diff --git a/files/classes/comment.py b/files/classes/comment.py
index 85e2ad3a6a..e7c2fcc6a8 100644
--- a/files/classes/comment.py
+++ b/files/classes/comment.py
@@ -120,64 +120,12 @@ class Comment(Base):
 		if notif_utc: timestamp = notif_utc
 		elif self.created_utc: timestamp = self.created_utc
 		else: return None
-		
-		age = int(time.time()) - timestamp
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(timestamp)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(timestamp)
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def edited_string(self):
-
-		age = int(time.time()) - self.edited_utc
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.edited_utc)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(self.edited_utc)
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/classes/mod_logs.py b/files/classes/mod_logs.py
index 9a8bec5e4c..e5f3605081 100644
--- a/files/classes/mod_logs.py
+++ b/files/classes/mod_logs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from files.helpers.lazy import lazy
 from copy import deepcopy
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.regex import censor_slurs
+from files.helpers.sorting_and_time import make_age_string
 
 class ModAction(Base):
 	__tablename__ = "modactions"
@@ -32,37 +33,10 @@ class ModAction(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def age_string(self):
-
-		age = int(time.time()) - self.created_utc
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.created_utc)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(self.created_utc)
 
 	@property
 	def note(self):
-
 		if self.kind=="ban_user":
 			if self.target_post: return f'for <a href="{self.target_post.permalink}">post</a>'
 			elif self.target_comment_id: return f'for <a href="/comment/{self.target_comment_id}">comment</a>'
@@ -73,11 +47,8 @@ class ModAction(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def string(self):
-
 		output = ACTIONTYPES[self.kind]["str"].format(self=self, cc=CC_TITLE)
-
 		if self.note: output += f" <i>({self.note})</i>"
-
 		return output
 
 	@property
diff --git a/files/classes/sub_logs.py b/files/classes/sub_logs.py
index 0b3ddc8a42..51ecf2dae9 100644
--- a/files/classes/sub_logs.py
+++ b/files/classes/sub_logs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import time
 from files.helpers.lazy import lazy
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.regex import censor_slurs
+from files.helpers.sorting_and_time import make_age_string
 
 class SubAction(Base):
 	__tablename__ = "subactions"
@@ -32,42 +33,13 @@ class SubAction(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def age_string(self):
-
-		age = int(time.time()) - self.created_utc
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.created_utc)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(self.created_utc)
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def string(self):
-
 		output = ACTIONTYPES[self.kind]["str"].format(self=self, cc=CC_TITLE)
-
 		if self._note: output += f" <i>({self._note})</i>"
-
 		return output
 
 	@property
diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index 4b09fd004c..90702b80c6 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from files.__main__ import Base
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.regex import *
 from files.helpers.lazy import lazy
+from files.helpers.sorting_and_time import make_age_string
 from .flags import Flag
 from .comment import Comment, normalize_urls_runtime
 from .saves import SaveRelationship
@@ -100,64 +101,12 @@ class Submission(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def age_string(self):
-
-		age = int(time.time()) - self.created_utc
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.created_utc)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(self.created_utc)
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def edited_string(self):
-
-		age = int(time.time()) - self.edited_utc
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.edited_utc)
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
-
+		return make_age_string(self.edited_utc)
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/classes/views.py b/files/classes/views.py
index b3007003de..2d8d1fee37 100644
--- a/files/classes/views.py
+++ b/files/classes/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from files.__main__ import Base
 from files.helpers.lazy import *
 import time
 
+from files.helpers.sorting_and_time import make_age_string
+
 class ViewerRelationship(Base):
 
 	__tablename__ = "viewers"
@@ -26,36 +28,9 @@ class ViewerRelationship(Base):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def last_view_since(self):
-
 		return int(time.time()) - self.last_view_utc
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def last_view_string(self):
-
-		age = self.last_view_since
-
-		if age < 60:
-			return "just now"
-		elif age < 3600:
-			minutes = int(age / 60)
-			return f"{minutes}m ago"
-		elif age < 86400:
-			hours = int(age / 3600)
-			return f"{hours}hr ago"
-		elif age < 2678400:
-			days = int(age / 86400)
-			return f"{days}d ago"
-
-		now = time.gmtime()
-		ctd = time.gmtime(self.last_view_utc)
-
-		months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-		if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-			months -= 1
-
-		if months < 12:
-			return f"{months}mo ago"
-		else:
-			years = int(months / 12)
-			return f"{years}yr ago"
+		return make_age_string(self.last_view_since)
diff --git a/files/helpers/jinja2.py b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
index deebac7aad..836b64ca8d 100644
--- a/files/helpers/jinja2.py
+++ b/files/helpers/jinja2.py
@@ -29,34 +29,7 @@ def template_asset_siteimg(asset_path):
 
 @app.template_filter("timestamp")
 def timestamp(timestamp):
-
-	age = int(time.time()) - timestamp
-
-	if age < 60:
-		return "just now"
-	elif age < 3600:
-		minutes = int(age / 60)
-		return f"{minutes}m ago"
-	elif age < 86400:
-		hours = int(age / 3600)
-		return f"{hours}hr ago"
-	elif age < 2678400:
-		days = int(age / 86400)
-		return f"{days}d ago"
-
-	now = time.gmtime()
-	ctd = time.gmtime(timestamp)
-
-	months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
-	if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
-		months -= 1
-
-	if months < 12:
-		return f"{months}mo ago"
-	else:
-		years = int(months / 12)
-		return f"{years}yr ago"
-
+	return make_age_string(timestamp)
 
 @app.context_processor
 def inject_constants():
diff --git a/files/helpers/sorting_and_time.py b/files/helpers/sorting_and_time.py
index 0dc6691e39..5895aa4e50 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sorting_and_time.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sorting_and_time.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import time
+from typing import Optional
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
@@ -44,3 +45,30 @@ def sort_objects(sort, objects, cls, include_shadowbanned=False):
 		return objects.order_by(cls.upvotes - cls.downvotes, cls.created_utc.desc())
 	else:
 		return objects.order_by(cls.downvotes - cls.upvotes, cls.created_utc.desc())
+
+def make_age_string(compare:Optional[int]) -> str:
+	if not compare: return "never"
+	age = int(time.time()) - compare
+
+	if age < 60:
+		return "just now"
+	elif age < 3600:
+		minutes = int(age / 60)
+		return f"{minutes}m ago"
+	elif age < 86400:
+		hours = int(age / 3600)
+		return f"{hours}hr ago"
+	elif age < 2678400:
+		days = int(age / 86400)
+		return f"{days}d ago"
+
+	now = time.gmtime()
+	ctd = time.gmtime(compare)
+	months = now.tm_mon - ctd.tm_mon + 12 * (now.tm_year - ctd.tm_year)
+	if now.tm_mday < ctd.tm_mday:
+		months -= 1
+	if months < 12:
+		return f"{months}mo ago"
+	else:
+		years = int(months / 12)
+		return f"{years}yr ago"