diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml
index b6aca3426..f0f4eb36c 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
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-  Today is the day that alpha invites for Diaspora are handed out.
-  Chances are you were one of the first to support Diaspora.
+  You have been invited to Diaspora, an open social web.  We are building an interface to the social web that keeps sharing intuitive while putting it in context, making it easy to know who you are sharing with.
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-  We are elated to offer you a first glimpse of our Alpha release. 
-  We know there still are bugs and missing features, but we are excited by the progress we made in these short months.
+  We are elated to offer you a first glimpse of our Alpha release.
+  There still are bugs and missing features, but we are excited by the progress we have made in these short months.
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-  We would love your feedback, as it is the users of Diaspora which should drive what it becomes.
+  We would love your feedback, as it is the users of Diaspora who must drive what it becomes.
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-  For suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports, please use the "Feedback" link found on the left side of the page.  
-%p
-  Find more details on what what we have released on our blog, http://blog.joindiaspora.com
+  For suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports, please use the "Feedback" link found on the left side of the page.
diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.yml b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.yml
index 6d05d5a7b..53a8ffb28 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.yml
+++ b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 %p
-  Today is the day that alpha invites for Diaspora are handed out.
-  Chances are you were one of the first to support Diaspora.
-
+  You have been invited to Diaspora, an open social web.  We are building an interface to the social web that keeps sharing intuitive while putting it in context, making it easy to know who you are sharing with.
   We are elated to offer you a first glimpse of our Alpha release. 
   We know there still are bugs and missing features, but we are excited by the progress we made in these short months.