diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index ff4685ac2..57b085bb4 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ steps:
       # need make existing toolchain available
       - cargo +nightly fmt -- --check
 
+  cargo_machete:
+    group: format
+    image: rustlang/rust:nightly
+    commands:
+      - wget https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/releases/latest/download/cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
+      - tar -xvf cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
+      - cp cargo-binstall /usr/local/cargo/bin
+      - cargo binstall -y cargo-machete
+      - cargo machete
+
   restore-cache:
     image: meltwater/drone-cache:v1
     pull: true
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42e66ea49..26f232a1a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -329,18 +329,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "actix-web-prom"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9df3127d20a5d01c9fc9aceb969a38d31a6767e1b48a54d55a8f56c769a84923"
-dependencies = [
- "actix-web",
- "futures-core",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "prometheus",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "addr2line"
 version = "0.21.0"
@@ -2543,13 +2531,12 @@ checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
  "actix-web-httpauth",
  "anyhow",
- "async-trait",
  "base64 0.21.5",
  "bcrypt",
  "captcha",
@@ -2561,20 +2548,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_db_views_moderator",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "serde",
  "serial_test",
  "sitemap-rs",
  "tokio",
  "totp-rs",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "uuid",
  "wav",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api_common"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2613,19 +2598,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api_crud"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
- "async-trait",
  "bcrypt",
- "chrono",
  "lemmy_api_common",
  "lemmy_db_schema",
  "lemmy_db_views",
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "serde",
  "tracing",
  "url",
  "uuid",
@@ -2634,7 +2616,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_apub"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2654,7 +2636,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views",
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "mime",
  "moka",
  "once_cell",
  "reqwest",
@@ -2672,7 +2653,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_schema"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2708,7 +2689,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "diesel",
@@ -2726,7 +2707,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views_actor"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
@@ -2743,7 +2724,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views_moderator"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "diesel-async",
@@ -2755,16 +2736,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_federate"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "anyhow",
- "async-trait",
- "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
  "diesel-async",
- "enum_delegate",
  "futures",
  "lemmy_api_common",
  "lemmy_apub",
@@ -2773,21 +2751,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_utils",
  "moka",
  "once_cell",
- "openssl",
  "reqwest",
- "reqwest-middleware",
- "reqwest-tracing",
- "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_routes"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2804,7 +2777,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest-middleware",
  "rss",
  "serde",
- "strum",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "url",
@@ -2813,20 +2785,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_server"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-cors",
  "actix-web",
- "actix-web-httpauth",
- "actix-web-prom",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clokwerk",
  "console-subscriber 0.1.10",
  "diesel",
  "diesel-async",
- "doku",
  "futures-util",
  "lemmy_api",
  "lemmy_api_common",
@@ -2843,13 +2812,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "reqwest-middleware",
  "reqwest-tracing",
- "rustls 0.21.8",
- "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serial_test",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-postgres",
- "tokio-postgres-rustls",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-actix-web",
  "tracing-error",
@@ -2861,11 +2826,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_utils"
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
- "chrono",
  "deser-hjson",
  "diesel",
  "doku",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f152a86a9..d9e336a4c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.19.0-rc.3"
+version = "0.19.0-rc.4"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A link aggregator for the fediverse"
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-lemmy_api = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/api" }
-lemmy_api_crud = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/api_crud" }
-lemmy_apub = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/apub" }
-lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/utils" }
-lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/db_schema" }
-lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/api_common" }
-lemmy_routes = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/routes" }
-lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/db_views" }
-lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
-lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.3", path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
+lemmy_api = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/api" }
+lemmy_api_crud = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/api_crud" }
+lemmy_apub = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/apub" }
+lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/utils" }
+lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/db_schema" }
+lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/api_common" }
+lemmy_routes = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/routes" }
+lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/db_views" }
+lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
+lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.19.0-rc.4", path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
 activitypub_federation = { version = "0.5.0-beta.4", default-features = false, features = [
   "actix-web",
 ] }
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ tokio-postgres = "0.7.10"
 tokio-postgres-rustls = "0.10.0"
 urlencoding = "2.1.3"
 enum-map = "2.7"
-mime = "0.3.17"
 
 [dependencies]
 lemmy_api = { workspace = true }
@@ -139,11 +138,10 @@ lemmy_utils = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_db_schema = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_api_common = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_routes = { workspace = true }
-lemmy_federate = { version = "0.19.0-rc.3", path = "crates/federate" }
+lemmy_federate = { version = "0.19.0-rc.4", path = "crates/federate" }
 activitypub_federation = { workspace = true }
 diesel = { workspace = true }
 diesel-async = { workspace = true }
-serde = { workspace = true }
 actix-web = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-actix-web = { workspace = true }
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true }
 reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true }
 reqwest-tracing = { workspace = true }
 clokwerk = { workspace = true }
-doku = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tracing-opentelemetry = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 opentelemetry = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -164,13 +161,8 @@ opentelemetry-otlp = { version = "0.12.0", optional = true }
 pict-rs = { version = "0.4.5", optional = true }
 tokio.workspace = true
 actix-cors = "0.6.4"
-rustls = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
-tokio-postgres = { workspace = true }
-tokio-postgres-rustls = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
 prometheus = { version = "0.13.3", features = ["process"] }
-actix-web-prom = { version = "0.6.0" }
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 clap = { version = "4.4.7", features = ["derive"] }
-actix-web-httpauth = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/config/defaults.hjson b/config/defaults.hjson
index 1ce63396f..c200bdd36 100644
--- a/config/defaults.hjson
+++ b/config/defaults.hjson
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     # storage usage. It may also be necessary in certain countries which don't allow copying images
     # from newspaper articles, but only allow hotlinking.
     # 
-    # If this setting is enabled, the Opengraph image is directly returned as thumbnail.
+    # If this setting is enabled, the Opengraph image is directly returned as thumbnail. Note that
+    # it still gets proxied through the local instance if `image_proxy` is enabled.
     disable_external_link_previews: false
   }
   # Email sending configuration. All options except login/password are mandatory
diff --git a/crates/api/Cargo.toml b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
index 758a6c510..bb36bb7e3 100644
--- a/crates/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ lemmy_db_views_actor = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_api_common = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 activitypub_federation = { workspace = true }
 bcrypt = { workspace = true }
-serde = { workspace = true }
 actix-web = { workspace = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true }
-uuid = { workspace = true }
-async-trait = { workspace = true }
 captcha = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/api/src/local_user/logout.rs b/crates/api/src/local_user/logout.rs
index a2cc83b3f..10b4732b7 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/logout.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/logout.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::read_auth_token;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 use actix_web::{cookie::Cookie, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
-use lemmy_api_common::{context::LemmyContext, utils::AUTH_COOKIE_NAME};
+use lemmy_api_common::{context::LemmyContext, utils::AUTH_COOKIE_NAME, SuccessResponse};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::login_token::LoginToken;
 use lemmy_db_views::structs::LocalUserView;
 use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult};
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub async fn logout(
   let jwt = read_auth_token(&req)?.ok_or(LemmyErrorType::NotLoggedIn)?;
   LoginToken::invalidate(&mut context.pool(), &jwt).await?;
 
-  let mut res = HttpResponse::Ok().finish();
+  let mut res = HttpResponse::Ok().json(SuccessResponse::default());
   let cookie = Cookie::new(AUTH_COOKIE_NAME, "");
   res.add_removal_cookie(&cookie)?;
   Ok(res)
diff --git a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
index 9912b294a..950785e57 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actix-web = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 enum-map = { workspace = true }
 urlencoding = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
-mime = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+mime = { version = "0.3.17", optional = true }
 webpage = { version = "1.6", default-features = false, features = [
   "serde",
 ], optional = true }
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ jsonwebtoken = { version = "8.3.0", optional = true }
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.10", features = ["js"] }
 task-local-extensions = "0.1.4"
 
+[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
+ignored = ["getrandom"]
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
index 06e29044b..0799332cf 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ lemmy_db_views_actor = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 lemmy_api_common = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 activitypub_federation = { workspace = true }
 bcrypt = { workspace = true }
-serde = { workspace = true }
 actix-web = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
-async-trait = { workspace = true }
 webmention = "0.5.0"
-chrono = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index b67a9fb74..b65b1c707 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 serde_with = { workspace = true }
-mime = { workspace = true }
 html2md = "0.2.14"
 html2text = "0.6.0"
 stringreader = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
index 3370a5594..bf1fc0ef2 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["v4"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
+
+[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
+ignored = ["strum"]
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
index 0bdd50cf1..1c0c859e8 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
     query = query
       .limit(limit)
       .offset(offset)
-      .order_by(registration_application::published.desc());
+      .order_by(registration_application::published.asc());
 
     query.load::<RegistrationApplicationView>(&mut conn).await
   };
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     assert_eq!(
       apps,
-      [read_jess_app_view.clone(), expected_sara_app_view.clone()]
+      [expected_sara_app_view.clone(), read_jess_app_view.clone()]
     );
 
     // Make sure the counts are correct
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
index 93ce0f5b3..fc3573d46 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ strum_macros = { workspace = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
+
+[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
+ignored = ["strum"]
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/src/comment_reply_view.rs b/crates/db_views_actor/src/comment_reply_view.rs
index 6ca4182e8..e5a03eaf6 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/src/comment_reply_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/src/comment_reply_view.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
     comment_saved,
     community,
     community_follower,
+    community_moderator,
     community_person_ban,
     person,
     person_block,
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
             .and(comment_like::person_id.eq(person_id_join)),
         ),
       )
+      .left_join(
+        community_moderator::table.on(
+          community::id
+            .eq(community_moderator::community_id)
+            .and(community_moderator::person_id.eq(comment::creator_id)),
+        ),
+      )
       .select((
         comment_reply::all_columns,
         comment::all_columns,
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
         aliases::person1.fields(person::all_columns),
         comment_aggregates::all_columns,
         community_person_ban::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
+        community_moderator::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
         CommunityFollower::select_subscribed_type(),
         comment_saved::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
         person_block::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/src/person_mention_view.rs b/crates/db_views_actor/src/person_mention_view.rs
index 8d04f9820..c44ee791c 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/src/person_mention_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/src/person_mention_view.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
     comment_saved,
     community,
     community_follower,
+    community_moderator,
     community_person_ban,
     person,
     person_block,
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
     aliases::person1.fields(person::all_columns),
     comment_aggregates::all_columns,
     community_person_ban::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
+    community_moderator::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
     CommunityFollower::select_subscribed_type(),
     comment_saved::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
     person_block::id.nullable().is_not_null(),
@@ -105,6 +107,13 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
             .and(community_person_ban::person_id.eq(comment::creator_id)),
         ),
       )
+      .left_join(
+        community_moderator::table.on(
+          community::id
+            .eq(community_moderator::community_id)
+            .and(community_moderator::person_id.eq(comment::creator_id)),
+        ),
+      )
       .select(selection)
       .first::<PersonMentionView>(&mut conn)
       .await
@@ -124,6 +133,13 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
             ),
         ),
       )
+      .left_join(
+        community_moderator::table.on(
+          community::id
+            .eq(community_moderator::community_id)
+            .and(community_moderator::person_id.eq(comment::creator_id)),
+        ),
+      )
       .select(selection);
 
     if let Some(recipient_id) = options.recipient_id {
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/src/structs.rs b/crates/db_views_actor/src/structs.rs
index bdc9e6bbd..88461701d 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/src/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/src/structs.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ pub struct PersonMentionView {
   pub recipient: Person,
   pub counts: CommentAggregates,
   pub creator_banned_from_community: bool,
+  pub creator_is_moderator: bool,
   pub subscribed: SubscribedType,
   pub saved: bool,
   pub creator_blocked: bool,
@@ -118,11 +119,12 @@ pub struct CommentReplyView {
   pub community: Community,
   pub recipient: Person,
   pub counts: CommentAggregates,
-  pub creator_banned_from_community: bool, // Left Join to CommunityPersonBan
-  pub subscribed: SubscribedType,          // Left join to CommunityFollower
-  pub saved: bool,                         // Left join to CommentSaved
-  pub creator_blocked: bool,               // Left join to PersonBlock
-  pub my_vote: Option<i16>,                // Left join to CommentLike
+  pub creator_banned_from_community: bool,
+  pub creator_is_moderator: bool,
+  pub subscribed: SubscribedType,
+  pub saved: bool,
+  pub creator_blocked: bool,
+  pub my_vote: Option<i16>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
diff --git a/crates/federate/Cargo.toml b/crates/federate/Cargo.toml
index 81ad1da4c..c098f9f5b 100644
--- a/crates/federate/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/federate/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ diesel-async = { workspace = true, features = ["deadpool", "postgres"] }
 once_cell.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
-serde.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 tracing.workspace = true
-
-async-trait = "0.1.74"
-bytes = "1.5.0"
-enum_delegate = "0.2.0"
 moka = { version = "0.11.3", features = ["future"] }
-openssl = "0.10.57"
-reqwest-middleware = "0.2.4"
-reqwest-tracing = "0.4.6"
 tokio-util = "0.7.9"
-tracing-subscriber = "0.3.17"
diff --git a/crates/routes/Cargo.toml b/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
index 00034425f..e0d9e1fb2 100644
--- a/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["stream"] }
 reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
-strum = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
index 1809318ed..148fc766f 100644
--- a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ full = ["ts-rs"]
 
 [dependencies]
 regex = { workspace = true }
-chrono = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-error = { workspace = true }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/down.sql b/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..434d7885a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION hot_rank (score numeric, published timestamp with time zone)
+    RETURNS float
+    AS $$
+DECLARE
+    hours_diff numeric := EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (now() - published)) / 3600;
+BEGIN
+    -- 24 * 7 = 168, so after a week, it will default to 0.
+    IF (hours_diff > 0 AND hours_diff < 168) THEN
+        RETURN log(greatest (1, score + 3)) / power((hours_diff + 2), 1.8);
+    ELSE
+        -- if the post is from the future, set hot score to 0. otherwise you can game the post to
+        -- always be on top even with only 1 vote by setting it to the future
+        RETURN 0.0;
+    END IF;
+END;
+$$
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+
diff --git a/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/up.sql b/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06815591b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-23-184941_hot_rank_greatest_fix/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+-- The hot_rank algorithm currently uses greatest(1, score + 3)
+-- This greatest of 1 incorrect because log10(1) is zero,
+-- so it will push negative-voted comments / posts to the bottom, IE hot_rank = 0
+-- The update_scheduled_ranks will never recalculate them, because it ignores content
+-- with hot_rank = 0
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION hot_rank (score numeric, published timestamp with time zone)
+    RETURNS float
+    AS $$
+DECLARE
+    hours_diff numeric := EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (now() - published)) / 3600;
+BEGIN
+    -- 24 * 7 = 168, so after a week, it will default to 0.
+    IF (hours_diff > 0 AND hours_diff < 168) THEN
+        -- Use greatest(2,score), so that the hot_rank will be positive and not ignored.
+        RETURN log(greatest (2, score + 2)) / power((hours_diff + 2), 1.8);
+    ELSE
+        -- if the post is from the future, set hot score to 0. otherwise you can game the post to
+        -- always be on top even with only 1 vote by setting it to the future
+        RETURN 0.0;
+    END IF;
+END;
+$$
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+