@fraksken I sent you a message, but also run upgrade.php to make sure the changes take effect

sorry the actual function should have been this:

function elgg_view_river_items_special($subject_guid = 0, $object_guid = 0, $subject_relationship = '',

$type = '', $subtype = '', $action_type = '', $limit = 20, $posted_min = 0, $posted_max = 0, $pagination = true) {

// Get input from outside world and sanitise it

$offset = (int) get_input('offset',0);

$loggedinuser = get_loggedin_user()->guid;

// Get river items, if they exist

if ($riveritems = get_river_items($subject_guid,$object_guid,$subject_relationship,$type,$subtype,$action_type,($limit + 1),$offset,$posted_min,$posted_max)) {

$i=0;

foreach($riveritems as $item) {

//added a check for own material

if ($loggedinuser== $item->subject_guid){

$ignorecheck=true;

}

//here is the relationship checks

else {

if (check_entity_relationship($loggedinuser,'friend',$item->object_guid)){

$ignorecheck=true;

}

if (check_entity_relationship($loggedinuser,'friend',$item->subject_guid)){

$ignorecheck=true;

}

}

//sorry i had the wrong logic here before (its == not !=)

if($ignorecheck == true ){

$re_riveritems[$i] = $item;

$i++;

}

//reset 

$ignorecheck=false;

}

return elgg_view('river/item/list',array(

'limit' => 20,

'offset' => $offset,

'items' => $re_riveritems,

'pagination' => $pagination

));

}

return '';

}

this works, is tested... but not radically tested. 

I did send you a mod standalone version 

This works for me, is not heavely tested, but it seems to work...

function elgg_view_river_items_mine_friends($limit = 20, $posted_min = 0, $posted_max = 0, $pagination = true) {

$user = get_loggedin_user();

$friends = $user->getFriends();

$subject_guid = array();

if ($friends) {

foreach ($friends as $friend) {

$subject_guid[] = $friend->getGUID();

}

}

$subject_guid[] = $user->getGUID();

// Get input from outside world and sanitise it

$offset = (int) get_input('offset',0);

// Get river items, if they exist

if ($riveritems = get_river_items($subject_guid,0,'','','','',($limit + 1),$offset,$posted_min,$posted_max)) {

return elgg_view('river/item/list',array(

'limit' => $limit,

'offset' => $offset,

'items' => $riveritems,

'pagination' => $pagination

));

}

return '';

}