diff --git a/v3/pwiki/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
index 9f794aa..ba08dc9 100644
--- a/v3/pwiki/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
@@ -1287,9 +1287,10 @@ module.parser = {
 		// 		are contained in, this will not lead to recursion.
 		//
 		// XXX do we actually need <content/>??
-		// 		<slot slot>
-		// 			<slot slot.content/>
-		// 		</slot>
+		// 			<slot slot>
+		// 				<slot slot.content/>
+		// 			</slot>
+		// 		nesting slots basically does the same thing...
 		// XXX do we show a slot with unfilled content??? 
 		// 		...what's the point in having <content>, can't is just 
 		// 		be replaced by a slot?
@@ -1321,43 +1322,6 @@ module.parser = {
 									: name in slots)
 
 						// set slot value...
-						/* XXX CONTENT...
-						var stack = []
-						slots[name]
-							&& stack.push(slots[name])
-						delete slots[name]
-						text = text ?
-							parser.expand(this, text ?? [], state)
-							: text
-						if(body && text){
-							stack.push(body)
-							var slot = text
-						} else {
-							var slot = body ?? text }
-						var original = slot
-						slots[name]
-							&& stack.unshift(slot)
-						slot = slots[name] ??= slot
-						// handle <content/>...
-						for(prev of stack.reverse()){
-							// get the first <content/>
-							// NOTE: this is a flat search because we can't 
-							// 		have indirect nesting (see: .group(..))
-							for(var i in prev){
-								if(typeof(prev[i]) != 'string'
-										&& prev[i].name == 'content'){
-									break } 
-								i = null }
-							i != null
-								&& (prev[i].value = [...slot])
-								&& slot.splice(0, slot.length, 
-									...prev
-										// remove nested slot handlers...
-										// XXX do we need this???
-										.filter(function(e){
-											return typeof(e) != 'function'
-													|| e.slot != name }) ) }
-						/*/
 						text = text ?
 							parser.expand(this, text ?? [], state)
 							: text
@@ -1365,18 +1329,15 @@ module.parser = {
 							var slot = text
 						} else {
 							var slot = body ?? text }
-						var original = slot
 						slots[name] = slot
-						//*/
+
 						return hidden ?
 							''
 							: Object.assign(
 								function(st){
 									return ((st ?? state).slots ?? {})[name] 
-										?? original },
+										?? slot },
 								{slot: name}) }) }), 
-		// XXX CONTENT...
-		//'content': ['slot'],
 
 
 		//
diff --git a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
index 7c6ebd7..dc88846 100755
--- a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
@@ -54,25 +54,6 @@ test.Setups({
 			...ins.map(function(e){
 				return e + '<slot slot>third</slot>' }),
 			'third' ] },
-	/* XXX CONTENT...
-	slot_content_empty: function(assert){
-		return [
-			'@slot(slot body="[[ <content/> ]]")',
-			'<slot slot>[[ <content/> ]]</slot>',
-				'[[  ]]' ] },
-	slot_content_default: function(assert){
-		return [
-			'@slot(slot default body="[[ <content/> ]]")',
-			'<slot slot default>[[ <content/> ]]</slot>',
-			'[[ default ]]' ] },
-	slot_content_fill: function(assert){
-		var ins = this.slot_content_default(assert)
-		var expect = ins.pop()
-		return [
-			...ins.map(function(i){
-				return i +'@slot(slot value)' }),
-			expect.replace('default', 'value') ] },
-	//*/
 
 	// XXX these are an alternative to <content/>...
 	slot_nested: function(assert){
@@ -84,43 +65,7 @@ test.Setups({
 			'<slot slot>[[ <slot slot.content/> ]]</slot>@slot(slot value)',
 			'value' ] },
 
-	/* XXX CONTENT...
-	// XXX the question with the next tow is:
-	// 		should body override or nest?
-	// 		...both are logical but in either case the result should be 
-	// 		consistent.
-	//
-	// XXX should the new body/content override or expand the original???
-	slot_content_content: function(assert){
-		var ins = this.slot_content_default(assert)
-		var expect = ins.pop()
-		return [
-			...ins.map(function(i){
-				return i +'@slot(slot body="(( @content() ))")' }),
-			// XXX should this override the default above???
-			//expect.replace('default', '(( default ))') ] },
-			expect.replace('default', '((  ))') ] },
-	slot_content_content_content: function(assert){
-		var ins = this.slot_content_content(assert)
-		var expect = ins.pop()
-		return [
-			...ins.map(function(i){
-				return i +'@slot(slot body="<< @content() >>")' }),
-			// XXX should this override the default above???
-			//expect.replace('default', '(( default ))') ] },
-			expect.replace('((  ))', '(( <<  >> ))') ] },
-	// XXX if we are expanding (see above) why are we overriding here???
-	slot_content_content_fill: function(assert){
-		var ins = this.slot_content_content(assert)
-		var expect = ins.pop()
-		return [
-			...ins.map(function(i){
-				return i +'@slot(slot value)' }),
-			expect.replace('((  ))', '(( value ))') ] },
-			//expect.replace('((  ))', 'value') ] },
-			//
-
-
+	/* XXX SHOWN_HIDDEN
 	// XXX these need to be revised...
 	// 		...do we actually need hidden/shown???
 	//