diff --git a/components/comment-edit.js b/components/comment-edit.js
index f261bf3f..211a0058 100644
--- a/components/comment-edit.js
+++ b/components/comment-edit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import * as Yup from 'yup'
 import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import styles from './reply.module.css'
 import TextareaAutosize from 'react-textarea-autosize'
-import Countdown from '../components/countdown'
 
 export const CommentSchema = Yup.object({
   text: Yup.string().required('required').trim()
@@ -53,19 +52,8 @@ export default function CommentEdit ({ comment, editThreshold, onSuccess, onCanc
           minRows={4}
           autoFocus
           required
-          groupClassName='mb-0'
-          hint={<Countdown date={editThreshold} />}
         />
-        <div className='d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between'>
-          <SubmitButton variant='secondary' className='mt-1'>save</SubmitButton>
-          <div
-            className='font-weight-bold text-muted mr-3'
-            style={{ fontSize: '80%', cursor: 'pointer' }}
-            onClick={onCancel}
-          >
-            cancel
-          </div>
-        </div>
+        <SubmitButton variant='secondary' className='mt-1'>save</SubmitButton>
       </Form>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index e998a15e..3730edc3 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ function Parent ({ item, rootText }) {
 
 export default function Comment ({
   item, children, replyOpen, includeParent,
-  rootText, noComments, noReply
+  rootText, noComments
 }) {
-  const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen)
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState()
   const [collapse, setCollapse] = useState(false)
   const ref = useRef(null)
@@ -92,28 +91,36 @@ export default function Comment ({
               <span> </span>
               <span>{timeSince(new Date(item.createdAt))}</span>
               {includeParent && <Parent item={item} rootText={rootText} />}
+              {canEdit &&
+                <>
+                  <span> \ </span>
+                  <div
+                    className={styles.edit}
+                    onClick={() => setEdit(!edit)}
+                  >
+                    {edit ? 'cancel' : 'edit'}
+                    <Countdown
+                      date={editThreshold}
+                      onComplete={() => {
+                        setCanEdit(false)
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </>}
             </div>
             {!includeParent && (collapse
               ? <Eye className={styles.collapser} height={10} width={10} onClick={() => setCollapse(false)} />
               : <EyeClose className={styles.collapser} height={10} width={10} onClick={() => setCollapse(true)} />)}
-
           </div>
           {edit
             ? (
-              <div className={styles.replyWrapper}>
-                <CommentEdit
-                  comment={item}
-                  onSuccess={() => {
-                    setEdit(!edit)
-                    setCanEdit(mine && (Date.now() < editThreshold))
-                  }}
-                  onCancel={() => {
-                    setEdit(!edit)
-                    setCanEdit(mine && (Date.now() < editThreshold))
-                  }}
-                  editThreshold={editThreshold}
-                />
-              </div>
+              <CommentEdit
+                comment={item}
+                onSuccess={() => {
+                  setEdit(!edit)
+                  setCanEdit(mine && (Date.now() < editThreshold))
+                }}
+              />
               )
             : (
               <div className={styles.text}>
@@ -123,40 +130,9 @@ export default function Comment ({
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className={`${styles.children}`}>
-        {!noReply && !edit && (
-          <div className={`${itemStyles.other} ${styles.reply}`}>
-            <div
-              className='d-inline-block'
-              onClick={() => setReply(!reply)}
-            >
-              {reply ? 'cancel' : 'reply'}
-            </div>
-            {canEdit && !reply && !edit &&
-              <>
-                <span> \ </span>
-                <div
-                  className='d-inline-block'
-                  onClick={() => setEdit(!edit)}
-                >
-                  edit
-                  <Countdown
-                    date={editThreshold}
-                    className=' '
-                    onComplete={() => {
-                      setCanEdit(false)
-                    }}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </>}
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        <div className={reply ? styles.replyWrapper : 'd-none'}>
-          <Reply
-            parentId={item.id} autoFocus={!replyOpen}
-            onSuccess={() => setReply(replyOpen || false)}
-          />
-        </div>
+        <Reply
+          parentId={item.id} replyOpen={replyOpen}
+        />
         {children}
         <div className={`${styles.comments} ml-sm-1 ml-md-3`}>
           {item.comments && !noComments
diff --git a/components/comment.module.css b/components/comment.module.css
index d22ce425..c0b7661e 100644
--- a/components/comment.module.css
+++ b/components/comment.module.css
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
     padding-right: 15px;
 }
 
+.edit {
+    display: inline-block;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .collapsed .hunk {
     margin-bottom: .5rem;
 }
@@ -33,20 +38,8 @@
     user-select: none;
 }
 
-.reply {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    padding-bottom: .5rem;
-}
-
-.replyWrapper {
-    padding-right: 15px;
-    padding-bottom: .5rem;
-}
-
 .children {
     margin-top: 0;
-    padding-top: .25rem;
     margin-left: 24px;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/countdown.js b/components/countdown.js
index 3c09bff2..a02b0811 100644
--- a/components/countdown.js
+++ b/components/countdown.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Countdown from 'react-countdown'
 
 export default function SimpleCountdown ({ className, onComplete, date }) {
   return (
-    <span className={className || 'text-muted font-weight-bold'}>
+    <span className={className}>
       <Countdown
         date={date}
         renderer={props => <span> {props.formatted.minutes}:{props.formatted.seconds}</span>}
diff --git a/components/item-full.js b/components/item-full.js
index a6cd87bf..a2e33ff9 100644
--- a/components/item-full.js
+++ b/components/item-full.js
@@ -10,7 +10,33 @@ import styles from '../styles/item.module.css'
 import { NOFOLLOW_LIMIT } from '../lib/constants'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
-export default function ItemFull ({ item: qItem, minimal }) {
+function BioItem ({ item }) {
+  if (!item.text) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ItemText item={item} />
+      <Reply parentId={item.id} />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function TopLevelItem ({ item }) {
+  return (
+    <Item item={item}>
+      {item.text && <ItemText item={item} />}
+      <Reply parentId={item.id} replyOpen />
+    </Item>
+  )
+}
+
+function ItemText ({ item }) {
+  return <Text nofollow={item.sats + item.boost < NOFOLLOW_LIMIT}>{item.text}</Text>
+}
+
+export default function ItemFull ({ item: qItem, bio }) {
   const query = gql`
     ${ITEM_FIELDS}
     ${COMMENTS}
@@ -49,24 +75,9 @@ export default function ItemFull ({ item: qItem, minimal }) {
     <>
       {item.parentId
         ? <Comment item={item} replyOpen includeParent noComments />
-        : (minimal
-            ? (
-              <>
-                {item.text &&
-                  <div className='mb-3'>
-                    <Text nofollow={item.sats + item.boost < NOFOLLOW_LIMIT}>{item.text}</Text>
-                  </div>}
-              </>)
-            : (
-              <>
-                <Item item={item}>
-                  {item.text &&
-                    <div className='mb-3'>
-                      <Text nofollow={item.sats + item.boost < NOFOLLOW_LIMIT}>{item.text}</Text>
-                    </div>}
-                  <Reply parentId={item.id} />
-                </Item>
-              </>)
+        : (bio
+            ? <BioItem item={item} />
+            : <TopLevelItem item={item} />
           )}
       <div className={styles.comments}>
         <Comments comments={item.comments} />
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index 8ba87042..0d223434 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import { COMMENTS } from '../fragments/comments'
 import { useMe } from './me'
 import ActionTooltip from './action-tooltip'
 import TextareaAutosize from 'react-textarea-autosize'
+import { useState } from 'react'
 
 export const CommentSchema = Yup.object({
   text: Yup.string().required('required').trim()
 })
 
-export default function Reply ({ parentId, onSuccess, autoFocus }) {
+export default function Reply ({ parentId, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
+  const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen)
   const me = useMe()
 
   const [createComment] = useMutation(
@@ -47,35 +49,41 @@ export default function Reply ({ parentId, onSuccess, autoFocus }) {
   )
 
   return (
-    <div className={`${styles.reply} mb-1`}>
-      <Form
-        initial={{
-          text: ''
-        }}
-        schema={CommentSchema}
-        onSubmit={async (values, { resetForm }) => {
-          const { error } = await createComment({ variables: { ...values, parentId } })
-          if (error) {
-            throw new Error({ message: error.toString() })
-          }
-          resetForm({ text: '' })
-          if (onSuccess) {
-            onSuccess()
-          }
-        }}
+    <div>
+      <div
+        className={styles.replyButtons}
+        onClick={() => setReply(!reply)}
       >
-        <MarkdownInput
-          name='text'
-          as={TextareaAutosize}
-          minRows={4}
-          autoFocus={autoFocus}
-          required
-          hint={me?.freeComments ? <span className='text-success'>{me.freeComments} free comments left</span> : null}
-        />
-        <ActionTooltip>
-          <SubmitButton variant='secondary' className='mt-1'>reply</SubmitButton>
-        </ActionTooltip>
-      </Form>
+        {reply ? 'cancel' : 'reply'}
+      </div>
+      <div className={reply ? `${styles.reply}` : 'd-none'}>
+        <Form
+          initial={{
+            text: ''
+          }}
+          schema={CommentSchema}
+          onSubmit={async (values, { resetForm }) => {
+            const { error } = await createComment({ variables: { ...values, parentId } })
+            if (error) {
+              throw new Error({ message: error.toString() })
+            }
+            resetForm({ text: '' })
+            setReply(replyOpen || false)
+          }}
+        >
+          <MarkdownInput
+            name='text'
+            as={TextareaAutosize}
+            minRows={4}
+            autoFocus={!replyOpen}
+            required
+            hint={me?.freeComments ? <span className='text-success'>{me.freeComments} free comments left</span> : null}
+          />
+          <ActionTooltip>
+            <SubmitButton variant='secondary' className='mt-1'>reply</SubmitButton>
+          </ActionTooltip>
+        </Form>
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/components/reply.module.css b/components/reply.module.css
index 007ef7e4..91c9c637 100644
--- a/components/reply.module.css
+++ b/components/reply.module.css
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 .reply {
     max-width: 600px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+    padding-bottom: .5rem;
+}
+
+.replyButtons {
+    font-size: 70%;
+    color: grey;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    display: inline-block;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding-bottom: .5rem;
 }
 
 .skeleton .input {
diff --git a/pages/[username].js b/pages/[username].js
index bf221943..5cdc086c 100644
--- a/pages/[username].js
+++ b/pages/[username].js
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ export default function User ({ user }) {
   const [create, setCreate] = useState(false)
   const [session] = useSession()
 
+  // need to check if this is the user's page
+
   return (
     <Layout noSeo containClassName={styles.contain}>
       <Seo user={user} />
       <UserHeader user={user} />
       {user.bio
-        ? <ItemFull item={user.bio} minimal />
+        ? <ItemFull item={user.bio} bio />
         : (
           <div className={styles.create}>
             {create
diff --git a/styles/item.module.css b/styles/item.module.css
index 4d3efa70..6d487d0c 100644
--- a/styles/item.module.css
+++ b/styles/item.module.css
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 .comments {
-    margin-top: 3rem;
+    margin-top: 1rem;
 }
 
 @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
     .comments {
-        margin-top: 3rem;
+        margin-top: 1rem;
         margin-left: -15px;
         margin-right: -15px;
     }