refactor: some work to get initial page load working a bit better

README.md

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 ## TODO
 
+- [ ] should everything be an event in a room?
 - [X] sign up
 - [X] check for logged in user session
 - [X] log in
 - [X] chat rooms
+- [ ]   gif support
+- [ ]   media uploads
+- [ ]     local upload support (keep it simple for small instances)
+- [ ]     S3 support (then self-host with your friends: https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/)
+- [ ]   try to select immediate sibling messages from the same user and hide mulitple avatars
 - [X] chat messages
-- [ ] bulletin board instead of exchange/work?
-- [ ] should everything be an event in a room?
-- [ ] post-it style notes with tag and keyword filtering?
+- [X] user profile page
+- [ ]   profile editing
+- [ ]   avatar uploads
+- [ ]     local upload support (keep it simple for small instances)
+- [ ]     S3 support (then self-host with your friends: https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/)
+- [ ] admin panel
+- [ ]   add invite code generation
+- [ ]   AC_REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE: boolean env var/setting
+- [ ]   AC_DIRECTORY_SERVERS: |-separated list of directory servers to report to
+          these central servers could be distributed directories - your town might run one,
+		  your state, your country, or you could publish to a public one that is organized
+		  around interests
+- [ ] combined "bulletin board" instead of exchange/work?
+- [ ]   post-it style notes with tag and keyword filtering?
 - [ ] simple wiki for resources
 - [ ] simple calendar with public/private event tracking
-- [ ] caldav support?
-- [ ] add an optional env var where you can specify a list of
-		"directory servers" (;-separated urls?) to ping with this
-		server's existence - the idea being these central servers
-	 	could be distributed directories - your town might run one,
-		your state, your country, or you could publish to a public
-		one that is organized around interests
-- [X] user profile page
-- [ ] user profile editing
+- [ ]   caldav support