diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index bc73b5ac08..11fbd514e7 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -2693,14 +2693,12 @@ CREATE VIEW `network-item-view` AS SELECT
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`contact-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `authorcontact` ON `authorcontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `ownercontact` ON `ownercontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `author`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `owner`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
 			WHERE `post-user`.`visible` AND NOT `post-user`.`deleted`
 			AND (NOT `contact`.`readonly` AND NOT `contact`.`blocked` AND NOT `contact`.`pending`)
 			AND (`post-user`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `post-user`.`hidden`)
 			AND NOT `authorcontact`.`blocked` AND NOT `ownercontact`.`blocked`
-			AND (`author`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `author`.`blocked`)
-			AND (`owner`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `owner`.`blocked`);
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `cid`    FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `cid` IN (`authorcontact`.`id`, `ownercontact`.`id`) AND (`blocked` OR `ignored`))
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid`   FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`);
 
 --
 -- VIEW network-thread-view
@@ -2723,15 +2721,12 @@ CREATE VIEW `network-thread-view` AS SELECT
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`contact-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `authorcontact` ON `authorcontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `ownercontact` ON `ownercontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `author`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `owner`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
 			WHERE `post-user`.`visible` AND NOT `post-user`.`deleted`
 			AND (NOT `contact`.`readonly` AND NOT `contact`.`blocked` AND NOT `contact`.`pending`)
 			AND (`post-thread-user`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `post-thread-user`.`hidden`)
 			AND NOT `authorcontact`.`blocked` AND NOT `ownercontact`.`blocked`
-			AND (`author`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `author`.`blocked`)
-			AND (`owner`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `owner`.`blocked`)
-			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid` FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`);
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `cid`    FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `cid` IN (`authorcontact`.`id`, `ownercontact`.`id`) AND (`blocked` OR `ignored`))
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid`   FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`);
 
 --
 -- VIEW owner-view
diff --git a/static/dbview.config.php b/static/dbview.config.php
index ed120e55e5..d688cef3fa 100644
--- a/static/dbview.config.php
+++ b/static/dbview.config.php
@@ -818,14 +818,12 @@
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`contact-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `authorcontact` ON `authorcontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `ownercontact` ON `ownercontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `author`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `owner`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
 			WHERE `post-user`.`visible` AND NOT `post-user`.`deleted`
 			AND (NOT `contact`.`readonly` AND NOT `contact`.`blocked` AND NOT `contact`.`pending`)
 			AND (`post-user`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `post-user`.`hidden`)
 			AND NOT `authorcontact`.`blocked` AND NOT `ownercontact`.`blocked`
-			AND (`author`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `author`.`blocked`)
-			AND (`owner`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `owner`.`blocked`)"
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `cid`    FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `cid` IN (`authorcontact`.`id`, `ownercontact`.`id`) AND (`blocked` OR `ignored`))
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid`   FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`)"
 	],
 	"network-thread-view" => [
 		"fields" => [
@@ -846,15 +844,12 @@
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`contact-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `authorcontact` ON `authorcontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
 			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `ownercontact` ON `ownercontact`.`id` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `author`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`author-id`
-			LEFT JOIN `user-contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `owner`.`cid` = `post-thread-user`.`owner-id`
 			WHERE `post-user`.`visible` AND NOT `post-user`.`deleted`
 			AND (NOT `contact`.`readonly` AND NOT `contact`.`blocked` AND NOT `contact`.`pending`)
 			AND (`post-thread-user`.`hidden` IS NULL OR NOT `post-thread-user`.`hidden`)
 			AND NOT `authorcontact`.`blocked` AND NOT `ownercontact`.`blocked`
-			AND (`author`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `author`.`blocked`)
-			AND (`owner`.`blocked` IS NULL OR NOT `owner`.`blocked`)
-			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid` FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`)"
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `cid`    FROM `user-contact` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `cid` IN (`authorcontact`.`id`, `ownercontact`.`id`) AND (`blocked` OR `ignored`))
+			AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT `gsid`   FROM `user-gserver` WHERE `uid` = `post-thread-user`.`uid` AND `gsid` IN (`authorcontact`.`gsid`, `ownercontact`.`gsid`) AND `ignored`)"
 	],
 	"owner-view" => [
 		"fields" => [