219 changed files with 5598 additions and 7127 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ platform:
 steps:
  - name: fetch git submodules
    image: node:15-alpine3.12
    commands:
      - apk add git
      - git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
  - name: chown repo
-    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
    user: root
    commands:
      - chown 1000:1000 . -R
@ -20,33 +26,23 @@ steps:
      - /root/.cargo/bin/cargo fmt -- --check
  - name: cargo clippy
-    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
    environment:
      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - whoami
      - ls -la ~/.cargo
      - mv ~/.cargo .
      - ls -la .cargo
      - cargo clippy --workspace --tests --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -D deprecated -D clippy::perf -D clippy::complexity -D clippy::dbg_macro
      - cargo clippy --workspace -- -D clippy::unwrap_used
  - name: cargo test
-    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
    environment:
      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
      RUST_TEST_THREADS: 1
      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - sudo apt-get update
      - sudo apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends espeak postgresql-client
      - cargo test --workspace --no-fail-fast
  - name: cargo build
-    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
    environment:
      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - cargo build
      - mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/debug/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
@ -112,13 +108,18 @@ platform:
 steps:
  - name: fetch git submodules
    image: node:15-alpine3.12
    commands:
      - apk add git
      - git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
  - name: cargo test
-    image: rust:1.50-slim-buster
+    image: rust:1.47-slim-buster
    environment:
      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
      RUST_TEST_THREADS: 1
      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - apt-get update
      - apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends espeak postgresql-client libssl-dev pkg-config libpq-dev
@ -127,9 +128,7 @@ steps:
  # Using Debian here because there seems to be no official Alpine-based Rust docker image for ARM.
  - name: cargo build
-    image: rust:1.50-slim-buster
+    image: rust:1.47-slim-buster
    environment:
      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - apt-get update
      - apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends libssl-dev pkg-config libpq-dev
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "docs"]
 	path = docs
 	url = https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-docs
 	branch = main
--- a/.rgignore
+++ b/.rgignore
@ -1 +0,0 @@
 *.sqldump
--- a/.rustfmt.toml
+++ b/.rustfmt.toml
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tab_spaces = 2
 edition="2018"
 imports_layout="HorizontalVertical"
-imports_granularity="Crate"
+merge_imports=true
 reorder_imports=true
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Contributing
-See [here](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/contributing.html) for contributing Instructions.
+See [here](https://lemmy.ml/docs/contributing.html) for contributing Instructions.
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name = "lemmy_server"
 version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 doctest = false
 [profile.dev]
 debug = 0
@ -19,9 +16,8 @@ members = [
    "crates/db_views",
    "crates/db_views_actor",
    "crates/db_views_actor",
-    "crates/api_structs",
+    "crates/structs",
    "crates/websocket",
    "crates/routes"
 ]
 [dependencies]
@ -33,22 +29,27 @@ lemmy_db_queries = { path = "./crates/db_queries" }
 lemmy_db_views = { path = "./crates/db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_moderator = { path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
-lemmy_api_structs = { path = "crates/api_structs" }
+lemmy_structs = { path = "./crates/structs" }
 lemmy_websocket = { path = "./crates/websocket" }
 lemmy_routes = { path = "./crates/routes" }
 diesel = "1.4.5"
 diesel_migrations = "1.4.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.123", features = ["derive"] }
 actix = "0.10.0"
 actix-web = { version = "3.3.2", default-features = false, features = ["rustls"] }
 actix-files = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false }
 actix-web-actors = { version = "3.0.0", default-features = false }
 awc = { version = "2.0.3", default-features = false }
 log = "0.4.14"
 env_logger = "0.8.2"
 strum = "0.20.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 rss = "1.10.0"
 url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 openssl = "0.10.32"
 http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.4.1", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2"] }
 tokio = "0.3.6"
 sha2 = "0.9.3"
 anyhow = "1.0.38"
 reqwest = { version = "0.10.10", features = ["json"] }
 activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.10"
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div align="center">
 ![GitHub tag (latest SemVer)](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/LemmyNet/lemmy.svg)
-[![Build Status](https://cloud.drone.io/api/badges/LemmyNet/lemmy/status.svg)](https://cloud.drone.io/LemmyNet/lemmy/)
+![Build Status](https://cloud.drone.io/api/badges/LemmyNet/lemmy/status.svg)
 [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/LemmyNet/lemmy.svg)](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues)
 [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/dessalines/lemmy.svg)](https://cloud.docker.com/repository/docker/dessalines/lemmy/)
 [![Translation status](http://weblate.yerbamate.ml/widgets/lemmy/-/lemmy/svg-badge.svg)](http://weblate.yerbamate.ml/engage/lemmy/)
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    <br />
    <a href="https://join.lemmy.ml">Join Lemmy</a>
    ·
-    <a href="https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/index.html">Documentation</a>
+    <a href="https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/index.html">Documentation</a>
    ·
    <a href="https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues">Report Bug</a>
    ·
@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
    ·
    <a href="https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/RELEASES.md">Releases</a>
    ·
-    <a href="https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/code_of_conduct.html">Code of Conduct</a>
+    <a href="https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/code_of_conduct.html">Code of Conduct</a>
  </p>
 </p>
 ## About The Project
-Desktop|Mobile
+Front Page|Post
 ---|---
-![desktop](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/main/static/images/main_img.webp)|![mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/main/static/images/mobile_pic.webp)
+![main screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/main/docs/img/main_screen.png)|![chat screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/main/docs/img/chat_screen.png)
 [Lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) is similar to sites like [Reddit](https://reddit.com), [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs), or [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/): you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the [Fediverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse).
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The overall goal is to create an easily self-hostable, decentralized alternative
 Each Lemmy server can set its own moderation policy; appointing site-wide admins, and community moderators to keep out the trolls, and foster a healthy, non-toxic environment where all can feel comfortable contributing.
-*Note: The WebSocket and HTTP APIs are currently unstable*
+*Note: Federation is still in active development and the WebSocket, as well as, HTTP API are currently unstable*
 ### Why's it called Lemmy?
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Each Lemmy server can set its own moderation policy; appointing site-wide admins
 - Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
 - Self hostable, easy to deploy.
-  - Comes with [Docker](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html) and [Ansible](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html).
+  - Comes with [Docker](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html) and [Ansible](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html).
 - Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
  - Only a minimum of a username and password is required to sign up!
  - User avatar support.
@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ Each Lemmy server can set its own moderation policy; appointing site-wide admins
 ## Installation
- [Docker](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html)
+- [Docker](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html)
- [Ansible](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html)
+- [Ansible](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html)
 ## Lemmy Projects
@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or vent
 ## Contributing
- [Contributing instructions](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/contributing.html)
+- [Contributing instructions](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/contributing.html)
- [Docker Development](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/docker_development.html)
+- [Docker Development](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/docker_development.html)
- [Local Development](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/local_development.html)
+- [Local Development](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/local_development.html)
 ### Translations
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@ -1,43 +1,3 @@
 # Lemmy v0.9.9 Release (2021-02-19)
 ## Changes
 ### Lemmy backend
 - Added an federated activity query sorting order.
 - Explicitly marking posts and comments as public.
 - Added a `NewComment` / forum sort for posts.
 - Fixed an issue with not setting correct published time for fetched posts.
 - Fixed an issue with an open docker port on lemmy-ui.
 - Using lemmy post link for RSS link.
 - Fixed reason and display name lengths to use char counts instead.
 ### Lemmy-ui
 - Updated translations.
 - Made websocket host configurable.
 - Added some accessibility features.
 - Always showing password reset link.
 # Lemmy v0.9.7 Release (2021-02-08)
 ## Changes
 - Posts and comments are no longer live-sorted (meaning most content should stay in place).
 - Fixed an issue with the create post title field not expanding when copied from iframely suggestion.
 - Fixed broken federated community paging / sorting.
 - Added aria attributes for accessibility, thx to @Mitch Lillie.
 - Updated translations and added croatian.
 - No changes to lemmy back-end.
 # Lemmy v0.9.6 Release (2021-02-05)
 ## Changes
 - Fixed inbox_urls not being correctly set, which broke federation in `v0.9.5`. Added some logging to catch these.
 - Fixing community search not using auth.
 - Moved docs to https://join.lemmy.ml
 - Fixed an issue w/ lemmy-ui with forms being cleared out.
 # Lemmy v0.9.4 Pre-Release (2021-02-02)
 ## Changes
@ -116,10 +76,10 @@ None of these are breaking changes, so federation between 0.9.0 and 0.8.11 will
 ## Upgrading
-If you'd like to make a DB backup before upgrading, follow [this guide](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/backup_and_restore.html).
+If you'd like to make a DB backup before upgrading, follow [this guide](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/backup_and_restore.html).
- [Upgrade with manual Docker installation](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html#updating)
+- [Upgrade with manual Docker installation](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html#updating)
- [Upgrade with Ansible installation](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html)
+- [Upgrade with Ansible installation](https://lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html)
 # Lemmy v0.8.0 Release (2020-10-16)
@ -143,7 +103,7 @@ Here are some of the bigger changes:
 - The first **federation public beta release**, woohoo :fireworks: 
 - All Lemmy functionality now works over ActivityPub (except turning remote users into mods/admins)
 - Instance allowlist and blocklist
- Documentation for [admins](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_federation.html) and [devs](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_federation_overview.html) on how federation works
+- Documentation for [admins](https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_federation.html) and [devs](https://lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_federation_overview.html) on how federation works
 - Upgraded to newest versions of @asonix activitypub libraries
 - Full local federation setup for manual testing
 - Automated testing for nearly every federation action
@ -181,8 +141,8 @@ We'd also like to thank both the [NLnet foundation](https://nlnet.nl/) for their
 ## Upgrading
- [with manual Docker installation](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_docker.html#updating)
+- [with manual Docker installation](https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_docker.html#updating)
- [with Ansible installation](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_ansible.html)
+- [with Ansible installation](https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_ansible.html)
 ## Testing Federation
@ -270,7 +230,7 @@ Overall, since our last major release in January (v0.6.0), we have closed over
 Before starting the upgrade, make sure that you have a working backup of your
 database and image files. See our
-[documentation](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_backup_and_restore.html)
+[documentation](https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_backup_and_restore.html)
 for backup instructions.
 **With Ansible:**
--- a/ansible/VERSION
+++ b/ansible/VERSION
@ -1 +1 @@
-0.10.0-rc.7
+0.9.4
--- a/ansible/lemmy_dev.yml
+++ b/ansible/lemmy_dev.yml
@ -64,14 +64,6 @@
        - src: '../docker/iframely.config.local.js'
          dest: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/iframely.config.local.js'
          mode: '0600'
      vars:
        lemmy_docker_image: "dessalines/lemmy:dev"
        lemmy_docker_ui_image: "dessalines/lemmy-ui:{{ lookup('file', 'VERSION') }}"
        lemmy_port: "8536"
        lemmy_ui_port: "1235"
        pictshare_port: "8537"
        iframely_port: "8538"
        postgres_password: "{{ lookup('password', 'passwords/{{ inventory_hostname }}/postgres chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}"
    - name:  add config file (only during initial setup)
      template:
--- a/ansible/templates/config.hjson
+++ b/ansible/templates/config.hjson
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  # for more info about the config, check out the documentation
-  # https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/administration/configuration.html
+  # https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_configuration.html
  # settings related to the postgresql database
  database: {
@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
    # whether to enable activitypub federation. 
    enabled: false
    # Allows and blocks are described here:
-    # https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/federation/administration.html#instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
+    # https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_federation.html#instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
    #
    # comma separated list of instances with which federation is allowed
-    # Only one of these blocks should be uncommented
+    # allowed_instances: ""
    # allowed_instances: ["instance1.tld","instance2.tld"]
    # comma separated list of instances which are blocked from federating
-    # blocked_instances: []
+    # blocked_instances: ""
  }
 }
--- a/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '2.2'
+version: '3.3'
 services:
  lemmy:
@ -38,14 +38,13 @@ services:
    restart: always
  pictrs:
-    image: asonix/pictrs:v0.2.6-r1
+    image: asonix/pictrs:v0.2.5-r0
    user: 991:991
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8537:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./volumes/pictrs:/mnt
    restart: always
    mem_limit: 200m
  iframely:
    image: dogbin/iframely:latest
@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ services:
    volumes:
      - ./iframely.config.local.js:/iframely/config.local.js:ro
    restart: always
    mem_limit: 200m
  postfix:
    image: mwader/postfix-relay
--- a/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ server {
    }
    # backend
-    location ~ ^/(api|pictrs|feeds|nodeinfo|.well-known) {
+    location ~ ^/(api|docs|pictrs|feeds|nodeinfo|.well-known) {
      proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:{{ lemmy_port }};
      proxy_http_version 1.1;
      proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
--- a/api_tests/package.json
+++ b/api_tests/package.json
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    "eslint": "^7.18.0",
    "eslint-plugin-jane": "^9.0.3",
    "jest": "^26.6.3",
-    "lemmy-js-client": "0.10.0-rc.4",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.9.1-rc.1",
    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
    "prettier": "^2.1.2",
    "ts-jest": "^26.4.4",
--- a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
+++ b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 export LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
 export LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
 export LEMMY_TLS_ENABLED=false
 export LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
 export LEMMY_RATE_LIMIT__POST=99999
 export LEMMY_RATE_LIMIT__REGISTER=99999
 export LEMMY_CAPTCHA__ENABLED=false
 export LEMMY_TEST_SEND_SYNC=1
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
@ -28,40 +35,52 @@ fi
 killall lemmy_server || true
 echo "$PWD"
 echo "start alpha"
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-alpha:8541 \
-  LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=./docker/federation/lemmy_alpha.hjson \
+  LEMMY_PORT=8541 \
  LEMMY_DATABASE_URL="${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy_alpha" \
-  LEMMY_HOSTNAME="lemmy-alpha:8541" \
+  LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-beta,lemmy-gamma,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon \
-  target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_alpha.out 2>&1 &
+  LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_alpha \
  LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-alpha \
  target/lemmy_server >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 echo "start beta"
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-beta:8551 \
-  LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=./docker/federation/lemmy_beta.hjson \
+  LEMMY_PORT=8551 \
  LEMMY_DATABASE_URL="${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy_beta" \
-  target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_beta.out 2>&1 &
+  LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha,lemmy-gamma,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon \
  LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_beta \
  LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-beta \
  target/lemmy_server >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 echo "start gamma"
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-gamma:8561 \
-  LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=./docker/federation/lemmy_gamma.hjson \
+  LEMMY_PORT=8561 \
  LEMMY_DATABASE_URL="${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy_gamma" \
-  target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_gamma.out 2>&1 &
+  LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha,lemmy-beta,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon \
  LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_gamma \
  LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-gamma \
  target/lemmy_server >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 echo "start delta"
 # An instance with only an allowlist for beta
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-delta:8571 \
-  LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=./docker/federation/lemmy_delta.hjson \
+  LEMMY_PORT=8571 \
  LEMMY_DATABASE_URL="${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy_delta" \
-  target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_delta.out 2>&1 &
+  LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-beta \
  LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_delta \
  LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-delta \
  target/lemmy_server >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 echo "start epsilon"
 # An instance who has a blocklist, with lemmy-alpha blocked
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-epsilon:8581 \
-  LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=./docker/federation/lemmy_epsilon.hjson \
+  LEMMY_PORT=8581 \
  LEMMY_DATABASE_URL="${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy_epsilon" \
-  target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_epsilon.out 2>&1 &
+  LEMMY_FEDERATION__BLOCKED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha \
  LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_epsilon \
  LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-epsilon \
  target/lemmy_server >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 echo "wait for all instances to start"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'localhost:8541/api/v2/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
--- a/api_tests/run-federation-test.sh
+++ b/api_tests/run-federation-test.sh
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432
 pushd ..
-cargo build
+cargo +1.47.0 build
 rm target/lemmy_server || true
 cp target/debug/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
 ./api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ function assertCommunityFederation(
  );
  expect(communityOne.creator.actor_id).toBe(communityTwo.creator.actor_id);
  expect(communityOne.community.nsfw).toBe(communityTwo.community.nsfw);
  expect(communityOne.community.category_id).toBe(
    communityTwo.community.category_id
  );
  expect(communityOne.community.removed).toBe(communityTwo.community.removed);
  expect(communityOne.community.deleted).toBe(communityTwo.community.deleted);
 }
--- a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import {
  getPost,
  unfollowRemotes,
  searchForUser,
-  banPersonFromSite,
+  banUserFromSite,
  searchPostLocal,
-  banPersonFromCommunity,
+  banUserFromCommunity,
 } from './shared';
 import { PostView, CommunityView } from 'lemmy-js-client';
@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test('Enforce site ban for federated user', async () => {
  expect(alphaUser).toBeDefined();
  // ban alpha from beta site
-  let banAlpha = await banPersonFromSite(beta, alphaUser.person.id, true);
+  let banAlpha = await banUserFromSite(beta, alphaUser.user.id, true);
  expect(banAlpha.banned).toBe(true);
  // Alpha makes post on beta
@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ test('Enforce site ban for federated user', async () => {
  expect(betaPost).toBeUndefined();
  // Unban alpha
-  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromSite(beta, alphaUser.person.id, false);
+  let unBanAlpha = await banUserFromSite(beta, alphaUser.user.id, false);
  expect(unBanAlpha.banned).toBe(false);
 });
@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ test('Enforce community ban for federated user', async () => {
  expect(alphaUser).toBeDefined();
  // ban alpha from beta site
-  await banPersonFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.person.id, 2, false);
+  await banUserFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.user.id, 2, false);
-  let banAlpha = await banPersonFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.person.id, 2, true);
+  let banAlpha = await banUserFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.user.id, 2, true);
  expect(banAlpha.banned).toBe(true);
  // Alpha makes post on beta
@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ test('Enforce community ban for federated user', async () => {
  expect(betaPost).toBeUndefined();
  // Unban alpha
-  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromCommunity(
+  let unBanAlpha = await banUserFromCommunity(
    beta,
-    alphaUser.person.id,
+    alphaUser.user.id,
    2,
    false
  );
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
  CreateCommunity,
  DeleteCommunity,
  RemoveCommunity,
-  GetPersonMentions,
+  GetUserMentions,
  CreateCommentLike,
  CreatePostLike,
  EditPrivateMessage,
@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ import {
  GetPost,
  PrivateMessageResponse,
  PrivateMessagesResponse,
-  GetPersonMentionsResponse,
+  GetUserMentionsResponse,
  SaveUserSettings,
  SortType,
  ListingType,
  GetSiteResponse,
  SearchType,
  LemmyHttp,
-  BanPersonResponse,
+  BanUserResponse,
-  BanPerson,
+  BanUser,
  BanFromCommunity,
  BanFromCommunityResponse,
  Post,
@ -289,32 +289,32 @@ export async function searchForUser(
  return api.client.search(form);
 }
-export async function banPersonFromSite(
+export async function banUserFromSite(
  api: API,
-  person_id: number,
+  user_id: number,
  ban: boolean
-): Promise<BanPersonResponse> {
+): Promise<BanUserResponse> {
  // Make sure lemmy-beta/c/main is cached on lemmy_alpha
  // Use short-hand search url
-  let form: BanPerson = {
+  let form: BanUser = {
-    person_id,
+    user_id,
    ban,
    remove_data: false,
    auth: api.auth,
  };
-  return api.client.banPerson(form);
+  return api.client.banUser(form);
 }
-export async function banPersonFromCommunity(
+export async function banUserFromCommunity(
  api: API,
-  person_id: number,
+  user_id: number,
  community_id: number,
  ban: boolean
 ): Promise<BanFromCommunityResponse> {
  // Make sure lemmy-beta/c/main is cached on lemmy_alpha
  // Use short-hand search url
  let form: BanFromCommunity = {
-    person_id,
+    user_id,
    community_id,
    remove_data: false,
    ban,
@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ export async function removeComment(
  return api.client.removeComment(form);
 }
-export async function getMentions(api: API): Promise<GetPersonMentionsResponse> {
+export async function getMentions(api: API): Promise<GetUserMentionsResponse> {
-  let form: GetPersonMentions = {
+  let form: GetUserMentions = {
    sort: SortType.New,
    unread_only: false,
    auth: api.auth,
  };
-  return api.client.getPersonMentions(form);
+  return api.client.getUserMentions(form);
 }
 export async function likeComment(
@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ export async function createCommunity(
    description,
    icon,
    banner,
    category_id: 1,
    nsfw: false,
    auth: api.auth,
  };
--- a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
  getSite,
 } from './shared';
 import {
-  PersonViewSafe,
+  UserViewSafe,
  SaveUserSettings,
  SortType,
  ListingType,
@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ import {
 let auth: string;
 let apShortname: string;
-function assertUserFederation(userOne: PersonViewSafe, userTwo: PersonViewSafe) {
+function assertUserFederation(userOne: UserViewSafe, userTwo: UserViewSafe) {
-  expect(userOne.person.name).toBe(userTwo.person.name);
+  expect(userOne.user.name).toBe(userTwo.user.name);
-  expect(userOne.person.preferred_username).toBe(userTwo.person.preferred_username);
+  expect(userOne.user.preferred_username).toBe(userTwo.user.preferred_username);
-  expect(userOne.person.bio).toBe(userTwo.person.bio);
+  expect(userOne.user.bio).toBe(userTwo.user.bio);
-  expect(userOne.person.actor_id).toBe(userTwo.person.actor_id);
+  expect(userOne.user.actor_id).toBe(userTwo.user.actor_id);
-  expect(userOne.person.avatar).toBe(userTwo.person.avatar);
+  expect(userOne.user.avatar).toBe(userTwo.user.avatar);
-  expect(userOne.person.banner).toBe(userTwo.person.banner);
+  expect(userOne.user.banner).toBe(userTwo.user.banner);
-  expect(userOne.person.published).toBe(userTwo.person.published);
+  expect(userOne.user.published).toBe(userTwo.user.published);
 }
 test('Create user', async () => {
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('Create user', async () => {
  let site = await getSite(alpha, auth);
  expect(site.my_user).toBeDefined();
-  apShortname = `@${site.my_user.person.name}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
+  apShortname = `@${site.my_user.name}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
 });
 test('Set some user settings, check that they are federated', async () => {
--- a/api_tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/api_tests/yarn.lock
@ -3233,10 +3233,10 @@ language-tags@^1.0.5:
  dependencies:
    language-subtag-registry "~0.3.2"
-lemmy-js-client@0.10.0-rc.4:
+lemmy-js-client@0.9.1-rc.1:
-  version "0.10.0-rc.4"
+  version "0.9.1-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.10.0-rc.4.tgz#ac6fe6940fc5f73260ddb166ce0ef3c0520901fc"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.9.1-rc.1.tgz#afe3cb0d4852f849dd087a4756a3771bc920a907"
-  integrity sha512-yJPnvGaWneOOwjKEqb4qXtQk+4DbRgO+hEzSin2GgUgnxluY43gemwiCPt6EnV+j4ueKoi0+QORVg2RuRC2PaQ==
+  integrity sha512-aVvo4IeJvIPUvypipk4GnyLB6nVQVLfB0arYrMkVV4L7zrZ/0pGtpkMDLaOAj/KpA6O0u9eLmaou5RberZQolA==
 leven@^3.1.0:
  version "3.1.0"
--- a/config/defaults.hjson
+++ b/config/defaults.hjson
@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
  tls_enabled: true
  # json web token for authorization between server and client
  jwt_secret: "changeme"
  # path to built documentation
  docs_dir: "/app/documentation"
  # address where pictrs is available
  pictrs_url: "http://pictrs:8080"
  # address where iframely is available
@ -63,13 +65,12 @@
    # whether to enable activitypub federation. 
    enabled: false
    # Allows and blocks are described here:
-    # https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/federation/administration.html#instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
+    # https://lemmy.ml/docs/administration_federation.html#instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
    #
    # comma separated list of instances with which federation is allowed
-    # Only one of these blocks should be uncommented
+    allowed_instances: ""
    # allowed_instances: ["instance1.tld","instance2.tld"]
    # comma separated list of instances which are blocked from federating
-    # blocked_instances: []
+    blocked_instances: ""
  }
  captcha: {
    enabled: true
--- a/crates/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "lemmy_api"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Felix Ableitner <me@nutomic.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 name = "lemmy_api"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_apub = { path = "../apub" }
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lemmy_db_schema = { path = "../db_schema" }
 lemmy_db_views = { path = "../db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_moderator = { path = "../db_views_moderator" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { path = "../db_views_actor" }
-lemmy_api_structs = { path = "../api_structs" }
+lemmy_structs = { path = "../structs" }
 lemmy_websocket = { path = "../websocket" }
 diesel = "1.4.5"
 bcrypt = "0.9.0"
@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ log = "0.4.14"
 rand = "0.8.3"
 strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 jsonwebtoken = "7.2.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 openssl = "0.10.32"
 http = "0.2.3"
 http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.4.1", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2"] }
--- a/crates/utils/src/claims.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/claims.rs
@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 use crate::settings::structs::Settings;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use jsonwebtoken::{decode, encode, DecodingKey, EncodingKey, Header, TokenData, Validation};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
 use lemmy_utils::settings::Settings;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 type Jwt = String;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Claims {
-  /// local_user_id, standard claim by RFC 7519.
+  pub id: i32,
  pub sub: i32,
  pub iss: String,
  /// Time when this token was issued as UNIX-timestamp in seconds
  pub iat: i64,
 }
 impl Claims {
@ -22,21 +19,20 @@ impl Claims {
    };
    decode::<Claims>(
      &jwt,
-      &DecodingKey::from_secret(Settings::get().jwt_secret().as_ref()),
+      &DecodingKey::from_secret(Settings::get().jwt_secret.as_ref()),
      &v,
    )
  }
-  pub fn jwt(local_user_id: i32) -> Result<Jwt, jsonwebtoken::errors::Error> {
+  pub fn jwt(user: User_, hostname: String) -> Result<Jwt, jsonwebtoken::errors::Error> {
    let my_claims = Claims {
-      sub: local_user_id,
+      id: user.id,
-      iss: Settings::get().hostname(),
+      iss: hostname,
      iat: Utc::now().timestamp(),
    };
    encode(
      &Header::default(),
      &my_claims,
-      &EncodingKey::from_secret(Settings::get().jwt_secret().as_ref()),
+      &EncodingKey::from_secret(Settings::get().jwt_secret.as_ref()),
    )
  }
 }
--- a/crates/api/src/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/comment.rs
@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use crate::{
  check_community_ban,
  check_downvotes_enabled,
  collect_moderated_communities,
  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
  get_post,
  get_user_from_jwt,
  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
  is_mod_or_admin,
  Perform,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, comment::*, send_local_notifs};
 use lemmy_apub::{generate_apub_endpoint, ApubLikeableType, ApubObjectType, EndpointType};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::comment::Comment_,
@ -20,18 +19,15 @@ use lemmy_db_queries::{
  Saveable,
  SortType,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, comment_report::*, moderator::*};
  source::{comment::*, comment_report::*, moderator::*},
  LocalUserId,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::{
  comment_report_view::{CommentReportQueryBuilder, CommentReportView},
  comment_view::{CommentQueryBuilder, CommentView},
  local_user_view::LocalUserView,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, comment::*, send_local_notifs};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  utils::{remove_slurs, scrape_text_for_mentions},
-  ApiError,
+  APIError,
  ConnectionId,
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateComment = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let content_slurs_removed = remove_slurs(&data.content.to_owned());
@ -60,11 +56,11 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post = get_post(post_id, context.pool()).await?;
-    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
    // Check if post is locked, no new comments
    if post.locked {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("locked").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("locked").into());
    }
    // If there's a parent_id, check to make sure that comment is in that post
@ -73,10 +69,10 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      let parent =
        match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Comment::read(&conn, parent_id)).await? {
          Ok(comment) => comment,
-          Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
+          Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
        };
      if parent.post_id != post_id {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into());
      }
    }
@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      content: content_slurs_removed,
      parent_id: data.parent_id.to_owned(),
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      creator_id: user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      read: None,
@ -102,7 +98,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(comment) => comment,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
    };
    // Necessary to update the ap_id
@ -116,12 +112,10 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      .await?
      {
        Ok(comment) => comment,
-        Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
+        Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
      };
-    updated_comment
+    updated_comment.send_create(&user, context).await?;
      .send_create(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // Scan the comment for user mentions, add those rows
    let post_id = post.id;
@ -129,7 +123,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment.clone(),
-      local_user_view.person.clone(),
+      &user,
      post,
      context.pool(),
      true,
@ -140,35 +134,33 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
    let like = move |conn: &'_ _| CommentLike::like(&conn, &like_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), like).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_comment").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_like_comment").into());
    }
-    updated_comment
+    updated_comment.send_like(&user, context).await?;
      .send_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let mut comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
    // If its a comment to yourself, mark it as read
    let comment_id = comment_view.comment.id;
-    if local_user_view.person.id == comment_view.get_recipient_id() {
+    if user.id == comment_view.get_recipient_id() {
      match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
        Comment::update_read(conn, comment_id, true)
      })
      .await?
      {
        Ok(comment) => comment,
-        Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
+        Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
      };
      comment_view.comment.read = true;
    }
@ -201,7 +193,7 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditComment = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -209,16 +201,11 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the creator can edit
-    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
+    if user.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Do the update
@ -230,13 +217,11 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(comment) => comment,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
    };
    // Send the apub update
-    updated_comment
+    updated_comment.send_update(&user, context).await?;
      .send_update(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // Do the mentions / recipients
    let updated_comment_content = updated_comment.content.to_owned();
@ -244,7 +229,7 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      local_user_view.person.clone(),
+      &user,
      orig_comment.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -252,9 +237,9 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    .await?;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -284,7 +269,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeleteComment = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -292,16 +277,11 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
+    if user.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Do the delete
@ -312,25 +292,21 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(comment) => comment,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
    };
    // Send the apub message
    if deleted {
-      updated_comment
+      updated_comment.send_delete(&user, context).await?;
        .send_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_comment
+      updated_comment.send_undo_delete(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -340,7 +316,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      local_user_view.person.clone(),
+      &user,
      comment_view_2.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -373,7 +349,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemoveComment = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -381,20 +357,10 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only a mod or admin can remove
-    is_mod_or_admin(
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_comment.community.id).await?;
      context.pool(),
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
    )
    .await?;
    // Do the remove
    let removed = data.removed;
@ -404,12 +370,12 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(comment) => comment,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
    };
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModRemoveCommentForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
      comment_id: data.comment_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -421,20 +387,16 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    // Send the apub message
    if removed {
-      updated_comment
+      updated_comment.send_remove(&user, context).await?;
        .send_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_comment
+      updated_comment.send_undo_remove(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -445,7 +407,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      local_user_view.person.clone(),
+      &user,
      comment_view_2.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -478,7 +440,7 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &MarkCommentAsRead = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -486,16 +448,11 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the recipient can mark as read
-    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.get_recipient_id() {
+    if user.id != orig_comment.get_recipient_id() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Do the mark as read
@ -506,14 +463,14 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(comment) => comment,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_comment").into()),
    };
    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -537,29 +494,29 @@ impl Perform for SaveComment {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SaveComment = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let comment_saved_form = CommentSavedForm {
      comment_id: data.comment_id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
    };
    if data.save {
      let save_comment = move |conn: &'_ _| CommentSaved::save(conn, &comment_saved_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), save_comment).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_save_comment").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_save_comment").into());
      }
    } else {
      let unsave_comment = move |conn: &'_ _| CommentSaved::unsave(conn, &comment_saved_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), unsave_comment).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_save_comment").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_save_comment").into());
      }
    }
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -581,9 +538,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommentLike = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let mut recipient_ids = Vec::<LocalUserId>::new();
+    let mut recipient_ids = Vec::new();
    // Don't do a downvote if site has downvotes disabled
    check_downvotes_enabled(data.score, context.pool()).await?;
@ -594,34 +551,22 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_comment.community.id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Add parent user to recipients
-    let recipient_id = orig_comment.get_recipient_id();
+    recipient_ids.push(orig_comment.get_recipient_id());
    if let Ok(local_recipient) = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      LocalUserView::read_person(conn, recipient_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
      recipient_ids.push(local_recipient.local_user.id);
    }
    let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: data.comment_id,
      post_id: orig_comment.post.id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      score: data.score,
    };
    // Remove any likes first
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)
+      CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
    })
    .await??;
@ -632,27 +577,23 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
      let like_form2 = like_form.clone();
      let like = move |conn: &'_ _| CommentLike::like(conn, &like_form2);
      if blocking(context.pool(), like).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_comment").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_like_comment").into());
      }
      if like_form.score == 1 {
-        comment.send_like(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
+        comment.send_like(&user, context).await?;
      } else if like_form.score == -1 {
-        comment
+        comment.send_dislike(&user, context).await?;
          .send_dislike(&local_user_view.person, context)
          .await?;
      }
    } else {
-      comment
+      comment.send_undo_like(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    // Have to refetch the comment to get the current state
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let liked_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -682,8 +623,8 @@ impl Perform for GetComments {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommentsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetComments = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);
+    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
    let type_ = ListingType::from_str(&data.type_)?;
    let sort = SortType::from_str(&data.sort)?;
@ -698,7 +639,7 @@ impl Perform for GetComments {
        .sort(&sort)
        .community_id(community_id)
        .community_name(community_name)
-        .my_person_id(person_id)
+        .my_user_id(user_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -706,7 +647,7 @@ impl Perform for GetComments {
    .await?;
    let comments = match comments {
      Ok(comments) => comments,
-      Err(_) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_get_comments").into()),
+      Err(_) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_get_comments").into()),
    };
    Ok(GetCommentsResponse { comments })
@ -724,28 +665,28 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CreateCommentReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommentReport = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // check size of report and check for whitespace
    let reason = data.reason.trim();
    if reason.is_empty() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("report_reason_required").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("report_reason_required").into());
    }
-    if reason.chars().count() > 1000 {
+    if reason.len() > 1000 {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("report_too_long").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("report_too_long").into());
    }
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      CommentView::read(&conn, comment_id, None)
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(person_id, comment_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(user_id, comment_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
    let report_form = CommentReportForm {
-      creator_id: person_id,
+      creator_id: user_id,
      comment_id,
      original_comment_text: comment_view.comment.content,
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -757,7 +698,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(report) => report,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_report").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_report").into()),
    };
    let res = CreateCommentReportResponse { success: true };
@ -765,7 +706,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::CreateCommentReport,
      response: res.clone(),
-      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
+      recipient_id: user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });
@ -791,7 +732,7 @@ impl Perform for ResolveCommentReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ResolveCommentReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ResolveCommentReport = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let report_id = data.report_id;
    let report = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -799,20 +740,20 @@ impl Perform for ResolveCommentReport {
    })
    .await??;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), person_id, report.community.id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user_id, report.community.id).await?;
    let resolved = data.resolved;
    let resolve_fun = move |conn: &'_ _| {
      if resolved {
-        CommentReport::resolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
+        CommentReport::resolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
      } else {
-        CommentReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
+        CommentReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
      }
    };
    if blocking(context.pool(), resolve_fun).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_resolve_report").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_resolve_report").into());
    };
    let report_id = data.report_id;
@ -844,12 +785,12 @@ impl Perform for ListCommentReports {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListCommentReportsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListCommentReports = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_id = data.community;
    let community_ids =
-      collect_moderated_communities(person_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+      collect_moderated_communities(user_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
@ -867,7 +808,7 @@ impl Perform for ListCommentReports {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::ListCommentReports,
      response: res.clone(),
-      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
+      recipient_id: user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });
--- a/crates/api/src/community.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/community.rs
@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
  check_community_ban,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  check_optional_url,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_user_from_jwt,
  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
  is_admin,
  is_mod_or_admin,
  Perform,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, community::*};
 use lemmy_apub::{
  generate_apub_endpoint,
  generate_followers_url,
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use lemmy_apub::{
  EndpointType,
 };
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
-  diesel_option_overwrite_to_url,
+  diesel_option_overwrite,
  source::{
    comment::Comment_,
    community::{CommunityModerator_, Community_},
@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ use lemmy_db_queries::{
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::{comment::Comment, community::*, moderator::*, post::Post, site::*},
  PersonId,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::comment_view::CommentQueryBuilder;
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_follower_view::CommunityFollowerView,
  community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView,
  community_view::{CommunityQueryBuilder, CommunityView},
-  person_view::PersonViewSafe,
+  user_view::UserViewSafe,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, community::*};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  apub::generate_actor_keypair,
  location_info,
  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt, is_valid_community_name, naive_from_unix},
-  ApiError,
+  APIError,
  ConnectionId,
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ impl Perform for GetCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);
+    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
    let community_id = match data.id {
      Some(id) => id,
@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ impl Perform for GetCommunity {
        .await?
        {
          Ok(community) => community,
-          Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+          Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
        }
        .id
      }
    };
    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, person_id)
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, user_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
    };
    let moderators: Vec<CommunityModeratorView> = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Perform for GetCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(moderators) => moderators,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
    };
    let online = context
@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs(&data.title)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;
    if !is_valid_community_name(&data.name) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("invalid_community_name").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("invalid_community_name").into());
    }
    // Double check for duplicate community actor_ids
@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    })
    .await?;
    if community_dupe.is_ok() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("community_already_exists").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("community_already_exists").into());
    }
    // Check to make sure the icon and banners are urls
-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
    check_optional_url(&icon)?;
    check_optional_url(&banner)?;
    // When you create a community, make sure the user becomes a moderator and a follower
    let keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;
@ -167,7 +170,8 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
      description: data.description.to_owned(),
      icon,
      banner,
-      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      category_id: data.category_id,
      creator_id: user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
@ -189,35 +193,35 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("community_already_exists").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("community_already_exists").into()),
    };
    // The community creator becomes a moderator
    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
    };
    let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), join).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
    }
    // Follow your own community
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
    let follow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), follow).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
    }
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, inserted_community.id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, inserted_community.id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -235,20 +239,20 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.title)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;
    // Verify its a mod (only mods can edit it)
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let mods: Vec<PersonId> = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    let mods: Vec<i32> = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      CommunityModeratorView::for_community(conn, community_id)
        .map(|v| v.into_iter().map(|m| m.moderator.id).collect())
    })
    .await??;
-    if !mods.contains(&local_user_view.person.id) {
+    if !mods.contains(&user.id) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("not_a_moderator").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("not_a_moderator").into());
    }
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -257,8 +261,11 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    })
    .await??;
-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
    check_optional_url(&icon)?;
    check_optional_url(&banner)?;
    let community_form = CommunityForm {
      name: read_community.name,
@ -266,6 +273,7 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
      description: data.description.to_owned(),
      icon,
      banner,
      category_id: data.category_id.to_owned(),
      creator_id: read_community.creator_id,
      removed: Some(read_community.removed),
      deleted: Some(read_community.deleted),
@ -289,16 +297,16 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
    };
    // TODO there needs to be some kind of an apub update
    // process for communities and users
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -320,7 +328,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeleteCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // Verify its the creator (only a creator can delete the community)
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -328,8 +336,8 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
    })
    .await??;
-    if read_community.creator_id != local_user_view.person.id {
+    if read_community.creator_id != user.id {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_community_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_community_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Do the delete
@ -341,7 +349,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
    };
    // Send apub messages
@ -352,9 +360,9 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
    }
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -376,10 +384,10 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemoveCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // Verify its an admin (only an admin can remove a community)
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
    // Do the remove
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -390,7 +398,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_community").into()),
    };
    // Mod tables
@ -399,7 +407,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
      None => None,
    };
    let form = ModRemoveCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -418,9 +426,9 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
    }
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -442,16 +450,15 @@ impl Perform for ListCommunities {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListCommunitiesResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListCommunities = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = match &local_user_view {
+    let user_id = match &user {
-      Some(uv) => Some(uv.person.id),
+      Some(user) => Some(user.id),
      None => None,
    };
-    // Don't show NSFW by default
+    let show_nsfw = match &user {
-    let show_nsfw = match &local_user_view {
+      Some(user) => user.show_nsfw,
      Some(uv) => uv.local_user.show_nsfw,
      None => false,
    };
@ -465,7 +472,7 @@ impl Perform for ListCommunities {
        .listing_type(&type_)
        .sort(&sort)
        .show_nsfw(show_nsfw)
-        .my_person_id(person_id)
+        .my_user_id(user_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -487,7 +494,7 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &FollowCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -496,47 +503,41 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    .await??;
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
    if community.local {
      if data.follow {
-        check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+        check_community_ban(user.id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
        let follow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form);
        if blocking(context.pool(), follow).await?.is_err() {
-          return Err(ApiError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
+          return Err(APIError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
        }
      } else {
        let unfollow =
          move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::unfollow(conn, &community_follower_form);
        if blocking(context.pool(), unfollow).await?.is_err() {
-          return Err(ApiError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
+          return Err(APIError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
        }
      }
    } else if data.follow {
      // Dont actually add to the community followers here, because you need
      // to wait for the accept
-      local_user_view
+      user.send_follow(&community.actor_id(), context).await?;
        .person
        .send_follow(&community.actor_id(), context)
        .await?;
    } else {
-      local_user_view
+      user.send_unfollow(&community.actor_id(), context).await?;
        .person
        .send_unfollow(&community.actor_id(), context)
        .await?;
      let unfollow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::unfollow(conn, &community_follower_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), unfollow).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
      }
    }
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let mut community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -561,16 +562,16 @@ impl Perform for GetFollowedCommunities {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetFollowedCommunities = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let communities = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityFollowerView::for_person(conn, person_id)
+      CommunityFollowerView::for_user(conn, user_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(communities) => communities,
-      _ => return Err(ApiError::err("system_err_login").into()),
+      _ => return Err(APIError::err("system_err_login").into()),
    };
    // Return the jwt
@ -588,29 +589,29 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<BanFromCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &BanFromCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let banned_person_id = data.person_id;
+    let banned_user_id = data.user_id;
    // Verify that only mods or admins can ban
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), local_user_view.person.id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, community_id).await?;
-    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
+    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityUserBanForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      person_id: data.person_id,
+      user_id: data.user_id,
    };
    if data.ban {
-      let ban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBan::ban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
+      let ban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBan::ban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), ban).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
      }
      // Also unsubscribe them from the community, if they are subscribed
      let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
        community_id: data.community_id,
-        person_id: banned_person_id,
+        user_id: banned_user_id,
        pending: false,
      };
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn: &'_ _| {
@ -619,9 +620,9 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
      .await?
      .ok();
    } else {
-      let unban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBan::unban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
+      let unban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBan::unban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), unban).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
      }
    }
@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    if data.remove_data {
      // Posts
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn: &'_ _| {
-        Post::update_removed_for_creator(conn, banned_person_id, Some(community_id), true)
+        Post::update_removed_for_creator(conn, banned_user_id, Some(community_id), true)
      })
      .await??;
@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
      // TODO Diesel doesn't allow updates with joins, so this has to be a loop
      let comments = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
        CommentQueryBuilder::create(conn)
-          .creator_id(banned_person_id)
+          .creator_id(banned_user_id)
          .community_id(community_id)
          .limit(std::i64::MAX)
          .list()
@ -661,8 +662,8 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    };
    let form = ModBanFromCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_person_id: data.person_id,
+      other_user_id: data.user_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
      banned: Some(data.ban),
@ -673,14 +674,14 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    })
    .await??;
-    let person_id = data.person_id;
+    let user_id = data.user_id;
-    let person_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    let user_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PersonViewSafe::read(conn, person_id)
+      UserViewSafe::read(conn, user_id)
    })
    .await??;
    let res = BanFromCommunityResponse {
-      person_view,
+      user_view,
      banned: data.ban,
    };
@ -705,34 +706,34 @@ impl Perform for AddModToCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<AddModToCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &AddModToCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      person_id: data.person_id,
+      user_id: data.user_id,
    };
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    // Verify that only mods or admins can add mod
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), local_user_view.person.id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, community_id).await?;
    if data.added {
      let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), join).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
      }
    } else {
      let leave = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::leave(conn, &community_moderator_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), leave).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
      }
    }
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_person_id: data.person_id,
+      other_user_id: data.user_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(!data.added),
    };
@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &TransferCommunity = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let read_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -783,31 +784,28 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    })
    .await??;
-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
    // Making sure the creator, if an admin, is at the top
    let creator_index = admins
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.person.id == site_creator_id)
+      .position(|r| r.user.id == site_creator_id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+    let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-    admins.insert(0, creator_person);
+    admins.insert(0, creator_user);
    // Make sure user is the creator, or an admin
-    if local_user_view.person.id != read_community.creator_id
+    if user.id != read_community.creator_id
-      && !admins
+      && !admins.iter().map(|a| a.user.id).any(|x| x == user.id)
        .iter()
        .map(|a| a.person.id)
        .any(|x| x == local_user_view.person.id)
    {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("not_an_admin").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("not_an_admin").into());
    }
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let new_creator = data.person_id;
+    let new_creator = data.user_id;
    let update = move |conn: &'_ _| Community::update_creator(conn, community_id, new_creator);
    if blocking(context.pool(), update).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_community").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_community").into());
    };
    // You also have to re-do the community_moderator table, reordering it.
@ -818,10 +816,10 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    .await??;
    let creator_index = community_mods
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.moderator.id == data.person_id)
+      .position(|r| r.moderator.id == data.user_id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_person = community_mods.remove(creator_index);
+    let creator_user = community_mods.remove(creator_index);
-    community_mods.insert(0, creator_person);
+    community_mods.insert(0, creator_user);
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -833,19 +831,19 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    for cmod in &community_mods {
      let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
        community_id: cmod.community.id,
-        person_id: cmod.moderator.id,
+        user_id: cmod.moderator.id,
      };
      let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), join).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("community_moderator_already_exists").into());
      }
    }
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_person_id: data.person_id,
+      other_user_id: data.user_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(false),
    };
@ -855,14 +853,14 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    .await??;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
    };
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -872,7 +870,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(moderators) => moderators,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
    };
    // Return the jwt
@ -890,7 +888,7 @@ fn send_community_websocket(
  websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  op: UserOperation,
 ) {
-  // Strip out the person id and subscribed when sending to others
+  // Strip out the user id and subscribed when sending to others
  let mut res_sent = res.clone();
  res_sent.community_view.subscribed = false;
--- a/crates/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/lib.rs
@ -1,55 +1,38 @@
 use crate::claims::Claims;
 use actix_web::{web, web::Data};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{
  blocking,
  comment::*,
  community::*,
  person::*,
  post::*,
  site::*,
  websocket::*,
 };
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::{
    community::{CommunityModerator_, Community_},
    site::Site_,
    user::UserSafeSettings_,
  },
  Crud,
  DbPool,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  source::{
+  community::{Community, CommunityModerator},
-    community::{Community, CommunityModerator},
+  post::Post,
-    post::Post,
+  site::Site,
-    site::Site,
+  user::{UserSafeSettings, User_},
  },
  CommunityId,
  LocalUserId,
  PersonId,
  PostId,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::local_user_view::{LocalUserSettingsView, LocalUserView};
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
-  community_person_ban_view::CommunityPersonBanView,
+  community_user_ban_view::CommunityUserBanView,
  community_view::CommunityView,
 };
-use lemmy_utils::{
+use lemmy_structs::{blocking, comment::*, community::*, post::*, site::*, user::*, websocket::*};
-  claims::Claims,
+use lemmy_utils::{settings::Settings, APIError, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
  settings::structs::Settings,
  ApiError,
  ConnectionId,
  LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::{serialize_websocket_message, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::{env, process::Command};
+use std::process::Command;
 use url::Url;
 pub mod claims;
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
 pub mod local_user;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod routes;
 pub mod site;
 pub mod user;
 pub mod version;
 pub mod websocket;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
@ -65,121 +48,92 @@ pub trait Perform {
 pub(crate) async fn is_mod_or_admin(
  pool: &DbPool,
-  person_id: PersonId,
+  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: CommunityId,
+  community_id: i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let is_mod_or_admin = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-    CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(conn, person_id, community_id)
+    CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(conn, user_id, community_id)
  })
  .await?;
  if !is_mod_or_admin {
-    return Err(ApiError::err("not_a_mod_or_admin").into());
+    return Err(APIError::err("not_a_mod_or_admin").into());
  }
  Ok(())
 }
 pub async fn is_admin(pool: &DbPool, user_id: i32) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let user = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, user_id)).await??;
  if !user.admin {
    return Err(APIError::err("not_an_admin").into());
  }
  Ok(())
 }
-pub fn is_admin(local_user_view: &LocalUserView) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) async fn get_post(post_id: i32, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
  if !local_user_view.local_user.admin {
    return Err(ApiError::err("not_an_admin").into());
  }
  Ok(())
 }
 pub(crate) async fn get_post(post_id: PostId, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
  match blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await? {
    Ok(post) => Ok(post),
-    Err(_e) => Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
+    Err(_e) => Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
  }
 }
-pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_view_from_jwt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt(jwt: &str, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
  jwt: &str,
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<LocalUserView, LemmyError> {
  let claims = match Claims::decode(&jwt) {
    Ok(claims) => claims.claims,
-    Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
+    Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
  };
-  let local_user_id = LocalUserId(claims.sub);
+  let user_id = claims.id;
-  let local_user_view =
+  let user = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, user_id)).await??;
    blocking(pool, move |conn| LocalUserView::read(conn, local_user_id)).await??;
  // Check for a site ban
-  if local_user_view.person.banned {
+  if user.banned {
-    return Err(ApiError::err("site_ban").into());
+    return Err(APIError::err("site_ban").into());
  }
-
+  Ok(user)
  check_validator_time(&local_user_view.local_user.validator_time, &claims)?;
  Ok(local_user_view)
 }
-/// Checks if user's token was issued before user's password reset.
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt_opt(
 pub(crate) fn check_validator_time(
  validator_time: &chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  claims: &Claims,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let user_validation_time = validator_time.timestamp();
  if user_validation_time > claims.iat {
    Err(ApiError::err("not_logged_in").into())
  } else {
    Ok(())
  }
 }
 pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(
  jwt: &Option<String>,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<Option<LocalUserView>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Option<User_>, LemmyError> {
  match jwt {
-    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_local_user_view_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
+    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_user_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
    None => Ok(None),
  }
 }
-pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(
  jwt: &str,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<LocalUserSettingsView, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<UserSafeSettings, LemmyError> {
  let claims = match Claims::decode(&jwt) {
    Ok(claims) => claims.claims,
-    Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
+    Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
  };
-  let local_user_id = LocalUserId(claims.sub);
+  let user_id = claims.id;
-  let local_user_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(pool, move |conn| UserSafeSettings::read(conn, user_id)).await??;
    LocalUserSettingsView::read(conn, local_user_id)
  })
  .await??;
  // Check for a site ban
-  if local_user_view.person.banned {
+  if user.banned {
-    return Err(ApiError::err("site_ban").into());
+    return Err(APIError::err("site_ban").into());
  }
-
+  Ok(user)
  check_validator_time(&local_user_view.local_user.validator_time, &claims)?;
  Ok(local_user_view)
 }
-pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt(
  jwt: &Option<String>,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<Option<LocalUserSettingsView>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Option<UserSafeSettings>, LemmyError> {
  match jwt {
-    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(
+    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
      get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?,
    )),
    None => Ok(None),
  }
 }
 pub(crate) async fn check_community_ban(
-  person_id: PersonId,
+  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: CommunityId,
+  community_id: i32,
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let is_banned =
+  let is_banned = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
    move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBanView::get(conn, person_id, community_id).is_ok();
  if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-    Err(ApiError::err("community_ban").into())
+    Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into())
  } else {
    Ok(())
  }
@ -189,7 +143,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn check_downvotes_enabled(score: i16, pool: &DbPool) -> Result
  if score == -1 {
    let site = blocking(pool, move |conn| Site::read_simple(conn)).await??;
    if !site.enable_downvotes {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("downvotes_disabled").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("downvotes_disabled").into());
    }
  }
  Ok(())
@ -199,31 +153,40 @@ pub(crate) async fn check_downvotes_enabled(score: i16, pool: &DbPool) -> Result
 /// or if a community_id is supplied validates the user is a moderator
 /// of that community and returns the community id in a vec
 ///
-/// * `person_id` - the person id of the moderator
+/// * `user_id` - the user id of the moderator
 /// * `community_id` - optional community id to check for moderator privileges
 /// * `pool` - the diesel db pool
 pub(crate) async fn collect_moderated_communities(
-  person_id: PersonId,
+  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
+  community_id: Option<i32>,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Vec<i32>, LemmyError> {
  if let Some(community_id) = community_id {
    // if the user provides a community_id, just check for mod/admin privileges
-    is_mod_or_admin(pool, person_id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user_id, community_id).await?;
    Ok(vec![community_id])
  } else {
    let ids = blocking(pool, move |conn: &'_ _| {
-      CommunityModerator::get_person_moderated_communities(conn, person_id)
+      CommunityModerator::get_user_moderated_communities(conn, user_id)
    })
    .await??;
    Ok(ids)
  }
 }
 pub(crate) fn check_optional_url(item: &Option<Option<String>>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  if let Some(Some(item)) = &item {
    if Url::parse(item).is_err() {
      return Err(APIError::err("invalid_url").into());
    }
  }
  Ok(())
 }
 pub(crate) async fn build_federated_instances(
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<Option<FederatedInstances>, LemmyError> {
-  if Settings::get().federation().enabled {
+  if Settings::get().federation.enabled {
    let distinct_communities = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
      Community::distinct_federated_communities(conn)
    })
@ -237,13 +200,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn build_federated_instances(
      .map(|actor_id| Ok(Url::parse(actor_id)?.host_str().unwrap_or("").to_string()))
      .collect::<Result<Vec<String>, LemmyError>>()?;
-    if let Some(allowed) = allowed.as_ref() {
+    linked.extend_from_slice(&allowed);
-      linked.extend_from_slice(allowed);
+    linked.retain(|a| !blocked.contains(a) && !a.eq("") && !a.eq(&Settings::get().hostname));
    }
    if let Some(blocked) = blocked.as_ref() {
      linked.retain(|a| !blocked.contains(a) && !a.eq(&Settings::get().hostname()));
    }
    // Sort and remove dupes
    linked.sort_unstable();
@ -270,17 +228,17 @@ pub async fn match_websocket_operation(
    UserOperation::Login => do_websocket_operation::<Login>(context, id, op, data).await,
    UserOperation::Register => do_websocket_operation::<Register>(context, id, op, data).await,
    UserOperation::GetCaptcha => do_websocket_operation::<GetCaptcha>(context, id, op, data).await,
-    UserOperation::GetPersonDetails => {
+    UserOperation::GetUserDetails => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<GetPersonDetails>(context, id, op, data).await
+      do_websocket_operation::<GetUserDetails>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
    UserOperation::GetReplies => do_websocket_operation::<GetReplies>(context, id, op, data).await,
    UserOperation::AddAdmin => do_websocket_operation::<AddAdmin>(context, id, op, data).await,
-    UserOperation::BanPerson => do_websocket_operation::<BanPerson>(context, id, op, data).await,
+    UserOperation::BanUser => do_websocket_operation::<BanUser>(context, id, op, data).await,
-    UserOperation::GetPersonMentions => {
+    UserOperation::GetUserMentions => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<GetPersonMentions>(context, id, op, data).await
+      do_websocket_operation::<GetUserMentions>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
-    UserOperation::MarkPersonMentionAsRead => {
+    UserOperation::MarkUserMentionAsRead => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<MarkPersonMentionAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
+      do_websocket_operation::<MarkUserMentionAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
    UserOperation::MarkAllAsRead => {
      do_websocket_operation::<MarkAllAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
@ -342,6 +300,9 @@ pub async fn match_websocket_operation(
    UserOperation::TransferSite => {
      do_websocket_operation::<TransferSite>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
    UserOperation::ListCategories => {
      do_websocket_operation::<ListCategories>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
    // Community ops
    UserOperation::GetCommunity => {
@ -478,11 +439,7 @@ pub(crate) fn captcha_espeak_wav_base64(captcha: &str) -> Result<String, LemmyEr
 pub(crate) fn espeak_wav_base64(text: &str) -> Result<String, LemmyError> {
  // Make a temp file path
  let uuid = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
-  let file_path = format!(
+  let file_path = format!("/tmp/lemmy_espeak_{}.wav", &uuid);
    "{}/lemmy_espeak_{}.wav",
    env::temp_dir().to_string_lossy(),
    &uuid
  );
  // Write the wav file
  Command::new("espeak")
@ -503,81 +460,9 @@ pub(crate) fn espeak_wav_base64(text: &str) -> Result<String, LemmyError> {
  Ok(base64)
 }
 /// Checks the password length
 pub(crate) fn password_length_check(pass: &str) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  if pass.len() > 60 {
    Err(ApiError::err("invalid_password").into())
  } else {
    Ok(())
  }
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{captcha_espeak_wav_base64, check_validator_time};
+  use crate::captcha_espeak_wav_base64;
  use lemmy_db_queries::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::local_user::LocalUser_, Crud};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    local_user::{LocalUser, LocalUserForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
  };
  use lemmy_utils::claims::Claims;
  #[test]
  fn test_should_not_validate_user_token_after_password_change() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "Gerry9812".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
      banned: None,
      deleted: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
      inbox_url: None,
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
    let local_user_form = LocalUserForm {
      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      password_encrypted: "123456".to_string(),
      admin: None,
      show_nsfw: None,
      theme: None,
      default_sort_type: None,
      default_listing_type: None,
      lang: None,
      show_avatars: None,
      send_notifications_to_email: None,
    };
    let inserted_local_user = LocalUser::create(&conn, &local_user_form).unwrap();
    let jwt = Claims::jwt(inserted_local_user.id.0).unwrap();
    let claims = Claims::decode(&jwt).unwrap().claims;
    let check = check_validator_time(&inserted_local_user.validator_time, &claims);
    assert!(check.is_ok());
    // The check should fail, since the validator time is now newer than the jwt issue time
    let updated_local_user =
      LocalUser::update_password(&conn, inserted_local_user.id, &"password111").unwrap();
    let check_after = check_validator_time(&updated_local_user.validator_time, &claims);
    assert!(check_after.is_err());
    let num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(1, num_deleted);
  }
  #[test]
  fn test_espeak() {
--- a/crates/api/src/post.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/post.rs
@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
  check_community_ban,
  check_downvotes_enabled,
  check_optional_url,
  collect_moderated_communities,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  get_user_from_jwt,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
  is_mod_or_admin,
  Perform,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, post::*};
 use lemmy_apub::{generate_apub_endpoint, ApubLikeableType, ApubObjectType, EndpointType};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::post::Post_,
@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView,
  community_view::CommunityView,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, post::*};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  request::fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data,
  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt, is_valid_post_title},
-  ApiError,
+  APIError,
  ConnectionId,
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -60,28 +61,29 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.body)?;
    if !is_valid_post_title(&data.name) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
    }
-    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, data.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(user.id, data.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
    check_optional_url(&Some(data.url.to_owned()))?;
    // Fetch Iframely and pictrs cached image
    let data_url = data.url.as_ref();
    let (iframely_title, iframely_description, iframely_html, pictrs_thumbnail) =
-      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data_url).await;
+      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data.url.to_owned()).await;
    let post_form = PostForm {
      name: data.name.trim().to_owned(),
-      url: data_url.map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
+      url: data.url.to_owned(),
      body: data.body.to_owned(),
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      creator_id: user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
            "couldnt_create_post"
          };
-          return Err(ApiError::err(err_type).into());
+          return Err(APIError::err(err_type).into());
        }
      };
@ -119,38 +121,34 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_post").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_post").into()),
    };
-    updated_post
+    updated_post.send_create(&user, context).await?;
      .send_create(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // They like their own post by default
    let like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
    let like = move |conn: &'_ _| PostLike::like(conn, &like_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), like).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_post").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_like_post").into());
    }
-    updated_post
+    updated_post.send_like(&user, context).await?;
      .send_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // Refetch the view
    let inserted_post_id = inserted_post.id;
    let post_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, inserted_post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, inserted_post_id, Some(user.id))
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
    };
    let res = PostResponse { post_view };
@ -175,23 +173,23 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetPostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetPost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);
+    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
    let id = data.id;
    let post_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, id, person_id)
+      PostView::read(conn, id, user_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
    };
    let id = data.id;
    let comments = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      CommentQueryBuilder::create(conn)
-        .my_person_id(person_id)
+        .my_user_id(user_id)
        .post_id(id)
        .limit(9999)
        .list()
@ -206,12 +204,12 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {
    // Necessary for the sidebar
    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, person_id)
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, user_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(community) => community,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_community").into()),
    };
    let online = context
@ -241,15 +239,15 @@ impl Perform for GetPosts {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetPostsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetPosts = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = match &local_user_view {
+    let user_id = match &user {
-      Some(uv) => Some(uv.person.id),
+      Some(user) => Some(user.id),
      None => None,
    };
-    let show_nsfw = match &local_user_view {
+    let show_nsfw = match &user {
-      Some(uv) => uv.local_user.show_nsfw,
+      Some(user) => user.show_nsfw,
      None => false,
    };
@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ impl Perform for GetPosts {
        .show_nsfw(show_nsfw)
        .community_id(community_id)
        .community_name(community_name)
-        .my_person_id(person_id)
+        .my_user_id(user_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ impl Perform for GetPosts {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(posts) => posts,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_get_posts").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_get_posts").into()),
    };
    Ok(GetPostsResponse { posts })
@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostLike {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePostLike = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // Don't do a downvote if site has downvotes disabled
    check_downvotes_enabled(data.score, context.pool()).await?;
@ -301,18 +299,18 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostLike {
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
    let like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
      score: data.score,
    };
    // Remove any likes first
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)
+      PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
    })
    .await??;
@ -322,29 +320,27 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostLike {
      let like_form2 = like_form.clone();
      let like = move |conn: &'_ _| PostLike::like(conn, &like_form2);
      if blocking(context.pool(), like).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_post").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_like_post").into());
      }
      if like_form.score == 1 {
-        post.send_like(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
+        post.send_like(&user, context).await?;
      } else if like_form.score == -1 {
-        post.send_dislike(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
+        post.send_dislike(&user, context).await?;
      }
    } else {
-      post
+      post.send_undo_like(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let post_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await?
    {
      Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
    };
    let res = PostResponse { post_view };
@ -369,38 +365,32 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditPost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.body)?;
    if !is_valid_post_title(&data.name) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
    }
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the creator can edit
-    if !Post::is_post_creator(local_user_view.person.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
+    if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Fetch Iframely and Pictrs cached image
    let data_url = data.url.as_ref();
    let (iframely_title, iframely_description, iframely_html, pictrs_thumbnail) =
-      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data_url).await;
+      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data.url.to_owned()).await;
    let post_form = PostForm {
      name: data.name.trim().to_owned(),
-      url: data_url.map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
+      url: data.url.to_owned(),
      body: data.body.to_owned(),
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
      creator_id: orig_post.creator_id.to_owned(),
@ -413,7 +403,7 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
      ap_id: Some(orig_post.ap_id),
      local: orig_post.local,
      published: None,
@ -433,18 +423,16 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
          "couldnt_update_post"
        };
-        return Err(ApiError::err(err_type).into());
+        return Err(APIError::err(err_type).into());
      }
    };
    // Send apub update
-    updated_post
+    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
      .send_update(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user.id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -470,21 +458,16 @@ impl Perform for DeletePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeletePost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if !Post::is_post_creator(local_user_view.person.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
+    if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
    }
    // Update the post
@ -497,19 +480,15 @@ impl Perform for DeletePost {
    // apub updates
    if deleted {
-      updated_post
+      updated_post.send_delete(&user, context).await?;
        .send_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_post
+      updated_post.send_undo_delete(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    // Refetch the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user.id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -535,25 +514,15 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemovePost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the mods can remove
-    is_mod_or_admin(
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
      context.pool(),
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
    )
    .await?;
    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -565,7 +534,7 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModRemovePostForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -577,20 +546,16 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {
    // apub updates
    if removed {
-      updated_post
+      updated_post.send_remove(&user, context).await?;
        .send_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_post
+      updated_post.send_undo_remove(&user, context).await?;
        .send_undo_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
        .await?;
    }
    // Refetch the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -616,25 +581,15 @@ impl Perform for LockPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &LockPost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the mods can lock
-    is_mod_or_admin(
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
      context.pool(),
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
    )
    .await?;
    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -646,21 +601,19 @@ impl Perform for LockPost {
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModLockPostForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      locked: Some(locked),
    };
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| ModLockPost::create(conn, &form)).await??;
    // apub updates
-    updated_post
+    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
      .send_update(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // Refetch the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user.id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -686,25 +639,15 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &StickyPost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    check_community_ban(
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
      context.pool(),
    )
    .await?;
    // Verify that only the mods can sticky
-    is_mod_or_admin(
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
      context.pool(),
      local_user_view.person.id,
      orig_post.community_id,
    )
    .await?;
    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -716,7 +659,7 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModStickyPostForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      stickied: Some(stickied),
    };
@ -727,14 +670,12 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {
    // Apub updates
    // TODO stickied should pry work like locked for ease of use
-    updated_post
+    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
      .send_update(&local_user_view.person, context)
      .await?;
    // Refetch the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user.id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -760,29 +701,29 @@ impl Perform for SavePost {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SavePost = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let post_saved_form = PostSavedForm {
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      user_id: user.id,
    };
    if data.save {
      let save = move |conn: &'_ _| PostSaved::save(conn, &post_saved_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), save).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_save_post").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_save_post").into());
      }
    } else {
      let unsave = move |conn: &'_ _| PostSaved::unsave(conn, &post_saved_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), unsave).await?.is_err() {
-        return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_save_post").into());
+        return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_save_post").into());
      }
    }
    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
    })
    .await??;
@ -801,28 +742,28 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CreatePostReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePostReport = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // check size of report and check for whitespace
    let reason = data.reason.trim();
    if reason.is_empty() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("report_reason_required").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("report_reason_required").into());
    }
-    if reason.chars().count() > 1000 {
+    if reason.len() > 1000 {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("report_too_long").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("report_too_long").into());
    }
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      PostView::read(&conn, post_id, None)
    })
    .await??;
-    check_community_ban(person_id, post_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(user_id, post_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
    let report_form = PostReportForm {
-      creator_id: person_id,
+      creator_id: user_id,
      post_id,
      original_post_name: post_view.post.name,
      original_post_url: post_view.post.url,
@ -836,7 +777,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
    .await?
    {
      Ok(report) => report,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_report").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_report").into()),
    };
    let res = CreatePostReportResponse { success: true };
@ -844,7 +785,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::CreatePostReport,
      response: res.clone(),
-      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
+      recipient_id: user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });
@ -870,7 +811,7 @@ impl Perform for ResolvePostReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ResolvePostReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ResolvePostReport = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let report_id = data.report_id;
    let report = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -878,15 +819,15 @@ impl Perform for ResolvePostReport {
    })
    .await??;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), person_id, report.community.id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user_id, report.community.id).await?;
    let resolved = data.resolved;
    let resolve_fun = move |conn: &'_ _| {
      if resolved {
-        PostReport::resolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
+        PostReport::resolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
      } else {
-        PostReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
+        PostReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
      }
    };
@ -896,7 +837,7 @@ impl Perform for ResolvePostReport {
    };
    if blocking(context.pool(), resolve_fun).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_resolve_report").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_resolve_report").into());
    };
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendModRoomMessage {
@ -922,12 +863,12 @@ impl Perform for ListPostReports {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListPostReportsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListPostReports = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    let community_id = data.community;
    let community_ids =
-      collect_moderated_communities(person_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+      collect_moderated_communities(user_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
@ -945,7 +886,7 @@ impl Perform for ListPostReports {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::ListPostReports,
      response: res.clone(),
-      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
+      recipient_id: user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });
--- a/crates/api/src/site.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/site.rs
@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 use crate::{
  build_federated_instances,
-  get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt,
+  get_user_from_jwt,
-  get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt,
-  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt,
  is_admin,
  version,
  Perform,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, person::Register, site::*};
 use lemmy_apub::fetcher::search::search_by_apub_id;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
-  diesel_option_overwrite_to_url,
+  diesel_option_overwrite,
-  source::site::Site_,
+  source::{category::Category_, site::Site_},
  Crud,
  SearchType,
  SortType,
@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use lemmy_db_queries::{
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::{
    category::Category,
    moderator::*,
    site::{Site, *},
  },
@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ use lemmy_db_views::{
 };
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_view::CommunityQueryBuilder,
-  person_view::{PersonQueryBuilder, PersonViewSafe},
+  user_view::{UserQueryBuilder, UserViewSafe},
 };
 use lemmy_db_views_moderator::{
  mod_add_community_view::ModAddCommunityView,
@ -45,12 +46,12 @@ use lemmy_db_views_moderator::{
  mod_remove_post_view::ModRemovePostView,
  mod_sticky_post_view::ModStickyPostView,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, site::*, user::Register};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
-  settings::structs::Settings,
+  settings::Settings,
  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt},
-  version,
+  APIError,
  ApiError,
  ConnectionId,
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -62,6 +63,24 @@ use lemmy_websocket::{
 use log::{debug, info};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Perform for ListCategories {
  type Response = ListCategoriesResponse;
  async fn perform(
    &self,
    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListCategoriesResponse, LemmyError> {
    let _data: &ListCategories = &self;
    let categories = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Category::list_all(conn)).await??;
    // Return the jwt
    Ok(ListCategoriesResponse { categories })
  }
 }
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl Perform for GetModlog {
  type Response = GetModlogResponse;
@ -74,36 +93,36 @@ impl Perform for GetModlog {
    let data: &GetModlog = &self;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let mod_person_id = data.mod_person_id;
+    let mod_user_id = data.mod_user_id;
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
    let removed_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModRemovePostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModRemovePostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
    let locked_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModLockPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModLockPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
    let stickied_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModStickyPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModStickyPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
    let removed_comments = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModRemoveCommentView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModRemoveCommentView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
    let banned_from_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModBanFromCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModBanFromCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
    let added_to_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModAddCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
+      ModAddCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;
@ -111,9 +130,9 @@ impl Perform for GetModlog {
    let (removed_communities, banned, added) = if data.community_id.is_none() {
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
        Ok((
-          ModRemoveCommunityView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModRemoveCommunityView::list(conn, mod_user_id, page, limit)?,
-          ModBanView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModBanView::list(conn, mod_user_id, page, limit)?,
-          ModAddView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModAddView::list(conn, mod_user_id, page, limit)?,
        )) as Result<_, LemmyError>
      })
      .await??
@ -149,23 +168,23 @@ impl Perform for CreateSite {
    let read_site = move |conn: &'_ _| Site::read_simple(conn);
    if blocking(context.pool(), read_site).await?.is_ok() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("site_already_exists").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("site_already_exists").into());
    };
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;
    // Make sure user is an admin
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: data.name.to_owned(),
      description: data.description.to_owned(),
-      icon: Some(data.icon.to_owned().map(|url| url.into())),
+      icon: Some(data.icon.to_owned()),
-      banner: Some(data.banner.to_owned().map(|url| url.into())),
+      banner: Some(data.banner.to_owned()),
-      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      creator_id: user.id,
      enable_downvotes: data.enable_downvotes,
      open_registration: data.open_registration,
      enable_nsfw: data.enable_nsfw,
@ -174,7 +193,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateSite {
    let create_site = move |conn: &'_ _| Site::create(conn, &site_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), create_site).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("site_already_exists").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("site_already_exists").into());
    }
    let site_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| SiteView::read(conn)).await??;
@ -192,18 +211,18 @@ impl Perform for EditSite {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<SiteResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditSite = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;
    // Make sure user is an admin
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
    let found_site = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Site::read_simple(conn)).await??;
-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: data.name.to_owned(),
@ -219,7 +238,7 @@ impl Perform for EditSite {
    let update_site = move |conn: &'_ _| Site::update(conn, 1, &site_form);
    if blocking(context.pool(), update_site).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_site").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_site").into());
    }
    let site_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| SiteView::read(conn)).await??;
@ -251,7 +270,7 @@ impl Perform for GetSite {
      Ok(site_view) => Some(site_view),
      // If the site isn't created yet, check the setup
      Err(_) => {
-        if let Some(setup) = Settings::get().setup().as_ref() {
+        if let Some(setup) = Settings::get().setup.as_ref() {
          let register = Register {
            username: setup.admin_username.to_owned(),
            email: setup.admin_email.to_owned(),
@ -283,20 +302,20 @@ impl Perform for GetSite {
      }
    };
-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
    // Make sure the site creator is the top admin
    if let Some(site_view) = site_view.to_owned() {
      let site_creator_id = site_view.creator.id;
      // TODO investigate why this is sometimes coming back null
      // Maybe user_.admin isn't being set to true?
-      if let Some(creator_index) = admins.iter().position(|r| r.person.id == site_creator_id) {
+      if let Some(creator_index) = admins.iter().position(|r| r.user.id == site_creator_id) {
-        let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+        let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-        admins.insert(0, creator_person);
+        admins.insert(0, creator_user);
      }
    }
-    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
+    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
    let online = context
      .chat_server()
@ -304,7 +323,7 @@ impl Perform for GetSite {
      .await
      .unwrap_or(1);
-    let my_user = get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let my_user = get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let federated_instances = build_federated_instances(context.pool()).await?;
    Ok(GetSiteResponse {
@ -335,8 +354,8 @@ impl Perform for Search {
      Err(e) => debug!("Failed to resolve search query as activitypub ID: {}", e),
    }
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);
+    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
    let type_ = SearchType::from_str(&data.type_)?;
@ -361,7 +380,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
            .show_nsfw(true)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
-            .my_person_id(person_id)
+            .my_user_id(user_id)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
@ -374,7 +393,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommentQueryBuilder::create(&conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_person_id(person_id)
+            .my_user_id(user_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -386,7 +405,6 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommunityQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -395,7 +413,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
      }
      SearchType::Users => {
        users = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          PersonQueryBuilder::create(conn)
+          UserQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
@ -411,7 +429,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
            .show_nsfw(true)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
-            .my_person_id(person_id)
+            .my_user_id(user_id)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
@ -426,7 +444,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommentQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_person_id(person_id)
+            .my_user_id(user_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -440,7 +458,6 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommunityQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -451,7 +468,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
        let sort = SortType::from_str(&data.sort)?;
        users = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          PersonQueryBuilder::create(conn)
+          UserQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
@ -465,7 +482,6 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          PostQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .show_nsfw(true)
            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
            .url_search(q)
@ -498,27 +514,27 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &TransferSite = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
    let read_site = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Site::read_simple(conn)).await??;
    // Make sure user is the creator
-    if read_site.creator_id != local_user_view.person.id {
+    if read_site.creator_id != user.id {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("not_an_admin").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("not_an_admin").into());
    }
-    let new_creator_id = data.person_id;
+    let new_creator_id = data.user_id;
    let transfer_site = move |conn: &'_ _| Site::transfer(conn, new_creator_id);
    if blocking(context.pool(), transfer_site).await?.is_err() {
-      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_site").into());
+      return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_site").into());
    };
    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddForm {
-      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_person_id: data.person_id,
+      other_user_id: data.user_id,
      removed: Some(false),
    };
@ -526,26 +542,24 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {
    let site_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| SiteView::read(conn)).await??;
-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
    let creator_index = admins
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.person.id == site_view.creator.id)
+      .position(|r| r.user.id == site_view.creator.id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+    let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-    admins.insert(0, creator_person);
+    admins.insert(0, creator_user);
-    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
+    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
    let federated_instances = build_federated_instances(context.pool()).await?;
    let my_user = Some(get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?);
    Ok(GetSiteResponse {
      site_view: Some(site_view),
      admins,
      banned,
      online: 0,
      version: version::VERSION.to_string(),
-      my_user,
+      my_user: Some(user),
      federated_instances,
    })
  }
@ -561,10 +575,10 @@ impl Perform for GetSiteConfig {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteConfigResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetSiteConfig = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // Only let admins read this
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
    let config_hjson = Settings::read_config_file()?;
@ -582,15 +596,16 @@ impl Perform for SaveSiteConfig {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteConfigResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SaveSiteConfig = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    // Only let admins read this
-    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;
+    let user_id = user.id;
    is_admin(context.pool(), user_id).await?;
    // Make sure docker doesn't have :ro at the end of the volume, so its not a read-only filesystem
    let config_hjson = match Settings::save_config_file(&data.config_hjson) {
      Ok(config_hjson) => config_hjson,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_update_site").into()),
+      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_site").into()),
    };
    Ok(GetSiteConfigResponse { config_hjson })
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
--- a/crates/api/src/version.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/version.rs
@ -0,0 +1 @@
 pub const VERSION: &str = "0.9.4";
--- a/crates/api/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/websocket.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{get_local_user_view_from_jwt, Perform};
+use crate::{get_user_from_jwt, Perform};
 use actix_web::web::Data;
-use lemmy_api_structs::websocket::*;
+use lemmy_structs::websocket::*;
 use lemmy_utils::{ConnectionId, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{
  messages::{JoinCommunityRoom, JoinModRoom, JoinPostRoom, JoinUserRoom},
@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ impl Perform for UserJoin {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<UserJoinResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &UserJoin = &self;
-    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    if let Some(ws_id) = websocket_id {
      context.chat_server().do_send(JoinUserRoom {
-        local_user_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
+        user_id: user.id,
        id: ws_id,
      });
    }
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "lemmy_apub"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Felix Ableitner <me@nutomic.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 name = "lemmy_apub"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_utils = { path = "../utils" }
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lemmy_db_queries = { path = "../db_queries" }
 lemmy_db_schema = { path = "../db_schema" }
 lemmy_db_views = { path = "../db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { path = "../db_views_actor" }
-lemmy_api_structs = { path = "../api_structs" }
+lemmy_structs = { path = "../structs" }
 lemmy_websocket = { path = "../websocket" }
 diesel = "1.4.5"
 activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.10"
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rand = "0.8.3"
 strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 percent-encoding = "2.1.0"
 openssl = "0.10.32"
 http = "0.2.3"
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs
@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_person, objects::FromApub, ActorType, NoteExt};
+use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_user, objects::FromApub, ActorType, NoteExt};
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{ActorAndObjectRefExt, Create, Dislike, Like, Remove, Update},
  base::ExtendsExt,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, comment::CommentResponse, send_local_notifs};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::comment::Comment_, Crud, Likeable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  comment::{Comment, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm},
  post::Post,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::comment_view::CommentView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, comment::CommentResponse, send_local_notifs};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, utils::scrape_text_for_mentions, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendComment, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
  let note = NoteExt::from_any_base(create.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?)?
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = comment.post_id;
  let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -33,15 +33,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_comment(
  // Its much easier to scrape them from the comment body, since the API has to do that
  // anyway.
  let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content);
-  let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
+  let recipient_ids =
-    mentions,
+    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment.clone(), &user, post, context.pool(), true).await?;
    comment.clone(),
    person,
    post,
    context.pool(),
    true,
  )
  .await?;
  // Refetch the view
  let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -71,9 +64,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_update_comment(
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let note = NoteExt::from_any_base(update.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?)?
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
-  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let post_id = comment.post_id;
@ -81,7 +74,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_update_comment(
  let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content);
  let recipient_ids =
-    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment, person, post, context.pool(), false).await?;
+    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment, &user, post, context.pool(), false).await?;
  // Refetch the view
  let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -110,18 +103,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_like_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
    comment_id,
    post_id: comment.post_id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    score: 1,
  };
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)?;
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)?;
    CommentLike::like(conn, &like_form)
  })
  .await??;
@ -155,18 +148,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_dislike_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
    comment_id,
    post_id: comment.post_id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    score: -1,
  };
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)?;
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)?;
    CommentLike::like(conn, &like_form)
  })
  .await??;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/comment_undo.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/comment_undo.rs
@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_person;
+use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_user;
 use activitystreams::activity::{Dislike, Like};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, comment::CommentResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::comment::Comment_, Likeable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::comment::{Comment, CommentLike};
 use lemmy_db_views::comment_view::CommentView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, comment::CommentResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendComment, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_like_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(like, context, request_counter).await?;
  let comment_id = comment.id;
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
  })
  .await??;
@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_dislike_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
  let comment_id = comment.id;
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
  })
  .await??;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/community.rs
@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use activitystreams::{
  base::{AnyBase, ExtendsExt},
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, community::CommunityResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::community::Community_, ApubObject};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::Community;
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_view::CommunityView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, community::CommunityResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendCommunityRoomMessage, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
 use url::Url;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/mod.rs
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use crate::fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person;
+use crate::fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user;
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{ActorAndObjectRef, ActorAndObjectRefExt},
  base::{AsBase, BaseExt},
  error::DomainError,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ where
  Err(anyhow!("Activity not supported").into())
 }
-/// Reads the actor field of an activity and returns the corresponding `Person`.
+/// Reads the actor field of an activity and returns the corresponding `User_`.
-pub(crate) async fn get_actor_as_person<T, A>(
+pub(crate) async fn get_actor_as_user<T, A>(
  activity: &T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
-) -> Result<Person, LemmyError>
+) -> Result<User_, LemmyError>
 where
  T: AsBase<A> + ActorAndObjectRef,
 {
  let actor = activity.actor()?;
-  let person_uri = actor.as_single_xsd_any_uri().context(location_info!())?;
+  let user_uri = actor.as_single_xsd_any_uri().context(location_info!())?;
-  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_uri, context, request_counter).await
+  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_uri, context, request_counter).await
 }
 /// Ensure that the ID of an incoming activity comes from the same domain as the actor. Optionally
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/post.rs
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_person, objects::FromApub, ActorType, PageExt};
+use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_user, objects::FromApub, ActorType, PageExt};
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{Create, Dislike, Like, Remove, Update},
  prelude::*,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, post::PostResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::post::Post_, Likeable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::post::{Post, PostLike, PostLikeForm};
 use lemmy_db_views::post_view::PostView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, post::PostResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendPost, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
  let page = PageExt::from_any_base(create.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?)?
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
  // Refetch the view
  let post_id = post.id;
@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_update_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
  let page = PageExt::from_any_base(update.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?)?
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = post.id;
  // Refetch the view
@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_like_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = post.id;
  let like_form = PostLikeForm {
    post_id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    score: 1,
  };
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)?;
+    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)?;
    PostLike::like(conn, &like_form)
  })
  .await??;
@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_dislike_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = post.id;
  let like_form = PostLikeForm {
    post_id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    score: -1,
  };
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)?;
+    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)?;
    PostLike::like(conn, &like_form)
  })
  .await??;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/post_undo.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/post_undo.rs
@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_person;
+use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_user;
 use activitystreams::activity::{Dislike, Like};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, post::PostResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::post::Post_, Likeable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::post::{Post, PostLike};
 use lemmy_db_views::post_view::PostView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, post::PostResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendPost, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_like_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(like, context, request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = post.id;
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)
+    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
  })
  .await??;
@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_dislike_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = get_actor_as_person(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_actor_as_user(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
  let post_id = post.id;
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)
+    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
  })
  .await??;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/private_message.rs
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::receive::verify_activity_domains_valid,
  check_is_apub_id_valid,
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  inbox::get_activity_to_and_cc,
  objects::FromApub,
  NoteExt,
@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use activitystreams::{
  public,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, person::PrivateMessageResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::source::private_message::PrivateMessage_;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::private_message::PrivateMessage;
-use lemmy_db_views::{local_user_view::LocalUserView, private_message_view::PrivateMessageView};
+use lemmy_db_views::private_message_view::PrivateMessageView;
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, user::PrivateMessageResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendUserRoomMessage, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
 use url::Url;
@ -50,19 +50,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_private_message(
    private_message_view: message,
  };
  // Send notifications to the local recipient, if one exists
  let recipient_id = res.private_message_view.recipient.id;
  let local_recipient_id = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    LocalUserView::read_person(conn, recipient_id)
  })
  .await??
  .local_user
  .id;
  context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
    op: UserOperation::CreatePrivateMessage,
    response: res,
-    local_recipient_id,
+    recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });
@ -98,17 +91,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_update_private_message(
  };
  let recipient_id = res.private_message_view.recipient.id;
  let local_recipient_id = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    LocalUserView::read_person(conn, recipient_id)
  })
  .await??
  .local_user
  .id;
  context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
    op: UserOperation::EditPrivateMessage,
    response: res,
-    local_recipient_id,
+    recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });
@ -136,19 +123,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_delete_private_message(
  let res = PrivateMessageResponse {
    private_message_view: message,
  };
  let recipient_id = res.private_message_view.recipient.id;
  let local_recipient_id = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    LocalUserView::read_person(conn, recipient_id)
  })
  .await??
  .local_user
  .id;
  context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
    op: UserOperation::EditPrivateMessage,
    response: res,
-    local_recipient_id,
+    recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });
@ -181,19 +160,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_delete_private_message(
  let res = PrivateMessageResponse {
    private_message_view: message,
  };
  let recipient_id = res.private_message_view.recipient.id;
  let local_recipient_id = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    LocalUserView::read_person(conn, recipient_id)
  })
  .await??
  .local_user
  .id;
  context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
    op: UserOperation::EditPrivateMessage,
    response: res,
-    local_recipient_id,
+    recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });
@ -210,19 +181,19 @@ where
 {
  let to_and_cc = get_activity_to_and_cc(activity);
  if to_and_cc.len() != 1 {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Private message can only be addressed to one person").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("Private message can only be addressed to one user").into());
  }
  if to_and_cc.contains(&public()) {
    return Err(anyhow!("Private message cant be public").into());
  }
-  let person_id = activity
+  let user_id = activity
    .actor()?
    .to_owned()
    .single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  check_is_apub_id_valid(&person_id)?;
+  check_is_apub_id_valid(&user_id)?;
-  // check that the sender is a person, not a community
+  // check that the sender is a user, not a community
-  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_id, &context, request_counter).await?;
+  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_id, &context, request_counter).await?;
  Ok(())
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/comment.rs
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
  activities::send::generate_activity_id,
  activity_queue::{send_comment_mentions, send_to_community},
  extensions::context::lemmy_context,
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  objects::ToApub,
  ActorType,
  ApubLikeableType,
@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, WebFingerResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::Comment, community::Community, person::Person, post::Post};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::Comment, community::Community, post::Post, user::User_};
 use lemmy_structs::{blocking, WebFingerResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  request::{retry, RecvError},
-  settings::structs::Settings,
+  settings::Settings,
  utils::{scrape_text_for_mentions, MentionData},
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ use url::Url;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
  /// Send out information about a newly created comment, to the followers of the community and
-  /// mentioned persons.
+  /// mentioned users.
-  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = self.post_id;
@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
  }
  /// Send out information about an edited post, to the followers of the community and mentioned
-  /// persons.
+  /// users.
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let post_id = self.post_id;
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &Person,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_undo_remove(
+  async fn send_undo_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    &self,
    mod_: &Person,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -240,7 +236,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
-  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -290,7 +286,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
  async fn send_undo_like(
    &self,
-    creator: &Person,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
@ -346,7 +342,7 @@ impl MentionsAndAddresses {
 /// This takes a comment, and builds a list of to_addresses, inboxes,
 /// and mention tags, so they know where to be sent to.
-/// Addresses are the persons / addresses that go in the cc field.
+/// Addresses are the users / addresses that go in the cc field.
 async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  comment: &Comment,
  community: &Community,
@ -360,7 +356,7 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  // Add the mention tag
  let mut tags = Vec::new();
-  // Get the person IDs for any mentions
+  // Get the user IDs for any mentions
  let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content)
    .into_iter()
    // Filter only the non-local ones
@ -373,8 +369,8 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
      debug!("mention actor_id: {}", actor_id);
      addressed_ccs.push(actor_id.to_owned().to_string().parse()?);
-      let mention_person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&actor_id, context, &mut 0).await?;
+      let mention_user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&actor_id, context, &mut 0).await?;
-      inboxes.push(mention_person.get_shared_inbox_or_inbox_url());
+      inboxes.push(mention_user.get_shared_inbox_or_inbox_url());
      let mut mention_tag = Mention::new();
      mention_tag.set_href(actor_id).set_name(mention.full_name());
@ -391,12 +387,9 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  })
 }
-/// Returns the apub ID of the person this comment is responding to. Meaning, in case this is a
+/// Returns the apub ID of the user this comment is responding to. Meaning, in case this is a
 /// top-level comment, the creator of the post, otherwise the creator of the parent comment.
-async fn get_comment_parent_creator(
+async fn get_comment_parent_creator(pool: &DbPool, comment: &Comment) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
  pool: &DbPool,
  comment: &Comment,
 ) -> Result<Person, LemmyError> {
  let parent_creator_id = if let Some(parent_comment_id) = comment.parent_id {
    let parent_comment =
      blocking(pool, move |conn| Comment::read(conn, parent_comment_id)).await??;
@ -406,10 +399,10 @@ async fn get_comment_parent_creator(
    let parent_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, parent_post_id)).await??;
    parent_post.creator_id
  };
-  Ok(blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, parent_creator_id)).await??)
+  Ok(blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, parent_creator_id)).await??)
 }
-/// Turns a person id like `@name@example.com` into an apub ID, like `https://example.com/user/name`,
+/// Turns a user id like `@name@example.com` into an apub ID, like `https://example.com/user/name`,
 /// using webfinger.
 async fn fetch_webfinger_url(mention: &MentionData, client: &Client) -> Result<Url, LemmyError> {
  let fetch_url = format!(
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/community.rs
@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
  activity_queue::{send_activity_single_dest, send_to_community_followers},
  check_is_apub_id_valid,
  extensions::context::lemmy_context,
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  insert_activity,
  ActorType,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
@ -24,11 +23,11 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::DbPool;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::Community;
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_follower_view::CommunityFollowerView;
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;
@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    unimplemented!()
  }
-  /// As a local community, accept the follow request from a remote person.
+  /// As a local community, accept the follow request from a remote user.
  async fn send_accept_follow(
    &self,
    follow: Follow,
@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
      .actor()?
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(actor_uri, context, &mut 0).await?;
+    let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(actor_uri, context, &mut 0).await?;
    let mut accept = Accept::new(
      self.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -90,9 +89,9 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    accept
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
      .set_id(generate_activity_id(AcceptType::Accept)?)
-      .set_to(person.actor_id());
+      .set_to(user.actor_id());
-    send_activity_single_dest(accept, self, person.inbox_url.into(), context).await?;
+    send_activity_single_dest(accept, self, user.inbox_url.into(), context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }
@ -165,20 +164,11 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
  /// Wraps an activity sent to the community in an announce, and then sends the announce to all
  /// community followers.
  ///
  /// If we are announcing a local activity, it hasn't been stored in the database yet, and we need
  /// to do it here, so that it can be fetched by ID. Remote activities are inserted into DB in the
  /// inbox.
  async fn send_announce(
    &self,
    activity: AnyBase,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let inner_id = activity.id().context(location_info!())?;
    if inner_id.domain() == Some(&Settings::get().get_hostname_without_port()?) {
      insert_activity(inner_id, activity.clone(), true, false, context.pool()).await?;
    }
    let mut announce = Announce::new(self.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(), activity);
    announce
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-use lemmy_utils::settings::structs::Settings;
+use lemmy_utils::settings::Settings;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 pub(crate) mod comment;
 pub(crate) mod community;
 pub(crate) mod person;
 pub(crate) mod post;
 pub(crate) mod private_message;
 pub(crate) mod user;
 /// Generate a unique ID for an activity, in the format:
 /// `http(s)://example.com/receive/create/202daf0a-1489-45df-8d2e-c8a3173fed36`
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/post.rs
@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ use activitystreams::{
  prelude::*,
  public,
 };
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, person::Person, post::Post};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, post::Post, user::User_};
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubObjectType for Post {
  /// Send out information about a newly created post, to the followers of the community.
-  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let page = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let community_id = self.community_id;
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
  }
  /// Send out information about an edited post, to the followers of the community.
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let page = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let community_id = self.community_id;
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &Person,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -155,11 +155,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_undo_remove(
+  async fn send_undo_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    &self,
    mod_: &Person,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -194,7 +190,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
-  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -238,7 +234,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
  async fn send_undo_like(
    &self,
-    creator: &Person,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/private_message.rs
@ -16,21 +16,20 @@ use activitystreams::{
  },
  prelude::*,
 };
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{person::Person, private_message::PrivateMessage};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{private_message::PrivateMessage, user::User_};
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
  /// Send out information about a newly created private message
-  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient =
+    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
    let mut create = Create::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -47,12 +46,11 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
  }
  /// Send out information about an edited private message, to the followers of the community.
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient =
+    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
    let mut update = Update::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -67,10 +65,9 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient =
+    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
    let mut delete = Delete::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -87,12 +84,11 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &Person,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient =
+    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
    let mut delete = Delete::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -117,13 +113,13 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
    Ok(())
  }
-  async fn send_remove(&self, _mod_: &Person, _context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&self, _mod_: &User_, _context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    unimplemented!()
  }
  async fn send_undo_remove(
    &self,
-    _mod_: &Person,
+    _mod_: &User_,
    _context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    unimplemented!()
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/person.rs
@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ use activitystreams::{
  base::{AnyBase, BaseExt, ExtendsExt},
  object::ObjectExt,
 };
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, DbPool, Followable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
-  person::Person,
+  user::User_,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl ActorType for Person {
+impl ActorType for User_ {
  fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
    self.local
  }
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl ActorType for Person {
      .into()
  }
-  /// As a given local person, send out a follow request to a remote community.
+  /// As a given local user, send out a follow request to a remote community.
  async fn send_follow(
    &self,
    follow_actor_id: &Url,
@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl ActorType for Person {
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: community.id,
-      person_id: self.id,
+      user_id: self.id,
      pending: true,
    };
    blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use background_jobs::{
 };
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use lemmy_db_queries::DbPool;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, person::Person};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, user::User_};
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::{debug, warn};
 use reqwest::Client;
@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ where
    .await?
    .iter()
    .unique()
-    .filter(|inbox| inbox.host_str() != Some(&Settings::get().hostname()))
+    .filter(|inbox| inbox.host_str() != Some(&Settings::get().hostname))
    .filter(|inbox| check_is_apub_id_valid(inbox).is_ok())
    .map(|inbox| inbox.to_owned())
    .collect();
@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ where
  Ok(())
 }
-/// Sends an activity from a local person to a remote community.
+/// Sends an activity from a local user to a remote community.
 ///
 /// * `activity` the activity to send
 /// * `creator` the creator of the activity
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ where
 ///
 pub(crate) async fn send_to_community<T, Kind>(
  activity: T,
-  creator: &Person,
+  creator: &User_,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ where
  Ok(())
 }
-/// Sends notification to any persons mentioned in a comment
+/// Sends notification to any users mentioned in a comment
 ///
-/// * `creator` person who created the comment
+/// * `creator` user who created the comment
-/// * `mentions` list of inboxes of persons which are mentioned in the comment
+/// * `mentions` list of inboxes of users which are mentioned in the comment
 /// * `activity` either a `Create/Note` or `Update/Note`
 pub(crate) async fn send_comment_mentions<T, Kind>(
-  creator: &Person,
+  creator: &User_,
  mentions: Vec<Url>,
  activity: T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ where
  Kind: Serialize,
  <T as Extends<Kind>>::Error: From<serde_json::Error> + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-  if !Settings::get().federation().enabled || inboxes.is_empty() {
+  if !Settings::get().federation.enabled || inboxes.is_empty() {
    return Ok(());
  }
@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ where
  let hostname = Settings::get().get_hostname_without_port()?;
  let inboxes: Vec<&Url> = inboxes
    .iter()
-    .filter(|i| i.domain().expect("valid inbox url") != hostname)
+    .filter(|i| i.domain().unwrap() != hostname)
    .collect();
  let activity = activity.into_any_base()?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/extensions/context.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/extensions/context.rs
@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ pub(crate) fn lemmy_context() -> Result<Vec<AnyBase>, LemmyError> {
  let context_ext = AnyBase::from_arbitrary_json(json!(
  {
    "sc": "http://schema.org#",
    "category": "sc:category",
    "sensitive": "as:sensitive",
    "stickied": "as:stickied",
    "comments_enabled": {
-      "kind": "sc:Boolean",
+    "kind": "sc:Boolean",
-      "id": "pt:commentsEnabled"
+    "id": "pt:commentsEnabled"
    }
  }))?;
  Ok(vec![AnyBase::from(context()), context_ext])
--- a/crates/apub/src/extensions/group_extensions.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/extensions/group_extensions.rs
@ -1,19 +1,41 @@
 use activitystreams::unparsed::UnparsedMutExt;
 use activitystreams_ext::UnparsedExtension;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::category::Category;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-/// Activitystreams extension to allow (de)serializing additional Community field
+/// Activitystreams extension to allow (de)serializing additional Community fields `category` and
 /// `sensitive` (called 'nsfw' in Lemmy).
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct GroupExtension {
  pub category: Option<GroupCategory>,
  pub sensitive: Option<bool>,
 }
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct GroupCategory {
  // Using a string because that's how Peertube does it.
  pub identifier: String,
  pub name: String,
 }
 impl GroupExtension {
-  pub fn new(sensitive: bool) -> Result<GroupExtension, LemmyError> {
+  pub fn new(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    category_id: i32,
    sensitive: bool,
  ) -> Result<GroupExtension, LemmyError> {
    let category = Category::read(conn, category_id)?;
    let group_category = GroupCategory {
      identifier: category_id.to_string(),
      name: category.name,
    };
    Ok(GroupExtension {
      category: Some(group_category),
      sensitive: Some(sensitive),
    })
  }
@ -27,11 +49,13 @@ where
  fn try_from_unparsed(unparsed_mut: &mut U) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
    Ok(GroupExtension {
      category: unparsed_mut.remove("category")?,
      sensitive: unparsed_mut.remove("sensitive")?,
    })
  }
  fn try_into_unparsed(self, unparsed_mut: &mut U) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
    unparsed_mut.insert("category", self.category)?;
    unparsed_mut.insert("sensitive", self.sensitive)?;
    Ok(())
  }
--- a/crates/apub/src/extensions/signatures.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/extensions/signatures.rs
@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub(crate) fn verify_signature(
  }
 }
-/// Extension for actor public key, which is needed on person and community for HTTP signatures.
+/// Extension for actor public key, which is needed on user and community for HTTP signatures.
 ///
 /// Taken from: https://docs.rs/activitystreams/0.5.0-alpha.17/activitystreams/ext/index.html
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/community.rs
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
  fetcher::{
    fetch::fetch_remote_object,
-    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
    is_deleted,
    should_refetch_actor,
  },
-  inbox::person_inbox::receive_announce,
+  inbox::user_inbox::receive_announce,
  objects::FromApub,
  GroupExt,
 };
@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::community::Community_, ApubObject, Joinable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::{Community, CommunityModerator, CommunityModeratorForm};
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
  let mut creator_and_moderators = Vec::new();
  for uri in creator_and_moderator_uris {
-    let c_or_m = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
+    let c_or_m = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
    creator_and_moderators.push(c_or_m);
  }
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
      for mod_ in creator_and_moderators {
        let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
          community_id,
-          person_id: mod_.id,
+          user_id: mod_.id,
        };
        CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form)?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 pub(crate) mod community;
 mod fetch;
 pub(crate) mod objects;
 pub(crate) mod person;
 pub mod search;
 pub(crate) mod user;
 use crate::{
  fetcher::{
    community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
    fetch::FetchError,
-    person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+    user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  },
  ActorType,
 };
@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ where
  false
 }
-/// Get a remote actor from its apub ID (either a person or a community). Thin wrapper around
+/// Get a remote actor from its apub ID (either a user or a community). Thin wrapper around
-/// `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person()` and `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community()`.
+/// `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user()` and `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community()`.
 ///
 /// If it exists locally and `!should_refetch_actor()`, it is returned directly from the database.
 /// Otherwise it is fetched from the remote instance, stored and returned.
@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(
  let community = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await;
  let actor: Box<dyn ActorType> = match community {
    Ok(c) => Box::new(c),
-    Err(_) => Box::new(get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await?),
+    Err(_) => Box::new(get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await?),
  };
  Ok(actor)
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/objects.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/objects.rs
@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{fetcher::fetch::fetch_remote_object, objects::FromApub, NoteExt, PageExt};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, Crud};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::Comment, post::Post};
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
  fetcher::{
    fetch::fetch_remote_object,
    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
-    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
    is_deleted,
  },
  find_object_by_id,
@ -15,34 +15,34 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use activitystreams::base::BaseExt;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, site::SearchResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::{
    comment::Comment_,
    community::Community_,
    person::Person_,
    post::Post_,
    private_message::PrivateMessage_,
    user::User,
  },
  SearchType,
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  comment::Comment,
  community::Community,
  person::Person,
  post::Post,
  private_message::PrivateMessage,
  user::User_,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::{comment_view::CommentView, post_view::PostView};
-use lemmy_db_views_actor::{community_view::CommunityView, person_view::PersonViewSafe};
+use lemmy_db_views_actor::{community_view::CommunityView, user_view::UserViewSafe};
-use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_structs::{blocking, site::SearchResponse};
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
 use url::Url;
 /// The types of ActivityPub objects that can be fetched directly by searching for their ID.
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, Debug)]
 enum SearchAcceptedObjects {
  Person(Box<PersonExt>),
  Group(Box<GroupExt>),
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
    debug!("Search for {}", query);
    let split = query.split('@').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-    // Person type will look like ['', username, instance]
+    // User type will look like ['', username, instance]
    // Community will look like [!community, instance]
    let (name, instance) = if split.len() == 3 {
      (format!("/u/{}", split[1]), split[2])
@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ async fn build_response(
  match fetch_response {
    SearchAcceptedObjects::Person(p) => {
-      let person_uri = p.inner.id(domain)?.context("person has no id")?;
+      let user_uri = p.inner.id(domain)?.context("person has no id")?;
-      let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
+      let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
      response.users = vec![
        blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          PersonViewSafe::read(conn, person.id)
+          UserViewSafe::read(conn, user.id)
        })
        .await??,
      ];
@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ async fn delete_object_locally(query_url: &Url, context: &LemmyContext) -> Resul
      })
      .await??;
    }
-    Object::Person(u) => {
+    Object::User(u) => {
      // TODO: implement update_deleted() for user, move it to ApubObject trait
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        Person::delete_account(conn, u.id)
+        User_::delete_account(conn, u.id)
      })
      .await??;
    }
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/person.rs
@ -5,68 +5,66 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
-use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
+use lemmy_db_queries::{source::user::User, ApubObject};
-use lemmy_db_queries::{source::person::Person_, ApubObject};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
 use url::Url;
-/// Get a person from its apub ID.
+/// Get a user from its apub ID.
 ///
 /// If it exists locally and `!should_refetch_actor()`, it is returned directly from the database.
 /// Otherwise it is fetched from the remote instance, stored and returned.
-pub(crate) async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(
+pub(crate) async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(
  apub_id: &Url,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  recursion_counter: &mut i32,
-) -> Result<Person, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
  let apub_id_owned = apub_id.to_owned();
-  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::read_from_apub_id(conn, &apub_id_owned.into())
+    User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &apub_id_owned.into())
  })
  .await?;
-  match person {
+  match user {
    // If its older than a day, re-fetch it
    Ok(u) if !u.local && should_refetch_actor(u.last_refreshed_at) => {
-      debug!("Fetching and updating from remote person: {}", apub_id);
+      debug!("Fetching and updating from remote user: {}", apub_id);
      let person =
        fetch_remote_object::<PersonExt>(context.client(), apub_id, recursion_counter).await;
      if is_deleted(&person) {
-        // TODO: use Person::update_deleted() once implemented
+        // TODO: use User_::update_deleted() once implemented
        blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          Person::delete_account(conn, u.id)
+          User_::delete_account(conn, u.id)
        })
        .await??;
-        return Err(anyhow!("Person was deleted by remote instance").into());
+        return Err(anyhow!("User was deleted by remote instance").into());
      } else if person.is_err() {
        return Ok(u);
      }
-      let person =
+      let user = User_::from_apub(&person?, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
        Person::from_apub(&person?, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
-      let person_id = person.id;
+      let user_id = user.id;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        Person::mark_as_updated(conn, person_id)
+        User_::mark_as_updated(conn, user_id)
      })
      .await??;
-      Ok(person)
+      Ok(user)
    }
    Ok(u) => Ok(u),
    Err(NotFound {}) => {
-      debug!("Fetching and creating remote person: {}", apub_id);
+      debug!("Fetching and creating remote user: {}", apub_id);
      let person =
        fetch_remote_object::<PersonExt>(context.client(), apub_id, recursion_counter).await?;
-      let person =
+      let user = User_::from_apub(&person, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
        Person::from_apub(&person, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
-      Ok(person)
+      Ok(user)
    }
    Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
  }
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/comment.rs
@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, web::Path, HttpResponse};
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::{source::comment::Comment, CommentId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::comment::Comment;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn get_apub_comment(
  info: Path<CommentQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let id = CommentId(info.comment_id.parse::<i32>()?);
+  let id = info.comment_id.parse::<i32>()?;
  let comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Comment::read(conn, id)).await??;
  if !comment.local {
    return Err(NotFound.into());
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ use activitystreams::{
  collection::{CollectionExt, OrderedCollection, UnorderedCollection},
 };
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, HttpResponse};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::source::{activity::Activity_, community::Community_};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{activity::Activity, community::Community};
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_follower_view::CommunityFollowerView;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 use crate::APUB_JSON_CONTENT_TYPE;
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, HttpResponse};
 use http::StatusCode;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::source::activity::Activity_;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::activity::Activity;
-use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use url::Url;
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
 pub mod person;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod user;
 /// Convert the data to json and turn it into an HTTP Response with the correct ActivityPub
 /// headers.
@ -47,13 +46,12 @@ pub async fn get_activity(
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
  let settings = Settings::get();
-  let activity_id = Url::parse(&format!(
+  let activity_id = format!(
    "{}/activities/{}/{}",
    settings.get_protocol_and_hostname(),
    info.type_,
    info.id
-  ))?
+  );
  .into();
  let activity = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &activity_id)
  })
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/post.rs
@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, HttpResponse};
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::{source::post::Post, PostId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::post::Post;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn get_apub_post(
  info: web::Path<PostQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let id = PostId(info.post_id.parse::<i32>()?);
+  let id = info.post_id.parse::<i32>()?;
  let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, id)).await??;
  if !post.local {
    return Err(NotFound.into());
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
@ -9,70 +9,70 @@ use activitystreams::{
  collection::{CollectionExt, OrderedCollection},
 };
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, HttpResponse};
-use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
+use lemmy_db_queries::source::user::User;
-use lemmy_db_queries::source::person::Person_;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use url::Url;
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct PersonQuery {
+pub struct UserQuery {
  user_name: String,
 }
-/// Return the ActivityPub json representation of a local person over HTTP.
+/// Return the ActivityPub json representation of a local user over HTTP.
-pub async fn get_apub_person_http(
+pub async fn get_apub_user_http(
-  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
+  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
  let user_name = info.into_inner().user_name;
-  // TODO: this needs to be able to read deleted persons, so that it can send tombstones
+  // TODO: this needs to be able to read deleted users, so that it can send tombstones
-  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::find_by_name(conn, &user_name)
+    User_::find_by_email_or_username(conn, &user_name)
  })
  .await??;
-  if !person.deleted {
+  if !user.deleted {
-    let apub = person.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
+    let apub = user.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
    Ok(create_apub_response(&apub))
  } else {
-    Ok(create_apub_tombstone_response(&person.to_tombstone()?))
+    Ok(create_apub_tombstone_response(&user.to_tombstone()?))
  }
 }
-pub async fn get_apub_person_outbox(
+pub async fn get_apub_user_outbox(
-  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
+  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::find_by_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
+    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
  })
  .await??;
-  // TODO: populate the person outbox
+  // TODO: populate the user outbox
  let mut collection = OrderedCollection::new();
  collection
    .set_many_items(Vec::<Url>::new())
    .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
-    .set_id(person.get_outbox_url()?)
+    .set_id(user.get_outbox_url()?)
    .set_total_items(0_u64);
  Ok(create_apub_response(&collection))
 }
-pub async fn get_apub_person_inbox(
+pub async fn get_apub_user_inbox(
-  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
+  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::find_by_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
+    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
  })
  .await??;
  let mut collection = OrderedCollection::new();
  collection
-    .set_id(format!("{}/inbox", person.actor_id.into_inner()).parse()?)
+    .set_id(format!("{}/inbox", user.actor_id.into_inner()).parse()?)
    .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?);
  Ok(create_apub_response(&collection))
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
@ -26,16 +26,13 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::community::Community_, ApubObject, DbPool, Followable};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  source::{
+  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
-    community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
+  user::User_,
    person::Person,
  },
  CommunityId,
 };
-use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_person_ban_view::CommunityPersonBanView;
+use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_user_ban_view::CommunityUserBanView;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::info;
@ -47,8 +44,8 @@ use url::Url;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
 pub enum CommunityValidTypes {
-  Follow,  // follow request from a person
+  Follow,  // follow request from a user
-  Undo,    // unfollow from a person
+  Undo,    // unfollow from a user
  Create,  // create post or comment
  Update,  // update post or comment
  Like,    // upvote post or comment
@ -116,21 +113,21 @@ pub(crate) async fn community_receive_message(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
-  // Only persons can send activities to the community, so we can get the actor as person
+  // Only users can send activities to the community, so we can get the actor as user
  // unconditionally.
  let actor_id = actor.actor_id();
-  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &actor_id.into())
+    User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &actor_id.into())
  })
  .await??;
-  check_community_or_site_ban(&person, to_community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+  check_community_or_site_ban(&user, &to_community, context.pool()).await?;
  let any_base = activity.clone().into_any_base()?;
  let actor_url = actor.actor_id();
  let activity_kind = activity.kind().context(location_info!())?;
  let do_announce = match activity_kind {
    CommunityValidTypes::Follow => {
-      handle_follow(any_base.clone(), person, &to_community, &context).await?;
+      handle_follow(any_base.clone(), user, &to_community, &context).await?;
      false
    }
    CommunityValidTypes::Undo => {
@ -165,7 +162,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn community_receive_message(
    }
    CommunityValidTypes::Remove => {
      // TODO: we dont support remote mods, so this is ignored for now
-      //receive_remove_for_community(context, any_base.clone(), &person_url).await?
+      //receive_remove_for_community(context, any_base.clone(), &user_url).await?
      false
    }
  };
@ -181,20 +178,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn community_receive_message(
  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
-/// Handle a follow request from a remote person, adding the person as follower and returning an
+/// Handle a follow request from a remote user, adding the user as follower and returning an
 /// Accept activity.
 async fn handle_follow(
  activity: AnyBase,
-  person: Person,
+  user: User_,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
  let follow = Follow::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person.actor_id(), false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &user.actor_id(), false)?;
  let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
    community_id: community.id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    pending: false,
  };
@ -229,27 +226,27 @@ async fn handle_undo(
  }
 }
-/// Handle `Undo/Follow` from a person, removing the person from followers list.
+/// Handle `Undo/Follow` from a user, removing the user from followers list.
 async fn handle_undo_follow(
  activity: AnyBase,
-  person_url: Url,
+  user_url: Url,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let undo = Undo::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&undo, &person_url, true)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&undo, &user_url, true)?;
  let object = undo.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?;
  let follow = Follow::from_any_base(object)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person_url, false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &user_url, false)?;
-  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &person_url.into())
+    User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &user_url.into())
  })
  .await??;
  let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
    community_id: community.id,
-    person_id: person.id,
+    user_id: user.id,
    pending: false,
  };
@ -263,18 +260,18 @@ async fn handle_undo_follow(
 }
 pub(crate) async fn check_community_or_site_ban(
-  person: &Person,
+  user: &User_,
-  community_id: CommunityId,
+  community: &Community,
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  if person.banned {
+  if user.banned {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Person is banned from site").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("User is banned from site").into());
  }
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
-  let is_banned =
+  let community_id = community.id;
-    move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBanView::get(conn, person_id, community_id).is_ok();
+  let is_banned = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
  if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Person is banned from community").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("User is banned from community").into());
  }
  Ok(())
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/mod.rs
@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::{activity::Activity_, community::Community_},
  ApubObject,
  DbPool,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{activity::Activity, community::Community, person::Person};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{activity::Activity, community::Community, user::User_};
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use url::Url;
 pub mod community_inbox;
 pub mod person_inbox;
 mod receive_for_community;
 pub mod shared_inbox;
 pub mod user_inbox;
 pub(crate) fn get_activity_id<T, Kind>(activity: &T, creator_uri: &Url) -> Result<Url, LemmyError>
 where
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn is_activity_already_known(
  pool: &DbPool,
  activity_id: &Url,
 ) -> Result<bool, LemmyError> {
-  let activity_id = activity_id.to_owned().into();
+  let activity_id = activity_id.to_string();
  let existing = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
    Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &activity_id)
  })
@ -119,17 +119,17 @@ where
 }
 /// Returns true if `to_and_cc` contains at least one local user.
-pub(crate) async fn is_addressed_to_local_person(
+pub(crate) async fn is_addressed_to_local_user(
  to_and_cc: &[Url],
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<bool, LemmyError> {
  for url in to_and_cc {
    let url = url.to_owned();
-    let person = blocking(&pool, move |conn| {
+    let user = blocking(&pool, move |conn| {
-      Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &url.into())
+      User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &url.into())
    })
    .await?;
-    if let Ok(u) = person {
+    if let Ok(u) = user {
      if u.local {
        return Ok(true);
      }
@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ where
  let id = activity.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?;
  let activity_domain = id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
-  if activity_domain == Settings::get().hostname() {
+  if activity_domain == Settings::get().hostname {
    return Err(
      anyhow!(
        "Error: received activity which was sent by local instance: {:?}",
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/receive_for_community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/receive_for_community.rs
@ -43,22 +43,15 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::site::Site;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use strum_macros::EnumString;
 use url::Url;
 #[derive(EnumString)]
 enum PageOrNote {
  Page,
  Note,
 }
 /// This file is for post/comment activities received by the community, and for post/comment
-///       activities announced by the community and received by the person.
+///       activities announced by the community and received by the user.
 /// A post or comment being created
 pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_create_for_community(
@ -71,13 +64,9 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_create_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&create, &expected_domain, true)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&create)?;
-  let kind = create
+  match create.object().as_single_kind_str() {
-    .object()
+    Some("Page") => receive_create_post(create, context, request_counter).await,
-    .as_single_kind_str()
+    Some("Note") => receive_create_comment(create, context, request_counter).await,
    .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok());
  match kind {
    Some(PageOrNote::Page) => receive_create_post(create, context, request_counter).await,
    Some(PageOrNote::Note) => receive_create_comment(create, context, request_counter).await,
    _ => receive_unhandled_activity(create),
  }
 }
@ -93,13 +82,9 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_update_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&update, &expected_domain, true)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&update)?;
-  let kind = update
+  match update.object().as_single_kind_str() {
-    .object()
+    Some("Page") => receive_update_post(update, context, request_counter).await,
-    .as_single_kind_str()
+    Some("Note") => receive_update_comment(update, context, request_counter).await,
    .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok());
  match kind {
    Some(PageOrNote::Page) => receive_update_post(update, context, request_counter).await,
    Some(PageOrNote::Note) => receive_update_comment(update, context, request_counter).await,
    _ => receive_unhandled_activity(update),
  }
 }
@ -115,14 +100,11 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_like_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&like, &expected_domain, false)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&like)?;
-  let object_id = like
+  let object_id = get_like_object_id(&like)?;
    .object()
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match fetch_post_or_comment_by_id(&object_id, context, request_counter).await? {
-    PostOrComment::Post(post) => receive_like_post(like, *post, context, request_counter).await,
+    PostOrComment::Post(post) => receive_like_post(like, post, context, request_counter).await,
    PostOrComment::Comment(comment) => {
-      receive_like_comment(like, *comment, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_like_comment(like, comment, context, request_counter).await
    }
  }
 }
@ -146,16 +128,13 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_dislike_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&dislike, &expected_domain, false)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&dislike)?;
-  let object_id = dislike
+  let object_id = get_like_object_id(&dislike)?;
    .object()
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match fetch_post_or_comment_by_id(&object_id, context, request_counter).await? {
    PostOrComment::Post(post) => {
-      receive_dislike_post(dislike, *post, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_dislike_post(dislike, post, context, request_counter).await
    }
    PostOrComment::Comment(comment) => {
-      receive_dislike_comment(dislike, *comment, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_dislike_comment(dislike, comment, context, request_counter).await
    }
  }
 }
@ -177,8 +156,8 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_delete_for_community(
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match find_post_or_comment_by_id(context, object).await {
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_delete_post(context, *p).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_delete_post(context, p).await,
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_delete_comment(context, *c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_delete_comment(context, c).await,
    // if we dont have the object, no need to do anything
    Err(_) => Ok(()),
  }
@ -215,21 +194,13 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_remove_for_community(
  remove.id(community_id.domain().context(location_info!())?)?;
  match find_post_or_comment_by_id(context, object).await {
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_remove_post(context, remove, *p).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_remove_post(context, remove, p).await,
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_remove_comment(context, remove, *c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_remove_comment(context, remove, c).await,
    // if we dont have the object, no need to do anything
    Err(_) => Ok(()),
  }
 }
 #[derive(EnumString)]
 enum UndoableActivities {
  Delete,
  Remove,
  Like,
  Dislike,
 }
 /// A post/comment action being reverted (either a delete, remove, upvote or downvote)
 pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_for_community(
  context: &LemmyContext,
@ -241,18 +212,13 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&undo, &expected_domain.to_owned(), true)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&undo)?;
-  use UndoableActivities::*;
+  match undo.object().as_single_kind_str() {
-  match undo
+    Some("Delete") => receive_undo_delete_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain).await,
-    .object()
+    Some("Remove") => receive_undo_remove_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain).await,
-    .as_single_kind_str()
+    Some("Like") => {
    .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
  {
    Some(Delete) => receive_undo_delete_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain).await,
    Some(Remove) => receive_undo_remove_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain).await,
    Some(Like) => {
      receive_undo_like_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain, request_counter).await
    }
-    Some(Dislike) => {
+    Some("Dislike") => {
      receive_undo_dislike_for_community(context, undo, expected_domain, request_counter).await
    }
    _ => receive_unhandled_activity(undo),
@ -276,8 +242,8 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_delete_for_community(
    .single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match find_post_or_comment_by_id(context, object).await {
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_delete_post(context, *p).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_delete_post(context, p).await,
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_delete_comment(context, *c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_delete_comment(context, c).await,
    // if we dont have the object, no need to do anything
    Err(_) => Ok(()),
  }
@ -300,8 +266,8 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_remove_for_community(
    .single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match find_post_or_comment_by_id(context, object).await {
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_remove_post(context, *p).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_remove_post(context, p).await,
-    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_remove_comment(context, *c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_remove_comment(context, c).await,
    // if we dont have the object, no need to do anything
    Err(_) => Ok(()),
  }
@ -319,16 +285,13 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_like_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&like, &expected_domain, false)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&like)?;
-  let object_id = like
+  let object_id = get_like_object_id(&like)?;
    .object()
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match fetch_post_or_comment_by_id(&object_id, context, request_counter).await? {
    PostOrComment::Post(post) => {
-      receive_undo_like_post(&like, *post, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_undo_like_post(&like, post, context, request_counter).await
    }
    PostOrComment::Comment(comment) => {
-      receive_undo_like_comment(&like, *comment, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_undo_like_comment(&like, comment, context, request_counter).await
    }
  }
 }
@ -345,16 +308,13 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_dislike_for_community(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&dislike, &expected_domain, false)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&dislike)?;
-  let object_id = dislike
+  let object_id = get_like_object_id(&dislike)?;
    .object()
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
  match fetch_post_or_comment_by_id(&object_id, context, request_counter).await? {
    PostOrComment::Post(post) => {
-      receive_undo_dislike_post(&dislike, *post, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_undo_dislike_post(&dislike, post, context, request_counter).await
    }
    PostOrComment::Comment(comment) => {
-      receive_undo_dislike_comment(&dislike, *comment, context, request_counter).await
+      receive_undo_dislike_comment(&dislike, comment, context, request_counter).await
    }
  }
 }
@ -365,12 +325,35 @@ async fn fetch_post_or_comment_by_id(
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<PostOrComment, LemmyError> {
  if let Ok(post) = get_or_fetch_and_insert_post(apub_id, context, request_counter).await {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(Box::new(post)));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(post));
  }
  if let Ok(comment) = get_or_fetch_and_insert_comment(apub_id, context, request_counter).await {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(Box::new(comment)));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(comment));
  }
  Err(NotFound.into())
 }
 fn get_like_object_id<Activity>(like_or_dislike: &Activity) -> Result<Url, LemmyError>
 where
  Activity: ActorAndObjectRefExt,
 {
  // TODO: For backwards compatibility with older Lemmy versions where like.object contains a full
  //       post/comment. This can be removed after some time, using
  //       `activity.oject().as_single_xsd_any_uri()` instead.
  let object = like_or_dislike.object();
  if let Some(xsd_uri) = object.as_single_xsd_any_uri() {
    Ok(xsd_uri.to_owned())
  } else {
    Ok(
      object
        .to_owned()
        .one()
        .context(location_info!())?
        .id()
        .context(location_info!())?
        .to_owned(),
    )
  }
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ use crate::{
    inbox_verify_http_signature,
    is_activity_already_known,
    is_addressed_to_community_followers,
-    is_addressed_to_local_person,
+    is_addressed_to_local_user,
-    person_inbox::{person_receive_message, PersonAcceptedActivities},
+    user_inbox::{user_receive_message, UserAcceptedActivities},
  },
  insert_activity,
 };
 use activitystreams::{activity::ActorAndObject, prelude::*};
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, DbPool};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::Community;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
  let mut res: Option<HttpResponse> = None;
  let to_and_cc = get_activity_to_and_cc(&activity);
  // Handle community first, so in case the sender is banned by the community, it will error out.
-  // If we handled the person receive first, the activity would be inserted to the database before the
+  // If we handled the user receive first, the activity would be inserted to the database before the
  // community could check for bans.
-  // Note that an activity can be addressed to a community and to a person (or multiple persons) at the
+  // Note that an activity can be addressed to a community and to a user (or multiple users) at the
  // same time. In this case we still only handle it once, to avoid duplicate websocket
  // notifications.
  let community = extract_local_community_from_destinations(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await?;
@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
      )
      .await?,
    );
-  } else if is_addressed_to_local_person(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
+  } else if is_addressed_to_local_user(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
-    let person_activity = PersonAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
+    let user_activity = UserAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    // `to_person` is only used for follow activities (which we dont receive here), so no need to pass
+    // `to_user` is only used for follow activities (which we dont receive here), so no need to pass
    // it in
-    person_receive_message(
+    user_receive_message(
-      person_activity,
+      user_activity,
      None,
      actor.as_ref(),
      &context,
@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
    .await?
    .is_some()
  {
-    let person_activity = PersonAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
+    let user_activity = UserAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
      .context(location_info!())?;
    res = Some(
-      person_receive_message(
+      user_receive_message(
-        person_activity,
+        user_activity,
        None,
        actor.as_ref(),
        &context,
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/person_inbox.rs
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::{
    inbox_verify_http_signature,
    is_activity_already_known,
    is_addressed_to_community_followers,
-    is_addressed_to_local_person,
+    is_addressed_to_local_user,
    is_addressed_to_public,
    receive_for_community::{
      receive_create_for_community,
@ -48,25 +48,24 @@ use activitystreams::{
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use diesel::NotFound;
-use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
+use lemmy_db_queries::{source::user::User, ApubObject, Followable};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::person::Person_, ApubObject, Followable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  community::{Community, CommunityFollower},
  person::Person,
  private_message::PrivateMessage,
  user::User_,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use strum_macros::EnumString;
 use url::Url;
-/// Allowed activities for person inbox.
+/// Allowed activities for user inbox.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
-pub enum PersonValidTypes {
+pub enum UserValidTypes {
  Accept,   // community accepted our follow request
  Create,   // create private message
  Update,   // edit private message
@ -76,12 +75,12 @@ pub enum PersonValidTypes {
  Announce, // post, comment or vote in community
 }
-pub type PersonAcceptedActivities = ActorAndObject<PersonValidTypes>;
+pub type UserAcceptedActivities = ActorAndObject<UserValidTypes>;
-/// Handler for all incoming activities to person inboxes.
+/// Handler for all incoming activities to user inboxes.
-pub async fn person_inbox(
+pub async fn user_inbox(
  request: HttpRequest,
-  input: web::Json<PersonAcceptedActivities>,
+  input: web::Json<UserAcceptedActivities>,
  path: web::Path<String>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
@ -98,29 +97,29 @@ pub async fn person_inbox(
  // Check if the activity is actually meant for us
  let username = path.into_inner();
-  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    Person::find_by_name(&conn, &username)
+    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &username)
  })
  .await??;
  let to_and_cc = get_activity_to_and_cc(&activity);
  // TODO: we should also accept activities that are sent to community followers
-  if !to_and_cc.contains(&&person.actor_id()) {
+  if !to_and_cc.contains(&&user.actor_id()) {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Activity delivered to wrong person").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("Activity delivered to wrong user").into());
  }
  assert_activity_not_local(&activity)?;
  insert_activity(&activity_id, activity.clone(), false, true, context.pool()).await?;
  debug!(
-    "Person {} received activity {:?} from {}",
+    "User {} received activity {:?} from {}",
-    person.name,
+    user.name,
    &activity.id_unchecked(),
    &actor.actor_id()
  );
-  person_receive_message(
+  user_receive_message(
    activity.clone(),
-    Some(person.clone()),
+    Some(user.clone()),
    actor.as_ref(),
    &context,
    request_counter,
@ -129,43 +128,36 @@ pub async fn person_inbox(
 }
 /// Receives Accept/Follow, Announce, private messages and community (undo) remove, (undo) delete
-pub(crate) async fn person_receive_message(
+pub(crate) async fn user_receive_message(
-  activity: PersonAcceptedActivities,
+  activity: UserAcceptedActivities,
-  to_person: Option<Person>,
+  to_user: Option<User_>,
  actor: &dyn ActorType,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
-  is_for_person_inbox(context, &activity).await?;
+  is_for_user_inbox(context, &activity).await?;
  let any_base = activity.clone().into_any_base()?;
  let kind = activity.kind().context(location_info!())?;
  let actor_url = actor.actor_id();
  match kind {
-    PersonValidTypes::Accept => {
+    UserValidTypes::Accept => {
-      receive_accept(
+      receive_accept(&context, any_base, actor, to_user.unwrap(), request_counter).await?;
        &context,
        any_base,
        actor,
        to_person.expect("person provided"),
        request_counter,
      )
      .await?;
    }
-    PersonValidTypes::Announce => {
+    UserValidTypes::Announce => {
      receive_announce(&context, any_base, actor, request_counter).await?
    }
-    PersonValidTypes::Create => {
+    UserValidTypes::Create => {
      receive_create(&context, any_base, actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    PersonValidTypes::Update => {
+    UserValidTypes::Update => {
      receive_update(&context, any_base, actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    PersonValidTypes::Delete => {
+    UserValidTypes::Delete => {
      receive_delete(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    PersonValidTypes::Undo => receive_undo(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?,
+    UserValidTypes::Undo => receive_undo(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?,
-    PersonValidTypes::Remove => receive_remove_community(&context, any_base, &actor_url).await?,
+    UserValidTypes::Remove => receive_remove_community(&context, any_base, &actor_url).await?,
  };
  // TODO: would be logical to move websocket notification code here
@ -173,16 +165,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn person_receive_message(
  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
-/// Returns true if the activity is addressed directly to one or more local persons, or if it is
+/// Returns true if the activity is addressed directly to one or more local users, or if it is
-/// addressed to the followers collection of a remote community, and at least one local person follows
+/// addressed to the followers collection of a remote community, and at least one local user follows
 /// it.
-async fn is_for_person_inbox(
+async fn is_for_user_inbox(
  context: &LemmyContext,
-  activity: &PersonAcceptedActivities,
+  activity: &UserAcceptedActivities,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let to_and_cc = get_activity_to_and_cc(activity);
-  // Check if it is addressed directly to any local person
+  // Check if it is addressed directly to any local user
-  if is_addressed_to_local_person(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
+  if is_addressed_to_local_user(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
    return Ok(());
  }
@ -205,7 +197,7 @@ async fn is_for_person_inbox(
    }
  }
-  Err(anyhow!("Not addressed for any local person").into())
+  Err(anyhow!("Not addressed for any local user").into())
 }
 /// Handle accepted follows.
@ -213,7 +205,7 @@ async fn receive_accept(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  activity: AnyBase,
  actor: &dyn ActorType,
-  person: Person,
+  user: User_,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let accept = Accept::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
@ -221,7 +213,7 @@ async fn receive_accept(
  let object = accept.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?;
  let follow = Follow::from_any_base(object)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person.actor_id(), false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &user.actor_id(), false)?;
  let community_uri = accept
    .actor()?
@ -233,27 +225,16 @@ async fn receive_accept(
    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&community_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
  let community_id = community.id;
-  let person_id = person.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
  // This will throw an error if no follow was requested
  blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommunityFollower::follow_accepted(conn, community_id, person_id)
+    CommunityFollower::follow_accepted(conn, community_id, user_id)
  })
  .await??;
  Ok(())
 }
 #[derive(EnumString)]
 enum AnnouncableActivities {
  Create,
  Update,
  Like,
  Dislike,
  Delete,
  Remove,
  Undo,
 }
 /// Takes an announce and passes the inner activity to the appropriate handler.
 pub async fn receive_announce(
  context: &LemmyContext,
@ -265,10 +246,7 @@ pub async fn receive_announce(
  verify_activity_domains_valid(&announce, &actor.actor_id(), false)?;
  is_addressed_to_public(&announce)?;
-  let kind = announce
+  let kind = announce.object().as_single_kind_str();
    .object()
    .as_single_kind_str()
    .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok());
  let inner_activity = announce
    .object()
    .to_owned()
@ -281,23 +259,22 @@ pub async fn receive_announce(
    return Ok(());
  }
  use AnnouncableActivities::*;
  match kind {
-    Some(Create) => {
+    Some("Create") => {
      receive_create_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id, request_counter).await
    }
-    Some(Update) => {
+    Some("Update") => {
      receive_update_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id, request_counter).await
    }
-    Some(Like) => {
+    Some("Like") => {
      receive_like_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id, request_counter).await
    }
-    Some(Dislike) => {
+    Some("Dislike") => {
      receive_dislike_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id, request_counter).await
    }
-    Some(Delete) => receive_delete_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id).await,
+    Some("Delete") => receive_delete_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id).await,
-    Some(Remove) => receive_remove_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id).await,
+    Some("Remove") => receive_remove_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id).await,
-    Some(Undo) => {
+    Some("Undo") => {
      receive_undo_for_community(context, inner_activity, &inner_id, request_counter).await
    }
    _ => receive_unhandled_activity(inner_activity),
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub mod fetcher;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod inbox;
 pub mod objects;
 pub mod routes;
 use crate::extensions::{
  group_extensions::GroupExtension,
@ -24,20 +23,17 @@ use activitystreams::{
 use activitystreams_ext::{Ext1, Ext2};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use diesel::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::activity::Activity_, ApubObject, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  source::{
+  activity::Activity,
-    activity::Activity,
+  comment::Comment,
-    comment::Comment,
+  community::Community,
-    community::Community,
+  post::Post,
-    person::Person as DbPerson,
+  private_message::PrivateMessage,
-    post::Post,
+  user::User_,
    private_message::PrivateMessage,
  },
  DbUrl,
 };
-use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ use url::{ParseError, Url};
 /// Activitystreams type for community
 type GroupExt = Ext2<ApActor<ApObject<Group>>, GroupExtension, PublicKeyExtension>;
-/// Activitystreams type for person
+/// Activitystreams type for user
 type PersonExt = Ext1<ApActor<ApObject<Person>>, PublicKeyExtension>;
 /// Activitystreams type for post
 type PageExt = Ext1<ApObject<Page>, PageExtension>;
@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ fn check_is_apub_id_valid(apub_id: &Url) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let domain = apub_id.domain().context(location_info!())?.to_string();
  let local_instance = settings.get_hostname_without_port()?;
-  if !settings.federation().enabled {
+  if !settings.federation.enabled {
    return if domain == local_instance {
      Ok(())
    } else {
@ -84,30 +80,29 @@ fn check_is_apub_id_valid(apub_id: &Url) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let host = apub_id.host_str().context(location_info!())?;
  let host_as_ip = host.parse::<IpAddr>();
  if host == "localhost" || host_as_ip.is_ok() {
-    return Err(anyhow!("invalid hostname {}: {}", host, apub_id).into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("invalid hostname: {:?}", host).into());
  }
  if apub_id.scheme() != Settings::get().get_protocol_string() {
-    return Err(anyhow!("invalid apub id scheme {}: {}", apub_id.scheme(), apub_id).into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("invalid apub id scheme: {:?}", apub_id.scheme()).into());
  }
-  let allowed_instances = Settings::get().get_allowed_instances();
+  let mut allowed_instances = Settings::get().get_allowed_instances();
  let blocked_instances = Settings::get().get_blocked_instances();
-
+  if allowed_instances.is_empty() && blocked_instances.is_empty() {
  if allowed_instances.is_none() && blocked_instances.is_none() {
    Ok(())
-  } else if let Some(mut allowed) = allowed_instances {
+  } else if !allowed_instances.is_empty() {
    // need to allow this explicitly because apub receive might contain objects from our local
    // instance. split is needed to remove the port in our federation test setup.
-    allowed.push(local_instance);
+    allowed_instances.push(local_instance);
-    if allowed.contains(&domain) {
+    if allowed_instances.contains(&domain) {
      Ok(())
    } else {
      Err(anyhow!("{} not in federation allowlist", domain).into())
    }
-  } else if let Some(blocked) = blocked_instances {
+  } else if !blocked_instances.is_empty() {
-    if blocked.contains(&domain) {
+    if blocked_instances.contains(&domain) {
      Err(anyhow!("{} is in federation blocklist", domain).into())
    } else {
      Ok(())
@ -121,41 +116,27 @@ fn check_is_apub_id_valid(apub_id: &Url) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
 /// and actors in Lemmy.
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 pub trait ApubObjectType {
-  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &DbPerson,
+    creator: &User_,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_undo_remove(
    &self,
    mod_: &DbPerson,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_undo_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
 }
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 pub trait ApubLikeableType {
-  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_dislike(
+  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-    &self,
+  async fn send_undo_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext)
-    creator: &DbPerson,
+    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_undo_like(
    &self,
    creator: &DbPerson,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
 }
-/// Common methods provided by ActivityPub actors (community and person). Not all methods are
+/// Common methods provided by ActivityPub actors (community and user). Not all methods are
 /// implemented by all actors.
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 pub trait ActorType {
@ -223,7 +204,7 @@ pub trait ActorType {
 pub enum EndpointType {
  Community,
-  Person,
+  User,
  Post,
  Comment,
  PrivateMessage,
@ -233,10 +214,10 @@ pub enum EndpointType {
 pub fn generate_apub_endpoint(
  endpoint_type: EndpointType,
  name: &str,
-) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
+) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
  let point = match endpoint_type {
    EndpointType::Community => "c",
-    EndpointType::Person => "u",
+    EndpointType::User => "u",
    EndpointType::Post => "post",
    EndpointType::Comment => "comment",
    EndpointType::PrivateMessage => "private_message",
@ -253,15 +234,21 @@ pub fn generate_apub_endpoint(
  )
 }
-pub fn generate_followers_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
+pub fn generate_followers_url(
  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
 ) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
  Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/followers", actor_id))?.into())
 }
-pub fn generate_inbox_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
+pub fn generate_inbox_url(
  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
 ) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
  Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/inbox", actor_id))?.into())
 }
-pub fn generate_shared_inbox_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, LemmyError> {
+pub fn generate_shared_inbox_url(
  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
 ) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, LemmyError> {
  let actor_id = actor_id.clone().into_inner();
  let url = format!(
    "{}://{}{}/inbox",
@ -288,7 +275,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn insert_activity<T>(
 where
  T: Serialize + std::fmt::Debug + Send + 'static,
 {
-  let ap_id = ap_id.to_owned().into();
+  let ap_id = ap_id.to_string();
  blocking(pool, move |conn| {
    Activity::insert(conn, ap_id, &activity, local, sensitive)
  })
@ -297,8 +284,8 @@ where
 }
 pub(crate) enum PostOrComment {
-  Comment(Box<Comment>),
+  Comment(Comment),
-  Post(Box<Post>),
+  Post(Post),
 }
 /// Tries to find a post or comment in the local database, without any network requests.
@ -314,7 +301,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_post_or_comment_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(p) = post {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(Box::new(p)));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p));
  }
  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
@ -323,18 +310,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_post_or_comment_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(c) = comment {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(Box::new(c)));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c));
  }
  Err(NotFound.into())
 }
 pub(crate) enum Object {
-  Comment(Box<Comment>),
+  Comment(Comment),
-  Post(Box<Post>),
+  Post(Post),
-  Community(Box<Community>),
+  Community(Community),
-  Person(Box<DbPerson>),
+  User(User_),
-  PrivateMessage(Box<PrivateMessage>),
+  PrivateMessage(PrivateMessage),
 }
 pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
@ -344,18 +331,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
  if let Ok(pc) = find_post_or_comment_by_id(context, ap_id.to_owned()).await {
    return Ok(match pc {
-      PostOrComment::Post(p) => Object::Post(Box::new(*p)),
+      PostOrComment::Post(p) => Object::Post(p),
-      PostOrComment::Comment(c) => Object::Comment(Box::new(*c)),
+      PostOrComment::Comment(c) => Object::Comment(c),
    });
  }
  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
-  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    DbPerson::read_from_apub_id(conn, &ap_id.into())
+    User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &ap_id.into())
  })
  .await?;
-  if let Ok(u) = person {
+  if let Ok(u) = user {
-    return Ok(Object::Person(Box::new(u)));
+    return Ok(Object::User(u));
  }
  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
@ -364,7 +351,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(c) = community {
-    return Ok(Object::Community(Box::new(c)));
+    return Ok(Object::Community(c));
  }
  let private_message = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -372,7 +359,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(pm) = private_message {
-    return Ok(Object::PrivateMessage(Box::new(pm)));
+    return Ok(Object::PrivateMessage(pm));
  }
  Err(NotFound.into())
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban,
    create_tombstone,
    get_object_from_apub,
-    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
    get_source_markdown_value,
    set_content_and_source,
    FromApub,
@ -18,19 +18,16 @@ use crate::{
 use activitystreams::{
  object::{kind::NoteType, ApObject, Note, Tombstone},
  prelude::*,
  public,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  source::{
+  comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
-    comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
+  community::Community,
-    person::Person,
+  post::Post,
-    post::Post,
+  user::User_,
  },
  CommentId,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
  utils::{convert_datetime, remove_slurs},
@ -47,11 +44,14 @@ impl ToApub for Comment {
    let mut comment = ApObject::new(Note::new());
    let creator_id = self.creator_id;
-    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
    let community_id = post.community_id;
    let community = blocking(pool, move |conn| Community::read(conn, community_id)).await??;
    // Add a vector containing some important info to the "in_reply_to" field
    // [post_ap_id, Option(parent_comment_ap_id)]
    let mut in_reply_to_vec = vec![post.ap_id.into_inner()];
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl ToApub for Comment {
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
      .set_id(self.ap_id.to_owned().into_inner())
      .set_published(convert_datetime(self.published))
-      .set_to(public())
+      .set_to(community.actor_id.into_inner())
      .set_many_in_reply_tos(in_reply_to_vec)
      .set_attributed_to(creator.actor_id.into_inner());
@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ impl FromApub for Comment {
    expected_domain: Url,
    request_counter: &mut i32,
  ) -> Result<Comment, LemmyError> {
    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban(note, context, request_counter).await?;
    let comment: Comment =
      get_object_from_apub(note, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
    let post_id = comment.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban(note, post.community_id, context, request_counter)
      .await?;
    if post.locked {
      // This is not very efficient because a comment gets inserted just to be deleted right
      // afterwards, but it seems to be the easiest way to implement it.
@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for CommentForm {
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator =
+    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
    let mut in_reply_tos = note
      .in_reply_to()
@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for CommentForm {
    // The 2nd item, if it exists, is the parent comment apub_id
    // For deeply nested comments, FromApub automatically gets called recursively
-    let parent_id: Option<CommentId> = match in_reply_tos.next() {
+    let parent_id: Option<i32> = match in_reply_tos.next() {
      Some(parent_comment_uri) => {
        let parent_comment_ap_id = &parent_comment_uri?;
        let parent_comment =
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  extensions::{context::lemmy_context, group_extensions::GroupExtension},
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    create_tombstone,
@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext2;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::DbPool;
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::community::{Community, CommunityForm},
 };
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView;
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt, convert_datetime},
@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ impl ToApub for Community {
    if let Some(icon_url) = &self.icon {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url::<Url>(icon_url.to_owned().into());
+      image.set_url(Url::parse(icon_url)?);
      group.set_icon(image.into_any_base()?);
    }
    if let Some(banner_url) = &self.banner {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url::<Url>(banner_url.to_owned().into());
+      image.set_url(Url::parse(banner_url)?);
      group.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }
@ -93,9 +93,16 @@ impl ToApub for Community {
        ..Default::default()
      });
    let nsfw = self.nsfw;
    let category_id = self.category_id;
    let group_extension = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
      GroupExtension::new(conn, category_id, nsfw)
    })
    .await??;
    Ok(Ext2::new(
      ap_actor,
-      GroupExtension::new(self.nsfw)?,
+      group_extension,
      self.get_public_key_ext()?,
    ))
  }
@ -143,7 +150,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
      .as_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
    let name = group
      .inner
      .preferred_username()
@ -173,7 +180,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -200,6 +207,13 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
      name,
      title,
      description,
      category_id: group
        .ext_one
        .category
        .clone()
        .map(|c| c.identifier.parse::<i32>().ok())
        .flatten()
        .unwrap_or(1),
      creator_id: creator.id,
      removed: None,
      published: group.inner.published().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  check_is_apub_id_valid,
-  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person},
+  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user},
  inbox::community_inbox::check_community_or_site_ban,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
@ -11,24 +11,17 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{source::community::Community, CommunityId, DbUrl};
+use lemmy_structs::blocking;
-use lemmy_utils::{
+use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings, utils::convert_datetime, LemmyError};
  location_info,
  settings::structs::Settings,
  utils::{convert_datetime, markdown_to_html},
  LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;
 pub(crate) mod comment;
 pub(crate) mod community;
 pub(crate) mod person;
 pub(crate) mod post;
 pub(crate) mod private_message;
 pub(crate) mod user;
 /// Trait for converting an object or actor into the respective ActivityPub type.
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
@ -96,7 +89,7 @@ where
 pub(in crate::objects) fn check_object_domain<T, Kind>(
  apub: &T,
  expected_domain: Url,
-) -> Result<DbUrl, LemmyError>
+) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, LemmyError>
 where
  T: Base + AsBase<Kind>,
 {
@ -119,8 +112,11 @@ where
    .set_media_type(mime_markdown()?);
  object.set_source(source.into_any_base()?);
-  object.set_content(markdown_to_html(markdown_text));
+  // set `content` to markdown for compatibility with older Lemmy versions
-  object.set_media_type(mime_html()?);
+  // TODO: change this to HTML in a while
  object.set_content(markdown_text);
  object.set_media_type(mime_markdown()?);
  //object.set_content(markdown_to_html(markdown_text));
  Ok(())
 }
@ -136,28 +132,32 @@ where
    .flatten()
    .map(|s| s.to_string());
  if content.is_some() {
-    let source = object.source().context(location_info!())?;
+    let source = object.source();
-    let source = Object::<()>::from_any_base(source.to_owned())?.context(location_info!())?;
+    // updated lemmy version, read markdown from `source.content`
-    check_is_markdown(source.media_type())?;
+    if let Some(source) = source {
-    let source_content = source
+      let source = Object::<()>::from_any_base(source.to_owned())?.context(location_info!())?;
-      .content()
+      check_is_markdown(source.media_type())?;
-      .map(|s| s.as_single_xsd_string())
+      let source_content = source
-      .flatten()
+        .content()
-      .context(location_info!())?
+        .map(|s| s.as_single_xsd_string())
-      .to_string();
+        .flatten()
-    return Ok(Some(source_content));
+        .context(location_info!())?
        .to_string();
      return Ok(Some(source_content));
    }
    // older lemmy version, read markdown from `content`
    // TODO: remove this after a while
    else {
      return Ok(content);
    }
  }
  Ok(None)
 }
-fn mime_markdown() -> Result<Mime, FromStrError> {
+pub(in crate::objects) fn mime_markdown() -> Result<Mime, FromStrError> {
  "text/markdown".parse()
 }
 fn mime_html() -> Result<Mime, FromStrError> {
  "text/html".parse()
 }
 pub(in crate::objects) fn check_is_markdown(mime: Option<&Mime>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let mime = mime.context(location_info!())?;
  if !mime.eq(&mime_markdown()?) {
@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub(in crate::objects) fn check_is_markdown(mime: Option<&Mime>) -> Result<(), L
 /// Converts an ActivityPub object (eg `Note`) to a database object (eg `Comment`). If an object
 /// with the same ActivityPub ID already exists in the database, it is returned directly. Otherwise
 /// the apub object is parsed, inserted and returned.
-pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_object_from_apub<From, Kind, To, ToForm, IdType>(
+pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_object_from_apub<From, Kind, To, ToForm>(
  from: &From,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  expected_domain: Url,
@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_object_from_apub<From, Kind, To, ToForm, IdT
 ) -> Result<To, LemmyError>
 where
  From: BaseExt<Kind>,
-  To: ApubObject<ToForm> + Crud<ToForm, IdType> + Send + 'static,
+  To: ApubObject<ToForm> + Crud<ToForm> + Send + 'static,
  ToForm: FromApubToForm<From> + Send + 'static,
 {
  let object_id = from.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
  let domain = object_id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
  // if its a local object, return it directly from the database
-  if Settings::get().hostname() == domain {
+  if Settings::get().hostname == domain {
    let object = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      To::read_from_apub_id(conn, &object_id.into())
    })
@ -205,43 +205,23 @@ where
 pub(in crate::objects) async fn check_object_for_community_or_site_ban<T, Kind>(
  object: &T,
  community_id: CommunityId,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
 where
  T: ObjectExt<Kind>,
 {
-  let person_id = object
+  let user_id = object
    .attributed_to()
    .context(location_info!())?
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(person_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(user_id, context, request_counter).await?;
-  check_community_or_site_ban(&person, community_id, context.pool()).await
+  let community_id = object
 }
 pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_to_community<T, Kind>(
  object: &T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<Community, LemmyError>
 where
  T: ObjectExt<Kind>,
 {
  let community_ids = object
    .to()
    .context(location_info!())?
-    .as_many()
+    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-    .context(location_info!())?
+    .context(location_info!())?;
-    .iter()
+  let community = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(community_id, context, request_counter).await?;
-    .map(|a| a.as_xsd_any_uri().context(location_info!()))
+  check_community_or_site_ban(&user, &community, context.pool()).await
    .collect::<Result<Vec<&Url>, anyhow::Error>>()?;
  for cid in community_ids {
    let community = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&cid, context, request_counter).await;
    if community.is_ok() {
      return community;
    }
  }
  Err(NotFound.into())
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{
  extensions::{context::lemmy_context, page_extension::PageExtension},
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user},
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban,
    create_tombstone,
    get_object_from_apub,
    get_source_markdown_value,
    get_to_community,
    set_content_and_source,
    FromApub,
    FromApubToForm,
@ -18,20 +17,16 @@ use crate::{
 use activitystreams::{
  object::{kind::PageType, ApObject, Image, Page, Tombstone},
  prelude::*,
  public,
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext1;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  self,
+  community::Community,
-  source::{
+  post::{Post, PostForm},
-    community::Community,
+  user::User_,
    person::Person,
    post::{Post, PostForm},
  },
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
  request::fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data,
@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ impl ToApub for Post {
    let mut page = ApObject::new(Page::new());
    let creator_id = self.creator_id;
-    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(pool, move |conn| Community::read(conn, community_id)).await??;
@ -61,25 +56,27 @@ impl ToApub for Post {
      // https://git.asonix.dog/Aardwolf/activitystreams/issues/5
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
      .set_id(self.ap_id.to_owned().into_inner())
-      .set_name(self.name.to_owned())
+      // Use summary field to be consistent with mastodon content warning.
-      // `summary` field for compatibility with lemmy v0.9.9 and older,
+      // https://mastodon.xyz/@Louisa/103987265222901387.json
      // TODO: remove this after some time
      .set_summary(self.name.to_owned())
      .set_published(convert_datetime(self.published))
-      .set_many_tos(vec![community.actor_id.into_inner(), public()])
+      .set_to(community.actor_id.into_inner())
      .set_attributed_to(creator.actor_id.into_inner());
    if let Some(body) = &self.body {
      set_content_and_source(&mut page, &body)?;
    }
-    if let Some(url) = &self.url {
+    // TODO: hacky code because we get self.url == Some("")
-      page.set_url::<Url>(url.to_owned().into());
+    // https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/602
    let url = self.url.as_ref().filter(|u| !u.is_empty());
    if let Some(u) = url {
      page.set_url(Url::parse(u)?);
    }
    if let Some(thumbnail_url) = &self.thumbnail_url {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url::<Url>(thumbnail_url.to_owned().into());
+      image.set_url(Url::parse(thumbnail_url)?);
      page.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }
@ -118,10 +115,8 @@ impl FromApub for Post {
    expected_domain: Url,
    request_counter: &mut i32,
  ) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
-    let post: Post = get_object_from_apub(page, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
+    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban(page, context, request_counter).await?;
-    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban(page, post.community_id, context, request_counter)
+    get_object_from_apub(page, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await
      .await?;
    Ok(post)
  }
 }
@ -142,12 +137,20 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator =
+    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
-    let community = get_to_community(page, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let community_actor_id = page
      .inner
      .to()
      .as_ref()
      .context(location_info!())?
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let thumbnail_url: Option<Url> = match &page.inner.image() {
+    let community =
      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(community_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
    let thumbnail_url = match &page.inner.image() {
      Some(any_image) => Image::from_any_base(
        any_image
          .to_owned()
@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .url()
      .context(location_info!())?
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-      .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
+      .map(|u| u.to_string()),
      None => None,
    };
    let url = page
@ -167,22 +170,19 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .url()
      .map(|u| u.as_single_xsd_any_uri())
      .flatten()
-      .map(|u| u.to_owned());
+      .map(|s| s.to_string());
    let (iframely_title, iframely_description, iframely_html, pictrs_thumbnail) =
      if let Some(url) = &url {
-        fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), Some(url)).await
+        fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), Some(url.to_owned())).await
      } else {
        (None, None, None, thumbnail_url)
      };
    let name = page
      .inner
-      .name()
+      .summary()
-      .map(|s| s.map(|s2| s2.to_owned()))
+      .as_ref()
      // The following is for compatibility with lemmy v0.9.9 and older
      // TODO: remove it after some time (along with the map above)
      .or_else(|| page.inner.summary().map(|s| s.to_owned()))
      .context(location_info!())?
      .as_single_xsd_string()
      .context(location_info!())?
@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
    let body_slurs_removed = body.map(|b| remove_slurs(&b));
    Ok(PostForm {
      name,
-      url: url.map(|u| u.into()),
+      url,
      body: body_slurs_removed,
      creator_id: creator.id,
      community_id: community.id,
@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
      ap_id: Some(check_object_domain(page, expected_domain)?),
      local: false,
    })
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
  check_is_apub_id_valid,
  extensions::context::lemmy_context,
-  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    create_tombstone,
@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ use activitystreams::{
  prelude::*,
 };
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  person::Person,
  private_message::{PrivateMessage, PrivateMessageForm},
  user::User_,
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, utils::convert_datetime, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;
@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ impl ToApub for PrivateMessage {
    let mut private_message = ApObject::new(Note::new());
    let creator_id = self.creator_id;
-    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
    private_message
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for PrivateMessageForm {
      .single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator =
+    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
    let recipient_actor_id = note
      .to()
      .context(location_info!())?
@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for PrivateMessageForm {
      .single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
    let recipient =
-      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&recipient_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&recipient_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
    let ap_id = note.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_string();
    check_is_apub_id_valid(&Url::parse(&ap_id)?)?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::Ext1;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, DbPool};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
-  source::person::{Person as DbPerson, PersonForm},
+  source::user::{UserForm, User_},
 };
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
-  settings::structs::Settings,
+  settings::Settings,
  utils::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt, convert_datetime},
  LemmyError,
 };
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl ToApub for DbPerson {
+impl ToApub for User_ {
  type ApubType = PersonExt;
  async fn to_apub(&self, _pool: &DbPool) -> Result<PersonExt, LemmyError> {
@ -50,18 +50,21 @@ impl ToApub for DbPerson {
    if let Some(avatar_url) = &self.avatar {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url::<Url>(avatar_url.to_owned().into());
+      image.set_url(Url::parse(avatar_url)?);
      person.set_icon(image.into_any_base()?);
    }
    if let Some(banner_url) = &self.banner {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url::<Url>(banner_url.to_owned().into());
+      image.set_url(Url::parse(banner_url)?);
      person.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }
    if let Some(bio) = &self.bio {
      set_content_and_source(&mut person, bio)?;
      // Also set summary for compatibility with older Lemmy versions.
      // TODO: remove this after a while.
      person.set_summary(bio.to_owned());
    }
    if let Some(i) = self.preferred_username.to_owned() {
@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ impl ToApub for DbPerson {
 }
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl FromApub for DbPerson {
+impl FromApub for User_ {
  type ApubType = PersonExt;
  async fn from_apub(
@ -93,29 +96,26 @@ impl FromApub for DbPerson {
    context: &LemmyContext,
    expected_domain: Url,
    request_counter: &mut i32,
-  ) -> Result<DbPerson, LemmyError> {
+  ) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
-    let person_id = person.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
+    let user_id = person.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
-    let domain = person_id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
+    let domain = user_id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
-    if domain == Settings::get().hostname() {
+    if domain == Settings::get().hostname {
-      let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        DbPerson::read_from_apub_id(conn, &person_id.into())
+        User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &user_id.into())
      })
      .await??;
-      Ok(person)
+      Ok(user)
    } else {
-      let person_form =
+      let user_form =
-        PersonForm::from_apub(person, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
+        UserForm::from_apub(person, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
-      let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::upsert(conn, &user_form)).await??;
-        DbPerson::upsert(conn, &person_form)
+      Ok(user)
      })
      .await??;
      Ok(person)
    }
  }
 }
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for PersonForm {
+impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for UserForm {
  async fn from_apub(
    person: &PersonExt,
    _context: &LemmyContext,
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for PersonForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for PersonForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -170,20 +170,30 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for PersonForm {
    check_slurs_opt(&preferred_username)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&bio)?;
-    Ok(PersonForm {
+    Ok(UserForm {
      name,
      preferred_username: Some(preferred_username),
      password_encrypted: "".to_string(),
      admin: false,
      banned: None,
-      deleted: None,
+      email: None,
-      avatar: avatar.map(|o| o.map(|i| i.into())),
+      avatar,
-      banner: banner.map(|o| o.map(|i| i.into())),
+      banner,
      published: person.inner.published().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      updated: person.updated().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "".to_string(),
      default_sort_type: 0,
      default_listing_type: 0,
      lang: "".to_string(),
      show_avatars: false,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      actor_id: Some(check_object_domain(person, expected_domain)?),
      bio: Some(bio),
-      local: Some(false),
+      local: false,
      private_key: None,
-      public_key: Some(Some(person.ext_one.public_key.to_owned().public_key_pem)),
+      public_key: Some(person.ext_one.public_key.to_owned().public_key_pem),
      last_refreshed_at: Some(naive_now()),
      inbox_url: Some(person.inner.inbox()?.to_owned().into()),
      shared_inbox_url: Some(shared_inbox),
--- a/crates/db_queries/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_queries/Cargo.toml
@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 name = "lemmy_db_queries"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_utils = { path = "../utils" }
@ -20,10 +19,8 @@ strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 log = "0.4.14"
 sha2 = "0.9.3"
-url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 bcrypt = "0.9.0"
-
+diesel_json = "0.1.1"
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "0.5.1"
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/comment_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/comment_aggregates.rs
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::comment_aggregates, CommentId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_aggregates;
 use serde::Serialize;
 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "comment_aggregates"]
 pub struct CommentAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: CommentId,
+  pub comment_id: i32,
  pub score: i64,
  pub upvotes: i64,
  pub downvotes: i64,
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct CommentAggregates {
 }
 impl CommentAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    comment_aggregates::table
      .filter(comment_aggregates::comment_id.eq(comment_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -28,32 +28,42 @@ mod tests {
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    Crud,
    Likeable,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::{Comment, CommentForm, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm},
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::{Post, PostForm},
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy_comment_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -61,20 +71,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
-    let another_person = PersonForm {
+    let another_user = UserForm {
      name: "jerry_comment_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -82,13 +102,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_comment_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -112,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -133,7 +154,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -149,7 +170,7 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -166,7 +187,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -178,11 +199,11 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, comment_aggs_before_delete.upvotes);
    assert_eq!(0, comment_aggs_before_delete.downvotes);
-    // Add a post dislike from the other person
+    // Add a post dislike from the other user
    let comment_dislike = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
      score: -1,
    };
@ -195,7 +216,7 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, comment_aggs_after_dislike.downvotes);
    // Remove the first comment like
-    CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
+    CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    let after_like_remove = CommentAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(-1, after_like_remove.score);
    assert_eq!(0, after_like_remove.upvotes);
@ -209,8 +230,8 @@ mod tests {
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());
    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/community_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/community_aggregates.rs
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::community_aggregates, CommunityId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_aggregates;
 use serde::Serialize;
 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "community_aggregates"]
 pub struct CommunityAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub community_id: i32,
  pub subscribers: i64,
  pub posts: i64,
  pub comments: i64,
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct CommunityAggregates {
 }
 impl CommunityAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    community_aggregates::table
      .filter(community_aggregates::community_id.eq(community_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -32,32 +32,42 @@ mod tests {
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    Crud,
    Followable,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
    community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::{Post, PostForm},
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -65,20 +75,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
-    let another_person = PersonForm {
+    let another_user = UserForm {
      name: "jerry_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -86,13 +106,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -114,9 +135,10 @@ mod tests {
    let another_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg_2".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -136,25 +158,25 @@ mod tests {
    let another_inserted_community = Community::create(&conn, &another_community).unwrap();
-    let first_person_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
+    let first_user_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
-    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &first_person_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &first_user_follow).unwrap();
-    let second_person_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
+    let second_user_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
-    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_person_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_user_follow).unwrap();
    let another_community_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: another_inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
@ -164,7 +186,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -185,7 +207,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -201,7 +223,7 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -230,12 +252,12 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, another_community_aggs.comments);
    // Unfollow test
-    CommunityFollower::unfollow(&conn, &second_person_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::unfollow(&conn, &second_user_follow).unwrap();
    let after_unfollow = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(1, after_unfollow.subscribers);
    // Follow again just for the later tests
-    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_person_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_user_follow).unwrap();
    let after_follow_again = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(2, after_follow_again.subscribers);
@ -245,14 +267,14 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_post_delete.comments);
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_post_delete.posts);
-    // Remove the 2nd person
+    // Remove the 2nd user
-    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let after_person_delete = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
+    let after_user_delete = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, after_person_delete.subscribers);
+    assert_eq!(1, after_user_delete.subscribers);
    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
    // Should be none found, since the creator was deleted
    let after_delete = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/mod.rs
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub mod comment_aggregates;
 pub mod community_aggregates;
 pub mod person_aggregates;
 pub mod post_aggregates;
 pub mod site_aggregates;
 pub mod user_aggregates;
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::post_aggregates, PostId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_aggregates;
 use serde::Serialize;
 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "post_aggregates"]
 pub struct PostAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub post_id: PostId,
+  pub post_id: i32,
  pub comments: i64,
  pub score: i64,
  pub upvotes: i64,
  pub downvotes: i64,
  pub stickied: bool,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub newest_comment_time_necro: chrono::NaiveDateTime, // A newest comment time, limited to 2 days, to prevent necrobumping
  pub newest_comment_time: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
 impl PostAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    post_aggregates::table
      .filter(post_aggregates::post_id.eq(post_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -32,32 +31,42 @@ mod tests {
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    Crud,
    Likeable,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::{Post, PostForm, PostLike, PostLikeForm},
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -65,20 +74,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
-    let another_person = PersonForm {
+    let another_user = UserForm {
      name: "jerry_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -86,13 +105,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -116,7 +136,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -137,7 +157,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -153,7 +173,7 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -169,7 +189,7 @@ mod tests {
    let post_like = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -182,10 +202,10 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, post_aggs_before_delete.upvotes);
    assert_eq!(0, post_aggs_before_delete.downvotes);
-    // Add a post dislike from the other person
+    // Add a post dislike from the other user
    let post_dislike = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
      score: -1,
    };
@ -207,7 +227,7 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, after_comment_delete.downvotes);
    // Remove the first post like
-    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    let after_like_remove = PostAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(0, after_like_remove.comments);
    assert_eq!(-1, after_like_remove.score);
@ -215,9 +235,9 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, after_like_remove.downvotes);
    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
    // Should be none found, since the creator was deleted
    let after_delete = PostAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_post.id);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/site_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/site_aggregates.rs
@ -25,33 +25,47 @@ impl SiteAggregates {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{aggregates::site_aggregates::SiteAggregates, establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
+  use crate::{
    aggregates::site_aggregates::SiteAggregates,
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    Crud,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::{Post, PostForm},
    site::{Site, SiteForm},
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy_site_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -59,14 +73,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: "test_site".into(),
      description: None,
      icon: None,
      banner: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      enable_downvotes: true,
      open_registration: true,
      enable_nsfw: true,
@ -77,9 +91,10 @@ mod tests {
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_site_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -103,7 +118,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -126,7 +141,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -143,7 +158,7 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -171,8 +186,8 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, site_aggregates_after_post_delete.comments);
    // This shouuld delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
    let after_delete = SiteAggregates::read(&conn);
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/person_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/person_aggregates.rs
@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::person_aggregates, PersonId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_aggregates;
 use serde::Serialize;
 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
-#[table_name = "person_aggregates"]
+#[table_name = "user_aggregates"]
-pub struct PersonAggregates {
+pub struct UserAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub user_id: i32,
  pub post_count: i64,
  pub post_score: i64,
  pub comment_count: i64,
  pub comment_score: i64,
 }
-impl PersonAggregates {
+impl UserAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    person_aggregates::table
+    user_aggregates::table
-      .filter(person_aggregates::person_id.eq(person_id))
+      .filter(user_aggregates::user_id.eq(user_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
@ -24,36 +24,46 @@ impl PersonAggregates {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
  use crate::{
-    aggregates::person_aggregates::PersonAggregates,
+    aggregates::user_aggregates::UserAggregates,
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    Crud,
    Likeable,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::{Comment, CommentForm, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm},
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::{Post, PostForm, PostLike, PostLikeForm},
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy_user_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -61,20 +71,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
-    let another_person = PersonForm {
+    let another_user = UserForm {
      name: "jerry_user_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -82,13 +102,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_site_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -112,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -133,7 +154,7 @@ mod tests {
    let post_like = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -141,7 +162,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -157,7 +178,7 @@ mod tests {
    let mut comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -166,7 +187,7 @@ mod tests {
    let mut child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -182,29 +203,28 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_child_comment.id,
-      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      score: 1,
    };
    let _inserted_child_comment_like = CommentLike::like(&conn, &child_comment_like).unwrap();
-    let person_aggregates_before_delete =
+    let user_aggregates_before_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
      PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_aggregates_before_delete.post_count);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_aggregates_before_delete.post_count);
-    assert_eq!(1, person_aggregates_before_delete.post_score);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_aggregates_before_delete.post_score);
-    assert_eq!(2, person_aggregates_before_delete.comment_count);
+    assert_eq!(2, user_aggregates_before_delete.comment_count);
-    assert_eq!(2, person_aggregates_before_delete.comment_score);
+    assert_eq!(2, user_aggregates_before_delete.comment_score);
    // Remove a post like
-    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
-    let after_post_like_remove = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let after_post_like_remove = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(0, after_post_like_remove.post_score);
    // Remove a parent comment (the scores should also be removed)
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
-    let after_parent_comment_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let after_parent_comment_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_comment_delete.comment_count);
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_comment_delete.comment_score);
@ -214,24 +234,24 @@ mod tests {
    Comment::create(&conn, &child_comment_form).unwrap();
    comment_like.comment_id = new_parent_comment.id;
    CommentLike::like(&conn, &comment_like).unwrap();
-    let after_comment_add = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let after_comment_add = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(2, after_comment_add.comment_count);
    assert_eq!(1, after_comment_add.comment_score);
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
-    let after_post_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let after_post_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(0, after_post_delete.comment_score);
    assert_eq!(0, after_post_delete.comment_count);
    assert_eq!(0, after_post_delete.post_score);
    assert_eq!(0, after_post_delete.post_count);
    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
-    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    // Should be none found
-    let after_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id);
+    let after_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id);
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/lib.rs
@ -9,33 +9,28 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate diesel_migrations;
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate serial_test;
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, DbUrl, PersonId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::Url;
 use lemmy_utils::ApiError;
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{env, env::VarError};
 use url::Url;
 pub mod aggregates;
 pub mod source;
 pub type DbPool = diesel::r2d2::Pool<diesel::r2d2::ConnectionManager<diesel::PgConnection>>;
-pub trait Crud<Form, IdType> {
+pub trait Crud<T> {
-  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, id: IdType) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, id: IdType, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, id: i32, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn delete(_conn: &PgConnection, _id: IdType) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn delete(_conn: &PgConnection, _id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized,
  {
@ -43,85 +38,81 @@ pub trait Crud<Form, IdType> {
  }
 }
-pub trait Followable<Form> {
+pub trait Followable<T> {
-  fn follow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn follow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn follow_accepted(
+  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
    conn: &PgConnection,
    community_id: CommunityId,
    person_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unfollow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unfollow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<bool, Error>;
+  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<bool, Error>;
 }
-pub trait Joinable<Form> {
+pub trait Joinable<T> {
-  fn join(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn join(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn leave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn leave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait Likeable<Form, IdType> {
+pub trait Likeable<T> {
-  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, item_id: IdType) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, item_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait Bannable<Form> {
+pub trait Bannable<T> {
-  fn ban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn ban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait Saveable<Form> {
+pub trait Saveable<T> {
-  fn save(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn save(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unsave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unsave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait Readable<Form> {
+pub trait Readable<T> {
-  fn mark_as_read(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn mark_as_read(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn mark_as_unread(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn mark_as_unread(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait Reportable<Form> {
+pub trait Reportable<T> {
-  fn report(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn report(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: PersonId) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: PersonId) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
-pub trait ApubObject<Form> {
+pub trait ApubObject<T> {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
@ -174,7 +165,6 @@ pub enum SortType {
  TopYear,
  TopAll,
  MostComments,
  NewComments,
 }
 #[derive(EnumString, ToString, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
@ -225,20 +215,6 @@ pub fn diesel_option_overwrite(opt: &Option<String>) -> Option<Option<String>> {
  }
 }
 pub fn diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(
  opt: &Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<Option<Option<DbUrl>>, ApiError> {
  match opt.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()) {
    // An empty string is an erase
    Some("") => Ok(Some(None)),
    Some(str_url) => match Url::parse(str_url) {
      Ok(url) => Ok(Some(Some(url.into()))),
      Err(_) => Err(ApiError::err("invalid_url")),
    },
    None => Ok(None),
  }
 }
 embed_migrations!();
 pub fn establish_unpooled_connection() -> PgConnection {
@ -251,14 +227,13 @@ pub fn establish_unpooled_connection() -> PgConnection {
  };
  let conn =
    PgConnection::establish(&db_url).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", db_url));
-  embedded_migrations::run(&conn).expect("load migrations");
+  embedded_migrations::run(&conn).unwrap();
  conn
 }
 lazy_static! {
  static ref EMAIL_REGEX: Regex =
-    Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$")
+    Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$").unwrap();
      .expect("compile email regex");
 }
 pub mod functions {
@ -271,7 +246,7 @@ pub mod functions {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use super::{fuzzy_search, *};
+  use super::fuzzy_search;
  use crate::is_email_regex;
  #[test]
@ -285,32 +260,4 @@ mod tests {
    assert!(is_email_regex("gush@gmail.com"));
    assert!(!is_email_regex("nada_neutho"));
  }
  #[test]
  fn test_diesel_option_overwrite() {
    assert_eq!(diesel_option_overwrite(&None), None);
    assert_eq!(diesel_option_overwrite(&Some("".to_string())), Some(None));
    assert_eq!(
      diesel_option_overwrite(&Some("test".to_string())),
      Some(Some("test".to_string()))
    );
  }
  #[test]
  fn test_diesel_option_overwrite_to_url() {
    assert!(matches!(diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&None), Ok(None)));
    assert!(matches!(
      diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&Some("".to_string())),
      Ok(Some(None))
    ));
    assert!(matches!(
      diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&Some("invalid_url".to_string())),
      Err(_)
    ));
    let example_url = "https://example.com";
    assert!(matches!(
      diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&Some(example_url.to_string())),
      Ok(Some(Some(url))) if url == Url::parse(&example_url).unwrap().into()
    ));
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/activity.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/activity.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, sql_types::Text, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{source::activity::*, DbUrl};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::activity::*, Url};
 use log::debug;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
  io::{Error as IoError, ErrorKind},
 };
-impl Crud<ActivityForm, i32> for Activity {
+impl Crud<ActivityForm> for Activity {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, activity_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::activity::dsl::*;
    activity.find(activity_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl Crud<ActivityForm, i32> for Activity {
 pub trait Activity_ {
  fn insert<T>(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    ap_id: DbUrl,
+    ap_id: String,
    data: &T,
    local: bool,
    sensitive: bool,
@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ pub trait Activity_ {
  where
    T: Serialize + Debug;
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Activity, Error>;
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &str) -> Result<Activity, Error>;
  fn delete_olds(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<usize, Error>;
  /// Returns up to 20 activities of type `Announce/Create/Page` from the community
  fn read_community_outbox(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_actor_id: &DbUrl,
+    community_actor_id: &Url,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Error>;
 }
 impl Activity_ for Activity {
  fn insert<T>(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    ap_id: DbUrl,
+    ap_id: String,
    data: &T,
    local: bool,
    sensitive: bool,
@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {
    }
  }
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Activity, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &str) -> Result<Activity, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::activity::dsl::*;
    activity.filter(ap_id.eq(object_id)).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {
  fn read_community_outbox(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_actor_id: &DbUrl,
+    community_actor_id: &Url,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::activity::dsl::*;
    let res: Vec<Value> = activity
@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {
          .sql(" AND activity.data -> 'object' ->> 'type' = 'Create'")
          .sql(" AND activity.data -> 'object' -> 'object' ->> 'type' = 'Page'")
          .sql(" AND activity.data ->> 'actor' = ")
-          .bind::<Text, _>(community_actor_id)
+          .bind::<Text, _>(community_actor_id),
          .sql(" ORDER BY activity.published DESC"),
      )
      .limit(20)
      .get_results(conn)?;
@ -121,33 +120,45 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use super::*;
+  use crate::{
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::activity::Activity_};
+    establish_unpooled_connection,
    source::activity::Activity_,
    Crud,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    activity::{Activity, ActivityForm},
-    person::{Person, PersonForm},
+    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serde_json::Value;
  use serial_test::serial;
  use url::Url;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let creator_form = PersonForm {
+    let creator_form = UserForm {
      name: "activity_creator_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -155,13 +166,10 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_creator = Person::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_creator = User_::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
-    let ap_id: DbUrl = Url::parse(
+    let ap_id =
-      "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/activities/delete/f1b5d57c-80f8-4e03-a615-688d552e946c",
+      "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/activities/delete/f1b5d57c-80f8-4e03-a615-688d552e946c";
    )
    .unwrap()
    .into();
    let test_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(
      r#"{
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
@ -177,7 +185,7 @@ mod tests {
    )
    .unwrap();
    let activity_form = ActivityForm {
-      ap_id: ap_id.clone(),
+      ap_id: ap_id.to_string(),
      data: test_json.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      sensitive: false,
@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ mod tests {
    let inserted_activity = Activity::create(&conn, &activity_form).unwrap();
    let expected_activity = Activity {
-      ap_id: Some(ap_id.clone()),
+      ap_id: Some(ap_id.to_string()),
      id: inserted_activity.id,
      data: test_json,
      local: true,
@ -197,8 +205,8 @@ mod tests {
    };
    let read_activity = Activity::read(&conn, inserted_activity.id).unwrap();
-    let read_activity_by_apub_id = Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &ap_id).unwrap();
+    let read_activity_by_apub_id = Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, ap_id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
    Activity::delete(&conn, inserted_activity.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_activity, read_activity);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/category.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/category.rs
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::category::dsl::*, source::category::*};
 impl Crud<CategoryForm> for Category {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, category_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    category.find(category_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, new_category: &CategoryForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    insert_into(category)
      .values(new_category)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    category_id: i32,
    new_category: &CategoryForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(category.find(category_id))
      .set(new_category)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 pub trait Category_ {
  fn list_all(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Vec<Category>, Error>;
 }
 impl Category_ for Category {
  fn list_all(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Vec<Category>, Error> {
    category.load::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::category::Category_};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::category::Category;
  #[test]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
    let categories = Category::list_all(&conn).unwrap();
    let expected_first_category = Category {
      id: 1,
      name: "Discussion".into(),
    };
    assert_eq!(expected_first_category, categories[0]);
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/comment.rs
@ -10,54 +10,40 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    CommentSaved,
    CommentSavedForm,
  },
-  CommentId,
+  Url,
  DbUrl,
  PersonId,
 };
 pub trait Comment_ {
-  fn update_ap_id(
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
    conn: &PgConnection,
    comment_id: CommentId,
    apub_id: DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn permadelete_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Comment>, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Comment>, Error>;
-  fn update_read(
+  fn update_read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, new_read: bool) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
    conn: &PgConnection,
    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_read: bool,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
 }
 impl Comment_ for Comment {
-  fn update_ap_id(
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    comment_id: CommentId,
    apub_id: DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(comment.find(comment_id))
@ -65,10 +51,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn permadelete_for_creator(
+  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    for_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(comment.filter(creator_id.eq(for_creator_id)))
      .set((
@ -81,7 +64,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -92,7 +75,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -103,7 +86,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -112,11 +95,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_read(
+  fn update_read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, new_read: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_read: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(comment.find(comment_id))
      .set(read.eq(new_read))
@ -125,7 +104,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -135,13 +114,13 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<CommentForm, CommentId> for Comment {
+impl Crud<CommentForm> for Comment {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    comment.find(comment_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(comment.find(comment_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -155,7 +134,7 @@ impl Crud<CommentForm, CommentId> for Comment {
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: CommentId,
+    comment_id: i32,
    comment_form: &CommentForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -166,7 +145,7 @@ impl Crud<CommentForm, CommentId> for Comment {
 }
 impl ApubObject<CommentForm> for Comment {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    comment.filter(ap_id.eq(object_id)).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -182,26 +161,22 @@ impl ApubObject<CommentForm> for Comment {
  }
 }
-impl Likeable<CommentLikeForm, CommentId> for CommentLike {
+impl Likeable<CommentLikeForm> for CommentLike {
  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, comment_like_form: &CommentLikeForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_like::dsl::*;
    insert_into(comment_like)
      .values(comment_like_form)
-      .on_conflict((comment_id, person_id))
+      .on_conflict((comment_id, user_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(comment_like_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn remove(
+  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, comment_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    person_id: PersonId,
    comment_id: CommentId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_like::dsl;
    diesel::delete(
      dsl::comment_like
        .filter(dsl::comment_id.eq(comment_id))
-        .filter(dsl::person_id.eq(person_id)),
+        .filter(dsl::user_id.eq(user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -212,7 +187,7 @@ impl Saveable<CommentSavedForm> for CommentSaved {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_saved::dsl::*;
    insert_into(comment_saved)
      .values(comment_saved_form)
-      .on_conflict((comment_id, person_id))
+      .on_conflict((comment_id, user_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(comment_saved_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -222,7 +197,7 @@ impl Saveable<CommentSavedForm> for CommentSaved {
    diesel::delete(
      comment_saved
        .filter(comment_id.eq(comment_saved_form.comment_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(comment_saved_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(comment_saved_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -230,32 +205,40 @@ impl Saveable<CommentSavedForm> for CommentSaved {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, Likeable, Saveable};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, Likeable, ListingType, Saveable, SortType};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::*,
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::*,
    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "terry".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -263,13 +246,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      category_id: 1,
      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -291,7 +275,7 @@ mod tests {
    let new_post = PostForm {
      name: "A test post".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      url: None,
      body: None,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
@ -314,7 +298,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -331,7 +315,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_comment = Comment {
      id: inserted_comment.id,
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: false,
      deleted: false,
@ -345,7 +329,7 @@ mod tests {
    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A child comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      parent_id: Some(inserted_comment.id),
      removed: None,
@ -363,7 +347,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_like_form = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -373,7 +357,7 @@ mod tests {
      id: inserted_comment_like.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      published: inserted_comment_like.published,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -381,7 +365,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Comment Saved
    let comment_saved_form = CommentSavedForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
    };
    let inserted_comment_saved = CommentSaved::save(&conn, &comment_saved_form).unwrap();
@ -389,19 +373,19 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_comment_saved = CommentSaved {
      id: inserted_comment_saved.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      published: inserted_comment_saved.published,
    };
    let read_comment = Comment::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    let updated_comment = Comment::update(&conn, inserted_comment.id, &comment_form).unwrap();
-    let like_removed = CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
+    let like_removed = CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    let saved_removed = CommentSaved::unsave(&conn, &comment_saved_form).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_child_comment.id).unwrap();
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_comment, read_comment);
    assert_eq!(expected_comment, inserted_comment);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/comment_report.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/comment_report.rs
@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::comment_report::{CommentReport, CommentReportForm},
  PersonId,
 };
 impl Reportable<CommentReportForm> for CommentReport {
@ -23,11 +22,7 @@ impl Reportable<CommentReportForm> for CommentReport {
  /// * `conn` - the postgres connection
  /// * `report_id` - the id of the report to resolve
  /// * `by_resolver_id` - the id of the user resolving the report
-  fn resolve(
+  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    report_id: i32,
    by_resolver_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_report::dsl::*;
    update(comment_report.find(report_id))
      .set((
@ -43,11 +38,7 @@ impl Reportable<CommentReportForm> for CommentReport {
  /// * `conn` - the postgres connection
  /// * `report_id` - the id of the report to unresolve
  /// * `by_resolver_id` - the id of the user unresolving the report
-  fn unresolve(
+  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    report_id: i32,
    by_resolver_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment_report::dsl::*;
    update(comment_report.find(report_id))
      .set((
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/community.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/community.rs
@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    CommunityForm,
    CommunityModerator,
    CommunityModeratorForm,
-    CommunityPersonBan,
+    CommunityUserBan,
-    CommunityPersonBanForm,
+    CommunityUserBanForm,
  },
-  CommunityId,
+  Url,
  DbUrl,
  PersonId,
 };
 mod safe_type {
@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ mod safe_type {
    name,
    title,
    description,
    category_id,
    creator_id,
    removed,
    published,
@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ mod safe_type {
        name,
        title,
        description,
        category_id,
        creator_id,
        removed,
        published,
@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ mod safe_type {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<CommunityForm, CommunityId> for Community {
+impl Crud<CommunityForm> for Community {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community.find(community_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(community.find(community_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Crud<CommunityForm, CommunityId> for Community {
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
    new_community: &CommunityForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl Crud<CommunityForm, CommunityId> for Community {
 }
 impl ApubObject<CommunityForm> for Community {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, for_actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, for_actor_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community
      .filter(actor_id.eq(for_actor_id))
@ -114,29 +114,26 @@ pub trait Community_ {
  fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, community_name: &str) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Community>, Error>;
  fn update_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
-    new_creator_id: PersonId,
+    new_creator_id: i32,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn distinct_federated_communities(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error>;
-  fn read_from_followers_url(
+  fn read_from_followers_url(conn: &PgConnection, followers_url: &Url) -> Result<Community, Error>;
    conn: &PgConnection,
    followers_url: &DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
 }
 impl Community_ for Community {
@ -150,7 +147,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -161,7 +158,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Community>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -183,8 +180,8 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
  fn update_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: CommunityId,
+    community_id: i32,
-    new_creator_id: PersonId,
+    new_creator_id: i32,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(community.find(community_id))
@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
  fn read_from_followers_url(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    followers_url_: &DbUrl,
+    followers_url_: &Url,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community
@ -211,80 +208,74 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
 impl Joinable<CommunityModeratorForm> for CommunityModerator {
  fn join(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_moderator_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
+    community_user_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    insert_into(community_moderator)
-      .values(community_moderator_form)
+      .values(community_user_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn leave(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_moderator_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
+    community_user_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(
      community_moderator
-        .filter(community_id.eq(community_moderator_form.community_id))
+        .filter(community_id.eq(community_user_form.community_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(community_moderator_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(community_user_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
 }
 pub trait CommunityModerator_ {
-  fn delete_for_community(
+  fn delete_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, for_community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>;
  fn get_user_moderated_communities(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_community_id: CommunityId,
+    for_user_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<usize, Error>;
+  ) -> Result<Vec<i32>, Error>;
  fn get_person_moderated_communities(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    for_person_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, Error>;
 }
 impl CommunityModerator_ for CommunityModerator {
-  fn delete_for_community(
+  fn delete_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, for_community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    for_community_id: CommunityId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(community_moderator.filter(community_id.eq(for_community_id))).execute(conn)
  }
-  fn get_person_moderated_communities(
+  fn get_user_moderated_communities(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_person_id: PersonId,
+    for_user_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, Error> {
+  ) -> Result<Vec<i32>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    community_moderator
-      .filter(person_id.eq(for_person_id))
+      .filter(user_id.eq(for_user_id))
      .select(community_id)
-      .load::<CommunityId>(conn)
+      .load::<i32>(conn)
  }
 }
-impl Bannable<CommunityPersonBanForm> for CommunityPersonBan {
+impl Bannable<CommunityUserBanForm> for CommunityUserBan {
  fn ban(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_person_ban_form: &CommunityPersonBanForm,
+    community_user_ban_form: &CommunityUserBanForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_person_ban::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_user_ban::dsl::*;
-    insert_into(community_person_ban)
+    insert_into(community_user_ban)
-      .values(community_person_ban_form)
+      .values(community_user_ban_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn unban(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_person_ban_form: &CommunityPersonBanForm,
+    community_user_ban_form: &CommunityUserBanForm,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_person_ban::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_user_ban::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(
-      community_person_ban
+      community_user_ban
-        .filter(community_id.eq(community_person_ban_form.community_id))
+        .filter(community_id.eq(community_user_ban_form.community_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(community_person_ban_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(community_user_ban_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -298,16 +289,12 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_follower::dsl::*;
    insert_into(community_follower)
      .values(community_follower_form)
-      .on_conflict((community_id, person_id))
+      .on_conflict((community_id, user_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(community_follower_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn follow_accepted(
+  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: i32, user_id_: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
    conn: &PgConnection,
    community_id_: CommunityId,
    person_id_: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized,
  {
@ -315,7 +302,7 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
    diesel::update(
      community_follower
        .filter(community_id.eq(community_id_))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(person_id_)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(user_id_)),
    )
    .set(pending.eq(true))
    .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -328,13 +315,13 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
    diesel::delete(
      community_follower
        .filter(community_id.eq(&community_follower_form.community_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(&community_follower_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(&community_follower_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
  // TODO: this function name only makes sense if you call it with a remote community. for a local
  //       community, it will also return true if only remote followers exist
-  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: CommunityId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: i32) -> Result<bool, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_follower::dsl::*;
    diesel::select(exists(
      community_follower.filter(community_id.eq(community_id_)),
@ -345,27 +332,43 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Bannable, Crud, Followable, Joinable};
+  use crate::{
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::*, person::*};
+    establish_unpooled_connection,
-  use serial_test::serial;
+    Bannable,
    Crud,
    Followable,
    Joinable,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::*, user::*};
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "bobbee".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -373,13 +376,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -401,10 +405,11 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_community = Community {
      id: inserted_community.id,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      name: "TIL".into(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      category_id: 1,
      nsfw: false,
      removed: false,
      deleted: false,
@ -424,7 +429,7 @@ mod tests {
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      pending: false,
    };
@ -434,56 +439,55 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_community_follower = CommunityFollower {
      id: inserted_community_follower.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      pending: Some(false),
      published: inserted_community_follower.published,
    };
-    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
+    let community_user_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
    };
-    let inserted_community_moderator =
+    let inserted_community_user = CommunityModerator::join(&conn, &community_user_form).unwrap();
      CommunityModerator::join(&conn, &community_moderator_form).unwrap();
-    let expected_community_moderator = CommunityModerator {
+    let expected_community_user = CommunityModerator {
-      id: inserted_community_moderator.id,
+      id: inserted_community_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
-      published: inserted_community_moderator.published,
+      published: inserted_community_user.published,
    };
-    let community_person_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
+    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityUserBanForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
    };
-    let inserted_community_person_ban =
+    let inserted_community_user_ban =
-      CommunityPersonBan::ban(&conn, &community_person_ban_form).unwrap();
+      CommunityUserBan::ban(&conn, &community_user_ban_form).unwrap();
-    let expected_community_person_ban = CommunityPersonBan {
+    let expected_community_user_ban = CommunityUserBan {
-      id: inserted_community_person_ban.id,
+      id: inserted_community_user_ban.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
-      published: inserted_community_person_ban.published,
+      published: inserted_community_user_ban.published,
    };
    let read_community = Community::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
    let updated_community =
      Community::update(&conn, inserted_community.id, &new_community).unwrap();
    let ignored_community = CommunityFollower::unfollow(&conn, &community_follower_form).unwrap();
-    let left_community = CommunityModerator::leave(&conn, &community_moderator_form).unwrap();
+    let left_community = CommunityModerator::leave(&conn, &community_user_form).unwrap();
-    let unban = CommunityPersonBan::unban(&conn, &community_person_ban_form).unwrap();
+    let unban = CommunityUserBan::unban(&conn, &community_user_ban_form).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_community, read_community);
    assert_eq!(expected_community, inserted_community);
    assert_eq!(expected_community, updated_community);
    assert_eq!(expected_community_follower, inserted_community_follower);
-    assert_eq!(expected_community_moderator, inserted_community_moderator);
+    assert_eq!(expected_community_user, inserted_community_user);
-    assert_eq!(expected_community_person_ban, inserted_community_person_ban);
+    assert_eq!(expected_community_user_ban, inserted_community_user_ban);
    assert_eq!(1, ignored_community);
    assert_eq!(1, left_community);
    assert_eq!(1, unban);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs
@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use bcrypt::{hash, DEFAULT_COST};
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  schema::local_user::dsl::*,
  source::local_user::{LocalUser, LocalUserForm},
  LocalUserId,
  PersonId,
 };
 mod safe_settings_type {
  use crate::ToSafeSettings;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::local_user::columns::*, source::local_user::LocalUser};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    person_id,
    email,
    admin,
    show_nsfw,
    theme,
    default_sort_type,
    default_listing_type,
    lang,
    show_avatars,
    send_notifications_to_email,
    matrix_user_id,
    validator_time,
  );
  impl ToSafeSettings for LocalUser {
    type SafeSettingsColumns = Columns;
    /// Includes everything but the hashed password
    fn safe_settings_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeSettingsColumns {
      (
        id,
        person_id,
        email,
        admin,
        show_nsfw,
        theme,
        default_sort_type,
        default_listing_type,
        lang,
        show_avatars,
        send_notifications_to_email,
        matrix_user_id,
        validator_time,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 pub trait LocalUser_ {
  fn register(conn: &PgConnection, form: &LocalUserForm) -> Result<LocalUser, Error>;
  fn update_password(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    local_user_id: LocalUserId,
    new_password: &str,
  ) -> Result<LocalUser, Error>;
  fn add_admin(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, added: bool) -> Result<LocalUser, Error>;
 }
 impl LocalUser_ for LocalUser {
  fn register(conn: &PgConnection, form: &LocalUserForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    let mut edited_user = form.clone();
    let password_hash =
      hash(&form.password_encrypted, DEFAULT_COST).expect("Couldn't hash password");
    edited_user.password_encrypted = password_hash;
    Self::create(&conn, &edited_user)
  }
  fn update_password(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    local_user_id: LocalUserId,
    new_password: &str,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    let password_hash = hash(new_password, DEFAULT_COST).expect("Couldn't hash password");
    diesel::update(local_user.find(local_user_id))
      .set((
        password_encrypted.eq(password_hash),
        validator_time.eq(naive_now()),
      ))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn add_admin(conn: &PgConnection, for_person_id: PersonId, added: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(local_user.filter(person_id.eq(for_person_id)))
      .set(admin.eq(added))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 impl Crud<LocalUserForm, LocalUserId> for LocalUser {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, local_user_id: LocalUserId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    local_user.find(local_user_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, local_user_id: LocalUserId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    diesel::delete(local_user.find(local_user_id)).execute(conn)
  }
  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &LocalUserForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    insert_into(local_user)
      .values(form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    local_user_id: LocalUserId,
    form: &LocalUserForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(local_user.find(local_user_id))
      .set(form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/mod.rs
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 pub mod activity;
 pub mod category;
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod comment_report;
 pub mod community;
 pub mod local_user;
 pub mod moderator;
 pub mod password_reset_request;
 pub mod person;
 pub mod person_mention;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod post_report;
 pub mod private_message;
 pub mod site;
 pub mod user;
 pub mod user_mention;
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/moderator.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/moderator.rs
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::moderator::*;
-impl Crud<ModRemovePostForm, i32> for ModRemovePost {
+impl Crud<ModRemovePostForm> for ModRemovePost {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_remove_post::dsl::*;
    mod_remove_post.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Crud<ModRemovePostForm, i32> for ModRemovePost {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModLockPostForm, i32> for ModLockPost {
+impl Crud<ModLockPostForm> for ModLockPost {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_lock_post::dsl::*;
    mod_lock_post.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Crud<ModLockPostForm, i32> for ModLockPost {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModStickyPostForm, i32> for ModStickyPost {
+impl Crud<ModStickyPostForm> for ModStickyPost {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_sticky_post::dsl::*;
    mod_sticky_post.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Crud<ModStickyPostForm, i32> for ModStickyPost {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModRemoveCommentForm, i32> for ModRemoveComment {
+impl Crud<ModRemoveCommentForm> for ModRemoveComment {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_remove_comment::dsl::*;
    mod_remove_comment.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl Crud<ModRemoveCommentForm, i32> for ModRemoveComment {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModRemoveCommunityForm, i32> for ModRemoveCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModRemoveCommunityForm> for ModRemoveCommunity {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_remove_community::dsl::*;
    mod_remove_community.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl Crud<ModRemoveCommunityForm, i32> for ModRemoveCommunity {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModBanFromCommunityForm, i32> for ModBanFromCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModBanFromCommunityForm> for ModBanFromCommunity {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_ban_from_community::dsl::*;
    mod_ban_from_community.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl Crud<ModBanFromCommunityForm, i32> for ModBanFromCommunity {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModBanForm, i32> for ModBan {
+impl Crud<ModBanForm> for ModBan {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_ban::dsl::*;
    mod_ban.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl Crud<ModBanForm, i32> for ModBan {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModAddCommunityForm, i32> for ModAddCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModAddCommunityForm> for ModAddCommunity {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_add_community::dsl::*;
    mod_add_community.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl Crud<ModAddCommunityForm, i32> for ModAddCommunity {
  }
 }
-impl Crud<ModAddForm, i32> for ModAdd {
+impl Crud<ModAddForm> for ModAdd {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, from_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::mod_add::dsl::*;
    mod_add.find(from_id).first::<Self>(conn)
@ -197,28 +197,36 @@ impl Crud<ModAddForm, i32> for ModAdd {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, ListingType, SortType};
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, community::*, moderator::*, person::*, post::*};
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, community::*, moderator::*, post::*, user::*};
  use serial_test::serial;
  // use Crud;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_mod = PersonForm {
+    let new_mod = UserForm {
      name: "the mod".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -226,20 +234,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_mod = Person::create(&conn, &new_mod).unwrap();
+    let inserted_mod = User_::create(&conn, &new_mod).unwrap();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "jim2".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -247,13 +265,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "mod_community".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      category_id: 1,
      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -277,7 +296,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post thweep".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -298,7 +317,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -316,7 +335,7 @@ mod tests {
    // remove post
    let mod_remove_post_form = ModRemovePostForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -326,7 +345,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_post = ModRemovePost {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_remove_post.when_,
@ -335,7 +354,7 @@ mod tests {
    // lock post
    let mod_lock_post_form = ModLockPostForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      locked: None,
    };
@ -344,7 +363,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_lock_post = ModLockPost {
      id: inserted_mod_lock_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      locked: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_lock_post.when_,
    };
@ -352,7 +371,7 @@ mod tests {
    // sticky post
    let mod_sticky_post_form = ModStickyPostForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      stickied: None,
    };
@ -361,7 +380,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_sticky_post = ModStickyPost {
      id: inserted_mod_sticky_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      stickied: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_sticky_post.when_,
    };
@ -369,7 +388,7 @@ mod tests {
    // comment
    let mod_remove_comment_form = ModRemoveCommentForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -381,7 +400,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_comment = ModRemoveComment {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_comment.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_remove_comment.when_,
@ -390,7 +409,7 @@ mod tests {
    // community
    let mod_remove_community_form = ModRemoveCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -403,7 +422,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_community = ModRemoveCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -413,8 +432,8 @@ mod tests {
    // ban from community
    let mod_ban_from_community_form = ModBanFromCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: None,
@ -427,8 +446,8 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_ban_from_community = ModBanFromCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_ban_from_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -438,8 +457,8 @@ mod tests {
    // ban
    let mod_ban_form = ModBanForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: None,
      expires: None,
@ -448,8 +467,8 @@ mod tests {
    let read_mod_ban = ModBan::read(&conn, inserted_mod_ban.id).unwrap();
    let expected_mod_ban = ModBan {
      id: inserted_mod_ban.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -459,8 +478,8 @@ mod tests {
    // mod add community
    let mod_add_community_form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
    };
@ -471,8 +490,8 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_add_community = ModAddCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_add_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: Some(false),
      when_: inserted_mod_add_community.when_,
    };
@ -480,16 +499,16 @@ mod tests {
    // mod add
    let mod_add_form = ModAddForm {
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: None,
    };
    let inserted_mod_add = ModAdd::create(&conn, &mod_add_form).unwrap();
    let read_mod_add = ModAdd::read(&conn, inserted_mod_add.id).unwrap();
    let expected_mod_add = ModAdd {
      id: inserted_mod_add.id,
-      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: Some(false),
      when_: inserted_mod_add.when_,
    };
@ -497,8 +516,8 @@ mod tests {
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_mod.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_mod.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_mod_remove_post, read_mod_remove_post);
    assert_eq!(expected_mod_lock_post, read_mod_lock_post);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/password_reset_request.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/password_reset_request.rs
@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, PgConnection, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{
+use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::password_reset_request::dsl::*, source::password_reset_request::*};
  schema::password_reset_request::dsl::*,
  source::password_reset_request::*,
  LocalUserId,
 };
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
-impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm, i32> for PasswordResetRequest {
+impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm> for PasswordResetRequest {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, password_reset_request_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    password_reset_request
      .find(password_reset_request_id)
@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm, i32> for PasswordResetRequest {
 pub trait PasswordResetRequest_ {
  fn create_token(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    from_local_user_id: LocalUserId,
+    from_user_id: i32,
    token: &str,
  ) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error>;
  fn read_from_token(conn: &PgConnection, token: &str) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error>;
@ -41,7 +37,7 @@ pub trait PasswordResetRequest_ {
 impl PasswordResetRequest_ for PasswordResetRequest {
  fn create_token(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    from_local_user_id: LocalUserId,
+    from_user_id: i32,
    token: &str,
  ) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error> {
    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ impl PasswordResetRequest_ for PasswordResetRequest {
    let token_hash: String = bytes_to_hex(hasher.finalize().to_vec());
    let form = PasswordResetRequestForm {
-      local_user_id: from_local_user_id,
+      user_id: from_user_id,
      token_encrypted: token_hash,
    };
@ -80,31 +76,37 @@ mod tests {
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    source::password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest_,
    Crud,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest, user::*};
    local_user::{LocalUser, LocalUserForm},
    password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest,
    person::*,
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy prw".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -112,40 +114,23 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let new_local_user = LocalUserForm {
      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      password_encrypted: "pass".to_string(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      admin: None,
      show_nsfw: None,
      theme: None,
      default_sort_type: None,
      default_listing_type: None,
      lang: None,
      show_avatars: None,
      send_notifications_to_email: None,
    };
    let inserted_local_user = LocalUser::create(&conn, &new_local_user).unwrap();
    let token = "nope";
    let token_encrypted_ = "ca3704aa0b06f5954c79ee837faa152d84d6b2d42838f0637a15eda8337dbdce";
    let inserted_password_reset_request =
-      PasswordResetRequest::create_token(&conn, inserted_local_user.id, token).unwrap();
+      PasswordResetRequest::create_token(&conn, inserted_user.id, token).unwrap();
    let expected_password_reset_request = PasswordResetRequest {
      id: inserted_password_reset_request.id,
-      local_user_id: inserted_local_user.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      token_encrypted: token_encrypted_.to_string(),
      published: inserted_password_reset_request.published,
    };
    let read_password_reset_request = PasswordResetRequest::read_from_token(&conn, token).unwrap();
-    let num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_password_reset_request, read_password_reset_request);
    assert_eq!(
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/person.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/person.rs
@ -1,290 +0,0 @@
 use crate::{ApubObject, Crud};
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  schema::person::dsl::*,
  source::person::{Person, PersonForm},
  DbUrl,
  PersonId,
 };
 mod safe_type {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::person::columns::*, source::person::Person};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
    inbox_url,
    shared_inbox_url,
  );
  impl ToSafe for Person {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
        inbox_url,
        shared_inbox_url,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 mod safe_type_alias_1 {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::person_alias_1::columns::*, source::person::PersonAlias1};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
    inbox_url,
    shared_inbox_url,
  );
  impl ToSafe for PersonAlias1 {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
        inbox_url,
        shared_inbox_url,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 mod safe_type_alias_2 {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::person_alias_2::columns::*, source::person::PersonAlias2};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
    inbox_url,
    shared_inbox_url,
  );
  impl ToSafe for PersonAlias2 {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
        inbox_url,
        shared_inbox_url,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 impl Crud<PersonForm, PersonId> for Person {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    person
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .find(person_id)
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    diesel::delete(person.find(person_id)).execute(conn)
  }
  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &PersonForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    insert_into(person).values(form).get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, form: &PersonForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(person.find(person_id))
      .set(form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 impl ApubObject<PersonForm> for Person {
  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person::dsl::*;
    person
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(actor_id.eq(object_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, person_form: &PersonForm) -> Result<Person, Error> {
    insert_into(person)
      .values(person_form)
      .on_conflict(actor_id)
      .do_update()
      .set(person_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 pub trait Person_ {
  fn ban_person(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, ban: bool) -> Result<Person, Error>;
  fn find_by_name(conn: &PgConnection, name: &str) -> Result<Person, Error>;
  fn mark_as_updated(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Person, Error>;
  fn delete_account(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Person, Error>;
 }
 impl Person_ for Person {
  fn ban_person(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, ban: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(person.find(person_id))
      .set(banned.eq(ban))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn find_by_name(conn: &PgConnection, from_name: &str) -> Result<Person, Error> {
    person
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(local.eq(true))
      .filter(name.ilike(from_name))
      .first::<Person>(conn)
  }
  fn mark_as_updated(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Person, Error> {
    diesel::update(person.find(person_id))
      .set((last_refreshed_at.eq(naive_now()),))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn delete_account(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Person, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::local_user;
    // Set the local user info to none
    diesel::update(local_user::table.filter(local_user::person_id.eq(person_id)))
      .set((
        local_user::email.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        local_user::matrix_user_id.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
      ))
      .execute(conn)?;
    diesel::update(person.find(person_id))
      .set((
        preferred_username.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        bio.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        deleted.eq(true),
        updated.eq(naive_now()),
      ))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::person::*};
  #[test]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "holly".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
      banned: None,
      deleted: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
      inbox_url: None,
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
    let expected_person = Person {
      id: inserted_person.id,
      name: "holly".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
      banned: false,
      deleted: false,
      published: inserted_person.published,
      updated: None,
      actor_id: inserted_person.actor_id.to_owned(),
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: inserted_person.published,
      inbox_url: inserted_person.inbox_url.to_owned(),
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
    let read_person = Person::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
    let updated_person = Person::update(&conn, inserted_person.id, &new_person).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_person, read_person);
    assert_eq!(expected_person, inserted_person);
    assert_eq!(expected_person, updated_person);
    assert_eq!(1, num_deleted);
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/post.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/post.rs
@ -12,19 +12,16 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    PostSaved,
    PostSavedForm,
  },
-  CommunityId,
+  Url,
  DbUrl,
  PersonId,
  PostId,
 };
-impl Crud<PostForm, PostId> for Post {
+impl Crud<PostForm> for Post {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    post.find(post_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(post.find(post_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ impl Crud<PostForm, PostId> for Post {
    insert_into(post).values(new_post).get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_post: &PostForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_post: &PostForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set(new_post)
@ -44,39 +41,24 @@ impl Crud<PostForm, PostId> for Post {
 pub trait Post_ {
  //fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn list_for_community(
+  fn list_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, the_community_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-    conn: &PgConnection,
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-    the_community_id: CommunityId,
+  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-  ) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
+  fn update_deleted(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_deleted: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, apub_id: DbUrl) -> Result<Post, Error>;
+  fn update_removed(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_removed: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
  fn permadelete_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    for_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_deleted: bool)
    -> Result<Post, Error>;
  fn update_removed(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_removed: bool)
    -> Result<Post, Error>;
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
-    for_community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
+    for_community_id: Option<i32>,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
+  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn update_stickied(
+  fn update_stickied(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_stickied: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-    conn: &PgConnection,
+  fn is_post_creator(user_id: i32, post_creator_id: i32) -> bool;
    post_id: PostId,
    new_stickied: bool,
  ) -> Result<Post, Error>;
  fn is_post_creator(person_id: PersonId, post_creator_id: PersonId) -> bool;
 }
 impl Post_ for Post {
-  fn list_for_community(
+  fn list_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, the_community_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    the_community_id: CommunityId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    post
      .filter(community_id.eq(the_community_id))
@ -86,7 +68,7 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .load::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, apub_id: DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
@ -94,10 +76,7 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn permadelete_for_creator(
+  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    for_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    let perma_deleted = "*Permananently Deleted*";
@ -114,22 +93,14 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_deleted(
+  fn update_deleted(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_deleted: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    post_id: PostId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set((deleted.eq(new_deleted), updated.eq(naive_now())))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_removed(
+  fn update_removed(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_removed: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    post_id: PostId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set((removed.eq(new_removed), updated.eq(naive_now())))
@ -138,8 +109,8 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_creator_id: i32,
-    for_community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
+    for_community_id: Option<i32>,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
@ -156,31 +127,27 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set(locked.eq(new_locked))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn update_stickied(
+  fn update_stickied(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_stickied: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    post_id: PostId,
    new_stickied: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set(stickied.eq(new_stickied))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn is_post_creator(person_id: PersonId, post_creator_id: PersonId) -> bool {
+  fn is_post_creator(user_id: i32, post_creator_id: i32) -> bool {
-    person_id == post_creator_id
+    user_id == post_creator_id
  }
 }
 impl ApubObject<PostForm> for Post {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    post.filter(ap_id.eq(object_id)).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -196,22 +163,22 @@ impl ApubObject<PostForm> for Post {
  }
 }
-impl Likeable<PostLikeForm, PostId> for PostLike {
+impl Likeable<PostLikeForm> for PostLike {
  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, post_like_form: &PostLikeForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_like::dsl::*;
    insert_into(post_like)
      .values(post_like_form)
-      .on_conflict((post_id, person_id))
+      .on_conflict((post_id, user_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(post_like_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, post_id: PostId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, post_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_like::dsl;
    diesel::delete(
      dsl::post_like
        .filter(dsl::post_id.eq(post_id))
-        .filter(dsl::person_id.eq(person_id)),
+        .filter(dsl::user_id.eq(user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -222,7 +189,7 @@ impl Saveable<PostSavedForm> for PostSaved {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_saved::dsl::*;
    insert_into(post_saved)
      .values(post_saved_form)
-      .on_conflict((post_id, person_id))
+      .on_conflict((post_id, user_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(post_saved_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -232,7 +199,7 @@ impl Saveable<PostSavedForm> for PostSaved {
    diesel::delete(
      post_saved
        .filter(post_id.eq(post_saved_form.post_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(post_saved_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(post_saved_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -251,7 +218,7 @@ impl Readable<PostReadForm> for PostRead {
    diesel::delete(
      post_read
        .filter(post_id.eq(post_read_form.post_id))
-        .filter(person_id.eq(post_read_form.person_id)),
+        .filter(user_id.eq(post_read_form.user_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -259,30 +226,38 @@ impl Readable<PostReadForm> for PostRead {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::post::*};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::post::*, ListingType, SortType};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
-    person::*,
+    user::*,
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "jim".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -290,13 +265,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community_3".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      category_id: 1,
      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -320,7 +296,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -344,7 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      published: inserted_post.published,
      removed: false,
@ -364,7 +340,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Post Like
    let post_like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -373,7 +349,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_like = PostLike {
      id: inserted_post_like.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      published: inserted_post_like.published,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -381,7 +357,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Post Save
    let post_saved_form = PostSavedForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
    };
    let inserted_post_saved = PostSaved::save(&conn, &post_saved_form).unwrap();
@ -389,14 +365,14 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_saved = PostSaved {
      id: inserted_post_saved.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      published: inserted_post_saved.published,
    };
    // Post Read
    let post_read_form = PostReadForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
    };
    let inserted_post_read = PostRead::mark_as_read(&conn, &post_read_form).unwrap();
@ -404,18 +380,18 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_read = PostRead {
      id: inserted_post_read.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      user_id: inserted_user.id,
      published: inserted_post_read.published,
    };
    let read_post = Post::read(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    let updated_post = Post::update(&conn, inserted_post.id, &new_post).unwrap();
-    let like_removed = PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    let like_removed = PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    let saved_removed = PostSaved::unsave(&conn, &post_saved_form).unwrap();
    let read_removed = PostRead::mark_as_unread(&conn, &post_read_form).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_post, read_post);
    assert_eq!(expected_post, inserted_post);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/post_report.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/post_report.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::Reportable;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::post_report::*, PersonId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::post_report::*};
 impl Reportable<PostReportForm> for PostReport {
  /// creates a post report and returns it
@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ impl Reportable<PostReportForm> for PostReport {
  /// * `conn` - the postgres connection
  /// * `report_id` - the id of the report to resolve
  /// * `by_resolver_id` - the id of the user resolving the report
-  fn resolve(
+  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    report_id: i32,
    by_resolver_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_report::dsl::*;
    update(post_report.find(report_id))
      .set((
@ -39,11 +35,7 @@ impl Reportable<PostReportForm> for PostReport {
  /// * `conn` - the postgres connection
  /// * `report_id` - the id of the report to unresolve
  /// * `by_resolver_id` - the id of the user unresolving the report
-  fn unresolve(
+  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    conn: &PgConnection,
    report_id: i32,
    by_resolver_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_report::dsl::*;
    update(post_report.find(report_id))
      .set((
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/private_message.rs
@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{ApubObject, Crud};
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::private_message::*, DbUrl, PersonId, PrivateMessageId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::private_message::*, Url};
-impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm, PrivateMessageId> for PrivateMessage {
+impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, private_message_id: PrivateMessageId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, private_message_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
    private_message.find(private_message_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm, PrivateMessageId> for PrivateMessage {
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    private_message_form: &PrivateMessageForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm, PrivateMessageId> for PrivateMessage {
 }
 impl ApubObject<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized,
  {
@ -52,35 +52,35 @@ impl ApubObject<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
 pub trait PrivateMessage_ {
  fn update_ap_id(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
-    apub_id: DbUrl,
+    apub_id: Url,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_read: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+    for_recipient_id: i32,
  ) -> Result<Vec<PrivateMessage>, Error>;
 }
 impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn update_ap_id(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
-    apub_id: DbUrl,
+    apub_id: Url,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    private_message_id: i32,
    new_read: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+    for_recipient_id: i32,
  ) -> Result<Vec<PrivateMessage>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(
@ -139,27 +139,41 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::private_message::PrivateMessage_, Crud};
+  use crate::{
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{person::*, private_message::*};
+    establish_unpooled_connection,
-  use serial_test::serial;
+    source::private_message::PrivateMessage_,
    Crud,
    ListingType,
    SortType,
  };
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{private_message::*, user::*};
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let creator_form = PersonForm {
+    let creator_form = UserForm {
      name: "creator_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -167,20 +181,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_creator = Person::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_creator = User_::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
-    let recipient_form = PersonForm {
+    let recipient_form = UserForm {
      name: "recipient_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -188,7 +212,7 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_recipient = Person::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_recipient = User_::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
    let private_message_form = PrivateMessageForm {
      content: "A test private message".into(),
@ -224,8 +248,8 @@ mod tests {
      PrivateMessage::update_deleted(&conn, inserted_private_message.id, true).unwrap();
    let marked_read_private_message =
      PrivateMessage::update_read(&conn, inserted_private_message.id, true).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_private_message, read_private_message);
    assert_eq!(expected_private_message, updated_private_message);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/site.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/site.rs
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::site::*, PersonId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::site::*};
-impl Crud<SiteForm, i32> for Site {
+impl Crud<SiteForm> for Site {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, _site_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::site::dsl::*;
    site.first::<Self>(conn)
@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ impl Crud<SiteForm, i32> for Site {
 }
 pub trait Site_ {
-  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: PersonId) -> Result<Site, Error>;
+  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Site, Error>;
  fn read_simple(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Site, Error>;
 }
 impl Site_ for Site {
-  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: PersonId) -> Result<Site, Error> {
+  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Site, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::site::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(site.find(1))
      .set((creator_id.eq(new_creator_id), updated.eq(naive_now())))
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/user.rs
@ -0,0 +1,458 @@
 use crate::{is_email_regex, ApubObject, Crud, ToSafeSettings};
 use bcrypt::{hash, DEFAULT_COST};
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  schema::user_::dsl::*,
  source::user::{UserForm, UserSafeSettings, User_},
  Url,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::settings::Settings;
 mod safe_type {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::user_::columns::*, source::user::User_};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    admin,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    matrix_user_id,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
    inbox_url,
    shared_inbox_url,
  );
  impl ToSafe for User_ {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        admin,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        matrix_user_id,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
        inbox_url,
        shared_inbox_url,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 mod safe_type_alias_1 {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::user_alias_1::columns::*, source::user::UserAlias1};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    admin,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    matrix_user_id,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
  );
  impl ToSafe for UserAlias1 {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        admin,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        matrix_user_id,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 mod safe_type_alias_2 {
  use crate::ToSafe;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::user_alias_2::columns::*, source::user::UserAlias2};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    avatar,
    admin,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    matrix_user_id,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    banner,
    deleted,
  );
  impl ToSafe for UserAlias2 {
    type SafeColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        avatar,
        admin,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        matrix_user_id,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        banner,
        deleted,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 mod safe_settings_type {
  use crate::ToSafeSettings;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::user_::columns::*, source::user::User_};
  type Columns = (
    id,
    name,
    preferred_username,
    email,
    avatar,
    admin,
    banned,
    published,
    updated,
    show_nsfw,
    theme,
    default_sort_type,
    default_listing_type,
    lang,
    show_avatars,
    send_notifications_to_email,
    matrix_user_id,
    actor_id,
    bio,
    local,
    last_refreshed_at,
    banner,
    deleted,
  );
  impl ToSafeSettings for User_ {
    type SafeSettingsColumns = Columns;
    fn safe_settings_columns_tuple() -> Self::SafeSettingsColumns {
      (
        id,
        name,
        preferred_username,
        email,
        avatar,
        admin,
        banned,
        published,
        updated,
        show_nsfw,
        theme,
        default_sort_type,
        default_listing_type,
        lang,
        show_avatars,
        send_notifications_to_email,
        matrix_user_id,
        actor_id,
        bio,
        local,
        last_refreshed_at,
        banner,
        deleted,
      )
    }
  }
 }
 pub trait UserSafeSettings_ {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<UserSafeSettings, Error>;
 }
 impl UserSafeSettings_ for UserSafeSettings {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    user_
      .select(User_::safe_settings_columns_tuple())
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .find(user_id)
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 impl Crud<UserForm> for User_ {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    user_
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .find(user_id)
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    diesel::delete(user_.find(user_id)).execute(conn)
  }
  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &UserForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    insert_into(user_).values(form).get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, form: &UserForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set(form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 impl ApubObject<UserForm> for User_ {
  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_::dsl::*;
    user_
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(actor_id.eq(object_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &UserForm) -> Result<User_, Error> {
    insert_into(user_)
      .values(user_form)
      .on_conflict(actor_id)
      .do_update()
      .set(user_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 pub trait User {
  fn register(conn: &PgConnection, form: &UserForm) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn update_password(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, new_password: &str)
    -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, from_user_name: &str) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn add_admin(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, added: bool) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn ban_user(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, ban: bool) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn find_by_email_or_username(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    username_or_email: &str,
  ) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn find_by_username(conn: &PgConnection, username: &str) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn find_by_email(conn: &PgConnection, from_email: &str) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn get_profile_url(&self, hostname: &str) -> String;
  fn mark_as_updated(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<User_, Error>;
  fn delete_account(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<User_, Error>;
 }
 impl User for User_ {
  fn register(conn: &PgConnection, form: &UserForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    let mut edited_user = form.clone();
    let password_hash =
      hash(&form.password_encrypted, DEFAULT_COST).expect("Couldn't hash password");
    edited_user.password_encrypted = password_hash;
    Self::create(&conn, &edited_user)
  }
  // TODO do more individual updates like these
  fn update_password(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, new_password: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    let password_hash = hash(new_password, DEFAULT_COST).expect("Couldn't hash password");
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set((
        password_encrypted.eq(password_hash),
        updated.eq(naive_now()),
      ))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, from_user_name: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    user_
      .filter(local.eq(true))
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(name.eq(from_user_name))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn add_admin(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, added: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set(admin.eq(added))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn ban_user(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, ban: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set(banned.eq(ban))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn find_by_email_or_username(
    conn: &PgConnection,
    username_or_email: &str,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    if is_email_regex(username_or_email) {
      Self::find_by_email(conn, username_or_email)
    } else {
      Self::find_by_username(conn, username_or_email)
    }
  }
  fn find_by_username(conn: &PgConnection, username: &str) -> Result<User_, Error> {
    user_
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(local.eq(true))
      .filter(name.ilike(username))
      .first::<User_>(conn)
  }
  fn find_by_email(conn: &PgConnection, from_email: &str) -> Result<User_, Error> {
    user_
      .filter(deleted.eq(false))
      .filter(local.eq(true))
      .filter(email.eq(from_email))
      .first::<User_>(conn)
  }
  fn get_profile_url(&self, hostname: &str) -> String {
    format!(
      "{}://{}/u/{}",
      Settings::get().get_protocol_string(),
      hostname,
      self.name
    )
  }
  fn mark_as_updated(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<User_, Error> {
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set((last_refreshed_at.eq(naive_now()),))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn delete_account(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<User_, Error> {
    diesel::update(user_.find(user_id))
      .set((
        preferred_username.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        email.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        matrix_user_id.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        bio.eq::<Option<String>>(None),
        deleted.eq(true),
        updated.eq(naive_now()),
      ))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::user::*, ListingType, SortType};
  #[test]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "thommy".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
      admin: false,
      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
      inbox_url: None,
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
    let expected_user = User_ {
      id: inserted_user.id,
      name: "thommy".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
      admin: false,
      banned: false,
      published: inserted_user.published,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: inserted_user.actor_id.to_owned(),
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: inserted_user.published,
      deleted: false,
      inbox_url: inserted_user.inbox_url.to_owned(),
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
    let read_user = User_::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    let updated_user = User_::update(&conn, inserted_user.id, &new_user).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_user, read_user);
    assert_eq!(expected_user, inserted_user);
    assert_eq!(expected_user, updated_user);
    assert_eq!(1, num_deleted);
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/person_mention.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/person_mention.rs
@ -1,68 +1,68 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{source::person_mention::*, PersonId, PersonMentionId};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::user_mention::*;
-impl Crud<PersonMentionForm, PersonMentionId> for PersonMention {
+impl Crud<UserMentionForm> for UserMention {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, person_mention_id: PersonMentionId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_mention_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    person_mention.find(person_mention_id).first::<Self>(conn)
+    user_mention.find(user_mention_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, person_mention_form: &PersonMentionForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, user_mention_form: &UserMentionForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
    // since the return here isnt utilized, we dont need to do an update
    // but get_result doesnt return the existing row here
-    insert_into(person_mention)
+    insert_into(user_mention)
-      .values(person_mention_form)
+      .values(user_mention_form)
      .on_conflict((recipient_id, comment_id))
      .do_update()
-      .set(person_mention_form)
+      .set(user_mention_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
+    user_mention_id: i32,
-    person_mention_form: &PersonMentionForm,
+    user_mention_form: &UserMentionForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    diesel::update(person_mention.find(person_mention_id))
+    diesel::update(user_mention.find(user_mention_id))
-      .set(person_mention_form)
+      .set(user_mention_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
-pub trait PersonMention_ {
+pub trait UserMention_ {
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
+    user_mention_id: i32,
    new_read: bool,
-  ) -> Result<PersonMention, Error>;
+  ) -> Result<UserMention, Error>;
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+    for_recipient_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<PersonMention>, Error>;
+  ) -> Result<Vec<UserMention>, Error>;
 }
-impl PersonMention_ for PersonMention {
+impl UserMention_ for UserMention {
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
+    user_mention_id: i32,
    new_read: bool,
-  ) -> Result<PersonMention, Error> {
+  ) -> Result<UserMention, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    diesel::update(person_mention.find(person_mention_id))
+    diesel::update(user_mention.find(user_mention_id))
      .set(read.eq(new_read))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+    for_recipient_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<PersonMention>, Error> {
+  ) -> Result<Vec<UserMention>, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(
-      person_mention
+      user_mention
        .filter(recipient_id.eq(for_recipient_id))
        .filter(read.eq(false)),
    )
@ -73,33 +73,41 @@ impl PersonMention_ for PersonMention {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, ListingType, SortType};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::*,
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
    person::*,
    person_mention::*,
    post::*,
    user::*,
    user_mention::*,
  };
  use serial_test::serial;
  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();
-    let new_person = PersonForm {
+    let new_user = UserForm {
      name: "terrylake".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -107,20 +115,30 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();
+    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
-    let recipient_form = PersonForm {
+    let recipient_form = UserForm {
      name: "terrylakes recipient".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
      email: None,
      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      banned: None,
+      admin: false,
-      deleted: None,
+      banned: Some(false),
      published: None,
      updated: None,
      show_nsfw: false,
      theme: "browser".into(),
      default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
      default_listing_type: ListingType::Subscribed as i16,
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
-      local: None,
+      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -128,13 +146,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };
-    let inserted_recipient = Person::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_recipient = User_::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community lake".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      category_id: 1,
      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -156,7 +175,7 @@ mod tests {
    let new_post = PostForm {
      name: "A test post".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      url: None,
      body: None,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
@ -179,7 +198,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -193,15 +212,15 @@ mod tests {
    let inserted_comment = Comment::create(&conn, &comment_form).unwrap();
-    let person_mention_form = PersonMentionForm {
+    let user_mention_form = UserMentionForm {
      recipient_id: inserted_recipient.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      read: None,
    };
-    let inserted_mention = PersonMention::create(&conn, &person_mention_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_mention = UserMention::create(&conn, &user_mention_form).unwrap();
-    let expected_mention = PersonMention {
+    let expected_mention = UserMention {
      id: inserted_mention.id,
      recipient_id: inserted_mention.recipient_id,
      comment_id: inserted_mention.comment_id,
@ -209,14 +228,14 @@ mod tests {
      published: inserted_mention.published,
    };
-    let read_mention = PersonMention::read(&conn, inserted_mention.id).unwrap();
+    let read_mention = UserMention::read(&conn, inserted_mention.id).unwrap();
    let updated_mention =
-      PersonMention::update(&conn, inserted_mention.id, &person_mention_form).unwrap();
+      UserMention::update(&conn, inserted_mention.id, &user_mention_form).unwrap();
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
+    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(expected_mention, read_mention);
    assert_eq!(expected_mention, inserted_mention);
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@ -3,14 +3,10 @@ name = "lemmy_db_schema"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 diesel = { version = "1.4.5", features = ["postgres","chrono","r2d2","serde_json"] }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.123", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.61", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 log = "0.4.14"
-url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
 diesel-derive-newtype = "0.1"
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/lib.rs
@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate diesel;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate diesel_derive_newtype;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::{
  backend::Backend,
@ -11,62 +8,21 @@ use diesel::{
  serialize::{Output, ToSql},
  sql_types::Text,
 };
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{
  fmt,
  fmt::{Display, Formatter},
  io::Write,
 };
 use url::Url;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod source;
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct PostId(pub i32);
 impl fmt::Display for PostId {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
    write!(f, "{}", self.0)
  }
 }
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct PersonId(pub i32);
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct CommentId(pub i32);
 impl fmt::Display for CommentId {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
    write!(f, "{}", self.0)
  }
 }
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct CommunityId(pub i32);
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct LocalUserId(pub i32);
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct PrivateMessageId(i32);
 impl fmt::Display for PrivateMessageId {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
    write!(f, "{}", self.0)
  }
 }
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct PersonMentionId(i32);
 #[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, AsExpression, FromSqlRow)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Debug, AsExpression, FromSqlRow)]
 #[sql_type = "Text"]
-pub struct DbUrl(Url);
+pub struct Url(url::Url);
-impl<DB: Backend> ToSql<Text, DB> for DbUrl
+impl<DB: Backend> ToSql<Text, DB> for Url
 where
  String: ToSql<Text, DB>,
 {
@ -75,37 +31,37 @@ where
  }
 }
-impl<DB: Backend> FromSql<Text, DB> for DbUrl
+impl<DB: Backend> FromSql<Text, DB> for Url
 where
  String: FromSql<Text, DB>,
 {
  fn from_sql(bytes: Option<&DB::RawValue>) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
    let str = String::from_sql(bytes)?;
-    Ok(DbUrl(Url::parse(&str)?))
+    Ok(Url(url::Url::parse(&str)?))
  }
 }
-impl DbUrl {
+impl Url {
-  pub fn into_inner(self) -> Url {
+  pub fn into_inner(self) -> url::Url {
    self.0
  }
 }
-impl Display for DbUrl {
+impl Display for Url {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
    self.to_owned().into_inner().fmt(f)
  }
 }
-impl From<DbUrl> for Url {
+impl From<Url> for url::Url {
-  fn from(url: DbUrl) -> Self {
+  fn from(url: Url) -> Self {
    url.0
  }
 }
-impl From<Url> for DbUrl {
+impl From<url::Url> for Url {
-  fn from(url: Url) -> Self {
+  fn from(url: url::Url) -> Self {
-    DbUrl(url)
+    Url(url)
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ table! {
    }
 }
 table! {
    category (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
    }
 }
 table! {
    comment (id) {
        id -> Int4,
@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    comment_like (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        score -> Int2,
@ -67,7 +74,7 @@ table! {
    comment_saved (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ table! {
        name -> Varchar,
        title -> Varchar,
        description -> Nullable<Text>,
        category_id -> Int4,
        creator_id -> Int4,
        removed -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
@ -89,11 +97,11 @@ table! {
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
-        icon -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        icon -> Nullable<Text>,
-        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
-        followers_url -> Varchar,
+        followers_url -> Text,
-        inbox_url -> Varchar,
+        inbox_url -> Text,
-        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Text>,
    }
 }
@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ table! {
    community_follower (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
        pending -> Nullable<Bool>,
    }
@ -126,44 +134,25 @@ table! {
    community_moderator (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 table! {
-    community_person_ban (id) {
+    community_user_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 table! {
    local_user (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        person_id -> Int4,
        password_encrypted -> Text,
        email -> Nullable<Text>,
        admin -> Bool,
        show_nsfw -> Bool,
        theme -> Varchar,
        default_sort_type -> Int2,
        default_listing_type -> Int2,
        lang -> Varchar,
        show_avatars -> Bool,
        send_notifications_to_email -> Bool,
        matrix_user_id -> Nullable<Text>,
        validator_time -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 table! {
    mod_add (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_user_id -> Int4,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
    }
@ -172,8 +161,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_add_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_user_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -183,8 +172,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_user_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        banned -> Nullable<Bool>,
        expires -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
@ -195,8 +184,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_ban_from_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_user_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        banned -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -208,7 +197,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_lock_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        locked -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -218,7 +207,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_comment (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -229,7 +218,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -241,7 +230,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -252,7 +241,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_sticky_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        mod_user_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        stickied -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -262,60 +251,9 @@ table! {
 table! {
    password_reset_request (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        user_id -> Int4,
        token_encrypted -> Text,
        published -> Timestamp,
        local_user_id -> Int4,
    }
 }
 table! {
    person (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        avatar -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        banned -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
        updated -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
        actor_id -> Varchar,
        bio -> Nullable<Text>,
        local -> Bool,
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        deleted -> Bool,
        inbox_url -> Varchar,
        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }
 table! {
    person_aggregates (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        person_id -> Int4,
        post_count -> Int8,
        post_score -> Int8,
        comment_count -> Int8,
        comment_score -> Int8,
    }
 }
 table! {
    person_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 table! {
    person_mention (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        recipient_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        read -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -323,7 +261,7 @@ table! {
    post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
-        url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        url -> Nullable<Text>,
        body -> Nullable<Text>,
        creator_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
@ -353,7 +291,6 @@ table! {
        downvotes -> Int8,
        stickied -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
        newest_comment_time_necro -> Timestamp,
        newest_comment_time -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -362,7 +299,7 @@ table! {
    post_like (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        score -> Int2,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
@ -372,7 +309,7 @@ table! {
    post_read (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -397,7 +334,7 @@ table! {
    post_saved (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        person_id -> Int4,
+        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -428,8 +365,8 @@ table! {
        enable_downvotes -> Bool,
        open_registration -> Bool,
        enable_nsfw -> Bool,
-        icon -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        icon -> Nullable<Text>,
-        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
    }
 }
@ -448,6 +385,68 @@ table! {
    }
 }
 table! {
    user_ (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        password_encrypted -> Text,
        email -> Nullable<Text>,
        avatar -> Nullable<Text>,
        admin -> Bool,
        banned -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
        updated -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
        show_nsfw -> Bool,
        theme -> Varchar,
        default_sort_type -> Int2,
        default_listing_type -> Int2,
        lang -> Varchar,
        show_avatars -> Bool,
        send_notifications_to_email -> Bool,
        matrix_user_id -> Nullable<Text>,
        actor_id -> Varchar,
        bio -> Nullable<Text>,
        local -> Bool,
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
        deleted -> Bool,
        inbox_url -> Text,
        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Text>,
    }
 }
 table! {
    user_aggregates (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        user_id -> Int4,
        post_count -> Int8,
        post_score -> Int8,
        comment_count -> Int8,
        comment_score -> Int8,
    }
 }
 table! {
    user_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        user_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 table! {
    user_mention (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        recipient_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        read -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
 // These are necessary since diesel doesn't have self joins / aliases
 table! {
    comment_alias_1 (id) {
@ -467,108 +466,127 @@ table! {
 }
 table! {
-    person_alias_1 (id) {
+    user_alias_1 (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
-        avatar -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        password_encrypted -> Text,
        email -> Nullable<Text>,
        avatar -> Nullable<Text>,
        admin -> Bool,
        banned -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
        updated -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
        show_nsfw -> Bool,
        theme -> Varchar,
        default_sort_type -> Int2,
        default_listing_type -> Int2,
        lang -> Varchar,
        show_avatars -> Bool,
        send_notifications_to_email -> Bool,
        matrix_user_id -> Nullable<Text>,
        actor_id -> Varchar,
        bio -> Nullable<Text>,
        local -> Bool,
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
-        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
        deleted -> Bool,
        inbox_url -> Varchar,
        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }
 table! {
-    person_alias_2 (id) {
+    user_alias_2 (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
-        avatar -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        password_encrypted -> Text,
        email -> Nullable<Text>,
        avatar -> Nullable<Text>,
        admin -> Bool,
        banned -> Bool,
        published -> Timestamp,
        updated -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
        show_nsfw -> Bool,
        theme -> Varchar,
        default_sort_type -> Int2,
        default_listing_type -> Int2,
        lang -> Varchar,
        show_avatars -> Bool,
        send_notifications_to_email -> Bool,
        matrix_user_id -> Nullable<Text>,
        actor_id -> Varchar,
        bio -> Nullable<Text>,
        local -> Bool,
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
-        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
        deleted -> Bool,
        inbox_url -> Varchar,
        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }
-joinable!(comment_alias_1 -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(comment_alias_1 -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
 joinable!(comment -> comment_alias_1 (parent_id));
-joinable!(person_mention -> person_alias_1 (recipient_id));
+joinable!(user_mention -> user_alias_1 (recipient_id));
-joinable!(post -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(post -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
-joinable!(comment -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(comment -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
-joinable!(post_report -> person_alias_2 (resolver_id));
+joinable!(post_report -> user_alias_2 (resolver_id));
-joinable!(comment_report -> person_alias_2 (resolver_id));
+joinable!(comment_report -> user_alias_2 (resolver_id));
 joinable!(comment -> person (creator_id));
 joinable!(comment -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(comment -> user_ (creator_id));
 joinable!(comment_aggregates -> comment (comment_id));
 joinable!(comment_like -> comment (comment_id));
 joinable!(comment_like -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(comment_like -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(comment_like -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(comment_report -> comment (comment_id));
 joinable!(comment_saved -> comment (comment_id));
-joinable!(comment_saved -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(comment_saved -> user_ (user_id));
-joinable!(community -> person (creator_id));
+joinable!(community -> category (category_id));
 joinable!(community -> user_ (creator_id));
 joinable!(community_aggregates -> community (community_id));
 joinable!(community_follower -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_follower -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(community_follower -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(community_moderator -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_moderator -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(community_moderator -> user_ (user_id));
-joinable!(community_person_ban -> community (community_id));
+joinable!(community_user_ban -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_person_ban -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(community_user_ban -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(local_user -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(mod_add_community -> community (community_id));
 joinable!(mod_ban_from_community -> community (community_id));
 joinable!(mod_lock_post -> person (mod_person_id));
 joinable!(mod_lock_post -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(mod_lock_post -> user_ (mod_user_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_comment -> comment (comment_id));
-joinable!(mod_remove_comment -> person (mod_person_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_comment -> user_ (mod_user_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_community -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(mod_remove_community -> person (mod_person_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_community -> user_ (mod_user_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_post -> person (mod_person_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_post -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> person (mod_person_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_post -> user_ (mod_user_id));
 joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(password_reset_request -> local_user (local_user_id));
+joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> user_ (mod_user_id));
-joinable!(person_aggregates -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(password_reset_request -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(person_ban -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(person_mention -> comment (comment_id));
 joinable!(person_mention -> person (recipient_id));
 joinable!(post -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(post -> person (creator_id));
+joinable!(post -> user_ (creator_id));
 joinable!(post_aggregates -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(post_like -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(post_like -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(post_read -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(post_like -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(post_read -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(post_read -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(post_report -> post (post_id));
 joinable!(post_saved -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(post_saved -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(site -> person (creator_id));
+joinable!(post_saved -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(site -> user_ (creator_id));
 joinable!(site_aggregates -> site (site_id));
 joinable!(user_aggregates -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(user_ban -> user_ (user_id));
 joinable!(user_mention -> comment (comment_id));
 joinable!(user_mention -> user_ (recipient_id));
 allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  activity,
  category,
  comment,
  comment_aggregates,
  comment_like,
@ -578,8 +596,7 @@ allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  community_aggregates,
  community_follower,
  community_moderator,
-  community_person_ban,
+  community_user_ban,
  local_user,
  mod_add,
  mod_add_community,
  mod_ban,
@ -590,10 +607,6 @@ allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  mod_remove_post,
  mod_sticky_post,
  password_reset_request,
  person,
  person_aggregates,
  person_ban,
  person_mention,
  post,
  post_aggregates,
  post_like,
@ -603,7 +616,11 @@ allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  private_message,
  site,
  site_aggregates,
  user_,
  user_aggregates,
  user_ban,
  user_mention,
  comment_alias_1,
-  person_alias_1,
+  user_alias_1,
-  person_alias_2,
+  user_alias_2,
 );
--- a/Show more
+++ b/Show more
`@ -1,4 +1,4 @@`
	`# Contributing`	`# Contributing`

	`See [here](https://join.lemmy.ml/docs/en/contributing/contributing.html) for contributing Instructions.`	`See [here](https://lemmy.ml/docs/contributing.html) for contributing Instructions.`