diff --git a/client/app.js b/client/app.js
index b5101db..69cd814 100644
--- a/client/app.js
+++ b/client/app.js
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ document.body.append(html.node`
 	<hr class='separator' color='#505050'>
 	<div id='thread' class='column'>
 		<div id='content'>
-			<div id='title'>
-				<span>thread: <strong id='threadname'>meow</strong></span>
+			<div id='titlebar'>
+				<span id='title'>thread: <strong id='threadname'>meow</strong></span>
 				<button id='edit' class='hidden' onclick=${editThread}>edit</button>
 			</div>
-			<div id='buttons'>
+			<div id='buttonbar'>
 				<div id='tabs'>
 					<button id='messagetab' class='tab active' onclick=${clickedTab}>messages
 					</button><button id='spacetab' class='tab' onclick=${clickedTab}>space</button>
diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 30f2aff..1024bd1 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 				&::placeholder {
 					color: #aaa;
 				}
+				&[type='radio'] {
+					position: relative;
+					top: 2px;
+				}
 			}
 			#register {
 				margin-inline: 14px;
@@ -155,11 +159,14 @@
 				display: flex;
 				flex-direction: column;
 			}
-			#title, #buttons {
-				margin: 4px 2px;
+			#titlebar, #buttonbar {
+				margin: 2px;
 				display: flex;
 				justify-content: space-between;
 			}
+			#title {
+				margin-bottom: 5px;
+			}
 			.tab {
 				padding: 5px 7px;
 				background-color: #1f1f1f;
diff --git a/src/event/edit_thread.js b/src/event/edit_thread.js
index 3c5e9b1..ed21cf4 100644
--- a/src/event/edit_thread.js
+++ b/src/event/edit_thread.js
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ const edit_thread = async (msg, respond) => {
 		if (!await setPermission('everyone', 'post', 'false'))
 			return;
 	}
+	permissions.everyone.view.value = permissions.everyone.view.value === 'true';
+	permissions.everyone.post.value = permissions.everyone.post.value === 'true';
+	if (!permissions.members) permissions.members = {};
+	if (!permissions.members.view)
+		permissions.members.view = { value: 'true', mutable: true };
+	if (!permissions.members.post)
+		permissions.members.post = { value: 'true', mutable: true };
+	permissions.members.view.value = permissions.members.view.value === 'true';
+	permissions.members.post.value = permissions.members.post.value === 'true';
 	if (!msg.permissions || !msg.permissions.view_limited) {
 		for (let username in vybe.users) {
 			for (let socket of vybe.users[username].sockets) {
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ const edit_thread = async (msg, respond) => {
 	}
 	else {
 		for (let member of (await db.query(
-			`select user.name from thread
+			`select user.name, user.id from thread
 			join member on thread.id = member.thread
 			join user on user.id = member.user
 			where thread.id = ?`,
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ const edit_thread = async (msg, respond) => {
 						is_member: true,
 						view: true,
 						post: true,
+						admin: member.id === msg.auth_user.id && perms.admin,
 						...permissions
 					}
 				});
diff --git a/src/event/get_thread.js b/src/event/get_thread.js
index f150a64..e72e446 100644
--- a/src/event/get_thread.js
+++ b/src/event/get_thread.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const get_thread = async (msg, respond) => {
 	function makeBool(type, permission) {
 		if (perms[type]) {
 			if (perms[type][permission])
-				perms[type][permission].value = perms[type][permission].value === 'true' ? true : false;
+				perms[type][permission].value = perms[type][permission].value === 'true';
 			else
 				perms[type][permission] = { value: false, mutable: true };
 		} else