diff --git a/client/css/users.css b/client/css/users.css
index 81bfe2e..6ba3d5f 100644
--- a/client/css/users.css
+++ b/client/css/users.css
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@
 #user-delete form {
     width: 100%;
 }
+#user-delete form label {
+    padding: 0;
+}
diff --git a/client/js/controllers/users_controller.js b/client/js/controllers/users_controller.js
index 005627e..d242c1f 100644
--- a/client/js/controllers/users_controller.js
+++ b/client/js/controllers/users_controller.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const api = require('../api.js');
 const config = require('../config.js');
 const events = require('../events.js');
 const misc = require('../util/misc.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 const topNavController = require('../controllers/top_nav_controller.js');
 const RegistrationView = require('../views/registration_view.js');
 const UserView = require('../views/user_view.js');
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class UsersController {
                 this.user = response.user;
                 next();
             }).catch(response => {
-                this.userView.emptyView(this.userView.contentHolder);
+                views.emptyView(document.getElementById('content-holder'));
                 events.notify(events.Error, response.description);
             });
         }
diff --git a/client/js/events.js b/client/js/events.js
index 8fb42d4..5c5bdb0 100644
--- a/client/js/events.js
+++ b/client/js/events.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 let listeners = [];
 
+function unlisten(messageClass) {
+    listeners[messageClass] = [];
+}
+
 function listen(messageClass, handler) {
     if (!(messageClass in listeners)) {
         listeners[messageClass] = [];
@@ -25,4 +29,5 @@ module.exports = {
 
     notify: notify,
     listen: listen,
+    unlisten: unlisten,
 };
diff --git a/client/js/util/views.js b/client/js/util/views.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98350f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/js/util/views.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../util/polyfill.js');
+const handlebars = require('handlebars');
+const events = require('../events.js');
+const domParser = new DOMParser();
+
+function _messageHandler(target, message, className) {
+    if (!message) {
+        message = 'Unknown message';
+    }
+    const messagesHolder = target.querySelector('.messages');
+    if (!messagesHolder) {
+        alert(message);
+        return;
+    }
+    /* TODO: animate this */
+    const node = document.createElement('div');
+    node.innerHTML = message.replace(/\n/g, '<br/>');
+    node.classList.add('message');
+    node.classList.add(className);
+    messagesHolder.appendChild(node);
+}
+
+
+function listenToMessages(target) {
+    events.unlisten(events.Success);
+    events.unlisten(events.Error);
+    events.listen(
+        events.Success, msg => { _messageHandler(target, msg, 'success'); });
+    events.listen(
+        events.Error, msg => { _messageHandler(target, msg, 'error'); });
+}
+
+function clearMessages(target) {
+    const messagesHolder = target.querySelector('.messages');
+    /* TODO: animate that */
+    while (messagesHolder.lastChild) {
+        messagesHolder.removeChild(messagesHolder.lastChild);
+    }
+}
+
+function htmlToDom(html) {
+    const parsed = domParser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html').body;
+    return parsed.childNodes.length > 1 ?
+        parsed.childNodes :
+        parsed.firstChild;
+}
+
+function getTemplate(templatePath) {
+    const templateElement = document.getElementById(templatePath + '-template');
+    if (!templateElement) {
+        console.error('Missing template: ' + templatePath);
+        return null;
+    }
+    const templateText = templateElement.innerHTML.trim();
+    const templateFactory = handlebars.compile(templateText);
+    return (...args) => {
+        return htmlToDom(templateFactory(...args));
+    };
+}
+
+function decorateValidator(form) {
+    // postpone showing form fields validity until user actually tries
+    // to submit it (seeing red/green form w/o doing anything breaks POLA)
+    const submitButton = form.querySelector('.buttons input');
+    submitButton.addEventListener('click', e => {
+        form.classList.add('show-validation');
+    });
+    form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
+        form.classList.remove('show-validation');
+    });
+}
+
+function disableForm(form) {
+    for (let input of form.querySelectorAll('input')) {
+        input.disabled = true;
+    }
+}
+
+function enableForm(form) {
+    for (let input of form.querySelectorAll('input')) {
+        input.disabled = false;
+    }
+}
+
+function emptyView(target) {
+    const ret = showView(target, htmlToDom('<div class="messages"></div>'));
+    listenToMessages(target);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+function showView(target, source) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        let observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
+            resolve();
+            observer.disconnect();
+        });
+        observer.observe(target, {childList: true});
+        while (target.lastChild) {
+            target.removeChild(target.lastChild);
+        }
+        if (source instanceof NodeList) {
+            for (let child of source) {
+                target.appendChild(child);
+            }
+        } else if (source instanceof Node) {
+            target.appendChild(source);
+        } else {
+            console.error('Invalid view source', source);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    htmlToDom: htmlToDom,
+    getTemplate: getTemplate,
+    showView: showView,
+    emptyView: emptyView,
+    enableForm: enableForm,
+    disableForm: disableForm,
+    listenToMessages: listenToMessages,
+    clearMessages: clearMessages,
+    decorateValidator: decorateValidator,
+};
diff --git a/client/js/views/base_view.js b/client/js/views/base_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 98ae406..0000000
--- a/client/js/views/base_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const handlebars = require('handlebars');
-const events = require('../events.js');
-const contentHolder = document.getElementById('content-holder');
-require('../util/polyfill.js');
-
-function messageHandler(message, className) {
-    if (!message) {
-        message = 'Unknown message';
-    }
-    const messagesHolder = contentHolder.querySelector('.messages');
-    if (!messagesHolder) {
-        alert(message);
-        return;
-    }
-    /* TODO: animate this */
-    const node = document.createElement('div');
-    node.innerHTML = message.replace(/\n/g, '<br/>');
-    node.classList.add('message');
-    node.classList.add(className);
-    messagesHolder.appendChild(node);
-}
-
-events.listen(events.Success, msg => { messageHandler(msg, 'success'); });
-events.listen(events.Error, msg => { messageHandler(msg, 'error'); });
-
-class BaseView {
-    constructor() {
-        this.contentHolder = contentHolder;
-        this.domParser = new DOMParser();
-    }
-
-    htmlToDom(html) {
-        const parsed = this.domParser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html').body;
-        return parsed.childNodes.length > 1 ?
-            parsed.childNodes :
-            parsed.firstChild;
-    }
-
-    getTemplate(templatePath) {
-        const templateElement = document.getElementById(templatePath);
-        if (!templateElement) {
-            console.error('Missing template: ' + templatePath);
-            return null;
-        }
-        const templateText = templateElement.innerHTML.trim();
-        const templateFactory = handlebars.compile(templateText);
-        return (...args) => {
-            return this.htmlToDom(templateFactory(...args));
-        };
-    }
-
-    clearMessages() {
-        const messagesHolder = this.contentHolder.querySelector('.messages');
-        /* TODO: animate that */
-        while (messagesHolder.lastChild) {
-            messagesHolder.removeChild(messagesHolder.lastChild);
-        }
-    }
-
-    decorateValidator(form) {
-        // postpone showing form fields validity until user actually tries
-        // to submit it (seeing red/green form w/o doing anything breaks POLA)
-        const submitButton = form.querySelector('.buttons input');
-        submitButton.addEventListener('click', e => {
-            form.classList.add('show-validation');
-        });
-        form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
-            form.classList.remove('show-validation');
-        });
-    }
-
-    disableForm(form) {
-        for (let input of form.querySelectorAll('input')) {
-            input.disabled = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    enableForm(form) {
-        for (let input of form.querySelectorAll('input')) {
-            input.disabled = false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    emptyView(target) {
-        return this.showView(
-            target,
-            this.htmlToDom('<div class="messages"></div>'));
-    }
-
-    showView(target, source) {
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            let observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
-                resolve();
-                observer.disconnect();
-            });
-            observer.observe(target, {childList: true});
-            while (target.lastChild) {
-                target.removeChild(target.lastChild);
-            }
-            if (source instanceof NodeList) {
-                for (let child of source) {
-                    target.appendChild(child);
-                }
-            } else if (source instanceof Node) {
-                target.appendChild(source);
-            } else {
-                console.error('Invalid view source', source);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = BaseView;
diff --git a/client/js/views/help_view.js b/client/js/views/help_view.js
index d3f198c..833e548 100644
--- a/client/js/views/help_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/help_view.js
@@ -1,31 +1,30 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class HelpView extends BaseView {
+class HelpView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('help-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('help');
         this.sectionTemplates = {};
         const sectionKeys = ['about', 'keyboard', 'search', 'comments', 'tos'];
         for (let section of sectionKeys) {
-            const templateName = 'help-' + section + '-template';
-            this.sectionTemplates[section] = this.getTemplate(templateName);
+            const templateName = 'help-' + section;
+            this.sectionTemplates[section] = views.getTemplate(templateName);
         }
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template();
 
         ctx.section = ctx.section || 'about';
         if (!(ctx.section in this.sectionTemplates)) {
-            this.emptyView(this.contentHolder);
+            views.emptyView(target);
             return;
         }
 
-        this.showView(
+        views.showView(
             source.querySelector('.content'),
             this.sectionTemplates[ctx.section]({
                 name: config.name,
@@ -40,7 +39,8 @@ class HelpView extends BaseView {
             }
         }
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/home_view.js b/client/js/views/home_view.js
index 341982a..b27fb14 100644
--- a/client/js/views/home_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/home_view.js
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class HomeView extends BaseView {
+class HomeView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('home-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('home');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template({
             name: config.name,
             version: config.meta.version,
             buildDate: config.meta.buildDate,
         });
-        this.showView(target, source);
+
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/login_view.js b/client/js/views/login_view.js
index f0e90c0..9a1763c 100644
--- a/client/js/views/login_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/login_view.js
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
-const events = require('../events.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class LoginView extends BaseView {
+class LoginView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('login-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('login');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template({canSendMails: config.canSendMails});
 
         const form = source.querySelector('form');
@@ -19,22 +17,23 @@ class LoginView extends BaseView {
         const passwordField = source.querySelector('#user-password');
         const rememberUserField = source.querySelector('#remember-user');
 
-        this.decorateValidator(form);
+        views.decorateValidator(form);
         userNameField.setAttribute('pattern', config.userNameRegex);
         passwordField.setAttribute('pattern', config.passwordRegex);
 
         form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            this.clearMessages();
-            this.disableForm(form);
+            views.clearMessages(target);
+            views.disableForm(form);
             ctx.login(
                     userNameField.value,
                     passwordField.value,
                     rememberUserField.checked)
-                .always(() => { this.enableForm(form); });
+                .always(() => { views.enableForm(form); });
         });
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js b/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
index 12729bc..14f0737 100644
--- a/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const events = require('../events.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class PasswordResetView extends BaseView {
+class PasswordResetView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('password-reset-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('password-reset');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template();
 
         const form = source.querySelector('form');
         const userNameOrEmailField = source.querySelector('#user-name');
 
-        this.decorateValidator(form);
+        views.decorateValidator(form);
 
         form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            this.clearMessages();
-            this.disableForm(form);
+            views.clearMessages(target);
+            views.disableForm(form);
             ctx.proceed(userNameOrEmailField.value)
-                .catch(() => { this.enableForm(form); });
+                .catch(() => { views.enableForm(form); });
         });
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/registration_view.js b/client/js/views/registration_view.js
index 7c58ab5..55ad0a1 100644
--- a/client/js/views/registration_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/registration_view.js
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
-const events = require('../events.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class RegistrationView extends BaseView {
+class RegistrationView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('user-registration-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('user-registration');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template();
 
         const form = source.querySelector('form');
@@ -19,22 +17,23 @@ class RegistrationView extends BaseView {
         const passwordField = source.querySelector('#user-password');
         const emailField = source.querySelector('#user-email');
 
-        this.decorateValidator(form);
+        views.decorateValidator(form);
         userNameField.setAttribute('pattern', config.userNameRegex);
         passwordField.setAttribute('pattern', config.passwordRegex);
 
         form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            this.clearMessages();
-            this.disableForm(form);
+            views.clearMessages(target);
+            views.disableForm(form);
             ctx.register(
                     userNameField.value,
                     passwordField.value,
                     emailField.value)
-                .always(() => { this.enableForm(form); });
+                .always(() => { views.enableForm(form); });
         });
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/top_nav_view.js b/client/js/views/top_nav_view.js
index 7e9c271..3210564 100644
--- a/client/js/views/top_nav_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/top_nav_view.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class TopNavView extends BaseView {
+class TopNavView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('top-nav-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('top-nav');
         this.navHolder = document.getElementById('top-nav-holder');
     }
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class TopNavView extends BaseView {
                 '<span class="access-key" data-accesskey="$1">$1</span>');
         }
 
-        this.showView(this.navHolder, source);
+        views.showView(this.navHolder, source);
     }
 
     activate(itemName) {
diff --git a/client/js/views/user_deletion_view.js b/client/js/views/user_deletion_view.js
index 3861685..20c950f 100644
--- a/client/js/views/user_deletion_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/user_deletion_view.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class UserDeletionView extends BaseView {
+class UserDeletionView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('user-deletion-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('user-deletion');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
@@ -14,16 +13,17 @@ class UserDeletionView extends BaseView {
 
         const form = source.querySelector('form');
 
-        this.decorateValidator(form);
+        views.decorateValidator(form);
 
         form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            this.clearMessages();
-            this.disableForm(form);
+            views.clearMessages(target);
+            views.disableForm(form);
             ctx.delete();
         });
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/user_edit_view.js b/client/js/views/user_edit_view.js
index 9d5c3ae..21ac7ba 100644
--- a/client/js/views/user_edit_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/user_edit_view.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const config = require('../config.js');
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class UserEditView extends BaseView {
+class UserEditView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('user-edit-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('user-edit');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class UserEditView extends BaseView {
         const userNameField = source.querySelector('#user-name');
         const passwordField = source.querySelector('#user-password');
 
-        this.decorateValidator(form);
+        views.decorateValidator(form);
 
         if (userNameField) {
             userNameField.setAttribute(
@@ -41,17 +40,18 @@ class UserEditView extends BaseView {
 
         form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
             e.preventDefault();
-            this.clearMessages();
-            this.disableForm(form);
+            views.clearMessages(target);
+            views.disableForm(form);
             ctx.edit(
                     userNameField.value,
                     passwordField.value,
                     emailField.value,
                     rankField.value)
-                .always(() => { this.enableForm(form); });
+                .always(() => { views.enableForm(form); });
         });
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/user_summary_view.js b/client/js/views/user_summary_view.js
index ef3029a..9369376 100644
--- a/client/js/views/user_summary_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/user_summary_view.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
-class UserSummaryView extends BaseView {
+class UserSummaryView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('user-summary-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('user-summary');
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
         const target = ctx.target;
         const source = this.template(ctx);
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/js/views/user_view.js b/client/js/views/user_view.js
index cb38fc1..c547549 100644
--- a/client/js/views/user_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/user_view.js
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const BaseView = require('./base_view.js');
+const views = require('../util/views.js');
 const UserDeletionView = require('./user_deletion_view.js');
 const UserSummaryView = require('./user_summary_view.js');
 const UserEditView = require('./user_edit_view.js');
 
-class UserView extends BaseView {
+class UserView {
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.template = this.getTemplate('user-template');
+        this.template = views.getTemplate('user');
         this.deletionView = new UserDeletionView();
         this.summaryView = new UserSummaryView();
         this.editView = new UserEditView();
     }
 
     render(ctx) {
-        const target = this.contentHolder;
+        const target = document.getElementById('content-holder');
         const source = this.template(ctx);
 
         ctx.section = ctx.section || 'summary';
@@ -39,7 +38,8 @@ class UserView extends BaseView {
         ctx.target = source.querySelector('#user-content-holder');
         view.render(ctx);
 
-        this.showView(target, source);
+        views.listenToMessages(target);
+        views.showView(target, source);
     }
 }