diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 68bc726..68d6485 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func itakeitallback(user *WhatAbout, xid string) {
 	deliverate(0, user.ID, xid, j.ToBytes())
 }
 
-func subsub(user *WhatAbout, xid string) {
+func subsub(user *WhatAbout, xid string, owner string) {
 	if xid == "" {
 		log.Printf("can't subscribe to empty")
 		return
@@ -956,15 +956,11 @@ func subsub(user *WhatAbout, xid string) {
 	j["id"] = user.URL + "/sub/" + url.QueryEscape(xid)
 	j["type"] = "Follow"
 	j["actor"] = user.URL
-	j["to"] = xid
+	j["to"] = owner
 	j["object"] = xid
 	j["published"] = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	j.Write(&buf)
-	msg := buf.Bytes()
-
-	deliverate(0, user.ID, xid, msg)
+	deliverate(0, user.ID, owner, j.ToBytes())
 }
 
 // returns activity, object
@@ -1335,19 +1331,7 @@ func gofish(name string) string {
 	return href
 }
 
-func isactor(t string) bool {
-	switch t {
-	case "Person":
-	case "Organization":
-	case "Application":
-	case "Service":
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func investigate(name string) (*Honker, error) {
+func investigate(name string) (*SomeThing, error) {
 	if name == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
 	}
@@ -1361,11 +1345,36 @@ func investigate(name string) (*Honker, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	t, _ := obj.GetString("type")
-	if !isactor(t) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a person")
-	}
-	xid, _ := obj.GetString("id")
-	handle, _ := obj.GetString("preferredUsername")
-	return &Honker{XID: xid, Handle: handle}, nil
+	return somethingabout(obj)
+}
+
+func somethingabout(obj junk.Junk) (*SomeThing, error) {
+	info := new(SomeThing)
+	t, _ := obj.GetString("type")
+	switch t {
+	case "Person":
+		fallthrough
+	case "Organization":
+		fallthrough
+	case "Application":
+		fallthrough
+	case "Service":
+		info.What = SomeActor
+	case "OrderedCollection":
+		fallthrough
+	case "Collection":
+		info.What = SomeCollection
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown object type")
+	}
+	info.XID, _ = obj.GetString("id")
+	info.Name, _ = obj.GetString("preferredUsername")
+	if info.Name == "" {
+		info.Name, _ = obj.GetString("name")
+	}
+	info.Owner, _ = obj.GetString("attributedTo")
+	if info.Owner == "" {
+		info.Owner = info.XID
+	}
+	return info, nil
 }
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index d956cfc..6783173 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ func findhandle(xid string) string {
 	var handle string
 	err := row.Scan(&handle)
 	if err != nil {
-		p, _ := investigate(xid)
-		if p == nil {
+		info, _ := investigate(xid)
+		if info == nil {
 			m := re_unurl.FindStringSubmatch(xid)
 			if len(m) > 2 {
 				handle = m[2]
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func findhandle(xid string) string {
 				handle = xid
 			}
 		} else {
-			handle = p.Handle
+			handle = info.Name
 		}
 		_, err = stmtSaveXonker.Exec(xid, handle, "handle")
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 19ba382..b147ef5 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@ type Honker struct {
 	Combos []string
 }
 
+type SomeThing struct {
+	What  int
+	XID   string
+	Owner string
+	Name  string
+}
+
+const (
+	SomeNothing int = iota
+	SomeActor
+	SomeCollection
+)
+
 var serverName string
 var iconName = "icon.png"
 var serverMsg template.HTML
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index f636341..961ef7e 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -538,14 +538,19 @@ func ximport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Printf("importing %s", xid)
 		user, _ := butwhatabout(u.Username)
 
-		what, _ := j.GetString("type")
-		if isactor(what) {
+		info, _ := somethingabout(j)
+		if info == nil {
+			xonk = xonksaver(user, j, originate(xid))
+		} else if info.What == SomeActor {
 			outbox, _ := j.GetString("outbox")
 			gimmexonks(user, outbox)
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/h?xid="+url.QueryEscape(xid), http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
+		} else if info.What == SomeCollection {
+			gimmexonks(user, xid)
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/xzone", http.StatusSeeOther)
+			return
 		}
-		xonk = xonksaver(user, j, originate(xid))
 	}
 	convoy := ""
 	if xonk != nil {
@@ -770,6 +775,7 @@ func showontology(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		j := junk.New()
 		j["@context"] = itiswhatitis
 		j["id"] = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/o/%s", serverName, name)
+		j["name"] = name
 		j["attributedTo"] = user.URL
 		j["type"] = "OrderedCollection"
 		j["totalItems"] = len(xids)
@@ -1501,7 +1507,9 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				log.Printf("error updating honker: %s", err)
 				return
 			}
-			go subsub(user, url)
+			// incomplete
+			owner := url
+			go subsub(user, url, owner)
 
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
@@ -1519,13 +1527,13 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if peep == "peep" {
 		flavor = "peep"
 	}
-	p, err := investigate(url)
+	info, err := investigate(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "error investigating: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		log.Printf("failed to investigate honker: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
-	url = p.XID
+	url = info.XID
 
 	db := opendatabase()
 	row := db.QueryRow("select xid from honkers where xid = ? and userid = ? and flavor in ('sub', 'unsub', 'peep')", url, u.UserID)
@@ -1540,7 +1548,7 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if name == "" {
-		name = p.Handle
+		name = info.Name
 	}
 	_, err = stmtSaveHonker.Exec(u.UserID, name, url, flavor, combos)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1549,7 +1557,7 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	if flavor == "presub" {
 		user, _ := butwhatabout(u.Username)
-		go subsub(user, url)
+		go subsub(user, url, info.Owner)
 	}
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
 }