diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
index 678fb023f..d0ca7df53 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@
   |=  who=@p
   ?.  (allowed who %read u.book)
     [%give %kick [/notebook/[u.book]]~ `who]~
+  ?:  ?=(%remove -.upd)
+    ~
   =/  uid  (sham %publish who u.book eny.bol)
   =/  inv=invite
     :*  our.bol  %publish  /notebook/[u.book]  who
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/dropdown.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/dropdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f12099a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/dropdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+export class Dropdown extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.toggleDropdown = this.toggleDropdown.bind(this);
+    this.handleClickOutside = this.handleClickOutside.bind(this);
+    this.collapseAndDispatch = this.collapseAndDispatch.bind(this);
+    this.state = {
+      open: false
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    document.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
+  }
+
+  handleClickOutside(evt) {
+    if (this.optsList && !this.optsList.contains(evt.target) &&
+        this.optsButton && !this.optsButton.contains(evt.target)) {
+      this.setState({open: false});
+    }
+  }
+
+  toggleDropdown() {
+    this.setState({open: !this.state.open});
+  }
+
+  collapseAndDispatch(action){
+    this.setState({open: false}, action);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let display = (this.state.open)
+      ? "block" : "none";
+
+    let optionsColor = (this.state.open)
+      ? '#e6e6e6' : 'white';
+
+    let optionsList = this.props.options.map((val, i) => {
+      return (
+        <button key={i} className={val.cls}
+          onClick={() => this.collapseAndDispatch(val.action)}>
+          {val.txt}
+        </button>
+      );
+    });
+
+    return (
+      <div className="options relative dib"
+           ref={(el) => {this.optsButton = el}}>
+        <button className="pr3 mb1 pointer br2 pa2 pr4"
+                style={{backgroundColor: optionsColor}}
+                onClick={this.toggleDropdown}>
+          {this.props.buttonText}
+        </button>
+        <div className="absolute flex flex-column pa4 ba b--gray4 br2 z-1 bg-white"
+           ref={(el) => {this.optsList = el}}
+            style={{right:0, width:this.props.width, display: display}}>
+          {optionsList}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export default Dropdown
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/new-post.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/new-post.js
index e823cff30..e965599b5 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/new-post.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/new-post.js
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ export class NewPost extends Component {
 
     let hiddenOnPopout = (props.popout)
       ? "" : "dib-m dib-l dib-xl";
-    let submitButtonPadding = (props.sidebarShown && !props.popout)
-      ? " pl8" : " pl4";
 
     return (
       <div className="f9 h-100 relative">
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ export class NewPost extends Component {
             popout={props.popout}
           />
           <button
-            className={"v-mid w-100 mw7 tl h1"+submitButtonPadding}
+            className={"v-mid w-100 mw7 tl h1 pl4"}
             disabled={!state.submit}
             style={submitStyle}
             onClick={this.postSubmit}>
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/settings.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/settings.js
index 09376d2a6..a1db1ba34 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/settings.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/settings.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class Settings extends Component {
         <div className="flex-column">
           <p className="f9 mt3 lh-copy db">Delete Notebook</p>
           <p className="f9 gray2 db mb4">
-            Permenantly delete this notebook. (All current members will no longer see this notebook)
+            Permanently delete this notebook. (All current members will no longer see this notebook)
           </p>
           <button className="b--red2 red2 pointer dib f9 ba pa2"
             onClick={this.deleteNotebook}>
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscriber-item.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscriber-item.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 711fb029b..000000000
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscriber-item.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-export class SubscriberItem extends Component {
-  constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-
-    this.toggleOptions = this.toggleOptions.bind(this);
-    this.handleClickOutside = this.handleClickOutside.bind(this);
-    this.ban = this.ban.bind(this);
-    this.unban = this.unban.bind(this);
-    this.removeWriter = this.removeWriter.bind(this);
-    this.addWriter = this.addWriter.bind(this);
-    this.state = {
-      optionsSelected: false
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentDidMount() {
-    document.addEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    document.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.handleClickOutside);
-  }
-
-  handleClickOutside(evt) {
-    if (this.optsList && !this.optsList.contains(evt.target) &&
-        this.optsButton && !this.optsButton.contains(evt.target)) {
-      this.setState({optionsSelected: false});
-    }
-  }
-
-  ban() {
-    let action = {
-      add: {
-        members: [this.props.who],
-        path: this.props.readPath,
-      }
-    }
-    this.setState({optionsSelected: false}, () => {
-      window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
-    });
-  }
-
-  unban() {
-    let action = {
-      remove: {
-        members: [this.props.who],
-        path: this.props.readPath,
-      }
-    }
-    this.setState({optionsSelected: false}, () => {
-      window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
-    });
-  }
-
-  removeWriter() {
-    let action = {
-      remove: {
-        members: [this.props.who],
-        path: this.props.writePath,
-      }
-    }
-    this.setState({optionsSelected: false}, () => {
-      window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
-    });
-  }
-
-  addWriter() {
-    let action = {
-      add: {
-        members: [this.props.who],
-        path: this.props.writePath,
-      }
-    }
-    this.setState({optionsSelected: false}, () => {
-      window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
-    });
-  }
-
-  toggleOptions() {
-    this.setState({optionsSelected: !this.state.optionsSelected});
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    let display = (this.state.optionsSelected)
-      ? "block" : "none";
-
-    let width = 0;
-    let options = [];
-    if (this.props.section === 'participants') {
-      if (this.props.readPath === this.props.writePath) {
-        width = 258;
-        let url = `/~contacts${this.props.writePath}`;
-        options = [
-          <a key={0} className="tl pointer" href={url}>
-            Manage this group in the contacts view
-          </a>
-        ];
-      } else {
-        width = 157;
-        options = [
-          <button key={0} className="tl pointer" onClick={this.removeWriter}>
-            Demote to subscriber
-          </button>
-        ];
-      }
-    } else if (this.props.section === 'subscribers') {
-      width = 162;
-      options = [
-        <button key={0} className="tl mb2 pointer" onClick={this.addWriter}>
-          Promote to participant
-        </button>,
-        <button key={1} className="tl red2 pointer" onClick={this.ban}>
-          Ban
-        </button>
-      ];
-    } else if (this.props.section === 'banned') {
-      width = 72;
-      options = [
-        <button key={0} className="tl red2 pointer" onClick={this.unban}>
-          Unban
-        </button>
-      ];
-    }
-
-    let optionsColor = (this.state.optionsSelected)
-      ? '#e6e6e6' : 'white';
-
-    return (
-      <div className="flex justify-between">
-        <div className="f9 mono mr2">{this.props.who}</div>
-        <div className="options relative dib"
-             ref={(el) => {this.optsButton = el}}>
-          <button className="pr3 mb1 pointer br2 pa2 pr4"
-                  style={{backgroundColor: optionsColor}}
-                  onClick={this.toggleOptions}>
-            Options
-          </button>
-          <div className="absolute flex flex-column pa4 ba b--gray4 br2 z-1 bg-white"
-             ref={(el) => {this.optsList = el}}
-              style={{right:0, width:width, display: display}}>
-            {options}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-}
-
-export default SubscriberItem
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscribers.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscribers.js
index 97cad447e..2d36247b1 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscribers.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/subscribers.js
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { SubscriberItem } from './subscriber-item';
+import { Dropdown } from './dropdown';
 
 export class Subscribers extends Component {
   constructor(props){
     super(props);
+    this.redirect = this.redirect.bind(this);
+    this.addUser = this.addUser.bind(this);
+    this.removeUser = this.removeUser.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  addUser(who, path) {
+    let action = {
+      add: {
+        members: [who],
+        path: path,
+      }
+    }
+    window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
+  }
+
+  removeUser(who, path) {
+    let action = {
+      remove: {
+        members: [who],
+        path: path,
+      }
+    }
+    window.api.action("group-store", "group-action", action);
+  }
+
+  redirect(url) {
+    window.location.href = url;
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -21,15 +48,33 @@ export class Subscribers extends Component {
       let withoutUs = new Set(writePerms.who)
       withoutUs.delete(window.ship);
       writers = Array.from(withoutUs).map((who, i) => {
+        let width = 0;
+        let options = [];
+        if (readPath === writePath) {
+          width = 258;
+          let url = `/~contacts${writePath}`;
+          options = [{
+            cls: "tl pointer",
+            txt: "Manage this group in the contacts view",
+            action: () => {this.redirect(url)}
+          }];
+        } else {
+          width = 157;
+          options = [{
+            cls: "tl pointer",
+            txt: "Demote to subscriber",
+            action: () => {this.removeUser(`~${who}`, writePath)}
+          }];
+        }
         return (
-          <SubscriberItem key={i}
-            readPath={readPath}
-            writePath={writePath}
-            who={`~${who}`}
-            readPerms={readPerms}
-            writePerms={writePerms}
-            section='participants'
-          />
+          <div className="flex justify-between" key={i}>
+            <div className="f9 mono mr2">{`~${who}`}</div>
+            <Dropdown
+              options={options}
+              width={width}
+              buttonText={"Options"}
+            />
+          </div>
         )
       });
     }
@@ -43,32 +88,28 @@ export class Subscribers extends Component {
 
     let subscribers = null;
     if (readPath !== writePath) {
-      if (readPerms && readPerms.kind === 'white') {
-        let withoutUs = new Set(readPerms.who)
-        withoutUs.delete(window.ship);
-        subscribers = Array.from(withoutUs).map((who, i) => {
-          return (
-            <SubscriberItem key={i}
-              readPath={readPath}
-              writePath={writePath}
-              who={`~${who}`}
-              readPerms={readPerms}
-              writePerms={writePerms}
-              section='subscribers'
-            />
-          )
-        });
-      } else if (this.props.notebook.subscribers){
+      if (this.props.notebook.subscribers){
+        let width = 162;
         subscribers = this.props.notebook.subscribers.map((who, i) => {
+          let options = [
+            { cls: "tl mb2 pointer",
+              txt: "Promote to participant",
+              action: () => {this.addUser(who, writePath)}
+            },
+            { cls: "tl red2 pointer",
+              txt: "Ban",
+              action: () => {this.addUser(who, readPath)}
+            },
+          ];
           return (
-            <SubscriberItem key={i}
-              readPath={readPath}
-              writePath={writePath}
-              who={who}
-              readPerms={readPerms}
-              writePerms={writePerms}
-              section='subscribers'
-            />
+            <div className="flex justify-between" key={i}>
+              <div className="f9 mono mr2">{who}</div>
+              <Dropdown
+                options={options}
+                width={width}
+                buttonText={"Options"}
+              />
+            </div>
           )
         });
       }
@@ -90,16 +131,22 @@ export class Subscribers extends Component {
 
     let bannedContainer = null;
     if (readPerms && readPerms.kind === 'black') {
+      let width = 72;
       let banned = Array.from(readPerms.who).map((who, i) => {
+        let options = [{
+          cls: "tl red2 pointer",
+          txt: "Unban",
+          action: () => {this.removeUser(`~${who}`, readPath)}
+        }];
         return (
-          <SubscriberItem key={i}
-            readPath={readPath}
-            writePath={writePath}
-            who={`~${who}`}
-            readPerms={readPerms}
-            writePerms={writePerms}
-            section='banned'
-          />
+          <div className="flex justify-between" key={i}>
+            <div className="f9 mono mr2">{`~${who}`}</div>
+            <Dropdown
+              options={options}
+              width={width}
+              buttonText={"Options"}
+            />
+          </div>
         )
       });
       if (banned.length === 0) {