diff --git a/files/classes/comment.py b/files/classes/comment.py
index 8f02f0456..8d0d7494d 100644
--- a/files/classes/comment.py
+++ b/files/classes/comment.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Comment(CreatedBase):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def fullname(self):
-		return f"t3_{self.id}"
+		return f"comment_{self.id}"
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ class Comment(CreatedBase):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def parent_fullname(self):
-		if self.parent_comment_id: return f"t3_{self.parent_comment_id}"
-		elif self.parent_submission: return f"t2_{self.parent_submission}"
+		if self.parent_comment_id: return f"comment_{self.parent_comment_id}"
+		elif self.parent_submission: return f"post_{self.parent_submission}"
 
 	def replies(self, user):
 		if self.replies2 != None: return [x for x in self.replies2 if not x.author.shadowbanned]
diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index fe565effb..1857d3a88 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Submission(CreatedBase):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def fullname(self):
-		return f"t2_{self.id}"	
+		return f"post_{self.id}"	
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 8de5a6075..e92cf54a0 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class User(CreatedBase):
 	@property
 	@lazy
 	def fullname(self):
-		return f"t1_{self.id}"
+		return f"user_{self.id}"
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 27761dc62..82a8f0b88 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -111,16 +111,15 @@ def api_comment(v):
 	parent_fullname = request.values.get("parent_fullname", "").strip()
 
 	if len(parent_fullname) < 4: abort(400)
-	id = parent_fullname[3:]
 	parent = None
 	parent_post = None
 	parent_comment_id = None
 
-	if parent_fullname.startswith("t2_"):
-		parent = get_post(id, v=v)
+	if parent_fullname.startswith("post_"):
+		parent = get_post(parent_fullname.split("post_")[1], v=v)
 		parent_post = parent
-	elif parent_fullname.startswith("t3_"):
-		parent = get_comment(id, v=v)
+	elif parent_fullname.startswith("comment_"):
+		parent = get_comment(parent_fullname.split("comment_")[1], v=v)
 		parent_post = get_post(parent.parent_submission, v=v) if parent.parent_submission else None
 		parent_comment_id = parent.id
 	else: abort(400)
diff --git a/files/routes/votes.py b/files/routes/votes.py
index d4465a7c5..4fcc518e6 100644
--- a/files/routes/votes.py
+++ b/files/routes/votes.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def admin_vote_info_get(v):
 	if not link: return render_template("votes.html", v=v)
 
 	try:
-		if "t2_" in link: thing = get_post(link.split("t2_")[1], v=v)
-		elif "t3_" in link: thing = get_comment(link.split("t3_")[1], v=v)
+		if "post_" in link: thing = get_post(link.split("post_")[1], v=v)
+		elif "comment_" in link: thing = get_comment(link.split("comment_")[1], v=v)
 		else: abort(400)
 	except: abort(400)
 
diff --git a/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_comment.html b/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_comment.html
index 6f9577636..9e5babedc 100644
--- a/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_comment.html
+++ b/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_comment.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <div id="reply-to-{{c.id}}" class="d-none">
 	<div id="comment-form-space-{{c.fullname}}" class="comment-write collapsed child">
-		<form id="reply-to-t3_{{c.id}}" action="/comment" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> 
+		<form id="reply-to-{{c.fullname}}" action="/comment" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 			<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}"> 
 			<input type="hidden" name="parent_fullname" value="{{c.fullname}}"> 
 			<input autocomplete="off" id="reply-form-submission-{{c.fullname}}" type="hidden" name="submission" value="{{c.post.id}}"> 
-			<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="{{COMMENT_BODY_LENGTH_MAXIMUM}}" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}', 'reply-edit-{{c.id}}');charLimit('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}','charcount-{{c.id}}')" id="reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{c.fullname}}" name="body" form="reply-to-t3_{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea> 
+			<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="{{COMMENT_BODY_LENGTH_MAXIMUM}}" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}', 'reply-edit-{{c.id}}');charLimit('reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}','charcount-{{c.id}}')" id="reply-form-body-{{c.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{c.fullname}}" name="body" form="reply-to-{{c.fullname}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea>
 	
 			<div class="text-small font-weight-bold mt-1" id="charcount-{{c.id}}" style="right: 1rem; bottom: 0.5rem; z-index: 3;"></div>
 
diff --git a/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_message.html b/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_message.html
index c3efb6ceb..201a518b7 100644
--- a/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_message.html
+++ b/files/templates/component/comment/replybox_message.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<div id="comment-form-space-{{c.id}}" class="comment-write collapsed child">		
 		<form id="reply-to-message-{{c.id}}" action="/reply" method="post" class="input-group" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 			<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}"> 
-			<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="{{MESSAGE_BODY_LENGTH_MAXIMUM}}" name="body" form="reply-to-t3_{{c.id}}" data-id="{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" id="reply-form-body-{{c.id}}" aria-label="With textarea" rows="3" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{c.id}}', 'message-reply-{{c.id}}')"></textarea> 
+			<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="{{MESSAGE_BODY_LENGTH_MAXIMUM}}" name="body" form="reply-to-message-{{c.id}}" data-id="{{c.id}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" id="reply-form-body-{{c.id}}" aria-label="With textarea" rows="3" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{c.id}}', 'message-reply-{{c.id}}')"></textarea>
 			<div class="comment-format" id="comment-format-bar-{{c.id}}">
 				{% if c.sentto == MODMAIL_ID %}
 					<label class="btn btn-secondary m-0 mt-3" for="file-upload">
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 975e53b6b..4a64610fc 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 		<div id="comment-form-space-{{p.fullname}}" class="comment-write mb-3">
 			<form id="reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" action="/comment" method="post">
 				{{forms.formkey(v)}}
-				<input type="hidden" name="parent_fullname" value="t2_{{p.id}}">
+				<input type="hidden" name="parent_fullname" value="{{p.fullname}}">
 				<input autocomplete="off" id="reply-form-submission-{{p.fullname}}" type="hidden" name="submission" value="{{p.id}}">
 				<textarea required autocomplete="off" minlength="1" maxlength="{{COMMENT_BODY_LENGTH_MAXIMUM}}" oninput="markdown('reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}', 'form-preview-{{p.id}}');charLimit('reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}','charcount-reply')" id="reply-form-body-{{p.fullname}}" data-fullname="{{p.fullname}}" class="comment-box form-control rounded" id="comment-form" name="body" form="reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Add your comment..." rows="3"></textarea>
 
diff --git a/files/tests/fixture_comments.py b/files/tests/fixture_comments.py
index 0471b0918..71233a512 100644
--- a/files/tests/fixture_comments.py
+++ b/files/tests/fixture_comments.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CommentsFixture:
 		assert submit_get_response.status_code == 200
 		comment_body = data.get('body', util.generate_text())
 		submit_comment_response = client.post("/comment", data={
-			"parent_fullname": f't2_{post_id}',
+			"parent_fullname": f'post_{post_id}',
 			'parent_level': 1,
 			'submission': post_id,
 			"body": comment_body,
diff --git a/files/tests/fixture_submissions.py b/files/tests/fixture_submissions.py
index cb808d327..187c10a23 100644
--- a/files/tests/fixture_submissions.py
+++ b/files/tests/fixture_submissions.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class SubmissionsFixture:
 		assert post_body in submit_post_response.text
 		post_info = util.ItemData.from_html(submit_post_response.text)
 		post_id_full = post_info.id_full
-		assert post_id_full.startswith('t2_')
+		assert post_id_full.startswith('post_')
 
-		post_id = int(post_id_full[3:])
+		post_id = int(post_id_full.split('_')[1])
 
 		db = db_session()
 		submission = db.query(Submission).filter_by(id=post_id).first()
diff --git a/files/tests/test_child_comment_counts.py b/files/tests/test_child_comment_counts.py
index 2e6f3386f..f19878842 100644
--- a/files/tests/test_child_comment_counts.py
+++ b/files/tests/test_child_comment_counts.py
@@ -115,19 +115,19 @@ def test_comment_descendant_count(accounts, submissions, comments):
 
 	reply1 = comments.comment_for_client(alice_client, post.id, {
 		'body': 'You\'re wrong, this isn\'t contentious',
-		'parent_fullname': f't3_{root.id}',
+		'parent_fullname': f'comment_{root.id}',
 		'parent_level': root.level,
 	})
 
 	rereply1 = comments.comment_for_client(alice_client, post.id, {
 		'body': 'no u',
-		'parent_fullname': f't3_{reply1.id}',
+		'parent_fullname': f'comment_{reply1.id}',
 		'parent_level': reply1.level,
 	})
 
 	reply2 = comments.comment_for_client(alice_client, post.id, {
 		'body': 'Good poast',
-		'parent_fullname': f't3_{root.id}',
+		'parent_fullname': f'comment_{root.id}',
 		'parent_level': root.level,
 	})
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_more_button_label_in_deep_threads(accounts, submissions, comments):
 	for i in range(1, 25 + 1):
 		c = comments.comment_for_client(alice_client, post.id, {
 			'body': str(i),
-			'parent_fullname': f't3_{c.id}',
+			'parent_fullname': f'comment_{c.id}',
 			'parent_level': c.level,
 		})
 		if i % 5 == 0:
diff --git a/files/tests/util.py b/files/tests/util.py
index 938b73c54..23ea2c9c0 100644
--- a/files/tests/util.py
+++ b/files/tests/util.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ def no_rate_limit(test_function):
 # this is meant to be a utility class that stores post and comment references so you can use them in other calls
 # it's pretty barebones and will probably be fleshed out
 class ItemData:
-    id = None
-    id_full = None
-    url = None
+    id: str | None = None
+    id_full: str | None = None
+    url: str | None = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_html(text):
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ItemData:
         
         result = ItemData()
         result.id = match.group(1)  	# this really should get yanked out of the JS, not the URL
-        result.id_full = f"t2_{result.id}"
+        result.id_full = f"post_{result.id}"
         result.url = url
         return result
 
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ class ItemData:
         
         result = ItemData()
         result.id = match.group(1)  	# this really should get yanked out of the JS, not the HTML
-        result.id_full = f"t3_{result.id}"
+        result.id_full = f"comment_{result.id}"
         result.url = f"/comment/{result.id}"
         return result