diff --git a/app/models/subject.rb b/app/models/subject.rb
index b7681191..6d0eaca0 100644
--- a/app/models/subject.rb
+++ b/app/models/subject.rb
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ def check_retire_by_vote
     if assesment_classifications > 2
       percentage_for_retire = retire_count / assesment_classifications.to_f
       if percentage_for_retire >= workflow.retire_limit
-        self.retire!
-        increment_parents_subject_count_by -1 if parent_subject
+        increment_parents_subject_count_by -1 if self.retire! && parent_subject
       end
     end
   end
@@ -149,12 +148,13 @@ def bad!
   end
 
   def retire!
-    return if status == "bad"
-    return if classifying_user_ids.length < workflow.retire_limit
+    return false if status == "bad"
+    return false if classifying_user_ids.length < workflow.retire_limit
+
     status! 'retired'
     subject_set.subject_completed_on_workflow(workflow) if ! workflow.nil?
-    
-    # subject_set.inc_complete_secondary_subject 1 if type != 'root'
+
+    true
   end
 
   def activate!
diff --git a/app/models/workflow.rb b/app/models/workflow.rb
index 7a380337..bc0d9220 100644
--- a/app/models/workflow.rb
+++ b/app/models/workflow.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Workflow
   field    :key, 				                                     type: String
   field    :label,                                           type: String
   field    :first_task,                                      type: String
-  field    :retire_limit,                                    type: Integer,   default: 3
+  field    :retire_limit,                                    type: Float,     default: 0.75
   field    :subject_fetch_limit,                             type: Integer,   default: 10
   field    :generates_subjects,                              type: Boolean,   default: true
   field    :generates_subjects_after,                        type: Integer,   default: 0
diff --git a/project/emigrant/project.json b/project/emigrant/project.json
index 9153ed16..d11c987a 100644
--- a/project/emigrant/project.json
+++ b/project/emigrant/project.json
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     "google_analytics_client_id": "UA-69673163-1"
   },
 
+  "discuss_url": "http://forum.emigrantcity.nypl.org",
+
   "forum": {
     "type": "discourse",
     "base_url": "http://forum.emigrantcity.nypl.org"
diff --git a/project/emigrant/workflows/mark.json b/project/emigrant/workflows/mark.json
index 81698765..c6273239 100644
--- a/project/emigrant/workflows/mark.json
+++ b/project/emigrant/workflows/mark.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "subject_fetch_limit":"10",
   "generates_subjects": true,
   "generates_subjects_for": "transcribe",
+  "retire_limit": 0.75,
 
   "first_task":"mark_primary",