   `metadesc` text NOT NULL,
   `access` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `hits` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
-  `metadata` TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `metadata` TEXT NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
   KEY `idx_section` (`sectionid`),
   KEY `idx_access` (`access`),

  `date_time` datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
  `state` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  `priority` int(1) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
  `subject` text NOT NULL default '',
  `message` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`message_id`),
  KEY `useridto_state` (`user_id_to`, `state`)

  `title` varchar(250) NOT NULL default '',
  `alias` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `url` varchar(250) NOT NULL default '',
  `description` TEXT NOT NULL,
  `date` datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
  `hits` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  `published` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0',
