diff --git a/src/views/email.html b/src/views/email.html
index 12b65b4e6..a20da3561 100644
--- a/src/views/email.html
+++ b/src/views/email.html
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@
           <div class="form-group">
             <label class="control-label">List Members</label><br/>
             <div class="has-error control-label" ng-show="mailinglists.add.error.members"><small>{{ mailinglists.add.error.members }}</small></div>
-            <textarea ng-model="mailinglists.add.membersTxt" placeholder="Separate email addresses with a newline" class="form-control" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <textarea ng-model="mailinglists.add.membersTxt" class="form-control" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <small>Separate email addresses with a newline</small>
           </div>
           <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="mailinglistadd_form.$invalid || mailinglists.add.membersTxt.length === 0 || mailinglists.add.busy"/>
         </form>
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@
           <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': mailinglists.edit.error.members }">
             <label class="control-label">List Members</label><br/>
             <div class="has-error control-label" ng-show="mailinglists.edit.error.members"><small>{{ mailinglists.edit.error.members }}</small></div>
-            <textarea ng-model="mailinglists.edit.membersTxt" placeholder="Separate email addresses with a newline" class="form-control" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <textarea ng-model="mailinglists.edit.membersTxt" class="form-control" rows="10"></textarea>
+            <small>Separate email addresses with a newline</small>
           </div>
           <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="mailinglistedit_form.$invalid || mailinglists.edit.busy"/>
         </form>