diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index a4dcadde37..a80475ea00 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def handle_youtube_links(url):
 	return html
 
 @with_sigalrm_timeout(10)
-def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=True, count_emojis=False, snappy=False, chat=False, blackjack=None):
+def sanitize(sanitized, golden=True, limit_pings=0, showmore=False, count_emojis=False, snappy=False, chat=False, blackjack=None):
 	sanitized = sanitized.strip()
 	if not sanitized: return ''
 
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index d74582d0f8..33b0997785 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def edit_rules_get(v):
 @admin_level_required(PERMS['EDIT_RULES'])
 def edit_rules_post(v):
 	rules = request.values.get('rules', '').strip()
-	rules = sanitize(rules, blackjack="rules", showmore=False)
+	rules = sanitize(rules, blackjack="rules")
 
 	with open(f'files/templates/rules_{SITE_NAME}.html', 'w+', encoding="utf-8") as f:
 		f.write(rules)
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index ae0483a2db..fc005116c5 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			body = thing.body
 			if author.owoify: body = owoify(body)
 			body = marsify(body)
-			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5)
+			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5, showmore=True)
 			g.db.add(thing)
 	elif "Vampire" in kind and kind == v.house:
 		if author.bite: author.bite += 172800
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def award_thing(v, thing_type, id):
 			body = thing.body
 			body = owoify(body)
 			if author.marsify: body = marsify(body)
-			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5)
+			thing.body_html = sanitize(body, limit_pings=5, showmore=True)
 			g.db.add(thing)
 	elif ("Femboy" in kind and kind == v.house) or kind == 'rainbow':
 		if author.rainbow: author.rainbow += 86400
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 08aaf833f6..3c3dae2d9c 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def comment(v:User):
 	if v.owoify: body_for_sanitize = owoify(body_for_sanitize)
 	if v.marsify: body_for_sanitize = marsify(body_for_sanitize)
 
-	body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, limit_pings=5, count_emojis=not v.marsify)
+	body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, limit_pings=5, showmore=True, count_emojis=not v.marsify)
 
 	if post_target.id not in ADMIGGER_THREADS and not (v.agendaposter and v.agendaposter_phrase in body.lower()):
 		existing = g.db.query(Comment.id).filter(
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 		if v.marsify:
 			body_for_sanitize = marsify(body_for_sanitize)
 
-		body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, golden=False, limit_pings=5)
+		body_html = sanitize(body_for_sanitize, golden=False, limit_pings=5, showmore=True)
 
 		if len(body_html) > COMMENT_BODY_HTML_LENGTH_LIMIT: abort(400)
 
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index d33b53eb1f..9c3c85a1f5 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def submit_post(v:User, sub=None):
 	body = process_files(request.files, v, body)
 	body = body.strip()[:POST_BODY_LENGTH_LIMIT(v)] # process_files() adds content to the body, so we need to re-strip
 
-	body_html = sanitize(body, count_emojis=True, limit_pings=100, showmore=False)
+	body_html = sanitize(body, count_emojis=True, limit_pings=100)
 
 	if v.marseyawarded and marseyaward_body_regex.search(body_html):
 		abort(400, "You can only type marseys!")
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ def edit_post(pid, v):
 	body = body.strip()[:POST_BODY_LENGTH_LIMIT(v)] # process_files() may be adding stuff to the body
 
 	if body != p.body:
-		body_html = sanitize(body, golden=False, limit_pings=100, showmore=False)
+		body_html = sanitize(body, golden=False, limit_pings=100)
 
 		if v.id == p.author_id and v.marseyawarded and marseyaward_body_regex.search(body_html):
 			abort(403, "You can only type marseys!")
diff --git a/files/routes/subs.py b/files/routes/subs.py
index 6981716bd7..a0d99896e8 100644
--- a/files/routes/subs.py
+++ b/files/routes/subs.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def post_sub_sidebar(v:User, sub):
 	if v.shadowbanned: return redirect(f'/h/{sub}/settings')
 
 	sub.sidebar = request.values.get('sidebar', '').strip()[:10000]
-	sub.sidebar_html = sanitize(sub.sidebar, blackjack=f"/h/{sub} sidebar", showmore=False)
+	sub.sidebar_html = sanitize(sub.sidebar, blackjack=f"/h/{sub} sidebar")
 	if len(sub.sidebar_html) > 20000: abort(400, "Sidebar is too big!")
 
 	g.db.add(sub)