diff --git a/public/static/img/fart.png b/public/static/img/fart.png
deleted file mode 100644
index eba7dfe..0000000
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diff --git a/routes/willychat.php b/routes/willychat.php
index 993904d..add9be4 100644
--- a/routes/willychat.php
+++ b/routes/willychat.php
@@ -27,34 +27,39 @@ Route::match('get|post','/willychat/', function() {
     $default_nick = 'Willy';
     $nick = $default_nick; 
     $just_sent_message = false;
+    $errmsg = false;
 
     if (!empty($_POST)) {
         $nick = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'nick');
         $text = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'text');
 
-        if (empty(trim($nick, ' '))) {
-            $nick = $default_nick;
-        }
+        $errmsg = (function() use (&$text, &$nick): string|false {
 
-        if (strlen($nick) > 128) {
-            view('pages/willychat/error', [
-                'error' => 'Your nickname is too long.'
-            ]);
-            die();
-        }
+            if (empty(trim($nick, ' '))) {
+                return 'You must choose a nickname.';
+            }
 
-        if (strlen($text) > 4096) {
-            view('pages/willychat/error', [
-                'error' => 'Do not send EXTREMELY long messages.'
-            ]);
-            die();
-        }
+            $nick_max_chars = 128;
+            if (strlen($nick) > $nick_max_chars) {
+                return 'Your nickname is too long.';
+            }
 
-        if (count(WillyChat::$messages) > 10) {
-            array_pop(WillyChat::$messages);
-        }
+            $text_max_chars = 4096;
+            if (strlen($text) > $text_max_chars) {
+                return 'Your message is too long. ' . strlen($text) . ' out of ' . $text_max_chars . ' characters.';
+            }
 
-        if (!empty(trim($text, ' '))) {
+            if (empty(trim($text, ' '))) {
+                return 'Message body cannot be empty.';
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        })();
+
+        if (!$errmsg) {
+            if (count(WillyChat::$messages) > 10) {
+                array_pop(WillyChat::$messages);
+            }
 
             array_unshift(WillyChat::$messages, [
                 'nick' => $nick,
@@ -68,13 +73,13 @@ Route::match('get|post','/willychat/', function() {
                 )
             );
         }
-
         $just_sent_message = true;
     }
     
     view('pages/willychat/index', [
         'nick' => $nick,
         'just_sent_message' => $just_sent_message,
+        'errmsg' => $errmsg
     ]);
 });
 
diff --git a/views/pages/willychat/error.php b/views/pages/willychat/error.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f9e84..0000000
--- a/views/pages/willychat/error.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <title>What are you doing?</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?=url('/static/style/fonts.css')?>">
-</head>
-<body>
-    <style>
-        #errordialog {
-            background: tomato;
-            color: white;
-            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
-            padding: .75rem;
-            border: 1px solid #aaa;
-        }
-        a {
-            color: #0f0;
-        }
-    </style>
-
-    <div id="errordialog">
-
-        <h2><?=$error?></h2>
-
-        <a href="">I understand.</a>
-
-    </div>
-    
-</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/pages/willychat/index.php b/views/pages/willychat/index.php
index b6f5952..4807742 100644
--- a/views/pages/willychat/index.php
+++ b/views/pages/willychat/index.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
             padding-left: 0;
             padding-right: 0;
             border: 0;
+            text-indent: .5rem;
         }
         table {
             border-collapse: collapse;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
             width: 100%;
         }
         td {
-            border: 1px solid #aaa;
+            border: 1px solid silver;
         }
     </style>
 
@@ -52,16 +53,20 @@
         <table>
             <tr>
                 <td style="width: 15%;">
-                    <input style="text-indent: .5rem" type="text" name="nick" id="nick" placeholder="Nickname" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($nick)?>" autocomplete="off">
+                    <input type="text" name="nick" id="nick" placeholder="Nickname" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($nick)?>" autocomplete="off">
                 </td>
                 <td style="width: 75%">
-                    <input style="text-indent: .5rem" type="textarea" name="text" id="text" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off">
+                    <input type="textarea" name="text" id="text" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off">
                 </td>
             </tr>
         </table>
         <input style="display: none;" type="submit" value="Send">
     </form>
 
+    <?php if ($errmsg): ?>
+        <p style="color: red">Error: <?=$errmsg?></p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
     <div class="messages">
         <iframe src="<?=url('/willychat/messages')?>" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="yes" frameborder="0"></iframe>
     </div>
diff --git a/views/pages/willychat/messages.php b/views/pages/willychat/messages.php
index f199986..6d1fed1 100644
--- a/views/pages/willychat/messages.php
+++ b/views/pages/willychat/messages.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <?php foreach($messages as $message): ?>
         <div>
-            <small><?=gmdate("D M j G:i:s Y", $message['date']);?> <span style="color: yellow"><?=htmlspecialchars($message['nick'])?></span> says:</small>
+            <small><span style="color: yellow"><?=htmlspecialchars($message['nick'])?></span> <?=gmdate("D M j G:i:s Y", $message['date']);?></small>
             <p><?=htmlspecialchars($message['text'])?></p>
         </div>
     <?php endforeach; ?>
