diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index faf76f6..1c2a3c0 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require(["map", "sidebar", "meshstats", "linklist", "infobox/main"],
-function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, Infobox) {
+require(["map", "sidebar", "meshstats", "linklist", "simplenodelist", "infobox/main"],
+function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, SimpleNodelist, Infobox) {
   main()
 
   function main() {
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, Infobox) {
       var meshstats = new Meshstats()
       sidebar.add(meshstats)
 
+      var newnodeslist = new SimpleNodelist(config, "firstseen", gotoAnything, "Neue Knoten")
+      sidebar.add(newnodeslist)
+
+      var lostnodeslist = new SimpleNodelist(config, "lastseen", gotoAnything, "Verschwundene Knoten")
+      sidebar.add(lostnodeslist)
+
       var linklist = new Linklist(linkScale, gotoAnything)
       sidebar.add(linklist)
 
@@ -30,11 +36,11 @@ function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, Infobox) {
                  ]
 
       var p = Promise.all(urls.map(getJSON))
-      p.then(handle_data(config, linkScale, sidebar, meshstats, linklist, infobox, map, gotoAnything))
+      p.then(handle_data(config, linkScale, sidebar, meshstats, linklist, newnodeslist, lostnodeslist, infobox, map, gotoAnything))
     })
   }
 
-  function handle_data(config, linkScale, sidebar, meshstats, linklist, infobox, map, gotoAnything) {
+  function handle_data(config, linkScale, sidebar, meshstats, linklist, newnodeslist, lostnodeslist, infobox, map, gotoAnything) {
     return function (data) {
       var nodedict = data[0]
       var nodes = Object.keys(nodedict.nodes).map(function (key) { return nodedict.nodes[key] })
@@ -103,9 +109,8 @@ function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, Infobox) {
       map.setData(linkScale, now, newnodes, lostnodes, onlinenodes, links)
       meshstats.setData(nodes)
       linklist.setData(links)
-
-      mkNodesList(sidebar.container, config.showContact, "firstseen", gotoAnything.node, "Neue Knoten", newnodes)
-      mkNodesList(sidebar.container, config.showContact, "lastseen", gotoAnything.node, "Verschwundene Knoten", lostnodes)
+      newnodeslist.setData(newnodes)
+      lostnodeslist.setData(lostnodes)
 
       var historyDict = { nodes: {}, links: {} }
 
@@ -127,55 +132,6 @@ function (Map, Sidebar, Meshstats, Linklist, Infobox) {
     }
   }
 
-  function mkNodesList(el, showContact, tf, gotoProxy, title, list) {
-    if (list.length == 0)
-      return
-
-    var h2 = document.createElement("h2")
-    h2.textContent = title
-    el.appendChild(h2)
-    var table = document.createElement("table")
-    el.appendChild(table)
-
-    var tbody = document.createElement("tbody")
-
-    list.forEach( function (d) {
-      var time = moment(d[tf]).fromNow()
-
-      var row = document.createElement("tr")
-      var td1 = document.createElement("td")
-      var a = document.createElement("a")
-      a.classList.add("hostname")
-      a.classList.add(d.flags.online ? "online" : "offline")
-      a.textContent = d.nodeinfo.hostname
-      a.href = "#"
-      a.onclick = gotoProxy(d)
-      td1.appendChild(a)
-
-      if (has_location(d)) {
-        var span = document.createElement("span")
-        span.classList.add("icon")
-        span.classList.add("ion-location")
-        td1.appendChild(span)
-      }
-
-      if ("owner" in d.nodeinfo && showContact) {
-        var contact = d.nodeinfo.owner.contact
-        td1.appendChild(document.createTextNode(" – " + contact + ""))
-      }
-
-      var td2 = document.createElement("td")
-      td2.textContent = time
-
-      row.appendChild(td1)
-      row.appendChild(td2)
-      tbody.appendChild(row)
-    })
-
-    table.appendChild(tbody)
-    el.appendChild(table)
-  }
-
   function pushHistory(d) {
     var s = "#!"
 
diff --git a/lib/simplenodelist.js b/lib/simplenodelist.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73a3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/simplenodelist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+define(function () {
+  return function(config, field, gotoAnything, title) {
+    var self = this
+    var el
+
+    self.render = function (d)  {
+      el = document.createElement("div")
+      d.appendChild(el)
+    }
+
+    self.setData = function (list) {
+      if (list.length == 0)
+        return
+
+      var h2 = document.createElement("h2")
+      h2.textContent = title
+      el.appendChild(h2)
+      var table = document.createElement("table")
+      el.appendChild(table)
+
+      var tbody = document.createElement("tbody")
+
+      list.forEach( function (d) {
+        var time = moment(d[field]).fromNow()
+
+        var row = document.createElement("tr")
+        var td1 = document.createElement("td")
+        var a = document.createElement("a")
+        a.classList.add("hostname")
+        a.classList.add(d.flags.online ? "online" : "offline")
+        a.textContent = d.nodeinfo.hostname
+        a.href = "#"
+        a.onclick = gotoAnything.node(d)
+        td1.appendChild(a)
+
+        if (has_location(d)) {
+          var span = document.createElement("span")
+          span.classList.add("icon")
+          span.classList.add("ion-location")
+          td1.appendChild(span)
+        }
+
+        if ("owner" in d.nodeinfo && config.showContact) {
+          var contact = d.nodeinfo.owner.contact
+          td1.appendChild(document.createTextNode(" – " + contact + ""))
+        }
+
+        var td2 = document.createElement("td")
+        td2.textContent = time
+
+        row.appendChild(td1)
+        row.appendChild(td2)
+        tbody.appendChild(row)
+      })
+
+      table.appendChild(tbody)
+      el.appendChild(table)
+    }
+
+    return self
+  }
+})