diff --git a/src/schema.py b/src/schema.py
index 7f5f545..b0698f4 100644
--- a/src/schema.py
+++ b/src/schema.py
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ def error(code, description):
 
 
 def user_internal(ID, auth_hash, name, quip, bio, admin):
-    if not quip: quip = ""
-    if not bio: bio =   ""
+    if not quip:
+        quip = ""
+
+    if not bio:
+        bio =   ""
+
     return {
         "user_id":   ID,       # string
         "quip":      quip,     # (possibly empty) string
@@ -41,8 +45,12 @@ def user_internal(ID, auth_hash, name, quip, bio, admin):
 
 
 def user_external(ID, name, quip, bio, admin):
-    if not quip: quip = ""
-    if not bio: bio =   ""
+    if not quip:
+        quip = ""
+
+    if not bio:
+        bio =   ""
+
     return {
         "user_id":   ID,   # string
         "quip":      quip, # (possibly empty) string
@@ -53,9 +61,12 @@ def user_external(ID, name, quip, bio, admin):
 
 
 def thread(ID, author, body, title, tags):
-    if not tags: tags = list()
+    if not tags:
+        tags = list()
+
     body = formatting.parse(body, doquotes=False)
     now = time()
+
     return {
         "thread_id":   ID,     # string
         "post_id":     1,      # integer
@@ -72,8 +83,10 @@ def thread(ID, author, body, title, tags):
 
 
 def reply(ID, author, body):
+
     body = formatting.parse(body)
     now = time()
+
     return {
         "post_id":  ID,     # integer
         "author":   author, # string