diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_backup.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_backup.php
index 5b490199ea..f446e6c6f3 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_backup.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_backup.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 		if ($mode == "download") {
 			if ($_POST['encrypt']) {
 				if (!$_POST['encrypt_password']) {
-					$input_errors[] = gettext("You must supply and confirm the password for encryption.");
+					$input_errors[] = gettext("A password for decryption must be supplied and confirmed.");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 		if ($mode == "restore") {
 			if ($_POST['decrypt']) {
 				if (!$_POST['decrypt_password']) {
-					$input_errors[] = gettext("You must supply and confirm the password for decryption.");
+					$input_errors[] = gettext("A password for encryption must be supplied and confirmed.");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -332,10 +332,10 @@ if ($_POST) {
 					if ($_POST['restorearea']) {
 						/* restore a specific area of the configuration */
 						if (!stristr($data, "<" . $_POST['restorearea'] . ">")) {
-							$input_errors[] = gettext("You have selected to restore an area but we could not locate the correct xml tag.");
+							$input_errors[] = gettext("An area to restore was selected but the correct xml tag could not be located.");
 						} else {
 							if (!restore_config_section($_POST['restorearea'], $data)) {
-								$input_errors[] = gettext("You have selected to restore an area but we could not locate the correct xml tag.");
+								$input_errors[] = gettext("An area to restore was selected but the correct xml tag could not be located.");
 							} else {
 								if ($config['rrddata']) {
 									restore_rrddata();
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@ if ($_POST) {
 									conf_mount_ro();
 								}
 								filter_configure();
-								$savemsg = gettext("The configuration area has been restored. You may need to reboot the firewall.");
+								$savemsg = gettext("The configuration area has been restored. The firewall may need to be rebooted.");
 							}
 						}
 					} else {
 						if (!stristr($data, "<" . $g['xml_rootobj'] . ">")) {
-							$input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("You have selected to restore the full configuration but we could not locate a %s tag."), $g['xml_rootobj']);
+							$input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("A full configuration restore was selected but a %s tag could not be located."), $g['xml_rootobj']);
 						} else {
 							/* restore the entire configuration */
 							file_put_contents($_FILES['conffile']['tmp_name'], $data);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 			clear_subsystem_dirty('packagelock');
 			$savemsg = "Package lock cleared.";
 		} else if ($mode == "restore_ver") {
-			$input_errors[] = gettext("XXX - this feature may hose your config (do NOT backrev configs!) - billm");
+			$input_errors[] = gettext("XXX - this feature may hose the config (do NOT backrev configs!) - billm");
 			if ($ver2restore <> "") {
 				$conf_file = "{$g['cf_conf_path']}/bak/config-" . strtotime($ver2restore) . ".xml";
 				if (config_install($conf_file) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_defaults.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_defaults.php
index 3520e68a5a..130045dc49 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_defaults.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_defaults.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ include("head.inc");
 ?>
 
 <?php if ($_POST['Submit'] == " " . gettext("Yes") . " "):
-	print_info_box(gettext("The system has been reset to factory defaults and is now rebooting. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware."))?>
+	print_info_box(gettext("The system has been reset to factory defaults and is now rebooting. This may take a few minutes, depending on the hardware."))?>
 <pre>
 <?php
 	reset_factory_defaults();
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ include("head.inc");
 <?php else:?>
 <div class="panel panel-default">
 	<div class="panel-heading">
-		<h2 class="panel-title"><?=gettext("Are you sure you want to reset the system to the factory defaults?")?></h2>
+		<h2 class="panel-title"><?=gettext("Factory Defaults Reset")?></h2>
 	</div>
 	<div class="panel-body">
 		<div class="content">
 			<form action="diag_defaults.php" method="post">
-				<p><strong><?=sprintf(gettext('If you click %1$sYes%1$s the firewall will:'), "&quot;")?></strong></p>
+				<p><strong><?=sprintf(gettext('Resetting the system to factory defaults will remove all user configuration and apply the following settings:'), "&quot;")?></strong></p>
 				<ul>
 					<li><?=gettext("Reset to factory defaults")?></li>
 					<li><?=gettext("LAN IP address will be reset to 192.168.1.1")?></li>
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_gmirror.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_gmirror.php
index edb58d22ad..0978d3388a 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_gmirror.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_gmirror.php
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ if ($_POST) {
 	$input_errors = "";
 
 	if (($_POST['action'] != "clear") && !is_valid_mirror($_POST['mirror'])) {
-		$input_errors[] = gettext("You must supply a valid mirror name.");
+		$input_errors[] = gettext("A valid mirror name must be supplied.");
 	}
 
 	if (!empty($_POST['consumer']) && !is_valid_consumer($_POST['consumer'])) {
-		$input_errors[] = gettext("You must supply a valid consumer name");
+		$input_errors[] = gettext("A valid consumer name must be supplied");
 	}
 
 	/* Additional action-specific validation that hasn't already been tested */
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
index 8bf3c7599c..3393e5410d 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_nanobsd.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if ($_POST['destslice'] && $_POST['duplicateslice']) {
 	$statusmsg = gettext("Duplicating slice.  Please wait, this will take a moment...");
 
 	if (!DEBUG && nanobsd_clone_slice($_POST['destslice'])) {
-		$savemsg = gettext("The slice has been duplicated.") . "<p/>" . gettext("If you would like to boot from this newly duplicated slice please set it using the bootup information area.");
+		$savemsg = gettext("The slice has been duplicated.") . "<p/>" . gettext("To boot from this newly duplicated slice set it using the bootup information area.");
 		$class = 'alert-success';
 	} else {
 		$savemsg = gettext("There was an error while duplicating the slice. Operation aborted.");
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ $dupbtn->addClass('btn-success btn-sm');
 $section->addInput(new Form_StaticText(
 	'Duplicate boot slice',
 	$dupbtn
-))->setHelp('This will duplicate the bootup slice to the alternate slice.  Use this if you would like to duplicate the known good working boot partition to the alternate.');
+))->setHelp('This will duplicate the bootup slice to the alternate slice.  Use this to duplicate the known good working boot partition to the alternate.');
 
 $section->addInput(new Form_StaticText(
 	'RRD/DHCP Backup',
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_packet_capture.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_packet_capture.php
index d31c3358b6..d44a4e7838 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_packet_capture.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_packet_capture.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ $section->addInput(new Form_Input(
 ))->setHelp('This value is either the Source or Destination IP address or subnet in CIDR notation. The packet capture will look for this address in either field.' . '<br />' .
 			'Matching can be negated by preceding the value with "!". Multiple IP addresses or CIDR subnets may be specified. Comma (",") separated values perform a boolean "AND". ' .
 			'Separating with a pipe ("|") performs a boolean "OR".' . '<br />' .
-			'If you leave this field blank, all packets on the specified interface will be captured.');
+			'If this field is left blank, all packets on the specified interface will be captured.');
 
 $section->addInput(new Form_Input(
 	'port',
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ $section->addInput(new Form_Input(
 	'text',
 	$port
 ))->setHelp('The port can be either the source or destination port. The packet capture will look for this port in either field. ' .
-			'Leave blank if you do not want to filter by port.');
+			'Leave blank if not filtering by port.');
 
 $section->addInput(new Form_Input(
 	'snaplen',
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_resetstate.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_resetstate.php
index a29dea224b..eb2e98c5ec 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_resetstate.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_resetstate.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $statetablehelp = sprintf(gettext('Resetting the state tables will remove all en
 					'will be broken and will have to be re-established. This may be necessary after making substantial changes to the ' .
 					'firewall and/or NAT rules, especially if there are IP protocol mappings (e.g. for PPTP or IPv6) with open connections.%s' .
 					'The firewall will normally leave the state tables intact when changing rules.%s' .
-					'%sNOTE:%s If you reset the firewall state table, the browser session may appear to be hung after clicking &quot;Reset&quot;. ' .
+					'%sNOTE:%s Resetting the firewall state table, may cause the browser session to appear hung after clicking &quot;Reset&quot;. ' .
 					'Simply refresh the page to continue.'), "<br /><br />", "<br /><br />", "<strong>", "</strong>");
 
 $sourcetablehelp = sprintf(gettext('Resetting the source tracking table will remove all source/destination associations. ' .
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_routes.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_routes.php
index d94b416ad3..5ba3c2b29f 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_routes.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_routes.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ $section->addInput(new Form_Checkbox(
 	'Enable',
 	$resolve
 ))->setHelp('Enabling name resolution may cause the query to take longer.'.
-	' You can stop it at any time by clicking the Stop button in your browser.');
+	' It can be stopped at any time by clicking the Stop button in the browser.');
 
 $validLimits = array('10', '50', '100', '200', '500', '1000', 'all');
 $section->addInput(new Form_Select(
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/diag_testport.php b/src/usr/local/www/diag_testport.php
index d40960d535..58444c005a 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/diag_testport.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/diag_testport.php
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ if ($_POST || $_REQUEST['host']) {
 	}
 
 	if (is_ipaddrv4($_REQUEST['host']) && ($_REQUEST['ipprotocol'] == "ipv6")) {
-		$input_errors[] = gettext("You cannot connect to an IPv4 address using IPv6.");
+		$input_errors[] = gettext("Cannot connect to an IPv4 address using IPv6.");
 	}
 	if (is_ipaddrv6($_REQUEST['host']) && ($_REQUEST['ipprotocol'] == "ipv4")) {
-		$input_errors[] = gettext("You cannot connect to an IPv6 address using IPv4.");
+		$input_errors[] = gettext("Cannot connect to an IPv6 address using IPv4.");
 	}
 
 	if (!$input_errors) {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ if ($input_errors) {
 	}
 } else {
 	// First time, new page
-	print_info_box(gettext('This page allows you to perform a simple TCP connection test to determine if a host is up and accepting connections on a given port.') . " " .
+	print_info_box(gettext('This page performs a simple TCP connection test to determine if a host is up and accepting connections on a given port.') . " " .
 		gettext('This test does not function for UDP since there is no way to reliably determine if a UDP port accepts connections in this manner.'), 'warning', false);
 }
 
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ $section->addInput(new Form_Select(
 	'IP Protocol',
 	$ipprotocol,
 	array('ipv4' => 'IPv4', 'ipv6' => 'IPv6')
-))->setHelp("If you force IPv4 or IPv6 and use a hostname that does not contain a result using that protocol, it will result in an error." .
-					" For example if you force IPv4 and use a hostname that only returns an AAAA IPv6 IP address, it will not work.");
+))->setHelp("If IPv4 or IPv6 is forced and a hostname is used that does not contain a result using that protocol, it will result in an error." .
+					" For example if IPv4 is forced and a hostname is used that only returns an AAAA IPv6 IP address, it will not work.");
 
 $form->add($section);