diff --git a/models/event.ts b/models/event.ts
index a11827a..5dcb873 100644
--- a/models/event.ts
+++ b/models/event.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { by_character, by_lurid } from '@andyburke/fsdb/organizers';
 import { FSDB_COLLECTION } from '@andyburke/fsdb';
 import { FSDB_INDEXER_SYMLINKS } from '@andyburke/fsdb/indexers';
-import { EMOJI_MAP as JS_EMOJI_MAP } from '../public/js/emojis/en.js';
-
-const EMOJI_MAP: Record<string, string[]> = JS_EMOJI_MAP;
 
 /**
  * @typedef {object} TIMESTAMPS
@@ -113,37 +110,7 @@ export function VALIDATE_EVENT(event: EVENT) {
 				});
 			}
 			break;
-		case 'reaction':
-			if (typeof event.parent_id !== 'string') {
-				errors.push({
-					cause: 'reaction_missing_parent_id',
-					message: 'A reaction must have a parent_id that refers to another event.'
-				});
-			} else if (typeof event.data?.reaction !== 'string') {
-				errors.push({
-					cause: 'reaction_must_be_an_emoji',
-					message: 'A reaction event must have a `data.reaction` that is an emoji.'
-				});
-			} else if (typeof EMOJI_MAP[event.data.reaction] === 'undefined') {
-				errors.push({
-					cause: 'reaction_must_be_an_emoji',
-					message: 'A reaction event must have a `data.reaction` that is an emoji.'
-				});
-			}
-			break;
-		case 'test':
-			if (Deno.env.get('DENO_ENV') !== 'test') {
-				errors.push({
-					cause: 'unknown_event_type',
-					message: 'Event types allowed: ' + ['chat', 'post', 'blurb', 'essay', 'reaction'].join(', ')
-				});
-			}
-			break;
 		default:
-			errors.push({
-				cause: 'unknown_event_type',
-				message: 'Event types allowed: ' + ['chat', 'post', 'blurb', 'essay', 'reaction'].join(', ')
-			});
 			break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/invites.ts b/models/invites.ts
index b7a07e7..d81088b 100644
--- a/models/invites.ts
+++ b/models/invites.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export type INVITE_CODE = {
 	code: string;
 	timestamps: {
 		created: string;
-		expires: string;
+		expires?: string;
 		cancelled?: string;
 	};
 };
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const INVITE_CODES = new FSDB_COLLECTION<INVITE_CODE>({
 	}
 });
 
-const MAX_INVITE_EXPIRE_TIME = 28 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000;
+// TODO: separate out these different validators somewhere?
 export function VALIDATE_INVITE_CODE(invite_code: INVITE_CODE) {
 	const errors: any[] = [];
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function VALIDATE_INVITE_CODE(invite_code: INVITE_CODE) {
 		});
 	}
 
+	// TODO: further invite code validation
 	if (typeof invite_code.code !== 'string' || invite_code.id.length < 3) {
 		errors.push({
 			cause: 'invalid_invite_code_code',
@@ -48,20 +49,5 @@ export function VALIDATE_INVITE_CODE(invite_code: INVITE_CODE) {
 		});
 	}
 
-	if (typeof invite_code.timestamps?.expires !== 'string') {
-		errors.push({
-			cause: 'missing_invite_expiration',
-			message: 'Invite codes must have an expiration set.'
-		});
-	}
-
-	const expiration_delta = new Date(invite_code.timestamps.expires).valueOf() - new Date(invite_code.timestamps.created).valueOf();
-	if (expiration_delta > MAX_INVITE_EXPIRE_TIME || expiration_delta < 0) {
-		errors.push({
-			cause: 'invite_expiration_invalid',
-			message: 'Invite codes must expire within a limited window after they are created.'
-		});
-	}
-
 	return errors.length ? errors : undefined;
 }
diff --git a/public/api/users/:user_id/invites/index.ts b/public/api/users/:user_id/invites/index.ts
index d4a74e5..991167c 100644
--- a/public/api/users/:user_id/invites/index.ts
+++ b/public/api/users/:user_id/invites/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { INVITE_CODE, INVITE_CODES, VALIDATE_INVITE_CODE } from '../../../../../
 export const PRECHECKS: PRECHECK_TABLE = {};
 
 const INVITE_CODES_ALLOWED_PER_MINUTE = parseInt(Deno.env.get('INVITE_CODES_ALLOWED_PER_MINUTE') ?? '3', 10);
-const DEFAULT_INVITE_EXPIRE_TIME: number = 28 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000; // 28 days max invite length
 
 // GET /api/users/:user_id/invites - get invites this user has created
 // query parameters:
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ export async function POST(req: Request, meta: Record<string, any>): Promise<Res
 			invite_code.code = `${full_lurid.substring(0, 14).replace(/-/g, ' ')}${full_lurid.substring(39).replace(/-/g, ' ')}`;
 		}
 
-		invite_code.timestamps.expires = invite_code.timestamps.expires ?? new Date(new Date(now).valueOf() + DEFAULT_INVITE_EXPIRE_TIME).toISOString();
-
 		const errors = VALIDATE_INVITE_CODE(invite_code);
 		if (errors) {
 			return Response.json({
diff --git a/public/api/users/index.ts b/public/api/users/index.ts
index 6e61e4a..e915e6d 100644
--- a/public/api/users/index.ts
+++ b/public/api/users/index.ts
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request, meta: Record<string, any>): Promise<Res
 				code: root_invite_code_secret,
 				creator_id: new_user_id,
 				timestamps: {
-					created: now,
-					expires: new Date(new Date(now).valueOf() + 1_000).toISOString()
+					created: now
 				}
 			};
 
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request, meta: Record<string, any>): Promise<Res
 			code: secret_code
 		})).shift()?.load();
 
-		const is_expired = now >= (invite_code?.timestamps.expires ?? '0000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
+		const is_expired = invite_code?.timestamps.expires ? now <= invite_code.timestamps.expires : false;
 		const is_used = (await SIGNUPS.find({
 			referring_invite_code_id: invite_code?.id
 		}, {
diff --git a/public/tabs/chat/chat.css b/public/tabs/chat/chat.css
index f09ab3a..59c9aac 100644
--- a/public/tabs/chat/chat.css
+++ b/public/tabs/chat/chat.css
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #chat #chat-content {
 	overflow-y: scroll;
-	scroll-behavior: smooth;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
 	left: 0;