diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1074593fce..0a907902e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-`pl` is my personal fork of Pleroma that I use on my single-user instance.
+Pleroma by mkljczk is a fork of Pleroma I'm developing for personal use.
 
 Added features:
 
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Features not authored by me:
 There might be more, it's hard to keep track of it. I'm trying to keep the fork as close to upstream and I hope the list will eventually get much shorter.
 
 **DISCLAIMER:**
-Although `pl` *just works* for me, I cannot guarantee that it'll work well for you. There might be bugs I simply don't care about or I might decide to abandon the project one day.
+Although Pleroma by mkljczk *just works* for me, I cannot guarantee that it'll work well for you. There might be bugs I simply don't care about or I might decide to abandon the project one day.
 
-It should be possible to migrate from Pleroma or Rebased to `pl` without issues. It is recommended to use `pl` with [`pl-fe`](https://github.com/mkljczk/pl-fe/tree/develop/packages/pl-fe) for full feature compatibility, but pleroma-fe and other frontends work fine too.
+It should be possible to migrate from Pleroma or Rebased to Pleroma by mkljczk without issues. It is recommended to use Pleroma by mkljczk with [`pl-fe`](https://github.com/mkljczk/pl-fe/tree/develop/packages/pl-fe) for full feature compatibility, but pleroma-fe and other frontends work fine too.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/debian-install-improve.skip b/changelog.d/debian-install-improve.skip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6068a30664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/debian-install-improve.skip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a formatting issue that had a required commend embedded in a textblock, and change the language to make it a bit more idiomatic.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 776c5eef28..80ea57ddd2 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -747,7 +747,8 @@
   events_actions: {10_000, 15},
   password_reset: {1_800_000, 5},
   account_confirmation_resend: {8_640_000, 5},
-  ap_routes: {60_000, 15}
+  ap_routes: {60_000, 15},
+  bites: {10_000, 10}
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Workers.PurgeExpiredActivity, enabled: true, min_lifetime: 600
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md b/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
index b61e4addd6..21cfe2bff3 100644
--- a/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/debian_based_en.md
@@ -69,12 +69,18 @@ cd /opt/pleroma
 sudo -Hu pleroma mix deps.get
 ```
 
-* Generate the configuration: `sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.instance gen`
+* Generate the configuration: 
+
+```shell
+sudo -Hu pleroma MIX_ENV=prod mix pleroma.instance gen`
+```
+
+* During this process:
   * Answer with `yes` if it asks you to install `rebar3`.
   * This may take some time, because parts of pleroma get compiled first.
   * After that it will ask you a few questions about your instance and generates a configuration file in `config/generated_config.exs`.
 
-* Check the configuration and if all looks right, rename it, so Pleroma will load it (`prod.secret.exs` for productive instance, `dev.secret.exs` for development instances):
+* Check the configuration and if all looks right, rename it, so Pleroma will load it (`prod.secret.exs` for production instances, `dev.secret.exs` for development instances):
 
 ```shell
 sudo -Hu pleroma mv config/{generated_config.exs,prod.secret.exs}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
index 5894ece22a..f8a6d24f34 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/constants.ex
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Constants do
       "Announce",
       "Undo",
       "Flag",
-      "EmojiReact"
+      "EmojiReact",
+      "Bite",
+      "Join",
+      "Leave"
     ]
   )
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/updater.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/updater.ex
index 8fd7da0a42..27c315acb3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/updater.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/updater.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Object.Updater do
   require Pleroma.Constants
 
+  alias Pleroma.Maps
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.Workers.EventReminderWorker
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ defp maybe_update_poll(to_be_updated, updated_object) do
       # Choices are the same, but counts are different
       to_be_updated
       |> Map.put(key, updated_object[key])
+      |> Maps.put_if_present("votersCount", updated_object["votersCount"])
     else
       # Choices (or vote type) have changed, do not allow this
       _ -> to_be_updated
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
index a2e0bac85e..51e58640e3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ defp validate_data(cng) do
     |> validate_required([:id, :type, :actor, :to, :target])
     |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Bite"])
     |> validate_actor_presence()
-    |> validate_actor_presence(field_name: :target)
+    |> validate_object_or_user_presence(field_name: :target)
   end
 
   def cast_and_validate(data) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
index 08a1db7a1f..e8abe6d70f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/event_validator.ex
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def changeset(struct, data, meta) do
   defp validate_data(data_cng, _meta) do
     data_cng
     |> validate_inclusion(:type, ["Event"])
-    |> validate_inclusion(:joinMode, ~w[free restricted invite])
+    |> validate_inclusion(:joinMode, ~w[free restricted invite external])
     |> validate_required([:id, :actor, :attributedTo, :type, :context])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_any_presence([:cc, :to])
     |> CommonValidations.validate_fields_match([:actor, :attributedTo])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index c5fe2fa56a..aa0276b2bf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -498,6 +498,32 @@ def handle_incoming(
     end
   end
 
+  def handle_incoming(
+        %{"type" => "Bite", "target" => target_id} = data,
+        _options
+      ) do
+    target_id =
+      cond do
+        %User{ap_id: actor_id} = User.get_by_ap_id(target_id) ->
+          actor_id
+
+        %Object{data: data} = Object.get_by_ap_id(target_id) ->
+          data["actor"] || data["attributedTo"]
+
+        true ->
+          target_id
+      end
+
+    with data = Map.put(data, "target", target_id),
+         :ok <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor_and_object(data),
+         {:ok, activity, _meta} <-
+           Pipeline.common_pipeline(data, local: false) do
+      {:ok, activity}
+    else
+      e -> {:error, e}
+    end
+  end
+
   def handle_incoming(%{"type" => type} = data, _options)
       when type in ~w{Like EmojiReact Announce Add Remove} do
     with :ok <- ObjectValidator.fetch_actor_and_object(data),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 6b2983d9d8..19b1438717 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ def fetch_latest_bite(
     |> maybe_exclude_activity_id(exclude_activity)
     |> Activity.Queries.by_object_id(bitten_ap_id)
     |> order_by([activity], fragment("? desc nulls last", activity.id))
+    |> exclude_rejected()
     |> limit(1)
     |> Repo.one()
   end
@@ -1080,4 +1081,14 @@ defp maybe_exclude_activity_id(query, %Activity{id: activity_id}) do
     query
     |> where([a], a.id != ^activity_id)
   end
+
+  defp exclude_rejected(query) do
+    rejected_activities =
+      "Reject"
+      |> Activity.Queries.by_type()
+      |> select([a], fragment("?->>'object'", a.data))
+
+    query
+    |> where([a], fragment("?->>'id'", a.data) not in subquery(rejected_activities))
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
index 69d865cb9b..b9b1310103 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller.ex
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.BiteController do
 
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
-  # alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.RateLimiter
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.RateLimiter
 
   plug(Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.CastAndValidate, replace_params: false)
 
-  plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["write:bite"]} when action == :bite)
+  plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["write:bites"]} when action == :bite)
 
-  # plug(RateLimiter, [name: :relations_actions] when action in @relationship_actions)
-  # plug(RateLimiter, [name: :app_account_creation] when action == :create)
+  plug(RateLimiter, name: :bites)
 
   plug(:assign_account_by_id)
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index dd1076cf27..80d1237d0f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ def project do
       deps: deps(),
       test_coverage: [tool: :covertool, summary: true],
       # Docs
-      homepage_url: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pleroma",
-      source_url: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pleroma",
+      homepage_url: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pl",
+      source_url: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pl",
       docs: [
-        source_url_pattern: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pleroma/blob/develop/%{path}#L%{line}",
+        source_url_pattern: "https://github.com/mkljczk/pl/blob/develop/%{path}#L%{line}",
         logo: "priv/static/images/logo.png",
         extras: ["README.md", "CHANGELOG.md"] ++ Path.wildcard("docs/**/*.md"),
         groups_for_extras: [
diff --git a/priv/static/instance/static.css b/priv/static/instance/static.css
index 183f9156dd..f3b77aaa6b 100644
Binary files a/priv/static/instance/static.css and b/priv/static/instance/static.css differ
diff --git a/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld b/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
index 921c373af1..5a9e5c4bdc 100644
--- a/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
+++ b/priv/static/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             "formerRepresentations": "litepub:formerRepresentations",
             "sm": "http://smithereen.software/ns#",
             "nonAnonymous": "sm:nonAnonymous",
+<<<<<<< HEAD
             "votersCount": "toot:votersCount",
             "mz": "https://joinmobilizon.org/ns#",
             "joinMode": {
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@
                 "@id": "schema:location",
                 "@type": "schema:Place"
             },
+=======
+>>>>>>> bites-pleroma
             "Bite": "https://ns.mia.jetzt/as#Bite"
         }
     ]
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94e433d5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/bite_validator_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2024 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.BiteValidationTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.BiteValidator
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  describe "bites" do
+    setup do
+      biting = insert(:user)
+      bitten = insert(:user)
+
+      valid_bite = %{
+        "id" => Utils.generate_activity_id(),
+        "type" => "Bite",
+        "actor" => biting.ap_id,
+        "target" => bitten.ap_id,
+        "to" => [bitten.ap_id]
+      }
+
+      %{valid_bite: valid_bite, biting: biting, bitten: bitten}
+    end
+
+    test "returns ok when called in the ObjectValidator", %{valid_bite: valid_bite} do
+      {:ok, object, _meta} = ObjectValidator.validate(valid_bite, [])
+
+      assert "id" in Map.keys(object)
+    end
+
+    test "is valid for a valid object", %{valid_bite: valid_bite} do
+      assert BiteValidator.cast_and_validate(valid_bite).valid?
+    end
+
+    test "is valid when biting an object", %{valid_bite: valid_bite, bitten: bitten} do
+      {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(bitten, %{status: "uguu"})
+
+      valid_bite =
+        valid_bite
+        |> Map.put("target", activity.data["object"])
+
+      assert BiteValidator.cast_and_validate(valid_bite).valid?
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96cd38e762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/bite_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2024 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.BiteControllerTest do
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  setup do: oauth_access(["write:bites"])
+
+  test "bites a user", %{conn: conn} do
+    %{id: bitten_id} = insert(:user)
+
+    response =
+      conn
+      |> post("/api/v1/bite?id=#{bitten_id}")
+      |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+    assert response == %{}
+  end
+
+  test "self harm is not supported", %{conn: conn, user: %{id: self_id}} do
+    response =
+      conn
+      |> post("/api/v1/bite?id=#{self_id}")
+      |> json_response_and_validate_schema(400)
+
+    assert %{"error" => "Can not bite yourself"} = response
+  end
+end