diff --git a/comments_ddl.sql b/schema/comments_ddl.sql
similarity index 76%
rename from comments_ddl.sql
rename to schema/comments_ddl.sql
index 895813f..a34870b 100644
--- a/comments_ddl.sql
+++ b/schema/comments_ddl.sql
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 PRAGMA FOREIGN_KEYS = ON;
 
 -- tables
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS COMMENT;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS CHANNEL;
+-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS COMMENT;
+-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS CHANNEL;
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL(
     ClaimId     TEXT    NOT NULL,
     Name        TEXT    NOT NULL,
@@ -33,23 +34,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT (
 DROP INDEX IF EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX;
 CREATE INDEX COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId);
 
--- triggers
-DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS CHANNEL_INSERT_VALIDATE;
-CREATE TRIGGER CHANNEL_INSERT_VALIDATE
-    BEFORE INSERT ON CHANNEL
-    WHEN NOT (0 < LENGTH(NEW.Name AND LENGTH(NEW.Name) < 256))
-    BEGIN
-        SELECT RAISE(FAIL, 'EITHER CHANNEL_ID OR CHANNEL_NAME ARE INVALID LENGTH');
-    END;
-
--- todo: remove this shit
-DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS COMMENT_INSERT_VALIDATE;
-CREATE TRIGGER COMMENT_INSERT_VALIDATE
-    BEFORE INSERT ON COMMENT
-    WHEN NOT (0 < LENGTH(NEW.Body) AND LENGTH(NEW.Body) <= 2000)
-    BEGIN
-        SELECT RAISE(FAIL, 'INVALID COMMENT BODY LENGTH');
-    end;
 
 -- VIEWS
 DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS;
@@ -70,4 +54,6 @@ CREATE VIEW COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, ParentCommentBod
         JOIN CHANNEL AS AUTHOR ON OG.ChannelId = AUTHOR.ClaimId
         ORDER BY OG.Timestamp;
 
-
+-- this is the default channel for anyone who wants to publish anonymously
+INSERT INTO CHANNEL
+VALUES ('9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486', '@Anonymous');
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