diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 466a8d9b77..fcbcbb3941 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2021.12-dev (Siberian Iris)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1441
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1442
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -715,11 +715,11 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `intro` (
 	`contact-id` int unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT '',
 	`suggest-cid` int unsigned COMMENT 'Suggested contact',
 	`knowyou` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT '',
-	`duplex` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT '',
+	`duplex` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'deprecated',
 	`note` text COMMENT '',
 	`hash` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT '',
 	`datetime` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0001-01-01 00:00:00' COMMENT '',
-	`blocked` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '1' COMMENT '',
+	`blocked` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'deprecated',
 	`ignore` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT '',
 	 PRIMARY KEY(`id`),
 	 INDEX `contact-id` (`contact-id`),
diff --git a/doc/Developer-Domain-Driven-Design.md b/doc/Developer-Domain-Driven-Design.md
index b8d886aa0d..1e77dd2f0b 100644
--- a/doc/Developer-Domain-Driven-Design.md
+++ b/doc/Developer-Domain-Driven-Design.md
@@ -36,17 +36,18 @@ doSomething($intros);
 ```
 
 After:
+
 ```php
-function doSomething(\Friendica\Collection\Introductions $intros)
+function doSomething(\Friendica\Contact\Introductions\Collection\Introductions $intros)
 {
     foreach ($intros as $intro) {
-        /** @var $intro \Friendica\Model\Introduction */
+        /** @var $intro \Friendica\Contact\Introductions\Entity\Introduction */
         $introId = $intro->id;
     }
 }
 
-/** @var $intros \Friendica\Collection\Introductions */
-$intros = \Friendica\DI::intro()->select(['uid' => local_user()]);
+/** @var $intros \Friendica\Contact\Introductions\Collection\Introductions */
+$intros = \Friendica\DI::intro()->selecForUser(local_user());
 
 doSomething($intros);
 ```
diff --git a/doc/database/db_intro.md b/doc/database/db_intro.md
index da0cbe26ab..3db6240d03 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_intro.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_intro.md
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ Fields
 | contact-id  |                   | int unsigned       | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 | suggest-cid | Suggested contact | int unsigned       | YES  |     | NULL                |                |
 | knowyou     |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
-| duplex      |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
+| duplex      | deprecated        | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 | note        |                   | text               | YES  |     | NULL                |                |
 | hash        |                   | varchar(255)       | NO   |     |                     |                |
 | datetime    |                   | datetime           | NO   |     | 0001-01-01 00:00:00 |                |
-| blocked     |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 1                   |                |
+| blocked     | deprecated        | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 | ignore      |                   | boolean            | NO   |     | 0                   |                |
 
 Indexes
diff --git a/src/Collection/Introductions.php b/src/Collection/Introductions.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e95433193f..0000000000
--- a/src/Collection/Introductions.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2021, the Friendica project
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-namespace Friendica\Collection;
-
-use Friendica\BaseCollection;
-
-class Introductions extends BaseCollection
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Collection/Introductions.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Collection/Introductions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4df89cee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Collection/Introductions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Collection;
+
+use Friendica\BaseCollection;
+
+class Introductions extends BaseCollection
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..792673f23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Depository/Introduction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2021, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Depository;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDepository;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Exception\IntroductionNotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Exception\IntroductionPersistenceException;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Collection;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Factory;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+class Introduction extends BaseDepository
+{
+	/** @var Factory\Introduction */
+	protected $factory;
+
+	protected static $table_name = 'intro';
+
+	public function __construct(Database $database, LoggerInterface $logger, Factory\Introduction $factory)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($database, $logger, $factory);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array $condition
+	 * @param array $params
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\Introduction
+	 *
+	 * @throws NotFoundException the underlying exception if there's no Introduction with the given conditions
+	 */
+	private function selectOne(array $condition, array $params = []): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		return parent::_selectOne($condition, $params);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a given Introduction into a DB compatible row array
+	 *
+	 * @param Entity\Introduction $introduction
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function convertToTableRow(Entity\Introduction $introduction): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'uid'         => $introduction->uid,
+			'contact-id'  => $introduction->cid,
+			'suggest-cid' => $introduction->sid,
+			'knowyou'     => $introduction->knowyou ? 1 : 0,
+			'note'        => $introduction->note,
+			'hash'        => $introduction->hash,
+			'ignore'      => $introduction->ignore ? 1 : 0,
+			'datetime'    => $introduction->datetime->format(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL),
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int $id
+	 * @param int $uid
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\Introduction
+	 *
+	 * @throws IntroductionNotFoundException in case there is no Introduction with this id
+	 */
+	public function selectOneById(int $id, int $uid): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->selectOne(['id' => $id, 'uid' => $uid]);
+		} catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
+			throw new IntroductionNotFoundException(sprintf('There is no Introduction with the ID %d for the user %d', $id, $uid), $exception);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Selects introductions for a given user
+	 *
+	 * @param int      $uid
+	 * @param int|null $min_id
+	 * @param int|null $max_id
+	 * @param int      $limit
+	 *
+	 * @return Collection\Introductions
+	 */
+	public function selectForUser(int $uid, int $min_id = null, int $max_id = null, int $limit = self::LIMIT): Collection\Introductions
+	{
+		try {
+			$BaseCollection = parent::_selectByBoundaries(
+				['`uid = ?` AND NOT `ignore`',$uid],
+				['order' => ['id' => 'DESC']],
+				$min_id, $max_id, $limit);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot select Introductions for used %d', $uid), $e);
+		}
+
+		return new Collection\Introductions($BaseCollection->getArrayCopy(), $BaseCollection->getTotalCount());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Selects the introduction for a given contact
+	 *
+	 * @param int $cid
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\Introduction
+	 *
+	 * @throws IntroductionNotFoundException in case there is not Introduction for this contact
+	 */
+	public function selectForContact(int $cid): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->selectOne(['contact-id' => $cid]);
+		} catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
+			throw new IntroductionNotFoundException(sprintf('There is no Introduction for the contact %d', $cid), $exception);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function countActiveForUser($uid, array $params = []): int
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->count(['ignore' => false, 'uid' => $uid], $params);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot count Introductions for used %d', $uid), $e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks, if the suggested contact already exists for the user
+	 *
+	 * @param int $sid
+	 * @param int $uid
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function suggestionExistsForUser(int $sid, int $uid): bool
+	{
+		try {
+			return $this->exists(['uid' => $uid, 'suggest-cid' => $sid]);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot check suggested Introduction for contact %d and user %d', $sid, $uid), $e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param Entity\Introduction $introduction
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 *
+	 * @throws IntroductionPersistenceException in case the underlying storage cannot delete the Introduction
+	 */
+	public function delete(Entity\Introduction $introduction): bool
+	{
+		if (!$introduction->id) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			return $this->db->delete(self::$table_name, ['id' => $introduction->id]);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot delete Introduction with id %d', $introduction->id), $e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param Entity\Introduction $introduction
+	 *
+	 * @return Entity\Introduction
+	 *
+	 * @throws IntroductionPersistenceException In case the underlying storage cannot save the Introduction
+	 */
+	public function save(Entity\Introduction $introduction): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		try {
+			$fields = $this->convertToTableRow($introduction);
+
+			if ($introduction->id) {
+				$this->db->update(self::$table_name, $fields, ['id' => $introduction->id]);
+				return $this->factory->createFromTableRow($fields);
+			} else {
+				$this->db->insert(self::$table_name, $fields);
+				return $this->selectOneById($this->db->lastInsertId(), $introduction->uid);
+			}
+		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			throw new IntroductionPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot insert/update the Introduction %d for user %d', $introduction->id, $introduction->uid), $exception);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c5fb060ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Entity/Introduction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2021, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity;
+
+use Friendica\BaseEntity;
+
+/**
+ * @property-read int $uid
+ * @property-read int $cid
+ * @property-read int|null $sid
+ * @property-read bool $knowyou
+ * @property-read string $note
+ * @property-read string $hash
+ * @property-read \DateTime $datetime
+ * @property-read bool $ignore
+ * @property-read int|null $id
+ */
+class Introduction extends BaseEntity
+{
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $uid;
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $cid;
+	/** @var int|null */
+	protected $sid;
+	/** @var bool */
+	protected $knowyou;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $note;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $hash;
+	/** @var \DateTime */
+	protected $datetime;
+	/** @var bool */
+	protected $ignore;
+	/** @var int|null */
+	protected $id;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int       $uid
+	 * @param int       $cid
+	 * @param int|null  $sid
+	 * @param bool      $knowyou
+	 * @param string    $note
+	 * @param string    $hash
+	 * @param \DateTime $datetime
+	 * @param bool      $ignore
+	 * @param int|null  $id
+	 */
+	public function __construct(int $uid, int $cid, ?int $sid, bool $knowyou, string $note, string $hash, \DateTime $datetime, bool $ignore, ?int $id)
+	{
+		$this->uid      = $uid;
+		$this->cid      = $cid;
+		$this->sid      = $sid;
+		$this->knowyou  = $knowyou;
+		$this->note     = $note;
+		$this->hash     = $hash;
+		$this->datetime = $datetime;
+		$this->ignore   = $ignore;
+		$this->id       = $id;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ignore the current Introduction
+	 */
+	public function ignore()
+	{
+		$this->ignore = true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionNotFoundException.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionNotFoundException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f48c9ea22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionNotFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Exception;
+
+class IntroductionNotFoundException extends \OutOfBoundsException
+{
+	public function __construct($message = "", \Throwable $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($message, 404, $previous);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionPersistenceException.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionPersistenceException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99fb919e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Exception/IntroductionPersistenceException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Exception;
+
+class IntroductionPersistenceException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+	public function __construct($message = "", \Throwable $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($message, 500, $previous);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php b/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bfa166b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/Introduction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2021, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Factory;
+
+use Friendica\BaseFactory;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity;
+use Friendica\Capabilities\ICanCreateFromTableRow;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Util\Strings;
+
+class Introduction extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
+{
+	/**
+	 * @inheritDoc
+	 */
+	public function createFromTableRow(array $row): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		return new Entity\Introduction(
+			$row['uid'] ?? 0,
+			$row['contact-id'] ?? 0,
+			$row['suggest-cid'] ?? null,
+			!empty($row['knowyou']),
+			$row['note'] ?? '',
+			$row['hash'] ?? '',
+			new \DateTime($row['datetime'] ?? 'now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
+			!empty($row['ignore']),
+			$row['id'] ?? null
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function createNew(
+		int $uid,
+		int $cid,
+		string $note,
+		int $sid = null,
+		bool $knowyou = false
+	): Entity\Introduction {
+		return $this->createFromTableRow([
+			'uid'         => $uid,
+			'suggest-cid' => $sid,
+			'contact-id'  => $cid,
+			'knowyou'     => $knowyou,
+			'note'        => $note,
+			'hash'        => Strings::getRandomHex(),
+			'datetime'    => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(),
+			'ignore'      => false,
+		]);
+	}
+
+	public function createDummy(?int $id): Entity\Introduction
+	{
+		return $this->createFromTableRow(['id' => $id]);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/DI.php b/src/DI.php
index 31542e3d52..28df28a325 100644
--- a/src/DI.php
+++ b/src/DI.php
@@ -435,11 +435,19 @@ abstract class DI
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return Repository\Introduction
+	 * @return Contact\Introduction\Depository\Introduction
 	 */
 	public static function intro()
 	{
-		return self::$dice->create(Repository\Introduction::class);
+		return self::$dice->create(Contact\Introduction\Depository\Introduction::class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Contact\Introduction\Factory\Introduction
+	 */
+	public static function introFactory()
+	{
+		return self::$dice->create(Contact\Introduction\Factory\Introduction::class);
 	}
 
 	public static function permissionSet(): Security\PermissionSet\Depository\PermissionSet
diff --git a/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php b/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
index f2be0e589a..1d90c55f04 100644
--- a/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
+++ b/src/Factory/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequest.php
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ namespace Friendica\Factory\Api\Mastodon;
 
 use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
 use Friendica\BaseFactory;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity\Introduction;
 use Friendica\Model\APContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
-use Friendica\Model\Introduction;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use ImagickException;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class FollowRequest extends BaseFactory
 	 */
 	public function createFromIntroduction(Introduction $introduction): \Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\FollowRequest
 	{
-		$cdata = Contact::getPublicAndUserContactID($introduction->{'contact-id'}, $introduction->uid);
+		$cdata = Contact::getPublicAndUserContactID($introduction->cid, $introduction->uid);
 
 		if (empty($cdata)) {
 			$this->logger->warning('Wrong introduction data', ['Introduction' => $introduction]);
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 06e546d614..0acb6d4d72 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Exception\IntroductionNotFoundException;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
@@ -1085,9 +1086,11 @@ class Contact
 			];
 
 			if (!empty($contact['pending'])) {
-				$intro = DBA::selectFirst('intro', ['id'], ['contact-id' => $contact['id']]);
-				if (DBA::isResult($intro)) {
+				try {
+					$intro = DI::intro()->selectForContact($contact['id']);
 					$menu['follow'] = [DI::l10n()->t('Approve'), 'notifications/intros/' . $intro['id'], true];
+				} catch (IntroductionNotFoundException $exception) {
+					DI::logger()->error('Pending contact doesn\'t have an introduction.', ['exception' => $exception]);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2706,12 +2709,13 @@ class Contact
 			$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', $fields, ['uid' => $importer['uid']]);
 			if (DBA::isResult($user) && !in_array($user['page-flags'], [User::PAGE_FLAGS_SOAPBOX, User::PAGE_FLAGS_FREELOVE, User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY])) {
 				// create notification
-				$hash = Strings::getRandomHex();
-
 				if (is_array($contact_record)) {
-					DBA::insert('intro', ['uid' => $importer['uid'], 'contact-id' => $contact_record['id'],
-								'blocked' => false, 'knowyou' => false, 'note' => $note,
-								'hash' => $hash, 'datetime' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow()]);
+					$intro = DI::introFactory()->createNew(
+						$importer['uid'],
+						$contact_record['id'],
+						$note
+					);
+					DI::intro()->save($intro);
 				}
 
 				Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($importer['uid'], $contact_record["network"]), $contact_record['id']);
diff --git a/src/Model/Introduction.php b/src/Model/Contact/Introduction.php
similarity index 56%
rename from src/Model/Introduction.php
rename to src/Model/Contact/Introduction.php
index aa71891214..b85e90eaed 100644
--- a/src/Model/Introduction.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact/Introduction.php
@@ -19,64 +19,43 @@
  *
  */
 
-namespace Friendica\Model;
+namespace Friendica\Model\Contact;
 
-use Friendica\BaseModel;
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
-use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
+use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
-use Friendica\Repository;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
-use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
-/**
- * @property int    uid
- * @property int    fid
- * @property int    contact-id
- * @property bool   knowyou
- * @property bool   duplex
- * @property string note
- * @property string hash
- * @property string datetime
- * @property bool   blocked
- * @property bool   ignore
- */
-class Introduction extends BaseModel
+class Introduction
 {
-	/** @var Repository\Introduction */
-	protected $intro;
-
-	public function __construct(Database $dba, LoggerInterface $logger, Repository\Introduction $intro, array $data = [])
-	{
-		parent::__construct($dba, $logger, $data);
-
-		$this->intro = $intro;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Confirms a follow request and sends a notice to the remote contact.
 	 *
-	 * @param bool               $duplex       Is it a follow back?
-	 * @param bool|null          $hidden       Should this contact be hidden? null = no change
-	 * @return bool
+	 * @param Entity\Introduction $introduction
+	 * @param bool                $duplex       Is it a follow back?
+	 * @param bool|null           $hidden       Should this contact be hidden? null = no change
+	 *
 	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws HTTPException\NotFoundException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	public function confirm(bool $duplex = false, bool $hidden = null)
+	public static function confirm(Entity\Introduction $introduction, bool $duplex = false, ?bool $hidden = null): void
 	{
-		$this->logger->info('Confirming follower', ['cid' => $this->{'contact-id'}]);
+		DI::logger()->info('Confirming follower', ['cid' => $introduction->cid]);
 
-		$contact = Contact::selectFirst([], ['id' => $this->{'contact-id'}, 'uid' => $this->uid]);
+		$contact = Contact::selectFirst([], ['id' => $introduction->cid, 'uid' => $introduction->uid]);
 
 		if (!$contact) {
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException('Contact record not found.');
 		}
 
 		$newRelation = $contact['rel'];
-		$writable = $contact['writable'];
+		$writable    = $contact['writable'];
 
 		if (!empty($contact['protocol'])) {
 			$protocol = $contact['protocol'];
@@ -117,53 +96,24 @@ class Introduction extends BaseModel
 		if ($newRelation == Contact::FRIEND) {
 			if ($protocol == Protocol::DIASPORA) {
 				$ret = Diaspora::sendShare(User::getById($contact['uid']), $contact);
-				$this->logger->info('share returns', ['return' => $ret]);
+				DI::logger()->info('share returns', ['return' => $ret]);
 			} elseif ($protocol == Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB) {
 				ActivityPub\Transmitter::sendActivity('Follow', $contact['url'], $contact['uid']);
 			}
 		}
-
-		return $this->intro->delete($this);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Silently ignores the introduction, hides it from notifications and prevents the remote contact from submitting
-	 * additional follow requests.
-	 *
-	 * @return bool
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function ignore()
-	{
-		$this->ignore = true;
-
-		return $this->intro->update($this);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Discards the introduction and sends a rejection message to AP contacts.
 	 *
-	 * @return bool
+	 * @param Entity\Introduction $introduction
+	 *
 	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
-	 * @throws HTTPException\NotFoundException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	public function discard()
+	public static function discard(Entity\Introduction $introduction): void
 	{
-		// If it is a friend suggestion, the contact is not a new friend but an existing friend
-		// that should not be deleted.
-		if (!$this->fid) {
-			// When the contact entry had been created just for that intro, we want to get rid of it now
-			$condition = ['id' => $this->{'contact-id'}, 'uid' => $this->uid,
-				'self' => false, 'pending' => true, 'rel' => [0, Contact::FOLLOWER]];
-			if ($this->dba->exists('contact', $condition)) {
-				Contact::remove($this->{'contact-id'});
-			} else {
-				Contact::update(['pending' => false], ['id' => $this->{'contact-id'}]);
-			}
-		}
-
-		$contact = Contact::selectFirst([], ['id' => $this->{'contact-id'}, 'uid' => $this->uid]);
+		$contact = Contact::selectFirst([], ['id' => $introduction->cid, 'uid' => $introduction->uid]);
 		if (!empty($contact)) {
 			if (!empty($contact['protocol'])) {
 				$protocol = $contact['protocol'];
@@ -175,7 +125,5 @@ class Introduction extends BaseModel
 				ActivityPub\Transmitter::sendContactReject($contact['url'], $contact['hub-verify'], $contact['uid']);
 			}
 		}
-
-		return $this->intro->delete($this);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
index cb7d5da220..bc7cc31bbe 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/FollowRequests.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Mastodon;
 
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ class FollowRequests extends BaseApi
 	/**
 	 * @param array $parameters
 	 * @throws HTTPException\BadRequestException
-	 * @throws HTTPException\ForbiddenException
 	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws HTTPException\NotFoundException
 	 * @throws HTTPException\UnauthorizedException
@@ -48,25 +48,28 @@ class FollowRequests extends BaseApi
 		self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_FOLLOW);
 		$uid = self::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		$introduction = DI::intro()->selectFirst(['id' => $parameters['id'], 'uid' => $uid]);
+		$introduction = DI::intro()->selectOneById($parameters['id'], $uid);
 
-		$contactId = $introduction->{'contact-id'};
+		$contactId = $introduction->cid;
 
 		switch ($parameters['action']) {
 			case 'authorize':
-				$introduction->confirm();
-
+				Contact\Introduction::confirm($introduction);
 				$relationship = DI::mstdnRelationship()->createFromContactId($contactId, $uid);
+
+				DI::intro()->delete($introduction);
 				break;
 			case 'ignore':
 				$introduction->ignore();
-
 				$relationship = DI::mstdnRelationship()->createFromContactId($contactId, $uid);
+
+				DI::intro()->save($introduction);
 				break;
 			case 'reject':
-				$introduction->discard();
-
+				Contact\Introduction::discard($introduction);
 				$relationship = DI::mstdnRelationship()->createFromContactId($contactId, $uid);
+
+				DI::intro()->delete($introduction);
 				break;
 			default:
 				throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('Unexpected action parameter, expecting "authorize", "ignore" or "reject"');
@@ -92,13 +95,7 @@ class FollowRequests extends BaseApi
 			'limit'  => 40, // Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 40. Paginate using the HTTP Link header.
 		]);
 
-		$introductions = DI::intro()->selectByBoundaries(
-			['`uid` = ? AND NOT `ignore`', $uid],
-			['order' => ['id' => 'DESC']],
-			$request['min_id'],
-			$request['max_id'],
-			$request['limit']
-		);
+		$introductions = DI::intro()->selectForUser($uid, $request['min_id'], $request['max_id'], $request['limit']);
 
 		$return = [];
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Delegation.php b/src/Module/Delegation.php
index affe5e7b8f..12f8c5074c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Delegation.php
+++ b/src/Module/Delegation.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Delegation extends BaseModule
 			$params = ['distinct' => true, 'expression' => 'convid'];
 			$notifications += DBA::count('mail', ['uid' => $identity['uid'], 'seen' => false], $params);
 
-			$notifications += DBA::count('intro', ['blocked' => false, 'ignore' => false, 'uid' => $identity['uid']]);
+			$notifications += DI::intro()->countActiveForUser($identity['uid']);
 
 			$identities[$key]['notifications'] = $notifications;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Module/FollowConfirm.php b/src/Module/FollowConfirm.php
index f4e4c5ebf9..75153512b6 100644
--- a/src/Module/FollowConfirm.php
+++ b/src/Module/FollowConfirm.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Module;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 
 /**
  * Process follow request confirmations
@@ -21,12 +22,11 @@ class FollowConfirm extends BaseModule
 		$duplex   = intval($_POST['duplex']     ?? 0);
 		$hidden   = intval($_POST['hidden']     ?? 0);
 
-		$intro = DI::intro()->selectFirst(['id' => $intro_id, 'uid' => local_user()]);
+		$intro = DI::intro()->selectOneById($intro_id, local_user());
 
-		$cid = $intro->{'contact-id'};
+		Contact\Introduction::confirm($intro, $duplex, $hidden);
+		DI::intro()->delete($intro);
 
-		$intro->confirm($duplex, $hidden);
-
-		DI::baseUrl()->redirect('contact/' . intval($cid));
+		DI::baseUrl()->redirect('contact/' .  $intro->cid);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php b/src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php
index 19ee410d28..64ab459f12 100644
--- a/src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php
+++ b/src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Module\Notifications;
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 
@@ -50,14 +51,16 @@ class Notification extends BaseModule
 		$request_id = $parameters['id'] ?? false;
 
 		if ($request_id) {
-			$intro = DI::intro()->selectFirst(['id' => $request_id, 'uid' => local_user()]);
+			$intro = DI::intro()->selectOneById($request_id, local_user());
 
 			switch ($_POST['submit']) {
 				case DI::l10n()->t('Discard'):
-					$intro->discard();
+					Contact\Introduction::discard($intro);
+					DI::intro()->delete($intro);
 					break;
 				case DI::l10n()->t('Ignore'):
 					$intro->ignore();
+					DI::intro()->save($intro);
 					break;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
index 06de36c638..a380166c61 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ class Notify extends BaseDepository
 	private function storeAndSend($params, $sitelink, $tsitelink, $hsitelink, $title, $subject, $preamble, $epreamble, $body, $itemlink, $show_in_notification_page)
 	{
 		$item_id = $params['item']['id'] ?? 0;
-		$uri_id = $params['item']['uri-id'] ?? 0;
+		$uri_id = $params['item']['uri-id'] ?? null;
 		$parent_id = $params['item']['parent'] ?? 0;
-		$parent_uri_id = $params['item']['parent-uri-id'] ?? 0;
+		$parent_uri_id = $params['item']['parent-uri-id'] ?? null;
 
 		// Ensure that the important fields are set at any time
 		$fields = ['nickname'];
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Entity/Notify.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Entity/Notify.php
index 88cd8ab36e..1a97835b6e 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Entity/Notify.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Entity/Notify.php
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ class Notify extends BaseEntity
 	protected $name_cache;
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $msg_cache;
-	/** @var int */
+	/** @var int|null */
 	protected $uriId;
-	/** @var int */
+	/** @var int|null */
 	protected $parentUriId;
 	/** @var int */
 	protected $id;
 
-	public function __construct(int $type, string $name, UriInterface $url, UriInterface $photo, DateTime $date, int $uid, UriInterface $link, bool $seen, string $verb, string $otype, string $name_cache, string $msg = null, string $msg_cache = null, int $itemId = null, int $uriId = null, int $parent = null, int $parentUriId = null, int $id = null)
+	public function __construct(int $type, string $name, UriInterface $url, UriInterface $photo, DateTime $date, int $uid, UriInterface $link, bool $seen, string $verb, string $otype, string $name_cache, string $msg = null, string $msg_cache = null, int $itemId = null, int $uriId = null, int $parent = null, ?int $parentUriId = null, ?int $id = null)
 	{
 		$this->type        = $type;
 		$this->name        = $name;
diff --git a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
index b792edf8f7..a6e441f3b6 100644
--- a/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Profile/ProfileField/Depository/ProfileField.php
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseDepository
 
 		$Entities = new Collection\ProfileFields();
 		foreach ($rows as $fields) {
-			$this->logger->warning('row', ['row' => $fields]);
 			$Entities[] = $this->factory->createFromTableRow($fields);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 8c511c2cd5..a9918bbd02 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ class DFRN
 		}
 
 		// Quit if we already have an introduction for this person
-		if (DBA::exists('intro', ['uid' => $uid, 'suggest-cid' => $cid])) {
+		if (DI::intro()->suggestionExistsForUser($cid, $uid)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -1366,10 +1366,13 @@ class DFRN
 		$suggest['title'] = '';
 		$suggest['body'] = $note;
 
-		$hash = Strings::getRandomHex();
-		$fields = ['uid' => $suggest['uid'], 'suggest-cid' => $cid, 'contact-id' => $suggest['cid'],
-			'note' => $suggest['body'], 'hash' => $hash, 'datetime' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(), 'blocked' => false];
-		DBA::insert('intro', $fields);
+		DI::intro()->save(DI::introFactory()->createNew(
+			$suggest['uid'],
+			$suggest['cid'],
+			$suggest['body'],
+			null,
+			$cid
+		));
 
 		DI::notify()->createFromArray([
 			'type'  => Notification\Type::SUGGEST,
diff --git a/src/Repository/Introduction.php b/src/Repository/Introduction.php
deleted file mode 100644
index de95229bd5..0000000000
--- a/src/Repository/Introduction.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2021, the Friendica project
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-namespace Friendica\Repository;
-
-use Friendica\BaseRepository;
-use Friendica\Collection;
-use Friendica\Model;
-
-class Introduction extends BaseRepository
-{
-	protected static $table_name = 'intro';
-
-	protected static $model_class = Model\Introduction::class;
-
-	protected static $collection_class = Collection\Introductions::class;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array $data
-	 * @return Model\Introduction
-	 */
-	protected function create(array $data)
-	{
-		return new Model\Introduction($this->dba, $this->logger, $this, $data);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array $condition
-	 * @return Model\Introduction
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException
-	 */
-	public function selectFirst(array $condition)
-	{
-		return parent::selectFirst($condition);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array $condition
-	 * @param array $params
-	 * @return Collection\Introductions
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function select(array $condition = [], array $params = [])
-	{
-		return parent::select($condition, $params);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param array    $condition
-	 * @param array    $params
-	 * @param int|null $min_id
-	 * @param int|null $max_id
-	 * @param int      $limit
-	 * @return Collection\Introductions
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public function selectByBoundaries(array $condition = [], array $params = [], int $min_id = null, int $max_id = null, int $limit = self::LIMIT)
-	{
-		return parent::selectByBoundaries($condition, $params, $min_id, $max_id, $limit);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/Worker/Contact/RemoveContent.php b/src/Worker/Contact/RemoveContent.php
index 567cab1a86..f0e6e631d7 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Contact/RemoveContent.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Contact/RemoveContent.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Worker\Contact;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Model\Post;
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class RemoveContent
 		DBA::delete('user-contact', ['cid' => $id]);
 
 		DBA::delete('group_member', ['contact-id' => $id]);
-		DBA::delete('intro', ['contact-id' => $id]);
+		DI::intro()->delete(DI::introFactory()->createDummy($id));
 
 		return $contact;
 	}
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 4ed1e04a9b..0019fdf7bf 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1441);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1442);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -778,11 +778,11 @@ return [
 			"contact-id" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "foreign" => ["contact" => "id"], "comment" => ""],
 			"suggest-cid" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "foreign" => ["contact" => "id"], "comment" => "Suggested contact"],
 			"knowyou" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => ""],
-			"duplex" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => ""],
+			"duplex" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "deprecated"],
 			"note" => ["type" => "text", "comment" => ""],
 			"hash" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => ""],
 			"datetime" => ["type" => "datetime", "not null" => "1", "default" => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, "comment" => ""],
-			"blocked" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "1", "comment" => ""],
+			"blocked" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "deprecated"],
 			"ignore" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => ""],
 		],
 		"indexes" => [
diff --git a/tests/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/IntroductionTest.php b/tests/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/IntroductionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5efd03ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Contact/Introduction/Factory/IntroductionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\src\Contact\Introduction\Factory;
+
+use Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Factory\Introduction;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
+
+class IntroductionTest extends TestCase
+{
+	public function dataRow()
+	{
+		return [
+			'default' => [
+				'input' => [
+					'uid'         => 42,
+					'suggest-cid' => 13,
+					'contact-id'  => 24,
+					'knowyou'     => 1,
+					'note'        => 'a note',
+					'hash'        => '12345',
+					'datetime'    => '1970-01-01 00:00:00',
+					'ignore'      => 0,
+					'id'          => 56,
+				],
+				'assertion' => [
+					'uid'         => 42,
+					'suggest-cid' => 13,
+					'contact-id'  => 24,
+					'knowyou'     => true,
+					'note'        => 'a note',
+					'hash'        => '12345',
+					'datetime'    => new \DateTime('1970-01-01 00:00:00', new \DateTimeZone('UTC')),
+					'ignore'      => false,
+					'id'          => 56,
+				]
+			],
+			'empty' => [
+				'input' => [
+				],
+				'assertion' => [
+					'uid'         => 0,
+					'contact-id'  => 0,
+					'suggest-cid' => null,
+					'knowyou'     => false,
+					'note'        => '',
+					'ignore'      => false,
+					'id'          => null,
+				]
+			],
+		];
+	}
+
+	public function assertIntro(\Friendica\Contact\Introduction\Entity\Introduction $intro, array $assertion)
+	{
+		self::assertEquals($intro->id, $assertion['id'] ?? null);
+		self::assertEquals($intro->uid, $assertion['uid'] ?? 0);
+		self::assertEquals($intro->cid, $assertion['contact-id'] ?? 0);
+		self::assertEquals($intro->sid, $assertion['suggest-cid'] ?? null);
+		self::assertEquals($intro->knowyou, $assertion['knowyou'] ?? false);
+		self::assertEquals($intro->note, $assertion['note'] ?? '');
+		if (isset($assertion['hash'])) {
+			self::assertEquals($intro->hash, $assertion['hash']);
+		} else {
+			self::assertIsString($intro->hash);
+		}
+		if (isset($assertion['datetime'])) {
+			self::assertEquals($intro->datetime, $assertion['datetime']);
+		} else {
+			self::assertInstanceOf(\DateTime::class, $intro->datetime);
+		}
+		self::assertEquals($intro->ignore, $assertion['ignore'] ?? false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider dataRow
+	 */
+	public function testCreateFromTableRow(array $input, array $assertion)
+	{
+		$factory = new Introduction(new NullLogger());
+
+		$intro = $factory->createFromTableRow($input);
+		$this->assertIntro($intro, $assertion);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider dataRow
+	 */
+	public function testCreateNew(array $input, array $assertion)
+	{
+		$factory = new Introduction(new NullLogger());
+
+		$intro = $factory->createNew($input['uid'] ?? 0, $input['cid'] ?? 0, $input['note'] ?? '');
+
+		$this->assertIntro($intro, [
+			'uid'        => $input['uid'] ?? 0,
+			'contact-id' => $input['cid'] ?? 0,
+			'note'       => $input['note'] ?? '',
+		]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider dataRow
+	 */
+	public function testCreateDummy(array $input, array $assertion)
+	{
+		$factory = new Introduction(new NullLogger());
+
+		$intro = $factory->createDummy($input['id'] ?? null);
+
+		$this->assertIntro($intro, ['id' => $input['id'] ?? null]);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 25e64d659a..85f407d36c 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ function update_1440()
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
 
-function update__1441()
+function update_1441()
 {
 	$languages = DI::l10n()->getAvailableLanguages();
 
@@ -1053,3 +1053,11 @@ function update__1441()
 
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1442()
+{
+	// transform blocked intros into ignored intros
+	DBA::update('intro', ['ignore' => 1, 'blocked' => 0], ['blocked' => 1]);
+
+	return Update::SUCCESS;
+}