diff --git a/app/ustj.hoon b/app/ustj.hoon
index f4daf91..824adc4 100644
--- a/app/ustj.hoon
+++ b/app/ustj.hoon
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 :_  this  init-cards:hd
 
 ++  on-load   |=  old=vase 
-:_  this(state !<(versioned-state old))  ~
+:_  this(state !<(versioned-state old))
+  :: :-  cache-root:cache  cache-static:cache
+  ~
 ++  on-watch  
 |=  =(pole knot)
   ?+  pole  !!
@@ -49,8 +51,33 @@
   ?:  ?=(%seed a)   teds:seed
   ?:  ?=(%seed2 a)  coms:seed
   ?:  ?=(%seed3 a)  reps:seed
+  ::  admin
+  ?:  ?=([%hr @p ?] a)   (handle-hr +.a)
+  ?:  ?=([%ban @p ?] a)  (handle-ban +.a)
+  ?:  ?=([%del-ted @t] a)  (handle-del .y +.a)
+  ?:  ?=([%del-com @t] a)  (handle-del .n +.a)
   ~&  wtf=a
   `this
+  ++  handle-del  |=  [is-ted=? uidt=@t]
+      =/  uid  (slaw:sr %uw uidt)  ?~  uid  !!
+      =/  cued  (cue u.uid)
+      =/  pid  %-  (soft pid:tp)  cued
+      ?~  pid  !!
+    =^  cards  state  
+    %+  handle-del:cache  is-ted  u.pid
+    [cards this]
+  ++  handle-hr  |=  [=ship w=?]
+    ?>  .=(src.bowl our.bowl)
+    =.  admins  ?:  w  
+      (~(put in admins) ship)
+      (~(del in admins) ship)
+    `this
+  ++  handle-ban  |=  [=ship w=?]
+    ?>  (~(has in admins) src.bowl)
+    =.  blacklist  ?:  w  
+      (~(put in blacklist) ship)
+      (~(del in blacklist) ship)
+    `this
   ++  handle-cache  |=  a=*  :_  this  
     =/  which  ($?(%root %ted %sta %all) a)
     ?-  which
@@ -75,6 +102,7 @@
     =/  rng  ~(. og eny.bowl)
     |%
     ++  teds
+    =.  admins  admins:const
     =/  titles  titles:seeds
     =.  state
     |-  ?~  titles  state
@@ -170,7 +198,6 @@
   ::
   ++  serve
   ^-  (quip card _this)
-  ~&  eyre-poke=now.bowl
   =/  order  !<(order:router vase)
   =/  address  address.req.order
   :: ?:  (~(has in banned.admin) address)  `this  
diff --git a/lib/cacher.hoon b/lib/cacher.hoon
index c5c3530..0d557da 100644
--- a/lib/cacher.hoon
+++ b/lib/cacher.hoon
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 |=  noun=*  ^-  [(list card) _state]
   =/  poke  (pokes:sur noun)
   ~&  ui-poke=poke
+  =.  src  ship.poke
   =/  eyre-id  eyre-id.poke
   |^
   ?-  -.p.poke
@@ -18,15 +19,17 @@
     %submit-comment  (handle-comment +.p.poke)
     %submit-reply    (handle-reply +.p.poke)
     %vote            (handle-vote +.p.poke)
+    %del             (handle-del +.p.poke)
   ==
+ 
   ++  handle-thread  |=  [title=@t url=@t text=@t]
     =/  =content:sur  ?.  .=('' url)  [%link url]  [%text (build-content:lib text)]
     =/  ted  (build-thread:lib title src now content)
     =.  state  (save-ted ted)
     :_  state  :+
       cache-root
-      (cache-ted ted)  
-      (redirect-ted ted)
+      (cache-ted pid.ted)  
+      (redirect-ted pid.ted)
 
     
   ++  handle-comment  |=  [ted=thread:sur text=@t]
@@ -35,8 +38,8 @@
     =.  state  (save-com com ted)
     :_  state  :+
       cache-root
-      (cache-ted ted)  
-      (redirect-ted ted)
+      (cache-ted pid.ted)  
+      (redirect-ted pid.ted)
     
   
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
   =.  state  (save-rep com par)
   :_  state  :*
       cache-root
-      (cache-ted u.ted)  
+      (cache-ted pid.u.ted)  
       (cache-com com)
       (cache-com par)
       (redirect-com par)
@@ -74,9 +77,9 @@
     =.  state  (save-karma ship.pid.ted vote)
     :_  state  :~
       cache-root
-      (cache-ted ted)  
+      (cache-ted pid.ted)  
       (cache-user ship.pid.ted)
-      :: (redirect-ted ted)
+      :: (redirect-ted pid.ted)
     ==
   ++  handle-com-vote  |=  [=pid:tp vote=?]
     =/  votesi=@si  (new:si vote 1)
@@ -102,8 +105,8 @@
   ::  redirectors
   ++  redirect-root  (redirect:router eyre-id "")
   
-  ++  redirect-ted  |=  ted=thread:sur
-    =/  link  (scow:sr %uw (jam pid.ted))
+  ++  redirect-ted  |=  =pid:tp
+    =/  link  (scow:sr %uw (jam pid))
     =/  url  "/ted/{link}"
     (redirect:router eyre-id url)
   ++  redirect-com  |=  com=comment:tp
@@ -113,8 +116,8 @@
   --
   ::  cache builders
   ++  cache-root  (cache-card "")
-  ++  cache-ted  |=  ted=thread:sur
-    =/  link  (scow:sr %uw (jam pid.ted))
+  ++  cache-ted  |=  =pid:tp
+    =/  link  (scow:sr %uw (jam pid))
     =/  url  "/ted/{link}"  
     (cache-card url)
   ++  cache-com  |=  com=comment:tp
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@
     =/  teds  (tap:torm:sur threads)
     =.  l  |-  ?~  teds  l
       =/  ted=thread:sur  +.i.teds
-      =/  car  (cache-ted ted)
+      =/  car  (cache-ted pid.ted)
       $(teds t.teds, l [car l])
     :-  cache-root  l
   ++  cache-user  |=  who=@p  
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@
     =/  teds  (tap:torm:sur threads)
     =.  l  |-  ?~  teds  l
       =/  ted=thread:sur  +.i.teds
-      =/  car  (cache-ted ted)
+      =/  car  (cache-ted pid.ted)
       $(teds t.teds, l [car l])
     =/  coms  (tap:gorm:tp comments)
     =.  l  |-  ?~  coms  l
@@ -179,6 +182,22 @@
     =.  par  par(children nc)
     =.  comments  (put:gorm:tp comments ppid par)
     state
+  ++  wipe-coms
+  |=  [ted=pid:tp]
+    =/  coms  (tap:gorm:tp comments)
+    |-  ?~  coms  comments
+      =/  com=comment:tp  +.i.coms
+      ?.  .=(ted thread.com)  $(coms t.coms)
+      =.  comments  +:(del:gorm:tp comments [author.com id.com])
+      $(coms t.coms)
+  ++  wipe-reps
+  |=  [par=pid:tp]
+    =/  coms  (tap:gorm:tp comments)
+    |-  ?~  coms  comments
+      =/  com=comment:tp  +.i.coms
+      ?.  .=(par parent.com)  $(coms t.coms)
+      =.  comments  +:(del:gorm:tp comments [author.com id.com])
+      $(coms t.coms)
   ++  save-karma  |=  [who=@p vote=?]
     =/  curr  (~(get by karma) who)
     =/  cur  ?~  curr  `@sd`0  u.curr
@@ -193,4 +212,42 @@
     =/  pl=simple-payload:http  (render:rout router-path)
     =/  entry=cache-entry:eyre  [.n %payload pl]
     [%pass /root %arvo %e %set-response pathc `entry]
+
+ ++  handle-del  |=  [is-ted=? =pid:tp]
+    ?:  is-ted  
+    =/  ted  (get-thread:lib pid state)
+    ?~  ted  `state
+    =.  threads  +:(del:torm:sur threads pid)
+    =.  comments  (wipe-coms pid)  
+    :_  state  :+
+      cache-root
+      (cache-ted pid)  
+      ~
+      :: redirect-root
+    ::
+    =|  l=(list card)
+    =/  ucom   (get-comment:lib pid state)
+    ?~  ucom  `state  =/  com  u.ucom
+    =.  comments  (wipe-reps pid)
+    =.  l  [(cache-com com) l]
+    
+    =/  upar   (get-comment:lib parent.com state)
+    ::  delete from child of parent
+    =.  comments  ?~  upar  comments
+      =/  par  u.upar
+      =/  nc  (~(del in children.par) pid)
+      =.  par  par(children nc)
+      =.  l  [(cache-com par) l]
+      (put:gorm:tp comments [author.par id.par] par)
+    ::  delete from reply of thread
+    =/  uted  (get-thread:lib thread.com state)
+    =.  threads  ?~  uted  threads
+      =/  ted  u.uted
+      =/  nr  %+  skip  replies.ted  |=  rp=pid:tp  .=(rp pid)
+      =.  ted  ted(replies nr)
+      =.  l  [(cache-ted pid.ted) l]
+      (put:torm:sur threads pid.ted ted)
+    :_  state  :-
+      cache-root
+      l
 --
diff --git a/lib/seeds.hoon b/lib/seeds.hoon
index 715f75d..7a6d90e 100644
--- a/lib/seeds.hoon
+++ b/lib/seeds.hoon
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 'South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware '
 'Show HN: R2R V2 – A open source RAG engine with prod features '
 'From RSS to My Kindle '
-'How the STL Uses Explicit (quuxplusone.github.io)'
+'How the STL Uses Explicit'
 'The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes'
 'The plan-execute pattern '
 '1Living Computers Museum to permanently close, auction vintage items '
diff --git a/sur/forum.hoon b/sur/forum.hoon
index 160173f..ea555b8 100644
--- a/sur/forum.hoon
+++ b/sur/forum.hoon
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /-  tp=post
 |%
-+$  pokes  [%ui eyre-id=@ta p=ui-pokes]
++$  pokes  [%ui ship=@p eyre-id=@ta p=ui-pokes]
 +$  ui-pokes
   $%  [%submit-comment ted=thread text=@t]
       [%submit-reply =comment:tp text=@t]
       [%submit-thread title=@t url=@t text=@t]
       [%vote ted=? =pid:tp vote=?]
+      [%del ted=? =pid:tp]
   ==
 +$  state
 $%  state-0
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ $:  %0
     ::
     mods=(set @p)
     admins=(set @p)
+    blacklist=(set @p)
 ==
 +$  threads  ((mop pid:tp thread) ggth:tp)
 ++  torm     ((on pid:tp thread) ggth:tp)
diff --git a/ted/proxy.hoon b/ted/proxy.hoon
index da4b86b..e568c1d 100644
--- a/ted/proxy.hoon
+++ b/ted/proxy.hoon
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@
   ;<  res=client-response:iris  bind:m  take-client-response:strandio
   ?.  ?=(%finished -.res)  (strand-fail:strand %no-body ~)
   =/  headers  headers.response-header.res  
-  ~&  >  header=headers
   =/  redirect  (get-header:http 'location' headers)
     ~&  >>  red=redirect
     ?^  redirect  (pure:m [%| u.redirect])  
 
   ::
   ?~  full-file.res  (strand-fail:strand %no-body ~)
-  ~&  mime=-.u.full-file.res
   =/  htmls=@t  q.data.u.full-file.res
   =/  json  [%s htmls]
   (pure:m [%& json])
diff --git a/web/components/components.hoon b/web/components/components.hoon
index 51b087a..e09087e 100644
--- a/web/components/components.hoon
+++ b/web/components/components.hoon
@@ -33,9 +33,20 @@
       =pid  post-link
       ;+  (votes v)
       ;div:"{author}"
-      ;a/"/forum/com/{post-link}":"{ago} ago"
+      ;a/"/forum/ted/{post-link}":"{ago} ago"
       ;*  comments
     ==
+:: ++  delete-button
+::   |=  [is-admin=? is-ted=? post-link=tape]
+::   ?.  is-admin  ~
+::   =/  action  ?:  is-ted
+::     "/del-ted/{post-link}"
+::     "/del-com/{post-link}"
+::   ;+
+::   ;form(action action, method "post")
+::     ;input(type "submit"):"Delete"
+::   ==
+  
 ++  post-metadata
 |=  [=pid:tp now=@da v=votes:tp reply-count=@ud is-ted=?] 
   =/  teds  ?:  is-ted  "yeah"  "nope"
diff --git a/web/components/navbar.hoon b/web/components/navbar.hoon
index bf8124b..225e7de 100644
--- a/web/components/navbar.hoon
+++ b/web/components/navbar.hoon
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+/-  sur=forum
 /+  sig=sigil-sigil
-|_  =bowl:gall
+|_  [=state:sur =bowl:gall]
 ++  login  ^-  manx
   ?-  (clan:title src.bowl)
   %czar  sigil
@@ -10,22 +11,27 @@
   ==
 ++  login-prompt  ^-  manx
   ;a/"/forum/log":"Log In"
+++  new-post-link  ^-  marl
+  :: TODO reverse this
+  :: ?:  (~(has in admins.state) src.bowl)  ~
+  ;+  ;a/"/forum/add":"new post"
+  
 ++  sigil
 :: ;+  (sig(size 48) src.bowl)
 =/  p  (scow %p src.bowl)
   ;div.f.g2
-    ;a/"/forum/add":"new post"
+    ;*  new-post-link
     ;a/"/forum/usr/{p}":"{p}"
   ==
 ++  $
   ;nav#topnav.fs.g2
     ;div.f.g2
       ;div#nav-main.fs
-        ;a/"/":"~  Technical Journal"
+        ;a/"https://urbitsystems.tech/":"~  Technical Journal"
         ;div#nav-dropdown:"↓"
       ==
       ;div#nav-links
-        ;a/"/information":"Information"
+        ;a/"https://urbitsystems.tech/information":"Information"
         ;a.active/"/forum":"Forum"
       ==
     ==
diff --git a/web/pages/add-thread.hoon b/web/pages/add-thread.hoon
index 5905a86..f48b771 100644
--- a/web/pages/add-thread.hoon
+++ b/web/pages/add-thread.hoon
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
   ==
 ++  script  ^~  %-  trip
 '''
-  function autoSave(){
+  function listeners(){
     const form = document.getElementById("form");
     const draftID = "new-thread";
+    const linkDiv = document.getElementById("thread-url");
     const area = document.getElementById("textarea");
 
+    // autosave
     window.addEventListener("load", () => {
       const savedContent = localStorage.getItem(draftID);
       console.log(savedContent, "saved")
@@ -37,7 +39,12 @@
       console.log("saving", area.value)
       localStorage.setItem(draftID, area.value);
     })
+    // toggler
+    linkDiv.addEventListener("input", () => {
+      if (linkDiv.value)  textarea.disabled = true;
+      else textarea.disabled = false;
+    });
   }
-  autoSave();
+  listeners();
 '''
 --
diff --git a/web/pages/login.hoon b/web/pages/login.hoon
index 8a88012..e917525 100644
--- a/web/pages/login.hoon
+++ b/web/pages/login.hoon
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@
       ;input(type "hidden", name "redirect", value redirect-str);
       ;button(name "eauth", type "submit"):"Login"
     ==
+    ;div.tc.nudge
+      ;p:"If you don't have an Urbit ID, click on this link to get one for free."
+      ;a.button/"https://redhorizon.com/join/2d55b768-a5f4-45cf-a4e5-a4302e05a1f9":"Get Urbit ID"
+    ==
   ==
 --
diff --git a/web/router.hoon b/web/router.hoon
index 07fea10..5a3cea3 100644
--- a/web/router.hoon
+++ b/web/router.hoon
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@
       ==
     ++  add-layout  |=  m=manx
       %-  layout  :~
-      (navbar bowl)
+      (navbar state bowl)
       m
       ==
     ++  serve-fragment  |=  =(pole knot)  ^-  manx
       ?+  pole  !!
         [%sigil ~]  
-          =/  navb  ~(. navbar bowl)  
+          =/  navb  ~(. navbar [state bowl])  
           =/  userdiv  login:navb
           userdiv
       ==
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     ++  serve-index  |=  t=@t  ^-  manx
       =/  pag  (slaw %ud t)  ?~  pag  manx-bail
       =/  threads  (get-thread-page:lib u.pag state)
+      
       (index [u.pag threads] state bowl)
     ++  serve-comment  |=  uidt=@t  ^-  manx
       =/  uid  (slaw:sr %uw uidt)  ?~  uid  manx-bail
@@ -165,14 +166,32 @@
       [%new-thread ~]  handle-thread
       [%vote %ted uid=@t vote=@t ~]  (handle-vote .y uid.p vote.p)
       [%vote %com uid=@t vote=@t ~]  (handle-vote .n uid.p vote.p)
+      ::  admin
+      [%del-ted uid=@t ~]  (del .y uid.p)
+      [%del-com uid=@t ~]  (del .n uid.p)
     ==
+    ++  del
+      |=  [is-ted=? uidt=@t]
+      =/  uid  (slaw:sr %uw uidt)  ?~  uid  ~
+      =/  cued  (cue u.uid)
+      =/  pid  %-  (soft pid:tp)  cued
+      ?~  pid  ~
+      ?:  is-ted  
+        =/  ted  (get-thread:lib u.pid state)
+        ?~  ted  ~
+        (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %del is-ted u.ted])
+        ::
+        =/  com  (get-comment:lib u.pid state)
+        ?~  com  ~
+        (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %del is-ted u.com])
+
     ++  handle-vote  |=  [is-ted=? uidt=@t vote=@t]
       =/  vot=?  .=(vote 'gud')
       =/  uid  (slaw:sr %uw uidt)  ?~  uid  ~
       =/  cued  (cue u.uid)
       =/  pid  %-  (soft pid:tp)  cued
       ?~  pid  ~
-      (self-poke [%ui eyre-id %vote is-ted u.pid vot])
+      (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %vote is-ted u.pid vot])
 
     ++  handle-thread
       ?~  body  ~
@@ -184,7 +203,7 @@
       ?~  title  ~
       =/  url  (~(get by bod) 'url')
       ?~  url  ~
-        (self-poke [%ui eyre-id %submit-thread u.title u.url u.md])
+        (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %submit-thread u.title u.url u.md])
 
     ++  handle-reply  |=  top=?
       ?~  body  ~
@@ -201,11 +220,11 @@
       ?:  top  
         =/  ted  (get-thread:lib u.pid state)
         ?~  ted  ~
-        (self-poke [%ui eyre-id %submit-comment u.ted u.md])
+        (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %submit-comment u.ted u.md])
         ::
         =/  com  (get-comment:lib u.pid state)
         ?~  com  ~
-        (self-poke [%ui eyre-id %submit-reply u.com u.md])
+        (self-poke [%ui src.bowl eyre-id %submit-reply u.com u.md])
     --
     ::
   ++  self-poke  |=  noun=*