diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42547e5..0d8358c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # autonomous.contact
 
-Bringing the BBS back.
+A hub for communities as a single service with no required external dependencies.
 
 ## TODO
 
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index f37d838..a4b793c 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 	"imports": {
 		"@andyburke/fsdb": "jsr:@andyburke/fsdb@^1.2.4",
 		"@andyburke/lurid": "jsr:@andyburke/lurid@^0.2.0",
-		"@andyburke/serverus": "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@^0.15.0",
+		"@andyburke/serverus": "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@^0.16.0",
 		"@da/bcrypt": "jsr:@da/bcrypt@^1.0.1",
-		"@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.16",
+		"@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.17",
 		"@std/encoding": "jsr:@std/encoding@^1.0.10",
-		"@std/fs": "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.21",
+		"@std/fs": "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.22",
 		"@std/http": "jsr:@std/http@^1.0.23",
 		"@std/media-types": "jsr:@std/media-types@^1.1.0",
 		"@std/path": "jsr:@std/path@^1.1.4"
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index f4eac19..0e06569 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   "specifiers": {
     "jsr:@andyburke/fsdb@^1.2.4": "1.2.4",
     "jsr:@andyburke/lurid@0.2": "0.2.0",
-    "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@0.15": "0.15.0",
+    "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@0.16": "0.16.0",
     "jsr:@da/bcrypt@*": "1.0.1",
     "jsr:@da/bcrypt@^1.0.1": "1.0.1",
-    "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.16": "1.0.16",
+    "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.17": "1.0.17",
     "jsr:@std/cli@^1.0.19": "1.0.25",
     "jsr:@std/cli@^1.0.20": "1.0.25",
     "jsr:@std/cli@^1.0.21": "1.0.25",
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
     "jsr:@std/encoding@^1.0.10": "1.0.10",
     "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.6": "1.0.8",
     "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.8": "1.0.8",
-    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.18": "1.0.21",
-    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.19": "1.0.21",
-    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.21": "1.0.21",
+    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.18": "1.0.22",
+    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.19": "1.0.22",
+    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.21": "1.0.22",
+    "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.22": "1.0.22",
     "jsr:@std/html@^1.0.5": "1.0.5",
     "jsr:@std/http@^1.0.20": "1.0.23",
     "jsr:@std/http@^1.0.23": "1.0.23",
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@
         "jsr:@std/cli@^1.0.19"
       ]
     },
-    "@andyburke/serverus@0.15.0": {
-      "integrity": "bc533ede60f6022bfcc4c380597f34b17d73172af566496160319cb5275977bd",
+    "@andyburke/serverus@0.16.0": {
+      "integrity": "625fc3f08ddc377beb86b282d603ca6154cf38e136d916ec19a87ae4c4ed86d5",
       "dependencies": [
         "jsr:@std/cli@^1.0.21",
         "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.6",
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@
     "@da/bcrypt@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "d2172d3acbcff52e0465557a1a48b1ff1c92df08c90712dae5372255a8c45eb3"
     },
-    "@std/assert@1.0.16": {
-      "integrity": "6a7272ed1eaa77defe76e5ff63ca705d9c495077e2d5fd0126d2b53fc5bd6532",
+    "@std/assert@1.0.17": {
+      "integrity": "df5ebfffe77c03b3fa1401e11c762cc8f603d51021c56c4d15a8c7ab45e90dbe",
       "dependencies": [
         "jsr:@std/internal"
       ]
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@
     "@std/fmt@1.0.8": {
       "integrity": "71e1fc498787e4434d213647a6e43e794af4fd393ef8f52062246e06f7e372b7"
     },
-    "@std/fs@1.0.21": {
-      "integrity": "d720fe1056d78d43065a4d6e0eeb2b19f34adb8a0bc7caf3a4dbf1d4178252cd",
+    "@std/fs@1.0.22": {
+      "integrity": "de0f277a58a867147a8a01bc1b181d0dfa80bfddba8c9cf2bacd6747bcec9308",
       "dependencies": [
         "jsr:@std/internal",
         "jsr:@std/path@^1.1.4"
@@ -134,11 +135,11 @@
     "dependencies": [
       "jsr:@andyburke/fsdb@^1.2.4",
       "jsr:@andyburke/lurid@0.2",
-      "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@0.15",
+      "jsr:@andyburke/serverus@0.16",
       "jsr:@da/bcrypt@^1.0.1",
-      "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.16",
+      "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.17",
       "jsr:@std/encoding@^1.0.10",
-      "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.21",
+      "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.22",
       "jsr:@std/http@^1.0.23",
       "jsr:@std/media-types@^1.1.0",
       "jsr:@std/path@^1.1.4"
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 6c83dc0..4b48483 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href="/base.css"></link>
 
 		<!-- inlining these to force them to be scoped for everything else -->
-		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include file="./js/_utils.js" --></script>
-		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include file="./js/api.js" --></script>
-		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include file="./js/app.js" --></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include "./js/_utils.js" --></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include "./js/api.js" --></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript"><!-- #include "./js/app.js" --></script>
 
 		<!-- everything else -->
 		<script src="/js/audioplayer.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
 
 	</head>
 	<body>
-		<!-- #include file="./signup_login_wall.html" -->
+		<!-- #include "./signup_login_wall.html" -->
 
 		<main>
-			<!-- #include file="./sidebar/sidebar.html" -->
+			<!-- #include "./sidebar/sidebar.html" -->
 
-			<!-- #include file="./tabs/tabs.html" -->
+			<!-- #include "./tabs/tabs.html" -->
 		</main>
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/signup_login_wall.html b/public/signup_login_wall.html
index 1aaa53c..a1227c0 100644
--- a/public/signup_login_wall.html
+++ b/public/signup_login_wall.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		}
 	</style>
 
-	<!-- #include file="./signup_pitch.md" -->
+	<!-- #include "./files/settings/signup_pitch.md" or "./signup_pitch.default.md" -->
 
 	<div class="limiter">
 		<div class="tabs">
diff --git a/public/signup_pitch.md b/public/signup_pitch.default.md
similarity index 58%
rename from public/signup_pitch.md
rename to public/signup_pitch.default.md
index afc22d5..1ef4c45 100644
--- a/public/signup_pitch.md
+++ b/public/signup_pitch.default.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# verifiedhuman.network
+# Welcome!
 
-## You're here because someone else said you were a cool human.
+## You're here because someone else thought you needed an invite.
 
 ### Use your invite code to gain access.
 
diff --git a/public/tabs/blurbs/blurbs.html b/public/tabs/blurbs/blurbs.html
index 51171a2..19454c8 100644
--- a/public/tabs/blurbs/blurbs.html
+++ b/public/tabs/blurbs/blurbs.html
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
 	</label>
 	<div class="tab-content">
 		<div id="blurbs-container" class="container">
-			<!-- #include file="./README.md" -->
+			<!-- #include "./README.md" -->
 
-			<!-- #include file="./new_blurb.html" -->
+			<!-- #include "./new_blurb.html" -->
 
 			<div
 				id="blurbs-list"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 						<div class="content-container">${htmlify(md_to_html(context.blurb.data.blurb))}</div>
 						<div class="reactions-container"></div>
 						<button class="icon more" commandfor="eventactionspopover"></button>
-						<!-- #include file="./new_blurb.html" -->
+						<!-- #include "./new_blurb.html" -->
 						<div class="replies-container"></div>
 					</div>
 				</template>
diff --git a/public/tabs/chat/chat.html b/public/tabs/chat/chat.html
index 83367ed..b069114 100644
--- a/public/tabs/chat/chat.html
+++ b/public/tabs/chat/chat.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	</label>
 	<div class="tab-content">
 		<style>
-			<!-- #include file="./chat.css" -->
+			<!-- #include "./chat.css" -->
 		</style>
 		<script src="/js/external/mimetypes.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 		<script src="/js/external/punycode.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
@@ -232,4 +232,4 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
-<!-- #include file="./channel_sidebar.html" -->
+<!-- #include "./channel_sidebar.html" -->
diff --git a/public/tabs/essays/essays.html b/public/tabs/essays/essays.html
index 638d311..92c87ca 100644
--- a/public/tabs/essays/essays.html
+++ b/public/tabs/essays/essays.html
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 	</label>
 	<div class="tab-content">
 		<div id="essays-container" class="container">
-			<!-- #include file="./README.md" -->
-			<!-- #include file="./new_essay.html" -->
+			<!-- #include "./README.md" -->
+			<!-- #include "./new_essay.html" -->
 
 			<div
 				id="essays-list"
diff --git a/public/tabs/forum/forum.html b/public/tabs/forum/forum.html
index 8660614..4211d77 100644
--- a/public/tabs/forum/forum.html
+++ b/public/tabs/forum/forum.html
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 		<div class="label">Forum</div></label
 	>
 	<div class="tab-content forum-container">
-		<!-- #include file="./README.md" -->
+		<!-- #include "./README.md" -->
 
 		<div
 			id="posts-list"
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 					</div>
 					<div class="reactions-container"></div>
 					<button class="icon more" commandfor="eventactionspopover"></button>
-					<!-- #include file="./new_post.html" -->
+					<!-- #include "./new_post.html" -->
 					<div class="replies-container"></div>
 				</div>
 			</template>
@@ -251,6 +251,6 @@
 			</template>
 		</div>
 
-		<!-- #include file="./new_post.html" -->
+		<!-- #include "./new_post.html" -->
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/public/tabs/tabs.html b/public/tabs/tabs.html
index 65681ef..60741d6 100644
--- a/public/tabs/tabs.html
+++ b/public/tabs/tabs.html
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
 </style>
 
 <div class="tabs">
-	<!-- #include file="./chat/chat.html" -->
-	<!-- #include file="./blurbs/blurbs.html" -->
-	<!-- #include file="./forum/forum.html" -->
-	<!-- #include file="./essays/essays.html" -->
-	<!-- #include file="./map/map.html" -->
+	<!-- #include "./chat/chat.html" -->
+	<!-- #include "./blurbs/blurbs.html" -->
+	<!-- #include "./forum/forum.html" -->
+	<!-- #include "./essays/essays.html" -->
+	<!-- #include "./map/map.html" -->
 </div>