diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e58534..9952ded 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ commands:
 - `request` (invokved on town as `town request-gitea` or `town request-gemini`), a helper command for requesting certain featuers be enabled for your town account
 - `stats` (invoked as `town stats`), a command that prints out information about the town and its users in JSON.
 - `visit` an experimental command for "visiting" a user.
+- `signup` command that powers `ssh join@tilde.town`
+- `welcome` command that powers `ssh welcome@tilde.town`
+- `review` a TUI for town admins to review signups
+
+There are also sundry helpers and scripts under `cmd/`.
+
+A lot of this behavior (for example, `stats`) is exposed as a library. if you want to make some stuff for town and want to work in Go feel free to import this and use it. 
 
 ## TODO
 
-- [ ] expose `stats` as a library
-- [ ] add a command for contributing scripts to the launcher's index
 - [ ] consider bringing the launcher's index of commands into this git repo so it can be tracked
 - [ ] add a Makefile
-
diff --git a/cmd/review/main.go b/cmd/review/main.go
index eb335b7..d8e9e4d 100644
--- a/cmd/review/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review/main.go
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ func _main() error {
 	reviewForm.AddButton("submit", func() {
 		currSignup := signups[signupIx]
 		cleanEmail := reviewForm.GetFormItemByLabel("clean email").(*tview.InputField).GetText()
+		defer func() {
+			cleanEmailInput.SetText("")
+		}()
 		currSignup.CleanEmail = cleanEmail
 
 		decision := models.SignupRejected
@@ -338,8 +341,14 @@ func _main() error {
 			}
 			emailVal := signups[signupIx].Email
 			providedEmailView.SetText(emailVal)
-			cleanEmailInput.SetPlaceholder(
-				strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(emailVal, "\n", " ")))
+			/*
+				TODO the placeholder doesn't appear to become the default text which is
+				what I wanted it to do. Just taking this out so the blank box beckons
+				input. Also, it seems like the AcceptanceFunc didn't work since a blank
+				value got through.
+				cleanEmailInput.SetPlaceholder(
+					strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(emailVal, "\n", " ")))
+			*/
 			decisionFI.SetCurrentOption(1)
 			pages.SwitchToPage("review")
 			app.SetFocus(cleanEmailInput)
diff --git a/cmd/stats/README.md b/cmd/stats/README.md
index 5213320..44de1d3 100644
--- a/cmd/stats/README.md
+++ b/cmd/stats/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # townstats
 
-This program dumps information about tilde.town in the [Tilde Data Protocol](http://protocol.club/~datagrok/beta-wiki/tdp.html).
+Code for dumping information about tilde.town in the [Tilde Data Protocol](http://protocol.club/~datagrok/beta-wiki/tdp.html).
 
 # author
 
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ vilmibm, based on python work by [datagrok](https://datagrok.org)
 
 # license
 
-gplv3+
\ No newline at end of file
+gplv3+