diff --git a/cmd/signup/main.go b/cmd/signup/main.go
index 0165ded..9257db2 100644
--- a/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *sql.DB) error {
 	app := tview.NewApplication()
 	app.SetRoot(pages, true)
 
-	player := newCharacter("you", "TODO")
+	player := newCharacter("you", "it's you. how are you?")
 
 	su := &models.TownSignup{ID: -1}
 
diff --git a/cmd/welcome/form.go b/cmd/welcome/form.go
index aa821c9..eb1d395 100644
--- a/cmd/welcome/form.go
+++ b/cmd/welcome/form.go
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ type asker struct {
 }
 
 func (a *asker) Ask() (err error) {
-	// TODO somehow un and email getting set to "" but pubkey works fine?
-
 	if err = a.promptUsername(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/welcome/main.go b/cmd/welcome/main.go
index 8af7bec..2316c11 100644
--- a/cmd/welcome/main.go
+++ b/cmd/welcome/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 // TODO mark on user table what signup id led to the account for forensics
 // TODO add logging like the signup tool has
 // TODO consider merging adduser, usermod, and createkeyfile into single createuser helper to limit sudoers list
-// TODO move magic key machine to static page
 // TODO add alerts for new users (mailing list post, irc post, etc(?))
 
 //go:embed welcome.txt
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ if you end up very stuck, you can email root@tilde.town .`, data.Username))
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not mark invite as used: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// TODO burn invite
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +212,6 @@ func keyfileText(data newUserData) string {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	// TODO friendlier error handling
 	err := _main()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)