diff --git a/web/src/lib.rs b/web/src/lib.rs
index d4e7f170..d331231d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib.rs
+++ b/web/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn LoginBox(
 }
 
 #[component]
-pub fn TimelineNavigation() -> impl IntoView {
+pub fn Navigator() -> impl IntoView {
 	let auth = use_context::<Signal<Option<String>>>().expect("missing auth context");
 	view! {	
 		<a href="/web/home" >
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ pub fn TimelineNavigation() -> impl IntoView {
 				value="server timeline"
 			/>
 		</a>
+		<a href="/web/about" >
+			<input
+				class="w-100"
+				// class:active=move || use_location().pathname.get().ends_with("/server")
+				type="submit"
+				value="about"
+			/>
+		</a>
 	}
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +258,7 @@ pub fn UserPage() -> impl IntoView {
 	view! {
 		<div>
 			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >view::user</div>
-			<div class="boxscroll" >
+			<div>
 				{move || match actor.get() {
 					None => view! { <p>loading...</p> }.into_view(),
 					Some(None) => view! { <p><code>error loading</code></p> }.into_view(),
@@ -306,7 +314,7 @@ pub fn ObjectPage() -> impl IntoView {
 	view! {
 		<div>
 			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >view::object</div>
-			<div class="boxscroll ma-2" >
+			<div class="ma-2" >
 				{move || match object.get() {
 					Some(Some(o)) => view!{ <Object object=o /> }.into_view(),
 					Some(None) => view! { <p><code>loading failed</code></p> }.into_view(),
@@ -418,9 +426,9 @@ pub fn InlineActivity(activity: serde_json::Value) -> impl IntoView {
 pub fn About() -> impl IntoView {
 	view! {
 		<div>
-			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >landing</div>
-			<div class="boxscroll mt-s mb-s" >
-				nothing to see here! pick a timeline to start browsing
+			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >about</div>
+			<div class="mt-s mb-s" >
+				<p><code>μpub</code>" is a micro social network powered by "<a href="">ActivityPub</a></p>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	}
@@ -435,7 +443,7 @@ pub fn TimelinePage(name: &'static str, tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 	view! {
 		<div>
 			<div class="tl-header w-100 center mb-s" >{name}</div>
-			<div class="boxscroll mt-s mb-s" >
+			<div class="mt-s mb-s" >
 				<TimelineFeed tl=tl />
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/web/src/main.rs b/web/src/main.rs
index 804407f1..15ad5e42 100644
--- a/web/src/main.rs
+++ b/web/src/main.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ use leptos_router::*;
 use leptos_use::{use_cookie, utils::FromToStringCodec};
 use upub_web::{
 	URL_BASE, context::Timeline, About, LoginBox, MaybeToken, ObjectPage, PostBox,
-	TimelinePage, TimelineNavigation, UserPage
+	TimelinePage, Navigator, UserPage
 };
 
 fn main() {
 	_ = console_log::init_with_level(log::Level::Info);
 	console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
-	let (cookie, set_cookie) = use_cookie::<String, FromToStringCodec>("token");
+	let (token, set_token) = use_cookie::<String, FromToStringCodec>("token");
 	let (username, set_username) = use_cookie::<String, FromToStringCodec>("username");
-	provide_context(cookie);
+	provide_context(token);
 
 	let home_tl = Timeline::new(format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/inbox/page", username.get().unwrap_or_default()));
 	let server_tl = Timeline::new(format!("{URL_BASE}/inbox/page"));
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ fn main() {
 	let (menu, set_menu) = create_signal(false);
 
 	spawn_local(async move {
-		if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(cookie).await {
+		if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(token).await {
 			console_error(&format!("error populating timeline: {e}"));
 		}
 	});
 
-	if cookie.get().is_some() {
+	if token.get().is_some() {
 		spawn_local(async move {
-			if let Err(e) = home_tl.more(cookie).await {
+			if let Err(e) = home_tl.more(token).await {
 				console_error(&format!("error populating timeline: {e}"));
 			}
 		});
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
 	mount_to_body(
 		move || view! {
 			<nav class="w-100 mt-1 mb-1 pb-s">
-				<code class="color ml-3" ><a class="upub-title" href=move || if cookie.get().present() { "/web/home" } else { "/web/server" } >μpub</a></code>
+				<code class="color ml-3" ><a class="upub-title" href=move || if token.get().present() { "/web/home" } else { "/web/server" } >μpub</a></code>
 				<small class="ml-1 mr-1 hidden-on-tiny" ><a class="clean" href="/web/server" >micro social network, federated</a></small>
 				/* TODO kinda jank with the float but whatever, will do for now */
 				<input type="submit" class="mr-2 rev" on:click=move |_| set_menu.set(!menu.get()) value="menu" style="float: right" />
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ fn main() {
 				<div class="two-col" >
 					<div class="col-side sticky" class:hidden=move || menu.get() >
 						<LoginBox
-							token_tx=set_cookie
-							token=cookie
+							token_tx=set_token
+							token=token
 							username_tx=set_username
 							username=username
 							home_tl=home_tl
 						/>
 						<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
-						<TimelineNavigation />
+						<Navigator />
 						<hr class="mt-1 mb-1" />
 						<PostBox username=username />
 					</div>
@@ -75,11 +75,19 @@ fn main() {
 								view! {
 									<main>
 											<Routes>
-												<Route path="/web" view=About />
+												<Route path="/web" view=move ||
+													if token.get().is_some() {
+														view! { <Redirect path="/web/home" /> }
+													} else {
+														view! { <Redirect path="/web/server" /> }
+													}
+												/>
 
 												<Route path="/web/home" view=move || view! { <TimelinePage name="home" tl=home_tl /> } />
 												<Route path="/web/server" view=move || view! { <TimelinePage name="server" tl=server_tl /> } />
 
+												<Route path="/web/about" view=About />
+
 												<Route path="/web/users/:id" view=UserPage />
 												<Route path="/web/objects/:id" view=ObjectPage />