diff --git a/src/db/db.go b/src/db/db.go
index 5d70d99a..c96ea90e 100644
--- a/src/db/db.go
+++ b/src/db/db.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type ConnOrTx interface {
 	Query(ctx context.Context, sql string, args ...any) (pgx.Rows, error)
 	QueryRow(ctx context.Context, sql string, args ...any) pgx.Row
 	Exec(ctx context.Context, sql string, args ...any) (pgconn.CommandTag, error)
+	CopyFrom(ctx context.Context, tableName pgx.Identifier, columnNames []string, rowSrc pgx.CopyFromSource) (int64, error)
 
 	// Both raw database connections and transactions in pgx can begin/commit
 	// transactions. For database connections it does the obvious thing; for
diff --git a/src/hmndata/threads_and_posts_helper.go b/src/hmndata/threads_and_posts_helper.go
index a51fde3e..7d7e66a5 100644
--- a/src/hmndata/threads_and_posts_helper.go
+++ b/src/hmndata/threads_and_posts_helper.go
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func UserCanEditPost(ctx context.Context, connOrTx db.ConnOrTx, user models.User
 
 func CreateNewPost(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	tx pgx.Tx,
+	conn db.ConnOrTx,
 	projectId int,
 	threadId int, threadType models.ThreadType,
 	userId int,
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ func CreateNewPost(
 	ipString string,
 ) (postId, versionId int) {
 	// Create post
-	err := tx.QueryRow(ctx,
+	err := conn.QueryRow(ctx,
 		`
 		INSERT INTO post (postdate, thread_id, thread_type, current_id, author_id, project_id, reply_id, preview)
 		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)
@@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ func CreateNewPost(
 	}
 
 	// Create and associate version
-	versionId = CreatePostVersion(ctx, tx, postId, unparsedContent, ipString, "", nil)
+	versionId = CreatePostVersion(ctx, conn, postId, unparsedContent, ipString, "", nil)
 
 	// Fix up thread
-	err = FixThreadPostIds(ctx, tx, threadId)
+	err = FixThreadPostIds(ctx, conn, threadId)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(oops.New(err, "failed to fix up thread post IDs"))
 	}
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ func CreateNewPost(
 	}
 	updates := strings.Join(updateEntries, ", ")
 
-	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx,
+	_, err = conn.Exec(ctx,
 		`
 		UPDATE project
 		SET `+updates+`
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func DeletePost(
 
 const maxPostContentLength = 200000
 
-func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedContent string, ipString string, editReason string, editorId *int) (versionId int) {
+func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, conn db.ConnOrTx, postId int, unparsedContent string, ipString string, editReason string, editorId *int) (versionId int) {
 	if len(unparsedContent) > maxPostContentLength {
 		logging.ExtractLogger(ctx).Warn().
 			Str("preview", unparsedContent[:400]).
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedConte
 	}
 
 	// Create post version
-	err := tx.QueryRow(ctx,
+	err := conn.QueryRow(ctx,
 		`
 		INSERT INTO post_version (post_id, text_raw, text_parsed, ip, date, edit_reason, editor_id)
 		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedConte
 	}
 
 	// Update post with version id and preview
-	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx,
+	_, err = conn.Exec(ctx,
 		`
 		UPDATE post
 		SET current_id = $1, preview = $2
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedConte
 
 	// Update asset usage
 
-	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx,
+	_, err = conn.Exec(ctx,
 		`
 		DELETE FROM post_asset_usage
 		WHERE post_id = $1
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedConte
 		keys = append(keys, key)
 	}
 
-	assetIDs, err := db.QueryScalar[uuid.UUID](ctx, tx,
+	assetIDs, err := db.QueryScalar[uuid.UUID](ctx, conn,
 		`
 		SELECT id
 		FROM asset
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ func CreatePostVersion(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, postId int, unparsedConte
 		values = append(values, []interface{}{postId, assetID})
 	}
 
-	_, err = tx.CopyFrom(ctx, pgx.Identifier{"post_asset_usage"}, []string{"post_id", "asset_id"}, pgx.CopyFromRows(values))
+	_, err = conn.CopyFrom(ctx, pgx.Identifier{"post_asset_usage"}, []string{"post_id", "asset_id"}, pgx.CopyFromRows(values))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(oops.New(err, "failed to insert post asset usage"))
 	}
@@ -873,8 +873,8 @@ Ensures that the first_id and last_id on the thread are still good.
 Returns errThreadEmpty if the thread contains no visible posts any more.
 You should probably mark the thread as deleted in this case.
 */
-func FixThreadPostIds(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, threadId int) error {
-	posts, err := db.Query[models.Post](ctx, tx,
+func FixThreadPostIds(ctx context.Context, conn db.ConnOrTx, threadId int) error {
+	posts, err := db.Query[models.Post](ctx, conn,
 		`
 		SELECT $columns
 		FROM post
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ func FixThreadPostIds(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, threadId int) error {
 		return errThreadEmpty
 	}
 
-	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx,
+	_, err = conn.Exec(ctx,
 		`
 		UPDATE thread
 		SET first_id = $1, last_id = $2
diff --git a/src/migration/seed.go b/src/migration/seed.go
index 081c9167..25a38fb4 100644
--- a/src/migration/seed.go
+++ b/src/migration/seed.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/auth"
 	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/config"
 	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/db"
+	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/hmndata"
 	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/models"
+	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/oops"
 	"git.handmade.network/hmn/hmn/src/utils"
 	lorem "github.com/HandmadeNetwork/golorem"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
@@ -117,9 +119,26 @@ func SampleSeed() {
 	charlie := seedUser(ctx, conn, models.User{Username: "charlie", Name: "Charlie"})
 
 	fmt.Println("Creating a spammer...")
-	seedUser(ctx, conn, models.User{Username: "spam", Name: "Hot singletons in your local area", Status: models.UserStatusConfirmed})
+	spammer := seedUser(ctx, conn, models.User{
+		Username: "spam",
+		Status:   models.UserStatusConfirmed,
+		Name:     "Hot singletons in your local area",
+		Bio:      "Howdy, everybody I go by Jarva seesharpe from Bangalore. In this way, assuming you need to partake in a shared global instance with me then, at that poi",
+	})
 
-	_ = []*models.User{alice, bob, charlie}
+	users := []*models.User{alice, bob, charlie, spammer}
+
+	fmt.Println("Creating some threads...")
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		thread := seedThread(ctx, conn, models.Thread{})
+		populateThread(ctx, conn, thread, users, rand.Intn(5)+1)
+	}
+
+	// spam-only thread
+	{
+		thread := seedThread(ctx, conn, models.Thread{})
+		populateThread(ctx, conn, thread, []*models.User{spammer}, 1)
+	}
 
 	// admin := CreateAdminUser("admin", "12345678")
 	// user := CreateUser("regular_user", "12345678")
@@ -178,6 +197,59 @@ func seedUser(ctx context.Context, conn db.ConnOrTx, input models.User) *models.
 	return user
 }
 
+func seedThread(ctx context.Context, conn db.ConnOrTx, input models.Thread) *models.Thread {
+	input.Type = utils.OrDefault(input.Type, models.ThreadTypeForumPost)
+
+	var defaultSubforum *int
+	if input.Type == models.ThreadTypeForumPost {
+		id := 2
+		defaultSubforum = &id
+	}
+
+	thread, err := db.QueryOne[models.Thread](ctx, conn,
+		`
+		INSERT INTO thread (
+			title,
+			type, sticky,
+			project_id, subforum_id,
+			first_id, last_id
+		)
+		VALUES (
+			$1,
+			$2, $3,
+			$4, $5,
+			$6, $7
+		)
+		RETURNING $columns
+		`,
+		utils.OrDefault(input.Title, lorem.Sentence(3, 8)),
+		utils.OrDefault(input.Type, models.ThreadTypeForumPost), false,
+		utils.OrDefault(input.ProjectID, models.HMNProjectID), utils.OrDefault(input.SubforumID, defaultSubforum),
+		-1, -1,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(oops.New(err, "failed to create thread"))
+	}
+
+	return thread
+}
+
+func populateThread(ctx context.Context, conn db.ConnOrTx, thread *models.Thread, users []*models.User, numPosts int) {
+	var lastPostId int
+	for i := 0; i < numPosts; i++ {
+		user := users[i%len(users)]
+
+		var replyId *int
+		if lastPostId != 0 {
+			if rand.Intn(10) < 3 {
+				replyId = &lastPostId
+			}
+		}
+
+		hmndata.CreateNewPost(ctx, conn, thread.ProjectID, thread.ID, thread.Type, user.ID, replyId, lorem.Paragraph(1, 10), "192.168.2.1")
+	}
+}
+
 func randomName() string {
 	return "John Doe" // chosen by fair dice roll. guaranteed to be random.
 }