diff --git a/files/helpers/alerts.py b/files/helpers/alerts.py
index fe8f686bd..8aa73c469 100644
--- a/files/helpers/alerts.py
+++ b/files/helpers/alerts.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .const import *
 def send_notification(vid, user, text):
 
 	text = text.replace('r/', 'r\/').replace('u/', 'u\/')
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def send_pm(vid, user, text):
 
 def send_follow_notif(vid, user, text):
 
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer: text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
 	text_html = sanitize(text_html)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def send_follow_notif(vid, user, text):
 	
 def send_unfollow_notif(vid, user, text):
 
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def send_unfollow_notif(vid, user, text):
 
 def send_block_notif(vid, user, text):
 
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def send_block_notif(vid, user, text):
 	
 def send_unblock_notif(vid, user, text):
 
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def send_unblock_notif(vid, user, text):
 
 def send_admin(vid, text):
 
-	text = text.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	text = text.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer: text_html = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(text))
 
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index cf608686c..95c2f7509 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ def ban_post(post_id, v):
 	post.is_pinned = False
 
 	ban_reason=request.form.get("reason", "")
-	ban_reason = ban_reason.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	ban_reason = ban_reason.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		ban_reason = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(ban_reason))
 	ban_reason = sanitize(ban_reason)
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index e27a70441..d320c9e1e 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 	if not body and not request.files.get('file'): return {"error":"You need to actually write something!"}, 400
 	
 	for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-	body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer(post_id=parent_id) as renderer: body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 	body_html = sanitize(body_md)
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 		else: url = upload_imgur(file)
 		
 		body = request.form.get("body") + f"\n![]({url})"
-		body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+		body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 		with CustomRenderer(post_id=parent_id) as renderer:
 			body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 		body_html = sanitize(body_md)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 		g.db.flush()
 	
 		body = random.choice(LONGPOST_REPLIES)
-		body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+		body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 		with CustomRenderer(post_id=parent_id) as renderer: body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 		body_html2 = sanitize(body_md)
 		c_aux = CommentAux(
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 
 	body = request.form.get("body", "")[:10000]
 	for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-	body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer(post_id=c.post.id) as renderer: body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 	body_html = sanitize(body_md)
 
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 		else: url = upload_imgur(file)
 
 		body += f"\n![]({url})"
-		body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+		body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 		with CustomRenderer(post_id=c.parent_submission) as renderer:
 			body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 		body_html = sanitize(body_md)
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 9b16322b4..dc41dadd9 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def edit_post(pid, v):
 
 	body = request.form.get("body", "")
 	for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-	body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer: body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 	body_html = sanitize(body_md)
 
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ def submit_post(v):
 
 	# render text
 	for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-	body = body.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	body = body.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 	with CustomRenderer() as renderer:
 		body_md = renderer.render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 	body_html = sanitize(body_md)
diff --git a/files/routes/settings.py b/files/routes/settings.py
index f8859ac93..50d01c736 100644
--- a/files/routes/settings.py
+++ b/files/routes/settings.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def settings_profile_post(v):
 		bio = request.values.get("bio")[:1500]
 
 		for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|9999))', bio, re.MULTILINE): bio = bio.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-		bio = bio.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+		bio = bio.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 		# check for uploaded image
 		if request.files.get('file') and request.headers.get("cf-ipcountry") != "T1":
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index 08846f094..7b43a39bb 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def message2(v, username):
 	if user.is_blocked: return {"error": "This user is blocking you."}, 403
 	message = request.form.get("message", "")[:1000].strip()
 
-	message = message.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	message = message.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	# check existing
 	existing = g.db.query(Comment).join(CommentAux).filter(Comment.author_id == v.id,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def messagereply(v):
 	id = int(request.form.get("parent_id"))
 	parent = get_comment(id, v=v)
 	user = parent.author
-	message = message.replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+	message = message.replace("\n\n", "\n").replace("\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n\n", "\n\n").replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
 
 	# check existing
 	existing = g.db.query(Comment).join(CommentAux).filter(Comment.author_id == v.id,