diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html b/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
index 762c990d8..4950221de 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function admincheck(elem) {
<%utils:round_field title="${_('to')}",
- description="${_('(username, or /r/ followed by the reddit name)')}">
+ description="${_('(username, or /r/name for that subreddit\'s mods)')}">
${error_field("NO_USER", "to")}
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
index cb21e2a09..32102e25d 100755
--- a/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/newlink.compact
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ${thing.formtabs_menu}
%endif