diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
index 37fefee..eef27f3 100644
--- a/src/auth.rs
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extern crate log;
 use crate::file_io::{db_add, db_write, db_read};
 use rocket::http::{Cookie, Cookies};
-use crate::user::{User, UserType};
+use crate::user::*;
 use rocket_contrib::json::{Json, JsonValue};
 use random_string::generate;
 extern crate sha1;
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ pub fn check_token(name: String, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
     });
 }
 
-// logout event struct
-#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct LogoutEvent {
-    pub name: String,
-}
-
 // Logout API
 #[post("/logout", format = "json", data = "<info>")]
 pub fn logout(info: Json<LogoutEvent>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
@@ -232,14 +226,6 @@ pub fn check_pin(mut cookies: Cookies, name: String, pin: i32) -> JsonValue {
     });
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct ChangeEvent {
-    pub name: String,
-    pub pin: String,
-    pub changed_event: String,
-    pub new_event: String,
-}
-
 // Change info about a user
 #[post("/users/change", format = "json", data = "<input>")]
 pub fn change_info(input: Json<ChangeEvent>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
@@ -420,12 +406,17 @@ pub fn get_user(name: String) -> JsonValue {
     }
 }
 /*
-#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct ModerationAction {
-}
-
 /* User Management */
 #[post("/mod", format = "json", data = "<data>")]
 pub fn moderation_actions(data: Json<ModerationAction<'_>>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
-
+    let token = match cookies.get_private("token") {
+        None => {
+            warn!("couldn't get token cookie!");
+            return json!({
+                "status": "fail",
+                "reason": "could not read cookie",
+            });
+        },
+        Some(token) => token,
+    };
 }*/
diff --git a/src/user.rs b/src/user.rs
index c886fef..5c799c8 100644
--- a/src/user.rs
+++ b/src/user.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+/* User Data */
+// enum of different user types
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub enum UserType {
     Normal,
@@ -10,9 +12,43 @@ pub enum UserType {
 // Struct to store basic user data
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct User {
-    pub name: String,
-    pub pin_hashed: String,
-    pub pronouns: String,
-    pub session_token: String,
-    pub role: UserType,
+    pub name: String, // unique username
+    pub pin_hashed: String, // sha1 hash of the pin
+    pub pronouns: String, // user's pronouns
+    pub session_token: String, // generated session token
+    pub role: UserType, // type/role of user
+}
+
+/* Moderation Data */
+// enum of different moderator actions
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub enum ModActions {
+    Kick, // Log the user out of their current session
+    Ban, // Remove the user
+    Demote, // Demote a user to a lower role
+    Premote, // Premote a user to a higher role
+}
+
+// struct to use for json input
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ModerationAction {
+    pub name: String, // name of the moderator
+    pub action: ModActions, // what action to take
+    pub target: User, // who to take the action on
+}
+
+/* Miscellaneous Events */
+// logout event struct
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct LogoutEvent {
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
+// change info event struct
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ChangeEvent {
+    pub name: String, // name of the user
+    pub pin: String, // user's pin
+    pub changed_event: String, // which event to change
+    pub new_event: String, // the new value for the event
 }