diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
 
     if ($user->getIsDisabled()) {
       $header->setStatus('fa-ban', 'red', pht('Disabled'));
+    } else if (!$user->getIsEmailVerified()) {
+      $header->setStatus('fa-envelope', 'red', pht('Email Not Verified'));
     } else {
       $header->setStatus($profile_icon, 'bluegrey', $profile_title);
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/people/markup/PhabricatorMentionRemarkupRule.php b/src/applications/people/markup/PhabricatorMentionRemarkupRule.php
--- a/src/applications/people/markup/PhabricatorMentionRemarkupRule.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/markup/PhabricatorMentionRemarkupRule.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
             $tag->addClass('phabricator-remarkup-mention-nopermission');
           }
 
-          if (!$user->isUserActivated()) {
+          if (!$user->isResponsive()) {
             $tag->setDotColor(PHUITagView::COLOR_GREY);
           } else {
             if ($user->getAwayUntil()) {
diff --git a/src/applications/people/phid/PhabricatorPeopleUserPHIDType.php b/src/applications/people/phid/PhabricatorPeopleUserPHIDType.php
--- a/src/applications/people/phid/PhabricatorPeopleUserPHIDType.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/phid/PhabricatorPeopleUserPHIDType.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       }
 
       $availability = null;
-      if (!$user->isUserActivated()) {
+      if (!$user->isResponsive()) {
         $availability = PhabricatorObjectHandle::AVAILABILITY_DISABLED;
       } else {
         $until = $user->getAwayUntil();
diff --git a/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUser.php b/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUser.php
--- a/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUser.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUser.php
@@ -120,6 +120,32 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Is this a user who we can reasonably expect to respond to requests?
+   *
+   * This is used to provide a grey "disabled/unresponsive" dot cue when
+   * rendering handles and tags, so it isn't a surprise if you get ignored
+   * when you ask things of users who will not receive notifications or could
+   * not respond to them (because they are disabled, unapproved, do not have
+   * verified email addresses, etc).
+   *
+   * @return bool True if this user can receive and respond to requests from
+   *   other humans.
+   */
+  public function isResponsive() {
+    if (!$this->isUserActivated()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!$this->getIsEmailVerified()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+
   public function canEstablishWebSessions() {
     if ($this->getIsMailingList()) {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/applications/people/view/PhabricatorUserCardView.php b/src/applications/people/view/PhabricatorUserCardView.php
--- a/src/applications/people/view/PhabricatorUserCardView.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/view/PhabricatorUserCardView.php
@@ -52,17 +52,44 @@
 
     require_celerity_resource('project-card-view-css');
 
-    $profile_icon = PhabricatorPeopleIconSet::getIconIcon($profile->getIcon());
-    $profile_title = $profile->getDisplayTitle();
+    // We don't have a ton of room on the hovercard, so we're trying to show
+    // the most important tag. Users can click through to the profile to get
+    // more details.
+
+    if ($user->getIsDisabled()) {
+      $tag_icon = 'fa-ban';
+      $tag_title = pht('Disabled');
+      $tag_shade = PHUITagView::COLOR_RED;
+    } else if (!$user->getIsApproved()) {
+      $tag_icon = 'fa-ban';
+      $tag_title = pht('Unapproved Account');
+      $tag_shade = PHUITagView::COLOR_RED;
+    } else if (!$user->getIsEmailVerified()) {
+      $tag_icon = 'fa-envelope';
+      $tag_title = pht('Email Not Verified');
+      $tag_shade = PHUITagView::COLOR_RED;
+    } else if ($user->getIsAdmin()) {
+      $tag_icon = 'fa-star';
+      $tag_title = pht('Administrator');
+      $tag_shade = PHUITagView::COLOR_INDIGO;
+    } else {
+      $tag_icon = PhabricatorPeopleIconSet::getIconIcon($profile->getIcon());
+      $tag_title = $profile->getDisplayTitle();
+      $tag_shade = null;
+    }
 
     $tag = id(new PHUITagView())
-      ->setIcon($profile_icon)
-      ->setName($profile_title)
-      ->addClass('project-view-header-tag')
+      ->setIcon($tag_icon)
+      ->setName($tag_title)
       ->setType(PHUITagView::TYPE_SHADE);
 
+    if ($tag_shade !== null) {
+      $tag->setShade($tag_shade);
+    }
+
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
-      ->setHeader(array($user->getFullName(), $tag))
+      ->setHeader($user->getFullName())
+      ->addTag($tag)
       ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setImage($picture);
 
@@ -70,7 +97,7 @@
 
     $body[] = $this->addItem(
       pht('User Since'),
-      phabricator_date($profile->getDateCreated(), $viewer));
+      phabricator_date($user->getDateCreated(), $viewer));
 
     if (PhabricatorApplication::isClassInstalledForViewer(
         'PhabricatorCalendarApplication',
diff --git a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchHovercardController.php b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchHovercardController.php
--- a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchHovercardController.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorSearchHovercardController.php
@@ -9,7 +9,23 @@
 
   public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
-    $phids = $request->getArr('phids');
+    $phids = $request->getStrList('phids');
+
+    // If object names are provided, look them up and pretend they were
+    // passed as additional PHIDs. This is primarily useful for debugging,
+    // since you don't have to go look up user PHIDs to preview their
+    // hovercards.
+    $names = $request->getStrList('names');
+    if ($names) {
+      $named_objects = id(new PhabricatorObjectQuery())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->withNames($names)
+        ->execute();
+
+      foreach ($named_objects as $object) {
+        $phids[] = $object->getPHID();
+      }
+    }
 
     $handles = id(new PhabricatorHandleQuery())
       ->setViewer($viewer)