diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 759a59a..1c090aa 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def widg_fun(widg):
     return widg.w_type;
 
 def req():
+    app.route('/req')
     class Widg:
         def __init__(self, w_name, w_type, w_opt):
             self.w_name = w_name
@@ -55,13 +56,23 @@ def req():
     return render_template("req.html", req_tab = rt, widg_fun = widg_fun, page_name="req")
 
 def signup():
+    app.route('/req/signup')
+    
     username = request.form["username"]
     email = request.form["email"]
     shell = request.form["shell"]
     rule_read = request.form["rule_read"]
 
+    is_email_user = False;
+
     if(rule_read != "on"):
-        print("some fail condition")
+        return redirect(url_for('req'))
+
+    if(len(email) > 1):
+        is_email_user = True
+
+    print(username + " " + email + " " + shell + " " + rule_read)
+    return render_template("signup.html", is_email_user = is_email_user)
     
 
 def login():
@@ -77,5 +88,5 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
     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.add_url_rule('/req/signup', 'signup', signup, methods = ['POST'])
     app.run(host="104.248.118.130",debug=True)
diff --git a/templates/main_layout.html b/templates/main_layout.html
index f3dc825..a610db0 100644
--- a/templates/main_layout.html
+++ b/templates/main_layout.html
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@
   </div>
 </body>
 
+{% if page_name == "home" %}
+<div style="min-height: 300px;"></div>
 <footer>admin: <a href="email:gashapwn@protonmail.com">gashapwn@protonmail.com</a></footer>
+{% endif %}
 </html>
diff --git a/templates/signup.html b/templates/signup.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a280e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/signup.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{%extends "layout.html"%}
+
+{%block content%}
+  <h3>submission successful</h3>
+<p>
+  once your request is approved your account will be created
+  {% if is_email_user %}
+  and you will receive a confirmation email
+</p>
+  {% else %}
+you did not provide an emailn
+to see if your account is ready, check the users list on the home page
+this page will be updated with your username once approved
+</p>
+  {% endif %}
+<p>
+  if you have questions, email gashapwn@protonmail.com
+  or DM gashapwn on IRC at irc.lainchan.org
+<p>
+
+{%endblock%}