removes anonymous channel from being used as the default channel for anonymous comments

config/conf.json

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
     "ERROR_LOG": "error.log",
     "LOG": "server.log"
   },
-  "ANONYMOUS": {
-    "CHANNEL_ID": "9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486",
-    "CHANNEL_NAME": "@Anonymous"
-  },
   "LOGGING_FORMAT": "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(funcName)s - %(message)s",
   "HOST": "localhost",
   "PORT": 5921,

schema/comments_ddl.sql

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId);
 
 
 -- VIEWS
--- DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS;
 CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS (comment_id, claim_id, timestamp, channel_name, channel_id, channel_url, signature, parent_id, comment) AS
     SELECT C.CommentId, C.LbryClaimId, C.Timestamp, CHAN.Name, CHAN.ClaimId, 'lbry://' || CHAN.Name || '#' || CHAN.ClaimId, C.Signature, C.ParentId, C.Body
-    FROM CHANNEL AS CHAN
-    INNER JOIN COMMENT C on CHAN.ClaimId = C.ChannelId
+    FROM COMMENT AS C
+    LEFT OUTER JOIN CHANNEL CHAN on C.ChannelId = CHAN.ClaimId
     ORDER BY C.Timestamp;
 
 
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, Pa
         ORDER BY OG.Timestamp;
 
 -- this is the default channel for anyone who wants to publish anonymously
-INSERT INTO CHANNEL
-VALUES ('9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486', '@Anonymous');
+-- INSERT INTO CHANNEL
+-- VALUES ('9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486', '@Anonymous');

src/database.py

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import typing
 import math
 import nacl.hash
 
-from src.settings import config
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ def create_comment(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment: str, claim_id: str, **kwar
             logger.exception('Received invalid input')
             raise TypeError('Invalid params given to input validation')
     else:
-        channel_id = config['ANONYMOUS']['CHANNEL_ID']
+        channel_id = None
     try:
         comment_id = _insert_comment(
             conn=conn, comment=comment, claim_id=claim_id, channel_id=channel_id, **kwargs