diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/mmobjects.py b/pyweb/mumble/mmobjects.py
index 339af8f..adbfc44 100755
--- a/pyweb/mumble/mmobjects.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/mmobjects.py
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ class mmChannel( object ):
 		lambda self: len( self.players ) + sum( [ chan.playerCount for chan in self.subchans ] ),
 		None
 		);
-	id = property( lambda self: "channel_%d"%self.chanid, None );
+	
+	id   = property( lambda self: "channel_%d"%self.chanid, None );
+	
+	show = property( lambda self: self.parent is None or self.playerCount > 0, None );
 	
 	def __str__( self ):
 		return '<Channel "%s" (%d)>' % ( self.name, self.chanid );
diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/templatetags/mumble_extras.py b/pyweb/mumble/templatetags/mumble_extras.py
index d8ca75e..2a098b8 100644
--- a/pyweb/mumble/templatetags/mumble_extras.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/templatetags/mumble_extras.py
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 
 register = template.Library();
 
-### FILTER: mrange -- used to render the ||| lines in the channel tree
-
-def mrange( value ):
-	"If value > 1, returns range( value - 1 ), else returns an empty list."
-	val = int( value );
-	if( val > 1 ):
-		return range( val - 1 );
-	return list();
-
-register.filter( 'mrange', mrange );
 
 ### FILTER: trunc -- converts "a very very extaordinary long text" to "a very very extra..."
 def trunc( string, maxlen = 50 ):
diff --git a/template/mumble/channel.htm b/template/mumble/channel.htm
index 381528c..52fcdbb 100644
--- a/template/mumble/channel.htm
+++ b/template/mumble/channel.htm
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
   <a href="{{ Channel|chanurl:MumbleAccount }}" class="mumble" id="link_{{ Channel.id }}" title="{{ Channel.name }}">
     {{ Channel.name|trunc:30 }}
   </a>
-  {% for sub in Channel.subchans %}
-    {{ sub|chanview:MumbleAccount }}
-  {% endfor %}
-  {% for player in Channel.players %}{{ player|chanview }}{% endfor %}
+  {% if Channel.show %}
+    {% for sub in Channel.subchans %}
+      {{ sub|chanview:MumbleAccount }}
+    {% endfor %}
+    {% for player in Channel.players %}{{ player|chanview }}{% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
 </div>