diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index fa7304f..c0d435c 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var (
 	ErrUserNotFound      = impart.HTTPError{http.StatusNotFound, "User doesn't exist."}
 	ErrUserNotFoundEmail = impart.HTTPError{http.StatusNotFound, "Please enter your username instead of your email address."}
 
-	ErrUserSuspended = impart.HTTPError{http.StatusForbidden, "Account is suspended, contact the administrator."}
+	ErrUserSuspended = impart.HTTPError{http.StatusForbidden, "Account is silenced."}
 )
 
 // Post operation errors
diff --git a/templates/pad.tmpl b/templates/pad.tmpl
index 4be311e..0b73b94 100644
--- a/templates/pad.tmpl
+++ b/templates/pad.tmpl
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 		var suspended = {{.Suspended}};
 		var publish = function(content, font) {
 			if (suspended === true) {
-				alert("Your account is currently suspended, posting is disabled.");
+				alert("Your account is silenced, so you can't publish or update posts.");
 				return;
 			}
 			{{if and (and .Post.Id (not .Post.Slug)) (not .User)}}
diff --git a/templates/user/admin/users.tmpl b/templates/user/admin/users.tmpl
index df840b2..fb69d3a 100644
--- a/templates/user/admin/users.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/admin/users.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			<td><a href="/admin/user/{{.Username}}">{{.Username}}</a></td>
 			<td>{{.CreatedFriendly}}</td>
 			<td style="text-align:center">{{if .IsAdmin}}Admin{{else}}User{{end}}</td>
-			<td style="text-align:center">{{if .IsSuspended}}Suspended{{else}}Active{{end}}</td>
+			<td style="text-align:center">{{if .IsSilenced}}Silenced{{else}}Active{{end}}</td>
 		</tr>
 		{{end}}
 	</table>
diff --git a/templates/user/admin/view-user.tmpl b/templates/user/admin/view-user.tmpl
index 3b13c33..dc7b2ef 100644
--- a/templates/user/admin/view-user.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/admin/view-user.tmpl
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ td.active-suspend > input[type="submit"] {
 			<td>{{if .LastPost}}{{.LastPost}}{{else}}Never{{end}}</td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<form action="/admin/user/{{.User.Username}}/status" method="POST" {{if not .User.IsSuspended}}onsubmit="return confirmSuspend()"{{end}}>
+			<form action="/admin/user/{{.User.Username}}/status" method="POST" {{if not .User.IsSilenced}}onsubmit="return confirmSilence()"{{end}}>
 				<a id="status"/>
 				<th>Status</th>
 				<td class="active-suspend">
 				{{if .User.IsSuspended}}
-					<p>Suspended</p>
-					<input type="submit" value="Activate"/>
+					<p>Silenced</p>
+					<input type="submit" value="Unsilence"/>
 				{{else}}
 					<p>Active</p>
-					<input class="danger" type="submit" value="Suspend" {{if .User.IsAdmin}}disabled{{end}}/>
+					<input class="danger" type="submit" value="Silence" {{if .User.IsAdmin}}disabled{{end}}/>
 				{{end}}
 				</td>
 			</form>
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ td.active-suspend > input[type="submit"] {
 </div>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-function confirmSuspend() {
-	return confirm("Suspend this user? They'll still be able to log in and access their posts, but no one else will be able to see them anymore. You can reverse this decision at any time.");
+function confirmSilence() {
+	return confirm("Silence this user? They'll still be able to log in and access their posts, but no one else will be able to see them anymore. You can reverse this decision at any time.");
 }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/templates/user/include/suspended.tmpl b/templates/user/include/suspended.tmpl
index e5d9be8..76906de 100644
--- a/templates/user/include/suspended.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/include/suspended.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{define "user-suspended"}}
 <div class="alert info">
-	<p><strong>Your account is suspended.</strong> You can still access all of your posts and blogs, but no one else can currently see them.</p>
+	<p><strong>Your account has been silenced.</strong> You can still access all of your posts and blogs, but no one else can currently see them.</p>
 </div>
 {{end}}