diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/kind.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/kind.rs
index 7281461e..b566acd0 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/kind.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/kind.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl PubkeySource {
         PubkeySource::Explicit(pubkey)
     }
 
-    pub fn to_pubkey<'a>(&'a self, deck_author: &'a Pubkey) -> &'a Pubkey {
+    pub fn as_pubkey<'a>(&'a self, deck_author: &'a Pubkey) -> &'a Pubkey {
         match self {
             PubkeySource::Explicit(pk) => pk,
             PubkeySource::DeckAuthor => deck_author,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl ListKind {
         parser.parse_all(|p| {
             p.parse_token("contact")?;
             let pk_src = PubkeySource::parse_from_tokens(p)?;
-            Ok(ListKind::Contact(*pk_src.to_pubkey(deck_author)))
+            Ok(ListKind::Contact(*pk_src.as_pubkey(deck_author)))
         })
 
         /* here for u when you need more things to parse
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl TimelineKind {
         let profile = parser.try_parse(|p| {
             p.parse_token("profile")?;
             let pk_src = PubkeySource::parse_from_tokens(p)?;
-            Ok(TimelineKind::Profile(*pk_src.to_pubkey(deck_author)))
+            Ok(TimelineKind::Profile(*pk_src.as_pubkey(deck_author)))
         });
         if profile.is_ok() {
             return profile;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl TimelineKind {
             // still handle deprecated form (notifs)
             p.parse_any_token(&[NOTIFS_TOKEN, NOTIFS_TOKEN_DEPRECATED])?;
             let pk_src = PubkeySource::parse_from_tokens(p)?;
-            Ok(TimelineKind::Notifications(*pk_src.to_pubkey(deck_author)))
+            Ok(TimelineKind::Notifications(*pk_src.as_pubkey(deck_author)))
         });
         if notifications.is_ok() {
             return notifications;
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/add_column.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/add_column.rs
index 0306b678..e4ff6b69 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/add_column.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/add_column.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl AddColumnOption {
                 .into_timeline(&txn, ndb)
                 .map(AddColumnResponse::Timeline),
             AddColumnOption::Notification(pubkey) => {
-                TimelineKind::Notifications(*pubkey.to_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?))
+                TimelineKind::Notifications(*pubkey.as_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?))
                     .into_timeline(&txn, ndb)
                     .map(AddColumnResponse::Timeline)
             }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl AddColumnOption {
             }
             AddColumnOption::Contacts(pk_src) => {
                 let tlk = TimelineKind::contact_list(
-                    *pk_src.to_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?),
+                    *pk_src.as_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?),
                 );
                 tlk.into_timeline(&txn, ndb)
                     .map(AddColumnResponse::Timeline)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl AddColumnOption {
             AddColumnOption::ExternalIndividual => Some(AddColumnResponse::ExternalIndividual),
             AddColumnOption::Individual(pubkey_source) => {
                 let tlk = TimelineKind::profile(
-                    *pubkey_source.to_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?),
+                    *pubkey_source.as_pubkey(&cur_account.map(|kp| kp.pubkey)?),
                 );
                 tlk.into_timeline(&txn, ndb)
                     .map(AddColumnResponse::Timeline)