diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 855edf1e..1477234f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -121,20 +121,6 @@ class StatusForm(CustomForm):
         fields = ["user", "content", "content_warning", "sensitive", "privacy"]
 
 
-def get_form_from_status(status):
-    """ form-ify a status (for delete and redraft) """
-    if isinstance(status, models.Review):
-        return ReviewForm(instance=status)
-    if isinstance(status, models.Comment):
-        return CommentForm(instance=status)
-    if isinstance(status, models.Quotation):
-        return QuotationForm(instance=status)
-    if status.reply_parent:
-        return ReplyForm(instance=status)
-    else:
-        return StatusForm(instance=status)
-
-
 class EditUserForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.User
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html b/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
index a6da73e6..7c5d8933 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <h1>{% trans "Compose status" %}</h1>
 </header>
 
+{% with 0|uuid as uuid %}
 <div class="box columns">
     {% if book %}
     <div class="column is-one-third">
@@ -18,13 +19,13 @@
     </div>
     {% endif %}
     <div class="column is-two-thirds">
-        {% if not form %}
+        {% if not draft %}
         {% include 'snippets/create_status.html' %}
         {% else %}
         {% include 'snippets/create_status_form.html' %}
         {% endif %}
     </div>
 </div>
-
+{{ form.ap_p }}
+{% endwith %}
 {% endblock %}
-
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/content_warning_field.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/content_warning_field.html
index c90138e9..b645a29c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/content_warning_field.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/content_warning_field.html
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {% load i18n %}
-<div class="control{% if not parent_status.content_warning %} hidden{% endif %}" id="spoilers-{{ uuid }}">
+<div class="control{% if not parent_status.content_warning and not draft.content_warning %} hidden{% endif %}" id="spoilers-{{ uuid }}">
     <label class="is-sr-only" for="id_content_warning-{{ uuid }}">{% trans "Spoiler alert:" %}</label>
-    <input type="text" name="content_warning" maxlength="255" class="input" id="id_content_warning-{{ uuid }}" placeholder="{% trans 'Spoilers ahead!' %}"{% if parent_status.content_warning %} value="{{ parent_status.content_warning }}"{% endif %}>
+    <input
+        type="text"
+        name="content_warning"
+        maxlength="255"
+        class="input"
+        id="id_content_warning-{{ uuid }}"
+        placeholder="{% trans 'Spoilers ahead!' %}"
+        value="{% firstof draft.content_warning parent_status.content_warning '' %}">
 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/create_status_form.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/create_status_form.html
index c70a0e58..7f5573e1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/create_status_form.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/create_status_form.html
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     {% csrf_token %}
     <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
     <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
-    <input type="hidden" name="reply_parent" value="{{ reply_parent.id }}">
+    <input type="hidden" name="reply_parent" value="{% firstof draft.reply_parent.id reply_parent.id %}">
     {% if type == 'review' %}
     <div class="control">
         <label class="label" for="id_name_{{ book.id }}_{{ type }}">{% trans "Title" %}:</label>
-        <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="255" class="input" required="" id="id_name_{{ book.id }}_{{ type }}" placeholder="My {{ type }} of '{{ book.title }}'">
+        <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="255" class="input" required="" id="id_name_{{ book.id }}_{{ type }}" placeholder="My {{ type }} of '{{ book.title }}'" value="{% firstof draft.name ''%}">
     </div>
     {% endif %}
     <div class="control">
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
             <legend class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Rating" %}</legend>
             <div class="field is-grouped stars form-rate-stars">
                 <label class="is-sr-only" for="no-rating-{{ book.id }}">{% trans "No rating" %}</label>
-                <input class="is-sr-only" type="radio" name="rating" value="" id="no-rating-{{ book.id }}" checked>
+                <input class="is-sr-only" type="radio" name="rating" value="" id="no-rating-{{ book.id }}" {% if not draft or not draft.rating %}checked{% endif %}>
                 {% for i in '12345'|make_list %}
-                <input class="is-sr-only" id="book{{book.id}}-star-{{ forloop.counter }}" type="radio" name="rating" value="{{ forloop.counter }}">
+                <input class="is-sr-only" id="book{{book.id}}-star-{{ forloop.counter }}" type="radio" name="rating" value="{{ forloop.counter }}" {% if draft and draft.rating == forloop.counter %}checked{% endif %}>
                 <label class="icon icon-star-empty" for="book{{book.id}}-star-{{ forloop.counter }}">
                     <span class="is-sr-only">{{ forloop.counter }} star{{ forloop.counter | pluralize }}</span>
                 </label>
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if type == 'quotation' %}
-        <textarea name="quote" class="textarea" id="id_quote_{{ book.id }}_{{ type }}" placeholder="{{ placeholder }}" required></textarea>
+        <textarea name="quote" class="textarea" id="id_quote_{{ book.id }}_{{ type }}" placeholder="{{ placeholder }}" required>{{ draft.quote|default:'' }}</textarea>
         {% else %}
         {% include 'snippets/content_warning_field.html' with parent_status=status %}
-        <textarea name="content" class="textarea" id="id_content_{{ type }}-{{ book.id }}{{reply_parent.id}}" placeholder="{{ placeholder }}" {% if type == 'reply' %} aria-label="Reply"{% endif %} required>{% if reply_parent %}{{ reply_parent|mentions:request.user }}{% endif %}{% if mentions %}@{{ mentions|username }} {% endif %}</textarea>
+        <textarea name="content" class="textarea" id="id_content_{{ type }}-{{ book.id }}{{reply_parent.id}}" placeholder="{{ placeholder }}" {% if type == 'reply' %} aria-label="Reply"{% endif %} required>{% if reply_parent %}{{ reply_parent|mentions:request.user }}{% endif %}{% if mentions %}@{{ mentions|username }} {% endif %}{{ draft.content|default:'' }}</textarea>
         {% endif %}
     </div>
     {% if type == 'quotation' %}
     <div class="control">
         <label class="label" for="id_content_quote-{{ book.id }}">{% trans "Comment" %}:</label>
         {% include 'snippets/content_warning_field.html' with parent_status=status %}
-        <textarea name="content" class="textarea is-small" id="id_content_quote-{{ book.id }}"></textarea>
+        <textarea name="content" class="textarea is-small" id="id_content_quote-{{ book.id }}">{{ draft.content|default:'' }}</textarea>
     </div>
     {% elif type == 'comment' %}
     <div class="control">
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
             <label class="label" for="progress-{{ uuid }}">{% trans "Progress:" %}</label>
             <div class="field has-addons mb-0">
                 <div class="control">
-                    <input aria-label="{% if readthrough.progress_mode == 'PG' %}Current page{% else %}Percent read{% endif %}" class="input" type="number" min="0" name="progress" size="3" value="{{ readthrough.progress|default:'' }}" id="progress-{{ uuid }}">
+                    <input aria-label="{% if draft.progress_mode == 'PG' or readthrough.progress_mode == 'PG' %}Current page{% else %}Percent read{% endif %}" class="input" type="number" min="0" name="progress" size="3" value="{% firstof draft.progress readthrough.progress '' %}" id="progress-{{ uuid }}">
                 </div>
                 <div class="control select">
                     <select name="progress_mode" aria-label="Progress mode">
-                        <option value="PG" {% if readthrough.progress_mode == 'PG' %}selected{% endif %}>{% trans "pages" %}</option>
-                        <option value="PCT" {% if readthrough.progress_mode == 'PCT' %}selected{% endif %}>{% trans "percent" %}</option>
+                        <option value="PG" {% if draft.progress_mode == 'PG' or readthrough.progress_mode == 'PG' %}selected{% endif %}>{% trans "pages" %}</option>
+                        <option value="PCT" {% if draft.progress_mode == 'PCT' or readthrough.progress_mode == 'PCT' %}selected{% endif %}>{% trans "percent" %}</option>
                     </select>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -81,20 +81,25 @@
         {% endif %}
     </div>
     {% endif %}
-    <input type="checkbox" class="hidden" name="sensitive" id="id_show_spoilers-{{ uuid }}" {% if status.content_warning %}checked{% endif %} aria-hidden="true">
+    <input type="checkbox" class="hidden" name="sensitive" id="id_show_spoilers-{{ uuid }}" {% if draft.content_warning or status.content_warning %}checked{% endif %} aria-hidden="{% if draft.content_warning or status.content_warning %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">
     {# bottom bar #}
     <div class="columns pt-1">
         <div class="field has-addons column">
             <div class="control">
                 {% trans "Include spoiler alert" as button_text %}
-                {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text icon="warning is-size-4" controls_text="spoilers" controls_uid=uuid focus="id_content_warning" checkbox="id_show_spoilers" class="toggle-button" pressed=status.content_warning %}
+                {% firstof draft.content_warning status.content_warning as pressed %}
+                {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with text=button_text icon="warning is-size-4" controls_text="spoilers" controls_uid=uuid focus="id_content_warning" checkbox="id_show_spoilers" class="toggle-button" pressed=pressed %}
             </div>
             <div class="control">
             {% if type == 'direct' %}
                 <input type="hidden" name="privacy" value="direct">
                 <button type="button" class="button" aria-label="Privacy" disabled>{% trans "Private" %}</button>
             {% else %}
+                {% if draft %}
+                {% include 'snippets/privacy_select.html' with current=draft.privacy %}
+                {% else %}
                 {% include 'snippets/privacy_select.html' with current=reply_parent.privacy %}
+                {% endif %}
             {% endif %}
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 7cc74f07..c476bfbf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         </button>
     </form>
 </li>
+{% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' %}
 <li role="menuitem">
     <form class="dropdown-item pt-0 pb-0" name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="{% url 'redraft' status.id %}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
         </button>
     </form>
 </li>
+{% endif %}
 {% else %}
 {# things you can do to other people's statuses #}
 <li role="menuitem">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 1b4f8977..b224c1a9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CreateStatus(View):
         # update a readthorugh, if needed
         edit_readthrough(request)
 
-        return redirect(request.headers.get("Referer", "/"))
+        return redirect("/")
 
 
 @method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
@@ -101,16 +101,24 @@ class DeleteAndRedraft(View):
 
     def post(self, request, status_id):
         """ delete and tombstone a status """
-        status = get_object_or_404(models.Status, id=status_id)
-
-        # don't let people delete other people's statuses
-        if status.user != request.user and not request.user.has_perm("moderate_post"):
+        status = get_object_or_404(
+            models.Status.objects.select_subclasses(), id=status_id
+        )
+        if isinstance(status, models.GeneratedNote):
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
+        # don't let people redraft other people's statuses
+        if status.user != request.user:
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
-        data = {"form": forms.get_form_from_status(status)}
+        data = {
+            "draft": status,
+            "type": status.status_type.lower(),
+        }
         if hasattr(status, "book"):
             data["book"] = status.book
+        elif status.mention_books:
+            data["book"] = status.mention_books.first()
 
         # perform deletion
         status.delete()