diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index ee30b34b5..bae453ca9 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ en:
     read_only_mode:
       enabled: "An administrator has enabled read-only mode. You can continue to browse the site but interactions won't work properly."
       login_disabled: "Login is disabled while the site is in read only mode."
-    too_few_topics_notice: "Create at least 5 topics and 50 posts to get discussion started. New users will not be able to earn trust levels unless there's content for them to read."
+    too_few_topics_notice: "Create at least 5 public topics and 50 public posts to get discussion started. New users will not be able to earn trust levels unless there's content for them to read."
 
     learn_more: "learn more..."