diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_0500.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_1614.py
similarity index 95%
rename from bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_0500.py
rename to bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_1614.py
index eb00e3f3..8deb69a8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_0500.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0041_auto_20210131_1614.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2021-01-31 05:00
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2021-01-31 16:14
 
 import bookwyrm.models.base_model
 import bookwyrm.models.fields
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('name', bookwyrm.models.fields.CharField(max_length=100)),
                 ('description', bookwyrm.models.fields.TextField(blank=True, null=True)),
                 ('privacy', bookwyrm.models.fields.CharField(choices=[('public', 'Public'), ('unlisted', 'Unlisted'), ('followers', 'Followers'), ('direct', 'Direct')], default='public', max_length=255)),
-                ('curation', bookwyrm.models.fields.CharField(choices=[('closed', 'Closed'), ('open', 'Open'), ('moderated', 'Moderated')], default='closed', max_length=255)),
+                ('curation', bookwyrm.models.fields.CharField(choices=[('closed', 'Closed'), ('open', 'Open'), ('curated', 'Curated')], default='closed', max_length=255)),
             ],
             options={
                 'abstract': False,
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/list.py b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
index dd50f209..28ee7a2a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from . import fields
 CurationType = models.TextChoices('Curation', [
     'closed',
     'open',
-    'moderated',
+    'curated',
 ])
 
 class List(OrderedCollectionMixin, BookWyrmModel):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list-item.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list-item.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f0cb8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/list-item.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<h4><a href="{{ list.local_path }}">{{ list.name }}</a> {% include 'snippets/privacy-icons.html' with item=list %}</h4>
+{% include 'snippets/trimmed_text.html' with full=list.description %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
index 31221aaa..73f98e77 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 </header>
 
 {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
-<section class="block">
+<section class="block content">
     <header class="columns">
         <div class="column">
-            <h2 class="title is-3">Your lists</h2>
+            <h2 class="title">Your lists</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="column is-narrow">
             {% include 'snippets/toggle/open_button.html' with controls_text="create-list" icon="plus" text="Create new list" %}
         </div>
     </header>
 
-    <form name="create-list" method="post" action="{% url 'lists' %}" class="box hiddenx" id="create-list">
-        <h3 class="title is-4">Create list</h3>
+    <form name="create-list" method="post" action="{% url 'lists' %}" class="box hidden" id="create-list">
+        <h3 class="title">Create list</h3>
         {% csrf_token %}
         <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <ul>
     {% for list in request.user.list_set.all %}
         <li>
-            <a href="{{ list.local_path }}">{{ list.name }}</a>
+            {% include 'lists/list-item.html' with list=list %}
         </li>
     {% endfor %}
     </ul>
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if lists.exists %}
-<section class="block">
-    <h2 class="title is-2">Recent Lists</h2>
+<section class="block content">
+    <h2 class="title">Recent Lists</h2>
     <ul>
     {% for list in lists %}
         <li>
-            <a href="{{ list.local_path }}">{{ list.name }}</a>
+            {% include 'lists/list-item.html' with list=list %}
         </li>
     {% endfor %}
     </ul>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
index 5d287ab3..b349a4fc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 {% with 0|uuid as uuid %}
 {% if full %}
+{% with full|to_markdown|safe as full %}
 
 {% with full|to_markdown|safe|truncatewords_html:60 as trimmed %}
 {% if trimmed != full %}
 <div id="hide-full-{{ uuid }}">
-    <blockquote class="content" id="trimmed-{{ uuid }}"><span dir="auto">{{ trimmed }}</span>
+    <div class="content" id="trimmed-{{ uuid }}"><span dir="auto">{{ trimmed }}</span>
         {% include 'snippets/toggle/open_button.html' with text="show more" controls_text="full" controls_uid=uuid class="is-small" %}
-    </blockquote>
+    </div>
 </div>
 <div id="full-{{ uuid }}" class="hidden">
-    <blockquote class="content"><span dir="auto">{{ full | to_markdown | safe }}</span>
+    <div class="content"><span dir="auto">{{ full }}</span>
         {% include 'snippets/toggle/close_button.html' with text="show less" controls_text="full" controls_uid=uuid class="is-small" %}
-    </blockquote>
+    </div>
 </div>
 {% else %}
-<blockquote class="content"><span dir="auto">{{ full | to_markdown | safe }}</span></blockquote>
+<div class="content"><span dir="auto">{{ full }}</span></div>
 {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}
 
+{% endwith %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
index 6bda81c8..8742884f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
@@ -59,11 +59,55 @@ def object_visible_to_user(viewer, obj):
             return True
     return False
 
+
+def privacy_filter(viewer, queryset, privacy_levels, following_only=False):
+    ''' filter objects that have "user" and "privacy" fields '''
+    # exclude blocks from both directions
+    if not viewer.is_anonymous:
+        blocked = models.User.objects.filter(id__in=viewer.blocks.all()).all()
+        queryset = queryset.exclude(
+            Q(user__in=blocked) | Q(user__blocks=viewer))
+
+    # you can't see followers only or direct messages if you're not logged in
+    if viewer.is_anonymous:
+        privacy_levels = [p for p in privacy_levels if \
+            not p in ['followers', 'direct']]
+
+    # filter to only privided privacy levels
+    queryset = queryset.filter(privacy__in=privacy_levels)
+
+    # only include statuses the user follows
+    if following_only:
+        queryset = queryset.exclude(
+            ~Q(# remove everythign except
+                Q(user__in=viewer.following.all()) | # user following
+                Q(user=viewer) |# is self
+                Q(mention_users=viewer)# mentions user
+            ),
+        )
+    # exclude followers-only statuses the user doesn't follow
+    elif 'followers' in privacy_levels:
+        queryset = queryset.exclude(
+            ~Q(# user isn't following and it isn't their own status
+                Q(user__in=viewer.following.all()) | Q(user=viewer)
+            ),
+            privacy='followers' # and the status is followers only
+        )
+
+    # exclude direct messages not intended for the user
+    if 'direct' in privacy_levels:
+        queryset = queryset.exclude(
+            ~Q(
+                Q(user=viewer) | Q(mention_users=viewer)
+            ), privacy='direct'
+        )
+    return queryset
+
+
 def get_activity_feed(
         user, privacy, local_only=False, following_only=False,
         queryset=models.Status.objects):
     ''' get a filtered queryset of statuses '''
-    privacy = privacy if isinstance(privacy, list) else [privacy]
     # if we're looking at Status, we need this. We don't if it's Comment
     if hasattr(queryset, 'select_subclasses'):
         queryset = queryset.select_subclasses()
@@ -71,44 +115,10 @@ def get_activity_feed(
     # exclude deleted
     queryset = queryset.exclude(deleted=True).order_by('-published_date')
 
-    # exclude blocks from both directions
-    if not user.is_anonymous:
-        blocked = models.User.objects.filter(id__in=user.blocks.all()).all()
-        queryset = queryset.exclude(
-            Q(user__in=blocked) | Q(user__blocks=user))
-
-    # you can't see followers only or direct messages if you're not logged in
-    if user.is_anonymous:
-        privacy = [p for p in privacy if not p in ['followers', 'direct']]
-
-    # filter to only privided privacy levels
-    queryset = queryset.filter(privacy__in=privacy)
-
-    # only include statuses the user follows
-    if following_only:
-        queryset = queryset.exclude(
-            ~Q(# remove everythign except
-                Q(user__in=user.following.all()) | # user follwoing
-                Q(user=user) |# is self
-                Q(mention_users=user)# mentions user
-            ),
-        )
-    # exclude followers-only statuses the user doesn't follow
-    elif 'followers' in privacy:
-        queryset = queryset.exclude(
-            ~Q(# user isn't following and it isn't their own status
-                Q(user__in=user.following.all()) | Q(user=user)
-            ),
-            privacy='followers' # and the status is followers only
-        )
-
-    # exclude direct messages not intended for the user
-    if 'direct' in privacy:
-        queryset = queryset.exclude(
-            ~Q(
-                Q(user=user) | Q(mention_users=user)
-            ), privacy='direct'
-        )
+    # apply privacy filters
+    privacy = privacy if isinstance(privacy, list) else [privacy]
+    queryset = privacy_filter(
+        user, queryset, privacy, following_only=following_only)
 
     # filter for only local status
     if local_only:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
index bc022c2e..ccc6c8c8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.views import View
 
 from bookwyrm import forms, models
 from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
-from .helpers import is_api_request, object_visible_to_user
+from .helpers import is_api_request, object_visible_to_user, privacy_filter
 
 
 # pylint: disable=no-self-use
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ class Lists(View):
     def get(self, request):
         ''' display a book list '''
         user = request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None
-        lists = models.List.objects.filter(~Q(user=user)).all()
+        lists = models.List.objects.filter(
+            ~Q(user=user),
+        ).all()
+        lists = privacy_filter(request.user, lists, ['public', 'followers'])
         data = {
             'title': 'Lists',
             'lists': lists,
@@ -30,7 +33,11 @@ class Lists(View):
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def post(self, request):
         ''' create a book_list '''
-        book_list = None
+        form = forms.ListForm(request.POST)
+        if not form.is_valid():
+            print(form.errors)
+            return redirect('lists')
+        book_list = form.save()
         return redirect(book_list.local_path)