diff --git a/prisma/migrations/0_init/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/0_init/migration.sql
index 29f2f7ab..90ca617e 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/0_init/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/0_init/migration.sql
@@ -477,6 +477,18 @@ CREATE TABLE `users-to-completed-maps` (
     PRIMARY KEY (`userId`, `mapId`)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
+-- CreateTable
+CREATE TABLE `user-claim` (
+    `id` MEDIUMINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    `claimedBy` VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL,
+    `claimedUserId` VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL,
+    `approvedBy` VARCHAR(191) NULL,
+
+    INDEX `user-claim_claimedBy_idx`(`claimedBy`),
+    UNIQUE INDEX `user-claim_claimedBy_claimedUserId_key`(`claimedBy`, `claimedUserId`),
+    PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
 -- CreateTable
 CREATE TABLE `user` (
     `id` VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL,
@@ -520,6 +532,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `session` (
     `userId` VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL,
     `expires` DATETIME(3) NOT NULL,
 
+    UNIQUE INDEX `session_sessionToken_key`(`sessionToken`),
     PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
@@ -752,9 +765,17 @@ ALTER TABLE `users-to-completed-maps` ADD CONSTRAINT `users-to-completed-maps_us
 -- AddForeignKey
 ALTER TABLE `users-to-completed-maps` ADD CONSTRAINT `users-to-completed-maps_mapId_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`mapId`) REFERENCES `map`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
 
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE `user-claim` ADD CONSTRAINT `user-claim_claimedBy_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`claimedBy`) REFERENCES `user`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE `user-claim` ADD CONSTRAINT `user-claim_claimedUserId_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`claimedUserId`) REFERENCES `user`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
+
+-- AddForeignKey
+ALTER TABLE `user-claim` ADD CONSTRAINT `user-claim_approvedBy_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`approvedBy`) REFERENCES `user`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
+
 -- AddForeignKey
 ALTER TABLE `account` ADD CONSTRAINT `account_userId_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`userId`) REFERENCES `user`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
 
 -- AddForeignKey
 ALTER TABLE `session` ADD CONSTRAINT `session_userId_fkey` FOREIGN KEY (`userId`) REFERENCES `user`(`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
-
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index e16b8831..dc62969a 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ model Difficulty {
   id                 Int                  @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   name               String               @db.VarChar(50)
   description        String?              @db.VarChar(100)
-  ParentDifficulty   Difficulty?          @relation("DifficultyToDifficulty", fields: [parentDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  ParentDifficulty   Difficulty?          @relation("DifficultyToDifficulty", fields: [parentDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   parentDifficultyId Int?                 @default(0) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   order              Int                  @db.UnsignedTinyInt //1 is the easiest, higher numbers are harder
   ChildDifficulty    Difficulty[]         @relation("DifficultyToDifficulty")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ model Tech {
   id                        Int                         @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   name                      String                      @unique @db.VarChar(50)
   description               String?                     @db.VarChar(150)
-  Difficulty                Difficulty                  @relation(fields: [difficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty                Difficulty                  @relation(fields: [difficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   difficultyId              Int                         @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
   TechVideo                 TechVideo[]
   MapToTechs                MapToTechs[]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ model Tech {
 
 model TechVideo {
   id     Int    @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Tech   Tech   @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech   Tech   @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId Int    @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   url    String @db.VarChar(100)
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ model Publisher {
   id           Int           @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   gamebananaId Int?          @unique @db.UnsignedMediumInt
   name         String        @unique @db.VarChar(100)
-  User         User?         @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User         User?         @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   userId       String?
   Mod          Mod[]
   Mod_Archive  Mod_Archive[]
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ model Mod {
   id                    Int           @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   type                  ModType       @default(Normal)
   name                  String        @db.VarChar(200)
-  Publisher             Publisher     @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Publisher             Publisher     @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   publisherId           Int           @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   contentWarning        Boolean       @default(false)
   notes                 String?       @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ model Mod {
   longDescription       String?       @db.VarChar(1500)
   gamebananaModId       Int           @unique @db.UnsignedMediumInt
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?         @relation("Mod_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?         @relation("Mod_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   timeApproved          Int
-  User_ApprovedBy       User?         @relation("Mod_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_ApprovedBy       User?         @relation("Mod_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   approvedBy            String?
   timeCreatedGamebanana Int
   Map                   Map[]
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ model Mod {
 }
 
 model ModToTags {
-  Mod   Mod @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod   Mod @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId Int @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Tag   Tag @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tag   Tag @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   tagId Int @db.UnsignedTinyInt
 
   @@id([modId, tagId])
@@ -142,15 +142,15 @@ model ModToTags {
 
 model Map {
   id                    Int                    @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Mod                   Mod                    @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod                   Mod                    @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId                 Int                    @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  User_MapperUser       User?                  @relation("Map_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_MapperUser       User?                  @relation("Map_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapperUserId          String?
   mapperNameString      String                 @db.VarChar(50)
   name                  String                 @db.VarChar(200)
-  Difficulty            Difficulty             @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty            Difficulty             @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   canonicalDifficultyId Int                    @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
-  Length                Length                 @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length                Length                 @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId              Int                    @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   description           String?                @db.VarChar(500)
   notes                 String?                @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ model Map {
   overallRank           Int?                   @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   mapRemovedFromModBool Boolean                @default(false)
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?                  @relation("Map_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?                  @relation("Map_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   timeApproved          Int
-  User_ApprovedBy       User?                  @relation("Map_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_ApprovedBy       User?                  @relation("Map_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   approvedBy            String?
   MapToTechs            MapToTechs[]
   Rating                Rating[]
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ model Map {
 }
 
 model MapToTechs {
-  Map               Map     @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map               Map     @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId             Int     @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Tech              Tech    @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech              Tech    @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId            Int     @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   fullClearOnlyBool Boolean @default(false)
 
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ model MapToTechs {
 
 model Mod_Archive {
   id                    Int                 @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Mod                   Mod                 @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod                   Mod                 @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId                 Int                 @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   type                  ModType             @default(Normal)
   name                  String              @db.VarChar(200)
-  Publisher             Publisher           @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Publisher             Publisher           @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   publisherId           Int                 @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   contentWarning        Boolean             @default(false)
   notes                 String?             @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ model Mod_Archive {
   gamebananaModId       Int                 @db.UnsignedMediumInt
   timeCreatedGamebanana Int
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?               @relation("Mod_Archive_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?               @relation("Mod_Archive_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   timeApproved          Int
-  User_ApprovedBy       User?               @relation("Mod_Archive_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_ApprovedBy       User?               @relation("Mod_Archive_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   approvedBy            String?
   timeArchived          Int
   Mod_ArchiveToTags     Mod_ArchiveToTags[]
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ model Mod_Archive {
 }
 
 model Mod_ArchiveToTags {
-  Mod_Archive   Mod_Archive @relation(fields: [mod_ArchiveId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod_Archive   Mod_Archive @relation(fields: [mod_ArchiveId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mod_ArchiveId Int         @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Tag           Tag         @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tag           Tag         @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   tagId         Int         @db.UnsignedTinyInt
 
   @@id([mod_ArchiveId, tagId])
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@ model Mod_ArchiveToTags {
 
 model Map_Archive {
   id                    Int                  @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Map                   Map                  @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map                   Map                  @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId                 Int                  @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  User_MapperUser       User?                @relation("Map_Archive_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_MapperUser       User?                @relation("Map_Archive_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapperUserId          String?
   mapperNameString      String               @db.VarChar(50)
   name                  String               @db.VarChar(200)
-  Difficulty            Difficulty           @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty            Difficulty           @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   canonicalDifficultyId Int                  @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
-  Length                Length               @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length                Length               @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId              Int                  @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   description           String?              @db.VarChar(500)
   notes                 String?              @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ model Map_Archive {
   overallRank           Int?                 @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   mapRemovedFromModBool Boolean              @default(false)
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation("Map_Archive_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation("Map_Archive_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   timeApproved          Int
-  User_ApprovedBy       User?                @relation("Map_Archive_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_ApprovedBy       User?                @relation("Map_Archive_ApprovedByToUser", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   approvedBy            String?
   timeArchived          Int
   Map_ArchiveToTechs    Map_ArchiveToTechs[]
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ model Map_Archive {
 }
 
 model Map_ArchiveToTechs {
-  Map_Archive       Map_Archive @relation(fields: [map_ArchiveId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map_Archive       Map_Archive @relation(fields: [map_ArchiveId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   map_ArchiveId     Int         @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Tech              Tech        @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech              Tech        @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId            Int         @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   fullClearOnlyBool Boolean     @default(false)
 
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ model Map_ArchiveToTechs {
 
 model Mod_Edit {
   id                    Int              @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Mod                   Mod              @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod                   Mod              @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId                 Int              @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   type                  ModType          @default(Normal)
   name                  String           @db.VarChar(200)
-  Publisher             Publisher        @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Publisher             Publisher        @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   publisherId           Int              @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   contentWarning        Boolean          @default(false)
   notes                 String?          @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ model Mod_Edit {
   gamebananaModId       Int              @db.UnsignedMediumInt
   timeCreatedGamebanana Int
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?            @relation(fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?            @relation("Mod_Edit_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   Mod_EditToTags        Mod_EditToTags[]
   Mod_NewToTags         Mod_NewToTags[]
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ model Mod_Edit {
 }
 
 model Mod_EditToTags {
-  Mod_Edit   Mod_Edit @relation(fields: [mod_EditId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod_Edit   Mod_Edit @relation(fields: [mod_EditId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mod_EditId Int      @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Tag        Tag      @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tag        Tag      @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   tagId      Int      @db.UnsignedTinyInt
 
   @@id([mod_EditId, tagId])
@@ -322,15 +322,15 @@ model Mod_EditToTags {
 
 model Map_Edit {
   id                    Int               @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Map                   Map               @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map                   Map               @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId                 Int               @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  User_MapperUser       User?             @relation("Map_Edit_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_MapperUser       User?             @relation("Map_Edit_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapperUserId          String?
   mapperNameString      String            @db.VarChar(50)
   name                  String            @db.VarChar(200)
-  Difficulty            Difficulty        @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty            Difficulty        @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   canonicalDifficultyId Int               @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
-  Length                Length            @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length                Length            @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId              Int               @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   description           String?           @db.VarChar(500)
   notes                 String?           @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ model Map_Edit {
   overallRank           Int?              @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   mapRemovedFromModBool Boolean           @default(false)
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?             @relation("Map_Edit_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?             @relation("Map_Edit_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   Map_EditToTechs       Map_EditToTechs[]
 
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ model Map_Edit {
 }
 
 model Map_EditToTechs {
-  Map_Edit          Map_Edit @relation(fields: [map_editId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map_Edit          Map_Edit @relation(fields: [map_editId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   map_editId        Int      @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Tech              Tech     @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech              Tech     @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId            Int      @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   fullClearOnlyBool Boolean  @default(false)
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ model Mod_New {
   id                    Int                  @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   type                  ModType              @default(Normal)
   name                  String               @db.VarChar(200)
-  Publisher             Publisher            @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Publisher             Publisher            @relation(fields: [publisherId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   publisherId           Int                  @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   contentWarning        Boolean              @default(false)
   notes                 String?              @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ model Mod_New {
   longDescription       String?              @db.VarChar(1500)
   gamebananaModId       Int                  @unique @db.UnsignedMediumInt
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation(fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation("Mod_New_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   timeCreatedGamebanana Int
   Map_NewWithMod_New    Map_NewWithMod_New[]
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ model Mod_New {
 }
 
 model Mod_NewToTags {
-  Mod_New   Mod_Edit @relation(fields: [mod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod_New   Mod_Edit @relation(fields: [mod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mod_NewId Int      @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  Tag       Tag      @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tag       Tag      @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   tagId     Int      @db.UnsignedTinyInt
 
   @@id([mod_NewId, tagId])
@@ -399,15 +399,15 @@ model Mod_NewToTags {
 
 model Map_NewWithMod_New {
   id                        Int                         @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Mod_New                   Mod_New                     @relation(fields: [mod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod_New                   Mod_New                     @relation(fields: [mod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mod_NewId                 Int                         @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  User_MapperUser           User?                       @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_MapperUser           User?                       @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapperUserId              String?
   mapperNameString          String                      @db.VarChar(50)
   name                      String                      @db.VarChar(200)
-  Difficulty                Difficulty                  @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty                Difficulty                  @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   canonicalDifficultyId     Int                         @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
-  Length                    Length                      @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length                    Length                      @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId                  Int                         @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   description               String?                     @db.VarChar(500)
   notes                     String?                     @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ model Map_NewWithMod_New {
   overallRank               Int?                        @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   mapRemovedFromModBool     Boolean                     @default(false)
   timeSubmitted             Int
-  User_SubmittedBy          User?                       @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy          User?                       @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy               String?
   Map_NewWithMod_NewToTechs Map_NewWithMod_NewToTechs[]
 
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ model Map_NewWithMod_New {
 }
 
 model Map_NewWithMod_NewToTechs {
-  Map_NewWithMod_New   Map_NewWithMod_New @relation(fields: [map_NewWithMod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map_NewWithMod_New   Map_NewWithMod_New @relation(fields: [map_NewWithMod_NewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   map_NewWithMod_NewId Int                @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Tech                 Tech               @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech                 Tech               @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId               Int                @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   fullClearOnlyBool    Boolean            @default(false)
 
@@ -444,15 +444,15 @@ model Map_NewWithMod_NewToTechs {
 
 model Map_NewSolo {
   id                    Int                  @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Mod                   Mod                  @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod                   Mod                  @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId                 Int                  @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  User_MapperUser       User?                @relation("Map_NewSolo_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_MapperUser       User?                @relation("Map_NewSolo_MapperUserIdToUser", fields: [mapperUserId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapperUserId          String?
   mapperNameString      String               @db.VarChar(50)
   name                  String               @db.VarChar(200)
-  Difficulty            Difficulty           @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty            Difficulty           @relation(fields: [canonicalDifficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   canonicalDifficultyId Int                  @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a parent difficulty
-  Length                Length               @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length                Length               @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId              Int                  @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   description           String?              @db.VarChar(500)
   notes                 String?              @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ model Map_NewSolo {
   overallRank           Int?                 @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   mapRemovedFromModBool Boolean              @default(false)
   timeSubmitted         Int
-  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation("Map_NewSolo_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy      User?                @relation("Map_NewSolo_SubmittedByToUser", fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy           String?
   Map_NewSoloToTechs    Map_NewSoloToTechs[]
 
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ model Map_NewSolo {
 }
 
 model Map_NewSoloToTechs {
-  Map_NewSolo       Map_NewSolo @relation(fields: [map_NewSoloId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map_NewSolo       Map_NewSolo @relation(fields: [map_NewSoloId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   map_NewSoloId     Int         @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Tech              Tech        @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Tech              Tech        @relation(fields: [techId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   techId            Int         @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   fullClearOnlyBool Boolean     @default(false)
 
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ model Quality {
 
 model Rating {
   id               Int         @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedInt
-  Map              Map         @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map              Map         @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId            Int         @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  User_SubmittedBy User        @relation(fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User_SubmittedBy User        @relation(fields: [submittedBy], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   submittedBy      String
   timeSubmitted    Int
-  Quality          Quality?    @relation(fields: [qualityId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Quality          Quality?    @relation(fields: [qualityId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   qualityId        Int?        @db.UnsignedTinyInt
-  Difficulty       Difficulty? @relation(fields: [difficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Difficulty       Difficulty? @relation(fields: [difficultyId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   difficultyId     Int?        @db.UnsignedSmallInt //must be a child difficulty
 
   @@unique([mapId, submittedBy])
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ model Rating {
 
 model ReviewCollection {
   id          Int      @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  User        User     @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User        User     @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   userId      String
   name        String   @db.VarChar(100)
   description String   @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -532,9 +532,9 @@ model ReviewCollection {
 
 model Review {
   id                 Int              @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Mod                Mod              @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Mod                Mod              @relation(fields: [modId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   modId              Int              @db.UnsignedSmallInt
-  ReviewCollection   ReviewCollection @relation(fields: [reviewCollectionId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  ReviewCollection   ReviewCollection @relation(fields: [reviewCollectionId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   reviewCollectionId Int              @db.UnsignedSmallInt
   timeSubmitted      Int
   likes              String?          @db.VarChar(1000)
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ model Review {
 
 model MapReview {
   id                Int     @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedInt
-  Review            Review  @relation(fields: [reviewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Review            Review  @relation(fields: [reviewId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   reviewId          Int     @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Map               Map     @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map               Map     @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId             Int     @db.UnsignedMediumInt
-  Length            Length  @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Length            Length  @relation(fields: [lengthId], references: [id], onDelete: Restrict, onUpdate: Cascade)
   lengthId          Int     @db.UnsignedTinyInt
   timeSubmitted     Int
   likes             String? @db.VarChar(500)
@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ model MapReview {
 }
 
 model UsersToCompletedMaps {
-  User   User   @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  User   User   @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   userId String
-  Map    Map    @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  Map    Map    @relation(fields: [mapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   mapId  Int    @db.UnsignedMediumInt
 
   @@id([userId, mapId])
@@ -580,12 +580,26 @@ model UsersToCompletedMaps {
   @@map("users-to-completed-maps")
 }
 
+model UserClaim {
+  id               Int     @id @default(autoincrement()) @db.UnsignedMediumInt
+  User_claimedBy   User    @relation("UserClaim_ClaimedBy", fields: [claimedBy], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
+  claimedBy        String
+  User_claimedUser User    @relation("UserClaim_ClaimedUserId", fields: [claimedUserId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
+  claimedUserId    String
+  User_ApprovedBy  User?   @relation("UserClaim_ApprovedBy", fields: [approvedBy], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
+  approvedBy       String?
+
+  @@unique([claimedBy, claimedUserId])
+  @@index([claimedBy])
+  @@map("user-claim")
+}
+
 // Next auth models
 model User {
   id                                    String                 @id @default(cuid())
   name                                  String
   image                                 String?
-  discordUsername                       String?                @db.VarChar(32)
+  discordUsername                       String                 @db.VarChar(32)
   discordDiscriminator                  String?                @db.VarChar(4)
   displayDiscord                        Boolean?
   showCompletedMaps                     Boolean                @default(false)
@@ -608,14 +622,17 @@ model User {
   Map_Archive_mapperUserIdToUser        Map_Archive[]          @relation("Map_Archive_MapperUserIdToUser")
   Map_Archive_submittedByToUser         Map_Archive[]          @relation("Map_Archive_SubmittedByToUser")
   Map_Archive_approvedByToUser          Map_Archive[]          @relation("Map_Archive_ApprovedByToUser")
-  Mod_Edit_submittedByToUser            Mod_Edit[]
+  Mod_Edit_submittedByToUser            Mod_Edit[]             @relation("Mod_Edit_SubmittedByToUser")
   Map_Edit_mapperUserIdToUser           Map_Edit[]             @relation("Map_Edit_MapperUserIdToUser")
   Map_Edit_submittedByToUser            Map_Edit[]             @relation("Map_Edit_SubmittedByToUser")
-  Mod_New_submittedByToUser             Mod_New[]
+  Mod_New_submittedByToUser             Mod_New[]              @relation("Mod_New_SubmittedByToUser")
   Map_NewWithMod_New_mapperUserIdToUser Map_NewWithMod_New[]   @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_MapperUserIdToUser")
   Map_NewWithMod_New_submittedByToUser  Map_NewWithMod_New[]   @relation("Map_NewWithMod_New_SubmittedByToUser")
   Map_NewSolo_mapperUserIdToUser        Map_NewSolo[]          @relation("Map_NewSolo_MapperUserIdToUser")
   Map_NewSolo_submittedByToUser         Map_NewSolo[]          @relation("Map_NewSolo_SubmittedByToUser")
+  UserClaim_claimedByToUser             UserClaim[]            @relation("UserClaim_ClaimedBy")
+  UserClaim_claimedUserIdToUser         UserClaim[]            @relation("UserClaim_ClaimedUserId")
+  UserClaim_approvedByToUser            UserClaim[]            @relation("UserClaim_ApprovedBy")
 
   @@unique([discordUsername, discordDiscriminator])
   @@map("user")
@@ -623,7 +640,7 @@ model User {
 
 model Account {
   id                String  @id @default(cuid())
-  user              User    @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  user              User    @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   userId            String
   type              String
   provider          String
@@ -643,7 +660,7 @@ model Account {
 model Session {
   id           String   @id @default(cuid())
   sessionToken String   @unique
-  user         User     @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Restrict)
+  user         User     @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade, onUpdate: Cascade)
   userId       String
   expires      DateTime
 
@@ -673,6 +690,7 @@ enum User_AccountStatus {
   Deleted
   Banned
   Unlinked
+  Hidden // Used for the special CelesteModsList user that owns all of the mod submissions from the old spreadsheet
 }
 
 enum MapSide {
diff --git a/src/components/filterPopovers/stringSearch.tsx b/src/components/filterPopovers/stringSearch.tsx
index ee6033d9..1c8d5377 100644
--- a/src/components/filterPopovers/stringSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/filterPopovers/stringSearch.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const StringSearch = ({ value, setValue, iconProps, difficultyIndex }: St
                             {...iconProps}
                             size={iconProps?.size ?? 18   /*TODO!!: get this from MantineTheme*/}
                             strokeWidth={iconProps?.strokeWidth ?? 1.5}
-                            color={iconProps?.color ?? "white"}
+                            color={iconProps?.color ?? "white" /*TODO!!: get this from MantineTheme*/}
                         />
                     </ActionIcon>
                 }
diff --git a/src/components/layout/footer.tsx b/src/components/layout/footer.tsx
index 70f6856b..61cab31b 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/footer.tsx
@@ -36,22 +36,30 @@ const useStyles = createStyles(
 export const Footer = () => {
     const { classes } = useStyles();
 
-
     return (
-        <Box className={classes.outerFooter}>
-            <hr className={classes.horizontalRule} />
-            <footer className={classes.footer}>
+        <Box
+            className={classes.outerFooter}
+        >
+            <hr
+                className={classes.horizontalRule}
+            />
+            <footer
+                className={classes.footer}
+            >
                 <Group
                     align="center"
                     grow
                     position="apart"
                 >
                     <Stack
-                        align="start"
+                        align="center"
                         spacing="1px"
                     >
-                        <Link href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}>My Account</Link>
-                        <Link href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}>Settings</Link>
+                        <Link
+                            href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}
+                        >
+                            Cookie Policy
+                        </Link>
                     </Stack>
                     <Link
                         href={cmlDiscordInviteUrl}
@@ -61,11 +69,14 @@ export const Footer = () => {
                         Join Our Discord Server!
                     </Link>
                     <Stack
-                        align="end"
+                        align="center"
                         spacing="1px"
                     >
-                        <Link href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}>Cookie Policy</Link>
-                        <Link href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}>Privacy Policy</Link>
+                        <Link
+                            href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}
+                        >
+                            Privacy Policy
+                        </Link>
                     </Stack>
                 </Group>
             </footer>
diff --git a/src/components/layout/header.tsx b/src/components/layout/header.tsx
index 9ac6566b..d618aed3 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/header.tsx
@@ -1,50 +1,174 @@
-import { Flex, createStyles, Title, Box } from "@mantine/core";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Box, Group, Flex, createStyles, Title, Button, ActionIcon } from "@mantine/core";
+import { signIn, signOut, useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import cmlLogo from "~/../public/images/logo/cml_logo.png";
-import { blackBackgroundColor } from "~/styles/layoutColors";
+import { Settings } from "tabler-icons-react";
+import { blackBackgroundColor, blackBackgroundHoverColor } from "~/styles/layoutColors";
+import { COMING_SOON_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
+import { colorObject } from "~/styles/colorObjects";
 
 
 
 
 const useStyles = createStyles(
-    (theme) => ({
-        header: {
-            color: theme.white,
-            backgroundColor: blackBackgroundColor,
-            padding: "10px 45px",
-            alignItems: "center",
-        },
-        siteTitle: {
-            fontSize: "45px",
-            flexGrow: 1,
-            textAlign: "center",
-            margin: "0",
-        }
-    })
+    (theme) => {
+        return ({
+            header: {
+                color: theme.white,
+            },
+            headerGroup: {
+                backgroundColor: blackBackgroundColor,
+                padding: "10px 45px",   /*top and bottom | left and right*/
+            },
+            siteTitle: {
+                fontSize: "45px",
+                flexGrow: 1,
+                textAlign: "center",
+                margin: "0",
+            },
+            iconLink: {
+                padding: "0 4px 0 0",   /* top | right | bottom | left */
+            },
+            userSettingsGroup: {
+                padding: "4px 2px 4px 4px",   /* top | right | bottom | left */
+                columnGap: "5px",
+                borderRadius: "4px",
+                ":hover": {
+                    backgroundColor: blackBackgroundHoverColor,
+                },
+                "&&&&&": {
+                    ":active": {
+                        transform: "translateY(0.0625rem)",
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            userName: {
+                ":active": {
+                    transform: "none",
+                },
+            },
+            icon: colorObject(theme.white),
+            iconInLink: {
+                margin: "2px",
+            },
+            iconNotInLink: {
+                padding: "4px 6px",    /* top and bottom | left and right */
+            },
+        });
+    },
+);
+
+
+
+
+const USER_SETTINGS_ARIA_LABEL = "User settings";
+
+
+const SettingsIcon = ({
+    className,
+}: {
+    className: string;
+}) => (
+    <Settings
+        className={className}
+        strokeWidth={2}
+    />
 );
 
 
 
 
 export const Header = () => {
-    const { classes } = useStyles();
-    const height = 115;
-    const width = height / 694 * 774;
+    const HEIGHT = 115;
+    const width = HEIGHT / 694 * 774;
+
+
+    const { data: session } = useSession();
+
+
+    const { classes, cx } = useStyles();
 
 
     return (
-        <header>
-            <Flex className={classes.header}>
-                <Image
-                    priority
-                    src={cmlLogo}
-                    height={height}
-                    width={width}
-                    alt="CML Logo"
-                />
-                <Title className={classes.siteTitle} order={1}>Celeste Mods List</Title>
-                <Box w={width} />
-            </Flex>
-        </header>
+        <header
+            className={classes.header}
+        >
+            <Group
+                className={classes.headerGroup}  /* Must use a class to assign `backgroundColor` and `padding, as `Group` doesn't expose a `backgroundColor` prop.  */
+                grow
+                align="center"
+                position="apart"    /* justify-content = space-between */
+            >
+                <Flex
+                    gap="1px 1px" /*row-gap column-gap*/
+                    justify="start"
+                >
+                    <Image
+                        priority
+                        src={cmlLogo}
+                        width={width}
+                        alt="CML Logo"
+                    />
+                </Flex>
+                <Title
+                    className={classes.siteTitle}
+                    order={1}
+                >Celeste Mods List
+                </Title>
+                <Flex
+                    gap="1px 1px" /*row-gap column-gap*/
+                    justify="end"
+                    w={width}
+                >
+                    {session && (
+                        <>
+                            <Link
+                                className={classes.iconLink}
+                                href={COMING_SOON_PATHNAME}
+                            >
+                                <Group
+                                    className={classes.userSettingsGroup}
+                                    align="center"
+                                    position="apart"
+                                >
+                                    <span
+                                        className={classes.userName}
+                                    >
+                                        {session.user.name}
+                                    </span>
+                                    <SettingsIcon
+                                        className={cx(classes.icon, classes.iconInLink)}
+                                    />
+                                </Group>
+                            </Link>
+                            <Button
+                                onClick={() => { void signOut(); }}
+                            >
+                                Logout
+                            </Button>
+                        </>
+                    )}
+                    {!session && (
+                        <>
+                            <Box
+                                className={classes.iconNotInLink}
+                            >
+                                <ActionIcon>
+                                    <SettingsIcon
+                                        className={classes.icon}
+                                    />
+                                </ActionIcon>
+                            </Box>
+                            <Button
+                                onClick={() => { void signIn("discord"); }}
+                            >
+                                Login
+                            </Button>
+                        </>
+                    )}
+                </Flex>
+            </Group>
+        </header >
     );
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/mods/maps/mapsTable.tsx b/src/components/mods/maps/mapsTable.tsx
index 39fc11d5..09cbd556 100644
--- a/src/components/mods/maps/mapsTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mods/maps/mapsTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { type Dispatch, type SetStateAction, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { ActionIcon, Text, createStyles } from "@mantine/core";
-import { DataTable, type DataTableSortStatus } from "mantine-datatable";
+import { type DataTableSortStatus, DataTable } from "mantine-datatable";
 import type { MapWithTechAndRatingInfo, Mod } from "~/components/mods/types";
 import { CirclePlus } from "tabler-icons-react";
 import { ModsTableTooltip } from "../modsTableTooltip";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { DifficultyColor } from "~/styles/difficultyColors";
 import { getOrdinal } from "~/utils/getOrdinal";
 import { COMING_SOON_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
 import { truncateString } from "~/utils/truncateString";
+import { colorObject } from "~/styles/colorObjects";
 
 
 
@@ -25,92 +26,95 @@ const useStyles = createStyles(
     (
         theme,
         { colors }: { colors: DifficultyColor; },
-    ) => ({
-        mapTable: {
-            // double ampersand to increase selectivity of class to ensure it overrides any other css
-            "&&": {
-                /* top | left and right | bottom */
-                margin: `0 ${theme.spacing.sm} ${theme.spacing.xl}`,
-                backgroundColor: expandedModColors.default.backgroundColor,
-            },
-            "&&&&&& table": {
-                borderSpacing: "0 8px",
-                // Border spacing adds space before the header, so we move the table up
-                transform: 'translate(0, -8px)',
-                "tbody": {
-                    transform: 'translate(0, 3px)',
+    ) => {
+        return {
+            mapTable: {
+                // double ampersand to increase selectivity of class to ensure it overrides any other css
+                "&&": {
+                    /* top | left and right | bottom */
+                    margin: `0 ${theme.spacing.sm} ${theme.spacing.xl}`,
+                    backgroundColor: expandedModColors.default.backgroundColor,
                 },
-            },
-            "&&&&&& thead": {
-                top: "0",
-            },
-            "&&&& th": {
-                fontWeight: "bold",
-                border: "none",
-                backgroundColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
-                color: colors.primary.textColor,
-                // The down arrow appears blurry due to rotation, so we zoom in to fix that.
-                // https://stackoverflow.com/a/53556981
-                ".mantine-Center-root": {
-                    zoom: TABLE_HEADER_ARROW_ZOOM,
+                "&&&&&& table": {
+                    borderSpacing: "0 8px",
+                    // Border spacing adds space before the header, so we move the table up
+                    transform: 'translate(0, -8px)',
+                    "tbody": {
+                        transform: 'translate(0, 3px)',
+                    },
                 },
-                "svg": {
+                "&&&&&& thead": {
+                    top: "0",
+                },
+                "&&&& th": {
+                    fontWeight: "bold",
+                    border: "none",
+                    backgroundColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
                     color: colors.primary.textColor,
+                    // The down arrow appears blurry due to rotation, so we zoom in to fix that.
+                    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/53556981
+                    ".mantine-Center-root": {
+                        zoom: TABLE_HEADER_ARROW_ZOOM,
+                    },
+                    "svg": {
+                        color: colors.primary.textColor,
+                    },
                 },
-            },
-            "&&&& th:hover": {
-                backgroundColor: colors.primaryHover.backgroundColor,
-                color: colors.primaryHover.textColor,
-                "svg": {
+                "&&&& th:hover": {
+                    backgroundColor: colors.primaryHover.backgroundColor,
                     color: colors.primaryHover.textColor,
+                    "svg": {
+                        color: colors.primaryHover.textColor,
+                    },
                 },
             },
-        },
-        leftColumnTitle: {
-            "&&": {
-                borderRadius: "20px 0 0 20px",
+            leftColumnTitle: {
+                "&&": {
+                    borderRadius: "20px 0 0 20px",
+                },
             },
-        },
-        rightColumnTitle: {
-            "&&": {
-                borderRadius: "0 20px 20px 0"
+            rightColumnTitle: {
+                "&&": {
+                    borderRadius: "0 20px 20px 0"
+                },
             },
-        },
-        columnCells: {
-            "&&&&": {
-                fontWeight: "bold",
-                backgroundColor: theme.white,
-                color: theme.black,
-                borderLeft: "none",
-                borderRight: "none",
-                borderTop: "2px solid",
-                borderBottom: "2px solid",
-                borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
+            columnCells: {
+                "&&&&": {
+                    fontWeight: "bold",
+                    backgroundColor: theme.white,
+                    color: theme.black,
+                    borderLeft: "none",
+                    borderRight: "none",
+                    borderTop: "2px solid",
+                    borderBottom: "2px solid",
+                    borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
+                },
             },
-        },
-        leftColumnCells: {
-            "&&&&": {
-                fontWeight: "bold",
-                backgroundColor: theme.white,
-                color: theme.black,
-                borderRadius: "20px 0 0 20px",
-                border: "2px solid",
-                borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
-                borderRight: "none",
+            leftColumnCells: {
+                "&&&&": {
+                    fontWeight: "bold",
+                    backgroundColor: theme.white,
+                    color: theme.black,
+                    borderRadius: "20px 0 0 20px",
+                    border: "2px solid",
+                    borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
+                    borderRight: "none",
+                },
             },
-        },
-        rightColumnCells: {
-            "&&&&": {
-                fontWeight: "bold",
-                backgroundColor: theme.white,
-                color: theme.black,
-                borderRadius: "0 20px 20px 0",
-                border: "2px solid",
-                borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
-                borderLeft: "none",
+            rightColumnCells: {
+                "&&&&": {
+                    fontWeight: "bold",
+                    backgroundColor: theme.white,
+                    color: theme.black,
+                    borderRadius: "0 20px 20px 0",
+                    border: "2px solid",
+                    borderColor: colors.primary.backgroundColor,
+                    borderLeft: "none",
+                },
             },
-        },
-    }),
+            icon: colorObject(theme.black),
+        };
+    },
 );
 
 
@@ -417,7 +421,7 @@ export const MapsTable = (
                                         aria-label="Rate this map"
                                     >
                                         <CirclePlus
-                                            color="black"
+                                            className={classes.icon}
                                         />
                                     </ActionIcon>
                                 </Link>
diff --git a/src/consts/pathnames.ts b/src/consts/pathnames.ts
index 1eb76751..c02c9d0a 100644
--- a/src/consts/pathnames.ts
+++ b/src/consts/pathnames.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export const MODS_PAGE_PATHNAME = "/mods";
 export const FAQ_PAGE_PATHNAME = "/faq";
-export const COMING_SOON_PATHNAME = "/coming-soon";
\ No newline at end of file
+export const COMING_SOON_PATHNAME = "/coming-soon";
+export const CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME = "/claim-users";
+export const VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME = "/claim-users/verify";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/claim-users/index.tsx b/src/pages/claim-users/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..836234c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/claim-users/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import { Button, createStyles, LoadingOverlay, ScrollArea, Table, Title } from "@mantine/core";
+import type { NextPage } from "next";
+import { useSession } from "next-auth/react";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Layout } from "~/components/layout/layout";
+import { cmlDiscordInviteUrl } from "~/consts/cmlDiscordInviteUrl";
+import { CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME, VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
+import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS } from "~/server/api/utils/permissions";
+import { pageContentHeightPixels } from "~/styles/pageContentHeightPixels";
+import { pageTitle } from "~/styles/pageTitle";
+import { api } from "~/utils/api";
+import { isPermitted } from "~/utils/permissions";
+
+
+
+
+const PAGE_TITLE = "Claim Users";
+const PAGE_DESCRIPTION = "Submit a claim for a legacy user.";
+
+
+
+
+const useStyles = createStyles(
+    (theme) => ({
+        pageTitle,
+        scrollArea: {
+            height: `${pageContentHeightPixels}px`,
+            color: theme.white,
+        },
+        link: {
+            textDecoration: "underline",
+        },
+        sectionTitle: {
+            marginTop: "25px",
+            marginBottom: "4px",
+        },
+        sectionInfo: {
+            marginTop: "4px",
+            marginBottom: "4px",
+        },
+    }),
+);
+
+
+
+
+const ClaimUser: NextPage = () => {
+    const { status: sessionStatus, data: sessionData } = useSession();
+    const userId = sessionData?.user.id ?? "";
+
+
+    // Get all unlinked legacy users
+    const unlinkedUsersQuery = api.user.getUnlinked.useQuery({}, { queryKey: ["user.getUnlinked", {}] });
+    const unlinkedUsers = unlinkedUsersQuery.data ?? [];
+
+
+    // Get all claims made by the current user
+    const userClaimsQuery = api.user.userClaim.getByClaimingUserId.useQuery({ userId }, { queryKey: ["user.userClaim.getByClaimingUserId", { userId }] });
+    const userClaims = userClaimsQuery.data ?? [];
+
+
+    // Sort legacy users based on if the current user has claimed them
+    type UnlinkedUser = typeof unlinkedUsers[number];
+
+    const claimedUsers: UnlinkedUser[] = [];
+    const unclaimedUsers: UnlinkedUser[] = [];
+
+    for (const unlinkedUser of unlinkedUsers) {
+        const matchingUserClaim = userClaims.find(claim => claim.claimedUserId === unlinkedUser.id);
+
+        if (matchingUserClaim) {
+            claimedUsers.push(unlinkedUser);
+        } else {
+            unclaimedUsers.push(unlinkedUser);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    const utils = api.useUtils();
+
+    const createUserClaimMutation = api.user.userClaim.add.useMutation({
+        onSuccess() {
+            utils.user.userClaim.getByClaimingUserId.invalidate({ userId });
+        }
+    });
+
+
+    const isLoading = sessionStatus === "loading";
+
+    const isAdmin = !isLoading && sessionData !== null && isPermitted(sessionData.user.permissions, ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS);
+
+
+    const { classes } = useStyles();
+
+
+    if (sessionStatus === "unauthenticated") {
+        return (
+            <Layout
+                pageTitle={PAGE_TITLE}
+                pageDescription={PAGE_DESCRIPTION}
+                pathname={CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME}
+            >
+                Login to claim users.
+            </Layout>
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    return (
+        <Layout
+            pageTitle={PAGE_TITLE}
+            pageDescription={PAGE_DESCRIPTION}
+            pathname={CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME}
+        >
+            <ScrollArea
+                offsetScrollbars
+                className={classes.scrollArea}
+            >
+                <LoadingOverlay
+                    visible={isLoading}
+                />
+                <Title className={classes.pageTitle} order={1}>{PAGE_TITLE}</Title>
+                {isAdmin && (
+                    <p>
+                        Click <Link className={classes.link} href={VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME}>here</Link> to verify users.
+                    </p>
+                )}
+                <Title order={2}>Active Claims</Title>
+                <p className={classes.sectionInfo}>
+                    Contact us on <Link href={cmlDiscordInviteUrl} className={classes.link} target="_blank">Discord</Link> to get your claims verified.
+                </p>
+                <Table>
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Claim ID</th>
+                            <th>User ID</th>
+                            <th>Username</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        {userClaims.map(
+                            (claim) => (
+                                <tr key={claim.id}>
+                                    <td>{claim.id}</td>
+                                    <td>{claim.claimedUserId}</td>
+                                    <td>{claim.User_claimedUser.discordUsername}#{claim.User_claimedUser.discordDiscriminator}</td>
+                                </tr>
+                            )
+                        )}
+                    </tbody>
+                </Table>
+                <Title className={classes.sectionTitle} order={2}>Unlinked Users</Title>
+                <Table>
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>User</th>
+                            <th></th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        {unclaimedUsers.map(
+                            (unclaimedUser) => (
+                                <tr key={unclaimedUser.id}>
+                                    <td>
+                                        {unclaimedUser.discordUsername}#{unclaimedUser.discordDiscriminator}
+                                    </td>
+                                    <td>
+                                        <Button
+                                            disabled={createUserClaimMutation.isLoading}
+                                            onClick={() => createUserClaimMutation.isLoading ? undefined : createUserClaimMutation.mutate({ claimedUserId: unclaimedUser.id })}
+                                        >
+                                            Claim
+                                        </Button>
+                                    </td>
+                                </tr>
+                            )
+                        )}
+                    </tbody>
+                </Table>
+            </ScrollArea>
+        </Layout>
+    );
+};
+
+export default ClaimUser;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/claim-users/verify.tsx b/src/pages/claim-users/verify.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4191e09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/claim-users/verify.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import { Button, createStyles, Group, LoadingOverlay, Modal, ScrollArea, Stack, Table, Title } from "@mantine/core";
+import type { NextPage } from "next";
+import { useSession } from "next-auth/react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Layout } from "~/components/layout/layout";
+import { VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
+import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS } from "~/server/api/utils/permissions";
+import { isPermitted } from "~/utils/permissions";
+import { pageContentHeightPixels } from "~/styles/pageContentHeightPixels";
+import { pageTitle } from "~/styles/pageTitle";
+import { api } from "~/utils/api";
+
+
+
+
+const PAGE_TITLE = "Verify Claims";
+const PAGE_DESCRIPTION = "Verify legacy user claims.";
+
+
+
+
+const useStyles = createStyles(
+    (theme) => ({
+        pageTitle,
+        scrollArea: {
+            height: `${pageContentHeightPixels}px`,
+            color: theme.white,
+        },
+    }),
+);
+
+
+
+
+type ClaimToVerify = {
+    id: number;
+    claimingUser: string;
+    claimedUser: string;
+};
+
+
+
+
+const VerifyClaim: NextPage = () => {
+    const { status: sessionStatus, data: sessionData } = useSession();
+
+
+    const userClaimsQuery = api.user.userClaim.getAll.useQuery({}, { queryKey: ["user.userClaim.getAll", {}] });
+    const userClaims = userClaimsQuery.data ?? [];
+
+
+    const [claimToVerify, setClaimToVerify] = useState<ClaimToVerify | null>(null);
+
+
+    const utils = api.useUtils();
+
+    const onSuccess = async () => {
+        await Promise.all([
+            utils.user.userClaim.invalidate()
+        ]);
+
+        setClaimToVerify(null);
+    };
+
+    const verifyUserClaimMutation = api.user.userClaim.verify.useMutation({ onSuccess });
+    const rejectUserClaimMutation = api.user.userClaim.delete.useMutation({ onSuccess });
+
+
+    const isLoading = sessionStatus === "loading";
+
+    const isUserPermitted = !isLoading && sessionData !== null && isPermitted(sessionData.user.permissions, ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS);
+
+
+    const { classes } = useStyles();
+
+
+    if (!isUserPermitted) {
+        return (
+            <Layout
+                pageTitle={PAGE_TITLE}
+                pageDescription={PAGE_DESCRIPTION}
+                pathname={VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME}
+            >
+                <p>You do not have permission to view this page.</p>
+            </Layout>
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    return (
+        <Layout
+            pageTitle={PAGE_TITLE}
+            pageDescription={PAGE_DESCRIPTION}
+            pathname={VERIFY_CLAIM_PATHNAME}
+        >
+            <Modal
+                opened={!isLoading && claimToVerify !== null}
+                onClose={() => { setClaimToVerify(null); }}
+                title="Verify Claim"
+                centered
+            >
+                {claimToVerify && (
+                    <Stack
+                        align="flex-end"
+                    >
+                        <p>
+                            Verify claim {claimToVerify.id}? {claimToVerify.claimingUser} is claiming {claimToVerify.claimedUser}
+                        </p>
+                        <Group>
+                            <Button
+                                onClick={() => { verifyUserClaimMutation.mutate({ id: claimToVerify.id }); }}
+                            >
+                                Verify
+                            </Button>
+                            <Button
+                                onClick={() => { rejectUserClaimMutation.mutate({ id: claimToVerify.id }); }}
+                                color="red"
+                            >
+                                Reject
+                            </Button>
+                        </Group>
+                    </Stack>
+                )}
+            </Modal>
+            <ScrollArea
+                offsetScrollbars
+                className={classes.scrollArea}
+            >
+                <LoadingOverlay
+                    visible={isLoading}
+                    color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)"
+                />
+                <Title
+                    className={classes.pageTitle}
+                    order={1}
+                >
+                    {PAGE_TITLE}
+                </Title>
+                <Table>
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Claim ID</th>
+                            <th>By</th>
+                            <th>For</th>
+                            <th></th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        {userClaims.map(
+                            (claim) => {
+                                const claimingUser = `${claim.User_claimedBy.discordUsername}#${claim.User_claimedBy.discordDiscriminator}`;
+                                const claimedUser = `${claim.User_claimedUser.discordUsername}#${claim.User_claimedUser.discordDiscriminator}`;
+
+                                return (
+                                    <tr key={claim.id}>
+                                        <td>{claim.id}</td>
+                                        <td>{claimingUser}</td>
+                                        <td>{claimedUser}</td>
+                                        <td>
+                                            <Button
+                                                onClick={
+                                                    () => {
+                                                        setClaimToVerify({
+                                                            id: claim.id,
+                                                            claimingUser,
+                                                            claimedUser,
+                                                        });
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            >
+                                                Resolve
+                                            </Button>
+                                        </td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                );
+                            }
+                        )}
+                    </tbody>
+                </Table>
+            </ScrollArea>
+        </Layout >
+    );
+};
+
+export default VerifyClaim;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index a4848c2f..0305e4df 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { createStyles, Flex, ScrollArea } from "@mantine/core";
-import { type NextPage } from "next";
+import type { NextPage } from "next";
+import { signIn, useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { Layout } from "~/components/layout/layout";
-import { MODS_PAGE_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
+import { CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME, MODS_PAGE_PATHNAME } from "~/consts/pathnames";
 import { pageContentHeightPixels } from "~/styles/pageContentHeightPixels";
 
 
@@ -49,11 +50,40 @@ const useStyles = createStyles(
 
 
 
+type ClaimUserLinkProps = {
+  isAuthenticated: boolean;
+  classes: ReturnType<typeof useStyles>["classes"];
+};
+
+
+const ClaimUserLink = ({
+  isAuthenticated,
+  classes,
+}: ClaimUserLinkProps) => {
+  const linkText = "CLAIM YOUR OLD USER";
+
+
+  if (isAuthenticated) {
+    return <Link className={classes.link} href={CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME}>{linkText}</Link>;
+  }
+
+
+  return <a className={classes.link} onClick={() => signIn("discord", { callbackUrl: CLAIM_USER_PATHNAME })}>{linkText}</a>;
+};
+
+
+
+
 const Home: NextPage = () => {
   const { classes } = useStyles();
   const height = 280;
   const width = height / 577 * 867;
 
+
+  const { status } = useSession();
+  const isAuthenticated = status === "authenticated";
+
+
   return (
     <Layout
       pageTitle="Home"
@@ -77,6 +107,9 @@ const Home: NextPage = () => {
             <h2>CML Public Beta</h2>
             <p>Welcome! The site is currently in early beta.</p>
             <p>For now, <Link className={classes.link} href={MODS_PAGE_PATHNAME}>mods</Link> can only be browsed.</p>
+            <p>
+              If you submitted ratings via the google form, <strong>PLEASE <ClaimUserLink isAuthenticated={isAuthenticated} classes={classes} /></strong> instead of submitting duplicate ratings for the same maps!
+            </p>
             <h2>Community Projects</h2>
             <h3 style={{ marginTop: "2px" }}>Celeste Mountain Lego Idea</h3>
             <Image
@@ -91,7 +124,7 @@ const Home: NextPage = () => {
           </Flex>
         </Flex>
       </ScrollArea>
-    </Layout>
+    </Layout >
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/root.ts b/src/server/api/root.ts
index 2786295d..f5e15299 100644
--- a/src/server/api/root.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/root.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from "~/server/api/trpc";
 import { difficultyRouter } from "./routers/difficulty";
 import { techRouter } from "./routers/tech_techVideo/tech";
 import { lengthRouter } from "./routers/length";
-import { userRouter } from "./routers/user";
+import { userRouter } from "./routers/user_userClaim/user";
 import { publisherRouter } from "./routers/map_mod_publisher/publisher";
 import { modRouter } from "./routers/map_mod_publisher/mod";
 import { mapRouter } from "./routers/map_mod_publisher/map";
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/map.ts b/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/map.ts
index c0a583a8..21180e52 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/map.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/map.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { Prisma, Map, MapSide, Map_NewWithMod_New, Map_Edit, Map_Archive, Map_Ne
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
 import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
-import { displayNameSchema_NonObject, getUserById, userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../user";
+import { displayNameSchema_NonObject, getUserById } from "../user_userClaim/user";
 import { MODLIST_MODERATOR_PERMISSION_STRINGS, checkPermissions } from "../../utils/permissions";
 import { getModById } from "./mod";
 import { getPublisherById } from "./publisher";
 import { difficultyIdSchema_NonObject } from "../difficulty";
 import { lengthIdSchema_NonObject } from "../length";
-import { techIdSchema_NonObject } from "../tech_techVideo/techVideo";
+import { techIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
 import { IfElse, ArrayIncludes } from "../../../../utils/typeHelpers";
 import { getCurrentTime } from "../../utils/getCurrentTime";
 import { getCheckedTableNames } from "../../utils/getCheckedTableNames";
@@ -326,35 +327,35 @@ export const getMapById = async<
                 map = await prisma.map.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject,
                     include: { MapToTechs: includeTechObject },
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_Archive": {
                 map = await prisma.map_Archive.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_ArchiveWhereUniqueInput,
                     include: { Map_ArchiveToTechs: includeTechObject },
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_Edit": {
                 map = await prisma.map_Edit.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_EditWhereUniqueInput,
                     include: { Map_EditToTechs: includeTechObject },
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_NewWithMod_New": {
                 map = await prisma.map_NewWithMod_New.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_NewWithMod_NewWhereUniqueInput,
                     include: { Map_NewWithMod_NewToTechs: includeTechObject },
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_NewSolo": {
                 map = await prisma.map_NewSolo.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_NewSoloWhereUniqueInput,
                     include: { Map_NewSoloToTechs: includeTechObject },
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             default: {
@@ -368,35 +369,35 @@ export const getMapById = async<
                 map = await prisma.map.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject,
                     select: defaultMapSelect,
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_Archive": {
                 map = await prisma.map_Archive.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_ArchiveWhereUniqueInput,
                     select: defaultMapArchiveSelect,
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_Edit": {
                 map = await prisma.map_Edit.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_EditWhereUniqueInput,
                     select: defaultMapEditSelect,
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_NewWithMod_New": {
                 map = await prisma.map_NewWithMod_New.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_NewWithMod_NewWhereUniqueInput,
                     select: defaultMapNewWithModNewSelect,
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             case "Map_NewSolo": {
                 map = await prisma.map_NewSolo.findUnique({
                     where: whereObject as Prisma.Map_NewSoloWhereUniqueInput,
                     select: defaultMapNewSoloSelect,
-                }) as Union;
+                }) as Union;    // this is safe because map is checked to be non-null in the next block. this cast is required to make TypeScript happy.
                 break;
             }
             default: {
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ export const mapRouter = createTRPCRouter({
                 let mapperNameString: string;
 
                 if (nonNormalInput.mapperUserId) {
-                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, nonNormalInput.mapperUserId, undefined);
+                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, nonNormalInput.mapperUserId, undefined, undefined);
 
                     mapperNameString = userFromId.name;
                 }
@@ -977,13 +978,13 @@ export const mapRouter = createTRPCRouter({
                 let mapperNameString: string;
 
                 if (nonNormalInput.mapperUserId) {
-                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, nonNormalInput.mapperUserId, undefined);
+                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, nonNormalInput.mapperUserId, undefined, undefined);
 
                     mapperUserId = userFromId.id;
                     mapperNameString = userFromId.name;
                 }
                 else if (nonNormalInput.mapperUserId !== null && existingMap.mapperUserId) {
-                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, existingMap.mapperUserId, undefined);
+                    const userFromId = await getUserById(ctx.prisma, existingMap.mapperUserId, undefined, undefined);
 
                     mapperUserId = undefined;
                     mapperNameString = userFromId.name;
@@ -1244,7 +1245,7 @@ export const mapRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     deleteMap_total: adminProcedure
         .input(mapIdSchema)
         .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            const mapFromId = await getMapById("Map", false, false, ctx.prisma, input.id);  //check that id matches an existing map
+            await getMapById("Map", false, false, ctx.prisma, input.id);  //check that id matches an existing map
 
             await ctx.prisma.map.delete({ where: { id: input.id } });   //the deletion should cascade to any maps, mapEdits, and mapArchives
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/publisher.ts b/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/publisher.ts
index 1042cea2..ad006639 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/publisher.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/map_mod_publisher/publisher.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Prisma, Publisher } from "@prisma/client";
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
 import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
-import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../user";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
 import axios from "axios";
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/rating.ts b/src/server/api/routers/rating.ts
index 2108c7ce..8ea52383 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/rating.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/rating.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { difficultyIdSchema_NonObject } from "./difficulty";
 import { getCurrentTime } from "../utils/getCurrentTime";
 import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, checkIsPrivileged } from "../utils/permissions";
 import { getModById } from "./map_mod_publisher/mod";
-import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "./user";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
 
 
 
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ const getRatingById = async<
         }
 
         return undefined as ReturnType;
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
         if (!rating) {
             throw new TRPCError({
                 code: "NOT_FOUND",
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ export const ratingRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     getById: adminProcedure
         .input(ratingIdSchema)
         .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            return await getRatingById(false, ctx.prisma, input.id);
+            return getRatingById(false, ctx.prisma, input.id);
         }),
 
     getByModId: adminProcedure
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ export const ratingRouter = createTRPCRouter({
             }).strict(),
         )
         .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            return await ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { Map: { modId: input.modId } } });
+            return ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { Map: { modId: input.modId } } });
         }),
 
     getByMapId: adminProcedure
@@ -413,17 +412,21 @@ export const ratingRouter = createTRPCRouter({
             }).strict(),
         )
         .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            return await ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { mapId: input.mapId } });
+            return ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { mapId: input.mapId } });
         }),
 
-    getByUserId: adminProcedure
+    getByUserId: loggedInProcedure
         .input(
             z.object({
                 userId: userIdSchema_NonObject,
             }).strict(),
         )
         .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            return await ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { submittedBy: input.userId } });
+            const ratingsFromId = await ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { submittedBy: input.userId } });
+
+            checkIsPrivileged(ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, ctx.user, input.userId);    //check that user has permission to view this user's ratings
+
+            return ctx.prisma.rating.findMany({ where: { submittedBy: input.userId } });
         }),
 
     add: loggedInProcedure
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/review_reviewCollection_mapReview/reviewCollection.ts b/src/server/api/routers/review_reviewCollection_mapReview/reviewCollection.ts
index 8cc8f613..b620d133 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/review_reviewCollection_mapReview/reviewCollection.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/review_reviewCollection_mapReview/reviewCollection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Prisma, ReviewCollection } from "@prisma/client";
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
 import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
-import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../user";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
 import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, MODLIST_MODERATOR_PERMISSION_STRINGS, checkIsPrivileged } from "../../utils/permissions";
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/tech.ts b/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/tech.ts
index 0769d770..11c91bb0 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/tech.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/tech.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { MyPrismaClient } from "~/server/prisma";
 import { Prisma, Tech } from "@prisma/client";
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
-import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
-import { techVideoRouter, defaultTechVideoSelect, techVideoPostWithTechSchema, techIdSchema_NonObject } from "./techVideo";
+import { techVideoRouter, defaultTechVideoSelect, techVideoPostWithTechSchema } from "./techVideo";
+import { techIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject";
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/techVideo.ts b/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/techVideo.ts
index c8cc39a1..3614e56e 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/techVideo.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/tech_techVideo/techVideo.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Prisma, TechVideo } from "@prisma/client";
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
 import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
+import { techIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject";
 
 
 
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ export const techVideoPostWithTechSchema = z.object({
 }).strict();
 
 
-export const techIdSchema_NonObject = z.number().int().gte(1).lte(INT_MAX_SIZES.smallInt.unsigned); //this needs to be here to resolve webpack error in ~\src\pages\api\panel.ts
-
 const techIdSchema_forTechVideos = z.object({
     techId: techIdSchema_NonObject,
 }).strict();
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ const techVideoOrderSchema = getCombinedSchema(
 
 
 const getTechVideoById = async (prisma: MyPrismaClient, id: number): Promise<Pick<TechVideo, keyof typeof defaultTechVideoSelect>> => {
-    const techVideo: TechVideo | null = await prisma.difficulty.findUnique({   //having type declaration here AND in function signature is safer
+    const techVideo: TechVideo | null = await prisma.techVideo.findUnique({   //having type declaration here AND in function signature is safer
         where: { id: id },
         select: defaultTechVideoSelect,
     });
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/user.ts b/src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/user.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/server/api/routers/user.ts
rename to src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/user.ts
index 4deff2e2..67605ed4 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/user.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/user.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import { MyPrismaClient } from "~/server/prisma";
 import { Prisma, User } from "@prisma/client";
 import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
 import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
-import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, Permission, checkIsPrivileged, checkPermissions } from "../utils/permissions";
-import { selectIdObject } from "../utils/selectIdObject";
+import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, Permission, checkIsPrivileged, checkPermissions } from "../../utils/permissions";
+import { selectIdObject } from "../../utils/selectIdObject";
+import { userClaimRouter } from "./userClaim";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
 
 
 
@@ -86,8 +88,6 @@ const getUserSelect = (permissions: Permission[] | undefined, overwrite?: boolea
 export const displayNameSchema_NonObject = z.string().min(1).max(50);
 
 
-export const userIdSchema_NonObject = z.string().cuid();    //TODO!: figure out if we need to add z.coerce before string()
-
 const userIdSchema = z.object({
     id: userIdSchema_NonObject,
 }).strict();
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const getUserById = async (
     prisma: MyPrismaClient,
     id: string,
     permissions: Permission[] | undefined,
-    overwrite?: boolean,
+    overwrite: boolean | undefined,
 ): Promise<
     TrimmedUser |
     ExpandedUser
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const userRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     getById: publicProcedure
         .input(userIdSchema)
         .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-            return await getUserById(ctx.prisma, input.id, ctx.session?.user.permissions);
+            return await getUserById(ctx.prisma, input.id, ctx.session?.user.permissions, undefined);
         }),
 
     getByName: publicProcedure
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ export const userRouter = createTRPCRouter({
             return users;
         }),
 
+    getUnlinked: loggedInProcedure
+        .input(userOrderSchema)
+        .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            return await ctx.prisma.user.findMany({
+                where: {
+                    accountStatus: "Unlinked",
+                },
+                select: {
+                    id: true,
+                    discordUsername: true,
+                    discordDiscriminator: true,
+                },
+                orderBy: getOrderObjectArray(input.selectors, input.directions),
+            });
+        }),
+
     add: loggedInProcedure
         .input(userPostSchema)
         .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
@@ -247,4 +263,7 @@ export const userRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 
             throw "not implemented";
         }),
+
+
+    userClaim: userClaimRouter,
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/userClaim.ts b/src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/userClaim.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..196af322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/user_userClaim/userClaim.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { createTRPCRouter, adminProcedure, loggedInProcedure } from "~/server/api/trpc";
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { MyPrismaClient } from "~/server/prisma";
+import { Prisma, UserClaim as PrismaUserClaim } from "@prisma/client";
+import { getCombinedSchema, getOrderObjectArray } from "~/server/api/utils/sortOrderHelpers";
+import { getNonEmptyArray } from "~/utils/getNonEmptyArray";
+import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
+import { userIdSchema_NonObject } from "../../schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject";
+import { ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, checkIsPrivileged, checkPermissions } from "../../utils/permissions";
+
+
+
+
+const VERIFY_CLAIM_TRANSACTION_MAXWAIT_SECONDS = 5;
+const VERIFY_CLAIM_TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60;
+
+
+
+
+type RelatedUser = {
+    id: string;
+    discordUsername: string | null;
+    discordDiscriminator: string | null;
+};
+
+
+type ExpandedUserClaim = PrismaUserClaim & {
+    User_claimedBy: RelatedUser;
+    User_claimedUser: RelatedUser;
+};
+
+
+type TrimmedUserClaim = Omit<ExpandedUserClaim, "approvedBy"> & {
+    approvedBy: undefined;
+};
+
+
+
+
+const relatedUserSelectObject = {
+    id: true,
+    discordUsername: true,
+    discordDiscriminator: true,
+} satisfies { [Key in keyof RelatedUser]: true };   // make this relationship explicit/type-safe
+
+const relatedUserSelect = Prisma.validator<Prisma.UserSelect>()(relatedUserSelectObject);
+
+
+const defaultUserClaimSelect = Prisma.validator<Prisma.UserClaimSelect>()({
+    id: true,
+    claimedBy: true,
+    claimedUserId: true,
+    approvedBy: true,
+    User_claimedBy: { select: relatedUserSelect },
+    User_claimedUser: { select: relatedUserSelect },
+});
+
+
+
+
+const userClaimIdSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number().int().gte(1).lte(INT_MAX_SIZES.mediumInt.unsigned),
+}).strict();
+
+
+const userIdSchema = z.object({
+    userId: userIdSchema_NonObject,
+}).strict();
+
+
+const userIdSchema_forUserClaimCreation = z.object({
+    claimedUserId: userIdSchema_NonObject,
+}).strict();
+
+
+const userClaimOrderSchema = getCombinedSchema(
+    getNonEmptyArray(Prisma.UserClaimScalarFieldEnum),
+    ["id", "claimedBy", "claimedUserId"],
+    ["asc"],
+);
+
+
+
+
+const getUserClaimById = async (
+    prisma: MyPrismaClient,
+    id: number
+): Promise<ExpandedUserClaim> => {
+    const userClaim = await prisma.userClaim.findUnique({
+        where: { id: id },
+        select: defaultUserClaimSelect,
+    });
+
+
+    if (!userClaim) {
+        throw new TRPCError({
+            code: "NOT_FOUND",
+            message: `No userClaim exists with id "${id}"`,
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    return userClaim;
+};
+
+
+
+
+const getTrimmedUserClaim = (userClaim: ExpandedUserClaim): TrimmedUserClaim => ({
+    ...userClaim,
+    approvedBy: undefined,
+});
+
+
+
+
+export const userClaimRouter = createTRPCRouter({
+    getAll: adminProcedure
+        .input(userClaimOrderSchema)
+        .query(({ ctx, input }) => {
+            return ctx.prisma.userClaim.findMany({
+                select: defaultUserClaimSelect,
+                orderBy: getOrderObjectArray(input.selectors, input.directions),
+            });
+        }),
+
+    getById: loggedInProcedure
+        .input(userClaimIdSchema)
+        .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const userClaim = await getUserClaimById(ctx.prisma, input.id);
+
+
+            const isAdmin = checkPermissions(ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, ctx.user.permissions);
+
+            if (isAdmin) {
+                return userClaim;
+            }
+
+
+            const isLinkedUser = ctx.user.id === userClaim.claimedBy || ctx.user.id === userClaim.claimedUserId;
+
+            if (isLinkedUser) {
+                return getTrimmedUserClaim(userClaim);
+            }
+        }),
+
+    getByClaimingUserId: loggedInProcedure
+        .input(userIdSchema.merge(userClaimOrderSchema))
+        .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const userClaims = await ctx.prisma.userClaim.findMany({
+                where: { claimedBy: input.userId },
+                select: defaultUserClaimSelect,
+                orderBy: getOrderObjectArray(input.selectors, input.directions),
+            });
+
+
+            const isAdmin = checkPermissions(ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, ctx.user.permissions);
+
+            if (isAdmin) {
+                return userClaims;
+            }
+
+
+            const isLinkedUser = ctx.user.id === input.userId;
+
+            if (isLinkedUser) {
+                return userClaims.map(getTrimmedUserClaim);
+            }
+        }),
+
+    getByClaimedUserId: adminProcedure
+        .input(userIdSchema.merge(userClaimOrderSchema))
+        .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const userClaims = await ctx.prisma.userClaim.findMany({
+                where: { claimedUserId: input.userId },
+                select: defaultUserClaimSelect,
+                orderBy: getOrderObjectArray(input.selectors, input.directions),
+            });
+
+            return userClaims;
+        }),
+
+    add: loggedInProcedure
+        .input(userIdSchema_forUserClaimCreation)
+        .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const isDuplicateClaim = await ctx.prisma.userClaim.findFirst({
+                where: {
+                    claimedBy: ctx.user.id,
+                    claimedUserId: input.claimedUserId,
+                },
+            });
+
+            if (isDuplicateClaim) {
+                throw new TRPCError({
+                    code: "FORBIDDEN",
+                    message: `User claim already exists for user ${input.claimedUserId}`,
+                });
+            }
+
+
+            const userClaim = await ctx.prisma.userClaim.create({
+                data: {
+                    // use the connection syntax so Prisma checks that foreign keys exist
+                    User_claimedBy: { connect: { id: ctx.user.id } },
+                    User_claimedUser: { connect: { id: input.claimedUserId } },
+                },
+                select: defaultUserClaimSelect,
+            });
+
+
+            return userClaim;
+        }),
+
+    delete: loggedInProcedure
+        .input(userClaimIdSchema)
+        .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const userClaimFromId = await getUserClaimById(ctx.prisma, input.id);  //check that id matches an existing userClaim
+
+
+            checkIsPrivileged(ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS, ctx.user, userClaimFromId.claimedBy);   //check that the user has permission to delete this userClaim
+
+
+            await ctx.prisma.userClaim.delete({ where: { id: input.id } });
+
+
+            return true;
+        }),
+
+    verify: adminProcedure
+        .input(userClaimIdSchema)
+        .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+            const claim = await ctx.prisma.userClaim.findUnique({
+                where: {
+                    id: input.id,
+                }
+            });
+
+            if (!claim) {
+                throw new TRPCError({
+                    code: "NOT_FOUND",
+                    message: `No user claim exists with id "${input.id}"`,
+                });
+            }
+
+
+            const updateUserId: Prisma.PublisherUpdateManyArgs = {
+                where: {
+                    userId: {
+                        equals: claim.claimedUserId,
+                    },
+                },
+                data: {
+                    userId: claim.claimedBy,    // using the unchecked syntax instead of the connection syntax because updateMany doesn't support the connection syntax. this is safe, as the claiming userId is checked to be valid before this is used.
+                },
+            };
+
+            const updateSubmittedBy: Prisma.ModUpdateManyArgs = {
+                where: {
+                    submittedBy: {
+                        equals: claim.claimedUserId,
+                    },
+                },
+                data: {
+                    submittedBy: claim.claimedBy,   // using the unchecked syntax instead of the connection syntax because updateMany doesn't support the connection syntax. this is safe, as the claiming userId is checked to be valid before this is used.
+                },
+            };
+
+            const updateApprovedBy: Prisma.ModUpdateManyArgs = {
+                where: {
+                    approvedBy: {
+                        equals: claim.claimedUserId,
+                    },
+                },
+                data: {
+                    approvedBy: claim.claimedBy,    // using the unchecked syntax instead of the connection syntax because updateMany doesn't support the connection syntax. this is safe, as the claiming userId is checked to be valid before this is used.
+                },
+            };
+
+            const updateMapperUserId: Prisma.MapUpdateManyArgs = {
+                where: {
+                    mapperUserId: {
+                        equals: claim.claimedUserId,
+                    },
+                },
+                data: {
+                    mapperUserId: claim.claimedBy,  // using the unchecked syntax instead of the connection syntax because updateMany doesn't support the connection syntax. this is safe, as the claiming userId is checked to be valid before this is used.
+                },
+            };
+
+
+            // A deeply nested request *may* work here, but I'm not sure. It would be more work and harder to read, but would probably be marginally faster. IMO, it's not worth bothering.
+            await ctx.prisma.$transaction(
+                async (transactionPrisma) => {  // using an interactive transaction to allow verifying that the claiming user still exists before making changes
+                    const claimedByUser = await transactionPrisma.user.findUnique({
+                        where: {
+                            id: claim.claimedBy,
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    if (!claimedByUser) {
+                        throw new TRPCError({
+                            code: "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
+                            message: `Invalid userClaim. No user exists with id ${claim.claimedBy}, which is the claimedBy user of this userClaim. Please contact an admin.`,
+                        });
+                    }
+
+
+                    const claimedUser = await transactionPrisma.user.findUnique({
+                        where: {
+                            id: claim.claimedUserId,
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    if (!claimedUser) {
+                        throw new TRPCError({
+                            code: "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
+                            message: `Invalid userClaim. No user exists with id ${claim.claimedUserId}, which is the claimed user of this userClaim. Please contact an admin.`,
+                        });
+                    }
+
+
+                    const promises = [
+                        transactionPrisma.publisher.updateMany(updateUserId),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.mod.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy),
+                        transactionPrisma.mod.updateMany(updateApprovedBy),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.map.updateMany(updateMapperUserId),
+                        transactionPrisma.map.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.MapUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map.updateMany(updateApprovedBy as Prisma.MapUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.mod_Archive.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Mod_ArchiveUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.mod_Archive.updateMany(updateApprovedBy as Prisma.Mod_ArchiveUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.map_Archive.updateMany(updateMapperUserId as Prisma.Map_ArchiveUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map_Archive.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Map_ArchiveUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map_Archive.updateMany(updateApprovedBy as Prisma.Map_ArchiveUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.mod_Edit.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Mod_EditUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.map_Edit.updateMany(updateMapperUserId as Prisma.Map_EditUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map_Edit.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Map_EditUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.mod_New.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Mod_NewUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.map_NewWithMod_New.updateMany(updateMapperUserId as Prisma.Map_NewWithMod_NewUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map_NewWithMod_New.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Map_NewWithMod_NewUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.map_NewSolo.updateMany(updateMapperUserId as Prisma.Map_NewSoloUpdateManyArgs),
+                        transactionPrisma.map_NewSolo.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.Map_NewSoloUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.rating.updateMany(updateSubmittedBy as Prisma.RatingUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.reviewCollection.updateMany(updateUserId as Prisma.ReviewCollectionUpdateManyArgs),
+
+                        transactionPrisma.usersToCompletedMaps.updateMany(updateUserId as Prisma.UsersToCompletedMapsUpdateManyArgs),
+                    ];
+
+                    await Promise.all(promises);
+
+
+                    // delete the user after all the other updates have been made, so that a race condition where the delete partially cascades to updating values doesn't occur
+                    // the deletion automatically cascades to the userClaim
+                    await ctx.prisma.user.delete({
+                        where: {
+                            id: claim.claimedUserId,
+                        }
+                    });
+                },
+                {
+                    maxWait: VERIFY_CLAIM_TRANSACTION_MAXWAIT_SECONDS * 1000,
+                    timeout: VERIFY_CLAIM_TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
+                },
+            );
+
+
+            return true;
+        }),
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/api/schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject.ts b/src/server/api/schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea87b784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/api/schemas/techIdSchema_NonObject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { INT_MAX_SIZES } from "~/consts/integerSizes";
+
+
+
+
+// this needs to be here to resolve webpack errors in ~\src\pages\api\panel.ts and ~\src\server\api\routers\tech_techVideo\techVideo.ts
+export const techIdSchema_NonObject = z.number().int().gte(1).lte(INT_MAX_SIZES.smallInt.unsigned);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/api/schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject.ts b/src/server/api/schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a75706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/api/schemas/userIdSchema_NonObject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+
+
+
+// this needs to be here to resolve webpack error in ~\src\server\api\routers\user_userClaim\userClaim.ts
+export const userIdSchema_NonObject = z.string().min(0).max(100);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/api/utils/permissions.ts b/src/server/api/utils/permissions.ts
index d8b00350..401be3d7 100644
--- a/src/server/api/utils/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Prisma } from "@prisma/client";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
 import { SessionUser } from "next-auth";
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ export type Permission = typeof permissionArray[number];
 
 const getPermissions = <T extends readonly Permission[]>(array: T) => {
   return array;
-}
+};
 
 
 export const ADMIN_PERMISSION_STRINGS = getPermissions(["Super_Admin", "Admin"] as const);
@@ -48,15 +47,21 @@ export const checkPermissions = (validPermissionsArray: readonly Permission[], u
 
 
   return false;
-}
+};
 
 
 
 /**
  *  throws on failure
  */
-export const checkIsPrivileged = (validPermissionsArray: readonly Permission[], sessionUser: SessionUser, targetUserId: string): void => {
-  if (sessionUser.id === targetUserId) return;
+export const checkIsPrivileged = (validPermissionsArray: readonly Permission[], sessionUser: SessionUser, targetUserIdOrArray: string | string[]): void => {
+  if (Array.isArray(targetUserIdOrArray)) {
+    for (const targetUserId of targetUserIdOrArray) {
+      if (sessionUser.id === targetUserId) return;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (sessionUser.id === targetUserIdOrArray) return;
+  }
 
 
   const isPrivileged = checkPermissions(validPermissionsArray, sessionUser.permissions);
@@ -64,4 +69,4 @@ export const checkIsPrivileged = (validPermissionsArray: readonly Permission[],
   if (!isPrivileged) throw new TRPCError({
     code: "FORBIDDEN",
   });
-}
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+};
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diff --git a/src/server/auth/auth.ts b/src/server/auth/auth.ts
index 7ed5c2af..d6f68184 100644
--- a/src/server/auth/auth.ts
+++ b/src/server/auth/auth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type GetServerSidePropsContext } from "next";
+import type { GetServerSidePropsContext } from "next";
 import {
   getServerSession,
   type NextAuthOptions,
diff --git a/src/server/auth/prismaAdapter.ts b/src/server/auth/prismaAdapter.ts
index 67873890..cb35bfbc 100644
--- a/src/server/auth/prismaAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/server/auth/prismaAdapter.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ type CreateUser = (user: PrismaUser) => Awaitable<TrimmedUser>;
 
 const getCreateUser = (prisma: PrismaClient): CreateUser => {
     return (user: PrismaUser): Awaitable<TrimmedUser> => {
-        const { id, ...rest } = user;   //remove the discord id from the user object - a replacement is auto-generated by Prisma
+        //@ts-expect-error  //required because the Discord Provider assumes the standard user type from NextAuth core and returns the email properties, but we don't want to store emails in the database so Prisma will fail to create the user as it isn't expecting those properties. fixing this will probably require a custom provider.
+        const { id, email, emailVerified, ...rest } = user;   //remove the discord id from the user object - a replacement is auto-generated by Prisma. also remove the undefined and undesired email properties
         const trimmedUser = rest as TrimmedUser;
 
 
diff --git a/src/styles/colorObjects.ts b/src/styles/colorObjects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b73d0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/colorObjects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const colorObject = (color: string) => ({
+    color,
+});
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diff --git a/src/styles/layoutColors.ts b/src/styles/layoutColors.ts
index a372d360..46135219 100644
--- a/src/styles/layoutColors.ts
+++ b/src/styles/layoutColors.ts
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-export const blackBackgroundColor = "rgb(25, 25, 25)";    // changed from "rgba(1, 1, 1, 0.9)" because the opacity causes problems when applying this color to the difficulty tab container. this is the same color though according to the table at the end of this article https://www.viget.com/articles/equating-color-and-transparency/#table
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+export const blackBackgroundColor = "rgb(25, 25, 25)" as const;    // changed from "rgba(1, 1, 1, 0.9)" because the opacity causes problems when applying this color to the difficulty tab container. this is the same color though according to the table at the end of this article https://www.viget.com/articles/equating-color-and-transparency/#table
+
+
+export const blackBackgroundHoverColor = "rgba(70, 78, 86, 0.3)" as const;
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diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.ts b/src/utils/permissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4669f8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { Permission } from "../server/api/utils/permissions";
+
+
+
+
+export const isPermitted = (userPermissions: Permission[], validPermissionsArray: readonly Permission[]): boolean => {
+    if (!userPermissions.length) return false;
+
+
+    for (const validPermission of validPermissionsArray) {
+        for (const userPermission of userPermissions) {
+            if (userPermission === validPermission) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    return false;
+};
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