diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 85a299ad868..620209d8b13 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ en:
       title: 'Why are you flagging this post?'
       action: 'Flag Post'
       cant: "Sorry, you can't flag this post at this time."
-      custom_placeholder_notify_user: "Why are you contacting this user privately?"
+      custom_placeholder_notify_user: "Why does this post require you to speak to this user directly and privately? Be specific, be constructive, and always be kind."
       custom_placeholder_notify_moderators: "Why does this post require moderator attention? Let us know specifically what you are concerned about, and provide relevant links where possible."
       custom_message:
         at_least: "enter at least {{n}} characters"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 65b3d670a04..7e011592bdf 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ en:
       title: 'Notify {{username}}'
       description: 'This post contains something I want to talk to this user directly and privately about.'
       long_form: 'notified user'
-      email_title: 'Regarding "%{title}"'
+      email_title: 'Regarding your post in "%{title}"'
       email_body: "%{link}\n\n%{message}"
     notify_moderators:
       title: 'Notify moderators'
       description: 'This post requires general moderator attention based on the <a href="/faq">FAQ</a>, <a href="/tos">TOS</a>, or for another reason not listed above.'
       long_form: 'notified moderators'
-      email_title: 'Regarding "%{title}"'
+      email_title: 'A post in "%{title}" requires moderator attention'
       email_body: "%{link}\n\n%{message}"
     bookmark:
       title: 'Bookmark'