diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index e3899b0fc..ff6282f7d 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@
 	"abusefilter-edit-enabled": "Enable this filter",
 	"abusefilter-edit-deleted": "Mark as deleted",
 	"abusefilter-edit-hidden": "Hide details of this filter from public view",
-	"abusefilter-edit-protected": "I understand that details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables protected variables]",
+	"abusefilter-edit-protected": "Enable the use of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables protected variables] in this filter",
 	"abusefilter-edit-protected-variable-already-protected": "Details of this filter are hidden from users who cannot see protected variables",
-	"abusefilter-edit-protected-help-message": "This action is permanent and cannot be undone",
+	"abusefilter-edit-protected-help-message": "Details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see protected variables. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.",
 	"abusefilter-edit-global": "Global filter",
 	"abusefilter-edit-rules": "Conditions:",
 	"abusefilter-edit-field-conditions": "conditions",
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 	"abusefilter-edit-deleting-enabled": "You cannot mark an active filter as deleted.",
 	"abusefilter-edit-restricted": "You cannot edit this filter, because it contains one or more restricted actions.\nPlease ask a user with permission to add restricted actions to make the change for you.",
 	"abusefilter-edit-protected-variable": "You cannot save this filter because you don't have permission to use the following variables: $1",
-	"abusefilter-edit-protected-variable-not-protected": "Your filter was not saved because it uses the following [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables {{PLURAL:$1|protected variable|protected variables}}]: $1. Please acknowledge that you understand details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see protected variables.",
+	"abusefilter-edit-protected-variable-not-protected": "Your filter was not saved because it uses the following [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables {{PLURAL:$1|protected variable|protected variables}}]: $1. Please enable the use of protected variables. This action will permanently hide details of the filter from users who cannot see protected variables.",
 	"abusefilter-edit-viewhistory": "View this filter's history",
 	"abusefilter-edit-history": "History:",
 	"abusefilter-edit-check": "Check syntax",