--- /Users/oli/Desktop/service_links/service_links.module
+++ service_links.module
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
     '#default_value' => variable_get('service_links_node_types', array()),
     '#options' => node_get_types('names'),
   );
+	$form['where_to_show_the_links']['service_links_hide4author'] = array(
+		'#type' => 'checkbox',
+		'#title' => t("Hide service links if the actual user is the author of the node."),
+		'#return_value' => 1,
+		'#default_value' => variable_get('service_links_hide4author', 1),
+	);
   if (module_exists('taxonomy')) {
     $form['where_to_show_the_links']['service_links_category_types'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@
 function service_links_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $teaser, $page) {
   switch ($op) {
     case 'view':
-      $links_show = _service_links_show($node->type, $node->nid);
+      $links_show = _service_links_show($node, $node->nid);
       if ($links_show && user_access('use service links')) {
         switch (variable_get('service_links_in_node', 0)) {
           case 1:
@@ -275,7 +281,7 @@
       $show_links = FALSE;
   }
 
-  $links_show = _service_links_show($node->type, $node->nid);
+  $links_show = _service_links_show($node, $node->nid);
 
   if ($type == 'node' && $links_show && $show_links && user_access('use service links')) {
     $links = service_links_render($node, TRUE);
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@
   else if ($op == 'view') {
     if (user_access('use service links') && arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1))) {
       $node = node_load(arg(1));
-      $links_show = _service_links_show($node->type, $node->nid);
+      $links_show = _service_links_show($node, $node->nid);
       if ($links_show) {
         $block['subject'] = t('Bookmark/Search this post');
         $block['content'] = theme('service_links_block_format', service_links_render($node));
@@ -449,9 +455,9 @@
 /**
  * Check if the service links should be displayed for the node type/category.
  */
-function _service_links_show($type, $nid) {
+function _service_links_show($node, $nid) {
   $links_show = FALSE;
-  $node_type = in_array($type, variable_get('service_links_node_types', array()), TRUE);
+  $node_type = in_array($node->type, variable_get('service_links_node_types', array()), TRUE);
   if (module_exists('taxonomy')) {
     $terms = taxonomy_node_get_terms($nid);
     foreach ($terms as $term) {
@@ -460,7 +466,12 @@
   }
   if ($node_type || $category_type) {
     $links_show = TRUE;
+		if(variable_get('service_links_hide4author', 0)){
+			global $user;
+			$links_show = ($user->uid == $node->uid) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+		}
   }
 
+
   return $links_show;
 }