diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17aee341..6c6dd38c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ migration/content/**/*.md
 .obsidian
 
 *.zip
-
+*.sqlite3
 .DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/orm/shout.py b/orm/shout.py
index 7b7be84b..afdc6191 100644
--- a/orm/shout.py
+++ b/orm/shout.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class Shout(Base):
 
 	# id = None
 
-	slug: str = Column(String, primary_key=True)
+	slug: str = Column(String, nullable=True, unique=True)
 	community: int = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("community.id"), nullable=False, comment="Community")
 	body: str = Column(String, nullable=False, comment="Body")
 	createdAt: str = Column(DateTime, nullable=False, default = datetime.now, comment="Created at")
diff --git a/resolvers/__init__.py b/resolvers/__init__.py
index 86b097a1..70882516 100644
--- a/resolvers/__init__.py
+++ b/resolvers/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from resolvers.auth import login, sign_out, is_email_free, register, confirm
 from resolvers.zine import create_shout, get_shout_by_slug, \
-    top_month, top_overall, recent_published, recent_all, top_viewed, shouts_by_authors, shouts_by_topics, shouts_by_communities, \
-        shouts_candidates, shouts_reviewed, shouts_subscribed
+    top_month, top_overall, recent_published, recent_all, top_viewed, \
+    shouts_by_authors, shouts_by_topics, shouts_by_communities, \
+    shouts_reviewed, shouts_subscribed
 from resolvers.profile import get_users_by_slugs, get_current_user
 from resolvers.topics import topic_subscribe, topic_unsubscribe, topics_by_author, \
     topics_by_community, topics_by_slugs
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "shouts_by_communities",
     "shouts_subscribed",
     "shouts_reviewed",
-    "shouts_candidates",
     "top_month",
     "top_overall",
     "top_viewed",
diff --git a/resolvers/zine.py b/resolvers/zine.py
index ac044378..c0ed8a0a 100644
--- a/resolvers/zine.py
+++ b/resolvers/zine.py
@@ -482,20 +482,6 @@ async def shouts_reviewed(_, info, page, size):
 
 	return shouts
 
-@query.field("shoutsCandidates")
-@login_required
-async def shouts_candidates(_, info, size):
-	user = info.context["request"].user
-	#TODO: postgres heavy load
-	with local_session() as session:
-		shouts = session.query(Shout).distinct().\
-			outerjoin(ShoutRating).\
-			where(and_(Shout.publishedAt != None, ShoutRating.rater != user.slug)).\
-			order_by(desc(Shout.publishedAt)).\
-			limit(size)
-
-	return shouts
-
 @query.field("shoutsCommentedByUser")
 async def shouts_commented_by_user(_, info, slug, page, size):
 	user = await UserStorage.get_user_by_slug(slug)
diff --git a/schema.graphql b/schema.graphql
index f082efa5..30d997b1 100644
--- a/schema.graphql
+++ b/schema.graphql
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ type Query {
   shoutsSubscribed(page: Int!, size: Int!): [Shout]!
   shoutsReviewed(page: Int!, size: Int!): [Shout]!
   recentCommented(page: Int!, size: Int!): [Shout]!
-  shoutsCandidates(size: Int = 10): [Shout]!
 }
 
 ############################################ Subscription