diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 2374af792..0a7e49fd5 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ sub getEditTabs {
 	return ();
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head2 getEditForm ()
 
 Creates and returns a tabform to edit parameters of an Asset.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 1c05d2007..372a827a2 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ sub formatContent {
         return $msg;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub getAutoCommitWorkflowId {
+	my $self = shift;
+	return $self->getThread->getParent->get("approvalWorkflow");
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 getAvatarUrl ( )
@@ -749,20 +755,6 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
 	$self->getThread->subscribe if ($self->session->form->process("subscribe"));
 	delete $self->{_storageLocation};
 	$self->postProcess;
-	# allows us to let the cs post use it's own workflow approval process
-	my $currentTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($self->session);
-	if ($currentTag->getAssetCount < 2) {
-		$currentTag->set({workflowId=>$self->getThread->getParent->get("approvalWorkflow")});
-		$currentTag->requestCommit;
-	} else {
-		my $newTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->create($self->session, {
-			name=>$self->getTitle." / ".$self->session->user->username,
-			workflowId=>$self->getThread->getParent->get("approvalWorkflow")
-			});
-		$self->session->db->write("update assetData set tagId=? where assetId=? and tagId=?",[$newTag->getId, $self->getId, $currentTag->getId]);
-		$self->purgeCache;
-		$newTag->requestCommit;
-	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
index e0aa14abc..614a8f411 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ sub duplicate {
 }
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub getAutoCommitWorkflowId {
+	my $self = shift;
+	return $self->getWiki->get("approvalWorkflow");
+}
+
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub getEditForm {
 	my $self = shift;
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
 			 isHidden => 1,
 			actionTakenBy => $self->session->user->userId,
 			actionTaken => $actionTaken});
-	if ($self->canAdminister) {
+	if ($self->getWiki->canAdminister) {
 		$self->update({isProtected => $self->session->form("isProtected")});
 	}
 	delete $self->{_storageLocation};
@@ -249,20 +256,6 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
                 $size += $storage->getFileSize($file);
         }
         $self->setSize($size);
-	# allows us to let the cs post use it's own workflow approval process
-        my $currentTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($self->session);
-        if ($currentTag->getAssetCount < 2) {
-                $currentTag->set({workflowId=>$self->getWiki->get("approvalWorkflow")});
-                $currentTag->requestCommit;
-        } else {
-                my $newTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->create($self->session, {
-                        name=>$self->getTitle." / ".$self->session->user->username,
-                        workflowId=>$self->getWiki->get("approvalWorkflow")
-                        });
-                $self->session->db->write("update assetData set tagId=? where assetId=? and tagId=?",[$newTag->getId, $self->getId, $currentTag->getId]);
-                $self->purgeCache;
-                $newTag->requestCommit;
-        }
 }	
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -298,7 +291,7 @@ sub view {
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub www_delete {
 	my $self = shift;
-	return $self->session->privilege->insufficient unless $self->canAdminister;
+	return $self->session->privilege->insufficient unless $self->getWiki->canAdminister;
 	$self->trash;
 	$self->session->asset($self->getParent);
 	return $self->getParent->www_view;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
index f0d4f4b88..281e84f5c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ sub addChild {
 	$self->session->db->beginTransaction;
 	$self->session->db->write("insert into asset (assetId, parentId, lineage, creationDate, createdBy, className, state) values (?,?,?,?,?,?,'published')",
 		[$id,$self->getId,$lineage,$now,$self->session->user->userId,$properties->{className}]);
-	my $temp = WebGUI::Asset->newByPropertyHashRef($self->session,{
-		assetId=>$id,
-		className=>$properties->{className}
-		});
-	my $newAsset = $temp->addRevision($properties,$now);
 	$self->session->db->commit;
+	$properties->{assetId} = $id;
+	$properties->{parentId} = $self->getId;
+	my $temp = WebGUI::Asset->newByPropertyHashRef($self->session,$properties);
+	$temp->{_parent} = $self;
+	my $newAsset = $temp->addRevision($properties,$now);
 	$self->updateHistory("added child ".$id);
 	$self->session->http->setStatus(201,"Asset Creation Successful");
 	return $newAsset;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
index f3416e22f..daf73ea48 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ sub addRevision {
         my $self = shift;
         my $properties = shift;
 	my $now = shift ||$self->session->datetime->time();
-	my $workingTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($self->session);
+	my $autoCommitId = $self->getAutoCommitWorkflowId();
+	my $workingTag = ($autoCommitId) ? WebGUI::VersionTag->create($self->session, {groupToUse=>'12', workflowId=>$autoCommitId}) : WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($self->session);
+	$self->session->db->beginTransaction;
 	$self->session->db->write("insert into assetData (assetId, revisionDate, revisedBy, tagId, status, url,
 		ownerUserId, groupIdEdit, groupIdView) values (?, ?, ?, ?, 'pending', ?, '3','3','7')",
 		[$self->getId, $now, $self->session->user->userId, $workingTag->getId, $self->getId] );
@@ -67,12 +69,14 @@ sub addRevision {
                         $self->session->db->write("insert into ".$definition->{tableName}." (assetId,revisionDate) values (?,?)", [$self->getId, $now]);
                 }
         }
+	$self->session->db->commit;
         my $newVersion = WebGUI::Asset->new($self->session,$self->getId, $self->get("className"), $now);
         $newVersion->updateHistory("created revision");
 	$newVersion->update($self->get);
 	$newVersion->setVersionLock;
 	$properties->{status} = 'pending';
         $newVersion->update($properties);
+	$workingTag->requestCommit if ($autoCommitId);
         return $newVersion;
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +114,18 @@ sub commit {
 
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getAutoCommitWorkflowId  ( )
+
+Override this method in your asset if you want your asset to auto-commit its workflow each time addRevision() is called on it. Your overridden method must return the workflow Id of the workflow to run on autocommit.
+
+=cut
+
+sub getAutoCommitWorkflowId {
+	return undef;
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 getRevisionCount ( [ status ] )
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/GetCsMail.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/GetCsMail.pm
index 977dee865..be312255f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/GetCsMail.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/GetCsMail.pm
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ sub addPost {
 	}
 	$post->postProcess;
 	$post->getThread->unarchive if ($post->getThread->get("status") eq "archived");
-	$post->requestCommit;
 	return $post;
 }