diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php b/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
   const STATUS_CLOSED_OBSOLETE    = 'obsolete';
   const STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE   = 'duplicate';
 
-  const ANSWER_STATUS_VISIBLE     = 'visible';
-  const ANSWER_STATUS_HIDDEN      = 'hidden';
-
   public static function getQuestionStatusMap() {
     return array(
       self::STATUS_OPEN              => pht('Open'),
@@ -89,20 +86,4 @@
     );
   }
 
-  public static function getAnswerStatusMap() {
-    return array(
-      self::ANSWER_STATUS_VISIBLE  => pht('Visible'),
-      self::ANSWER_STATUS_HIDDEN   => pht('Hidden'),
-    );
-  }
-
-  public static function getAnswerStatusName($status) {
-    $map = array(
-      self::ANSWER_STATUS_VISIBLE  => pht('Visible'),
-      self::ANSWER_STATUS_HIDDEN   => pht('Hidden'),
-    );
-    return idx($map, $status, pht('Unknown'));
-  }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionEditController.php b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionEditController.php
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@
           ->setTransactionType(PonderQuestionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT)
           ->setNewValue($v_content);
 
-        $xactions[] = id(clone $template)
-          ->setTransactionType(PonderQuestionTransaction::TYPE_STATUS)
-          ->setNewValue($v_status);
+        if (!$is_new) {
+          $xactions[] = id(clone $template)
+            ->setTransactionType(PonderQuestionTransaction::TYPE_STATUS)
+            ->setNewValue($v_status);
+        }
 
         $xactions[] = id(clone $template)
           ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY)
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
@@ -171,23 +171,26 @@
 
     $view->invokeWillRenderEvent();
 
-    $view->addSectionHeader(
-        pht('Details'),
-        PHUIPropertyListView::ICON_SUMMARY);
-
-    $view->addTextContent(
-      array(
-        phutil_tag(
-          'div',
-          array(
-            'class' => 'phabricator-remarkup',
-          ),
-          PhabricatorMarkupEngine::renderOneObject(
+    $details = PhabricatorMarkupEngine::renderOneObject(
             $question,
             $question->getMarkupField(),
-            $viewer)),
-      ));
+            $viewer);
 
+    if ($details) {
+      $view->addSectionHeader(
+        pht('Details'),
+        PHUIPropertyListView::ICON_SUMMARY);
+
+      $view->addTextContent(
+        array(
+          phutil_tag(
+            'div',
+            array(
+              'class' => 'phabricator-remarkup',
+            ),
+            $details),
+        ));
+    }
 
     return $view;
   }