More wordsmithing

diff --git a/app/views/site/welcome.html.erb b/app/views/site/welcome.html.erb
index 98cfba5290b2a9b3d49fc80073cee4e9e25c8c20..f7a497925ce82c9bb02c311c59e76e2d5848d3d0 100644 (file)
--- a/app/views/site/welcome.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/site/welcome.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <span class='sprite large one-map'></span>
   </div>
   <p><%= t "welcome_page.section_1.paragraph_1_html" %></p>
-  <p><%= t "welcome_page.section_1.paragraph_2_html" %></p>
 </div>
 
 <div class='pad2 drop clearfix'>

diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 16e3fcbde5e36c440eb3b77b286e8f60f5e5d4f8..286661173b62739f108fdb7dab65ef3d9b5dc6d1 100644 (file)
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1157,15 +1157,13 @@ en:
       by people like you</abbr>, and free for anyone to fix, update, download and use.
       Here's a quick guide to get you started.
     section_1:
-      title: 'One Map: Many Websites'
+      title: One Map, Many Uses
       paragraph_1_html: |
-        If you're here to correct an error you found on a site like Foursquare or Craigslist,
-        you're in the right place - OpenStreetMap is the central map database used by hundreds
-        of websites.
-      paragraph_2_html: |
-        You just need to edit OpenStreetMap, and the changes will be visible everywhere else.
-        Copying the map data from place to place can take from a few minutes to a few hours,
-        so don't worry if it isn't instant.
+        OpenStreetMap is used in websites, phones, hand-held GPS devices, sat-navs, and even
+        games and art projects. This site is the place to make contributions to the map which
+        will be available to all of these sites and applications. Copying the map data from
+        place to place can take from a few minutes to a few hours, so don't worry if it isn't
+        instant.
     section_2:
       title: What's on the Map
       on_html: |
@@ -1206,18 +1204,18 @@ en:
         Need help mapping, or not clear on how to use OpenStreetMap? Get your questions answered
         on <a href='http://help.openstreetmap.org/'>the help website</a>.
     section_6:
-      title: Start Editing
+      title: Start Contributing
       paragraph_1_html: |
-        You can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start editing.
+        You can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em> button to start contributing.
       paragraph_located: |
-        Or, start editing now:
+        Or, start contributing now:
       paragraph_geocoded_html: |
         Or, start near <span class='edit-geocoded-location'></span>:
       paragraph_geolocated: |
         Or, start directly at your current location:
       paragraph_1_no_user_html: |
         Once you have an account, you can zoom in anywhere in the world and click the <em>Edit</em>
-        button to start editing.
+        button to start contributing.
     section_7:
       title: No Time To Edit? Add a Note!
       paragraph_1_html: |