diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation.html.haml b/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation.html.haml
index f88ff4411..17f0ed9df 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation.html.haml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       - @resource.inviters.each do |inv|
         - if @resource.invite_messages[inv.id.to_s]
           = "#{inv.real_name}:"
-          = @resource.invite_messages[inv.id.to_s]
+          = "\"#{@resource.invite_messages[inv.id.to_s]}\""
           %p
       %p= link_to 'Accept invitation', accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token), :class => "large_text"
       %p.small
diff --git a/app/views/people/edit.html.haml b/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
index f84e95069..98089ec39 100644
--- a/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       %h4
         = t('.your_birthday')
         %br
-        = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, :default => true, :order => [:month, :day, :year], :start_year => 1930, :end_year => 2000
+        = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, :default => true, :order => [:month, :day, :year], :start_year => 2000, :end_year => 1930
 
       %h4
         = t('.your_bio')
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_1.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_1.html.haml
index acf3aff85..c377090d2 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_1.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started/_step_1.html.haml
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     %h4
       Your birthday
       %br
-      = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, :default => true, :order => [:month, :day, :year], :start_year => 1930, :end_year => 2000
+      = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, :default => true, :order => [:month, :day, :year], :start_year => 2000, :end_year => 1930
 
     %h4
       Your bio
-      = profile.text_area :bio, :value => @profile.bio, :rows => 5, :placeholder => "Fill me out"
+      = profile.text_area :bio, :value => @profile.bio, :rows => 5, :placeholder => t(".fill_me_out")
 
     %h4
       Your photo