create view comment_view as with all_comment as ( select c.*, (select community_id from post p where p.id = c.post_id), (select u.banned from user_ u where c.creator_id = u.id) as banned, (select cb.id::bool from community_user_ban cb, post p where c.creator_id = cb.user_id and p.id = c.post_id and p.community_id = cb.community_id) as banned_from_community, (select name from user_ where c.creator_id = user_.id) as creator_name, coalesce(sum(cl.score), 0) as score, count (case when cl.score = 1 then 1 else null end) as upvotes, count (case when cl.score = -1 then 1 else null end) as downvotes from comment c left join comment_like cl on c.id = cl.comment_id group by c.id ) select ac.*, u.id as user_id, coalesce(cl.score, 0) as my_vote, (select cs.id::bool from comment_saved cs where u.id = cs.user_id and cs.comment_id = ac.id) as saved from user_ u cross join all_comment ac left join comment_like cl on u.id = cl.user_id and ac.id = cl.comment_id union all select ac.*, null as user_id, null as my_vote, null as saved from all_comment ac ; create view reply_view as with closereply as ( select c2.id, c2.creator_id as sender_id, c.creator_id as recipient_id from comment c inner join comment c2 on c.id = c2.parent_id where c2.creator_id != c.creator_id -- Do union where post is null union select c.id, c.creator_id as sender_id, p.creator_id as recipient_id from comment c, post p where c.post_id = p.id and c.parent_id is null and c.creator_id != p.creator_id ) select cv.*, closereply.recipient_id from comment_view cv, closereply where closereply.id = cv.id ;