diff --git a/app/views/devise/registrations/new.html.haml b/app/views/devise/registrations/new.html.haml
index 36eeb6e3..aa9c4db4 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/registrations/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/registrations/new.html.haml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
             Sign Up
         .panel-body
           = semantic_form_for(resource, as: resource_name, url: registration_path(resource_name)) do |f|
-            = f.input :username, input_html: { required: true }
+            = f.input :username, input_html: { required: true }, hint: 'This is how the other users see you, not your real name'
             = f.input :email, input_html: { required: true }
-            = f.input :name, input_html: { required: true }
+            = f.input :name, input_html: { required: true }, hint: 'This is your real name'
             = f.input :password, input_html: { required: true }
             = f.input :password_confirmation, input_html: { required: true }
             %p.text-right
diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
index f199347f..6f70b651 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   .row
     .col-md-12
       = semantic_form_for(@user, url: user_path(@user.id)) do |f|
-        = f.input :name, as: :string
-        = f.input :nickname, as: :string
+        = f.input :name, as: :string, hint: 'This is your real name.'
+        = f.input :nickname, as: :string, hint: 'This is how the other users see you, not your real name'
         .control-label
           = "Avatar"
         = image_tag(@user.gravatar_url(size: '48'), title: "Yo #{@user.name}!", alt: '')