diff --git a/src/middleware/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js b/src/middleware/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
index f478feb7c..6b8b4bc49 100644
--- a/src/middleware/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/src/middleware/softDeleteMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -7,41 +7,103 @@ let client
 let query
 let action
 
-beforeEach(async () => {
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  // For performance reasons we do this only once
   await Promise.all([
     factory.create('User', { id: 'u1', role: 'user', email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' }),
-    factory.create('User', { id: 'm1', role: 'moderator', email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+    factory.create('User', { id: 'm1', role: 'moderator', email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' }),
+    factory.create('User', { id: 'u2', role: 'user', avatar: '/some/offensive/avatar.jpg', about: 'This self description is very offensive', email: 'troll@example.org', password: '1234' })
   ])
+
   await factory.authenticateAs({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
   await Promise.all([
-    await factory.create('Post', { id: 'p1', title: 'Deleted post', deleted: true }),
-    await factory.create('Post', { id: 'p2', title: 'Disabled post', deleted: false }),
-    await factory.create('Post', { id: 'p3', title: 'Publicly visible post', deleted: false })
+    factory.follow({ id: 'u2', type: 'User' }),
+    factory.create('Post', { id: 'p1', title: 'Deleted post', deleted: true }),
+    factory.create('Post', { id: 'p3', title: 'Publicly visible post', deleted: false })
   ])
-  const moderatorFactory = Factory()
-  await moderatorFactory.authenticateAs({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
-  const disableMutation = `
-      mutation {
-        disable(
-          id: "p2"
-        )
-      }
-    `
-  await moderatorFactory.mutate(disableMutation)
+
+  await Promise.all([
+    factory.create('Comment', { id: 'c2', content: 'Enabled comment on public post' })
+  ])
+
+  await Promise.all([
+    factory.relate('Comment', 'Author', { from: 'u1', to: 'c2' }),
+    factory.relate('Comment', 'Post', { from: 'c2', to: 'p3' })
+  ])
+
+  const asTroll = Factory()
+  await asTroll.authenticateAs({ email: 'troll@example.org', password: '1234' })
+  await asTroll.create('Post', { id: 'p2', title: 'Disabled post', content: 'This is an offensive post content', image: '/some/offensive/image.jpg', deleted: false })
+  await asTroll.create('Comment', { id: 'c1', content: 'Disabled comment' })
+  await Promise.all([
+    asTroll.relate('Comment', 'Author', { from: 'u2', to: 'c1' }),
+    asTroll.relate('Comment', 'Post', { from: 'c1', to: 'p3' })
+  ])
+
+  const asModerator = Factory()
+  await asModerator.authenticateAs({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+  await asModerator.mutate('mutation { disable( id: "p2") }')
+  await asModerator.mutate('mutation { disable( id: "c1") }')
+  await asModerator.mutate('mutation { disable( id: "u2") }')
 })
 
-afterEach(async () => {
+afterAll(async () => {
   await factory.cleanDatabase()
 })
 
 describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
-  describe('Post', () => {
+  describe('read disabled content', () => {
+    let user
+    let post
+    let comment
+    const beforeComment = async () => {
+      query = '{ User(id: "u1") { following { comments { content contentExcerpt }  } } }'
+      const response = await action()
+      comment = response.User[0].following[0].comments[0]
+    }
+    const beforeUser = async () => {
+      query = '{ User(id: "u1") { following { about avatar } } }'
+      const response = await action()
+      user = response.User[0].following[0]
+    }
+    const beforePost = async () => {
+      query = '{ User(id: "u1") { following { contributions { title image content contentExcerpt }  } } }'
+      const response = await action()
+      post = response.User[0].following[0].contributions[0]
+    }
+
     action = () => {
       return client.request(query)
     }
 
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      query = '{ Post { title } }'
+    describe('as moderator', () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+        client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+      })
+
+      describe('User', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforeUser)
+
+        it('displays about', () => expect(user.about).toEqual('This self description is very offensive'))
+        it('displays avatar', () => expect(user.avatar).toEqual('/some/offensive/avatar.jpg'))
+      })
+
+      describe('Post', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforePost)
+
+        it('displays title', () => expect(post.title).toEqual('Disabled post'))
+        it('displays content', () => expect(post.content).toEqual('This is an offensive post content'))
+        it('displays contentExcerpt', () => expect(post.contentExcerpt).toEqual('This is an offensive post content'))
+        it('displays image', () => expect(post.image).toEqual('/some/offensive/image.jpg'))
+      })
+
+      describe('Comment', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforeComment)
+
+        it('displays content', () => expect(comment.content).toEqual('Disabled comment'))
+        it('displays contentExcerpt', () => expect(comment.contentExcerpt).toEqual('Disabled comment'))
+      })
     })
 
     describe('as user', () => {
@@ -50,45 +112,35 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
         client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
       })
 
-      it('hides deleted or disabled posts', async () => {
-        const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Publicly visible post' }] }
-        await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+      describe('User', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforeUser)
+
+        it('obfuscates about', () => expect(user.about).toEqual('DELETED'))
+        it('obfuscates avatar', () => expect(user.avatar).toEqual('DELETED'))
+      })
+
+      describe('Post', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforePost)
+
+        it('obfuscates title', () => expect(post.title).toEqual('DELETED'))
+        it('obfuscates content', () => expect(post.content).toEqual('DELETED'))
+        it('obfuscates contentExcerpt', () => expect(post.contentExcerpt).toEqual('DELETED'))
+        it('obfuscates image', () => expect(post.image).toEqual('DELETED'))
+      })
+
+      describe('Comment', () => {
+        beforeEach(beforeComment)
+
+        it('obfuscates content', () => expect(comment.content).toEqual('DELETED'))
+        it('obfuscates contentExcerpt', () => expect(comment.contentExcerpt).toEqual('DELETED'))
       })
     })
+  })
 
-    describe('as moderator', () => {
+  describe('Query', () => {
+    describe('Post', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
-        client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
-      })
-
-      it('shows disabled but hides deleted posts', async () => {
-        const expected = [
-          { title: 'Disabled post' },
-          { title: 'Publicly visible post' }
-        ]
-        const { Post } = await action()
-        await expect(Post).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('.comments', () => {
-      beforeEach(async () => {
-        query = '{ Post(id: "p3") { title comments { content } } }'
-
-        const asModerator = Factory()
-        await asModerator.authenticateAs({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
-        await Promise.all([
-          asModerator.create('Comment', { id: 'c1', content: 'Disabled comment' }),
-          asModerator.create('Comment', { id: 'c2', content: 'Enabled comment on public post' })
-        ])
-        await Promise.all([
-          asModerator.relate('Comment', 'Author', { from: 'u1', to: 'c1' }),
-          asModerator.relate('Comment', 'Post', { from: 'c1', to: 'p3' }),
-          asModerator.relate('Comment', 'Author', { from: 'u1', to: 'c2' }),
-          asModerator.relate('Comment', 'Post', { from: 'c2', to: 'p3' })
-        ])
-        await asModerator.mutate('mutation { disable( id: "c1") }')
+        query = '{ Post { title } }'
       })
 
       describe('as user', () => {
@@ -97,14 +149,8 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
           client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
         })
 
-        it('hides disabled comments', async () => {
-          const expected = { Post: [ {
-            title: 'Publicly visible post',
-            comments: [
-              { content: 'Enabled comment on public post' }
-            ]
-          }
-          ] }
+        it('hides deleted or disabled posts', async () => {
+          const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Publicly visible post' }] }
           await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
         })
       })
@@ -115,72 +161,109 @@ describe('softDeleteMiddleware', () => {
           client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
         })
 
-        it('shows disabled comments', async () => {
+        it('shows disabled but hides deleted posts', async () => {
           const expected = [
-            { content: 'Enabled comment on public post' },
-            { content: 'Disabled comment' }
+            { title: 'Disabled post' },
+            { title: 'Publicly visible post' }
           ]
-          const { Post: [{ comments }] } = await action()
-
-          await expect(comments).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
+          const { Post } = await action()
+          await expect(Post).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
         })
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('filter (deleted: true)', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        query = '{ Post(deleted: true) { title } }'
-      })
-
-      describe('as user', () => {
+      describe('.comments', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
-          const headers = await login({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
-          client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          query = '{ Post(id: "p3") { title comments { content } } }'
         })
 
-        it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
-          await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised!')
+        describe('as user', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
+
+          it('conceals disabled comments', async () => {
+            const expected = [
+              { content: 'Enabled comment on public post' },
+              { content: 'DELETED' }
+            ]
+            const { Post: [{ comments }] } = await action()
+            await expect(comments).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
+          })
+        })
+
+        describe('as moderator', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
+
+          it('shows disabled comments', async () => {
+            const expected = [
+              { content: 'Enabled comment on public post' },
+              { content: 'Disabled comment' }
+            ]
+            const { Post: [{ comments }] } = await action()
+            await expect(comments).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
+          })
         })
       })
 
-      describe('as moderator', () => {
-        beforeEach(async () => {
-          const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
-          client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+      describe('filter (deleted: true)', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          query = '{ Post(deleted: true) { title } }'
         })
 
-        it('shows deleted posts', async () => {
-          const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Deleted post' }] }
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-      })
-    })
+        describe('as user', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
 
-    describe('filter (disabled: true)', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        query = '{ Post(disabled: true) { title } }'
-      })
-
-      describe('as user', () => {
-        beforeEach(async () => {
-          const headers = await login({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
-          client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
+            await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised!')
+          })
         })
 
-        it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
-          await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised!')
+        describe('as moderator', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
+
+          it('shows deleted posts', async () => {
+            const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Deleted post' }] }
+            await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+          })
         })
       })
 
-      describe('as moderator', () => {
-        beforeEach(async () => {
-          const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
-          client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+      describe('filter (disabled: true)', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          query = '{ Post(disabled: true) { title } }'
         })
 
-        it('shows disabled posts', async () => {
-          const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Disabled post' }] }
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+        describe('as user', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'user@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
+
+          it('throws authorisation error', async () => {
+            await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised!')
+          })
+        })
+
+        describe('as moderator', () => {
+          beforeEach(async () => {
+            const headers = await login({ email: 'moderator@example.org', password: '1234' })
+            client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+          })
+
+          it('shows disabled posts', async () => {
+            const expected = { Post: [{ title: 'Disabled post' }] }
+            await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+          })
         })
       })
     })
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/users.js b/src/seed/factories/users.js
index c27b2b1ce..491b3f9e1 100644
--- a/src/seed/factories/users.js
+++ b/src/seed/factories/users.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default function create (params) {
     password = '1234',
     role = 'user',
     avatar = faker.internet.avatar(),
+    about = faker.lorem.paragraph(),
     disabled = false,
     deleted = false
   } = params
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export default function create (params) {
         password: "${password}",
         email: "${email}",
         avatar: "${avatar}",
+        about: "${about}",
         role: ${role},
         disabled: ${disabled},
         deleted: ${deleted}