diff --git a/wp-admin/options-privacy.php b/wp-admin/options-privacy.php
index 9fd25bc96f..73b9ac1c13 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-privacy.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-privacy.php
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ include('./admin-header.php');
 
 <table class="form-table">
 <tr valign="top">
-<th scope="row"><?php _e('Site Visibility') ?> </th>
-<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e('Site Visibility') ?> </span></legend>
+<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Site Visibility' ); ?> </th>
+<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Site Visibility' ); ?> </span></legend>
 <input id="blog-public" type="radio" name="blog_public" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('blog_public')); ?> />
-<label for="blog-public"><?php _e('I would like my site to be visible to everyone, including search engines (like Google, Bing, Technorati) and archivers');?></label><br/>
+<label for="blog-public"><?php _e( 'Allow search engines to index this site.' );?></label><br/>
 <input id="blog-norobots" type="radio" name="blog_public" value="0" <?php checked('0', get_option('blog_public')); ?> />
-<label for="blog-norobots"><?php _e('I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors'); ?></label>
+<label for="blog-norobots"><?php _e( 'Ask search engines not to index this site.' ); ?></label>
+<p class="description"><?php _e( 'Note: Neither of these options blocks access to your site &mdash; it is up to search engines to honor your request.' ); ?></p>
 <?php do_action('blog_privacy_selector'); ?>
 </fieldset></td>
 </tr>