diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 7f0291f..759a59a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ def home():
         for line in u_file:
             u_list.append(line);
     
-    return render_template("index.html", u_list=u_list)
+    return render_template("index.html", u_list=u_list, page_name="home")
+
+
+def rules():
+    return render_template("rules.html")
 
 def home2(name):
     # app.route('/home2/<name>')
@@ -41,8 +45,6 @@ def req():
         
     rt = {
         "username": Widg("username", "input", None),
-        "displayname": Widg("displayname", "input", None),
-        "prefer display name?": Widg("default_disp", "check", None),
         "email for account lockout / registration confirmation (optional)": Widg("email", "input", None),
         "SSH public key": Widg("pub_key", "textarea", None),
         "shell of choice": Widg("shell", "choice", [("bash", "/bin/bash"), ("ksh", "/bin/ksh")]),
@@ -50,7 +52,17 @@ def req():
         };
 
     # uhhh is this how you're supposed to do this?
-    return render_template("req.html", req_tab = rt, widg_fun = widg_fun)
+    return render_template("req.html", req_tab = rt, widg_fun = widg_fun, page_name="req")
+
+def signup():
+    username = request.form["username"]
+    email = request.form["email"]
+    shell = request.form["shell"]
+    rule_read = request.form["rule_read"]
+
+    if(rule_read != "on"):
+        print("some fail condition")
+    
 
 def login():
     if request.method == "POST":
@@ -61,7 +73,9 @@ def login():
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
     app.add_url_rule('/home2/<name>', 'home2', home2)
+    app.add_url_rule('/rules', 'rules', rules)
     app.add_url_rule('/success/<name>', 'success', success)
     app.add_url_rule('/login', 'login', login, methods = ['POST', 'GET'])
     app.add_url_rule('/req', 'req', req, methods = ['POST', 'GET'])
+    app.add_url_rule('/req/signup', 'req', req, methods = ['POST'])
     app.run(host="104.248.118.130",debug=True)
diff --git a/static/main.css b/static/main.css
index 906c256..6589d62 100644
--- a/static/main.css
+++ b/static/main.css
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ html {
     background: #000;
 }
 
+h1{
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+footer{
+    width: 800px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
 body {
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
@@ -28,17 +37,17 @@ header h1.logo {
     float: left;
 }
 
-header h1.logo:hover {
-    color: #fff;
-    text-decoration: none;
-}
+/* header h1.logo:hover { */
+/*     color: #fff; */
+/*     text-decoration: none; */
+/* } */
 
   /*
    * Center the body content
    */
 
 .container {
-    width: 1200px;
+    width: 800px;
     margin: 0 auto;
 }
 
diff --git a/static/main_req.css b/static/main_req.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eea25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/main_req.css
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+html {
+    background: #000;
+    background-image: url("req.png");
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;    
+}
+
+h1{
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+footer{
+    width: 800px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+body {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+
+  /*
+   * Formatting the header area
+   */
+
+header {
+    height: 35px;
+    width: 100%;
+    opacity: .9;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+header h1.logo {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 1.7em;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    float: left;
+}
+
+/* header h1.logo:hover { */
+/*     color: #fff; */
+/*     text-decoration: none; */
+/* } */
+
+  /*
+   * Center the body content
+   */
+
+.container {
+    width: 800px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+h2 {
+    font-size: 3em;
+    margin-top: 40px;
+    text-align: center;
+    letter-spacing: -2px;
+}
+
+h3 {
+    font-size: 1.7em;
+    font-weight: 100;
+    margin-top: 30px;
+    text-align: center;
+    letter-spacing: -1px;
+    color: #999;
+}
+
diff --git a/static/req.png b/static/req.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d92f90b
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/req.png differ
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 1a46c2c..54b93e1 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 <div class="home_blurb">
   <p>lingy.in is a public unix / tilde instance for lainons</p>
   <p><b>current thread: </b><a href="https://lainchan.org/tech/res/34563.html">https://lainchan.org/tech/res/34563.html</a></p>
-  <p>sign up</p>
-  <p>rules</p>
-  <p>git</p>
-  <p>users</p>
+  <p><a href="/req">sign up</a></p>
+  <p><a href="/rules">rules</a></p>
+  <p><a href="https://git.lain.church/gashapwn/lyadmin">git</a></p>
+  <p><h3>users</h3></p>
   <ol>
     {% for user in u_list %}
     <li><a href="~{{user}}">{{user}}</a></li>
diff --git a/templates/layout.html b/templates/layout.html
index a72b840..c0f57f4 100644
--- a/templates/layout.html
+++ b/templates/layout.html
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <head>
-  <title>userreq</title>
+  <title>LAINTILDE0</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{url_for('static',filename='main.css')}}">
 </head>
-<h1>铃音</h1>
+<h1>lingy.in</h1>
 <body>
   <div class="container">
     {%block content%}
     {%endblock%}
   </div>
 </body>
+
+<footer>admin: <a href="email:gashapwn@protonmail.com">gashapwn@protonmail.com</a></footer>
 </html>
diff --git a/templates/main_layout.html b/templates/main_layout.html
index dcf28d2..f3dc825 100644
--- a/templates/main_layout.html
+++ b/templates/main_layout.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <head>
   <title>LAINTILDE0</title>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{url_for('static',filename='main_home.css')}}">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{url_for('static',filename='main_' + page_name + '.css')}}">
 </head>
 <h1>lingy.in</h1>
 <body>
diff --git a/templates/req.html b/templates/req.html
index 8783760..df2a6f2 100644
--- a/templates/req.html
+++ b/templates/req.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{%extends "layout.html"%}
+{%extends "main_layout.html"%}
 
 {%block content%}
 <p>
@@ -26,14 +26,4 @@
 
 <p>
 
-<p>
-A requested feature is to have to allow users to have a unicode username since unicode allows for more interesting aesthics
-</br>
-If you enter a unicode display name, the system will try to display your unicode name when possbile. It will also be your default in terminal prompt, chat and your tilde path
-</br>
-the linux os only sees your true ascii username. so your ssh login, file permissions etc will user your true username
-</br>
-feedback on this feature welcome
-</p>
-
 {%endblock%}
diff --git a/templates/rules.html b/templates/rules.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ecadf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rules.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{%extends "layout.html"%}
+
+{%block content%}
+<p>
+  <h3>Rules</h3>
+  <ol>
+    <li>you must 18 or older to use lingy.in</li>
+    <li>since this is multiuser system, show good judgement with the server resources (ie dont start mining crypto)</li>
+    <li>don't damage/delete others work</li>
+    <li>don't upload child pornography to lingy.in</li>
+    <li>don't use lingy.in to distribute malware</li>
+    <li>be smart with your data (fwiw, when i use a shared system like this i assume all data i have on the box is effecitvely comprimised)</li>
+  </ol>
+  </br>
+  <h3>some things to consider:</h3>
+  <ol>
+    <li>relax and try not to take the things others say too seriously.</li>
+    <li>no implementation is perfect. so i encourage you to make your own tilde with different rules and designs</li>
+    <li>On your first login throw something fun in your index.html even if its just placeholder.</li>
+  </ol>
+<p>
+
+{%endblock%}