diff --git a/tildetown-py/cgi.py b/tildetown-py/cgi.py
index 85a677a..ea48cea 100644
--- a/tildetown-py/cgi.py
+++ b/tildetown-py/cgi.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ def post_guestbook():
     message = request.form['message'][0:400]
     name = request.form['name'][0:140]
     captcha = request.form['hmm']
-    print(captcha)
-    save_post(name, message)
+    if captcha == "scriz":
+        save_post(name, message)
     return redirect("/guestbook")
 
 @app.route('/helpdesk', methods=['GET'])
diff --git a/tildetown-py/templates/guestbook.html b/tildetown-py/templates/guestbook.html
index 762b31b..529d045 100644
--- a/tildetown-py/templates/guestbook.html
+++ b/tildetown-py/templates/guestbook.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="140" />
           </td>
           <td>
-            <textarea maxlength="400" style="border:0px"name="message" cols="100" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <textarea maxlength="400" style="border:0px"name="message" cols="50" rows="10"></textarea>
           </td>
           <td>
             <input type="radio" name="hmm" value="scriz" selected="true">yeah<br>