diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa7881a1a..bf56cb817 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+## akkoma
+
+*a smallish microblogging platform, aka the cooler pleroma*
+
+### Why though?
+
+pleroma as a project has stagnated of late. after a spat between
+developers led to a fork (which died due to chronic lack of direction),
+nearly nobody seems to _want_ to work on it. this in addition to the
+BDFL being AWOL whenever needed, means that the entire project is
+nought but a power vacuum waiting for someone to step in. and with the
+track record pleroma has, i do not trust that whoever steps in will be
+good for the project.
+
+thus, i am striking out on my own. i already had a few modifications 
+on my instance, so it wasn't a particularly large leap to assume direct
+control. 
+
+### But really, why should I migrate to your thing?
+
+aside from me actually being responsive? let's lookie here, we've got
+- custom emoji reactions
+- misskey markdown (MFM) rendering and posting support 
+- elasticsearch support (because pleroma search is GARBAGE)
+- latest develop pleroma-fe additions
+- local-only posting
+- probably more, this is like 3.5 years of IHBA additions finally compiled
+
 ## Upgrading to Akkoma
 
 ### From source
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
index 118a10b09..815995895 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
@@ -81,16 +81,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ArticleNotePageValidator do
   defp fix_replies(data), do: data
 
   # https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/pull/8787
-  defp fix_misskey_content(%{"source" => %{"mediaType" => "text/x.misskeymarkdown"}} = object), do: object
+  defp fix_misskey_content(%{"source" => %{"mediaType" => "text/x.misskeymarkdown"}} = object),
+    do: object
 
   defp fix_misskey_content(%{"_misskey_content" => content} = object) do
     object
-    |> Map.put("source", %{"content" => content, "mediaType" => "text/x.misskeymarkdown" })
+    |> Map.put("source", %{"content" => content, "mediaType" => "text/x.misskeymarkdown"})
     |> Map.delete("_misskey_content")
   end
 
   defp fix_misskey_content(data), do: data
 
+  defp fix_source(%{"source" => source} = object) when is_binary(source) do
+    object
+    |> Map.put("source", %{"content" => source})
+  end
+
+  defp fix_source(object), do: object
+
   defp fix(data) do
     data
     |> CommonFixes.fix_actor()
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ArticleNotePageValidator do
     |> fix_url()
     |> fix_tag()
     |> fix_replies()
+    |> fix_source()
     |> fix_misskey_content()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_emoji()
     |> Transmogrifier.fix_content_map()
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index ad0b87543..20870bdd7 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -586,7 +586,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
       object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>alert(&#39;xss&#39;)"
-      assert object.data["source"] == post
+
+      assert object.data["source"] == %{
+               "mediaType" => "text/html",
+               "content" => post
+             }
     end
 
     test "it filters out obviously bad tags when accepting a post as Markdown" do
@@ -603,7 +607,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
       object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>"
-      assert object.data["source"] == post
+
+      assert object.data["source"] == %{
+               "mediaType" => "text/markdown",
+               "content" => post
+             }
     end
 
     test "it does not allow replies to direct messages that are not direct messages themselves" do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index 3ee53d95c..caf2594c0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
         emoji_reactions: [],
         parent_visible: false,
         pinned_at: nil
+      },
+      akkoma: %{
+        source: HTML.filter_tags(object_data["content"])
       }
     }