diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 3e9c203..0390858 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     site_headers
   end
 
-  def time(tm)
+  def ago(tm)
     if tm
       content_tag :time, title: tm.strftime("%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z"), datetime: tm.to_datetime.rfc3339 do
         tm.strftime("%e %b %Y, %H:%M")
diff --git a/app/views/blogposts/index.html.erb b/app/views/blogposts/index.html.erb
index c150727..9dadf42 100644
--- a/app/views/blogposts/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogposts/index.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <%= link_to(p.author.avatar(64), p.author, title: p.author.ign) %>
         <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: p.author } %>
         <%= link_to p do %>
-          <%= time p.created_at %>
+          <%= ago p.created_at %>
         <% end %>
         <span class="comment-counter">
           <%= link_to pluralize(p.comments.count, "Comment"), p %>
diff --git a/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb b/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
index 17c8976..71a4b07 100644
--- a/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <%= link_to(@post.author.avatar(64), @post.author, title: @post.author.ign) %>
     <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: @post.author } %>
     <%= link_to p do %>
-      <%= time @post.created_at %>
+      <%= ago @post.created_at %>
     <% end %>
     <%= link_to "edit", edit_blogpost_path(@post.id), class: "editlink" if mod? %>
     <div class="clear-right"></div>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index d3096e7..7fbb915 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <%= link_to(c.author.avatar(64), c.author, title: c.author.ign) %>
     <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: c.author } %>
     <%= link_to "#comment-#{c.id}" do %>
-      <%= time c.created_at %>
+      <%= ago c.created_at %>
     <% end %>
 
     <%= link_to "edit", edit_blogpost_comment_path(c.blogpost, c), class: "editlink" if (mod? || c.author.is?(current_user)) %>
diff --git a/app/views/forums/index.html.erb b/app/views/forums/index.html.erb
index 9c642f1..0a24f6c 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forums/index.html.erb
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
                   <% if last_reply && last_reply.created_at > last_thread.created_at %>
                     <%= last_reply.author.name %>
                     <%= link_to "replied", forumthread_path(last_reply.thread) + "#reply-#{last_reply.id}" %>
-                    <%= time last_reply.created_at %>.
+                    <%= ago last_reply.created_at %>.
                   <% else %>
                     <%= last_thread.author.name %>
                     <%= link_to "posted", forumthread_path(last_thread) %>
-                    <%= time last_thread.created_at %>.
+                    <%= ago last_thread.created_at %>.
                   <% end %>
                 <% else %>
                   No posts yet.
diff --git a/app/views/forums/show.html.erb b/app/views/forums/show.html.erb
index c564071..d844fe7 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forums/show.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <%= link_to(thread.author.avatar(64), thread.author, title: thread.author.ign) %>
         <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: thread.author } %>
         <%= link_to thread do %>
-          <%= time thread.created_at %>
+          <%= ago thread.created_at %>
         <% end %>
         <span class="comment-counter">
           <%= link_to pluralize(thread.replies.count, "Reply"), thread %>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             <% if rpl = thread.replies.last %>
               <%= rpl.author.name %>
               <%= link_to "replied", forumthread_path(thread) + "#reply-#{rpl.id}" %>
-              <%= time rpl.created_at %>.
+              <%= ago rpl.created_at %>.
             <% else %>
               No replies yet.
             <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/forumthreads/show.html.erb b/app/views/forumthreads/show.html.erb
index c2e222a..16fa7dc 100644
--- a/app/views/forumthreads/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forumthreads/show.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <%= link_to(@thread.author.avatar(64), @thread.author, title: @thread.author.ign) %>
     <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: @thread.author } %>
     <%= link_to p do %>
-      <%= time @thread.created_at %>
+      <%= ago @thread.created_at %>
     <% end %>
     <%= link_to "edit", edit_forumthread_path( @thread), class: "editlink" if (@thread.author.is?(current_user) || mod?) %>
     <div class="clear-right"></div>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <div class="items">
     <% if @thread.edited? %>
       <div class="item edited">
-        Last edited <%= time @thread.updated_at %> by <%= link_to @thread.editor.name, @thread.editor %>.
+        Last edited <%= ago @thread.updated_at %> by <%= link_to @thread.editor.name, @thread.editor %>.
       </div>
     <% end %>
     <div class="item content">
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
index 34c0534..50f8dd8 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <%= link_to blogposts_path, class: ("active" if con == "blogposts" || con == "comments") do %>
           News
           <% if last_post = Blogpost.last %>
-            <div class="subtitle"><%= time last_post.created_at %></div>
+            <div class="subtitle"><%= ago last_post.created_at %></div>
           <% end %>
         <% end %>
       </li>
diff --git a/app/views/threadreplies/_reply.html.erb b/app/views/threadreplies/_reply.html.erb
index 39269b2..88e4bfb 100644
--- a/app/views/threadreplies/_reply.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/threadreplies/_reply.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <%= link_to(reply.author.avatar(64), reply.author, title: reply.author.ign) %>
     <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: reply.author } %>
     <%= link_to "#reply-#{reply.id}" do %>
-      <%= time reply.created_at %>
+      <%= ago reply.created_at %>
     <% end %>
 
     <%= link_to "edit", edit_forumthread_threadreply_path(reply.thread, reply), class: "editlink" if mod? || reply.author.is?(current_user) %>
diff --git a/app/views/users/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
index 0c43b18..c426c33 100644
--- a/app/views/users/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <% end %>
       <tr>
         <td><b>Joined</b></td>
-        <td><%= time @user.created_at %></td>
+        <td><%= ago @user.created_at %></td>
       </tr>
       <% if mod? || @user.is?(current_user) %>
         <tr>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           <td><b>Last seen</b></td>
           <td>
             <% if @user.last_seen %>
-              <%= time @user.last_seen %>
+              <%= ago @user.last_seen %>
             <% else %>
               Never
             <% end %>