SELECT d.user_id, d.user_name, d.user_avatar, d.user_featured, d.user_joined, d.points FROM ( SELECT u.user_id, u.user_name, u.user_avatar, u.user_featured, u.user_joined, COALESCE(( SELECT SUM(points_value) FROM points WHERE user_id = u.user_id AND points_date > " . $cutoff . " ), 0) AS points FROM users AS u ) AS d LEFT OUTER JOIN ( SELECT DISTINCT friend_to, friend_id FROM friends WHERE friend_from = " . $id . " ) AS myfriends ON d.user_id = myfriends.friend_to WHERE d.user_id <> " . $id . " AND myfriends.friend_id IS null ORDER BY d.user_featured DESC, d.points DESC, d.user_joined ASC LIMIT " . $start . ", " . $number;