SELECT user_id,
    SUM(COALESCE(point_points, 0)) AS total_points,
    SUM(
        CASE
            WHEN point_date > '$this_month'
            THEN point_points
            ELSE 0
        END)                AS month_points,
    COUNT(DISTINCT c_id)    AS num_comments,
    COUNT(DISTINCT rant_id) AS live_submissions
FROM users
    LEFT JOIN points
    ON  users.user_id = points.point_userid
    LEFT JOIN comments
    ON
        (
            c_userid = user_id
        )
    LEFT JOIN rants
    ON
        (
            rant_poster = user_id
        AND rant_status = 1
        )
WHERE user_id = $id
GROUP BY user_id

SELECT u.user_id, SUM(COALESCE(p.point_points, 0)) AS total_points,
  SUM( CASE WHEN p.point_date > '$this_month' THEN p.point_points ELSE 0 END ) AS month_points
FROM users u LEFT JOIN points p
  ON u.user_id = p.point_userid
WHERE u.user_id = $id
GROUP BY u.user_id;

SELECT user_id, COUNT(c.c_id) as num_comments,
FROM users u LEFT JOIN comments c
  ON (c.c_userid = u.user_id)
WHERE u.user_id = $id
GROUP BY u.user_id;

SELECT u.user_id, COUNT(r.rant_id) as live_submissions
FROM users u LEFT JOIN rants r
  ON (r.rant_poster = u.user_id AND r.rant_status = 1)
WHERE u.user_id = $id
GROUP BY u.user_id;

SELECT UserId, C.num_comments, P.total_points
FROM users
LEFT JOIN
   (SELECT c_userId, COUNT(DISTINCT c_id) as num_comments
    FROM Comments
    GROUP BY c_userId)
    AS C
    ON UserId = c_userid
LEFT JOIN
   (SELECT point_userId, sum(COALESCE(point_points, 0)) as total_points
    FROM Points
    GROUP BY point_userId)
    AS P
    ON UserId = point_userid