diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 555bef9372..4cf8d7c8ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ config/discourse.pill
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*.log
 /tmp
+/logfile
 
 # Ignore Eclipse .project file
 /.project
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 7c4525e61f..bd20e8b967 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_dependency 'rate_limiter'
 require_dependency 'post_revisor'
 require_dependency 'enum'
 require_dependency 'trashable'
-require_dependency 'post_analyser'
+require_dependency 'post_analyzer'
 
 require 'archetype'
 require 'digest/sha1'
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ require 'digest/sha1'
 class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
   include RateLimiter::OnCreateRecord
   include Trashable
-  include PostAnalyser
 
   versioned if: :raw_changed?
 
@@ -90,11 +89,6 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(raw.gsub(/\s+/, "").downcase)
   end
 
-  def cooked_document
-    self.cooked ||= cook(raw, topic_id: topic_id)
-    @cooked_document ||= Nokogiri::HTML.fragment(cooked)
-  end
-
   def reset_cooked
     @cooked_document = nil
     self.cooked = nil
@@ -104,16 +98,18 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     @white_listed_image_classes ||= ['avatar', 'favicon', 'thumbnail']
   end
 
-  # How many images are present in the post
-  def image_count
-    return 0 unless raw.present?
+  def post_analyzer
+    @post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw, topic_id)
+  end
 
-    cooked_document.search("img").reject do |t|
-      dom_class = t["class"]
-      if dom_class
-        (Post.white_listed_image_classes & dom_class.split(" ")).count > 0
-      end
-    end.count
+  %w{raw_mentions linked_hosts image_count link_count raw_links}.each do |attr|
+    define_method(attr) do
+      PostAnalyzer.new(raw, topic_id).send(attr)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def cook(*args)
+    PostAnalyzer.new(raw, topic_id).cook(*args)
   end
 
 
@@ -236,20 +232,6 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     Post.excerpt(cooked, maxlength, options)
   end
 
-  # What we use to cook posts
-  def cook(*args)
-    cooked = PrettyText.cook(*args)
-
-    # If we have any of the oneboxes in the cache, throw them in right away, don't
-    # wait for the post processor.
-    dirty = false
-    result = Oneboxer.apply(cooked) do |url, elem|
-      Oneboxer.render_from_cache(url)
-    end
-
-    cooked = result.to_html if result.changed?
-    cooked
-  end
 
   # A list of versions including the initial version
   def all_versions
diff --git a/app/models/post_analyzer.rb b/app/models/post_analyzer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5431a16ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/post_analyzer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+class PostAnalyzer
+
+  attr_accessor :cooked, :raw
+
+  def initialize(raw, topic_id)
+    @raw  = raw
+    @topic_id = topic_id
+  end
+
+  def cooked_document
+    @cooked = cook(@raw, topic_id: @topic_id)
+    @cooked_document = Nokogiri::HTML.fragment(@cooked)
+  end
+
+  # What we use to cook posts
+  def cook(*args)
+    cooked = PrettyText.cook(*args)
+
+    # If we have any of the oneboxes in the cache, throw them in right away, don't
+    # wait for the post processor.
+    dirty = false
+    result = Oneboxer.apply(cooked) do |url, elem|
+      Oneboxer.render_from_cache(url)
+    end
+
+    cooked = result.to_html if result.changed?
+    cooked
+  end
+
+  # How many images are present in the post
+  def image_count
+    return 0 unless @raw.present?
+
+    cooked_document.search("img").reject do |t|
+      dom_class = t["class"]
+      if dom_class
+        (Post.white_listed_image_classes & dom_class.split(" ")).count > 0
+      end
+    end.count
+  end
+
+  def raw_mentions
+    return [] if @raw.blank?
+
+    # We don't count mentions in quotes
+    return @raw_mentions if @raw_mentions.present?
+    raw_stripped = @raw.gsub(/\[quote=(.*)\]([^\[]*?)\[\/quote\]/im, '')
+
+    # Strip pre and code tags
+    doc = Nokogiri::HTML.fragment(raw_stripped)
+    doc.search("pre").remove
+    doc.search("code").remove
+
+    results = doc.to_html.scan(PrettyText.mention_matcher)
+    @raw_mentions = results.uniq.map { |un| un.first.downcase.gsub!(/^@/, '') }
+  end
+
+  # Count how many hosts are linked in the post
+  def linked_hosts
+    return {} if raw_links.blank?
+
+    return @linked_hosts if @linked_hosts.present?
+
+    @linked_hosts = {}
+    raw_links.each do |u|
+      uri = URI.parse(u)
+      host = uri.host
+      @linked_hosts[host] ||= 1
+    end
+    @linked_hosts
+  end
+
+  # Returns an array of all links in a post excluding mentions
+  def raw_links
+    return [] unless @raw.present?
+
+    return @raw_links if @raw_links.present?
+
+    # Don't include @mentions in the link count
+    @raw_links = []
+    cooked_document.search("a[href]").each do |l|
+      next if link_is_a_mention?(l)
+      url = l.attributes['href'].to_s
+      @raw_links << url
+    end
+    @raw_links
+  end
+
+  # How many links are present in the post
+  def link_count
+    raw_links.size
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def link_is_a_mention?(l)
+    html_class = l.attributes['class']
+    return false if html_class.nil?
+    html_class.to_s == 'mention' && l.attributes['href'].to_s =~ /^\/users\//
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/post_analyzer_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_analyzer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b161c0168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/post_analyzer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe PostAnalyzer do
+
+  let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+  let(:default_topic_id) { topic.id }
+  let(:post_args) do
+    {user: topic.user, topic: topic}
+  end
+
+  context "links" do
+    let(:raw_no_links) { "hello world my name is evil trout" }
+    let(:raw_one_link_md) { "[jlawr](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369)" }
+    let(:raw_two_links_html) { "<a href='http://disneyland.disney.go.com/'>disney</a> <a href='http://reddit.com'>reddit</a>"}
+    let(:raw_three_links) { "http://discourse.org and http://discourse.org/another_url and http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"}
+
+    describe "raw_links" do
+      it "returns a blank collection for a post with no links" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_no_links, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.raw_links.should be_blank
+      end
+
+      it "finds a link within markdown" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_one_link_md, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.raw_links.should == ["http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"]
+      end
+
+      it "can find two links from html" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_two_links_html, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.raw_links.should == ["http://disneyland.disney.go.com/", "http://reddit.com"]
+      end
+
+      it "can find three links without markup" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_three_links, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.raw_links.should == ["http://discourse.org", "http://discourse.org/another_url", "http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225369"]
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "linked_hosts" do
+      it "returns blank with no links" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_no_links, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.linked_hosts.should be_blank
+      end
+
+      it "returns the host and a count for links" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_two_links_html, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.linked_hosts.should == {"disneyland.disney.go.com" => 1, "reddit.com" => 1}
+      end
+
+      it "it counts properly with more than one link on the same host" do
+        post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_three_links, default_topic_id)
+        post_analyzer.linked_hosts.should == {"discourse.org" => 1, "www.imdb.com" => 1}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "image_count" do
+    let(:raw_post_one_image_md) { "![sherlock](http://bbc.co.uk/sherlock.jpg)" }
+    let(:raw_post_two_images_html) { "<img src='http://discourse.org/logo.png'> <img src='http://bbc.co.uk/sherlock.jpg'>" }
+    let(:raw_post_with_avatars) { '<img alt="smiley" title=":smiley:" src="/assets/emoji/smiley.png" class="avatar"> <img alt="wink" title=":wink:" src="/assets/emoji/wink.png" class="avatar">' }
+    let(:raw_post_with_favicon) { '<img src="/assets/favicons/wikipedia.png" class="favicon">' }
+    let(:raw_post_with_thumbnail) { '<img src="/assets/emoji/smiley.png" class="thumbnail">' }
+    let(:raw_post_with_two_classy_images) { "<img src='http://discourse.org/logo.png' class='classy'> <img src='http://bbc.co.uk/sherlock.jpg' class='classy'>" }
+
+    it "returns 0 images for an empty post" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("Hello world", nil)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "finds images from markdown" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_one_image_md, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "finds images from HTML" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_two_images_html, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 2
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't count avatars as images" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_with_avatars, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't count favicons as images" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_with_favicon, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't count thumbnails as images" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_with_thumbnail, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't count whitelisted images" do
+      Post.stubs(:white_listed_image_classes).returns(["classy"])
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_with_two_classy_images, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.image_count.should == 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "link_count" do
+    let(:raw_post_one_link_md) { "[sherlock](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018ttws)" }
+    let(:raw_post_two_links_html) { "<a href='http://discourse.org'>discourse</a> <a href='http://twitter.com'>twitter</a>" }
+    let(:raw_post_with_mentions) { "hello @novemberkilo how are you doing?" }
+
+    it "returns 0 links for an empty post" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("Hello world", nil)
+      post_analyzer.link_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "returns 0 links for a post with mentions" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_with_mentions, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.link_count.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "finds links from markdown" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_one_link_md, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.link_count.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "finds links from HTML" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new(raw_post_two_links_html, default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.link_count.should == 2
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  describe "raw_mentions" do
+
+    it "returns an empty array with no matches" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("Hello Jake and Finn!", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == []
+    end
+
+    it "returns lowercase unique versions of the mentions" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("@Jake @Finn @Jake", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['jake', 'finn']
+    end
+
+    it "ignores pre" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("<pre>@Jake</pre> @Finn", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['finn']
+    end
+
+    it "catches content between pre tags" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("<pre>hello</pre> @Finn <pre></pre>", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['finn']
+    end
+
+    it "ignores code" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("@Jake <code>@Finn</code>", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['jake']
+    end
+
+    it "ignores quotes" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("[quote=\"Evil Trout\"]@Jake[/quote] @Finn", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['finn']
+    end
+
+    it "handles underscore in username" do
+      post_analyzer = PostAnalyzer.new("@Jake @Finn @Jake_Old", default_topic_id)
+      post_analyzer.raw_mentions.should == ['jake', 'finn', 'jake_old']
+    end
+  end
+end