diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 241b7247e8e..e33577afe8e 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1325,9 +1325,9 @@ en:
       enabled: "This site is in read only mode. Please continue to browse, but replying, likes, and other actions are disabled for now."
       login_disabled: "Login is disabled while the site is in read only mode."
       logout_disabled: "Logout is disabled while the site is in read only mode."
-    too_few_topics_and_posts_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentTopics} / %{requiredTopics}</strong> topics and <strong>%{currentPosts} / %{requiredPosts}</strong> posts – visitors need more to read and reply to. Only staff can see this message."
-    too_few_topics_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentTopics} / %{requiredTopics}</strong> topics – visitors need more to read and reply to. Only staff can see this message."
-    too_few_posts_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentPosts} / %{requiredPosts}</strong> posts – visitors need more to read and reply to. Only staff can see this message."
+    too_few_topics_and_posts_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentTopics}</strong> topics and <strong>%{currentPosts}</strong> posts. Visitors need more to read and reply to – we recommend at least <strong>%{requiredTopics}</strong> topics and <strong>%{requiredPosts}</strong> posts. Only staff can see this message."
+    too_few_topics_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentTopics}</strong> topics. Visitors need more to read and reply to – we recommend at least <strong>%{requiredTopics}</strong> topics. Only staff can see this message."
+    too_few_posts_notice: "Let's <a href='https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/'>start the discussion!</a> There are <strong>%{currentPosts}</strong> posts. Visitors need more to read and reply to – we recommend at least <strong>%{requiredPosts}</strong> posts. Only staff can see this message."
     logs_error_rate_notice:
       # keys ending with _MF use message format, see https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-format-support-for-localization/7035 for details
       reached_hour_MF: "<b>{relativeAge}</b> – <a href='{url}' target='_blank'>{rate, plural, one {# error/hour} other {# errors/hour}}</a> reached site setting limit of {limit, plural, one {# error/hour} other {# errors/hour}}."