"}          = $self->getAvatarUrl;
+    $var{"userProfile.url"}     = $postUser->getProfileUrl($self->getUrl());
+    $var{"hideProfileUrl" }     = $self->get('ownerUserId') eq '1' || $session->user->isVisitor;
+    $var{"dateSubmitted.human"} = $self->session->datetime->epochToHuman($self->get("creationDate"));
+    $var{"dateUpdated.human"}   = $self->session->datetime->epochToHuman($self->get("revisionDate"));
+    $var{'title.short'}         = $self->chopTitle;
+    $var{content}               = $self->formatContent if ($self->getThread);
+    $var{'user.canEdit'}        = $self->canEdit if ($self->getThread);
+    $var{"delete.url"}          = $self->getDeleteUrl;
+    $var{"edit.url"}            = $self->getEditUrl;
+    $var{"status"}              = $self->getStatus;
+    $var{"reply.url"}           = $self->getReplyUrl;
+    $var{'reply.withquote.url'} = $self->getReplyUrl(1);
+    $var{'url'}                 = $self->getUrl.'#id'.$self->getId;
+    $var{'url.raw'}             = $self->getUrl;
+    $var{'rating.value'}        = $self->get("rating")+0;
+    $var{'rate.url.thumbsUp'}   = $self->getRateUrl(1);
+    $var{'rate.url.thumbsDown'} = $self->getRateUrl(-1);
+    $var{'hasRated'}            = $self->hasRated;
 	my $gotImage;
 	my $gotAttachment;
 	@{$var{'attachment_loop'}} = ();
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index 0f3efef69..8d13c67a4 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -100,14 +100,16 @@ A reference to a WebGUI::Paginator object.
 =cut
 
 sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $var = shift;
-	my $p = shift;
-	my $page = $p->getPageData;
-	my $i = 0;
-    my ($icon, $datetime) = $self->session->quick(qw(icon datetime));
+	my $self    = shift;
+    my $session = $self->session;
+	my $var     = shift;
+	my $p       = shift;
+	my $page    = $p->getPageData;
+	my $i       = 0;
+    my ($icon, $datetime) = $session->quick(qw(icon datetime));
+    my $isVisitor         = $session->user->isVisitor;
 	foreach my $row (@$page) {
-		my $post = WebGUI::Asset->new($self->session,$row->{assetId}, $row->{className}, $row->{revisionDate});
+		my $post = WebGUI::Asset->new($session,$row->{assetId}, $row->{className}, $row->{revisionDate});
 		$post->{_parent} = $self; # caching parent for efficiency 
 		my $controls = $icon->delete('func=delete',$post->get("url"),"Delete") . $icon->edit('func=edit',$post->get("url"));
 		if ($self->get("sortBy") eq "lineage") {
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
                     "lastReply.title"               => $lastPost->get("title"),
                     "lastReply.user.isVisitor"      => $lastPost->get("ownerUserId") eq "1",
                     "lastReply.username"            => $lastPost->get("username"),
+                    "lastReply.hideProfileUrl"      => $lastPost->get("ownerUserId") eq "1" || $isVisitor,
                     "lastReply.userProfile.url"     => $lastPost->getPosterProfileUrl(),
                     "lastReply.dateSubmitted.human" => $datetime->epochToHuman($lastPost->get("creationDate"),"%z"),
                     "lastReply.timeSubmitted.human" => $datetime->epochToHuman($lastPost->get("creationDate"),"%Z"),
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
             "dateUpdated.human"     => $datetime->epochToHuman($post->get("revisionDate"),"%z"),
             "timeSubmitted.human"   => $datetime->epochToHuman($post->get("creationDate"),"%Z"),
             "timeUpdated.human"     => $datetime->epochToHuman($post->get("revisionDate"),"%Z"),
+            "hideProfileUrl"        => $post->get('ownerUserId') eq '1' || $isVisitor,
             "userProfile.url"       => $post->getPosterProfileUrl,
             "user.isVisitor"        => $post->get("ownerUserId") eq "1",
         	"edit.url"              => $post->getEditUrl,
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
 		if ($row->{className} =~ m/^WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread/) {
 			$postVars{'rating'} = $post->get('threadRating');
 		}
-                push(@{$var->{post_loop}}, \%postVars );
+        push(@{$var->{post_loop}}, \%postVars );
 		$i++;
 	}
 	$p->appendTemplateVars($var);
@@ -1222,10 +1226,10 @@ sub getViewTemplateVars {
 	my %var;
 	$var{'user.canPost'} = $self->canPost;
 	$var{'user.canStartThread'} = $self->canStartThread;
-        $var{"add.url"} = $self->getNewThreadUrl;
-        $var{"rss.url"} = $self->getRssFeedUrl;
-        $var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->canModerate;
-        $var{'user.isVisitor'} = ($self->session->user->isVisitor);
+    $var{"add.url"} = $self->getNewThreadUrl;
+    $var{"rss.url"} = $self->getRssFeedUrl;
+    $var{'user.isModerator'} = $self->canModerate;
+    $var{'user.isVisitor'} = ($self->session->user->isVisitor);
 	$var{'user.isSubscribed'} = $self->isSubscribed;
 	$var{'sortby.title.url'} = $self->getSortByUrl("title");
 	$var{'sortby.username.url'} = $self->getSortByUrl("username");
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Collaboration.pm
index e830ad16f..4605ec3d4 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Collaboration.pm
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ our $HELP = {
                     { 'name' => 'timeSubmitted.human' },
                     { 'name' => 'timeUpdated.human' },
                     { 'name' => 'userProfile.url' },
-                    { 'name' => 'user.isVisitor' },
+                    { 'name' => 'hideProfileUrl' },
+                    { 'name' => 'user.isVisitor',
+                      'description' => 'post_loop_user.isVisitor' },
                     { 'name' => 'edit.url' },
                     { 'name' => 'controls' },
                     { 'name' => 'isSecond' },
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ our $HELP = {
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.url' },
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.title' },
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.user.isVisitor' },
+                    { 'name' => 'lastReply.hideProfileUrl' },
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.username' },
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.userProfile.url' },
                     { 'name' => 'lastReply.dateSubmitted.human' },
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
index 170eedc82..ad2d4d40c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Collaboration.pm
@@ -1293,11 +1293,21 @@ the preview is displayed, the Post can either be edited or canceled.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
 	},
 
-	'user.isVisitor' => {
+	'post_loop_user.isVisitor' => {
 		message => q|A conditional that is true if the poster is a visitor.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
 	},
 
+	'user.isVisitor' => {
+		message => q|A conditional that is true if the current user is a visitor.|,
+		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
+	},
+
+	'hideProfileUrl' => {
+		message => q|A conditional that is true if the poster is a visitor, or the current user is a visitor.  In the first case, Visitor's profile is not visible to any user.  In the second case, Visitor is not allowed to view any user's profile|,
+		lastUpdated => 1254506340,
+	},
+
 	'edit.url' => {
 		message => q|The URL to edit this Post.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
@@ -1359,6 +1369,11 @@ user has an avatar.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
 	},
 
+	'lastReply.hideProfileUrl' => {
+		message => q|A conditional that is true if the poster of the last reply is a visitor, or the current user is a visitor.  In the first case, Visitor's profile is not visible to any user.  In the second case, Visitor is not allowed to view any user's profile|,
+		lastUpdated => 1254506340,
+	},
+
 	'lastReply.username' => {
 		message => q|The name of user who submitted the last reply.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1149655722,
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Template.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Template.pm
index 5b4319033..f381d584e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Template.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Template.pm
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ our $I18N = {
 	},
 
 	'template error' => {
-		message => q|There is a syntax error in this template, %s, %s. Please correct.|,
+		message => q|There is a syntax error in this template, %s, %s, %s. Please correct.|,
 		context => q|Error when executing template|,
-		lastUpdated => 1244476530,
+		lastUpdated => 1254512327,
 	},
 
         'namespace description' => {
diff --git a/t/Asset/Post.t b/t/Asset/Post.t
index 81fa89265..ec495ae1a 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Post.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Post.t
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@
 # http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# XXX I (chrisn) started this file to test the features I added to the
-# Collaboration / Post system for 7.5, but didn't have the time available to me
-# to do a full test suite for the Post Wobject. This means that this test suite
-# is *largely incomplete* and should be finished. What is here *is* the
-# following:
-#
-#
 # 1. The basic framework for a test suite for the Post Asset.
 # Includes setup, cleanup, boilerplate, etc. Basically the really boring,
 # repetitive parts of the test that you don't want to write yourself.
@@ -26,7 +19,7 @@ use strict;
 use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
-use Test::More tests => 9; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 16; # increment this value for each test you create
 use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Post;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread;
@@ -114,7 +107,11 @@ ok($post->canEdit(), "User in groupToEditPost group can edit post after the time
 $session->user({userId => $groupIdEditUser->userId});
 ok($post->canEdit(), "User in groupIdEditUserGroup group can edit post after the timeout");
 
+######################################################################
+#
 # getSynopsisAndContent
+#
+######################################################################
 
 my ($synopsis, $content) = $post->getSynopsisAndContent('', q|Brandheiße Neuigkeiten rund um's Klettern für euch aus der Region |);
 is($synopsis, q|Brandheiße Neuigkeiten rund um's Klettern für euch aus der Region |, 'getSynopsisAndContent: UTF8 characters okay');
@@ -132,9 +129,40 @@ is($synopsis, q|less than < greater than >|, '... HTML escaped characters
 ($synopsis, $content) = $post->getSynopsisAndContent('', q|<p>less than &lt; greater than &gt;</p>|);
 is($synopsis, q|less than < greater than >|, '... HTML entities decoded by HTML::splitTag');
 
-TODO: {
-    local $TODO = "Tests to make later";
-	ok(0, 'Whole lot more work to do here');
-}
+######################################################################
+#
+# getTemplateVars
+#
+######################################################################
+
+my $versionTag2 = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+my $post1 = $collab->addChild({
+    className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread',
+    content     => 'hello, world!',
+    ownerUserId => 3,
+}, @addArgs);
+my $post2 = $collab->addChild({
+    className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread',
+    content     => 'hello, world!',
+    ownerUserId => 1,
+}, @addArgs);
+$versionTag2->commit();
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($versionTag);
+my $variables;
+$session->user({userId => 1});
+$variables = $post1->getTemplateVars();
+is(  $variables->{'ownerUserId'}, 3, 'first post owned by admin');
+ok(  $variables->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, since current user is visitor');
+$variables = $post2->getTemplateVars();
+is(  $variables->{'ownerUserId'}, 1, 'first post owned by admin');
+ok(  $variables->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, since current user is visitor');
+
+$session->user({userId => 3});
+$variables = $post1->getTemplateVars();
+is(  $variables->{'ownerUserId'}, 3, 'first post owned by admin');
+ok( !$variables->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'show profile url');
+$variables = $post2->getTemplateVars();
+is(  $variables->{'ownerUserId'}, 1, 'first post owned by admin');
+ok(  $variables->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, since poster is visitor');
 
 # vim: syntax=perl filetype=perl
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/templateVariables.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/templateVariables.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c71790d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/templateVariables.t
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# vim:syntax=perl
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Test the Collaboration system template variables
+# 
+#
+
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../../lib";
+use WebGUI::Test; # Must use this before any other WebGUI modules
+use Test::More;
+use Test::Deep;
+use Data::Dumper;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tests
+plan tests => 20;        # Increment this number for each test you create
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Init
+my $session         = WebGUI::Test->session;
+my @addChildArgs    = ( {skipAutoCommitWorkflows=>1} );
+my $collab          = WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode( $session )->addChild({
+    className        => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration',
+    threadsPerPage   => 20,
+    displayLastReply => 1,
+});
+
+my @threads = (
+    $collab->addChild( {
+        className       => 'WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread',
+        title           => "X - Foo",
+        isSticky        => 0,
+        ownerUserId     => 1,
+    }, undef, 1, @addChildArgs),
+    $collab->addChild( {
+        className       => 'WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread',
+        title           => "X - Bar",
+        isSticky        => 0,
+        ownerUserId     => 3,
+    }, undef, 2, @addChildArgs),
+);
+
+$_->setSkipNotification for @threads; # 100+ messages later...
+my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking( $session );
+$versionTag->commit;
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($versionTag);
+
+my $templateVars;
+my $posts;
+$session->user({userId => 3});
+$templateVars = $collab->getViewTemplateVars();
+
+##Threads come in reverse order, most recent first
+$posts = $templateVars->{post_loop};
+is(  $posts->[1]->{'ownerUserId'}, 1, 'first post owned by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'user.isVisitor'}, 'first post made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, since post made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'lastReply.user.isVisitor'}, 'lastReply not made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'lastReply.hideProfileUrl'}, 'lastReply show profile url, since post not made by visitor, and user is not visitor');
+is(  $posts->[0]->{'ownerUserId'}, 3, 'second post owned by admin');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'user.isVisitor'}, 'first post made by visitor');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'show profile url, since post made by admin, and user is not visitor');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'lastReply.user.isVisitor'}, 'lastReply not made by visitor');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'lastReply.hideProfileUrl'}, 'lastReply show profile url, since post not made by visitor, and user is not visitor');
+
+$session->user({userId => 1});
+$templateVars = $collab->getViewTemplateVars();
+
+##Threads come in reverse order, most recent first
+$posts = $templateVars->{post_loop};
+is(  $posts->[1]->{'ownerUserId'}, 1, 'first post owned by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'user.isVisitor'}, 'first post made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, since current user is visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'lastReply.user.isVisitor'}, 'lastReply not made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[1]->{'lastReply.hideProfileUrl'}, 'lastReply hide profile url, since user is visitor');
+is(  $posts->[0]->{'ownerUserId'}, 3, 'second post owned by admin');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'user.isVisitor'}, 'first post made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[0]->{'hideProfileUrl'}, 'hide profile url, and user is visitor');
+ok( !$posts->[0]->{'lastReply.user.isVisitor'}, 'lastReply not made by visitor');
+ok(  $posts->[0]->{'lastReply.hideProfileUrl'}, 'lastReply hide profile url, since user is visitor');
+#vim:ft=perl