1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/render-msg.js b/lib/render-msg.js
index 1fd4d83..88224f0 100644
--- a/lib/render-msg.js
+++ b/lib/render-msg.js
@@ -464,11 +464,23 @@ var knownAboutProps = {
 }
 
 RenderMsg.prototype.about = function (cb) {
+  var keys = Object.keys(this.c).sort().join()
+  var isSelf = this.c.about === this.msg.value.author
+
+  if (keys === 'about,name,type') {
+    return this.wrapMini([
+      isSelf ?
+        'self-identifies as ' :
+        ['identifies ', h('a', {href: this.toUrl(this.c.about)}, truncate(this.c.about, 10)), ' as '],
+      h('ins', this.c.name)
+    ], cb)
+  }
+
   var done = multicb({pluck: 1, spread: true})
   var elCb = done()
 
   var isAttendingMsg = u.linkDest(this.c.attendee) === this.msg.value.author
-    && Object.keys(this.c).sort().join() === 'about,attendee,type'
+    && keys === 'about,attendee,type'
   if (isAttendingMsg) {
     var attending = !this.c.attendee.remove
     this.wrapMini([
@@ -489,23 +501,20 @@ RenderMsg.prototype.about = function (cb) {
   var img = u.linkDest(this.c.image)
   // if there is a description, it is likely to be multi-line
   var hasDescription = this.c.description != null
-  var wrap = hasDescription ? this.wrap : this.wrapMini
-  var isSelf = this.c.about === this.msg.value.author
   // if this about message gives the thing a name, show its id
   var showComputedName = !isSelf && !this.c.name
 
-  wrap.call(this, [
+  this.wrap([
     this.c.root ? h('div',
       h('small', '> ', this.link1(this.c.root, done()))
     ) : '',
-    isSelf
-      ? hasDescription ? 'self-describes' : 'self-identifies'
-      : [hasDescription ? 'describes' : 'identifies', ' ',
-        !this.c.about ? '?'
+    isSelf ? 'self-describes as ' : [
+      'describes ',
+      !this.c.about ? ''
         : showComputedName ? this.link1(this.c.about, done())
-        : h('a', {href: this.toUrl(this.c.about)}, truncate(this.c.about, 10))
-      ],
-    ' as ',
+        : h('a', {href: this.toUrl(this.c.about)}, truncate(this.c.about, 10)),
+      ' as '
+    ],
     this.c.name ? [h('ins', this.c.name), ' '] : '',
     this.c.description ? h('div',
       {innerHTML: this.render.markdown(this.c.description)}) : '',