diff --git a/site/app/components/EpicCard.tsx b/site/app/components/EpicCard.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4749eca..0000000
--- a/site/app/components/EpicCard.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import { Link } from 'react-router';
-import type { Project } from '../types';
-import { accentStyle } from './kit/basics';
-import ProjectTile from './ProjectTile';
-import Status from './Status';
-import TagList from './TagList';
-
-interface Props {
-  epic: Project;
-  projects: Project[];
-  context?: string;
-  accent?: string;
-}
-
-export default function EpicCard({ epic, projects, context, accent }: Props) {
-  return (
-    <article
-      className="rounded-xl border border-line border-t-2 border-t-(--accent,var(--color-line)) bg-surface p-6 sm:p-8"
-      style={accentStyle(accent)}
-    >
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-4">
-        <div>
-          <p className="mono-sm m-0 mb-2 text-faint">
-            epic · {projects.length} {projects.length === 1 ? 'project' : 'projects'}
-          </p>
-          <h3 className="m-0 text-[1.65rem] font-semibold tracking-tight">
-            <Link to={epic.path} className="text-ink no-underline hover:underline">
-              {epic.name}
-            </Link>
-          </h3>
-        </div>
-        <Status status={epic.status} />
-      </div>
-
-      <p className="mt-4 mb-0 max-w-[64ch] text-muted">{epic.summary}</p>
-
-      {context && (
-        <p className="mt-4 mb-0 max-w-[64ch] border-l-2 border-line pl-4 text-sm text-muted">
-          {context}
-        </p>
-      )}
-
-      <TagList tags={epic.tags} className="mt-5" />
-
-      {projects.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="mt-7 grid gap-3 border-t border-line-soft pt-5 sm:grid-cols-2">
-          {projects.map((project) => (
-            <ProjectTile key={project.path} project={project} />
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </article>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/site/app/components/ProjectCard.tsx b/site/app/components/ProjectCard.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3578f..0000000
--- a/site/app/components/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import { Link } from 'react-router';
-import AuthorLink from './AuthorLink';
-import Status from './Status';
-import TagList from './TagList';
-import type { Project } from '../types';
-
-interface Props {
-  project: Project;
-  context?: string;
-}
-
-export default function ProjectCard({ project, context }: Props) {
-  return (
-    <article className="flex h-full flex-col rounded-lg border border-line-soft bg-surface p-5 sm:p-6">
-      <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4">
-        <h3 className="m-0 text-[1.3rem] font-semibold tracking-tight">
-          <Link to={project.path} className="text-ink no-underline hover:underline">
-            {project.name}
-          </Link>
-        </h3>
-        <Status status={project.status} />
-      </div>
-
-      <p className="mt-3.5 mb-0 flex-1 text-muted">{project.summary}</p>
-
-      {context && (
-        <p className="mt-4 mb-0 max-w-[52ch] border-l-2 border-line pl-4 text-sm text-muted">
-          {context}
-        </p>
-      )}
-
-      <TagList tags={project.tags} className="mt-4.5" />
-
-      <div className="mono-sm mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 text-faint">
-        <span className="flex flex-wrap gap-x-1.5">
-          {project.authors.map((author, index) => (
-            <span key={author}>
-              {index > 0 && <span className="mr-1.5">·</span>}
-              <AuthorLink
-                github={author}
-                className="text-faint transition-colors duration-200 hover:text-ink"
-              />
-            </span>
-          ))}
-        </span>
-        <span className="flex gap-4.5">
-          {project.url && (
-            <a href={project.url} className="rule-link">
-              visit ↗
-            </a>
-          )}
-          <a href={project.repoUrl} className="rule-link">
-            source ↗
-          </a>
-        </span>
-      </div>
-    </article>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/Palette.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/Palette.tsx
index b44bbf2..8484878 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/Palette.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/Palette.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function Palette() {
         <input
           autoFocus
           autoComplete="off"
+          aria-label="Search"
           value={query}
           onChange={(event) => {
             setQuery(event.target.value);
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/live.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/live.tsx
index 439d14a..e13eff6 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/live.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/live.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import { useFolded } from '../../folds';
-import { clock, day, describe } from '../../format';
+import { clock, day, describe, plural } from '../../format';
 import { useRoot } from '../../hub';
 import {
   useConnection,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function Views({ kind, id }: { kind: 'post' | 'project'; id: string }) {
   const shown = useCountUp(count);
   return count > 0 ? (
     <span className="views">
-      {shown} {count === 1 ? 'view' : 'views'}
+      {shown} {plural(count, 'view')}
     </span>
   ) : null;
 }
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/map.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/map.tsx
index 6a13dd8..e07f5a8 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/map.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/map.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
+import { plural } from '../../format';
 import { useLiveMessages } from '../../live';
 import type { Country } from '../../types';
 import Status from '../Status';
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ export function VisitorMap({ initial }: { initial: Country[] }) {
       <div className="head">
         <Status status="live" />
         <span>
-          <b>{tabs}</b> {tabs === 1 ? 'tab' : 'tabs'} from <b>{countries.length}</b>{' '}
-          {countries.length === 1 ? 'country' : 'countries'}
+          <b>{tabs}</b> {plural(tabs, 'tab')} from <b>{countries.length}</b>{' '}
+          {plural(countries.length, 'country', 'countries')}
         </span>
         <span className="end">last 10 minutes</span>
       </div>
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/members.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/members.tsx
index 81f4c16..ba6e0a2 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/members.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/members.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
+import { plural } from '../../format';
 import { useOnline } from '../../live';
-import { useSpotlight } from '../../motion/motion';
+import { useMotion, useSpotlight } from '../../motion/motion';
 import type { Member } from '../../types';
 import { accentStyle, Avatar } from './basics';
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ function MemberRow({
         <strong>{member.name}</strong>
         <span className="headline">{member.headline ?? `@${member.github}`}</span>
       </span>
-      <span className="count" aria-label={`${projects} projects`}>
+      <span className="count" aria-label={`${projects} ${plural(projects, 'project')}`}>
         {projects}
       </span>
     </Link>
@@ -61,8 +62,9 @@ export function Orbit({
   label: string;
 }) {
   const online = useOnline();
+  const spinning = useMotion('orbit');
   return (
-    <div className="orbit">
+    <div className="orbit" data-still={spinning ? undefined : ''}>
       <div className="ring">
         {members.map((member, index) => (
           <div
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/panels.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/panels.tsx
index ae3edbc..4be0890 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/panels.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/panels.tsx
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ export function RunningPanel({ running }: { running: Running[] }) {
             </Link>
             <Status status="live" />
             <span className="meta">
-              {project.deploy
-                ? `sha-${shortTag(project.deploy.tag)} · ${day(project.deploy.at)}`
-                : 'no deploy recorded yet'}
+              {project.deploy && `sha-${shortTag(project.deploy.tag)} · ${day(project.deploy.at)}`}
               <span className="week">
                 {project.week.map((state, index) => (
                   <i
diff --git a/site/app/components/kit/projects.tsx b/site/app/components/kit/projects.tsx
index 25753ea..8d69eba 100644
--- a/site/app/components/kit/projects.tsx
+++ b/site/app/components/kit/projects.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import { day } from '../../format';
 import { useHub } from '../../hub';
+import { STATUS_LABEL } from '../../model';
 import { useSpotlight, useTilt } from '../../motion/motion';
 import type { Member, Project } from '../../types';
 import Status from '../Status';
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ export function WindowBar({ project }: { project: Project }) {
       <i />
       <i />
       <a href={project.url ?? project.repoUrl}>
-        {project.url ? new URL(project.url).host : `${project.slug} · source only`}
+        {project.url
+          ? new URL(project.url).host
+          : `${project.slug} · ${STATUS_LABEL[project.status]}`}
       </a>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/site/app/format.ts b/site/app/format.ts
index b33fc20..807405e 100644
--- a/site/app/format.ts
+++ b/site/app/format.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export function day(iso: string) {
   return `${MONTHS[date.getUTCMonth()]} ${date.getUTCDate()}`;
 }
 
+export function plural(count: number, noun: string, many = `${noun}s`) {
+  return count === 1 ? noun : many;
+}
+
 export function shortTag(tag: unknown) {
   return typeof tag === 'string' ? tag.replace(/^sha-/, '').slice(0, 7) : '';
 }
diff --git a/site/app/pages/member-page.tsx b/site/app/pages/member-page.tsx
index 494298d..e7f20f7 100644
--- a/site/app/pages/member-page.tsx
+++ b/site/app/pages/member-page.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ChangelogPanel, RunningPanel } from '../components/kit/panels';
 import { SubscribePanel } from '../components/kit/subscribe';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import type { Hub } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { createModel } from '../model';
 import type { Member } from '../types';
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ export function MemberHero({ member, actions }: { member: Member; actions?: Reac
   const hub = useHub();
   const live = hub.projectsOwnedBy(member).filter((project) => project.status === 'live').length;
   const posts = hub.postsBy(member).length;
+  const projects = hub.projectsForMember(member).length + hub.epicsForMember(member).length;
+  const releases = hub.releasesOwnedBy(member).length;
   return (
     <PageHeader
       banner={member.coverUrl && <img className="member-cover" src={member.coverUrl} alt="" />}
@@ -48,15 +51,12 @@ export function MemberHero({ member, actions }: { member: Member; actions?: Reac
       actions={actions}
       facts={
         <>
-          <Fact
-            value={hub.projectsForMember(member).length + hub.epicsForMember(member).length}
-            label="projects"
-          />
+          <Fact value={projects} label={plural(projects, 'project')} />
           {live > 0 && <Fact value={live} label="live" />}
-          <Fact value={hub.releasesOwnedBy(member).length} label="releases" />
+          <Fact value={releases} label={plural(releases, 'release')} />
           {posts > 0 && (
             <Link to={`${member.path}/blog`}>
-              <Fact value={posts} label={posts === 1 ? 'post' : 'posts'} />
+              <Fact value={posts} label={plural(posts, 'post')} />
             </Link>
           )}
           {member.joined && <Fact label="on GitHub since" value={member.joined} />}
diff --git a/site/app/pages/project-page.tsx b/site/app/pages/project-page.tsx
index 481038f..31b97c1 100644
--- a/site/app/pages/project-page.tsx
+++ b/site/app/pages/project-page.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import Status from '../components/Status';
 import TagList from '../components/TagList';
 import type { Hub } from '../context';
-import { day, shortTag } from '../format';
+import { day, plural, shortTag } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { useView, useViews } from '../live';
 import { changelogPath } from '../model';
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ export function ProjectPage({ data: loaderData }: { data: ReturnType<typeof load
           facts={
             <>
               {releases[0] && <Fact label="latest" value={`v${releases[0].version}`} />}
-              <Fact value={releases.length} label="releases" />
+              <Fact value={releases.length} label={plural(releases.length, 'release')} />
               {releases[0] && <Fact label="released" value={day(releases[0].date)} />}
-              {views > 0 && <Fact value={views} label={views === 1 ? 'view' : 'views'} />}
+              {views > 0 && <Fact value={views} label={plural(views, 'view')} />}
             </>
           }
         >
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export function ProjectPage({ data: loaderData }: { data: ReturnType<typeof load
             label={settings['blog.project.title']}
             action={
               <Link to={`/blog?project=${project.slug}`} className="rule-link mono-sm">
-                {writing.length} {writing.length === 1 ? 'post' : 'posts'}
+                {writing.length} {plural(writing.length, 'post')}
               </Link>
             }
           >
diff --git a/site/app/routes/admin.tsx b/site/app/routes/admin.tsx
index 4478d82..1258ca7 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/admin.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/admin.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Confirm, Segmented, Sortable, Switch } from '../components/kit/controls
 import { Fact, PageHeader } from '../components/kit/page';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext, type Hub } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { useSpotlight } from '../motion/motion';
 import {
@@ -668,9 +669,15 @@ export default function AdminPage({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           facts={
             <>
               <Fact value={loaderData.waiting} label="waiting" />
-              <Fact value={open.length} label="open errors" />
-              <Fact value={root.directory.members.length} label="members" />
-              <Fact value={loaderData.email.confirmed} label="subscribers" />
+              <Fact value={open.length} label={`open ${plural(open.length, 'error')}`} />
+              <Fact
+                value={root.directory.members.length}
+                label={plural(root.directory.members.length, 'member')}
+              />
+              <Fact
+                value={loaderData.email.confirmed}
+                label={plural(loaderData.email.confirmed, 'subscriber')}
+              />
             </>
           }
         >
diff --git a/site/app/routes/author.tsx b/site/app/routes/author.tsx
index 0378305..bdaf3cb 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/author.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/author.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ChangelogPanel } from '../components/kit/panels';
 import { PostCard } from '../components/kit/posts';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { authorFrom, viewerHandle } from '../pages/blog';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export default function Author({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           }
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={posts.length} label={posts.length === 1 ? 'post' : 'posts'} />
+              <Fact value={posts.length} label={plural(posts.length, 'post')} />
               {words > 0 && <Fact value={words} label="minutes of reading" />}
               {posts[0] && <Fact label="latest" value={posts[0].publishedAt.slice(0, 10)} />}
             </>
diff --git a/site/app/routes/blog-mine.tsx b/site/app/routes/blog-mine.tsx
index 4352318..2573052 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/blog-mine.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/blog-mine.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Confirm, Segmented } from '../components/kit/controls';
 import { Fact, PageHeader } from '../components/kit/page';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { checkedForm, EDITOR_PATH, member, viewerHandle } from '../pages/blog';
 import { postPath, STATUS_LABEL, type PostStatus } from '../posts';
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function BlogMine({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           }
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={count('draft')} label="drafts" />
+              <Fact value={count('draft')} label={plural(count('draft'), 'draft')} />
               <Fact value={count('scheduled')} label="scheduled" />
               <Fact value={count('published')} label="published" />
             </>
diff --git a/site/app/routes/blog.tsx b/site/app/routes/blog.tsx
index aa148fa..205ff44 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/blog.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/blog.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { PostCard, WritingStrip } from '../components/kit/posts';
 import { SubscribePanel } from '../components/kit/subscribe';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { viewerHandle } from '../pages/blog';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ export default function Blog({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           }
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={hub.posts.length} label="posts" />
-              <Fact value={writers.length} label="writers" />
+              <Fact value={hub.posts.length} label={plural(hub.posts.length, 'post')} />
+              <Fact value={writers.length} label={plural(writers.length, 'writer')} />
               {month > 0 && <Fact value={month} label="this month" />}
             </>
           }
diff --git a/site/app/routes/changelog.tsx b/site/app/routes/changelog.tsx
index 14dfa46..095e9f2 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/changelog.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/changelog.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Panel } from '../components/kit/basics';
 import { Fact, PageHeader } from '../components/kit/page';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import Timeline from '../components/Timeline';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub } from '../hub';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export default function Changelog() {
         title="Changelog"
         facts={
           <>
-            <Fact value={releases.length} label="releases" />
-            <Fact value={rootProjects.length} label="projects" />
-            <Fact value={epics.length} label={epics.length === 1 ? 'epic' : 'epics'} />
+            <Fact value={releases.length} label={plural(releases.length, 'release')} />
+            <Fact value={rootProjects.length} label={plural(rootProjects.length, 'project')} />
+            <Fact value={epics.length} label={plural(epics.length, 'epic')} />
             {releases[0] && <Fact label="latest" value={day(releases[0].date)} />}
           </>
         }
diff --git a/site/app/routes/epics.tsx b/site/app/routes/epics.tsx
index 4c99c2d..0ddca11 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/epics.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/epics.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Status from '../components/Status';
 import TagList from '../components/TagList';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub } from '../hub';
 import { useSpotlight } from '../motion/motion';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ function Epic({ epic, today }: { epic: Project; today: string }) {
         <p className="summary">{epic.summary}</p>
         <div className="meta">
           <span className="facts">
-            <Fact value={children.length} label={children.length === 1 ? 'project' : 'projects'} />
-            <Fact value={releases.length} label={releases.length === 1 ? 'release' : 'releases'} />
+            <Fact value={children.length} label={plural(children.length, 'project')} />
+            <Fact value={releases.length} label={plural(releases.length, 'release')} />
             {latest && <Fact label="latest" value={`v${latest.version} · ${day(latest.date)}`} />}
           </span>
           <TagList tags={epic.tags} />
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ export default function Epics({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
         title="Epics"
         facts={
           <>
-            <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={hub.epics.length === 1 ? 'epic' : 'epics'} />
-            <Fact value={inside} label="projects inside" />
-            <Fact value={released} label="releases" />
+            <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={plural(hub.epics.length, 'epic')} />
+            <Fact value={inside} label={`${plural(inside, 'project')} inside`} />
+            <Fact value={released} label={plural(released, 'release')} />
           </>
         }
       />
diff --git a/site/app/routes/member-changelog.tsx b/site/app/routes/member-changelog.tsx
index 89e5184..20b265c 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/member-changelog.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/member-changelog.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import type { Route } from './+types/member-changelog';
 import Timeline from '../components/Timeline';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { found, modelFrom, useHub } from '../hub';
 import { changelogPath } from '../model';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ export default function MemberChangelog({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           actions={<Button to={member.path}>profile</Button>}
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={releases.length} label="releases" />
-              <Fact value={owned.length} label="projects" />
+              <Fact value={releases.length} label={plural(releases.length, 'release')} />
+              <Fact value={owned.length} label={plural(owned.length, 'project')} />
               {releases[0] && <Fact label="latest" value={`v${releases[0].version}`} />}
             </>
           }
diff --git a/site/app/routes/members.tsx b/site/app/routes/members.tsx
index 18f6938..4dd0523 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/members.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/members.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Fact, loadRail, PageHeader, StandardRail } from '../components/kit/page
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import TagList from '../components/TagList';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub } from '../hub';
 import { useOnline } from '../live';
 import { useSpotlight, useTilt } from '../motion/motion';
@@ -61,14 +62,14 @@ function Card({
         {member.bio && <p className="bio">{member.bio}</p>}
         <div className="facts">
           <span>
-            <b>{projects}</b> {projects === 1 ? 'project' : 'projects'}
+            <b>{projects}</b> {plural(projects, 'project')}
           </span>
           <span>
-            <b>{releases}</b> {releases === 1 ? 'release' : 'releases'}
+            <b>{releases}</b> {plural(releases, 'release')}
           </span>
           {member.followers !== null && (
             <span>
-              <b>{member.followers}</b> followers
+              <b>{member.followers}</b> {plural(member.followers, 'follower')}
             </span>
           )}
           {member.joined && (
@@ -112,10 +113,13 @@ export default function Members({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
         title="Members"
         facts={
           <>
-            <Fact value={hub.members.length} label="members" />
-            <Fact value={hub.rootProjects.length} label="projects" />
-            <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={hub.epics.length === 1 ? 'epic' : 'epics'} />
-            <Fact value={hub.releases.length} label="releases" />
+            <Fact value={hub.members.length} label={plural(hub.members.length, 'member')} />
+            <Fact
+              value={hub.rootProjects.length}
+              label={plural(hub.rootProjects.length, 'project')}
+            />
+            <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={plural(hub.epics.length, 'epic')} />
+            <Fact value={hub.releases.length} label={plural(hub.releases.length, 'release')} />
           </>
         }
       />
diff --git a/site/app/routes/messages.tsx b/site/app/routes/messages.tsx
index 0184b05..158cacf 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/messages.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/messages.tsx
@@ -100,13 +100,20 @@ function Leave() {
       ) : (
         <leave.Form method="post" className="leave">
           <input type="hidden" name="intent" value="leave" />
-          <input name="name" maxLength={60} placeholder="name" className="field" />
+          <input
+            name="name"
+            maxLength={60}
+            placeholder="name"
+            aria-label="Name"
+            className="field"
+          />
           <textarea
             name="body"
             required
             maxLength={LIMIT}
             rows={4}
             placeholder="message"
+            aria-label="Message"
             className="field"
           />
           <input
@@ -176,12 +183,15 @@ export default function Messages({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           </div>
         </section>
       )}
-      <section className="notes wall-notes">
-        {wall.length === 0 && <p className="mono-sm text-faint">nothing on the wall yet</p>}
-        {wall.map((message) => (
-          <Note key={message.id} message={message} accent={accentOf(message)} csrf={csrf} />
-        ))}
-      </section>
+      {wall.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="none">nothing on the wall yet</p>
+      ) : (
+        <section className="notes wall-notes">
+          {wall.map((message) => (
+            <Note key={message.id} message={message} accent={accentOf(message)} csrf={csrf} />
+          ))}
+        </section>
+      )}
     </Page>
   );
 }
diff --git a/site/app/routes/post.tsx b/site/app/routes/post.tsx
index 35777e2..dee833d 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/post.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/post.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { SubscribePanel } from '../components/kit/subscribe';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import TagList from '../components/TagList';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { useView, useViews } from '../live';
 import { createModel } from '../model';
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default function Post({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
                 />
               )}
               <Fact value={post.readingMinutes} label="min read" />
-              {views > 0 && <Fact value={views} label={views === 1 ? 'view' : 'views'} />}
+              {views > 0 && <Fact value={views} label={plural(views, 'view')} />}
             </>
           }
         >
diff --git a/site/app/routes/project-changelog.tsx b/site/app/routes/project-changelog.tsx
index 4d972ff..cfdabf5 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/project-changelog.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/project-changelog.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Route } from './+types/project-changelog';
 import Status from '../components/Status';
 import TagList from '../components/TagList';
 import Timeline from '../components/Timeline';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { found, modelFrom, useHub } from '../hub';
 import { changelogPath } from '../model';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default function ProjectChangelog({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           }
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={releases.length} label="releases" />
+              <Fact value={releases.length} label={plural(releases.length, 'release')} />
               {releases[0] && <Fact label="latest" value={`v${releases[0].version}`} />}
               {first && releases.length > 1 && <Fact label="since" value={day(first.date)} />}
               {owner && (
diff --git a/site/app/routes/projects.tsx b/site/app/routes/projects.tsx
index 1c52449..180e2c2 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/projects.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/projects.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Fact, loadRail, PageHeader, StandardRail } from '../components/kit/page
 import Status from '../components/Status';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub } from '../hub';
 import { STATUS_LABEL } from '../model';
 import { useSpotlight, useTilt } from '../motion/motion';
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function Entry({
               <>
                 <b>v{latest.version}</b> {day(latest.date)}
                 <span className="n">
-                  {releases.length} {releases.length === 1 ? 'release' : 'releases'}
+                  {releases.length} {plural(releases.length, 'release')}
                 </span>
               </>
             ) : (
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export default function Projects({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
     );
   const slugs = new Set(all.map((project) => project.slug));
-  const latest = hub.releases.find((release) => slugs.has(release.project));
+  const released = hub.releases.filter((release) => slugs.has(release.project));
   const pickTag = (item: string) => setTag((current) => (current === item ? null : item));
 
   return (
@@ -168,12 +168,9 @@ export default function Projects({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
         }
         facts={
           <>
-            <Fact value={all.length} label="projects" />
-            <Fact
-              value={hub.releases.filter((r) => slugs.has(r.project)).length}
-              label="releases"
-            />
-            {latest && <Fact label="last release" value={day(latest.date)} />}
+            <Fact value={all.length} label={plural(all.length, 'project')} />
+            <Fact value={released.length} label={plural(released.length, 'release')} />
+            {released[0] && <Fact label="last release" value={day(released[0].date)} />}
             {tag && (
               <button type="button" className="fact pick" onClick={() => setTag(null)}>
                 <b>{tag}</b> ×
diff --git a/site/app/routes/search.tsx b/site/app/routes/search.tsx
index 5c01937..f5b16ec 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/search.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/search.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Fact, PageHeader } from '../components/kit/page';
 import Status from '../components/Status';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
-import { day } from '../format';
+import { day, plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub, useRoot } from '../hub';
 import { changelogPath } from '../model';
 import { search, type Hit } from '../search';
@@ -136,13 +136,16 @@ export default function Search({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
         }
         facts={
           query.trim() ? (
-            <Fact value={hits.length} label={hits.length === 1 ? 'match' : 'matches'} />
+            <Fact value={hits.length} label={plural(hits.length, 'match', 'matches')} />
           ) : (
             <>
-              <Fact value={hub.members.length} label="members" />
-              <Fact value={hub.rootProjects.length} label="projects" />
-              <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={hub.epics.length === 1 ? 'epic' : 'epics'} />
-              <Fact value={hub.releases.length} label="releases" />
+              <Fact value={hub.members.length} label={plural(hub.members.length, 'member')} />
+              <Fact
+                value={hub.rootProjects.length}
+                label={plural(hub.rootProjects.length, 'project')}
+              />
+              <Fact value={hub.epics.length} label={plural(hub.epics.length, 'epic')} />
+              <Fact value={hub.releases.length} label={plural(hub.releases.length, 'release')} />
             </>
           )
         }
diff --git a/site/app/routes/subscribe.tsx b/site/app/routes/subscribe.tsx
index 186c212..3025d5e 100644
--- a/site/app/routes/subscribe.tsx
+++ b/site/app/routes/subscribe.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { PostRow } from '../components/kit/posts';
 import { Chooser, SubscribeForm } from '../components/kit/subscribe';
 import { Page } from '../components/Shell';
 import { hubContext } from '../context';
+import { plural } from '../format';
 import { useHub } from '../hub';
 import { isCadence, knownScope, parseScope, type Cadence, type Scope } from '../subscribe';
 import { topicsFor } from '../topics';
@@ -88,9 +89,11 @@ export default function Subscribe({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           }
           facts={
             <>
-              <Fact value={loaderData.readers} label="by email" />
-              <Fact value={hub.posts.length} label="posts" />
-              <Fact value={writers} label="writers" />
+              {loaderData.readers > 0 && <Fact value={loaderData.readers} label="by email" />}
+              {hub.posts.length > 0 && (
+                <Fact value={hub.posts.length} label={plural(hub.posts.length, 'post')} />
+              )}
+              {writers > 0 && <Fact value={writers} label={plural(writers, 'writer')} />}
             </>
           }
         />
diff --git a/site/app/share.ts b/site/app/share.ts
index 7538872..01af17b 100644
--- a/site/app/share.ts
+++ b/site/app/share.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Model } from './model';
+import { STATUS_LABEL, type Model } from './model.ts';
 
 export interface ShareCard {
   label: string;
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const FIXED: Record<string, { label: string; title: string }> = {
   '/status': { label: 'status', title: 'What is running right now' },
   '/messages': { label: 'messages', title: 'Leave a message for the members' },
   '/blog': { label: 'blog', title: 'Writing by the members' },
+  '/subscribe': { label: 'subscribe', title: 'New writing, by email' },
+  '/search': { label: 'search', title: 'Members, projects, posts and releases' },
+  '/privacy': { label: 'privacy', title: 'What this site keeps' },
 };
 
 export function shareCard(
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export function shareCard(
     return {
       label: 'project-graphite.com',
       title: headline,
-      subtitle: `${model.members.length} members · ${model.projects.length} projects`,
+      subtitle: `${model.members.length} members · ${model.rootProjects.length} projects`,
       accent: accents[0],
     };
   }
@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ export function shareCard(
   }
   if (project) {
     return {
-      label: project.url?.replace('https://', '') ?? `${project.slug} · source only`,
+      label:
+        project.url?.replace('https://', '') ?? `${project.slug} · ${STATUS_LABEL[project.status]}`,
       title: project.name,
       subtitle: project.summary,
       accent: model.memberByHandle(project.owner)?.accent ?? accents[0],
diff --git a/site/app/styles/graphite.css b/site/app/styles/graphite.css
index 9d07876..af13918 100644
--- a/site/app/styles/graphite.css
+++ b/site/app/styles/graphite.css
@@ -1054,13 +1054,6 @@ textarea.field {
   position: relative;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
-.cover span {
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
-  font-weight: 600;
-  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent, #8b8b95) 55%, var(--color-ink));
-}
 
 .spot {
   position: relative;
@@ -1362,98 +1355,6 @@ textarea.field {
   }
 }
 
-.film-wrap {
-  position: relative;
-}
-.film {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-auto-flow: column;
-  grid-auto-columns: minmax(22rem, 27rem);
-  gap: 1rem;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
-  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  scrollbar-width: none;
-  margin-top: 1.75rem;
-}
-.film::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  display: none;
-}
-.film > * {
-  scroll-snap-align: start;
-}
-.film-wrap .chevron {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 38%;
-  width: 2.75rem;
-  height: 2.75rem;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
-  background: rgba(19, 19, 22, 0.78);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
-  color: var(--color-ink);
-  display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition:
-    opacity 0.2s,
-    transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
-    border-color 0.2s;
-  z-index: 2;
-}
-.film-wrap:hover .chevron,
-.film-wrap:focus-within .chevron,
-.film-wrap .chevron:focus-visible {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-.film-wrap .chevron:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.2;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-.film-wrap .chevron.prev {
-  left: -1.375rem;
-}
-.film-wrap .chevron.next {
-  right: -1.375rem;
-}
-.film-wrap .chevron svg {
-  width: 1.1rem;
-  height: 1.1rem;
-}
-.film-bar {
-  height: 2px;
-  background: var(--color-line-soft);
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-  position: relative;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-.film-bar i {
-  position: absolute;
-  inset-block: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  width: 20%;
-  background: var(--color-ink);
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-.film-hint {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
-  color: var(--color-faint);
-  margin-top: 0.5rem;
-}
-@media (max-width: 1000px) {
-  .film-wrap .chevron.prev {
-    left: 0.25rem;
-  }
-  .film-wrap .chevron.next {
-    right: 0.25rem;
-  }
-}
-
 .panel {
   border: 1px solid var(--color-line-soft);
   background: var(--color-surface);
@@ -1764,6 +1665,10 @@ textarea.field {
   .orbit:hover .pin {
     animation-play-state: paused;
   }
+  .orbit[data-still] .ring,
+  .orbit[data-still] .pin {
+    animation: none;
+  }
   .orbit .orb:hover .avatar,
   .people > a:hover .avatar,
   .panel-list a:hover .avatar {
diff --git a/site/app/styles/pages/blog.css b/site/app/styles/pages/blog.css
index 1c6a074..932875c 100644
--- a/site/app/styles/pages/blog.css
+++ b/site/app/styles/pages/blog.css
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 .post-card:hover .cover::before {
   transform: translateX(70%);
 }
-.post-card .cover span {
-  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
-}
 .post-card .body {
   flex: 1;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/site/app/styles/pages/directories.css b/site/app/styles/pages/directories.css
index ecc6338..ef3ce3a 100644
--- a/site/app/styles/pages/directories.css
+++ b/site/app/styles/pages/directories.css
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line-soft);
   border-radius: 0;
 }
-.entry .face .cover span {
-  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
-}
 .entry .face .cover::after {
   content: '';
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/site/server/app.ts b/site/server/app.ts
index a1e9258..dbc90b8 100644
--- a/site/server/app.ts
+++ b/site/server/app.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { Bus } from './bus.ts';
 import { config } from './config.ts';
 import type { Database } from './db.ts';
 import { recordDeploy, validReport } from './deploys.ts';
-import type { Capture } from './errors.ts';
+import { clientError, describe, httpStatus, type Capture } from './errors.ts';
 import { validSignature } from './github.ts';
 import { contentSecurityPolicy, securityHeaders } from './headers.ts';
 import { createVerifier } from './internal.ts';
@@ -307,12 +307,17 @@ export function createApp(
 
   app.use((error: unknown, request: Request, response: Response, _next: NextFunction) => {
     capture(error, { route: request.path, requestId: response.locals.requestId });
-    if (!response.headersSent) {
-      response
-        .status(500)
-        .type('text')
-        .send(`Something went wrong. Request ${response.locals.requestId}.`);
+    if (response.headersSent) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (clientError(error)) {
+      response.status(httpStatus(error)!).type('text').send(describe(error).message);
+      return;
     }
+    response
+      .status(500)
+      .type('text')
+      .send(`Something went wrong. Request ${response.locals.requestId}.`);
   });
 
   return app;
diff --git a/site/server/errors.test.ts b/site/server/errors.test.ts
index 7f22e35..c9de44f 100644
--- a/site/server/errors.test.ts
+++ b/site/server/errors.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { createErrors, fingerprint } from './errors.ts';
+import { createErrors, describe as describeError, fingerprint } from './errors.ts';
 import { memoryDatabase, recordingBus } from './testing.ts';
 
 const stack = (line: number) =>
@@ -71,4 +71,22 @@ describe('capture', () => {
     await settle();
     assert.equal(alerts.length, 2);
   });
+
+  it('ignores client errors: thrown 4xx responses and route errors with a status', async () => {
+    const { db, alerts, capture } = await setup();
+    capture(new Response(null, { status: 404 }), { route: '/nope' });
+    capture({ status: 405, statusText: 'Method Not Allowed', data: null }, { route: '/' });
+    capture(Object.assign(new Error('Forbidden'), { status: 403 }), { route: '/uploads/.env' });
+    await settle();
+    assert.equal(db.prepare('SELECT count(*) AS count FROM errors').get()!.count, 0);
+    assert.equal(alerts.length, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('records a failed response under its status', async () => {
+    const { db, capture } = await setup();
+    capture(new Response(null, { status: 503 }), { route: '/live' });
+    await settle();
+    assert.equal(db.prepare('SELECT message FROM errors').get()!.message, 'HTTP 503');
+    assert.equal(describeError({ status: 500 }).message, 'HTTP 500');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/site/server/errors.ts b/site/server/errors.ts
index 921c831..1faabbe 100644
--- a/site/server/errors.ts
+++ b/site/server/errors.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,28 @@ export interface Where {
 
 const DAY_MS = 86_400_000;
 
+export function httpStatus(error: unknown) {
+  if (error instanceof Response) {
+    return error.status;
+  }
+  if (typeof error === 'object' && error !== null) {
+    const { status, statusCode } = error as { status?: unknown; statusCode?: unknown };
+    return [status, statusCode].find((value) => typeof value === 'number') as number | undefined;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+export function clientError(error: unknown) {
+  const status = httpStatus(error);
+  return status !== undefined && status >= 400 && status < 500;
+}
+
 export function describe(error: unknown) {
-  return error instanceof Error
-    ? { message: error.message, stack: error.stack ?? null }
-    : { message: String(error), stack: null };
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    return { message: error.message, stack: error.stack ?? null };
+  }
+  const status = httpStatus(error);
+  return { message: status === undefined ? String(error) : `HTTP ${status}`, stack: null };
 }
 
 export function fingerprint(message: string, stack: string | null) {
@@ -70,6 +88,9 @@ export function createErrors(
   }
 
   return function capture(error: unknown, where: Where = {}) {
+    if (clientError(error)) {
+      return;
+    }
     const { message, stack } = describe(error);
     const key = fingerprint(message, stack);
     const now = new Date().toISOString();
diff --git a/site/server/uptime.test.ts b/site/server/uptime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cff558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/server/uptime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import { applyEntries, type RegistryEntry } from './registry.ts';
+import { memoryDatabase, recordingBus } from './testing.ts';
+import { liveHosts, recordUptimeSummary } from './uptime.ts';
+
+const entry = (slug: string, overrides: Partial<RegistryEntry>): RegistryEntry => ({
+  slug,
+  kind: 'project',
+  name: slug,
+  summary: 'A project summary long enough to pass.',
+  repo: `project-graphite/${slug}`,
+  owner: 'amrmscll',
+  authors: ['AmrMsCLL'],
+  status: 'live',
+  deploy: { kind: 'compose', host: `${slug}.project-graphite.com` },
+  ...overrides,
+});
+
+function fleet() {
+  const db = memoryDatabase();
+  applyEntries(
+    db,
+    [
+      entry('strata', {}),
+      entry('traceboard', { listed: false }),
+      entry('message-lab', { status: 'archived', deploy: { kind: 'none' } }),
+      entry('graphite-ui', { status: 'wip', deploy: { kind: 'none' } }),
+    ],
+    '2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z',
+  );
+  return db;
+}
+
+describe('liveHosts', () => {
+  it('pings only the listed, live, deployed projects the site shows as running', () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(liveHosts(fleet()), [
+      { project: 'strata', host: 'strata.project-graphite.com' },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('recordUptimeSummary', () => {
+  it('counts the running fleet only, not retired or unlisted projects with old checks', async () => {
+    const db = fleet();
+    const minute = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 16);
+    const insert = db.prepare('INSERT INTO uptime (project, minute, ok, ms) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)');
+    insert.run('strata', minute, 1, 120);
+    insert.run('traceboard', minute, 0, null);
+    insert.run('message-lab', minute, 1, 90);
+    const { bus, recorded } = recordingBus();
+
+    await recordUptimeSummary(db, bus);
+
+    assert.equal(recorded.length, 1);
+    assert.equal(recorded[0].summary, '1 of 1 up over the last hour');
+    assert.deepEqual(recorded[0].detail, { up: 1, total: 1, p95Ms: 120 });
+  });
+
+  it('records nothing while the fleet has no checks yet', async () => {
+    const { bus, recorded } = recordingBus();
+    await recordUptimeSummary(fleet(), bus);
+    assert.equal(recorded.length, 0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/site/server/uptime.ts b/site/server/uptime.ts
index e055d06..8376b88 100644
--- a/site/server/uptime.ts
+++ b/site/server/uptime.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { storedEntries } from './registry.ts';
 
 export function liveHosts(db: Database) {
   return storedEntries(db).flatMap((entry) =>
-    entry.status === 'live' && entry.deploy.kind !== 'none'
+    entry.status === 'live' && entry.listed !== false && entry.deploy.kind !== 'none'
       ? [{ project: entry.slug, host: entry.deploy.host }]
       : [],
   );
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ export function percentile(values: number[], fraction: number) {
 
 export async function recordUptimeSummary(db: Database, bus: Bus) {
   const since = new Date(Date.now() - 3_600_000).toISOString().slice(0, 16);
-  const rows = db.prepare('SELECT project, ok, ms FROM uptime WHERE minute >= ?').all(since);
+  const rows = db
+    .prepare(
+      'SELECT project, ok, ms FROM uptime WHERE minute >= ? AND project IN (SELECT value FROM json_each(?))',
+    )
+    .all(since, JSON.stringify(liveHosts(db).map((entry) => entry.project)));
   if (rows.length === 0) {
     return;
   }