Version 0.10.0-rc.7

Merge pull request #1500 from LemmyNet/jwt_revocation_dess
Jwt revocation dess
2021-03-19 11:46:46 -04:00 · 2021-03-19 15:43:47 +00:00 · 2021-03-19 10:02:58 -04:00 · 2021-03-19 13:41:22 +00:00 · 2021-03-19 13:20:23 +00:00 · 2021-03-19 00:31:49 -04:00
168 changed files with 5521 additions and 4061 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@ -21,14 +21,23 @@ steps:

  - name: cargo clippy
    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    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
    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
@ -36,6 +45,8 @@ steps:

  - name: cargo build
    image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.50.0
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - cargo build
      - mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/debug/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
@ -106,6 +117,8 @@ steps:
    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
@ -115,6 +128,8 @@ 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
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: /drone/src/.cargo
    commands:
      - apt-get update
      - apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends libssl-dev pkg-config libpq-dev
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b4ca8ce00b267af8ccebbd647de0d61e0674b6e61185cc7a592ff88772bed655"
 dependencies = [
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ad26f77093333e0e7c6ffe54ebe3582d908a104e448723eec6d43d08b07143fb"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b95aceadaf327f18f0df5962fedc1bde2f870566a0b9f65c89508a3b1f79334c"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ version = "0.1.42"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8d3a45e77e34375a7923b1e8febb049bb011f064714a8e17a1a616fef01da13d"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -916,10 +916,10 @@ checksum = "f0c960ae2da4de88a91b2d920c2a7233b400bc33cb28453a2987822d8392519b"
 dependencies = [
 "fnv",
 "ident_case",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "strsim",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -929,8 +929,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d9b5a2f4ac4969822c62224815d069952656cadc7084fdca9751e6d959189b72"
 dependencies = [
 "darling_core",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -951,9 +951,9 @@ checksum = "a2658621297f2cf68762a6f7dc0bb7e1ff2cfd6583daef8ee0fed6f7ec468ec0"
 dependencies = [
 "darling",
 "derive_builder_core",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -963,9 +963,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2791ea3e372c8495c0bc2033991d76b512cd799d07491fbd6890124db9458bef"
 dependencies = [
 "darling",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -974,9 +974,9 @@ version = "0.99.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41cb0e6161ad61ed084a36ba71fbba9e3ac5aee3606fb607fe08da6acbcf3d8c"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1003,15 +1003,27 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde_json",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "diesel-derive-newtype"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e844e8e6f65dcf27aa0b97d4234f974d93dfbf56816033d71b5e0c7eb701709f"
+dependencies = [
+ "diesel",
+ "proc-macro2 0.4.30",
+ "quote 0.6.13",
+ "syn 0.14.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "diesel_derives"
 version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "45f5098f628d02a7a0f68ddba586fb61e80edec3bdc1be3b921f4ceec60858d3"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1085,9 +1097,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7c5f0096a91d210159eceb2ff5e1c4da18388a170e1e3ce948aac9c8fdbbf595"
 dependencies = [
 "heck",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1253,9 +1265,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c287d25add322d9f9abdcdc5927ca398917996600182178774032e9f8258fedd"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro-hack",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1852,6 +1864,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "chrono",
 "diesel",
+ "diesel-derive-newtype",
 "log",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
@ -2144,9 +2157,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "209d075476da2e63b4b29e72a2ef627b840589588e71400a25e3565c4f849d07"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro-error",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2165,9 +2178,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9753f12909fd8d923f75ae5c3258cae1ed3c8ec052e1b38c93c21a6d157f789c"
 dependencies = [
 "migrations_internals",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2475,9 +2488,9 @@ checksum = "99b8db626e31e5b81787b9783425769681b347011cc59471e33ea46d2ea0cf55"
 dependencies = [
 "pest",
 "pest_meta",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2515,9 +2528,9 @@ version = "0.4.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "65ad2ae56b6abe3a1ee25f15ee605bacadb9a764edaba9c2bf4103800d4a1895"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2526,9 +2539,9 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "caa25a6393f22ce819b0f50e0be89287292fda8d425be38ee0ca14c4931d9e71"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2589,9 +2602,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "da25490ff9892aab3fcf7c36f08cfb902dd3e71ca0f9f9517bea02a73a5ce38c"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro-error-attr",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 "version_check",
 ]

@ -2601,8 +2614,8 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a1be40180e52ecc98ad80b184934baf3d0d29f979574e439af5a55274b35f869"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "version_check",
 ]

@ -2618,13 +2631,22 @@ version = "0.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bc881b2c22681370c6a780e47af9840ef841837bc98118431d4e1868bd0c1086"

+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "0.4.30"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf3d2011ab5c909338f7887f4fc896d35932e29146c12c8d01da6b22a80ba759"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid 0.1.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e0704ee1a7e00d7bb417d0770ea303c1bccbabf0ef1667dae92b5967f5f8a71"
 dependencies = [
- "unicode-xid",
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2643,13 +2665,22 @@ dependencies = [
 "memchr",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "quote"
+version = "0.6.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ce23b6b870e8f94f81fb0a363d65d86675884b34a09043c81e5562f11c1f8e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 0.4.30",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "991431c3519a3f36861882da93630ce66b52918dcf1b8e2fd66b397fc96f28df"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3032,9 +3063,9 @@ version = "1.0.123"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9391c295d64fc0abb2c556bad848f33cb8296276b1ad2677d1ae1ace4f258f31"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3078,9 +3109,9 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b2acd6defeddb41eb60bb468f8825d0cfd0c2a76bc03bfd235b6a1dc4f6a1ad5"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3211,11 +3242,11 @@ version = "0.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c87a60a40fccc84bef0652345bbbbbe20a605bf5d0ce81719fc476f5c03b50ef"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "serde",
 "serde_derive",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3225,13 +3256,13 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "58fa5ff6ad0d98d1ffa8cb115892b6e69d67799f6763e162a1c9db421dc22e11"
 dependencies = [
 "base-x",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "serde",
 "serde_derive",
 "serde_json",
 "sha1",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3259,9 +3290,20 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ee8bc6b87a5112aeeab1f4a9f7ab634fe6cbefc4850006df31267f4cfb9e3149"
 dependencies = [
 "heck",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "0.14.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "261ae9ecaa397c42b960649561949d69311f08eeaea86a65696e6e46517cf741"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 0.4.30",
+ "quote 0.6.13",
+ "unicode-xid 0.1.0",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3270,9 +3312,9 @@ version = "1.0.60"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c700597eca8a5a762beb35753ef6b94df201c81cca676604f547495a0d7f0081"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "unicode-xid",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "unicode-xid 0.2.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3319,9 +3361,9 @@ version = "1.0.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9be73a2caec27583d0046ef3796c3794f868a5bc813db689eed00c7631275cd1"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3396,10 +3438,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e5c3be1edfad6027c69f5491cf4cb310d1a71ecd6af742788c6ff8bced86b8fa"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro-hack",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "standback",
- "syn",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3635,6 +3677,12 @@ version = "1.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bb0d2e7be6ae3a5fa87eed5fb451aff96f2573d2694942e40543ae0bbe19c796"

+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc72304796d0818e357ead4e000d19c9c174ab23dc11093ac919054d20a6a7fc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.2.1"
@ -3655,9 +3703,9 @@ checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"

 [[package]]
 name = "url"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5909f2b0817350449ed73e8bcd81c8c3c8d9a7a5d8acba4b27db277f1868976e"
+checksum = "9ccd964113622c8e9322cfac19eb1004a07e636c545f325da085d5cdde6f1f8b"
 dependencies = [
 "form_urlencoded",
 "idna",
@ -3731,9 +3779,9 @@ dependencies = [
 "bumpalo",
 "lazy_static",
 "log",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]

@ -3755,7 +3803,7 @@ version = "0.2.70"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3b8853882eef39593ad4174dd26fc9865a64e84026d223f63bb2c42affcbba2c"
 dependencies = [
- "quote",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
 "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
 ]

@ -3765,9 +3813,9 @@ version = "0.2.70"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4133b5e7f2a531fa413b3a1695e925038a05a71cf67e87dafa295cb645a01385"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.24",
+ "quote 1.0.8",
+ "syn 1.0.60",
 "wasm-bindgen-backend",
 "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actix-web = { version = "3.3.2", default-features = false, features = ["rustls"]
 log = "0.4.14"
 env_logger = "0.8.2"
 strum = "0.20.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
 openssl = "0.10.32"
 http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.4.1", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2"] }
 tokio = "0.3.6"
--- a/ansible/VERSION
+++ b/ansible/VERSION
@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.9
+0.10.0-rc.7
--- a/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '3.3'
+version: '2.2'

 services:
  lemmy:
@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ services:
    restart: always

  pictrs:
-    image: asonix/pictrs:v0.2.5-r0
+    image: asonix/pictrs:v0.2.6-r1
    user: 991:991
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8537:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./volumes/pictrs:/mnt
    restart: always
+    mem_limit: 200m

  iframely:
    image: dogbin/iframely:latest
@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ services:
    volumes:
      - ./iframely.config.local.js:/iframely/config.local.js:ro
    restart: always
+    mem_limit: 200m

  postfix:
    image: mwader/postfix-relay
--- 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": "0.9.1-rc.1",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.10.0-rc.4",
    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
    "prettier": "^2.1.2",
    "ts-jest": "^26.4.4",
--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ 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,
-  banUserFromSite,
+  banPersonFromSite,
  searchPostLocal,
-  banUserFromCommunity,
+  banPersonFromCommunity,
 } 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 banUserFromSite(beta, alphaUser.user.id, true);
+  let banAlpha = await banPersonFromSite(beta, alphaUser.person.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 banUserFromSite(beta, alphaUser.user.id, false);
+  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromSite(beta, alphaUser.person.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 banUserFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.user.id, 2, false);
-  let banAlpha = await banUserFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.user.id, 2, true);
+  await banPersonFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.person.id, 2, false);
+  let banAlpha = await banPersonFromCommunity(beta, alphaUser.person.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 banUserFromCommunity(
+  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromCommunity(
    beta,
-    alphaUser.user.id,
+    alphaUser.person.id,
    2,
    false
  );
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
  CreateCommunity,
  DeleteCommunity,
  RemoveCommunity,
-  GetUserMentions,
+  GetPersonMentions,
  CreateCommentLike,
  CreatePostLike,
  EditPrivateMessage,
@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ import {
  GetPost,
  PrivateMessageResponse,
  PrivateMessagesResponse,
-  GetUserMentionsResponse,
+  GetPersonMentionsResponse,
  SaveUserSettings,
  SortType,
  ListingType,
  GetSiteResponse,
  SearchType,
  LemmyHttp,
-  BanUserResponse,
-  BanUser,
+  BanPersonResponse,
+  BanPerson,
  BanFromCommunity,
  BanFromCommunityResponse,
  Post,
@ -289,32 +289,32 @@ export async function searchForUser(
  return api.client.search(form);
 }

-export async function banUserFromSite(
+export async function banPersonFromSite(
  api: API,
-  user_id: number,
+  person_id: number,
  ban: boolean
-): Promise<BanUserResponse> {
+): Promise<BanPersonResponse> {
  // Make sure lemmy-beta/c/main is cached on lemmy_alpha
  // Use short-hand search url
-  let form: BanUser = {
-    user_id,
+  let form: BanPerson = {
+    person_id,
    ban,
    remove_data: false,
    auth: api.auth,
  };
-  return api.client.banUser(form);
+  return api.client.banPerson(form);
 }

-export async function banUserFromCommunity(
+export async function banPersonFromCommunity(
  api: API,
-  user_id: number,
+  person_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 = {
-    user_id,
+    person_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<GetUserMentionsResponse> {
-  let form: GetUserMentions = {
+export async function getMentions(api: API): Promise<GetPersonMentionsResponse> {
+  let form: GetPersonMentions = {
    sort: SortType.New,
    unread_only: false,
    auth: api.auth,
  };
-  return api.client.getUserMentions(form);
+  return api.client.getPersonMentions(form);
 }

 export async function likeComment(
@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ 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 {
-  UserViewSafe,
+  PersonViewSafe,
  SaveUserSettings,
  SortType,
  ListingType,
@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ import {
 let auth: string;
 let apShortname: string;

-function assertUserFederation(userOne: UserViewSafe, userTwo: UserViewSafe) {
-  expect(userOne.user.name).toBe(userTwo.user.name);
-  expect(userOne.user.preferred_username).toBe(userTwo.user.preferred_username);
-  expect(userOne.user.bio).toBe(userTwo.user.bio);
-  expect(userOne.user.actor_id).toBe(userTwo.user.actor_id);
-  expect(userOne.user.avatar).toBe(userTwo.user.avatar);
-  expect(userOne.user.banner).toBe(userTwo.user.banner);
-  expect(userOne.user.published).toBe(userTwo.user.published);
+function assertUserFederation(userOne: PersonViewSafe, userTwo: PersonViewSafe) {
+  expect(userOne.person.name).toBe(userTwo.person.name);
+  expect(userOne.person.preferred_username).toBe(userTwo.person.preferred_username);
+  expect(userOne.person.bio).toBe(userTwo.person.bio);
+  expect(userOne.person.actor_id).toBe(userTwo.person.actor_id);
+  expect(userOne.person.avatar).toBe(userTwo.person.avatar);
+  expect(userOne.person.banner).toBe(userTwo.person.banner);
+  expect(userOne.person.published).toBe(userTwo.person.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 = `@${site.my_user.name}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
+  apShortname = `@${site.my_user.person.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@0.9.1-rc.1:
-  version "0.9.1-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.9.1-rc.1.tgz#afe3cb0d4852f849dd087a4756a3771bc920a907"
-  integrity sha512-aVvo4IeJvIPUvypipk4GnyLB6nVQVLfB0arYrMkVV4L7zrZ/0pGtpkMDLaOAj/KpA6O0u9eLmaou5RberZQolA==
+lemmy-js-client@0.10.0-rc.4:
+  version "0.10.0-rc.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.10.0-rc.4.tgz#ac6fe6940fc5f73260ddb166ce0ef3c0520901fc"
+  integrity sha512-yJPnvGaWneOOwjKEqb4qXtQk+4DbRgO+hEzSin2GgUgnxluY43gemwiCPt6EnV+j4ueKoi0+QORVg2RuRC2PaQ==

 leven@^3.1.0:
  version "3.1.0"
--- a/crates/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rand = "0.8.3"
 strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.1", 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/api/src/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/comment.rs
@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ 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,
 };
@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ use lemmy_db_queries::{
  Saveable,
  SortType,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, comment_report::*, moderator::*};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  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_utils::{
  utils::{remove_slurs, scrape_text_for_mentions},
@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateComment = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let content_slurs_removed = remove_slurs(&data.content.to_owned());

@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let post = get_post(post_id, context.pool()).await?;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;

    // Check if post is locked, no new comments
    if post.locked {
@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      content: content_slurs_removed,
      parent_id: data.parent_id.to_owned(),
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      creator_id: user.id,
+      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      read: None,
@ -115,7 +119,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
        Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_comment").into()),
      };

-    updated_comment.send_create(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_comment
+      .send_create(&local_user_view.person, context)
+      .await?;

    // Scan the comment for user mentions, add those rows
    let post_id = post.id;
@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment.clone(),
-      &user,
+      local_user_view.person.clone(),
      post,
      context.pool(),
      true,
@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
    let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -143,17 +149,19 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_comment").into());
    }

-    updated_comment.send_like(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_comment
+      .send_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
+      .await?;

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let mut comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

    // If its a comment to yourself, mark it as read
    let comment_id = comment_view.comment.id;
-    if user.id == comment_view.get_recipient_id() {
+    if local_user_view.person.id == comment_view.get_recipient_id() {
      match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
        Comment::update_read(conn, comment_id, true)
      })
@ -193,7 +201,7 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditComment = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -201,10 +209,15 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    })
    .await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_comment.community.id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the creator can edit
-    if user.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
+    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }

@ -221,7 +234,9 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    };

    // Send the apub update
-    updated_comment.send_update(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_comment
+      .send_update(&local_user_view.person, context)
+      .await?;

    // Do the mentions / recipients
    let updated_comment_content = updated_comment.content.to_owned();
@ -229,7 +244,7 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      &user,
+      local_user_view.person.clone(),
      orig_comment.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -237,9 +252,9 @@ impl Perform for EditComment {
    .await?;

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -269,7 +284,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeleteComment = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -277,10 +292,15 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    })
    .await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_comment.community.id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if user.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
+    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.creator.id {
      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }

@ -297,16 +317,20 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {

    // Send the apub message
    if deleted {
-      updated_comment.send_delete(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_comment
+        .send_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_comment.send_undo_delete(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_comment
+        .send_undo_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    }

    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -316,7 +340,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      &user,
+      local_user_view.person.clone(),
      comment_view_2.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -349,7 +373,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemoveComment = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -357,10 +381,20 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    })
    .await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      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(context.pool(), user.id, orig_comment.community.id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(
+      context.pool(),
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_comment.community.id,
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Do the remove
    let removed = data.removed;
@ -375,7 +409,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModRemoveCommentForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      comment_id: data.comment_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -387,16 +421,20 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {

    // Send the apub message
    if removed {
-      updated_comment.send_remove(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_comment
+        .send_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_comment.send_undo_remove(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_comment
+        .send_undo_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    }

    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -407,7 +445,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveComment {
    let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
      mentions,
      updated_comment,
-      &user,
+      local_user_view.person.clone(),
      comment_view_2.post,
      context.pool(),
      false,
@ -440,7 +478,7 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &MarkCommentAsRead = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
    let orig_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -448,10 +486,15 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {
    })
    .await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_comment.community.id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the recipient can mark as read
-    if user.id != orig_comment.get_recipient_id() {
+    if local_user_view.person.id != orig_comment.get_recipient_id() {
      return Err(ApiError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
    }

@ -468,9 +511,9 @@ impl Perform for MarkCommentAsRead {

    // Refetch it
    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -494,11 +537,11 @@ impl Perform for SaveComment {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SaveComment = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let comment_saved_form = CommentSavedForm {
      comment_id: data.comment_id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
    };

    if data.save {
@ -514,9 +557,9 @@ impl Perform for SaveComment {
    }

    let comment_id = data.comment_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -538,9 +581,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommentResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommentLike = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let mut recipient_ids = Vec::new();
+    let mut recipient_ids = Vec::<LocalUserId>::new();

    // Don't do a downvote if site has downvotes disabled
    check_downvotes_enabled(data.score, context.pool()).await?;
@ -551,22 +594,34 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
    })
    .await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_comment.community.id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Add parent user to recipients
-    recipient_ids.push(orig_comment.get_recipient_id());
+    let recipient_id = 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,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      score: data.score,
    };

    // Remove any likes first
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
+      CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)
    })
    .await??;

@ -581,19 +636,23 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
      }

      if like_form.score == 1 {
-        comment.send_like(&user, context).await?;
+        comment.send_like(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
      } else if like_form.score == -1 {
-        comment.send_dislike(&user, context).await?;
+        comment
+          .send_dislike(&local_user_view.person, context)
+          .await?;
      }
    } else {
-      comment.send_undo_like(&user, context).await?;
+      comment
+        .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 user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let liked_comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -623,8 +682,8 @@ impl Perform for GetComments {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommentsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetComments = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);

    let type_ = ListingType::from_str(&data.type_)?;
    let sort = SortType::from_str(&data.sort)?;
@ -639,7 +698,7 @@ impl Perform for GetComments {
        .sort(&sort)
        .community_id(community_id)
        .community_name(community_name)
-        .my_user_id(user_id)
+        .my_person_id(person_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -665,7 +724,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CreateCommentReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommentReport = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // check size of report and check for whitespace
    let reason = data.reason.trim();
@ -676,17 +735,17 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
      return Err(ApiError::err("report_too_long").into());
    }

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.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(user_id, comment_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(person_id, comment_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;

    let report_form = CommentReportForm {
-      creator_id: user_id,
+      creator_id: person_id,
      comment_id,
      original_comment_text: comment_view.comment.content,
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -706,7 +765,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentReport {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::CreateCommentReport,
      response: res.clone(),
-      recipient_id: user.id,
+      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });

@ -732,7 +791,7 @@ impl Perform for ResolveCommentReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ResolveCommentReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ResolveCommentReport = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let report_id = data.report_id;
    let report = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -740,15 +799,15 @@ impl Perform for ResolveCommentReport {
    })
    .await??;

-    let user_id = user.id;
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user_id, report.community.id).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), person_id, report.community.id).await?;

    let resolved = data.resolved;
    let resolve_fun = move |conn: &'_ _| {
      if resolved {
-        CommentReport::resolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
+        CommentReport::resolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
      } else {
-        CommentReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
+        CommentReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
      }
    };

@ -785,12 +844,12 @@ impl Perform for ListCommentReports {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListCommentReportsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListCommentReports = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_id = data.community;
    let community_ids =
-      collect_moderated_communities(user_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+      collect_moderated_communities(person_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;

    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
@ -808,7 +867,7 @@ impl Perform for ListCommentReports {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::ListCommentReports,
      response: res.clone(),
-      recipient_id: user.id,
+      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });

--- a/crates/api/src/community.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/community.rs
@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
  check_community_ban,
-  check_optional_url,
-  get_user_from_jwt,
-  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
  is_admin,
  is_mod_or_admin,
  Perform,
@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ use lemmy_apub::{
  EndpointType,
 };
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
-  diesel_option_overwrite,
+  diesel_option_overwrite_to_url,
  source::{
    comment::Comment_,
    community::{CommunityModerator_, Community_},
@ -36,13 +35,14 @@ 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},
-  user_view::UserViewSafe,
+  person_view::PersonViewSafe,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
  apub::generate_actor_keypair,
@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ impl Perform for GetCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);

    let community_id = match data.id {
      Some(id) => id,
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl Perform for GetCommunity {
    };

    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, user_id)
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, person_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreateCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs(&data.title)?;
@ -155,11 +155,8 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    }

    // Check to make sure the icon and banners are urls
-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
-
-    check_optional_url(&icon)?;
-    check_optional_url(&banner)?;
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;

    // When you create a community, make sure the user becomes a moderator and a follower
    let keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;
@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
      description: data.description.to_owned(),
      icon,
      banner,
-      creator_id: user.id,
+      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
@ -198,7 +195,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    // The community creator becomes a moderator
    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
    };

    let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
@ -209,7 +206,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
    // Follow your own community
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

@ -218,9 +215,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
      return Err(ApiError::err("community_follower_already_exists").into());
    }

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, inserted_community.id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, inserted_community.id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -238,19 +235,19 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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<i32> = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    let mods: Vec<PersonId> = 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(&user.id) {
+    if !mods.contains(&local_user_view.person.id) {
      return Err(ApiError::err("not_a_moderator").into());
    }

@ -260,11 +257,8 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    })
    .await??;

-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
-
-    check_optional_url(&icon)?;
-    check_optional_url(&banner)?;
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;

    let community_form = CommunityForm {
      name: read_community.name,
@ -302,9 +296,9 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
    // process for communities and users

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -326,7 +320,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeleteCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // Verify its the creator (only a creator can delete the community)
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -334,7 +328,7 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
    })
    .await??;
-    if read_community.creator_id != user.id {
+    if read_community.creator_id != local_user_view.person.id {
      return Err(ApiError::err("no_community_edit_allowed").into());
    }

@ -358,9 +352,9 @@ impl Perform for DeleteCommunity {
    }

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -382,10 +376,10 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemoveCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // Verify its an admin (only an admin can remove a community)
-    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    // Do the remove
    let community_id = data.community_id;
@ -405,7 +399,7 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
      None => None,
    };
    let form = ModRemoveCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -424,9 +418,9 @@ impl Perform for RemoveCommunity {
    }

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -448,15 +442,16 @@ impl Perform for ListCommunities {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListCommunitiesResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListCommunities = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let user_id = match &user {
-      Some(user) => Some(user.id),
+    let person_id = match &local_user_view {
+      Some(uv) => Some(uv.person.id),
      None => None,
    };

-    let show_nsfw = match &user {
-      Some(user) => user.show_nsfw,
+    // Don't show NSFW by default
+    let show_nsfw = match &local_user_view {
+      Some(uv) => uv.local_user.show_nsfw,
      None => false,
    };

@ -470,7 +465,7 @@ impl Perform for ListCommunities {
        .listing_type(&type_)
        .sort(&sort)
        .show_nsfw(show_nsfw)
-        .my_user_id(user_id)
+        .my_person_id(person_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -492,7 +487,7 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &FollowCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -501,13 +496,13 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    .await??;
    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

    if community.local {
      if data.follow {
-        check_community_ban(user.id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+        check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;

        let follow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form);
        if blocking(context.pool(), follow).await?.is_err() {
@ -523,9 +518,15 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    } else if data.follow {
      // Dont actually add to the community followers here, because you need
      // to wait for the accept
-      user.send_follow(&community.actor_id(), context).await?;
+      local_user_view
+        .person
+        .send_follow(&community.actor_id(), context)
+        .await?;
    } else {
-      user.send_unfollow(&community.actor_id(), context).await?;
+      local_user_view
+        .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());
@ -533,9 +534,9 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
    }

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let mut community_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -560,11 +561,11 @@ impl Perform for GetFollowedCommunities {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetFollowedCommunities = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let communities = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityFollowerView::for_user(conn, user_id)
+      CommunityFollowerView::for_person(conn, person_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -587,21 +588,21 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<BanFromCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &BanFromCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let banned_user_id = data.user_id;
+    let banned_person_id = data.person_id;

    // Verify that only mods or admins can ban
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), local_user_view.person.id, community_id).await?;

-    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityUserBanForm {
+    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      user_id: data.user_id,
+      person_id: data.person_id,
    };

    if data.ban {
-      let ban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBan::ban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
+      let ban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBan::ban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), ban).await?.is_err() {
        return Err(ApiError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
      }
@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
      // Also unsubscribe them from the community, if they are subscribed
      let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
        community_id: data.community_id,
-        user_id: banned_user_id,
+        person_id: banned_person_id,
        pending: false,
      };
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn: &'_ _| {
@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
      .await?
      .ok();
    } else {
-      let unban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBan::unban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
+      let unban = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBan::unban(conn, &community_user_ban_form);
      if blocking(context.pool(), unban).await?.is_err() {
        return Err(ApiError::err("community_user_already_banned").into());
      }
@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    if data.remove_data {
      // Posts
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn: &'_ _| {
-        Post::update_removed_for_creator(conn, banned_user_id, Some(community_id), true)
+        Post::update_removed_for_creator(conn, banned_person_id, Some(community_id), true)
      })
      .await??;

@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ 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_user_id)
+          .creator_id(banned_person_id)
          .community_id(community_id)
          .limit(std::i64::MAX)
          .list()
@ -660,8 +661,8 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    };

    let form = ModBanFromCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_user_id: data.user_id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      other_person_id: data.person_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
      banned: Some(data.ban),
@ -672,14 +673,14 @@ impl Perform for BanFromCommunity {
    })
    .await??;

-    let user_id = data.user_id;
-    let user_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      UserViewSafe::read(conn, user_id)
+    let person_id = data.person_id;
+    let person_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+      PersonViewSafe::read(conn, person_id)
    })
    .await??;

    let res = BanFromCommunityResponse {
-      user_view,
+      person_view,
      banned: data.ban,
    };

@ -704,17 +705,17 @@ impl Perform for AddModToCommunity {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<AddModToCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &AddModToCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      user_id: data.user_id,
+      person_id: data.person_id,
    };

    let community_id = data.community_id;

    // Verify that only mods or admins can add mod
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), local_user_view.person.id, community_id).await?;

    if data.added {
      let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
@ -730,8 +731,8 @@ impl Perform for AddModToCommunity {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_user_id: data.user_id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      other_person_id: data.person_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(!data.added),
    };
@ -769,7 +770,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetCommunityResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &TransferCommunity = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let read_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -782,25 +783,28 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    })
    .await??;

-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;

    // Making sure the creator, if an admin, is at the top
    let creator_index = admins
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.user.id == site_creator_id)
+      .position(|r| r.person.id == site_creator_id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-    admins.insert(0, creator_user);
+    let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+    admins.insert(0, creator_person);

    // Make sure user is the creator, or an admin
-    if user.id != read_community.creator_id
-      && !admins.iter().map(|a| a.user.id).any(|x| x == user.id)
+    if local_user_view.person.id != read_community.creator_id
+      && !admins
+        .iter()
+        .map(|a| a.person.id)
+        .any(|x| x == local_user_view.person.id)
    {
      return Err(ApiError::err("not_an_admin").into());
    }

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let new_creator = data.user_id;
+    let new_creator = data.person_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());
@ -814,10 +818,10 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    .await??;
    let creator_index = community_mods
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.moderator.id == data.user_id)
+      .position(|r| r.moderator.id == data.person_id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_user = community_mods.remove(creator_index);
-    community_mods.insert(0, creator_user);
+    let creator_person = community_mods.remove(creator_index);
+    community_mods.insert(0, creator_person);

    let community_id = data.community_id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -829,7 +833,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    for cmod in &community_mods {
      let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
        community_id: cmod.community.id,
-        user_id: cmod.moderator.id,
+        person_id: cmod.moderator.id,
      };

      let join = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityModerator::join(conn, &community_moderator_form);
@ -840,8 +844,8 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_user_id: data.user_id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      other_person_id: data.person_id,
      community_id: data.community_id,
      removed: Some(false),
    };
@ -851,9 +855,9 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
    .await??;

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(user_id))
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -886,7 +890,7 @@ fn send_community_websocket(
  websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  op: UserOperation,
 ) {
-  // Strip out the user id and subscribed when sending to others
+  // Strip out the person 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
@ -3,28 +3,33 @@ use lemmy_api_structs::{
  blocking,
  comment::*,
  community::*,
+  person::*,
  post::*,
  site::*,
-  user::*,
  websocket::*,
 };
 use lemmy_db_queries::{
  source::{
    community::{CommunityModerator_, Community_},
    site::Site_,
-    user::UserSafeSettings_,
  },
  Crud,
  DbPool,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  community::{Community, CommunityModerator},
-  post::Post,
-  site::Site,
-  user::{UserSafeSettings, User_},
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  source::{
+    community::{Community, CommunityModerator},
+    post::Post,
+    site::Site,
+  },
+  CommunityId,
+  LocalUserId,
+  PersonId,
+  PostId,
 };
+use lemmy_db_views::local_user_view::{LocalUserSettingsView, LocalUserView};
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
-  community_user_ban_view::CommunityUserBanView,
+  community_person_ban_view::CommunityPersonBanView,
  community_view::CommunityView,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
@ -36,15 +41,15 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::{serialize_websocket_message, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::{env, process::Command};
 use url::Url;

 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
+pub mod local_user;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod routes;
 pub mod site;
-pub mod user;
 pub mod websocket;

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
@ -60,11 +65,11 @@ pub trait Perform {

 pub(crate) async fn is_mod_or_admin(
  pool: &DbPool,
-  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: i32,
+  person_id: PersonId,
+  community_id: CommunityId,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let is_mod_or_admin = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-    CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(conn, user_id, community_id)
+    CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(conn, person_id, community_id)
  })
  .await?;
  if !is_mod_or_admin {
@ -72,78 +77,107 @@ pub(crate) async fn is_mod_or_admin(
  }
  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 {
+
+pub fn is_admin(local_user_view: &LocalUserView) -> Result<(), 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: i32, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
+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()),
  }
 }

-pub(crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt(jwt: &str, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_view_from_jwt(
+  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()),
  };
-  let user_id = claims.id;
-  let user = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, user_id)).await??;
+  let local_user_id = LocalUserId(claims.sub);
+  let local_user_view =
+    blocking(pool, move |conn| LocalUserView::read(conn, local_user_id)).await??;
  // Check for a site ban
-  if user.banned {
+  if local_user_view.person.banned {
    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_user_from_jwt_opt(
+/// Checks if user's token was issued before user's password reset.
+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<User_>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Option<LocalUserView>, LemmyError> {
  match jwt {
-    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_user_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
+    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_local_user_view_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
    None => Ok(None),
  }
 }

-pub(crate) async fn get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt(
  jwt: &str,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<UserSafeSettings, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<LocalUserSettingsView, LemmyError> {
  let claims = match Claims::decode(&jwt) {
    Ok(claims) => claims.claims,
    Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
  };
-  let user_id = claims.id;
-  let user = blocking(pool, move |conn| UserSafeSettings::read(conn, user_id)).await??;
+  let local_user_id = LocalUserId(claims.sub);
+  let local_user_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
+    LocalUserSettingsView::read(conn, local_user_id)
+  })
+  .await??;
  // Check for a site ban
-  if user.banned {
+  if local_user_view.person.banned {
    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_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt(
  jwt: &Option<String>,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<Option<UserSafeSettings>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Option<LocalUserSettingsView>, LemmyError> {
  match jwt {
-    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?)),
+    Some(jwt) => Ok(Some(
+      get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt(jwt, pool).await?,
+    )),
    None => Ok(None),
  }
 }

 pub(crate) async fn check_community_ban(
-  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: i32,
+  person_id: PersonId,
+  community_id: CommunityId,
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let is_banned = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
+  let is_banned =
+    move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBanView::get(conn, person_id, community_id).is_ok();
  if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
    Err(ApiError::err("community_ban").into())
  } else {
@ -165,36 +199,27 @@ 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
 ///
-/// * `user_id` - the user id of the moderator
+/// * `person_id` - the person 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(
-  user_id: i32,
-  community_id: Option<i32>,
+  person_id: PersonId,
+  community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pool: &DbPool,
-) -> Result<Vec<i32>, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, 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, user_id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, person_id, community_id).await?;
    Ok(vec![community_id])
  } else {
    let ids = blocking(pool, move |conn: &'_ _| {
-      CommunityModerator::get_user_moderated_communities(conn, user_id)
+      CommunityModerator::get_person_moderated_communities(conn, person_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> {
@ -245,17 +270,17 @@ 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::GetUserDetails => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<GetUserDetails>(context, id, op, data).await
+    UserOperation::GetPersonDetails => {
+      do_websocket_operation::<GetPersonDetails>(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::BanUser => do_websocket_operation::<BanUser>(context, id, op, data).await,
-    UserOperation::GetUserMentions => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<GetUserMentions>(context, id, op, data).await
+    UserOperation::BanPerson => do_websocket_operation::<BanPerson>(context, id, op, data).await,
+    UserOperation::GetPersonMentions => {
+      do_websocket_operation::<GetPersonMentions>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
-    UserOperation::MarkUserMentionAsRead => {
-      do_websocket_operation::<MarkUserMentionAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
+    UserOperation::MarkPersonMentionAsRead => {
+      do_websocket_operation::<MarkPersonMentionAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
    }
    UserOperation::MarkAllAsRead => {
      do_websocket_operation::<MarkAllAsRead>(context, id, op, data).await
@ -453,7 +478,11 @@ 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!("/tmp/lemmy_espeak_{}.wav", &uuid);
+  let file_path = format!(
+    "{}/lemmy_espeak_{}.wav",
+    env::temp_dir().to_string_lossy(),
+    &uuid
+  );

  // Write the wav file
  Command::new("espeak")
@ -474,9 +503,81 @@ 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;
+  use crate::{captcha_espeak_wav_base64, check_validator_time};
+  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/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
--- a/crates/api/src/post.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/post.rs
@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{
  check_community_ban,
  check_downvotes_enabled,
-  check_optional_url,
  collect_moderated_communities,
-  get_user_from_jwt,
-  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
  is_mod_or_admin,
  Perform,
 };
@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.body)?;
@ -70,20 +69,19 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      return Err(ApiError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
    }

-    check_community_ban(user.id, data.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
-
-    check_optional_url(&Some(data.url.to_owned()))?;
+    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, data.community_id, context.pool()).await?;

    // 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.to_owned()).await;
+      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data_url).await;

    let post_form = PostForm {
      name: data.name.trim().to_owned(),
-      url: data.url.to_owned(),
+      url: data_url.map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
      body: data.body.to_owned(),
      community_id: data.community_id,
-      creator_id: user.id,
+      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
@ -124,12 +122,14 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      Err(_e) => return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_create_post").into()),
    };

-    updated_post.send_create(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_post
+      .send_create(&local_user_view.person, context)
+      .await?;

    // They like their own post by default
    let like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -138,12 +138,14 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      return Err(ApiError::err("couldnt_like_post").into());
    }

-    updated_post.send_like(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_post
+      .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(user.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, inserted_post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -173,12 +175,12 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetPostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetPost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);

    let id = data.id;
    let post_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, id, user_id)
+      PostView::read(conn, id, person_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {
    let id = data.id;
    let comments = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      CommentQueryBuilder::create(conn)
-        .my_user_id(user_id)
+        .my_person_id(person_id)
        .post_id(id)
        .limit(9999)
        .list()
@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {

    // Necessary for the sidebar
    let community_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, user_id)
+      CommunityView::read(conn, community_id, person_id)
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -239,15 +241,15 @@ impl Perform for GetPosts {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetPostsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetPosts = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let user_id = match &user {
-      Some(user) => Some(user.id),
+    let person_id = match &local_user_view {
+      Some(uv) => Some(uv.person.id),
      None => None,
    };

-    let show_nsfw = match &user {
-      Some(user) => user.show_nsfw,
+    let show_nsfw = match &local_user_view {
+      Some(uv) => uv.local_user.show_nsfw,
      None => false,
    };

@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ impl Perform for GetPosts {
        .show_nsfw(show_nsfw)
        .community_id(community_id)
        .community_name(community_name)
-        .my_user_id(user_id)
+        .my_person_id(person_id)
        .page(page)
        .limit(limit)
        .list()
@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostLike {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePostLike = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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?;
@ -299,18 +301,18 @@ 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(user.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(local_user_view.person.id, post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;

    let like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      score: data.score,
    };

    // Remove any likes first
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
+      PostLike::remove(conn, person_id, post_id)
    })
    .await??;

@ -324,18 +326,20 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostLike {
      }

      if like_form.score == 1 {
-        post.send_like(&user, context).await?;
+        post.send_like(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
      } else if like_form.score == -1 {
-        post.send_dislike(&user, context).await?;
+        post.send_dislike(&local_user_view.person, context).await?;
      }
    } else {
-      post.send_undo_like(&user, context).await?;
+      post
+        .send_undo_like(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    }

    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let post_view = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await?
    {
@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditPost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.body)?;
@ -377,20 +381,26 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
    let post_id = data.post_id;
    let orig_post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;

-    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the creator can edit
-    if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
+    if !Post::is_post_creator(local_user_view.person.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
      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.to_owned()).await;
+      fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), data_url).await;

    let post_form = PostForm {
      name: data.name.trim().to_owned(),
-      url: data.url.to_owned(),
+      url: data_url.map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
      body: data.body.to_owned(),
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
      creator_id: orig_post.creator_id.to_owned(),
@ -403,7 +413,7 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
      ap_id: Some(orig_post.ap_id),
      local: orig_post.local,
      published: None,
@ -428,11 +438,13 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
    };

    // Send apub update
-    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_post
+      .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(user.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -458,15 +470,20 @@ impl Perform for DeletePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &DeletePost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
+    if !Post::is_post_creator(local_user_view.person.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
      return Err(ApiError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
    }

@ -480,15 +497,19 @@ impl Perform for DeletePost {

    // apub updates
    if deleted {
-      updated_post.send_delete(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_post
+        .send_delete(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_post.send_undo_delete(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_post
+        .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(user.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -514,15 +535,25 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &RemovePost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the mods can remove
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(
+      context.pool(),
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -534,7 +565,7 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModRemovePostForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      removed: Some(removed),
      reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@ -546,16 +577,20 @@ impl Perform for RemovePost {

    // apub updates
    if removed {
-      updated_post.send_remove(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_post
+        .send_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    } else {
-      updated_post.send_undo_remove(&user, context).await?;
+      updated_post
+        .send_undo_remove(&local_user_view.person, context)
+        .await?;
    }

    // Refetch the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -581,15 +616,25 @@ impl Perform for LockPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &LockPost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the mods can lock
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(
+      context.pool(),
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -601,19 +646,21 @@ impl Perform for LockPost {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModLockPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      locked: Some(locked),
    };
    blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| ModLockPost::create(conn, &form)).await??;

    // apub updates
-    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_post
+      .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(user.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -639,15 +686,25 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &StickyPost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_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(user.id, orig_post.community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Verify that only the mods can sticky
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(
+      context.pool(),
+      local_user_view.person.id,
+      orig_post.community_id,
+    )
+    .await?;

    // Update the post
    let post_id = data.post_id;
@ -659,7 +716,7 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModStickyPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      post_id: data.post_id,
      stickied: Some(stickied),
    };
@ -670,12 +727,14 @@ impl Perform for StickyPost {

    // Apub updates
    // TODO stickied should pry work like locked for ease of use
-    updated_post.send_update(&user, context).await?;
+    updated_post
+      .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(user.id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(local_user_view.person.id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -701,11 +760,11 @@ impl Perform for SavePost {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SavePost = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let post_saved_form = PostSavedForm {
      post_id: data.post_id,
-      user_id: user.id,
+      person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
    };

    if data.save {
@ -721,9 +780,9 @@ impl Perform for SavePost {
    }

    let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let post_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(person_id))
    })
    .await??;

@ -742,7 +801,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<CreatePostReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &CreatePostReport = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // check size of report and check for whitespace
    let reason = data.reason.trim();
@ -753,17 +812,17 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
      return Err(ApiError::err("report_too_long").into());
    }

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.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(user_id, post_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+    check_community_ban(person_id, post_view.community.id, context.pool()).await?;

    let report_form = PostReportForm {
-      creator_id: user_id,
+      creator_id: person_id,
      post_id,
      original_post_name: post_view.post.name,
      original_post_url: post_view.post.url,
@ -785,7 +844,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePostReport {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::CreatePostReport,
      response: res.clone(),
-      recipient_id: user.id,
+      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });

@ -811,7 +870,7 @@ impl Perform for ResolvePostReport {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ResolvePostReportResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ResolvePostReport = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    let report_id = data.report_id;
    let report = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -819,15 +878,15 @@ impl Perform for ResolvePostReport {
    })
    .await??;

-    let user_id = user.id;
-    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), user_id, report.community.id).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+    is_mod_or_admin(context.pool(), person_id, report.community.id).await?;

    let resolved = data.resolved;
    let resolve_fun = move |conn: &'_ _| {
      if resolved {
-        PostReport::resolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
+        PostReport::resolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
      } else {
-        PostReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, user_id)
+        PostReport::unresolve(conn, report_id, person_id)
      }
    };

@ -863,12 +922,12 @@ impl Perform for ListPostReports {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<ListPostReportsResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &ListPostReports = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    let user_id = user.id;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
    let community_id = data.community;
    let community_ids =
-      collect_moderated_communities(user_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;
+      collect_moderated_communities(person_id, community_id, context.pool()).await?;

    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
@ -886,7 +945,7 @@ impl Perform for ListPostReports {
    context.chat_server().do_send(SendUserRoomMessage {
      op: UserOperation::ListPostReports,
      response: res.clone(),
-      recipient_id: user.id,
+      local_recipient_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
      websocket_id,
    });

--- a/crates/api/src/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/routes.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::Perform;
 use actix_web::{error::ErrorBadRequest, *};
-use lemmy_api_structs::{comment::*, community::*, post::*, site::*, user::*, websocket::*};
+use lemmy_api_structs::{comment::*, community::*, person::*, post::*, site::*, websocket::*};
 use lemmy_utils::rate_limit::RateLimit;
 use lemmy_websocket::{routes::chat_route, LemmyContext};
 use serde::Deserialize;
@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimit) {
      .service(
        web::scope("/user")
          .wrap(rate_limit.message())
-          .route("", web::get().to(route_get::<GetUserDetails>))
-          .route("/mention", web::get().to(route_get::<GetUserMentions>))
+          .route("", web::get().to(route_get::<GetPersonDetails>))
+          .route("/mention", web::get().to(route_get::<GetPersonMentions>))
          .route(
            "/mention/mark_as_read",
-            web::post().to(route_post::<MarkUserMentionAsRead>),
+            web::post().to(route_post::<MarkPersonMentionAsRead>),
          )
          .route("/replies", web::get().to(route_get::<GetReplies>))
          .route(
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimit) {
          )
          .route("/join", web::post().to(route_post::<UserJoin>))
          // Admin action. I don't like that it's in /user
-          .route("/ban", web::post().to(route_post::<BanUser>))
+          .route("/ban", web::post().to(route_post::<BanPerson>))
          // Account actions. I don't like that they're in /user maybe /accounts
          .route("/login", web::post().to(route_post::<Login>))
          .route("/get_captcha", web::get().to(route_get::<GetCaptcha>))
--- a/crates/api/src/site.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/site.rs
@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 use crate::{
  build_federated_instances,
-  get_user_from_jwt,
-  get_user_from_jwt_opt,
-  get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt,
-  get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt,
+  get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt,
+  get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt,
  is_admin,
  Perform,
 };
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, site::*, user::Register};
+use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, person::Register, site::*};
 use lemmy_apub::fetcher::search::search_by_apub_id;
-use lemmy_db_queries::{diesel_option_overwrite, source::site::Site_, Crud, SearchType, SortType};
+use lemmy_db_queries::{
+  diesel_option_overwrite_to_url,
+  source::site::Site_,
+  Crud,
+  SearchType,
+  SortType,
+};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::{
@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ use lemmy_db_views::{
 };
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_view::CommunityQueryBuilder,
-  user_view::{UserQueryBuilder, UserViewSafe},
+  person_view::{PersonQueryBuilder, PersonViewSafe},
 };
 use lemmy_db_views_moderator::{
  mod_add_community_view::ModAddCommunityView,
@ -68,36 +74,36 @@ impl Perform for GetModlog {
    let data: &GetModlog = &self;

    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let mod_user_id = data.mod_user_id;
+    let mod_person_id = data.mod_person_id;
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
    let removed_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModRemovePostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModRemovePostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

    let locked_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModLockPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModLockPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

    let stickied_posts = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModStickyPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModStickyPostView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

    let removed_comments = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModRemoveCommentView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModRemoveCommentView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

    let banned_from_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModBanFromCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModBanFromCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

    let added_to_community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-      ModAddCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_user_id, page, limit)
+      ModAddCommunityView::list(conn, community_id, mod_person_id, page, limit)
    })
    .await??;

@ -105,9 +111,9 @@ 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_user_id, page, limit)?,
-          ModBanView::list(conn, mod_user_id, page, limit)?,
-          ModAddView::list(conn, mod_user_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModRemoveCommunityView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModBanView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
+          ModAddView::list(conn, mod_person_id, page, limit)?,
        )) as Result<_, LemmyError>
      })
      .await??
@ -146,20 +152,20 @@ impl Perform for CreateSite {
      return Err(ApiError::err("site_already_exists").into());
    };

-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;

    // Make sure user is an admin
-    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: data.name.to_owned(),
      description: data.description.to_owned(),
-      icon: Some(data.icon.to_owned()),
-      banner: Some(data.banner.to_owned()),
-      creator_id: user.id,
+      icon: Some(data.icon.to_owned().map(|url| url.into())),
+      banner: Some(data.banner.to_owned().map(|url| url.into())),
+      creator_id: local_user_view.person.id,
      enable_downvotes: data.enable_downvotes,
      open_registration: data.open_registration,
      enable_nsfw: data.enable_nsfw,
@ -186,18 +192,18 @@ impl Perform for EditSite {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<SiteResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &EditSite = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    check_slurs(&data.name)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&data.description)?;

    // Make sure user is an admin
-    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    let found_site = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Site::read_simple(conn)).await??;

-    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.icon);
-    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite(&data.banner);
+    let icon = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.icon)?;
+    let banner = diesel_option_overwrite_to_url(&data.banner)?;

    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: data.name.to_owned(),
@ -277,20 +283,20 @@ impl Perform for GetSite {
      }
    };

-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::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.user.id == site_creator_id) {
-        let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-        admins.insert(0, creator_user);
+      if let Some(creator_index) = admins.iter().position(|r| r.person.id == site_creator_id) {
+        let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+        admins.insert(0, creator_person);
      }
    }

-    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
+    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;

    let online = context
      .chat_server()
@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ impl Perform for GetSite {
      .await
      .unwrap_or(1);

-    let my_user = get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let my_user = get_local_user_settings_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
    let federated_instances = build_federated_instances(context.pool()).await?;

    Ok(GetSiteResponse {
@ -329,8 +335,8 @@ impl Perform for Search {
      Err(e) => debug!("Failed to resolve search query as activitypub ID: {}", e),
    }

-    let user = get_user_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
-    let user_id = user.map(|u| u.id);
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let person_id = local_user_view.map(|u| u.person.id);

    let type_ = SearchType::from_str(&data.type_)?;

@ -355,7 +361,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
            .show_nsfw(true)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommentQueryBuilder::create(&conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -380,7 +386,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommunityQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -389,7 +395,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
      }
      SearchType::Users => {
        users = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          UserQueryBuilder::create(conn)
+          PersonQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
            .show_nsfw(true)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
@ -420,7 +426,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommentQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          CommunityQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .page(page)
            .limit(limit)
            .list()
@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
        let sort = SortType::from_str(&data.sort)?;

        users = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          UserQueryBuilder::create(conn)
+          PersonQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .search_term(q)
            .page(page)
@ -459,7 +465,7 @@ impl Perform for Search {
          PostQueryBuilder::create(conn)
            .sort(&sort)
            .show_nsfw(true)
-            .my_user_id(user_id)
+            .my_person_id(person_id)
            .community_id(community_id)
            .community_name(community_name)
            .url_search(q)
@ -492,18 +498,18 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &TransferSite = &self;
-    let user = get_user_safe_settings_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

-    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    let read_site = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Site::read_simple(conn)).await??;

    // Make sure user is the creator
-    if read_site.creator_id != user.id {
+    if read_site.creator_id != local_user_view.person.id {
      return Err(ApiError::err("not_an_admin").into());
    }

-    let new_creator_id = data.user_id;
+    let new_creator_id = data.person_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());
@ -511,8 +517,8 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {

    // Mod tables
    let form = ModAddForm {
-      mod_user_id: user.id,
-      other_user_id: data.user_id,
+      mod_person_id: local_user_view.person.id,
+      other_person_id: data.person_id,
      removed: Some(false),
    };

@ -520,24 +526,26 @@ impl Perform for TransferSite {

    let site_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| SiteView::read(conn)).await??;

-    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
+    let mut admins = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::admins(conn)).await??;
    let creator_index = admins
      .iter()
-      .position(|r| r.user.id == site_view.creator.id)
+      .position(|r| r.person.id == site_view.creator.id)
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let creator_user = admins.remove(creator_index);
-    admins.insert(0, creator_user);
+    let creator_person = admins.remove(creator_index);
+    admins.insert(0, creator_person);

-    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| UserViewSafe::banned(conn)).await??;
+    let banned = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| PersonViewSafe::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: Some(user),
+      my_user,
      federated_instances,
    })
  }
@ -553,10 +561,10 @@ impl Perform for GetSiteConfig {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteConfigResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &GetSiteConfig = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // Only let admins read this
-    is_admin(context.pool(), user.id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    let config_hjson = Settings::read_config_file()?;

@ -574,11 +582,10 @@ impl Perform for SaveSiteConfig {
    _websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<GetSiteConfigResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &SaveSiteConfig = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    // Only let admins read this
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    is_admin(context.pool(), user_id).await?;
+    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    // 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) {
--- a/crates/api/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/websocket.rs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{get_user_from_jwt, Perform};
+use crate::{get_local_user_view_from_jwt, Perform};
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use lemmy_api_structs::websocket::*;
 use lemmy_utils::{ConnectionId, LemmyError};
@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ impl Perform for UserJoin {
    websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
  ) -> Result<UserJoinResponse, LemmyError> {
    let data: &UserJoin = &self;
-    let user = get_user_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;
+    let local_user_view = get_local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context.pool()).await?;

    if let Some(ws_id) = websocket_id {
      context.chat_server().do_send(JoinUserRoom {
-        user_id: user.id,
+        local_user_id: local_user_view.local_user.id,
        id: ws_id,
      });
    }
--- a/crates/api_structs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_structs/Cargo.toml
@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ diesel = "1.4.5"
 actix-web = "3.3.2"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.61", features = ["preserve_order"] }
-url = "2.2.0"
+url = "2.2.1"
--- a/crates/api_structs/src/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/comment.rs
@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommentId, CommunityId, LocalUserId, PostId};
 use lemmy_db_views::{comment_report_view::CommentReportView, comment_view::CommentView};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreateComment {
  pub content: String,
-  pub parent_id: Option<i32>,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub parent_id: Option<CommentId>,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub form_id: Option<String>,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -13,21 +14,21 @@ pub struct CreateComment {
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EditComment {
  pub content: String,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub form_id: Option<String>,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct DeleteComment {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct RemoveComment {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub auth: String,
@ -35,14 +36,14 @@ pub struct RemoveComment {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct MarkCommentAsRead {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub read: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct SaveComment {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub save: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ pub struct SaveComment {
 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct CommentResponse {
  pub comment_view: CommentView,
-  pub recipient_ids: Vec<i32>, // TODO another way to do this? Maybe a UserMention belongs to Comment
+  pub recipient_ids: Vec<LocalUserId>,
  pub form_id: Option<String>, // An optional front end ID, to tell which is coming back
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreateCommentLike {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub score: i16,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ pub struct GetComments {
  pub sort: String,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
-  pub community_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub community_name: Option<String>,
  pub auth: Option<String>,
 }
@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ pub struct GetCommentsResponse {

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreateCommentReport {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub reason: String,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ pub struct ListCommentReports {
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
  /// if no community is given, it returns reports for all communities moderated by the auth user
-  pub community: Option<i32>,
+  pub community: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub auth: String,
 }

--- a/crates/api_structs/src/community.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/community.rs
@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, PersonId};
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_follower_view::CommunityFollowerView,
  community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView,
  community_view::CommunityView,
-  user_view::UserViewSafe,
+  person_view::PersonViewSafe,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct GetCommunity {
-  pub id: Option<i32>,
+  pub id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub name: Option<String>,
  pub auth: Option<String>,
 }
@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ pub struct CreateCommunity {
  pub description: Option<String>,
  pub icon: Option<String>,
  pub banner: Option<String>,
-  pub category_id: i32,
  pub nsfw: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ pub struct ListCommunitiesResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct BanFromCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub ban: bool,
  pub remove_data: bool,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ pub struct BanFromCommunity {

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct BanFromCommunityResponse {
-  pub user_view: UserViewSafe,
+  pub person_view: PersonViewSafe,
  pub banned: bool,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct AddModToCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub added: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -83,26 +83,25 @@ pub struct AddModToCommunityResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EditCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub title: String,
  pub description: Option<String>,
  pub icon: Option<String>,
  pub banner: Option<String>,
-  pub category_id: i32,
  pub nsfw: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct DeleteCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct RemoveCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub expires: Option<i64>,
@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ pub struct RemoveCommunity {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct FollowCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub follow: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ pub struct GetFollowedCommunitiesResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct TransferCommunity {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub auth: String,
 }
--- a/crates/api_structs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/lib.rs
@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
+pub mod person;
 pub mod post;
 pub mod site;
-pub mod user;
 pub mod websocket;

 use diesel::PgConnection;
-use lemmy_db_queries::{source::user::User, Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  comment::Comment,
-  post::Post,
-  user::User_,
-  user_mention::{UserMention, UserMentionForm},
+use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  source::{
+    comment::Comment,
+    person::Person,
+    person_mention::{PersonMention, PersonMentionForm},
+    post::Post,
+  },
+  LocalUserId,
 };
+use lemmy_db_views::local_user_view::LocalUserView;
 use lemmy_utils::{email::send_email, settings::structs::Settings, utils::MentionData, LemmyError};
 use log::error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@ -54,14 +58,13 @@ where
 pub async fn send_local_notifs(
  mentions: Vec<MentionData>,
  comment: Comment,
-  user: &User_,
+  person: Person,
  post: Post,
  pool: &DbPool,
  do_send_email: bool,
-) -> Result<Vec<i32>, LemmyError> {
-  let user2 = user.clone();
+) -> Result<Vec<LocalUserId>, LemmyError> {
  let ids = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-    do_send_local_notifs(conn, &mentions, &comment, &user2, &post, do_send_email)
+    do_send_local_notifs(conn, &mentions, &comment, &person, &post, do_send_email)
  })
  .await?;

@ -72,40 +75,40 @@ fn do_send_local_notifs(
  conn: &PgConnection,
  mentions: &[MentionData],
  comment: &Comment,
-  user: &User_,
+  person: &Person,
  post: &Post,
  do_send_email: bool,
-) -> Vec<i32> {
+) -> Vec<LocalUserId> {
  let mut recipient_ids = Vec::new();

  // Send the local mentions
  for mention in mentions
    .iter()
-    .filter(|m| m.is_local() && m.name.ne(&user.name))
+    .filter(|m| m.is_local() && m.name.ne(&person.name))
    .collect::<Vec<&MentionData>>()
  {
-    if let Ok(mention_user) = User_::read_from_name(&conn, &mention.name) {
+    if let Ok(mention_user_view) = LocalUserView::read_from_name(&conn, &mention.name) {
      // TODO
      // At some point, make it so you can't tag the parent creator either
      // This can cause two notifications, one for reply and the other for mention
-      recipient_ids.push(mention_user.id);
+      recipient_ids.push(mention_user_view.local_user.id);

-      let user_mention_form = UserMentionForm {
-        recipient_id: mention_user.id,
+      let user_mention_form = PersonMentionForm {
+        recipient_id: mention_user_view.person.id,
        comment_id: comment.id,
        read: None,
      };

      // Allow this to fail softly, since comment edits might re-update or replace it
      // Let the uniqueness handle this fail
-      let _ = UserMention::create(&conn, &user_mention_form);
+      PersonMention::create(&conn, &user_mention_form).ok();

-      // Send an email to those users that have notifications on
-      if do_send_email && mention_user.send_notifications_to_email {
+      // Send an email to those local users that have notifications on
+      if do_send_email {
        send_email_to_user(
-          mention_user,
+          &mention_user_view,
          "Mentioned by",
-          "User Mention",
+          "Person Mention",
          &comment.content,
        )
      }
@ -116,12 +119,20 @@ fn do_send_local_notifs(
  match comment.parent_id {
    Some(parent_id) => {
      if let Ok(parent_comment) = Comment::read(&conn, parent_id) {
-        if parent_comment.creator_id != user.id {
-          if let Ok(parent_user) = User_::read(&conn, parent_comment.creator_id) {
-            recipient_ids.push(parent_user.id);
+        // Don't send a notif to yourself
+        if parent_comment.creator_id != person.id {
+          // Get the parent commenter local_user
+          if let Ok(parent_user_view) = LocalUserView::read_person(&conn, parent_comment.creator_id)
+          {
+            recipient_ids.push(parent_user_view.local_user.id);

-            if do_send_email && parent_user.send_notifications_to_email {
-              send_email_to_user(parent_user, "Reply from", "Comment Reply", &comment.content)
+            if do_send_email {
+              send_email_to_user(
+                &parent_user_view,
+                "Reply from",
+                "Comment Reply",
+                &comment.content,
+              )
            }
          }
        }
@ -129,12 +140,17 @@ fn do_send_local_notifs(
    }
    // Its a post
    None => {
-      if post.creator_id != user.id {
-        if let Ok(parent_user) = User_::read(&conn, post.creator_id) {
-          recipient_ids.push(parent_user.id);
+      if post.creator_id != person.id {
+        if let Ok(parent_user_view) = LocalUserView::read_person(&conn, post.creator_id) {
+          recipient_ids.push(parent_user_view.local_user.id);

-          if do_send_email && parent_user.send_notifications_to_email {
-            send_email_to_user(parent_user, "Reply from", "Post Reply", &comment.content)
+          if do_send_email {
+            send_email_to_user(
+              &parent_user_view,
+              "Reply from",
+              "Post Reply",
+              &comment.content,
+            )
          }
        }
      }
@ -143,26 +159,31 @@ fn do_send_local_notifs(
  recipient_ids
 }

-pub fn send_email_to_user(user: User_, subject_text: &str, body_text: &str, comment_content: &str) {
-  if user.banned {
+pub fn send_email_to_user(
+  local_user_view: &LocalUserView,
+  subject_text: &str,
+  body_text: &str,
+  comment_content: &str,
+) {
+  if local_user_view.person.banned || !local_user_view.local_user.send_notifications_to_email {
    return;
  }

-  if let Some(user_email) = user.email {
+  if let Some(user_email) = &local_user_view.local_user.email {
    let subject = &format!(
      "{} - {} {}",
      subject_text,
      Settings::get().hostname(),
-      user.name,
+      local_user_view.person.name,
    );
    let html = &format!(
      "<h1>{}</h1><br><div>{} - {}</div><br><a href={}/inbox>inbox</a>",
      body_text,
-      user.name,
+      local_user_view.person.name,
      comment_content,
      Settings::get().get_protocol_and_hostname()
    );
-    match send_email(subject, &user_email, &user.name, html) {
+    match send_email(subject, &user_email, &local_user_view.person.name, html) {
      Ok(_o) => _o,
      Err(e) => error!("{}", e),
    };
--- a/crates/api_structs/src/person.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/person.rs
@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use lemmy_db_views::{
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_follower_view::CommunityFollowerView,
  community_moderator_view::CommunityModeratorView,
-  user_mention_view::UserMentionView,
-  user_view::UserViewSafe,
+  person_mention_view::PersonMentionView,
+  person_view::PersonViewSafe,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct Login {
  pub username_or_email: String,
  pub password: String,
 }
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, PersonId, PersonMentionId, PrivateMessageId};

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Register {
@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ pub struct CaptchaResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct SaveUserSettings {
-  pub show_nsfw: bool,
-  pub theme: String,
-  pub default_sort_type: i16,
-  pub default_listing_type: i16,
-  pub lang: String,
+  pub show_nsfw: Option<bool>,
+  pub theme: Option<String>,
+  pub default_sort_type: Option<i16>,
+  pub default_listing_type: Option<i16>,
+  pub lang: Option<String>,
  pub avatar: Option<String>,
  pub banner: Option<String>,
  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ pub struct SaveUserSettings {
  pub new_password: Option<String>,
  pub new_password_verify: Option<String>,
  pub old_password: Option<String>,
-  pub show_avatars: bool,
-  pub send_notifications_to_email: bool,
+  pub show_avatars: Option<bool>,
+  pub send_notifications_to_email: Option<bool>,
  pub auth: String,
 }

@ -70,20 +71,20 @@ pub struct LoginResponse {
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct GetUserDetails {
-  pub user_id: Option<i32>,
+pub struct GetPersonDetails {
+  pub person_id: Option<PersonId>,
  pub username: Option<String>,
  pub sort: String,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
-  pub community_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub saved_only: bool,
  pub auth: Option<String>,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct GetUserDetailsResponse {
-  pub user_view: UserViewSafe,
+pub struct GetPersonDetailsResponse {
+  pub person_view: PersonViewSafe,
  pub follows: Vec<CommunityFollowerView>,
  pub moderates: Vec<CommunityModeratorView>,
  pub comments: Vec<CommentView>,
@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ pub struct GetRepliesResponse {
 }

 #[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct GetUserMentionsResponse {
-  pub mentions: Vec<UserMentionView>,
+pub struct GetPersonMentionsResponse {
+  pub mentions: Vec<PersonMentionView>,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@ -107,19 +108,19 @@ pub struct MarkAllAsRead {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct AddAdmin {
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub added: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct AddAdminResponse {
-  pub admins: Vec<UserViewSafe>,
+  pub admins: Vec<PersonViewSafe>,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct BanUser {
-  pub user_id: i32,
+pub struct BanPerson {
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub ban: bool,
  pub remove_data: bool,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ pub struct BanUser {
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
-pub struct BanUserResponse {
-  pub user_view: UserViewSafe,
+pub struct BanPersonResponse {
+  pub person_view: PersonViewSafe,
  pub banned: bool,
 }

@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ pub struct GetReplies {
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct GetUserMentions {
+pub struct GetPersonMentions {
  pub sort: String,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
@ -152,15 +153,15 @@ pub struct GetUserMentions {
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct MarkUserMentionAsRead {
-  pub user_mention_id: i32,
+pub struct MarkPersonMentionAsRead {
+  pub person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
  pub read: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
-pub struct UserMentionResponse {
-  pub user_mention_view: UserMentionView,
+pub struct PersonMentionResponse {
+  pub person_mention_view: PersonMentionView,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@ -187,27 +188,27 @@ pub struct PasswordChange {
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreatePrivateMessage {
  pub content: String,
-  pub recipient_id: i32,
+  pub recipient_id: PersonId,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EditPrivateMessage {
-  pub private_message_id: i32,
+  pub private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
  pub content: String,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct DeletePrivateMessage {
-  pub private_message_id: i32,
+  pub private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct MarkPrivateMessageAsRead {
-  pub private_message_id: i32,
+  pub private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
  pub read: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -232,13 +233,13 @@ pub struct PrivateMessageResponse {

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct GetReportCount {
-  pub community: Option<i32>,
+  pub community: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct GetReportCountResponse {
-  pub community: Option<i32>,
+  pub community: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub comment_reports: i64,
  pub post_reports: i64,
 }
--- a/crates/api_structs/src/post.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/post.rs
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, PostId};
 use lemmy_db_views::{
  comment_view::CommentView,
  post_report_view::PostReportView,
@ -8,14 +9,15 @@ use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
  community_view::CommunityView,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use url::Url;

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct CreatePost {
  pub name: String,
-  pub url: Option<String>,
+  pub url: Option<Url>,
  pub body: Option<String>,
  pub nsfw: bool,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub auth: String,
 }

@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct PostResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct GetPost {
-  pub id: i32,
+  pub id: PostId,
  pub auth: Option<String>,
 }

@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ pub struct GetPosts {
  pub sort: String,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
-  pub community_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub community_name: Option<String>,
  pub auth: Option<String>,
 }
@ -57,16 +59,16 @@ pub struct GetPostsResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreatePostLike {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub score: i16,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EditPost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub name: String,
-  pub url: Option<String>,
+  pub url: Option<Url>,
  pub body: Option<String>,
  pub nsfw: bool,
  pub auth: String,
@ -74,14 +76,14 @@ pub struct EditPost {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct DeletePost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct RemovePost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub auth: String,
@ -89,28 +91,28 @@ pub struct RemovePost {

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct LockPost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub locked: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct StickyPost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub stickied: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct SavePost {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub save: bool,
  pub auth: String,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreatePostReport {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub reason: String,
  pub auth: String,
 }
@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ pub struct ResolvePostReportResponse {
 pub struct ListPostReports {
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
-  pub community: Option<i32>,
+  pub community: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub auth: String,
 }

--- a/crates/api_structs/src/site.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/site.rs
@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::UserSafeSettings;
-use lemmy_db_views::{comment_view::CommentView, post_view::PostView, site_view::SiteView};
-use lemmy_db_views_actor::{community_view::CommunityView, user_view::UserViewSafe};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, PersonId};
+use lemmy_db_views::{
+  comment_view::CommentView,
+  local_user_view::LocalUserSettingsView,
+  post_view::PostView,
+  site_view::SiteView,
+};
+use lemmy_db_views_actor::{community_view::CommunityView, person_view::PersonViewSafe};
 use lemmy_db_views_moderator::{
  mod_add_community_view::ModAddCommunityView,
  mod_add_view::ModAddView,
@ -13,12 +18,13 @@ use lemmy_db_views_moderator::{
  mod_sticky_post_view::ModStickyPostView,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use url::Url;

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Search {
  pub q: String,
  pub type_: String,
-  pub community_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub community_name: Option<String>,
  pub sort: String,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
@ -32,13 +38,13 @@ pub struct SearchResponse {
  pub comments: Vec<CommentView>,
  pub posts: Vec<PostView>,
  pub communities: Vec<CommunityView>,
-  pub users: Vec<UserViewSafe>,
+  pub users: Vec<PersonViewSafe>,
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct GetModlog {
-  pub mod_user_id: Option<i32>,
-  pub community_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub mod_person_id: Option<PersonId>,
+  pub community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
  pub page: Option<i64>,
  pub limit: Option<i64>,
 }
@ -60,8 +66,8 @@ pub struct GetModlogResponse {
 pub struct CreateSite {
  pub name: String,
  pub description: Option<String>,
-  pub icon: Option<String>,
-  pub banner: Option<String>,
+  pub icon: Option<Url>,
+  pub banner: Option<Url>,
  pub enable_downvotes: bool,
  pub open_registration: bool,
  pub enable_nsfw: bool,
@ -93,17 +99,17 @@ pub struct SiteResponse {
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct GetSiteResponse {
  pub site_view: Option<SiteView>, // Because the site might not be set up yet
-  pub admins: Vec<UserViewSafe>,
-  pub banned: Vec<UserViewSafe>,
+  pub admins: Vec<PersonViewSafe>,
+  pub banned: Vec<PersonViewSafe>,
  pub online: usize,
  pub version: String,
-  pub my_user: Option<UserSafeSettings>,
+  pub my_user: Option<LocalUserSettingsView>,
  pub federated_instances: Option<FederatedInstances>, // Federation may be disabled
 }

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct TransferSite {
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub auth: String,
 }

--- a/crates/api_structs/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/crates/api_structs/src/websocket.rs
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, PostId};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct UserJoinResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct CommunityJoin {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct CommunityJoinResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ModJoin {
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct ModJoinResponse {

 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct PostJoin {
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rand = "0.8.3"
 strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.1", 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
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_user, objects::FromApub, ActorType, NoteExt};
+use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_person, objects::FromApub, ActorType, NoteExt};
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{ActorAndObjectRefExt, Create, Dislike, Like, Remove, Update},
  base::ExtendsExt,
@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&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, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;

  let post_id = comment.post_id;
  let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -33,8 +33,15 @@ 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(mentions, comment.clone(), &user, post, context.pool(), true).await?;
+  let recipient_ids = send_local_notifs(
+    mentions,
+    comment.clone(),
+    person,
+    post,
+    context.pool(),
+    true,
+  )
+  .await?;

  // Refetch the view
  let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -64,9 +71,9 @@ 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 user = get_actor_as_user(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&update, context, request_counter).await?;

-  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, person.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;

  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let post_id = comment.post_id;
@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_update_comment(

  let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content);
  let recipient_ids =
-    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment, &user, post, context.pool(), false).await?;
+    send_local_notifs(mentions, comment, person, post, context.pool(), false).await?;

  // Refetch the view
  let comment_view = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -103,18 +110,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_like_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&like, context, request_counter).await?;

  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
    comment_id,
    post_id: comment.post_id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    score: 1,
  };
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)?;
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)?;
    CommentLike::like(conn, &like_form)
  })
  .await??;
@ -148,18 +155,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_dislike_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;

  let comment_id = comment.id;
  let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
    comment_id,
    post_id: comment.post_id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    score: -1,
  };
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)?;
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_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
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_user;
+use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_person;
 use activitystreams::activity::{Dislike, Like};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, comment::CommentResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::comment::Comment_, Likeable};
@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_like_comment(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(like, context, request_counter).await?;

  let comment_id = comment.id;
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_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 user = get_actor_as_user(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;

  let comment_id = comment.id;
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommentLike::remove(conn, user_id, comment_id)
+    CommentLike::remove(conn, person_id, comment_id)
  })
  .await??;

--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/receive/mod.rs
@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use crate::fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user;
+use crate::fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person;
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{ActorAndObjectRef, ActorAndObjectRefExt},
  base::{AsBase, BaseExt},
  error::DomainError,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
 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 `User_`.
-pub(crate) async fn get_actor_as_user<T, A>(
+/// Reads the actor field of an activity and returns the corresponding `Person`.
+pub(crate) async fn get_actor_as_person<T, A>(
  activity: &T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
-) -> Result<User_, LemmyError>
+) -> Result<Person, LemmyError>
 where
  T: AsBase<A> + ActorAndObjectRef,
 {
  let actor = activity.actor()?;
-  let user_uri = actor.as_single_xsd_any_uri().context(location_info!())?;
-  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_uri, context, request_counter).await
+  let person_uri = actor.as_single_xsd_any_uri().context(location_info!())?;
+  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_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
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_user, objects::FromApub, ActorType, PageExt};
+use crate::{activities::receive::get_actor_as_person, objects::FromApub, ActorType, PageExt};
 use activitystreams::{
  activity::{Create, Dislike, Like, Remove, Update},
  prelude::*,
@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(&create, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&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, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, person.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 user = get_actor_as_user(&update, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&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, user.actor_id(), request_counter).await?;
+  let post = Post::from_apub(&page, context, person.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 user = get_actor_as_user(&like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&like, context, request_counter).await?;

  let post_id = post.id;
  let like_form = PostLikeForm {
    post_id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    score: 1,
  };
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)?;
+    PostLike::remove(conn, person_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 user = get_actor_as_user(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(&dislike, context, request_counter).await?;

  let post_id = post.id;
  let like_form = PostLikeForm {
    post_id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    score: -1,
  };
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)?;
+    PostLike::remove(conn, person_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
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_user;
+use crate::activities::receive::get_actor_as_person;
 use activitystreams::activity::{Dislike, Like};
 use lemmy_api_structs::{blocking, post::PostResponse};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{source::post::Post_, Likeable};
@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_undo_like_post(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let user = get_actor_as_user(like, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(like, context, request_counter).await?;

  let post_id = post.id;
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
+    PostLike::remove(conn, person_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 user = get_actor_as_user(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = get_actor_as_person(dislike, context, request_counter).await?;

  let post_id = post.id;
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    PostLike::remove(conn, user_id, post_id)
+    PostLike::remove(conn, person_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::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  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, user::PrivateMessageResponse};
+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::private_message_view::PrivateMessageView;
+use lemmy_db_views::{local_user_view::LocalUserView, private_message_view::PrivateMessageView};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::SendUserRoomMessage, LemmyContext, UserOperation};
 use url::Url;
@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ 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,
-    recipient_id,
+    local_recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });

@ -91,11 +98,17 @@ 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,
-    recipient_id,
+    local_recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });

@ -123,11 +136,19 @@ 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,
-    recipient_id,
+    local_recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });

@ -160,11 +181,19 @@ 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,
-    recipient_id,
+    local_recipient_id,
    websocket_id: None,
  });

@ -181,19 +210,19 @@ 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 user").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("Private message can only be addressed to one person").into());
  }
  if to_and_cc.contains(&public()) {
    return Err(anyhow!("Private message cant be public").into());
  }
-  let user_id = activity
+  let person_id = activity
    .actor()?
    .to_owned()
    .single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  check_is_apub_id_valid(&user_id)?;
-  // check that the sender is a user, not a community
-  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_id, &context, request_counter).await?;
+  check_is_apub_id_valid(&person_id)?;
+  // check that the sender is a person, not a community
+  get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_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::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  objects::ToApub,
  ActorType,
  ApubLikeableType,
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ 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, post::Post, user::User_};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::Comment, community::Community, person::Person, post::Post};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  request::{retry, RecvError},
  settings::structs::Settings,
@ -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 users.
-  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  /// mentioned persons.
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, 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
-  /// users.
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  /// persons.
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, 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: &User_,
+    creator: &Person,
    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_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&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??;

@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_undo_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_undo_remove(
+    &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??;

@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
-  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;

@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;

@ -286,7 +290,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {

  async fn send_undo_like(
    &self,
-    creator: &User_,
+    creator: &Person,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let post_id = self.post_id;
@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ 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 users / addresses that go in the cc field.
+/// Addresses are the persons / addresses that go in the cc field.
 async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  comment: &Comment,
  community: &Community,
@ -356,7 +360,7 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  // Add the mention tag
  let mut tags = Vec::new();

-  // Get the user IDs for any mentions
+  // Get the person IDs for any mentions
  let mentions = scrape_text_for_mentions(&comment.content)
    .into_iter()
    // Filter only the non-local ones
@ -369,8 +373,8 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
      debug!("mention actor_id: {}", actor_id);
      addressed_ccs.push(actor_id.to_owned().to_string().parse()?);

-      let mention_user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&actor_id, context, &mut 0).await?;
-      inboxes.push(mention_user.get_shared_inbox_or_inbox_url());
+      let mention_person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&actor_id, context, &mut 0).await?;
+      inboxes.push(mention_person.get_shared_inbox_or_inbox_url());

      let mut mention_tag = Mention::new();
      mention_tag.set_href(actor_id).set_name(mention.full_name());
@ -387,9 +391,12 @@ async fn collect_non_local_mentions(
  })
 }

-/// Returns the apub ID of the user this comment is responding to. Meaning, in case this is a
+/// Returns the apub ID of the person 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(pool: &DbPool, comment: &Comment) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
+async fn get_comment_parent_creator(
+  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??;
@ -399,10 +406,10 @@ async fn get_comment_parent_creator(pool: &DbPool, comment: &Comment) -> Result<
    let parent_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, parent_post_id)).await??;
    parent_post.creator_id
  };
-  Ok(blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, parent_creator_id)).await??)
+  Ok(blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, parent_creator_id)).await??)
 }

-/// Turns a user id like `@name@example.com` into an apub ID, like `https://example.com/user/name`,
+/// Turns a person 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
@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use crate::{
  activity_queue::{send_activity_single_dest, send_to_community_followers},
  check_is_apub_id_valid,
  extensions::context::lemmy_context,
-  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+  insert_activity,
  ActorType,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ 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, LemmyError};
+use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;

@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    unimplemented!()
  }

-  /// As a local community, accept the follow request from a remote user.
+  /// As a local community, accept the follow request from a remote person.
  async fn send_accept_follow(
    &self,
    follow: Follow,
@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
      .actor()?
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(actor_uri, context, &mut 0).await?;
+    let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(actor_uri, context, &mut 0).await?;

    let mut accept = Accept::new(
      self.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -89,9 +90,9 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    accept
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
      .set_id(generate_activity_id(AcceptType::Accept)?)
-      .set_to(user.actor_id());
+      .set_to(person.actor_id());

-    send_activity_single_dest(accept, self, user.inbox_url.into(), context).await?;
+    send_activity_single_dest(accept, self, person.inbox_url.into(), context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -164,11 +165,20 @@ 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
@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ 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/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/person.rs
@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, DbPool, Followable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
-  user::User_,
+  person::Person,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl ActorType for User_ {
+impl ActorType for Person {
  fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
    self.local
  }
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl ActorType for User_ {
      .into()
  }

-  /// As a given local user, send out a follow request to a remote community.
+  /// As a given local person, 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 User_ {

    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: community.id,
-      user_id: self.id,
+      person_id: self.id,
      pending: true,
    };
    blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/send/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/send/post.rs
@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, post::Post, user::User_};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, person::Person, post::Post};
 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, 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: &User_,
+    creator: &Person,
    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_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&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)
@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_undo_remove(&self, mod_: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_undo_remove(
+    &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)
@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
-  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Community::read(conn, community_id)
@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {

  async fn send_undo_like(
    &self,
-    creator: &User_,
+    creator: &Person,
    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
@ -18,18 +18,19 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::Crud;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{private_message::PrivateMessage, user::User_};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{person::Person, private_message::PrivateMessage};
 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;

    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient =
+      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;

    let mut create = Create::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -46,11 +47,12 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
  }

  /// Send out information about an edited private message, to the followers of the community.
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let note = self.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;

    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient =
+      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;

    let mut update = Update::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -65,9 +67,10 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &Person, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient =
+      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;

    let mut delete = Delete::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -84,11 +87,12 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {

  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &User_,
+    creator: &Person,
    context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient =
+      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;

    let mut delete = Delete::new(
      creator.actor_id.to_owned().into_inner(),
@ -113,13 +117,13 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {
    Ok(())
  }

-  async fn send_remove(&self, _mod_: &User_, _context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn send_remove(&self, _mod_: &Person, _context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    unimplemented!()
  }

  async fn send_undo_remove(
    &self,
-    _mod_: &User_,
+    _mod_: &Person,
    _context: &LemmyContext,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    unimplemented!()
--- a/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activity_queue.rs
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use background_jobs::{
 };
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use lemmy_db_queries::DbPool;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, user::User_};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, person::Person};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::{debug, warn};
@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ where
  Ok(())
 }

-/// Sends an activity from a local user to a remote community.
+/// Sends an activity from a local person 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: &User_,
+  creator: &Person,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ where
  Ok(())
 }

-/// Sends notification to any users mentioned in a comment
+/// Sends notification to any persons mentioned in a comment
 ///
-/// * `creator` user who created the comment
-/// * `mentions` list of inboxes of users which are mentioned in the comment
+/// * `creator` person who created the comment
+/// * `mentions` list of inboxes of persons which are mentioned in the comment
 /// * `activity` either a `Create/Note` or `Update/Note`
 pub(crate) async fn send_comment_mentions<T, Kind>(
-  creator: &User_,
+  creator: &Person,
  mentions: Vec<Url>,
  activity: T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ where
  let hostname = Settings::get().get_hostname_without_port()?;
  let inboxes: Vec<&Url> = inboxes
    .iter()
-    .filter(|i| i.domain().unwrap() != hostname)
+    .filter(|i| i.domain().expect("valid inbox url") != hostname)
    .collect();

  let activity = activity.into_any_base()?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/extensions/context.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/extensions/context.rs
@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ 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",
-    "id": "pt:commentsEnabled"
+      "kind": "sc:Boolean",
+      "id": "pt:commentsEnabled"
    }
  }))?;
  Ok(vec![AnyBase::from(context()), context_ext])
--- 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 user and community for HTTP signatures.
+/// Extension for actor public key, which is needed on person 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_user,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
    is_deleted,
    should_refetch_actor,
  },
-  inbox::user_inbox::receive_announce,
+  inbox::person_inbox::receive_announce,
  objects::FromApub,
  GroupExt,
 };
@ -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_user(uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
+    let c_or_m = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(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,
-          user_id: mod_.id,
+          person_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,
-    user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+    person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  },
  ActorType,
 };
@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ where
  false
 }

-/// Get a remote actor from its apub ID (either a user or a community). Thin wrapper around
-/// `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user()` and `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community()`.
+/// Get a remote actor from its apub ID (either a person or a community). Thin wrapper around
+/// `get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person()` 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_user(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await?),
+    Err(_) => Box::new(get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(apub_id, context, recursion_counter).await?),
  };
  Ok(actor)
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/person.rs
@ -6,65 +6,67 @@ 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_schema::source::user::User_;
+use lemmy_db_queries::{source::person::Person_, ApubObject};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
 use url::Url;

-/// Get a user from its apub ID.
+/// Get a person 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_user(
+pub(crate) async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(
  apub_id: &Url,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  recursion_counter: &mut i32,
-) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<Person, LemmyError> {
  let apub_id_owned = apub_id.to_owned();
-  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &apub_id_owned.into())
+  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::read_from_apub_id(conn, &apub_id_owned.into())
  })
  .await?;

-  match user {
+  match person {
    // 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 user: {}", apub_id);
+      debug!("Fetching and updating from remote person: {}", apub_id);
      let person =
        fetch_remote_object::<PersonExt>(context.client(), apub_id, recursion_counter).await;

      if is_deleted(&person) {
-        // TODO: use User_::update_deleted() once implemented
+        // TODO: use Person::update_deleted() once implemented
        blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          User_::delete_account(conn, u.id)
+          Person::delete_account(conn, u.id)
        })
        .await??;
-        return Err(anyhow!("User was deleted by remote instance").into());
+        return Err(anyhow!("Person was deleted by remote instance").into());
      } else if person.is_err() {
        return Ok(u);
      }

-      let user = User_::from_apub(&person?, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
+      let person =
+        Person::from_apub(&person?, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;

-      let user_id = user.id;
+      let person_id = person.id;
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        User_::mark_as_updated(conn, user_id)
+        Person::mark_as_updated(conn, person_id)
      })
      .await??;

-      Ok(user)
+      Ok(person)
    }
    Ok(u) => Ok(u),
    Err(NotFound {}) => {
-      debug!("Fetching and creating remote user: {}", apub_id);
+      debug!("Fetching and creating remote person: {}", apub_id);
      let person =
        fetch_remote_object::<PersonExt>(context.client(), apub_id, recursion_counter).await?;

-      let user = User_::from_apub(&person, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;
+      let person =
+        Person::from_apub(&person, context, apub_id.to_owned(), recursion_counter).await?;

-      Ok(user)
+      Ok(person)
    }
    Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
  }
--- 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_user,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
    is_deleted,
  },
  find_object_by_id,
@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ 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, user_view::UserViewSafe};
+use lemmy_db_views_actor::{community_view::CommunityView, person_view::PersonViewSafe};
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::debug;
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
    debug!("Search for {}", query);
    let split = query.split('@').collect::<Vec<&str>>();

-    // User type will look like ['', username, instance]
+    // Person 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 user_uri = p.inner.id(domain)?.context("person has no id")?;
+      let person_uri = p.inner.id(domain)?.context("person has no id")?;

-      let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&user_uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;
+      let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&person_uri, context, recursion_counter).await?;

      response.users = vec![
        blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-          UserViewSafe::read(conn, user.id)
+          PersonViewSafe::read(conn, person.id)
        })
        .await??,
      ];
@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ async fn delete_object_locally(query_url: &Url, context: &LemmyContext) -> Resul
      })
      .await??;
    }
-    Object::User(u) => {
+    Object::Person(u) => {
      // TODO: implement update_deleted() for user, move it to ApubObject trait
      blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        User_::delete_account(conn, u.id)
+        Person::delete_account(conn, u.id)
      })
      .await??;
    }
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/comment.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ 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;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::comment::Comment, CommentId};
 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 = info.comment_id.parse::<i32>()?;
+  let id = CommentId(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/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::source::activity::Activity;
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::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.
@ -46,12 +47,13 @@ pub async fn get_activity(
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
  let settings = Settings::get();
-  let activity_id = format!(
+  let activity_id = Url::parse(&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/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
@ -10,69 +10,69 @@ use activitystreams::{
 };
 use actix_web::{body::Body, web, HttpResponse};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
-use lemmy_db_queries::source::user::User;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::user::User_;
+use lemmy_db_queries::source::person::Person_;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use url::Url;

 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct UserQuery {
+pub struct PersonQuery {
  user_name: String,
 }

-/// Return the ActivityPub json representation of a local user over HTTP.
-pub async fn get_apub_user_http(
-  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
+/// Return the ActivityPub json representation of a local person over HTTP.
+pub async fn get_apub_person_http(
+  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
  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 users, so that it can send tombstones
-  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::find_by_email_or_username(conn, &user_name)
+  // TODO: this needs to be able to read deleted persons, so that it can send tombstones
+  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::find_by_name(conn, &user_name)
  })
  .await??;

-  if !user.deleted {
-    let apub = user.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;
+  if !person.deleted {
+    let apub = person.to_apub(context.pool()).await?;

    Ok(create_apub_response(&apub))
  } else {
-    Ok(create_apub_tombstone_response(&user.to_tombstone()?))
+    Ok(create_apub_tombstone_response(&person.to_tombstone()?))
  }
 }

-pub async fn get_apub_user_outbox(
-  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
+pub async fn get_apub_person_outbox(
+  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
+  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::find_by_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
  })
  .await??;
-  // TODO: populate the user outbox
+  // TODO: populate the person outbox
  let mut collection = OrderedCollection::new();
  collection
    .set_many_items(Vec::<Url>::new())
    .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
-    .set_id(user.get_outbox_url()?)
+    .set_id(person.get_outbox_url()?)
    .set_total_items(0_u64);
  Ok(create_apub_response(&collection))
 }

-pub async fn get_apub_user_inbox(
-  info: web::Path<UserQuery>,
+pub async fn get_apub_person_inbox(
+  info: web::Path<PersonQuery>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse<Body>, LemmyError> {
-  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
+  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::find_by_name(&conn, &info.user_name)
  })
  .await??;

  let mut collection = OrderedCollection::new();
  collection
-    .set_id(format!("{}/inbox", user.actor_id.into_inner()).parse()?)
+    .set_id(format!("{}/inbox", person.actor_id.into_inner()).parse()?)
    .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?);
  Ok(create_apub_response(&collection))
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/post.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ 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;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::post::Post, PostId};
 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 = info.post_id.parse::<i32>()?;
+  let id = PostId(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/inbox/community_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ 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::source::{
-  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
-  user::User_,
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  source::{
+    community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
+    person::Person,
+  },
+  CommunityId,
 };
-use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_user_ban_view::CommunityUserBanView;
+use lemmy_db_views_actor::community_person_ban_view::CommunityPersonBanView;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use log::info;
@ -44,8 +47,8 @@ use url::Url;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
 pub enum CommunityValidTypes {
-  Follow,  // follow request from a user
-  Undo,    // unfollow from a user
+  Follow,  // follow request from a person
+  Undo,    // unfollow from a person
  Create,  // create post or comment
  Update,  // update post or comment
  Like,    // upvote post or comment
@ -113,21 +116,21 @@ pub(crate) async fn community_receive_message(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
-  // Only users can send activities to the community, so we can get the actor as user
+  // Only persons can send activities to the community, so we can get the actor as person
  // unconditionally.
  let actor_id = actor.actor_id();
-  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &actor_id.into())
+  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &actor_id.into())
  })
  .await??;
-  check_community_or_site_ban(&user, to_community.id, context.pool()).await?;
+  check_community_or_site_ban(&person, to_community.id, 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(), user, &to_community, &context).await?;
+      handle_follow(any_base.clone(), person, &to_community, &context).await?;
      false
    }
    CommunityValidTypes::Undo => {
@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ 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(), &user_url).await?
+      //receive_remove_for_community(context, any_base.clone(), &person_url).await?
      false
    }
  };
@ -178,20 +181,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn community_receive_message(
  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }

-/// Handle a follow request from a remote user, adding the user as follower and returning an
+/// Handle a follow request from a remote person, adding the person as follower and returning an
 /// Accept activity.
 async fn handle_follow(
  activity: AnyBase,
-  user: User_,
+  person: Person,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
  let follow = Follow::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &user.actor_id(), false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person.actor_id(), false)?;

  let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
    community_id: community.id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    pending: false,
  };

@ -226,27 +229,27 @@ async fn handle_undo(
  }
 }

-/// Handle `Undo/Follow` from a user, removing the user from followers list.
+/// Handle `Undo/Follow` from a person, removing the person from followers list.
 async fn handle_undo_follow(
  activity: AnyBase,
-  user_url: Url,
+  person_url: Url,
  community: &Community,
  context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let undo = Undo::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
-  verify_activity_domains_valid(&undo, &user_url, true)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&undo, &person_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, &user_url, false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person_url, false)?;

-  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &user_url.into())
+  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &person_url.into())
  })
  .await??;
  let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
    community_id: community.id,
-    user_id: user.id,
+    person_id: person.id,
    pending: false,
  };

@ -260,17 +263,18 @@ async fn handle_undo_follow(
 }

 pub(crate) async fn check_community_or_site_ban(
-  user: &User_,
-  community_id: i32,
+  person: &Person,
+  community_id: CommunityId,
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  if user.banned {
-    return Err(anyhow!("User is banned from site").into());
+  if person.banned {
+    return Err(anyhow!("Person is banned from site").into());
  }
-  let user_id = user.id;
-  let is_banned = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
+  let person_id = person.id;
+  let is_banned =
+    move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityPersonBanView::get(conn, person_id, community_id).is_ok();
  if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-    return Err(anyhow!("User is banned from community").into());
+    return Err(anyhow!("Person is banned from community").into());
  }

  Ok(())
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/mod.rs
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use lemmy_db_queries::{
  ApubObject,
  DbPool,
 };
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{activity::Activity, community::Community, user::User_};
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::{activity::Activity, community::Community, person::Person};
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Serialize;
@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ 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_string();
+  let activity_id = activity_id.to_owned().into();
  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_user(
+pub(crate) async fn is_addressed_to_local_person(
  to_and_cc: &[Url],
  pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<bool, LemmyError> {
  for url in to_and_cc {
    let url = url.to_owned();
-    let user = blocking(&pool, move |conn| {
-      User_::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &url.into())
+    let person = blocking(&pool, move |conn| {
+      Person::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &url.into())
    })
    .await?;
-    if let Ok(u) = user {
+    if let Ok(u) = person {
      if u.local {
        return Ok(true);
      }
--- 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_user,
+    is_addressed_to_local_person,
    is_addressed_to_public,
    receive_for_community::{
      receive_create_for_community,
@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ 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_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use strum_macros::EnumString;
 use url::Url;

-/// Allowed activities for user inbox.
+/// Allowed activities for person inbox.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
-pub enum UserValidTypes {
+pub enum PersonValidTypes {
  Accept,   // community accepted our follow request
  Create,   // create private message
  Update,   // edit private message
@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ pub enum UserValidTypes {
  Announce, // post, comment or vote in community
 }

-pub type UserAcceptedActivities = ActorAndObject<UserValidTypes>;
+pub type PersonAcceptedActivities = ActorAndObject<PersonValidTypes>;

-/// Handler for all incoming activities to user inboxes.
-pub async fn user_inbox(
+/// Handler for all incoming activities to person inboxes.
+pub async fn person_inbox(
  request: HttpRequest,
-  input: web::Json<UserAcceptedActivities>,
+  input: web::Json<PersonAcceptedActivities>,
  path: web::Path<String>,
  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
@ -98,29 +98,29 @@ pub async fn user_inbox(

  // Check if the activity is actually meant for us
  let username = path.into_inner();
-  let user = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_name(&conn, &username)
+  let person = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    Person::find_by_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(&&user.actor_id()) {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Activity delivered to wrong user").into());
+  if !to_and_cc.contains(&&person.actor_id()) {
+    return Err(anyhow!("Activity delivered to wrong person").into());
  }

  assert_activity_not_local(&activity)?;
  insert_activity(&activity_id, activity.clone(), false, true, context.pool()).await?;

  debug!(
-    "User {} received activity {:?} from {}",
-    user.name,
+    "Person {} received activity {:?} from {}",
+    person.name,
    &activity.id_unchecked(),
    &actor.actor_id()
  );

-  user_receive_message(
+  person_receive_message(
    activity.clone(),
-    Some(user.clone()),
+    Some(person.clone()),
    actor.as_ref(),
    &context,
    request_counter,
@ -129,36 +129,43 @@ pub async fn user_inbox(
 }

 /// Receives Accept/Follow, Announce, private messages and community (undo) remove, (undo) delete
-pub(crate) async fn user_receive_message(
-  activity: UserAcceptedActivities,
-  to_user: Option<User_>,
+pub(crate) async fn person_receive_message(
+  activity: PersonAcceptedActivities,
+  to_person: Option<Person>,
  actor: &dyn ActorType,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, LemmyError> {
-  is_for_user_inbox(context, &activity).await?;
+  is_for_person_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 {
-    UserValidTypes::Accept => {
-      receive_accept(&context, any_base, actor, to_user.unwrap(), request_counter).await?;
+    PersonValidTypes::Accept => {
+      receive_accept(
+        &context,
+        any_base,
+        actor,
+        to_person.expect("person provided"),
+        request_counter,
+      )
+      .await?;
    }
-    UserValidTypes::Announce => {
+    PersonValidTypes::Announce => {
      receive_announce(&context, any_base, actor, request_counter).await?
    }
-    UserValidTypes::Create => {
+    PersonValidTypes::Create => {
      receive_create(&context, any_base, actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    UserValidTypes::Update => {
+    PersonValidTypes::Update => {
      receive_update(&context, any_base, actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    UserValidTypes::Delete => {
+    PersonValidTypes::Delete => {
      receive_delete(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?
    }
-    UserValidTypes::Undo => receive_undo(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?,
-    UserValidTypes::Remove => receive_remove_community(&context, any_base, &actor_url).await?,
+    PersonValidTypes::Undo => receive_undo(context, any_base, &actor_url, request_counter).await?,
+    PersonValidTypes::Remove => receive_remove_community(&context, any_base, &actor_url).await?,
  };

  // TODO: would be logical to move websocket notification code here
@ -166,16 +173,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn user_receive_message(
  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }

-/// 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 user follows
+/// Returns true if the activity is addressed directly to one or more local persons, or if it is
+/// addressed to the followers collection of a remote community, and at least one local person follows
 /// it.
-async fn is_for_user_inbox(
+async fn is_for_person_inbox(
  context: &LemmyContext,
-  activity: &UserAcceptedActivities,
+  activity: &PersonAcceptedActivities,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let to_and_cc = get_activity_to_and_cc(activity);
-  // Check if it is addressed directly to any local user
-  if is_addressed_to_local_user(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
+  // Check if it is addressed directly to any local person
+  if is_addressed_to_local_person(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
    return Ok(());
  }

@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ async fn is_for_user_inbox(
    }
  }

-  Err(anyhow!("Not addressed for any local user").into())
+  Err(anyhow!("Not addressed for any local person").into())
 }

 /// Handle accepted follows.
@ -206,7 +213,7 @@ async fn receive_accept(
  context: &LemmyContext,
  activity: AnyBase,
  actor: &dyn ActorType,
-  user: User_,
+  person: Person,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
  let accept = Accept::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ 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, &user.actor_id(), false)?;
+  verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &person.actor_id(), false)?;

  let community_uri = accept
    .actor()?
@ -226,10 +233,10 @@ async fn receive_accept(
    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&community_uri, context, request_counter).await?;

  let community_id = community.id;
-  let user_id = user.id;
+  let person_id = person.id;
  // This will throw an error if no follow was requested
  blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommunityFollower::follow_accepted(conn, community_id, user_id)
+    CommunityFollower::follow_accepted(conn, community_id, person_id)
  })
  .await??;

--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/receive_for_community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/receive_for_community.rs
@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ enum PageOrNote {
 }

 /// This file is for post/comment activities received by the community, and for post/comment
-///       activities announced by the community and received by the user.
+///       activities announced by the community and received by the person.

 /// A post or comment being created
 pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_create_for_community(
@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_like_for_community(
    .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
    }
  }
 }
@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_dislike_for_community(
    .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 +177,8 @@ 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::Comment(c)) => receive_delete_comment(context, c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_delete_post(context, *p).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c)) => receive_delete_comment(context, *c).await,
    // if we dont have the object, no need to do anything
    Err(_) => Ok(()),
  }
@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ 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::Comment(c)) => receive_remove_comment(context, remove, c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_remove_post(context, remove, *p).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(()),
  }
@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ 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::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_delete_comment(context, c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_delete_post(context, *p).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 +300,8 @@ 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::Comment(c)) => receive_undo_remove_comment(context, c).await,
+    Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p)) => receive_undo_remove_post(context, *p).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(()),
  }
@ -325,10 +325,10 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_like_for_community(
    .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
    }
  }
 }
@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ pub(in crate::inbox) async fn receive_undo_dislike_for_community(
    .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
    }
  }
 }
@ -365,11 +365,11 @@ 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(post));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(Box::new(post)));
  }

  if let Ok(comment) = get_or_fetch_and_insert_comment(apub_id, context, request_counter).await {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(comment));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(Box::new(comment)));
  }

  Err(NotFound.into())
--- a/crates/apub/src/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use crate::{
    inbox_verify_http_signature,
    is_activity_already_known,
    is_addressed_to_community_followers,
-    is_addressed_to_local_user,
-    user_inbox::{user_receive_message, UserAcceptedActivities},
+    is_addressed_to_local_person,
+    person_inbox::{person_receive_message, PersonAcceptedActivities},
  },
  insert_activity,
 };
@ -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 user receive first, the activity would be inserted to the database before the
+  // If we handled the person 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 user (or multiple users) at the
+  // Note that an activity can be addressed to a community and to a person (or multiple persons) 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_user(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
-    let user_activity = UserAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
+  } else if is_addressed_to_local_person(&to_and_cc, context.pool()).await? {
+    let person_activity = PersonAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
      .context(location_info!())?;
-    // `to_user` is only used for follow activities (which we dont receive here), so no need to pass
+    // `to_person` is only used for follow activities (which we dont receive here), so no need to pass
    // it in
-    user_receive_message(
-      user_activity,
+    person_receive_message(
+      person_activity,
      None,
      actor.as_ref(),
      &context,
@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
    .await?
    .is_some()
  {
-    let user_activity = UserAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
+    let person_activity = PersonAcceptedActivities::from_any_base(activity_any_base.clone())?
      .context(location_info!())?;
    res = Some(
-      user_receive_message(
-        user_activity,
+      person_receive_message(
+        person_activity,
        None,
        actor.as_ref(),
        &context,
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ 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::source::{
-  activity::Activity,
-  comment::Comment,
-  community::Community,
-  post::Post,
-  private_message::PrivateMessage,
-  user::User_,
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  source::{
+    activity::Activity,
+    comment::Comment,
+    community::Community,
+    person::Person as DbPerson,
+    post::Post,
+    private_message::PrivateMessage,
+  },
+  DbUrl,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ use url::{ParseError, Url};

 /// Activitystreams type for community
 type GroupExt = Ext2<ApActor<ApObject<Group>>, GroupExtension, PublicKeyExtension>;
-/// Activitystreams type for user
+/// Activitystreams type for person
 type PersonExt = Ext1<ApActor<ApObject<Person>>, PublicKeyExtension>;
 /// Activitystreams type for post
 type PageExt = Ext1<ApObject<Page>, PageExtension>;
@ -118,27 +121,41 @@ 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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_create(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
+    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_update(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
+    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_delete(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext)
+    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
  async fn send_undo_delete(
    &self,
-    creator: &User_,
+    creator: &DbPerson,
+    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: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_dislike(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
-  async fn send_undo_like(&self, creator: &User_, context: &LemmyContext)
-    -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_like(&self, creator: &DbPerson, context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_dislike(
+    &self,
+    creator: &DbPerson,
+    context: &LemmyContext,
+  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
+  async fn send_undo_like(
+    &self,
+    creator: &DbPerson,
+    context: &LemmyContext,
+  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>;
 }

-/// Common methods provided by ActivityPub actors (community and user). Not all methods are
+/// Common methods provided by ActivityPub actors (community and person). Not all methods are
 /// implemented by all actors.
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 pub trait ActorType {
@ -206,7 +223,7 @@ pub trait ActorType {

 pub enum EndpointType {
  Community,
-  User,
+  Person,
  Post,
  Comment,
  PrivateMessage,
@ -216,10 +233,10 @@ pub enum EndpointType {
 pub fn generate_apub_endpoint(
  endpoint_type: EndpointType,
  name: &str,
-) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
+) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
  let point = match endpoint_type {
    EndpointType::Community => "c",
-    EndpointType::User => "u",
+    EndpointType::Person => "u",
    EndpointType::Post => "post",
    EndpointType::Comment => "comment",
    EndpointType::PrivateMessage => "private_message",
@ -236,21 +253,15 @@ pub fn generate_apub_endpoint(
  )
 }

-pub fn generate_followers_url(
-  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
-) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
+pub fn generate_followers_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
  Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/followers", actor_id))?.into())
 }

-pub fn generate_inbox_url(
-  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
-) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, ParseError> {
+pub fn generate_inbox_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
  Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/inbox", actor_id))?.into())
 }

-pub fn generate_shared_inbox_url(
-  actor_id: &lemmy_db_schema::Url,
-) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, LemmyError> {
+pub fn generate_shared_inbox_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, LemmyError> {
  let actor_id = actor_id.clone().into_inner();
  let url = format!(
    "{}://{}{}/inbox",
@ -277,7 +288,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn insert_activity<T>(
 where
  T: Serialize + std::fmt::Debug + Send + 'static,
 {
-  let ap_id = ap_id.to_string();
+  let ap_id = ap_id.to_owned().into();
  blocking(pool, move |conn| {
    Activity::insert(conn, ap_id, &activity, local, sensitive)
  })
@ -286,8 +297,8 @@ where
 }

 pub(crate) enum PostOrComment {
-  Comment(Comment),
-  Post(Post),
+  Comment(Box<Comment>),
+  Post(Box<Post>),
 }

 /// Tries to find a post or comment in the local database, without any network requests.
@ -303,7 +314,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_post_or_comment_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(p) = post {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(p));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Post(Box::new(p)));
  }

  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
@ -312,18 +323,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_post_or_comment_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(c) = comment {
-    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(c));
+    return Ok(PostOrComment::Comment(Box::new(c)));
  }

  Err(NotFound.into())
 }

 pub(crate) enum Object {
-  Comment(Comment),
-  Post(Post),
-  Community(Community),
-  User(User_),
-  PrivateMessage(PrivateMessage),
+  Comment(Box<Comment>),
+  Post(Box<Post>),
+  Community(Box<Community>),
+  Person(Box<DbPerson>),
+  PrivateMessage(Box<PrivateMessage>),
 }

 pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
@ -333,18 +344,18 @@ 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(p),
-      PostOrComment::Comment(c) => Object::Comment(c),
+      PostOrComment::Post(p) => Object::Post(Box::new(*p)),
+      PostOrComment::Comment(c) => Object::Comment(Box::new(*c)),
    });
  }

  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
-  let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &ap_id.into())
+  let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+    DbPerson::read_from_apub_id(conn, &ap_id.into())
  })
  .await?;
-  if let Ok(u) = user {
-    return Ok(Object::User(u));
+  if let Ok(u) = person {
+    return Ok(Object::Person(Box::new(u)));
  }

  let ap_id = apub_id.clone();
@ -353,7 +364,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(c) = community {
-    return Ok(Object::Community(c));
+    return Ok(Object::Community(Box::new(c)));
  }

  let private_message = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
@ -361,7 +372,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn find_object_by_id(
  })
  .await?;
  if let Ok(pm) = private_message {
-    return Ok(Object::PrivateMessage(pm));
+    return Ok(Object::PrivateMessage(Box::new(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_user,
+    get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
    get_source_markdown_value,
    set_content_and_source,
    FromApub,
@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ use activitystreams::{
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
-  post::Post,
-  user::User_,
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  source::{
+    comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
+    person::Person,
+    post::Post,
+  },
+  CommentId,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ impl ToApub for Comment {
    let mut comment = ApObject::new(Note::new());

    let creator_id = self.creator_id;
-    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;

    let post_id = self.post_id;
    let post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
@ -135,7 +138,8 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for CommentForm {
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;

-    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let creator =
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;

    let mut in_reply_tos = note
      .in_reply_to()
@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ 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<i32> = match in_reply_tos.next() {
+    let parent_id: Option<CommentId> = 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::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    create_tombstone,
@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ impl ToApub for Community {

    if let Some(icon_url) = &self.icon {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url(Url::parse(icon_url)?);
+      image.set_url::<Url>(icon_url.to_owned().into());
      group.set_icon(image.into_any_base()?);
    }

    if let Some(banner_url) = &self.banner {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url(Url::parse(banner_url)?);
+      image.set_url::<Url>(banner_url.to_owned().into());
      group.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }

@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
      .as_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;

-    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
    let name = group
      .inner
      .preferred_username()
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<GroupExt> for CommunityForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
+          .map(|u| u.to_owned().into()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
--- 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, user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user},
+  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person},
  inbox::community_inbox::check_community_or_site_ban,
 };
 use activitystreams::{
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::community::Community, CommunityId, DbUrl};
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
  settings::structs::Settings,
@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ 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 +96,7 @@ where
 pub(in crate::objects) fn check_object_domain<T, Kind>(
  apub: &T,
  expected_domain: Url,
-) -> Result<lemmy_db_schema::Url, LemmyError>
+) -> Result<DbUrl, LemmyError>
 where
  T: Base + AsBase<Kind>,
 {
@ -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>(
+pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_object_from_apub<From, Kind, To, ToForm, IdType>(
  from: &From,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  expected_domain: Url,
@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_object_from_apub<From, Kind, To, ToForm>(
 ) -> Result<To, LemmyError>
 where
  From: BaseExt<Kind>,
-  To: ApubObject<ToForm> + Crud<ToForm> + Send + 'static,
+  To: ApubObject<ToForm> + Crud<ToForm, IdType> + Send + 'static,
  ToForm: FromApubToForm<From> + Send + 'static,
 {
  let object_id = from.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
@ -205,20 +205,20 @@ where

 pub(in crate::objects) async fn check_object_for_community_or_site_ban<T, Kind>(
  object: &T,
-  community_id: i32,
+  community_id: CommunityId,
  context: &LemmyContext,
  request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
 where
  T: ObjectExt<Kind>,
 {
-  let user_id = object
+  let person_id = object
    .attributed_to()
    .context(location_info!())?
    .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
    .context(location_info!())?;
-  let user = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(user_id, context, request_counter).await?;
-  check_community_or_site_ban(&user, community_id, context.pool()).await
+  let person = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(person_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+  check_community_or_site_ban(&person, community_id, context.pool()).await
 }

 pub(in crate::objects) async fn get_to_community<T, Kind>(
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{ApubObject, DbPool};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
-  source::user::{UserForm, User_},
+  source::person::{Person as DbPerson, PersonForm},
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use url::Url;

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl ToApub for User_ {
+impl ToApub for DbPerson {
  type ApubType = PersonExt;

  async fn to_apub(&self, _pool: &DbPool) -> Result<PersonExt, LemmyError> {
@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ impl ToApub for User_ {

    if let Some(avatar_url) = &self.avatar {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url(Url::parse(avatar_url)?);
+      image.set_url::<Url>(avatar_url.to_owned().into());
      person.set_icon(image.into_any_base()?);
    }

    if let Some(banner_url) = &self.banner {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url(Url::parse(banner_url)?);
+      image.set_url::<Url>(banner_url.to_owned().into());
      person.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }

@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl ToApub for User_ {
 }

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl FromApub for User_ {
+impl FromApub for DbPerson {
  type ApubType = PersonExt;

  async fn from_apub(
@ -93,26 +93,29 @@ impl FromApub for User_ {
    context: &LemmyContext,
    expected_domain: Url,
    request_counter: &mut i32,
-  ) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
-    let user_id = person.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
-    let domain = user_id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
+  ) -> Result<DbPerson, LemmyError> {
+    let person_id = person.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned();
+    let domain = person_id.domain().context(location_info!())?;
    if domain == Settings::get().hostname() {
-      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        User_::read_from_apub_id(conn, &user_id.into())
+      let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+        DbPerson::read_from_apub_id(conn, &person_id.into())
      })
      .await??;
-      Ok(user)
+      Ok(person)
    } else {
-      let user_form =
-        UserForm::from_apub(person, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
-      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::upsert(conn, &user_form)).await??;
-      Ok(user)
+      let person_form =
+        PersonForm::from_apub(person, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
+      let person = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
+        DbPerson::upsert(conn, &person_form)
+      })
+      .await??;
+      Ok(person)
    }
  }
 }

 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for UserForm {
+impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for PersonForm {
  async fn from_apub(
    person: &PersonExt,
    _context: &LemmyContext,
@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for UserForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
+          .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for UserForm {
          .url()
          .context(location_info!())?
          .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-          .map(|u| u.to_string()),
+          .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
      ),
      None => None,
    };
@ -167,30 +170,20 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PersonExt> for UserForm {
    check_slurs_opt(&preferred_username)?;
    check_slurs_opt(&bio)?;

-    Ok(UserForm {
+    Ok(PersonForm {
      name,
      preferred_username: Some(preferred_username),
-      password_encrypted: "".to_string(),
-      admin: false,
      banned: None,
-      email: None,
-      avatar,
-      banner,
+      deleted: None,
+      avatar: avatar.map(|o| o.map(|i| i.into())),
+      banner: banner.map(|o| o.map(|i| i.into())),
      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: false,
+      local: Some(false),
      private_key: None,
-      public_key: Some(person.ext_one.public_key.to_owned().public_key_pem),
+      public_key: Some(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/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  extensions::{context::lemmy_context, page_extension::PageExtension},
-  fetcher::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    check_object_for_community_or_site_ban,
@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ use activitystreams_ext::Ext1;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_api_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Crud, DbPool};
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  community::Community,
-  post::{Post, PostForm},
-  user::User_,
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  self,
+  source::{
+    community::Community,
+    person::Person,
+    post::{Post, PostForm},
+  },
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{
  location_info,
@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ impl ToApub for Post {
    let mut page = ApObject::new(Page::new());

    let creator_id = self.creator_id;
-    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;

    let community_id = self.community_id;
    let community = blocking(pool, move |conn| Community::read(conn, community_id)).await??;
@ -70,16 +73,13 @@ impl ToApub for Post {
      set_content_and_source(&mut page, &body)?;
    }

-    // TODO: hacky code because we get self.url == Some("")
-    // 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(url) = &self.url {
+      page.set_url::<Url>(url.to_owned().into());
    }

    if let Some(thumbnail_url) = &self.thumbnail_url {
      let mut image = Image::new();
-      image.set_url(Url::parse(thumbnail_url)?);
+      image.set_url::<Url>(thumbnail_url.to_owned().into());
      page.set_image(image.into_any_base()?);
    }

@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;

-    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let creator =
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;

    let community = get_to_community(page, context, request_counter).await?;

-    let thumbnail_url = match &page.inner.image() {
+    let thumbnail_url: Option<Url> = match &page.inner.image() {
      Some(any_image) => Image::from_any_base(
        any_image
          .to_owned()
@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .url()
      .context(location_info!())?
      .as_single_xsd_any_uri()
-      .map(|u| u.to_string()),
+      .map(|url| url.to_owned()),
      None => None,
    };
    let url = page
@ -166,11 +167,11 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      .url()
      .map(|u| u.as_single_xsd_any_uri())
      .flatten()
-      .map(|s| s.to_string());
+      .map(|u| u.to_owned());

    let (iframely_title, iframely_description, iframely_html, pictrs_thumbnail) =
      if let Some(url) = &url {
-        fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), Some(url.to_owned())).await
+        fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(context.client(), Some(url)).await
      } else {
        (None, None, None, thumbnail_url)
      };
@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
    let body_slurs_removed = body.map(|b| remove_slurs(&b));
    Ok(PostForm {
      name,
-      url,
+      url: url.map(|u| u.into()),
      body: body_slurs_removed,
      creator_id: creator.id,
      community_id: community.id,
@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<PageExt> for PostForm {
      embed_title: iframely_title,
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
-      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
+      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail.map(|u| u.into()),
      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::user::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user,
+  fetcher::person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
  objects::{
    check_object_domain,
    create_tombstone,
@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ 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_utils::{location_info, utils::convert_datetime, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
@ -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| User_::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;
+    let creator = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, creator_id)).await??;

    let recipient_id = self.recipient_id;
-    let recipient = blocking(pool, move |conn| User_::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;
+    let recipient = blocking(pool, move |conn| Person::read(conn, recipient_id)).await??;

    private_message
      .set_many_contexts(lemmy_context()?)
@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for PrivateMessageForm {
      .single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;

-    let creator = get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+    let creator =
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&creator_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
    let recipient_actor_id = note
      .to()
      .context(location_info!())?
@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ impl FromApubToForm<NoteExt> for PrivateMessageForm {
      .single_xsd_any_uri()
      .context(location_info!())?;
    let recipient =
-      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(&recipient_actor_id, context, request_counter).await?;
+      get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person(&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/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/routes.rs
@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ use crate::{
      get_apub_community_outbox,
    },
    get_activity,
+    person::{get_apub_person_http, get_apub_person_inbox, get_apub_person_outbox},
    post::get_apub_post,
-    user::{get_apub_user_http, get_apub_user_inbox, get_apub_user_outbox},
  },
-  inbox::{community_inbox::community_inbox, shared_inbox::shared_inbox, user_inbox::user_inbox},
+  inbox::{
+    community_inbox::community_inbox,
+    person_inbox::person_inbox,
+    shared_inbox::shared_inbox,
+  },
  APUB_JSON_CONTENT_TYPE,
 };
 use actix_web::*;
@ -53,9 +57,12 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
            "/c/{community_name}/inbox",
            web::get().to(get_apub_community_inbox),
          )
-          .route("/u/{user_name}", web::get().to(get_apub_user_http))
-          .route("/u/{user_name}/outbox", web::get().to(get_apub_user_outbox))
-          .route("/u/{user_name}/inbox", web::get().to(get_apub_user_inbox))
+          .route("/u/{user_name}", web::get().to(get_apub_person_http))
+          .route(
+            "/u/{user_name}/outbox",
+            web::get().to(get_apub_person_outbox),
+          )
+          .route("/u/{user_name}/inbox", web::get().to(get_apub_person_inbox))
          .route("/post/{post_id}", web::get().to(get_apub_post))
          .route("/comment/{comment_id}", web::get().to(get_apub_comment))
          .route("/activities/{type_}/{id}", web::get().to(get_activity)),
@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
          .wrap(digest_verifier)
          .guard(header_guard_content_type)
          .route("/c/{community_name}/inbox", web::post().to(community_inbox))
-          .route("/u/{user_name}/inbox", web::post().to(user_inbox))
+          .route("/u/{user_name}/inbox", web::post().to(person_inbox))
          .route("/inbox", web::post().to(shared_inbox)),
      );
  }
--- a/crates/db_queries/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_queries/Cargo.toml
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ strum = "0.20.0"
 strum_macros = "0.20.1"
 log = "0.4.14"
 sha2 = "0.9.3"
-url = { version = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 regex = "1.4.3"
 bcrypt = "0.9.0"
--- 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;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::comment_aggregates, CommentId};
 use serde::Serialize;

 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "comment_aggregates"]
 pub struct CommentAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  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: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    comment_aggregates::table
      .filter(comment_aggregates::comment_id.eq(comment_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ 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;

@ -44,28 +42,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy_comment_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -73,30 +61,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

-    let another_user = UserForm {
+    let another_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jerry_comment_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -104,11 +82,11 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_comment_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -134,7 +112,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -155,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -171,7 +149,7 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -188,7 +166,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -200,11 +178,11 @@ 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 user
+    // Add a post dislike from the other person
    let comment_dislike = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
      score: -1,
    };

@ -217,7 +195,7 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, comment_aggs_after_dislike.downvotes);

    // Remove the first comment like
-    CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
+    CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.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);
@ -231,8 +209,8 @@ mod tests {
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());

    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
+    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, person_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;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::community_aggregates, CommunityId};
 use serde::Serialize;

 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "community_aggregates"]
 pub struct CommunityAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  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: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    community_aggregates::table
      .filter(community_aggregates::community_id.eq(community_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ 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;

@ -48,28 +46,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -77,30 +65,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

-    let another_user = UserForm {
+    let another_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jerry_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -108,11 +86,11 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -136,7 +114,7 @@ mod tests {

    let another_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg_2".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -158,25 +136,25 @@ mod tests {

    let another_inserted_community = Community::create(&conn, &another_community).unwrap();

-    let first_user_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
+    let first_person_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

-    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &first_user_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &first_person_follow).unwrap();

-    let second_user_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
+    let second_person_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

-    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_user_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_person_follow).unwrap();

    let another_community_follow = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: another_inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

@ -186,7 +164,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -207,7 +185,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -223,7 +201,7 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -252,12 +230,12 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, another_community_aggs.comments);

    // Unfollow test
-    CommunityFollower::unfollow(&conn, &second_user_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::unfollow(&conn, &second_person_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_user_follow).unwrap();
+    CommunityFollower::follow(&conn, &second_person_follow).unwrap();
    let after_follow_again = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(2, after_follow_again.subscribers);

@ -267,14 +245,14 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_post_delete.comments);
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_post_delete.posts);

-    // Remove the 2nd user
-    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let after_user_delete = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, after_user_delete.subscribers);
+    // Remove the 2nd person
+    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let after_person_delete = CommunityAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, after_person_delete.subscribers);

    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
+    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, person_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/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::user_aggregates;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::person_aggregates, PersonId};
 use serde::Serialize;

 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
-#[table_name = "user_aggregates"]
-pub struct UserAggregates {
+#[table_name = "person_aggregates"]
+pub struct PersonAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub post_count: i64,
  pub post_score: i64,
  pub comment_count: i64,
  pub comment_score: i64,
 }

-impl UserAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    user_aggregates::table
-      .filter(user_aggregates::user_id.eq(user_id))
+impl PersonAggregates {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    person_aggregates::table
+      .filter(person_aggregates::person_id.eq(person_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }
@ -24,18 +24,16 @@ impl UserAggregates {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
  use crate::{
-    aggregates::user_aggregates::UserAggregates,
+    aggregates::person_aggregates::PersonAggregates,
    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;

@ -44,28 +42,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy_user_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -73,30 +61,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

-    let another_user = UserForm {
+    let another_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jerry_user_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -104,11 +82,11 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_site_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -134,7 +112,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -155,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {

    let post_like = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -163,7 +141,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -179,7 +157,7 @@ mod tests {

    let mut comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -188,7 +166,7 @@ mod tests {

    let mut child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -204,28 +182,29 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_like = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_child_comment.id,
-      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      score: 1,
    };

    let _inserted_child_comment_like = CommentLike::like(&conn, &child_comment_like).unwrap();

-    let user_aggregates_before_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let person_aggregates_before_delete =
+      PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();

-    assert_eq!(1, user_aggregates_before_delete.post_count);
-    assert_eq!(1, user_aggregates_before_delete.post_score);
-    assert_eq!(2, user_aggregates_before_delete.comment_count);
-    assert_eq!(2, user_aggregates_before_delete.comment_score);
+    assert_eq!(1, person_aggregates_before_delete.post_count);
+    assert_eq!(1, person_aggregates_before_delete.post_score);
+    assert_eq!(2, person_aggregates_before_delete.comment_count);
+    assert_eq!(2, person_aggregates_before_delete.comment_score);

    // Remove a post like
-    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
-    let after_post_like_remove = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    let after_post_like_remove = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.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 = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let after_parent_comment_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_comment_delete.comment_count);
    assert_eq!(0, after_parent_comment_delete.comment_score);

@ -235,24 +214,24 @@ 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 = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let after_comment_add = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.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 = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let after_post_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.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 user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
-    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);
+    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();

    // Should be none found
-    let after_delete = UserAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_user.id);
+    let after_delete = PersonAggregates::read(&conn, inserted_person.id);
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post_aggregates;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::post_aggregates, PostId};
 use serde::Serialize;

 #[derive(Queryable, Associations, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "post_aggregates"]
 pub struct PostAggregates {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub comments: i64,
  pub score: i64,
  pub upvotes: i64,
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct PostAggregates {
 }

 impl PostAggregates {
-  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    post_aggregates::table
      .filter(post_aggregates::post_id.eq(post_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ 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;

@ -48,28 +46,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -77,30 +65,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

-    let another_user = UserForm {
+    let another_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jerry_community_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -108,11 +86,11 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let another_inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &another_user).unwrap();
+    let another_inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &another_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_community_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -138,7 +116,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -159,7 +137,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -175,7 +153,7 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -191,7 +169,7 @@ mod tests {

    let post_like = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -204,10 +182,10 @@ 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 user
+    // Add a post dislike from the other person
    let post_dislike = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: another_inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: another_inserted_person.id,
      score: -1,
    };

@ -229,7 +207,7 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, after_comment_delete.downvotes);

    // Remove the first post like
-    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.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);
@ -237,9 +215,9 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(1, after_like_remove.downvotes);

    // This should delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    User_::delete(&conn, another_inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
+    Person::delete(&conn, another_inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, person_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
@ -25,19 +25,13 @@ impl SiteAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{
-    aggregates::site_aggregates::SiteAggregates,
-    establish_unpooled_connection,
-    Crud,
-    ListingType,
-    SortType,
-  };
+  use crate::{aggregates::site_aggregates::SiteAggregates, establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
  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;

@ -46,28 +40,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy_site_agg".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -75,14 +59,14 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

    let site_form = SiteForm {
      name: "test_site".into(),
      description: None,
      icon: None,
      banner: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      enable_downvotes: true,
      open_registration: true,
      enable_nsfw: true,
@ -93,7 +77,7 @@ mod tests {

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL_site_agg".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -119,7 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -142,7 +126,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -159,7 +143,7 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -187,8 +171,8 @@ mod tests {
    assert_eq!(0, site_aggregates_after_post_delete.comments);

    // This shouuld delete all the associated rows, and fire triggers
-    let user_num_deleted = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(1, user_num_deleted);
+    let person_num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(1, person_num_deleted);

    let after_delete = SiteAggregates::read(&conn);
    assert!(after_delete.is_err());
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/lib.rs
@ -13,27 +13,29 @@ extern crate diesel_migrations;
 extern crate serial_test;

 use diesel::{result::Error, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::Url;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{CommunityId, DbUrl, PersonId};
+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<T> {
-  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Crud<Form, IdType> {
+  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, id: IdType) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, id: i32, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, id: IdType, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn delete(_conn: &PgConnection, _id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn delete(_conn: &PgConnection, _id: IdType) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized,
  {
@ -41,81 +43,85 @@ pub trait Crud<T> {
  }
 }

-pub trait Followable<T> {
-  fn follow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Followable<Form> {
+  fn follow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn follow_accepted(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
+    person_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unfollow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unfollow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<bool, Error>;
+  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<bool, Error>;
 }

-pub trait Joinable<T> {
-  fn join(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Joinable<Form> {
+  fn join(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn leave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn leave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait Likeable<T> {
-  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Likeable<Form, IdType> {
+  fn like(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, item_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, item_id: IdType) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait Bannable<T> {
-  fn ban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Bannable<Form> {
+  fn ban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unban(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait Saveable<T> {
-  fn save(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Saveable<Form> {
+  fn save(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unsave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unsave(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait Readable<T> {
-  fn mark_as_read(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Readable<Form> {
+  fn mark_as_read(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn mark_as_unread(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn mark_as_unread(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait Reportable<T> {
-  fn report(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait Reportable<Form> {
+  fn report(conn: &PgConnection, form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn resolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: PersonId) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>
+  fn unresolve(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, resolver_id: PersonId) -> Result<usize, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }

-pub trait ApubObject<T> {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error>
+pub trait ApubObject<Form> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
-  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &Form) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized;
 }
@ -219,6 +225,20 @@ 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 {
@ -231,13 +251,14 @@ 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).unwrap();
+  embedded_migrations::run(&conn).expect("load migrations");
  conn
 }

 lazy_static! {
  static ref EMAIL_REGEX: Regex =
-    Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$").unwrap();
+    Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$")
+      .expect("compile email regex");
 }

 pub mod functions {
@ -250,7 +271,7 @@ pub mod functions {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use super::fuzzy_search;
+  use super::{fuzzy_search, *};
  use crate::is_email_regex;

  #[test]
@ -264,4 +285,32 @@ 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::*, Url};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::activity::*, DbUrl};
 use log::debug;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
  io::{Error as IoError, ErrorKind},
 };

-impl Crud<ActivityForm> for Activity {
+impl Crud<ActivityForm, i32> 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> for Activity {
 pub trait Activity_ {
  fn insert<T>(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    ap_id: String,
+    ap_id: DbUrl,
    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: &str) -> Result<Activity, Error>;
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> 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: &Url,
+    community_actor_id: &DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Error>;
 }

 impl Activity_ for Activity {
  fn insert<T>(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    ap_id: String,
+    ap_id: DbUrl,
    data: &T,
    local: bool,
    sensitive: bool,
@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {
    }
  }

-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &str) -> Result<Activity, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> 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: &Url,
+    community_actor_id: &DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::activity::dsl::*;
    let res: Vec<Value> = activity
@ -121,47 +121,33 @@ impl Activity_ for Activity {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{
-    establish_unpooled_connection,
-    source::activity::Activity_,
-    Crud,
-    ListingType,
-    SortType,
-  };
+  use super::*;
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::activity::Activity_};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    activity::{Activity, ActivityForm},
-    user::{UserForm, User_},
+    person::{Person, PersonForm},
  };
  use serde_json::Value;
  use serial_test::serial;
+  use url::Url;

  #[test]
  #[serial]
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let creator_form = UserForm {
+    let creator_form = PersonForm {
      name: "activity_creator_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -169,10 +155,13 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_creator = User_::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_creator = Person::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();

-    let ap_id =
-      "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/activities/delete/f1b5d57c-80f8-4e03-a615-688d552e946c";
+    let ap_id: DbUrl = Url::parse(
+      "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",
@ -188,7 +177,7 @@ mod tests {
    )
    .unwrap();
    let activity_form = ActivityForm {
-      ap_id: ap_id.to_string(),
+      ap_id: ap_id.clone(),
      data: test_json.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      sensitive: false,
@ -198,7 +187,7 @@ mod tests {
    let inserted_activity = Activity::create(&conn, &activity_form).unwrap();

    let expected_activity = Activity {
-      ap_id: Some(ap_id.to_string()),
+      ap_id: Some(ap_id.clone()),
      id: inserted_activity.id,
      data: test_json,
      local: true,
@ -208,8 +197,8 @@ 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();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
+    let read_activity_by_apub_id = Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, &ap_id).unwrap();
+    Person::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/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/comment.rs
@ -10,40 +10,54 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    CommentSaved,
    CommentSavedForm,
  },
-  Url,
+  CommentId,
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
 };

 pub trait Comment_ {
-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
+  fn update_ap_id(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
+    apub_id: DbUrl,
+  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn permadelete_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Comment>, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Comment>, Error>;
-  fn update_read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, new_read: bool) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
+  fn update_read(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
+    new_read: bool,
+  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<Comment, Error>;
 }

 impl Comment_ for Comment {
-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_ap_id(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
+    apub_id: DbUrl,
+  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;

    diesel::update(comment.find(comment_id))
@ -51,7 +65,10 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
+  fn permadelete_for_creator(
+    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((
@ -64,7 +81,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {

  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -75,7 +92,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {

  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -86,7 +103,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {

  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -95,7 +112,11 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn update_read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32, new_read: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_read(
+    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))
@ -104,7 +125,7 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {

  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -114,13 +135,13 @@ impl Comment_ for Comment {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<CommentForm> for Comment {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl Crud<CommentForm, CommentId> for Comment {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    comment.find(comment_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, comment_id: CommentId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(comment.find(comment_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -134,7 +155,7 @@ impl Crud<CommentForm> for Comment {

  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    comment_id: i32,
+    comment_id: CommentId,
    comment_form: &CommentForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
@ -145,7 +166,7 @@ impl Crud<CommentForm> for Comment {
 }

 impl ApubObject<CommentForm> for Comment {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::comment::dsl::*;
    comment.filter(ap_id.eq(object_id)).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -161,22 +182,26 @@ impl ApubObject<CommentForm> for Comment {
  }
 }

-impl Likeable<CommentLikeForm> for CommentLike {
+impl Likeable<CommentLikeForm, CommentId> 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, user_id))
+      .on_conflict((comment_id, person_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(comment_like_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, comment_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn remove(
+    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::user_id.eq(user_id)),
+        .filter(dsl::person_id.eq(person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -187,7 +212,7 @@ 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, user_id))
+      .on_conflict((comment_id, person_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(comment_saved_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -197,7 +222,7 @@ impl Saveable<CommentSavedForm> for CommentSaved {
    diesel::delete(
      comment_saved
        .filter(comment_id.eq(comment_saved_form.comment_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(comment_saved_form.user_id)),
+        .filter(person_id.eq(comment_saved_form.person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -205,12 +230,12 @@ impl Saveable<CommentSavedForm> for CommentSaved {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, Likeable, ListingType, Saveable, SortType};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, Likeable, Saveable};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::*,
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
+    person::{Person, PersonForm},
    post::*,
-    user::{UserForm, User_},
  };
  use serial_test::serial;

@ -219,28 +244,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "terry".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -248,13 +263,13 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -276,7 +291,7 @@ mod tests {

    let new_post = PostForm {
      name: "A test post".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      url: None,
      body: None,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
@ -299,7 +314,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -316,7 +331,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_comment = Comment {
      id: inserted_comment.id,
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: false,
      deleted: false,
@ -330,7 +345,7 @@ mod tests {

    let child_comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A child comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      parent_id: Some(inserted_comment.id),
      removed: None,
@ -348,7 +363,7 @@ mod tests {
    let comment_like_form = CommentLikeForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -358,7 +373,7 @@ mod tests {
      id: inserted_comment_like.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      published: inserted_comment_like.published,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -366,7 +381,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Comment Saved
    let comment_saved_form = CommentSavedForm {
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
    };

    let inserted_comment_saved = CommentSaved::save(&conn, &comment_saved_form).unwrap();
@ -374,19 +389,19 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_comment_saved = CommentSaved {
      id: inserted_comment_saved.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.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_user.id, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
+    let like_removed = CommentLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.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();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.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
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, *};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  naive_now,
  source::comment_report::{CommentReport, CommentReportForm},
+  PersonId,
 };

 impl Reportable<CommentReportForm> for CommentReport {
@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ 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(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn resolve(
+    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((
@ -38,7 +43,11 @@ 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(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn unresolve(
+    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
@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    CommunityForm,
    CommunityModerator,
    CommunityModeratorForm,
-    CommunityUserBan,
-    CommunityUserBanForm,
+    CommunityPersonBan,
+    CommunityPersonBanForm,
  },
-  Url,
+  CommunityId,
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
 };

 mod safe_type {
@ -59,13 +61,13 @@ mod safe_type {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<CommunityForm> for Community {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl Crud<CommunityForm, CommunityId> for Community {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community.find(community_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: CommunityId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(community.find(community_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ impl Crud<CommunityForm> for Community {

  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
    new_community: &CommunityForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ impl Crud<CommunityForm> for Community {
 }

 impl ApubObject<CommunityForm> for Community {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, for_actor_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, for_actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community
      .filter(actor_id.eq(for_actor_id))
@ -112,26 +114,29 @@ pub trait Community_ {
  fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, community_name: &str) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Community>, Error>;
  fn update_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
-    new_creator_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
+    new_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
  fn distinct_federated_communities(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error>;
-  fn read_from_followers_url(conn: &PgConnection, followers_url: &Url) -> Result<Community, Error>;
+  fn read_from_followers_url(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    followers_url: &DbUrl,
+  ) -> Result<Community, Error>;
 }

 impl Community_ for Community {
@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {

  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {

  fn update_removed(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {

  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Community>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
@ -178,8 +183,8 @@ impl Community_ for Community {

  fn update_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_id: i32,
-    new_creator_id: i32,
+    community_id: CommunityId,
+    new_creator_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(community.find(community_id))
@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ impl Community_ for Community {

  fn read_from_followers_url(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    followers_url_: &Url,
+    followers_url_: &DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<Community, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community::dsl::*;
    community
@ -206,74 +211,80 @@ impl Community_ for Community {
 impl Joinable<CommunityModeratorForm> for CommunityModerator {
  fn join(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_user_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
+    community_moderator_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    insert_into(community_moderator)
-      .values(community_user_form)
+      .values(community_moderator_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

  fn leave(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_user_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
+    community_moderator_form: &CommunityModeratorForm,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(
      community_moderator
-        .filter(community_id.eq(community_user_form.community_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(community_user_form.user_id)),
+        .filter(community_id.eq(community_moderator_form.community_id))
+        .filter(person_id.eq(community_moderator_form.person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
 }

 pub trait CommunityModerator_ {
-  fn delete_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, for_community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error>;
-  fn get_user_moderated_communities(
+  fn delete_for_community(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_user_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<i32>, Error>;
+    for_community_id: CommunityId,
+  ) -> Result<usize, Error>;
+  fn get_person_moderated_communities(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    for_person_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, Error>;
 }

 impl CommunityModerator_ for CommunityModerator {
-  fn delete_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, for_community_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete_for_community(
+    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_user_moderated_communities(
+  fn get_person_moderated_communities(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_user_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<i32>, Error> {
+    for_person_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<CommunityId>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_moderator::dsl::*;
    community_moderator
-      .filter(user_id.eq(for_user_id))
+      .filter(person_id.eq(for_person_id))
      .select(community_id)
-      .load::<i32>(conn)
+      .load::<CommunityId>(conn)
  }
 }

-impl Bannable<CommunityUserBanForm> for CommunityUserBan {
+impl Bannable<CommunityPersonBanForm> for CommunityPersonBan {
  fn ban(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_user_ban_form: &CommunityUserBanForm,
+    community_person_ban_form: &CommunityPersonBanForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_user_ban::dsl::*;
-    insert_into(community_user_ban)
-      .values(community_user_ban_form)
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_person_ban::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(community_person_ban)
+      .values(community_person_ban_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

  fn unban(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    community_user_ban_form: &CommunityUserBanForm,
+    community_person_ban_form: &CommunityPersonBanForm,
  ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_user_ban::dsl::*;
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_person_ban::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(
-      community_user_ban
-        .filter(community_id.eq(community_user_ban_form.community_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(community_user_ban_form.user_id)),
+      community_person_ban
+        .filter(community_id.eq(community_person_ban_form.community_id))
+        .filter(person_id.eq(community_person_ban_form.person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -287,12 +298,16 @@ 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, user_id))
+      .on_conflict((community_id, person_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(community_follower_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: i32, user_id_: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn follow_accepted(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    community_id_: CommunityId,
+    person_id_: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Self, Error>
  where
    Self: Sized,
  {
@ -300,7 +315,7 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
    diesel::update(
      community_follower
        .filter(community_id.eq(community_id_))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(user_id_)),
+        .filter(person_id.eq(person_id_)),
    )
    .set(pending.eq(true))
    .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -313,13 +328,13 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
    diesel::delete(
      community_follower
        .filter(community_id.eq(&community_follower_form.community_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(&community_follower_form.user_id)),
+        .filter(person_id.eq(&community_follower_form.person_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_: i32) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+  fn has_local_followers(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: CommunityId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::community_follower::dsl::*;
    diesel::select(exists(
      community_follower.filter(community_id.eq(community_id_)),
@ -330,16 +345,8 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{
-    establish_unpooled_connection,
-    Bannable,
-    Crud,
-    Followable,
-    Joinable,
-    ListingType,
-    SortType,
-  };
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::*, user::*};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Bannable, Crud, Followable, Joinable};
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::*, person::*};
  use serial_test::serial;

  #[test]
@ -347,28 +354,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "bobbee".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -376,11 +373,11 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "TIL".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
      nsfw: false,
@ -404,7 +401,7 @@ mod tests {

    let expected_community = Community {
      id: inserted_community.id,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      name: "TIL".into(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
@ -427,7 +424,7 @@ mod tests {

    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      pending: false,
    };

@ -437,55 +434,56 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_community_follower = CommunityFollower {
      id: inserted_community_follower.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      pending: Some(false),
      published: inserted_community_follower.published,
    };

-    let community_user_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
+    let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
    };

-    let inserted_community_user = CommunityModerator::join(&conn, &community_user_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_community_moderator =
+      CommunityModerator::join(&conn, &community_moderator_form).unwrap();

-    let expected_community_user = CommunityModerator {
-      id: inserted_community_user.id,
+    let expected_community_moderator = CommunityModerator {
+      id: inserted_community_moderator.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
-      published: inserted_community_user.published,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      published: inserted_community_moderator.published,
    };

-    let community_user_ban_form = CommunityUserBanForm {
+    let community_person_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
    };

-    let inserted_community_user_ban =
-      CommunityUserBan::ban(&conn, &community_user_ban_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_community_person_ban =
+      CommunityPersonBan::ban(&conn, &community_person_ban_form).unwrap();

-    let expected_community_user_ban = CommunityUserBan {
-      id: inserted_community_user_ban.id,
+    let expected_community_person_ban = CommunityPersonBan {
+      id: inserted_community_person_ban.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
-      published: inserted_community_user_ban.published,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
+      published: inserted_community_person_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_user_form).unwrap();
-    let unban = CommunityUserBan::unban(&conn, &community_user_ban_form).unwrap();
+    let left_community = CommunityModerator::leave(&conn, &community_moderator_form).unwrap();
+    let unban = CommunityPersonBan::unban(&conn, &community_person_ban_form).unwrap();
    let num_deleted = Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.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_user, inserted_community_user);
-    assert_eq!(expected_community_user_ban, inserted_community_user_ban);
+    assert_eq!(expected_community_moderator, inserted_community_moderator);
+    assert_eq!(expected_community_person_ban, inserted_community_person_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
@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+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
@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ pub mod activity;
 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> for ModRemovePost {
+impl Crud<ModRemovePostForm, i32> 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> for ModRemovePost {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModLockPostForm> for ModLockPost {
+impl Crud<ModLockPostForm, i32> 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> for ModLockPost {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModStickyPostForm> for ModStickyPost {
+impl Crud<ModStickyPostForm, i32> 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> for ModStickyPost {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModRemoveCommentForm> for ModRemoveComment {
+impl Crud<ModRemoveCommentForm, i32> 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> for ModRemoveComment {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModRemoveCommunityForm> for ModRemoveCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModRemoveCommunityForm, i32> 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> for ModRemoveCommunity {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModBanFromCommunityForm> for ModBanFromCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModBanFromCommunityForm, i32> 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> for ModBanFromCommunity {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModBanForm> for ModBan {
+impl Crud<ModBanForm, i32> 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> for ModBan {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModAddCommunityForm> for ModAddCommunity {
+impl Crud<ModAddCommunityForm, i32> 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> for ModAddCommunity {
  }
 }

-impl Crud<ModAddForm> for ModAdd {
+impl Crud<ModAddForm, i32> 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)
@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ impl Crud<ModAddForm> for ModAdd {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, ListingType, SortType};
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, community::*, moderator::*, post::*, user::*};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{comment::*, community::*, moderator::*, person::*, post::*};
  use serial_test::serial;

  // use Crud;
@ -207,28 +207,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_mod = UserForm {
+    let new_mod = PersonForm {
      name: "the mod".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -236,30 +226,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_mod = User_::create(&conn, &new_mod).unwrap();
+    let inserted_mod = Person::create(&conn, &new_mod).unwrap();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jim2".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -267,13 +247,13 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "mod_community".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -297,7 +277,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post thweep".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -318,7 +298,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -336,7 +316,7 @@ mod tests {

    // remove post
    let mod_remove_post_form = ModRemovePostForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -346,7 +326,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_post = ModRemovePost {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_remove_post.when_,
@ -355,7 +335,7 @@ mod tests {
    // lock post

    let mod_lock_post_form = ModLockPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      locked: None,
    };
@ -364,7 +344,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_lock_post = ModLockPost {
      id: inserted_mod_lock_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      locked: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_lock_post.when_,
    };
@ -372,7 +352,7 @@ mod tests {
    // sticky post

    let mod_sticky_post_form = ModStickyPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      stickied: None,
    };
@ -381,7 +361,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_sticky_post = ModStickyPost {
      id: inserted_mod_sticky_post.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      stickied: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_sticky_post.when_,
    };
@ -389,7 +369,7 @@ mod tests {
    // comment

    let mod_remove_comment_form = ModRemoveCommentForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -401,7 +381,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_comment = ModRemoveComment {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_comment.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      when_: inserted_mod_remove_comment.when_,
@ -410,7 +390,7 @@ mod tests {
    // community

    let mod_remove_community_form = ModRemoveCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: None,
@ -423,7 +403,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_remove_community = ModRemoveCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_remove_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
      reason: None,
      removed: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -433,8 +413,8 @@ mod tests {
    // ban from community

    let mod_ban_from_community_form = ModBanFromCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: None,
@ -447,8 +427,8 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_ban_from_community = ModBanFromCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_ban_from_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -458,8 +438,8 @@ mod tests {
    // ban

    let mod_ban_form = ModBanForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: None,
      expires: None,
@ -468,8 +448,8 @@ 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_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      reason: None,
      banned: Some(true),
      expires: None,
@ -479,8 +459,8 @@ mod tests {
    // mod add community

    let mod_add_community_form = ModAddCommunityForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
    };
@ -491,8 +471,8 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_mod_add_community = ModAddCommunity {
      id: inserted_mod_add_community.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: Some(false),
      when_: inserted_mod_add_community.when_,
    };
@ -500,16 +480,16 @@ mod tests {
    // mod add

    let mod_add_form = ModAddForm {
-      mod_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.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_user_id: inserted_mod.id,
-      other_user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      mod_person_id: inserted_mod.id,
+      other_person_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: Some(false),
      when_: inserted_mod_add.when_,
    };
@ -517,8 +497,8 @@ mod tests {
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_mod.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    Person::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
@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 use crate::Crud;
 use diesel::{dsl::*, result::Error, PgConnection, *};
-use lemmy_db_schema::{schema::password_reset_request::dsl::*, source::password_reset_request::*};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  schema::password_reset_request::dsl::*,
+  source::password_reset_request::*,
+  LocalUserId,
+};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};

-impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm> for PasswordResetRequest {
+impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm, i32> for PasswordResetRequest {
  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, password_reset_request_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    password_reset_request
      .find(password_reset_request_id)
@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ impl Crud<PasswordResetRequestForm> for PasswordResetRequest {
 pub trait PasswordResetRequest_ {
  fn create_token(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    from_user_id: i32,
+    from_local_user_id: LocalUserId,
    token: &str,
  ) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error>;
  fn read_from_token(conn: &PgConnection, token: &str) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error>;
@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ pub trait PasswordResetRequest_ {
 impl PasswordResetRequest_ for PasswordResetRequest {
  fn create_token(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    from_user_id: i32,
+    from_local_user_id: LocalUserId,
    token: &str,
  ) -> Result<PasswordResetRequest, Error> {
    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ impl PasswordResetRequest_ for PasswordResetRequest {
    let token_hash: String = bytes_to_hex(hasher.finalize().to_vec());

    let form = PasswordResetRequestForm {
-      user_id: from_user_id,
+      local_user_id: from_local_user_id,
      token_encrypted: token_hash,
    };

@ -76,10 +80,12 @@ mod tests {
    establish_unpooled_connection,
    source::password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest_,
    Crud,
-    ListingType,
-    SortType,
  };
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest, user::*};
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
+    local_user::{LocalUser, LocalUserForm},
+    password_reset_request::PasswordResetRequest,
+    person::*,
+  };
  use serial_test::serial;

  #[test]
@ -87,28 +93,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "thommy prw".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -116,23 +112,40 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).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_user.id, token).unwrap();
+      PasswordResetRequest::create_token(&conn, inserted_local_user.id, token).unwrap();

    let expected_password_reset_request = PasswordResetRequest {
      id: inserted_password_reset_request.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      local_user_id: inserted_local_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 = User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    let num_deleted = Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.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
@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+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/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::user_mention::*;
+use lemmy_db_schema::{source::person_mention::*, PersonId, PersonMentionId};

-impl Crud<UserMentionForm> for UserMention {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, user_mention_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    user_mention.find(user_mention_id).first::<Self>(conn)
+impl Crud<PersonMentionForm, PersonMentionId> for PersonMention {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, person_mention_id: PersonMentionId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    person_mention.find(person_mention_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, user_mention_form: &UserMentionForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
+  fn create(conn: &PgConnection, person_mention_form: &PersonMentionForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_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(user_mention)
-      .values(user_mention_form)
+    insert_into(person_mention)
+      .values(person_mention_form)
      .on_conflict((recipient_id, comment_id))
      .do_update()
-      .set(user_mention_form)
+      .set(person_mention_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    user_mention_id: i32,
-    user_mention_form: &UserMentionForm,
+    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
+    person_mention_form: &PersonMentionForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    diesel::update(user_mention.find(user_mention_id))
-      .set(user_mention_form)
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    diesel::update(person_mention.find(person_mention_id))
+      .set(person_mention_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }

-pub trait UserMention_ {
+pub trait PersonMention_ {
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    user_mention_id: i32,
+    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
    new_read: bool,
-  ) -> Result<UserMention, Error>;
+  ) -> Result<PersonMention, Error>;
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<UserMention>, Error>;
+    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<PersonMention>, Error>;
 }

-impl UserMention_ for UserMention {
+impl PersonMention_ for PersonMention {
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    user_mention_id: i32,
+    person_mention_id: PersonMentionId,
    new_read: bool,
-  ) -> Result<UserMention, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
-    diesel::update(user_mention.find(user_mention_id))
+  ) -> Result<PersonMention, Error> {
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
+    diesel::update(person_mention.find(person_mention_id))
      .set(read.eq(new_read))
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: i32,
-  ) -> Result<Vec<UserMention>, Error> {
-    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::user_mention::dsl::*;
+    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<PersonMention>, Error> {
+    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::person_mention::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(
-      user_mention
+      person_mention
        .filter(recipient_id.eq(for_recipient_id))
        .filter(read.eq(false)),
    )
@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ impl UserMention_ for UserMention {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud, ListingType, SortType};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, Crud};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    comment::*,
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
+    person::*,
+    person_mention::*,
    post::*,
-    user::*,
-    user_mention::*,
  };
  use serial_test::serial;

@ -88,28 +88,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "terrylake".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -117,30 +107,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

-    let recipient_form = UserForm {
+    let recipient_form = PersonForm {
      name: "terrylakes recipient".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -148,13 +128,13 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_recipient = User_::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_recipient = Person::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community lake".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -176,7 +156,7 @@ mod tests {

    let new_post = PostForm {
      name: "A test post".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      url: None,
      body: None,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
@ -199,7 +179,7 @@ mod tests {

    let comment_form = CommentForm {
      content: "A test comment".into(),
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -213,15 +193,15 @@ mod tests {

    let inserted_comment = Comment::create(&conn, &comment_form).unwrap();

-    let user_mention_form = UserMentionForm {
+    let person_mention_form = PersonMentionForm {
      recipient_id: inserted_recipient.id,
      comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
      read: None,
    };

-    let inserted_mention = UserMention::create(&conn, &user_mention_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_mention = PersonMention::create(&conn, &person_mention_form).unwrap();

-    let expected_mention = UserMention {
+    let expected_mention = PersonMention {
      id: inserted_mention.id,
      recipient_id: inserted_mention.recipient_id,
      comment_id: inserted_mention.comment_id,
@ -229,14 +209,14 @@ mod tests {
      published: inserted_mention.published,
    };

-    let read_mention = UserMention::read(&conn, inserted_mention.id).unwrap();
+    let read_mention = PersonMention::read(&conn, inserted_mention.id).unwrap();
    let updated_mention =
-      UserMention::update(&conn, inserted_mention.id, &user_mention_form).unwrap();
+      PersonMention::update(&conn, inserted_mention.id, &person_mention_form).unwrap();
    Comment::delete(&conn, inserted_comment.id).unwrap();
    Post::delete(&conn, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
    Community::delete(&conn, inserted_community.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();

    assert_eq!(expected_mention, read_mention);
    assert_eq!(expected_mention, inserted_mention);
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/post.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/post.rs
@ -12,16 +12,19 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
    PostSaved,
    PostSavedForm,
  },
-  Url,
+  CommunityId,
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
+  PostId,
 };

-impl Crud<PostForm> for Post {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl Crud<PostForm, PostId> for Post {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    post.find(post_id).first::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId) -> Result<usize, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::delete(post.find(post_id)).execute(conn)
  }
@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ impl Crud<PostForm> for Post {
    insert_into(post).values(new_post).get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_post: &PostForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_post: &PostForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
      .set(new_post)
@ -41,24 +44,39 @@ impl Crud<PostForm> for Post {

 pub trait Post_ {
  //fn read(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn list_for_community(conn: &PgConnection, the_community_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-  fn update_deleted(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_deleted: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn update_removed(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_removed: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
+  fn list_for_community(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    the_community_id: CommunityId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, apub_id: DbUrl) -> 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: i32,
-    for_community_id: Option<i32>,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Post>, Error>;
-  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn update_stickied(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_stickied: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
-  fn is_post_creator(user_id: i32, post_creator_id: i32) -> bool;
+  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Post, Error>;
+  fn update_stickied(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    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(conn: &PgConnection, the_community_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
+  fn list_for_community(
+    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))
@ -68,7 +86,7 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .load::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, apub_id: Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_ap_id(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, apub_id: DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;

    diesel::update(post.find(post_id))
@ -76,7 +94,10 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn permadelete_for_creator(conn: &PgConnection, for_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
+  fn permadelete_for_creator(
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;

    let perma_deleted = "*Permananently Deleted*";
@ -93,14 +114,22 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn update_deleted(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_deleted: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_deleted(
+    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(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_removed: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_removed(
+    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())))
@ -109,8 +138,8 @@ impl Post_ for Post {

  fn update_removed_for_creator(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_creator_id: i32,
-    for_community_id: Option<i32>,
+    for_creator_id: PersonId,
+    for_community_id: Option<CommunityId>,
    new_removed: bool,
  ) -> Result<Vec<Self>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
@ -127,27 +156,31 @@ impl Post_ for Post {
      .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }

-  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_locked: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_locked(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: PostId, 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(conn: &PgConnection, post_id: i32, new_stickied: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn update_stickied(
+    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(user_id: i32, post_creator_id: i32) -> bool {
-    user_id == post_creator_id
+  fn is_post_creator(person_id: PersonId, post_creator_id: PersonId) -> bool {
+    person_id == post_creator_id
  }
 }

 impl ApubObject<PostForm> for Post {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::post::dsl::*;
    post.filter(ap_id.eq(object_id)).first::<Self>(conn)
  }
@ -163,22 +196,22 @@ impl ApubObject<PostForm> for Post {
  }
 }

-impl Likeable<PostLikeForm> for PostLike {
+impl Likeable<PostLikeForm, PostId> 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, user_id))
+      .on_conflict((post_id, person_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(post_like_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
-  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, post_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn remove(conn: &PgConnection, person_id: PersonId, post_id: PostId) -> 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::user_id.eq(user_id)),
+        .filter(dsl::person_id.eq(person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -189,7 +222,7 @@ 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, user_id))
+      .on_conflict((post_id, person_id))
      .do_update()
      .set(post_saved_form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
@ -199,7 +232,7 @@ impl Saveable<PostSavedForm> for PostSaved {
    diesel::delete(
      post_saved
        .filter(post_id.eq(post_saved_form.post_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(post_saved_form.user_id)),
+        .filter(person_id.eq(post_saved_form.person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -218,7 +251,7 @@ impl Readable<PostReadForm> for PostRead {
    diesel::delete(
      post_read
        .filter(post_id.eq(post_read_form.post_id))
-        .filter(user_id.eq(post_read_form.user_id)),
+        .filter(person_id.eq(post_read_form.person_id)),
    )
    .execute(conn)
  }
@ -226,10 +259,10 @@ impl Readable<PostReadForm> for PostRead {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::post::*, ListingType, SortType};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::post::*};
  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
    community::{Community, CommunityForm},
-    user::*,
+    person::*,
  };
  use serial_test::serial;

@ -238,28 +271,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let new_user = UserForm {
+    let new_person = PersonForm {
      name: "jim".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -267,13 +290,13 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_user = User_::create(&conn, &new_user).unwrap();
+    let inserted_person = Person::create(&conn, &new_person).unwrap();

    let new_community = CommunityForm {
      name: "test community_3".to_string(),
      title: "nada".to_owned(),
      description: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
@ -297,7 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
@ -321,7 +344,7 @@ mod tests {
      name: "A test post".into(),
      url: None,
      body: None,
-      creator_id: inserted_user.id,
+      creator_id: inserted_person.id,
      community_id: inserted_community.id,
      published: inserted_post.published,
      removed: false,
@ -341,7 +364,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Post Like
    let post_like_form = PostLikeForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      score: 1,
    };

@ -350,7 +373,7 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_like = PostLike {
      id: inserted_post_like.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      published: inserted_post_like.published,
      score: 1,
    };
@ -358,7 +381,7 @@ mod tests {
    // Post Save
    let post_saved_form = PostSavedForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
    };

    let inserted_post_saved = PostSaved::save(&conn, &post_saved_form).unwrap();
@ -366,14 +389,14 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_saved = PostSaved {
      id: inserted_post_saved.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
      published: inserted_post_saved.published,
    };

    // Post Read
    let post_read_form = PostReadForm {
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.id,
    };

    let inserted_post_read = PostRead::mark_as_read(&conn, &post_read_form).unwrap();
@ -381,18 +404,18 @@ mod tests {
    let expected_post_read = PostRead {
      id: inserted_post_read.id,
      post_id: inserted_post.id,
-      user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      person_id: inserted_person.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_user.id, inserted_post.id).unwrap();
+    let like_removed = PostLike::remove(&conn, inserted_person.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();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_user.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_person.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::*};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::post_report::*, PersonId};

 impl Reportable<PostReportForm> for PostReport {
  /// creates a post report and returns it
@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ 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(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn resolve(
+    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((
@ -35,7 +39,11 @@ 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(conn: &PgConnection, report_id: i32, by_resolver_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+  fn unresolve(
+    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::*, Url};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::private_message::*, DbUrl, PersonId, PrivateMessageId};

-impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
-  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, private_message_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm, PrivateMessageId> for PrivateMessage {
+  fn read(conn: &PgConnection, private_message_id: PrivateMessageId) -> 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> for PrivateMessage {

  fn update(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    private_message_form: &PrivateMessageForm,
  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Crud<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
 }

 impl ApubObject<PrivateMessageForm> for PrivateMessage {
-  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &Url) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  fn read_from_apub_id(conn: &PgConnection, object_id: &DbUrl) -> 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: i32,
-    apub_id: Url,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    apub_id: DbUrl,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_content(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    new_content: &str,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_deleted(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    new_deleted: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn update_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    new_read: bool,
  ) -> Result<PrivateMessage, Error>;
  fn mark_all_as_read(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    for_recipient_id: i32,
+    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<PrivateMessage>, Error>;
 }

 impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {
  fn update_ap_id(
    conn: &PgConnection,
-    private_message_id: i32,
-    apub_id: Url,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
+    apub_id: DbUrl,
  ) -> 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: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    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: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    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: i32,
+    private_message_id: PrivateMessageId,
    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: i32,
+    for_recipient_id: PersonId,
  ) -> Result<Vec<PrivateMessage>, Error> {
    use lemmy_db_schema::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
    diesel::update(
@ -139,14 +139,8 @@ impl PrivateMessage_ for PrivateMessage {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-  use crate::{
-    establish_unpooled_connection,
-    source::private_message::PrivateMessage_,
-    Crud,
-    ListingType,
-    SortType,
-  };
-  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{private_message::*, user::*};
+  use crate::{establish_unpooled_connection, source::private_message::PrivateMessage_, Crud};
+  use lemmy_db_schema::source::{person::*, private_message::*};
  use serial_test::serial;

  #[test]
@ -154,28 +148,18 @@ mod tests {
  fn test_crud() {
    let conn = establish_unpooled_connection();

-    let creator_form = UserForm {
+    let creator_form = PersonForm {
      name: "creator_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -183,30 +167,20 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_creator = User_::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_creator = Person::create(&conn, &creator_form).unwrap();

-    let recipient_form = UserForm {
+    let recipient_form = PersonForm {
      name: "recipient_pm".into(),
      preferred_username: None,
-      password_encrypted: "nope".into(),
-      email: None,
-      matrix_user_id: None,
      avatar: None,
      banner: None,
-      admin: false,
-      banned: Some(false),
+      banned: None,
+      deleted: None,
      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,
+      local: None,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
      last_refreshed_at: None,
@ -214,7 +188,7 @@ mod tests {
      shared_inbox_url: None,
    };

-    let inserted_recipient = User_::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();
+    let inserted_recipient = Person::create(&conn, &recipient_form).unwrap();

    let private_message_form = PrivateMessageForm {
      content: "A test private message".into(),
@ -250,8 +224,8 @@ 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();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
-    User_::delete(&conn, inserted_recipient.id).unwrap();
+    Person::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
+    Person::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::*};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{naive_now, source::site::*, PersonId};

-impl Crud<SiteForm> for Site {
+impl Crud<SiteForm, i32> 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> for Site {
 }

 pub trait Site_ {
-  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Site, Error>;
+  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: PersonId) -> Result<Site, Error>;
  fn read_simple(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<Site, Error>;
 }

 impl Site_ for Site {
-  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: i32) -> Result<Site, Error> {
+  fn transfer(conn: &PgConnection, new_creator_id: PersonId) -> 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
@ -1,460 +0,0 @@
-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::structs::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};
-  use serial_test::serial;
-
-  #[test]
-  #[serial]
-  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_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ 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 = "2.2.0", features = ["serde"] }
+url = { version = "2.2.1", features = ["serde"] }
+diesel-derive-newtype = "0.1"
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/lib.rs
@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate diesel;

+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel_derive_newtype;
+
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::{
  backend::Backend,
@ -8,21 +11,62 @@ use diesel::{
  serialize::{Output, ToSql},
  sql_types::Text,
 };
-use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
+  fmt,
  fmt::{Display, Formatter},
  io::Write,
 };
+use url::Url;

 pub mod schema;
 pub mod source;

-#[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Debug, AsExpression, FromSqlRow)]
-#[sql_type = "Text"]
-pub struct Url(url::Url);
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, DieselNewType)]
+pub struct PostId(pub i32);

-impl<DB: Backend> ToSql<Text, DB> for Url
+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)]
+#[sql_type = "Text"]
+pub struct DbUrl(Url);
+
+impl<DB: Backend> ToSql<Text, DB> for DbUrl
 where
  String: ToSql<Text, DB>,
 {
@ -31,37 +75,37 @@ where
  }
 }

-impl<DB: Backend> FromSql<Text, DB> for Url
+impl<DB: Backend> FromSql<Text, DB> for DbUrl
 where
  String: FromSql<Text, DB>,
 {
  fn from_sql(bytes: Option<&DB::RawValue>) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
    let str = String::from_sql(bytes)?;
-    Ok(Url(url::Url::parse(&str)?))
+    Ok(DbUrl(Url::parse(&str)?))
  }
 }

-impl Url {
-  pub fn into_inner(self) -> url::Url {
+impl DbUrl {
+  pub fn into_inner(self) -> Url {
    self.0
  }
 }

-impl Display for Url {
+impl Display for DbUrl {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
    self.to_owned().into_inner().fmt(f)
  }
 }

-impl From<Url> for url::Url {
-  fn from(url: Url) -> Self {
+impl From<DbUrl> for Url {
+  fn from(url: DbUrl) -> Self {
    url.0
  }
 }

-impl From<url::Url> for Url {
-  fn from(url: url::Url) -> Self {
-    Url(url)
+impl From<Url> for DbUrl {
+  fn from(url: Url) -> Self {
+    DbUrl(url)
  }
 }

--- a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    comment_like (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        score -> Int2,
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ table! {
    comment_saved (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ table! {
        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        public_key -> Nullable<Text>,
        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamp,
-        icon -> Nullable<Text>,
-        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
-        followers_url -> Text,
-        inbox_url -> Text,
-        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Text>,
+        icon -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        followers_url -> Varchar,
+        inbox_url -> Varchar,
+        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }

@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ table! {
    community_follower (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
        pending -> Nullable<Bool>,
    }
@ -126,25 +126,44 @@ table! {
    community_moderator (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }

 table! {
-    community_user_ban (id) {
+    community_person_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_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_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_person_id -> Int4,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
    }
@ -153,8 +172,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_add_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_person_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -164,8 +183,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_ban (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_person_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        banned -> Nullable<Bool>,
        expires -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
@ -176,8 +195,8 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_ban_from_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
-        other_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
+        other_person_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        banned -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -189,7 +208,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_lock_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        locked -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -199,7 +218,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_comment (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
        comment_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -210,7 +229,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_community (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -222,7 +241,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_remove_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        reason -> Nullable<Text>,
        removed -> Nullable<Bool>,
@ -233,7 +252,7 @@ table! {
 table! {
    mod_sticky_post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
-        mod_user_id -> Int4,
+        mod_person_id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
        stickied -> Nullable<Bool>,
        when_ -> Timestamp,
@ -243,9 +262,60 @@ 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,
    }
 }

@ -253,7 +323,7 @@ table! {
    post (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
-        url -> Nullable<Text>,
+        url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        body -> Nullable<Text>,
        creator_id -> Int4,
        community_id -> Int4,
@ -292,7 +362,7 @@ table! {
    post_like (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        score -> Int2,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
@ -302,7 +372,7 @@ table! {
    post_read (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -327,7 +397,7 @@ table! {
    post_saved (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        post_id -> Int4,
-        user_id -> Int4,
+        person_id -> Int4,
        published -> Timestamp,
    }
 }
@ -358,8 +428,8 @@ table! {
        enable_downvotes -> Bool,
        open_registration -> Bool,
        enable_nsfw -> Bool,
-        icon -> Nullable<Text>,
-        banner -> Nullable<Text>,
+        icon -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }

@ -378,68 +448,6 @@ 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) {
@ -459,122 +467,105 @@ table! {
 }

 table! {
-    user_alias_1 (id) {
+    person_alias_1 (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
-        password_encrypted -> Text,
-        email -> Nullable<Text>,
-        avatar -> Nullable<Text>,
-        admin -> Bool,
+        avatar -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        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>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        deleted -> Bool,
+        inbox_url -> Varchar,
+        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }

 table! {
-    user_alias_2 (id) {
+    person_alias_2 (id) {
        id -> Int4,
        name -> Varchar,
        preferred_username -> Nullable<Varchar>,
-        password_encrypted -> Text,
-        email -> Nullable<Text>,
-        avatar -> Nullable<Text>,
-        admin -> Bool,
+        avatar -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        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>,
+        banner -> Nullable<Varchar>,
        deleted -> Bool,
+        inbox_url -> Varchar,
+        shared_inbox_url -> Nullable<Varchar>,
    }
 }

-joinable!(comment_alias_1 -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(comment_alias_1 -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));
 joinable!(comment -> comment_alias_1 (parent_id));
-joinable!(user_mention -> user_alias_1 (recipient_id));
-joinable!(post -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
-joinable!(comment -> user_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(person_mention -> person_alias_1 (recipient_id));
+joinable!(post -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));
+joinable!(comment -> person_alias_1 (creator_id));

-joinable!(post_report -> user_alias_2 (resolver_id));
-joinable!(comment_report -> user_alias_2 (resolver_id));
+joinable!(post_report -> person_alias_2 (resolver_id));
+joinable!(comment_report -> person_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 -> user_ (user_id));
-joinable!(community -> user_ (creator_id));
+joinable!(comment_saved -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(community -> person (creator_id));
 joinable!(community_aggregates -> community (community_id));
 joinable!(community_follower -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_follower -> user_ (user_id));
+joinable!(community_follower -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(community_moderator -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_moderator -> user_ (user_id));
-joinable!(community_user_ban -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(community_user_ban -> user_ (user_id));
+joinable!(community_moderator -> person (person_id));
+joinable!(community_person_ban -> community (community_id));
+joinable!(community_person_ban -> person (person_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 -> user_ (mod_user_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_comment -> person (mod_person_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_community -> community (community_id));
-joinable!(mod_remove_community -> user_ (mod_user_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_community -> person (mod_person_id));
+joinable!(mod_remove_post -> person (mod_person_id));
 joinable!(mod_remove_post -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(mod_remove_post -> user_ (mod_user_id));
+joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> person (mod_person_id));
 joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(mod_sticky_post -> user_ (mod_user_id));
-joinable!(password_reset_request -> user_ (user_id));
+joinable!(password_reset_request -> local_user (local_user_id));
+joinable!(person_aggregates -> person (person_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 -> user_ (creator_id));
+joinable!(post -> person (creator_id));
 joinable!(post_aggregates -> post (post_id));
+joinable!(post_like -> person (person_id));
 joinable!(post_like -> post (post_id));
-joinable!(post_like -> user_ (user_id));
+joinable!(post_read -> person (person_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!(post_saved -> user_ (user_id));
-joinable!(site -> user_ (creator_id));
+joinable!(site -> person (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,
@ -587,7 +578,8 @@ allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  community_aggregates,
  community_follower,
  community_moderator,
-  community_user_ban,
+  community_person_ban,
+  local_user,
  mod_add,
  mod_add_community,
  mod_ban,
@ -598,6 +590,10 @@ 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,
@ -607,11 +603,7 @@ allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
  private_message,
  site,
  site_aggregates,
-  user_,
-  user_aggregates,
-  user_ban,
-  user_mention,
  comment_alias_1,
-  user_alias_1,
-  user_alias_2,
+  person_alias_1,
+  person_alias_2,
 );
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/activity.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/activity.rs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::schema::activity;
+use crate::{schema::activity, DbUrl};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::fmt::Debug;

@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct Activity {
  pub local: bool,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
-  pub ap_id: Option<String>,
+  pub ap_id: Option<DbUrl>,
  pub sensitive: Option<bool>,
 }

@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ pub struct ActivityForm {
  pub data: Value,
  pub local: bool,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
-  pub ap_id: String,
+  pub ap_id: DbUrl,
  pub sensitive: bool,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/comment.rs
@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{
  schema::{comment, comment_alias_1, comment_like, comment_saved},
  source::post::Post,
-  Url,
+  CommentId,
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
+  PostId,
 };
 use serde::Serialize;

@ -16,17 +19,17 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 #[belongs_to(Post)]
 #[table_name = "comment"]
 pub struct Comment {
-  pub id: i32,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
-  pub parent_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub id: CommentId,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
+  pub parent_id: Option<CommentId>,
  pub content: String,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub read: bool, // Whether the recipient has read the comment or not
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: bool,
-  pub ap_id: Url,
+  pub ap_id: DbUrl,
  pub local: bool,
 }

@ -34,33 +37,33 @@ pub struct Comment {
 #[belongs_to(Post)]
 #[table_name = "comment_alias_1"]
 pub struct CommentAlias1 {
-  pub id: i32,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
-  pub parent_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub id: CommentId,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
+  pub parent_id: Option<CommentId>,
  pub content: String,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub read: bool, // Whether the recipient has read the comment or not
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: bool,
-  pub ap_id: Url,
+  pub ap_id: DbUrl,
  pub local: bool,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "comment"]
 pub struct CommentForm {
-  pub creator_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
-  pub parent_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
+  pub parent_id: Option<CommentId>,
  pub content: String,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub read: Option<bool>,
  pub published: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: Option<bool>,
-  pub ap_id: Option<Url>,
+  pub ap_id: Option<DbUrl>,
  pub local: bool,
 }

@ -69,9 +72,9 @@ pub struct CommentForm {
 #[table_name = "comment_like"]
 pub struct CommentLike {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32, // TODO this is redundant
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
+  pub post_id: PostId, // TODO this is redundant
  pub score: i16,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
@ -79,9 +82,9 @@ pub struct CommentLike {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "comment_like"]
 pub struct CommentLikeForm {
-  pub user_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32, // TODO this is redundant
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
+  pub post_id: PostId, // TODO this is redundant
  pub score: i16,
 }

@ -90,14 +93,14 @@ pub struct CommentLikeForm {
 #[table_name = "comment_saved"]
 pub struct CommentSaved {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "comment_saved"]
 pub struct CommentSavedForm {
-  pub comment_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/comment_report.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/comment_report.rs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{schema::comment_report, source::comment::Comment};
+use crate::{schema::comment_report, source::comment::Comment, CommentId, PersonId};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[derive(
@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[table_name = "comment_report"]
 pub struct CommentReport {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub original_comment_text: String,
  pub reason: String,
  pub resolved: bool,
-  pub resolver_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub resolver_id: Option<PersonId>,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
 }
@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ pub struct CommentReport {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "comment_report"]
 pub struct CommentReportForm {
-  pub creator_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub original_comment_text: String,
  pub reason: String,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/community.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/community.rs
@ -1,52 +1,54 @@
 use crate::{
-  schema::{community, community_follower, community_moderator, community_user_ban},
-  Url,
+  schema::{community, community_follower, community_moderator, community_person_ban},
+  CommunityId,
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
 };
 use serde::Serialize;

 #[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
 #[table_name = "community"]
 pub struct Community {
-  pub id: i32,
+  pub id: CommunityId,
  pub name: String,
  pub title: String,
  pub description: Option<String>,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub nsfw: bool,
-  pub actor_id: Url,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
  pub local: bool,
  pub private_key: Option<String>,
  pub public_key: Option<String>,
  pub last_refreshed_at: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
-  pub icon: Option<String>,
-  pub banner: Option<String>,
-  pub followers_url: Url,
-  pub inbox_url: Url,
-  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<Url>,
+  pub icon: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub followers_url: DbUrl,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
 }

 /// A safe representation of community, without the sensitive info
 #[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
 #[table_name = "community"]
 pub struct CommunitySafe {
-  pub id: i32,
+  pub id: CommunityId,
  pub name: String,
  pub title: String,
  pub description: Option<String>,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
  pub removed: bool,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: bool,
  pub nsfw: bool,
-  pub actor_id: Url,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
  pub local: bool,
-  pub icon: Option<String>,
-  pub banner: Option<String>,
+  pub icon: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Debug)]
@ -55,22 +57,22 @@ pub struct CommunityForm {
  pub name: String,
  pub title: String,
  pub description: Option<String>,
-  pub creator_id: i32,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub published: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: Option<bool>,
  pub nsfw: bool,
-  pub actor_id: Option<Url>,
+  pub actor_id: Option<DbUrl>,
  pub local: bool,
  pub private_key: Option<String>,
  pub public_key: Option<String>,
  pub last_refreshed_at: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
-  pub icon: Option<Option<String>>,
-  pub banner: Option<Option<String>>,
-  pub followers_url: Option<Url>,
-  pub inbox_url: Option<Url>,
-  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<Option<Url>>,
+  pub icon: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
+  pub banner: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
+  pub followers_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
 }

 #[derive(Identifiable, Queryable, Associations, PartialEq, Debug)]
@ -78,33 +80,33 @@ pub struct CommunityForm {
 #[table_name = "community_moderator"]
 pub struct CommunityModerator {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "community_moderator"]
 pub struct CommunityModeratorForm {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
 }

 #[derive(Identifiable, Queryable, Associations, PartialEq, Debug)]
 #[belongs_to(Community)]
-#[table_name = "community_user_ban"]
-pub struct CommunityUserBan {
+#[table_name = "community_person_ban"]
+pub struct CommunityPersonBan {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
-#[table_name = "community_user_ban"]
-pub struct CommunityUserBanForm {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+#[table_name = "community_person_ban"]
+pub struct CommunityPersonBanForm {
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
 }

 #[derive(Identifiable, Queryable, Associations, PartialEq, Debug)]
@ -112,8 +114,8 @@ pub struct CommunityUserBanForm {
 #[table_name = "community_follower"]
 pub struct CommunityFollower {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
  pub pending: Option<bool>,
 }
@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ pub struct CommunityFollower {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
 #[table_name = "community_follower"]
 pub struct CommunityFollowerForm {
-  pub community_id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
  pub pending: bool,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use crate::{schema::local_user, LocalUserId, PersonId};
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "local_user"]
+pub struct LocalUser {
+  pub id: LocalUserId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub password_encrypted: String,
+  pub email: Option<String>,
+  pub admin: bool,
+  pub show_nsfw: bool,
+  pub theme: String,
+  pub default_sort_type: i16,
+  pub default_listing_type: i16,
+  pub lang: String,
+  pub show_avatars: bool,
+  pub send_notifications_to_email: bool,
+  pub matrix_user_id: Option<String>,
+  pub validator_time: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+}
+
+// TODO redo these, check table defaults
+#[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
+#[table_name = "local_user"]
+pub struct LocalUserForm {
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub password_encrypted: String,
+  pub email: Option<Option<String>>,
+  pub admin: Option<bool>,
+  pub show_nsfw: Option<bool>,
+  pub theme: Option<String>,
+  pub default_sort_type: Option<i16>,
+  pub default_listing_type: Option<i16>,
+  pub lang: Option<String>,
+  pub show_avatars: Option<bool>,
+  pub send_notifications_to_email: Option<bool>,
+  pub matrix_user_id: Option<Option<String>>,
+}
+
+/// A local user view that removes password encrypted
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "local_user"]
+pub struct LocalUserSettings {
+  pub id: LocalUserId,
+  pub person_id: PersonId,
+  pub email: Option<String>,
+  pub admin: bool,
+  pub show_nsfw: bool,
+  pub theme: String,
+  pub default_sort_type: i16,
+  pub default_listing_type: i16,
+  pub lang: String,
+  pub show_avatars: bool,
+  pub send_notifications_to_email: bool,
+  pub matrix_user_id: Option<String>,
+  pub validator_time: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+}
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs
@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ pub mod activity;
 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_schema/src/source/moderator.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/moderator.rs
@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-use crate::schema::{
-  mod_add,
-  mod_add_community,
-  mod_ban,
-  mod_ban_from_community,
-  mod_lock_post,
-  mod_remove_comment,
-  mod_remove_community,
-  mod_remove_post,
-  mod_sticky_post,
+use crate::{
+  schema::{
+    mod_add,
+    mod_add_community,
+    mod_ban,
+    mod_ban_from_community,
+    mod_lock_post,
+    mod_remove_comment,
+    mod_remove_community,
+    mod_remove_post,
+    mod_sticky_post,
+  },
+  CommentId,
+  CommunityId,
+  PersonId,
+  PostId,
 };
 use serde::Serialize;

@ -15,8 +21,8 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_post"]
 pub struct ModRemovePost {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
@ -25,8 +31,8 @@ pub struct ModRemovePost {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_post"]
 pub struct ModRemovePostForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
 }
@ -35,8 +41,8 @@ pub struct ModRemovePostForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_lock_post"]
 pub struct ModLockPost {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub locked: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
@ -44,8 +50,8 @@ pub struct ModLockPost {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_lock_post"]
 pub struct ModLockPostForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub locked: Option<bool>,
 }

@ -53,8 +59,8 @@ pub struct ModLockPostForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_sticky_post"]
 pub struct ModStickyPost {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub stickied: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
@ -62,8 +68,8 @@ pub struct ModStickyPost {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_sticky_post"]
 pub struct ModStickyPostForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub post_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub post_id: PostId,
  pub stickied: Option<bool>,
 }

@ -71,8 +77,8 @@ pub struct ModStickyPostForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_comment"]
 pub struct ModRemoveComment {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
@ -81,8 +87,8 @@ pub struct ModRemoveComment {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_comment"]
 pub struct ModRemoveCommentForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub comment_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub comment_id: CommentId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
 }
@ -91,8 +97,8 @@ pub struct ModRemoveCommentForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_community"]
 pub struct ModRemoveCommunity {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -102,8 +108,8 @@ pub struct ModRemoveCommunity {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_remove_community"]
 pub struct ModRemoveCommunityForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -113,9 +119,9 @@ pub struct ModRemoveCommunityForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_ban_from_community"]
 pub struct ModBanFromCommunity {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub banned: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -125,9 +131,9 @@ pub struct ModBanFromCommunity {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_ban_from_community"]
 pub struct ModBanFromCommunityForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub banned: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -137,8 +143,8 @@ pub struct ModBanFromCommunityForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_ban"]
 pub struct ModBan {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub banned: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -148,8 +154,8 @@ pub struct ModBan {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_ban"]
 pub struct ModBanForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
  pub reason: Option<String>,
  pub banned: Option<bool>,
  pub expires: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
@ -159,9 +165,9 @@ pub struct ModBanForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_add_community"]
 pub struct ModAddCommunity {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
@ -169,9 +175,9 @@ pub struct ModAddCommunity {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_add_community"]
 pub struct ModAddCommunityForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
-  pub community_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
 }

@ -179,8 +185,8 @@ pub struct ModAddCommunityForm {
 #[table_name = "mod_add"]
 pub struct ModAdd {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
  pub when_: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
 }
@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ pub struct ModAdd {
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "mod_add"]
 pub struct ModAddForm {
-  pub mod_user_id: i32,
-  pub other_user_id: i32,
+  pub mod_person_id: PersonId,
+  pub other_person_id: PersonId,
  pub removed: Option<bool>,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/password_reset_request.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/password_reset_request.rs
@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-use crate::schema::password_reset_request;
+use crate::{schema::password_reset_request, LocalUserId};

 #[derive(Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug)]
 #[table_name = "password_reset_request"]
 pub struct PasswordResetRequest {
  pub id: i32,
-  pub user_id: i32,
  pub token_encrypted: String,
  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub local_user_id: LocalUserId,
 }

 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "password_reset_request"]
 pub struct PasswordResetRequestForm {
-  pub user_id: i32,
+  pub local_user_id: LocalUserId,
  pub token_encrypted: String,
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs
@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+use crate::{
+  schema::{person, person_alias_1, person_alias_2},
+  DbUrl,
+  PersonId,
+};
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person"]
+pub struct Person {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub private_key: Option<String>,
+  pub public_key: Option<String>,
+  pub last_refreshed_at: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+/// A safe representation of person, without the sensitive info
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person"]
+pub struct PersonSafe {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person_alias_1"]
+pub struct PersonAlias1 {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub private_key: Option<String>,
+  pub public_key: Option<String>,
+  pub last_refreshed_at: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person_alias_1"]
+pub struct PersonSafeAlias1 {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person_alias_2"]
+pub struct PersonAlias2 {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub private_key: Option<String>,
+  pub public_key: Option<String>,
+  pub last_refreshed_at: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Queryable, Identifiable, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[table_name = "person_alias_1"]
+pub struct PersonSafeAlias2 {
+  pub id: PersonId,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<String>,
+  pub avatar: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub banned: bool,
+  pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: DbUrl,
+  pub bio: Option<String>,
+  pub local: bool,
+  pub banner: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub deleted: bool,
+  pub inbox_url: DbUrl,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
+#[table_name = "person"]
+pub struct PersonForm {
+  pub name: String,
+  pub preferred_username: Option<Option<String>>,
+  pub avatar: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
+  pub banned: Option<bool>,
+  pub published: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub actor_id: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub bio: Option<Option<String>>,
+  pub local: Option<bool>,
+  pub private_key: Option<Option<String>>,
+  pub public_key: Option<Option<String>>,
+  pub last_refreshed_at: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub banner: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
+  pub deleted: Option<bool>,
+  pub inbox_url: Option<DbUrl>,
+  pub shared_inbox_url: Option<Option<DbUrl>>,
+}
--- a/Show more
+++ b/Show more
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Dessalines	f55ef1d7ef	Version 0.10.0-rc.7	2021-03-19 11:46:46 -04:00
Nutomic	14bc9f0946	Merge pull request #1500 from LemmyNet/jwt_revocation_dess Jwt revocation dess	2021-03-19 15:43:47 +00:00
Dessalines	493598c1ba	A few suggestion fixes.	2021-03-19 10:02:58 -04:00
Nutomic	96efe302ce	Merge pull request #1499 from LemmyNet/strictly_type_db_ids Strictly type db ids	2021-03-19 13:41:22 +00:00
Nutomic	e25bcb35d7	Merge pull request #1428 from LemmyNet/split_user_table Split user table	2021-03-19 13:20:23 +00:00
Dessalines	05b485b678	Merge branch 'Mart-Bogdan-1462-jwt-revocation-on-pwd-change' into jwt_revocation_dess	2021-03-19 00:31:49 -04:00
Dessalines	360d4ea8d1	Merge branch '1462-jwt-revocation-on-pwd-change' of https://github.com/Mart-Bogdan/lemmy into Mart-Bogdan-1462-jwt-revocation-on-pwd-change	2021-03-18 21:41:00 -04:00
Dessalines	c06d612432	Merge branch 'split_user_table' into strictly_type_db_ids	2021-03-18 19:37:54 -04:00
Dessalines	c88722983e	Merge branch 'main' into split_user_table	2021-03-18 19:36:48 -04:00
Nutomic	33a326854a	Set CARGO_HOME for CI so deps arent redownloaded (#1497 ) * Set CARGO_HOME for CI so deps arent redownloaded * run find on x86 * fix path * cleanup * try again * use mv	2021-03-18 16:35:04 -04:00
Dessalines	9930c7288a	Merge branch 'split_user_table' into strictly_type_db_ids	2021-03-18 16:30:42 -04:00
Dessalines	8d9fab0389	Merge branch 'main' into split_user_table	2021-03-18 16:30:29 -04:00
Dessalines	c3efb9f7cf	Strictly typing DB id fields. Fixes #1498	2021-03-18 16:25:21 -04:00
Dessalines	5899b89ef2	Adding some comments to notifs.	2021-03-18 10:59:17 -04:00
Dessalines	99e5a4d1c3	Moving send email check inside function.	2021-03-18 10:52:25 -04:00
dessalines	db4fe8031c	Merge pull request 'Insert announced activities into DB for fetching (fixes #1494 )' (#187 ) from insert-local-announce into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/187	2021-03-16 13:47:32 +00:00
Dessalines	270ce539bf	Removing some TODOS.	2021-03-15 18:18:50 -04:00
Dessalines	b9f483bc27	Version 0.10.0-rc.5	2021-03-15 14:50:50 -04:00
Dessalines	8ee624a542	Some changes - Changing claim name to local_user_id to facilitate logout. - Changing AddAdmin back to using person_id	2021-03-15 14:02:27 -04:00
Felix Ableitner	621355b6ef	Insert announced activities into DB for fetching (fixes #1494 )	2021-03-15 13:58:54 +01:00
Nutomic	72b5e0cab5	Merge pull request #1491 from LemmyNet/upgrade_pictrs_3 Upgrading pictrs.	2021-03-15 12:14:31 +00:00
Bogdan Mart	74272ed754	more correct tests	2021-03-13 22:36:40 +02:00
Bogdan Mart	4426c3176d	fix timestamp condition #1462	2021-03-13 22:18:26 +02:00
Bogdan Mart	7b0a09e84e	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into 1462-jwt-revocation-on-pwd-change * origin/main: revert Compose file version from 3.3 to 2.2 Adding more mem limits bump memory limit of iframely Remove extra category_id s . Fixes #1429 Fixing wrong user_ and community icon and banner urls. Remove category from activitypub context Adding a password length check to other API actions. (#1474) Update test script Use URL type in most outstanding struct fields (#1468) Forbid usage of unwrap Upgrade Rust version Rewrite settings implementation. Fixes #1270 (#1433) Rename `lemmy_structs` to `lemmy_api_structs` # Conflicts: # crates/db_schema/src/source/user.rs	2021-03-13 20:19:55 +02:00
Bogdan Mart	ab947f1f08	User token revocation upon password change Added DB column validator_time and chedking that is is less then token's "Issuead at time" Wip on #1462	2021-03-13 20:16:35 +02:00
Dessalines	5998c83b2a	Only sending private message if its a local user.	2021-03-12 15:18:03 -05:00
Dessalines	434fb53dd1	Trying to fix API tests.	2021-03-12 14:09:03 -05:00
Dessalines	75a95acf04	Change joinuser, sendusermessage to use local_user_id	2021-03-12 10:54:47 -05:00
dessalines	931a132161	Merge pull request 'Add memory limit for pictrs' (#186 ) from nutomic-patch-1 into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/186	2021-03-12 15:16:49 +00:00
Dessalines	0a7271a185	Upgrading pictrs.	2021-03-12 10:13:20 -05:00
Dessalines	7c039340ed	2nd pass. JWT now uses local_user_id	2021-03-11 17:47:44 -05:00
Dessalines	7d04f371a5	fixing tests 3	2021-03-11 12:08:30 -05:00
Dessalines	5d8ccbafe4	Fixing some tests 2	2021-03-11 11:54:03 -05:00
Dessalines	1a4c8c08ee	Fixing some tests	2021-03-11 11:41:04 -05:00
Dessalines	9cb4dad4b4	A first pass.	2021-03-10 23:43:11 -05:00
Dessalines	ddf4a667b1	~80% done	2021-03-10 17:33:55 -05:00
nutomic	fc74bfeb23	Add memory limit for pictrs	2021-03-10 18:38:00 +00:00
Nutomic	8f6b8895f4	Merge pull request #1485 from PatMulligan/fix-docker-compose-yaml revert Compose file version from 3.3 to 2.2	2021-03-08 15:41:17 +00:00
Patrick Mulligan	a650312858	revert Compose file version from 3.3 to 2.2	2021-03-08 09:23:50 -06:00
Dessalines	ff2c71a74a	Adding more mem limits	2021-03-04 22:41:08 -05:00
Avery Pierce	126c6a23bb	bump memory limit of iframely	2021-03-04 08:58:03 -06:00
Nutomic	e0c61c1334	Merge pull request #1478 from LemmyNet/fix_wrong_urls Fixing wrong user_ and community icon and banner urls.	2021-03-04 12:18:30 +00:00
Nutomic	f7aa97d45e	Merge pull request #1479 from LemmyNet/fix_extra_categories Remove extra category_id s . Fixes #1429	2021-03-04 12:14:25 +00:00
Dessalines	a1c7584875	Remove extra category_id s . Fixes #1429	2021-03-03 23:44:07 -05:00
Dessalines	817b4ff08e	Fixing wrong user_ and community icon and banner urls. - Fixes #1477	2021-03-03 23:40:00 -05:00
Dessalines	ca3c1269f5	Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/lemmynet/lemmy	2021-03-02 11:52:46 -05:00
dessalines	0a52396706	Merge pull request 'Forbid usage of unwrap' (#179 ) from clippy-unwrap into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/179	2021-03-02 16:49:19 +00:00
dessalines	7c4969c92b	Merge pull request 'Remove category from activitypub context' (#183 ) from context-remove-category into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/183	2021-03-02 16:48:24 +00:00
dessalines	45a94203f2	Merge pull request 'Update test script' (#182 ) from update-test-script into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/182	2021-03-02 16:47:58 +00:00
Felix Ableitner	7189328f80	Remove category from activitypub context	2021-03-02 17:12:45 +01:00
Dessalines	134fece36d	Adding a password length check to other API actions. (#1474 ) * Adding a password length check to other API actions. - Fixes #1473 * Fixing comment.	2021-03-02 10:36:10 -05:00
Felix Ableitner	985dbcaada	Update test script	2021-03-02 13:57:06 +01:00
Andrew Yoon	e78ba38e94	Use URL type in most outstanding struct fields (#1468 ) * Use URL type in most outstanding struct fields This fixes all known remaining cases where url fields are stored as plain strings, with the exception of form fields where empty strings are used as sentinels (see `diesel_option_overwrite_to_url`). Tested for regressions in the federated docker setup attempting to exercise all changed fields, including through apub federation. Fixes #1385 * Add migration to fix blank-string post.url values to be null This also then fixes #602 * Address review feedback - Fixed some unwraps and err message formatting - Bumped the `url` library to 2.2.1 to fix a bug with serde error messages - Add unit tests for the two diesel option override functions - Fix migration teardown by adding a no-op * Rename lemmy_db_queries::Url to lemmy_db_queries::DbUrl * fix compile error * box PostOrComment variants	2021-03-02 12:41:48 +00:00
Felix Ableitner	7f56281c26	Forbid usage of unwrap	2021-03-01 19:24:34 +01:00
dessalines	45e05dac30	Merge pull request 'Upgrade Rust version' (#181 ) from upgrade-rust into main Reviewed-on: https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy/pulls/181	2021-03-01 18:02:39 +00:00
Dessalines	a869a2823b	Still continuing on....	2021-02-26 08:49:58 -05:00
Dessalines	efc9047f87	Done with user->person migrations, now to code.	2021-02-25 14:04:12 -05:00
Dessalines	aba32917bd	Merge branch 'main' into split_user_table	2021-02-25 12:34:00 -05:00
Dessalines	a183815870	Adding a few more tables.	2021-02-15 14:34:10 -05:00
Dessalines	d0bd02eea0	Starting on user_ to person migration.	2021-02-14 13:46:16 -05:00
Dessalines	5a33fce8bd	Listing columns.	2021-02-10 11:05:12 -05:00