diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 16ec9422e9..19f8377332 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ en:
 
       name:
         title: "Name"
-        instructions: "The longer version of your name; does not need to be unique. Used for alternate @name matching and shown only on your user page."
+        instructions: "The long version of your name. Publicly visible, and used for @name matching."
         too_short: "Your name is too short."
         ok: "Your name looks good."
       username: