diff --git a/app/helpers/namings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/namings_helper.rb
index dafa4ebf7d..56c5fd0029 100644
--- a/app/helpers/namings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/namings_helper.rb
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ def your_vote_html(naming, vote)
   # N+1: should not be checking permission here
   # N+1: vote is naming.users_vote, so should be an instance of Vote.
   # NamingsController#index iteration over namings in table_row
-  # This could be a form with model: vote so it can has an id, sent in url
-  # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
+  # This may be a form_with(model: vote) so it gets an id, sent in url
   def naming_vote_form(naming, vote, context: "blank")
     vote_id = vote&.id
     method = vote_id ? :patch : :post
@@ -262,25 +261,13 @@ def naming_vote_form(naming, vote, context: "blank")
            else
              Vote.confidence_menu
            end
-    localizations = {
-      lose_changes: :show_namings_lose_changes.l.tr("\n", " "),
-      saving: :show_namings_saving.l
-    }.to_json
 
-    form_with(
-      model: vote,
-      url: naming_vote_form_commit_url(naming, vote), method: method,
-      id: "naming_vote_form_#{naming.id}",
-      class: "naming-vote-form d-inline-block float-right float-sm-none",
-      data: { turbo: true, controller: "naming-vote", naming_id: naming.id,
-              localization: localizations }
-    ) do |fv|
+    form_with(**naming_vote_form_args(naming, vote, method)) do |fv|
       [
         fv.select(:value, menu, {},
                   { class: "form-control w-100",
                     id: "vote_value_#{naming.id}",
                     data: { naming_vote_target: "select",
-                            localization: localizations,
                             action: "naming-vote#sendVote" } }),
         hidden_field_tag(:context, context),
         tag.noscript do
@@ -291,10 +278,28 @@ def naming_vote_form(naming, vote, context: "blank")
       ].safe_join
     end
   end
-  # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
 
   private
 
+  def naming_vote_form_args(naming, vote, method)
+    args = {
+      url: naming_vote_form_commit_url(naming, vote), method: method,
+      id: "naming_vote_form_#{naming.id}",
+      class: "naming-vote-form d-inline-block float-right float-sm-none",
+      data: { turbo: true, controller: "naming-vote", naming_id: naming.id,
+              localization: naming_vote_form_localizations }
+    }
+    args = args.merge(model: vote) if vote
+    args
+  end
+
+  def naming_vote_form_localizations
+    {
+      lose_changes: :show_namings_lose_changes.l.tr("\n", " "),
+      saving: :show_namings_saving.l
+    }.to_json
+  end
+
   # form can commit to update or create
   def naming_vote_form_commit_url(naming, vote)
     if vote&.id
diff --git a/app/models/inat_import.rb b/app/models/inat_import.rb
index 96c2267473..f7ecddabe0 100644
--- a/app/models/inat_import.rb
+++ b/app/models/inat_import.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class InatImport < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :user
 
-  serialize :log, type: Array
+  serialize :log, type: Array, coder: YAML
+
   def add_response_error(error)
     response_errors << "#{error.class.name}: #{error.message}\n"
     save
diff --git a/app/models/naming.rb b/app/models/naming.rb
index e64c5a881e..c15409cd8c 100644
--- a/app/models/naming.rb
+++ b/app/models/naming.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Naming < AbstractModel
   belongs_to :user
   has_many :votes, dependent: :destroy
 
-  serialize :reasons
+  serialize :reasons, coder: YAML
 
   before_save :did_name_change?
   before_save :enforce_default_reasons
diff --git a/app/models/observation.rb b/app/models/observation.rb
index 6f2ded5e6e..bcb50a1692 100644
--- a/app/models/observation.rb
+++ b/app/models/observation.rb
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ def saved_change_to_place?
   # Notes are exported as shown, except that the intial "Notes:" caption is
   # omitted, and any markup is stripped from the keys.
 
-  serialize :notes
+  serialize :notes, coder: YAML
 
   # value of observation.notes if there are no notes
   def self.no_notes
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 5b3943bfd6..9d65b30fe9 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class User < AbstractModel # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   belongs_to :license       # user's default license
   belongs_to :location      # primary location
 
-  serialize :content_filter, type: Hash
+  serialize :content_filter, type: Hash, coder: YAML
 
   ##############################################################################
   #
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ class User < AbstractModel # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
 
   # This causes the data structures in these fields to be serialized
   # automatically with YAML and stored as plain old text strings.
-  serialize :bonuses
-  serialize :alert
+  serialize :bonuses, coder: YAML
+  serialize :alert, coder: YAML
 
   scope :by_contribution, lambda {
     order(contribution: :desc, name: :asc, login: :asc)
diff --git a/app/models/user_stats.rb b/app/models/user_stats.rb
index bfcfe310bb..348d0c7ae2 100644
--- a/app/models/user_stats.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_stats.rb
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ class UserStats < ApplicationRecord
 
   # This causes the data structures in these fields to be serialized
   # automatically with YAML and stored as plain old text strings.
-  serialize :languages, type: Hash
-  serialize :bonuses
-  serialize :checklist, type: Hash
+  serialize :languages, type: Hash, coder: YAML
+  serialize :bonuses, coder: YAML
+  serialize :checklist, type: Hash, coder: YAML
 
   ALL_FIELDS = {
     name_description_authors: { weight: 100 },
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 410fd0959f..1592e4e4a9 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
 
     # Uncomment this after migrating to all recommended default configs for 7.1
     # config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb
-    # config.load_defaults = 7.1
+    # config.load_defaults(7.1)
 
     # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and
     # make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.