diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index dd1176e..3696c35 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ func cleanupdb(arg string) {
 }
 
 var stmtHonkers, stmtDubbers, stmtNamedDubbers, stmtSaveHonker, stmtUpdateFlavor, stmtUpdateHonker *sql.Stmt
+var stmtDeleteHonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtAnyXonk, stmtOneXonk, stmtPublicHonks, stmtUserHonks, stmtHonksByCombo, stmtHonksByConvoy *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksByOntology, stmtHonksForUser, stmtHonksForMe, stmtSaveDub, stmtHonksByXonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHonksFromLongAgo *sql.Stmt
@@ -931,6 +932,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtSaveHonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor, combos, owner, meta, folxid) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, '')")
 	stmtUpdateFlavor = preparetodie(db, "update honkers set flavor = ?, folxid = ? where userid = ? and name = ? and xid = ? and flavor = ?")
 	stmtUpdateHonker = preparetodie(db, "update honkers set name = ?, combos = ?, meta = ? where honkerid = ? and userid = ?")
+	stmtDeleteHonker = preparetodie(db, "delete from honkers where honkerid = ?")
 	stmtOneHonker = preparetodie(db, "select xid from honkers where name = ? and userid = ?")
 	stmtDubbers = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid, userid, name, xid, flavor from honkers where userid = ? and flavor = 'dub'")
 	stmtNamedDubbers = preparetodie(db, "select honkerid, userid, name, xid, flavor from honkers where userid = ? and name = ? and flavor = 'dub'")
diff --git a/views/honkers.html b/views/honkers.html
index 295e406..54fcca2 100644
--- a/views/honkers.html
+++ b/views/honkers.html
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ function expandstuff() {
 <p><label for="notes">notes:</label><br>
 <textarea name="notes">{{ .Meta.Notes }}</textarea>
 <p>combos: <input type="text" name="combos" value="{{ range .Combos }}{{ . }} {{end}}">
-{{ if eq .Flavor "sub" }}
-<p>unsub: <input type="text" name="goodbye" placeholder="press F" value="" autocomplete=off>
-{{ else }}
-<p>(re)sub: <input type="text" name="goodbye" placeholder="press X" value="" autocomplete=off>
-{{ end }}
-<p><button name="save" value="save">save</button>
+<p>
+<button name="save" value="save">save</button>
+<button name="sub" value="sub">(re)sub</button>
+<button name="unsub" value="unsub">unsub</button>
+<button name="delete" value="delete">delete</button>
 </form>
 </details>
 <p>
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index d819daa..11adf5b 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1852,16 +1852,17 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer honkerinvalidator.Clear(u.UserID)
 
 	if honkerid > 0 {
-		goodbye := r.FormValue("goodbye")
-		if goodbye == "F" {
+		if r.FormValue("delete") == "delete" {
 			unfollowyou(user, honkerid)
+			stmtDeleteHonker.Exec(honkerid)
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
 		}
-		if goodbye == "X" {
+		if r.FormValue("unsub") == "unsub" {
+			unfollowyou(user, honkerid)
+		}
+		if r.FormValue("sub") == "sub" {
 			followyou(user, honkerid)
-			http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
-			return
 		}
 		_, err := stmtUpdateHonker.Exec(name, combos, mj, honkerid, u.UserID)
 		if err != nil {