diff --git a/pkg/config/admin_scopes_test.go b/pkg/config/admin_scopes_test.go
index c50da0c..bd84511 100644
--- a/pkg/config/admin_scopes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/admin_scopes_test.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 // returned by the scope list function.
 func TestAdminScopesCount(t *testing.T) {
 	var scopes = config.ListAdminScopes()
-	if len(scopes) != config.QuantityAdminScopes || len(scopes) != len(config.AdminScopeDescriptions) {
+	if len(scopes) != config.QuantityAdminScopes || len(scopes) != len(config.AdminScopeDescriptions)-1 {
 		t.Errorf(
 			"The list of scopes returned by ListAdminScopes doesn't match the expected count. "+
-				"Expected %d, got %d",
-			config.QuantityAdminScopes,
+				"Expected %d (with %d descriptions), got %d",
+			config.QuantityAdminScopes, len(config.AdminScopeDescriptions),
 			len(scopes),
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/markdown/markdown.go b/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
index 31dede1..116f18b 100644
--- a/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
+++ b/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
 package markdown
 
 import (
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
 	"github.com/shurcooL/github_flavored_markdown"
 )
 
+var (
+	RegexpHTMLTag      = regexp.MustCompile(`<(.|\n)+?>`)
+	RegexpMarkdownLink = regexp.MustCompile(`\[([^\[\]]*)\]\((.*?)\)`)
+)
+
 // Render markdown from untrusted sources.
 func Render(input string) string {
 	// Render Markdown to HTML.
@@ -27,3 +33,28 @@ func Quotify(input string) string {
 	}
 	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 }
+
+/*
+DeMarkify strips some Markdown syntax from plain text snippets.
+
+It is especially useful on Forum views that show plain text contents of posts, and especially
+for linked at-mentions of the form `[@username](/go/comment?id=1234)` so that those can be
+simplified down to just the `@username` text contents.
+
+This function will strip and simplify:
+
+- Markdown hyperlinks as spelled out above
+- Literal HTML tags such as <a href="">
+*/
+func DeMarkify(input string) string {
+	// Strip all standard HTML tags.
+	input = RegexpHTMLTag.ReplaceAllString(input, "")
+
+	// Replace Markdown hyperlinks.
+	matches := RegexpMarkdownLink.FindAllStringSubmatch(input, -1)
+	for _, m := range matches {
+		input = strings.ReplaceAll(input, m[0], m[1])
+	}
+
+	return input
+}
diff --git a/pkg/markdown/markdown_test.go b/pkg/markdown/markdown_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e83fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/markdown/markdown_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package markdown_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/pkg/markdown"
+)
+
+func TestDeMarkify(t *testing.T) {
+	var cases = []struct {
+		Input  string
+		Expect string
+	}{
+		{
+			Input:  "Hello world!",
+			Expect: "Hello world!",
+		},
+		{
+			Input:  "[@username](/go/comment?id=1234) Very well said!",
+			Expect: "@username Very well said!",
+		},
+		{
+			Input:  `<a href="https://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a> said **otherwise.**`,
+			Expect: "Wikipedia said **otherwise.**",
+		},
+		{
+			Input:  "[Here](/here) is one [link](https://example.com), while [Here](/here) is [another](/another).",
+			Expect: "Here is one link, while Here is another.",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range cases {
+		actual := markdown.DeMarkify(tc.Input)
+		if actual != tc.Expect {
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d: expected '%s' but got '%s'", i, tc.Expect, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/templates/template_funcs.go b/pkg/templates/template_funcs.go
index 544c14b..9ee1d08 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/template_funcs.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/template_funcs.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func TemplateFuncs(r *http.Request) template.FuncMap {
 		"ComputeAge":         utility.Age,
 		"Split":              strings.Split,
 		"ToMarkdown":         ToMarkdown,
+		"DeMarkify":          markdown.DeMarkify,
 		"ToJSON":             ToJSON,
 		"ToHTML":             ToHTML,
 		"ToString": func(v interface{}) string {
diff --git a/web/templates/forum/board_index.html b/web/templates/forum/board_index.html
index aa11309..e7ba2df 100644
--- a/web/templates/forum/board_index.html
+++ b/web/templates/forum/board_index.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                         {{if .Pinned}}<sup class="fa fa-thumbtack has-text-success mr-2 is-size-6" title="Pinned"></sup>{{end}}
                         {{or .Title "Untitled"}}
                     </h2>
-                    {{TrimEllipses .Comment.Message 256}}
+                    {{TrimEllipses (DeMarkify .Comment.Message) 256}}
                 </a>
 
                 <hr class="has-background-success my-2">
diff --git a/web/templates/forum/newest.html b/web/templates/forum/newest.html
index a29b8aa..5297958 100644
--- a/web/templates/forum/newest.html
+++ b/web/templates/forum/newest.html
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                     </h2>
 
                     <a href="/forum/thread/{{.ThreadID}}" class="has-text-dark">
-                        {{TrimEllipses .Thread.Comment.Message 256}}
+                        {{TrimEllipses (DeMarkify .Thread.Comment.Message) 256}}
                     </a>
 
                     {{$Photos := $Root.PhotoMap.Get .Thread.Comment.ID}}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <a href="/go/comment?id={{.Comment.ID}}" class="has-text-dark">
-                            {{TrimEllipses .Comment.Message 256}}
+                            {{TrimEllipses (DeMarkify .Comment.Message) 256}}
                         </a>
 
                         {{$Photos := $Root.PhotoMap.Get .Comment.ID}}
diff --git a/web/templates/forum/search.html b/web/templates/forum/search.html
index 763e25c..f3aa92a 100644
--- a/web/templates/forum/search.html
+++ b/web/templates/forum/search.html
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <a href="/go/comment?id={{.ID}}" class="has-text-dark">
-                            {{TrimEllipses .Message 512}}
+                            {{TrimEllipses (DeMarkify .Message) 512}}
                         </a>
 
                         {{$Photos := $Root.PhotoMap.Get .ID}}