diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 27674e5..d8a7e3f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 A big disk layout rework, to make it more efficient when timelines get very big. Please take note that you must run `snac upgrade` when you install this version over an already existing one.
 
-Fixed HTML loose close tag (contributed by kensata).
+Fixed HTML loose close tag (contributed by kensanata).
 
 Fixed bug when closing sendmail pipe (contributed by jpgarcia and themusicgod1).
 
diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index f19774c..9ac6bed 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ int activitypub_get_handler(d_char *req, char *q_path,
     else
     if (strcmp(p_path, "outbox") == 0) {
         xs *id = xs_fmt("%s/outbox", snac.actor);
-        xs *elems = timeline_list(&snac, "public", 20);
+        xs *elems = timeline_simple_list(&snac, "public", 20);
         xs *list = xs_list_new();
         msg = msg_collection(&snac, id);
         char *p, *v;
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index a2242e8..12ba447 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ d_char *timeline_top_level(d_char *list)
 }
 
 
-d_char *timeline_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max)
-/* returns a timeline */
+d_char *timeline_simple_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max)
+/* returns a timeline (with all entries) */
 {
     int c_max;
 
@@ -851,8 +851,16 @@ d_char *timeline_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max)
     if (max > c_max)
         max = c_max;
 
-    xs *idx  = xs_fmt("%s/%s.idx", snac->basedir, idx_name);
-    xs *list = index_list_desc(idx, max);
+    xs *idx = xs_fmt("%s/%s.idx", snac->basedir, idx_name);
+
+    return index_list_desc(idx, max);
+}
+
+
+d_char *timeline_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max)
+/* returns a timeline (only top level entries) */
+{
+    xs *list = timeline_simple_list(snac, idx_name, max);
 
     return timeline_top_level(list);
 }
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index 65ea5e1..3c5d0bc 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ d_char *html_entry(snac *snac, d_char *os, char *msg, int local, int level, int
     }
 
     if (level == 0) {
-        char *p;
-
         s = xs_str_cat(s, "<div class=\"snac-post\">\n");
 
         if (boosts == NULL)
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@ d_char *html_entry(snac *snac, d_char *os, char *msg, int local, int level, int
 
         if (xs_list_len(boosts)) {
             /* if somebody boosted this, show as origin */
-            p = xs_list_get(boosts, 0);
+            char *p = xs_list_get(boosts, -1);
             xs *actor_r = NULL;
 
             if (xs_list_in(boosts, snac->md5) != -1) {
@@ -1096,7 +1094,7 @@ int html_get_handler(d_char *req, char *q_path, char **body, int *b_size, char *
     if (strcmp(p_path, ".rss") == 0) {
         /* public timeline in RSS format */
         d_char *rss;
-        xs *elems = timeline_list(&snac, "public", 20);
+        xs *elems = timeline_simple_list(&snac, "public", 20);
         xs *bio   = not_really_markdown(xs_dict_get(snac.config, "bio"));
         char *p, *v;
 
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 0d7ede1..1254584 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ d_char *follower_list(snac *snac);
 
 double timeline_mtime(snac *snac);
 int timeline_del(snac *snac, char *id);
+d_char *timeline_simple_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max);
 d_char *timeline_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int max);
 int timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *o_msg, char *parent, char *referrer);
 void timeline_admire(snac *snac, char *o_msg, char *id, char *admirer, int like);