diff --git a/scripts/proposals.py b/scripts/proposals.py
index 1e4b8683..4ba4d0ee 100644
--- a/scripts/proposals.py
+++ b/scripts/proposals.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import requests
 import re
+from datetime import datetime
 from m2r import convert as m2r
 
 def getpage(url, page):
@@ -18,32 +19,57 @@ def getpage(url, page):
             return re.search('page=(.+?)', link['url']).group(1)
 
 json = list()
-print("json:" + str(len(json)))
+# labels = ['p1', p2]
+# new status labels:
+# proposal-ready-for-review,rejected,stalled,merged,spec-pr-in-review,proposal-wip,proposal-in-review,spec-pr-ready-for-review,proposal-passed-review
+urlbase = 'https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues?labels=p1,p2,p3,p4,p5&state=open&page='
 pagecount = getpage('https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues?labels=spec-omission&state=open&page=', 1)
-print("json:" + str(len(json)))
-print("pagecount:" + str(pagecount))
 for page in range(2, int(pagecount) + 1):
-    getpage('https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues?labels=spec-omission&state=open&page=', page)
-    print("json:" + str(len(json)))
-    print("currentpage:" + str(page))
-    print("pagecount:" + str(pagecount))
-    print("json:" + str(len(json)))
+    getpage(urlbase, page)
 
 
 text_file = open("../specification/proposals.rst", "w")
 
-text_file.write(".. contents:: Table of Contents\n")
-text_file.write(".. sectnum::")
-text_file.write("\n")
+text_file.write("Tables\n------------------\n\n.. list-table::\n   :header-rows: 1\n\n")
+
+text_file.write("   * - ID\n")
+text_file.write("     - github username\n")
+text_file.write("     - proposal title\n")
+text_file.write("     - created_at\n")
+text_file.write("     - updated_at\n")
+text_file.write("     - maindoc\n")
+
+#`matrix-doc/issues <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues?page=1&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen>`_
+for item in json:
+    maindoc = re.search('Documentation: (.+?)\n', str(item['body']))
+    if maindoc is not None:
+        maindoc = maindoc.group(1)
+    text_file.write("   * - `" + str(item['number']) + " <" + item['html_url'] + ">`_\n")
+    text_file.write("     - " + item['user']['login'] + "\n")
+    text_file.write("     - " + item['title'] + "\n")
+    text_file.write("     - " + item['created_at'] + "\n")
+    text_file.write("     - " + item['updated_at'] + "\n")
+    text_file.write("     - " + str(maindoc) + "\n")
+
 text_file.write("\n")
+
+
 text_file.write("The Proposals List\n------------------\n")
 # text_file.write(json[0]['user']['login'])
-
 for item in json:
+    # write a header
     prop_header = item['title'] + " (" + str(item['number']) + ")"
     text_file.write(prop_header + "\n")
     text_file.write("~" * len(prop_header))
     text_file.write("\n\n")
+
+    # write some metadata
+    text_file.write(item['created_at'] + "\n")
+    text_file.write(item['updated_at'] + "\n")
+    # created = datetime.strptime(item['created_at'], "%Y-%m-%dT%XZ")
+
+
+    # write body text
     body = m2r(str(item['body']))
     text_file.write(body + "\n\n\n")