diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyCommand.java
index 8f765dc0f..f79c94987 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyCommand.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class PartyCommand implements CommandExecutor {
         }
 
         // Party leader commands
-        if (!mcMMOPlayer.getParty().getLeader().equals(player.getName())) {
+        if (!mcMMOPlayer.getParty().getLeader().equalsIgnoreCase(player.getName())) {
             sender.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Party.NotOwner"));
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyInfoCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyInfoCommand.java
index d079b5426..14304ba88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyInfoCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyInfoCommand.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class PartyInfoCommand implements CommandExecutor {
         StringBuilder memberList = new StringBuilder();
 
         for (OfflinePlayer member : playerParty.getMembers()) {
-            if (playerParty.getLeader().equals(member.getName())) {
+            if (playerParty.getLeader().equalsIgnoreCase(member.getName())) {
                 memberList.append(ChatColor.GOLD).append(member.getName()).append(" ");
             }
             else if (member.isOnline()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyRenameCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyRenameCommand.java
index 0072863cd..0b3ade249 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyRenameCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/party/PartyRenameCommand.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class PartyRenameCommand implements CommandExecutor {
                         return true;
                     }
 
-                    if (!member.getName().equals(leaderName)) {
+                    if (!member.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(leaderName)) {
                         member.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Party.InformedOnNameChange", leaderName, newPartyName));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/PlayerProfile.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/PlayerProfile.java
index 8b36d2cf0..e8f4c14cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/PlayerProfile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/PlayerProfile.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class PlayerProfile {
         }
         else {
             for (HudType type : HudType.values()) {
-                if (type.toString().equals(huds.get(1).get(0))) {
+                if (type.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(huds.get(1).get(0))) {
                     hudType = type;
                 }
             }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class PlayerProfile {
                 // Find if the line contains the player we want.
                 String[] character = line.split(":");
 
-                if (!character[0].equals(playerName)) {
+                if (!character[0].equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class PlayerProfile {
                 // While not at the end of the file
                 while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
                     // Read the line in and copy it to the output it's not the player we want to edit
-                    if (!line.split(":")[0].equals(playerName)) {
+                    if (!line.split(":")[0].equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
                         writer.append(line).append("\r\n");
                     }
                     else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/PartyManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/PartyManager.java
index b758e06ca..9770f71ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/PartyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/PartyManager.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public final class PartyManager {
         List<Player> nearMembers = new ArrayList<Player>();
         if (party != null) {
             for (Player member : party.getOnlineMembers()) {
-                if (!player.getName().equals(member.getName()) && Misc.isNear(player.getLocation(), member.getLocation(), range)) {
+                if (!player.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(member.getName()) && Misc.isNear(player.getLocation(), member.getLocation(), range)) {
                     nearMembers.add(member);
                 }
             }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public final class PartyManager {
     public static Party getPlayerParty(String playerName) {
         for (Party party : parties) {
             for (OfflinePlayer member : party.getMembers()) {
-                if (member.getName().equals(playerName)) {
+                if (member.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
                     return party;
                 }
             }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public final class PartyManager {
         }
         else {
             // If the leaving player was the party leader, appoint a new leader from the party members
-            if (party.getLeader().equals(player.getName())) {
+            if (party.getLeader().equalsIgnoreCase(player.getName())) {
                 String newLeader = members.get(0).getName();
                 party.setLeader(newLeader);
             }
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ public final class PartyManager {
         String leaderName = party.getLeader();
 
         for (Player member : party.getOnlineMembers()) {
-            if (member.getName().equals(playerName)) {
+            if (member.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
                 member.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Party.Owner.Player"));
             }
-            else if (member.getName().equals(leaderName)) {
+            else if (member.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(leaderName)) {
                 member.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Party.Owner.NotLeader"));
             }
             else {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ public final class PartyManager {
      * @return true if the player can invite
      */
     public static boolean canInvite(Player player, Party party) {
-        if (party.isLocked() && !party.getLeader().equals(player.getName())) {
+        if (party.isLocked() && !party.getLeader().equalsIgnoreCase(player.getName())) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
index 4110b84f7..6dcd2f8b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class MctopCommandAsyncTask implements Runnable {
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(mcMMO.p, new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                if (query.equals("taming+mining+woodcutting+repair+unarmed+herbalism+excavation+archery+swords+axes+acrobatics+fishing")) {
+                if (query.equalsIgnoreCase("taming+mining+woodcutting+repair+unarmed+herbalism+excavation+archery+swords+axes+acrobatics+fishing")) {
                     sender.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.PowerLevel.Leaderboard"));
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/SQLConversionTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/SQLConversionTask.java
index 8297772f7..e2a840519 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/SQLConversionTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/database/SQLConversionTask.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SQLConversionTask implements Runnable {
                 playerName = character[0];
 
                 // Check for things we don't want put in the DB
-                if (playerName == null || playerName.equals("null") || playerName.equals("#Storage place for user information")) {
+                if (playerName == null || playerName.equalsIgnoreCase("null") || playerName.equalsIgnoreCase("#Storage place for user information")) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/ArcheryManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/ArcheryManager.java
index ca7858ed9..ab512d769 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/ArcheryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/ArcheryManager.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class ArcheryManager extends SkillManager {
         Location shooterLocation = player.getLocation();
         Location targetLocation = target.getLocation();
 
-        if (!shooterLocation.getWorld().equals(targetLocation.getWorld())) {
+        if (shooterLocation.getWorld() != targetLocation.getWorld()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Misc.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Misc.java
index e19eebde6..cd018c33b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Misc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Misc.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public final class Misc {
      * @return true if the distance between <code>first</code> and <code>second</code> is less than <code>maxDistance</code>, false otherwise
      */
     public static boolean isNear(Location first, Location second, double maxDistance) {
-        if (!first.getWorld().equals(second.getWorld())) {
+        if (first.getWorld() != second.getWorld()) {
             return false;
         }