diff --git a/ietf/doc/forms.py b/ietf/doc/forms.py
index 8bb4a1b73..661b627fa 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/forms.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AdForm(forms.Form):
             self.fields['ad'].choices = list(choices) + [("", "-------"), (ad_pk, Person.objects.get(pk=ad_pk).plain_name())]
 
 class NotifyForm(forms.Form):
-    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="List of email addresses to receive state notifications, separated by comma", label="Notification list", required=False)
+    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="List of email addresses to receive state notifications, separated by comma.", label="Notification list", required=False)
 
     def clean_notify(self):
         addrspecs = [x.strip() for x in self.cleaned_data["notify"].split(',')]
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_charter.py b/ietf/doc/views_charter.py
index 0478828d6..d2206a46a 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_charter.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_charter.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ from ietf.group.mails import email_iesg_secretary_re_charter
 class ChangeStateForm(forms.Form):
     charter_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(used=True, type="charter"), label="Charter state", empty_label=None, required=False)
     initial_time = forms.IntegerField(initial=0, label="Review time", help_text="(in weeks)", required=False)
-    message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Leave blank to change state without notifying the Secretariat", required=False, label=mark_safe("Message to the Secretariat"))
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the charter history", required=False)
+    message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Leave blank to change state without notifying the Secretariat.", required=False, label=mark_safe("Message to the Secretariat"))
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the charter history.", required=False)
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.hide = kwargs.pop('hide', None)
         group = kwargs.pop('group')
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ def change_state(request, name, option=None):
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 class ChangeTitleForm(forms.Form):
-    charter_title = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput, label="Charter title", help_text="Enter new charter title", required=True)
-    message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Leave blank to change the title without notifying the Secretariat", required=False, label=mark_safe("Message to Secretariat"))
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the charter history", required=False)
+    charter_title = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput, label="Charter title", help_text="Enter new charter title.", required=True)
+    message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Leave blank to change the title without notifying the Secretariat.", required=False, label=mark_safe("Message to Secretariat"))
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the charter history.", required=False)
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         charter = kwargs.pop('charter')
         super(ChangeTitleForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ def edit_ad(request, name):
 
 
 class UploadForm(forms.Form):
-    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Charter text", help_text="Edit the charter text", required=False)
-    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file", required=False)
+    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Charter text", help_text="Edit the charter text.", required=False)
+    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file.", required=False)
 
     def clean_content(self):
         return self.cleaned_data["content"].replace("\r", "")
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_conflict_review.py b/ietf/doc/views_conflict_review.py
index b372c0d8c..57d46a372 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_conflict_review.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_conflict_review.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ietf.utils.textupload import get_cleaned_text_file_content
 
 class ChangeStateForm(forms.Form):
     review_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(used=True, type="conflrev"), label="Conflict review state", empty_label=None, required=True)
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the review history", required=False)
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the review history.", required=False)
 
 @role_required("Area Director", "Secretariat")
 def change_state(request, name, option=None):
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ def send_conflict_eval_email(request,review):
                 msg)
 
 class UploadForm(forms.Form):
-    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Conflict review response", help_text="Edit the conflict review response", required=False)
-    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file", required=False)
+    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Conflict review response", help_text="Edit the conflict review response.", required=False)
+    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file.", required=False)
 
     def clean_content(self):
         return self.cleaned_data["content"].replace("\r", "")
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def default_approval_text(review):
 
 
 class AnnouncementForm(forms.Form):
-    announcement_text = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="IETF Conflict Review Announcement", help_text="Edit the announcement message", required=True)
+    announcement_text = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="IETF Conflict Review Announcement", help_text="Edit the announcement message.", required=True)
 
 @role_required("Secretariat")
 def approve(request, name):
@@ -324,13 +324,13 @@ def approve(request, name):
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 class SimpleStartReviewForm(forms.Form):
-    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas", required=False)
+    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas.", required=False)
 
 class StartReviewForm(forms.Form):
     ad = forms.ModelChoiceField(Person.objects.filter(role__name="ad", role__group__state="active").order_by('name'), 
                                 label="Shepherding AD", empty_label="(None)", required=True)
     create_in_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(used=True, type="conflrev", slug__in=("needshep", "adrev")), empty_label=None, required=False)
-    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas", required=False)
+    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas.", required=False)
     telechat_date = forms.TypedChoiceField(coerce=lambda x: datetime.datetime.strptime(x, '%Y-%m-%d').date(), empty_value=None, required=False, widget=forms.Select(attrs={'onchange':'make_bold()'}))
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_draft.py b/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
index 0a2f7b603..846ed076a 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_draft.py
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class EditInfoForm(forms.Form):
     area = forms.ModelChoiceField(Group.objects.filter(type="area", state="active"), empty_label="(None - individual submission)", required=False, label="Assigned to area")
     ad = forms.ModelChoiceField(Person.objects.filter(role__name="ad", role__group__state="active").order_by('name'), label="Responsible AD", empty_label="(None)", required=True)
     create_in_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(used=True, type="draft-iesg", slug__in=("pub-req", "watching")), empty_label=None, required=False)
-    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas", required=False)
+    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas.", required=False)
     note = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="IESG note", required=False)
     telechat_date = forms.TypedChoiceField(coerce=lambda x: datetime.datetime.strptime(x, '%Y-%m-%d').date(), empty_value=None, required=False, widget=forms.Select(attrs={'onchange':'make_bold()'}))
     returning_item = forms.BooleanField(required=False)
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ def edit_iesg_note(request, name):
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 class ShepherdWriteupUploadForm(forms.Form):
-    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Shepherd writeup", help_text="Edit the shepherd writeup", required=False)
-    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file", required=False)
+    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Shepherd writeup", help_text="Edit the shepherd writeup.", required=False)
+    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file.", required=False)
 
     def clean_content(self):
         return self.cleaned_data["content"].replace("\r", "")
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ def request_publication(request, name):
 class AdoptDraftForm(forms.Form):
     group = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Group.objects.filter(type__in=["wg", "rg"], state="active").order_by("-type", "acronym"), required=True, empty_label=None)
     newstate = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=State.objects.filter(type__in=['draft-stream-ietf','draft-stream-irtf'],slug__in=['wg-cand', 'c-adopt', 'adopt-wg', 'info', 'wg-doc', 'candidat','active']),required=True,label="State")
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, label="Comment", help_text="Optional comment explaining the reasons for the adoption")
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, label="Comment", help_text="Optional comment explaining the reasons for the adoption.")
     weeks = forms.IntegerField(required=False, label="Expected weeks in adoption state")
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ def adopt_draft(request, name):
 class ChangeStreamStateForm(forms.Form):
     new_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=State.objects.filter(used=True), label='State', help_text=u"Only select 'Submitted to IESG for Publication' to correct errors. Use the document's main page to request publication.")
     weeks = forms.IntegerField(label='Expected weeks in state',required=False)
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, help_text="Optional comment for the document history")
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, help_text="Optional comment for the document history.")
     tags = forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(queryset=DocTagName.objects.filter(used=True), widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple, required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_status_change.py b/ietf/doc/views_status_change.py
index eecfa16e4..f5bb9e286 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_status_change.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_status_change.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from ietf.utils.textupload import get_cleaned_text_file_content
 
 class ChangeStateForm(forms.Form):
     new_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(type="statchg", used=True), label="Status Change Evaluation State", empty_label=None, required=True)
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the review history", required=False)
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, help_text="Optional comment for the review history.", required=False)
 
 
 @role_required("Area Director", "Secretariat")
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def send_status_change_eval_email(request,doc):
     send_mail_preformatted(request,msg)
 
 class UploadForm(forms.Form):
-    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Status change text", help_text="Edit the status change text", required=False)
-    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file", required=False)
+    content = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Status change text", help_text="Edit the status change text.", required=False)
+    txt = forms.FileField(label=".txt format", help_text="Or upload a .txt file.", required=False)
 
     def clean_content(self):
         return self.cleaned_data["content"].replace("\r", "")
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def default_approval_text(status_change,relateddoc):
 from django.forms.formsets import formset_factory
 
 class AnnouncementForm(forms.Form):
-    announcement_text = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Status Change Announcement", help_text="Edit the announcement message", required=True)
+    announcement_text = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="Status Change Announcement", help_text="Edit the announcement message.", required=True)
     label = None
       
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ class EditStatusChangeForm(forms.Form):
         return clean_helper(self,EditStatusChangeForm)
 
 class StartStatusChangeForm(forms.Form):
-    document_name = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Document name", help_text="A descriptive name such as status-change-md2-to-historic is better than status-change-rfc1319", required=True)
+    document_name = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Document name", help_text="A descriptive name such as status-change-md2-to-historic is better than status-change-rfc1319.", required=True)
     title = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Title", required=True)
     ad = forms.ModelChoiceField(Person.objects.filter(role__name="ad", role__group__state="active").order_by('name'), 
                                 label="Shepherding AD", empty_label="(None)", required=True)
     create_in_state = forms.ModelChoiceField(State.objects.filter(type="statchg", slug__in=("needshep", "adrev")), empty_label=None, required=False)
-    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas", required=False)
+    notify = forms.CharField(max_length=255, label="Notice emails", help_text="Separate email addresses with commas.", required=False)
     telechat_date = forms.TypedChoiceField(coerce=lambda x: datetime.datetime.strptime(x, '%Y-%m-%d').date(), empty_value=None, required=False, widget=forms.Select(attrs={'onchange':'make_bold()'}))
     relations={}
 
diff --git a/ietf/group/models.py b/ietf/group/models.py
index ee372e02b..2a414026a 100644
--- a/ietf/group/models.py
+++ b/ietf/group/models.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class GroupInfo(models.Model):
     list_archive = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
     comments = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
-    unused_states = models.ManyToManyField('doc.State', help_text="Document states that have been disabled for the group", blank=True)
-    unused_tags = models.ManyToManyField(DocTagName, help_text="Document tags that have been disabled for the group", blank=True)
+    unused_states = models.ManyToManyField('doc.State', help_text="Document states that have been disabled for the group.", blank=True)
+    unused_tags = models.ManyToManyField(DocTagName, help_text="Document tags that have been disabled for the group.", blank=True)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.name
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class GroupMilestoneInfo(models.Model):
     state = models.ForeignKey(GroupMilestoneStateName)
     desc = models.CharField(verbose_name="Description", max_length=500)
     due = models.DateField()
-    resolved = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, help_text="Explanation of why milestone is resolved (usually \"Done\"), or empty if still due")
+    resolved = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, help_text="Explanation of why milestone is resolved (usually \"Done\"), or empty if still due.")
 
     docs = models.ManyToManyField('doc.Document', blank=True)
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Role(models.Model):
     name = models.ForeignKey(RoleName)
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group)
     person = models.ForeignKey(Person)
-    email = models.ForeignKey(Email, help_text="Email address used by person for this role")
+    email = models.ForeignKey(Email, help_text="Email address used by person for this role.")
     def __unicode__(self):
         return u"%s is %s in %s" % (self.person.plain_name(), self.name.name, self.group.acronym or self.group.name)
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class RoleHistory(models.Model):
     name = models.ForeignKey(RoleName)
     group = models.ForeignKey(GroupHistory)
     person = models.ForeignKey(Person)
-    email = models.ForeignKey(Email, help_text="Email address used by person for this role")
+    email = models.ForeignKey(Email, help_text="Email address used by person for this role.")
     def __unicode__(self):
         return u"%s is %s in %s" % (self.person.plain_name(), self.name.name, self.group.acronym)
 
diff --git a/ietf/ipr/forms.py b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
index d4752293d..9fa71988b 100644
--- a/ietf/ipr/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class GenericDisclosureForm(forms.Form):
     holder_contact_info = forms.CharField(label="Other Info (address, phone, etc.)", max_length=255,widget=forms.Textarea,required=False)
     submitter_name = forms.CharField(max_length=255,required=False)
     submitter_email = forms.EmailField(required=False)
-    patent_info = forms.CharField(max_length=255,widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, help_text="Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s), Date(s) granted or applied for, Country, and any additional notes")
+    patent_info = forms.CharField(max_length=255,widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, help_text="Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s), Date(s) granted or applied for, Country, and any additional notes.")
     has_patent_pending = forms.BooleanField(required=False)
     statement = forms.CharField(max_length=255,widget=forms.Textarea,required=False)
     updates = SearchableIprDisclosuresField(required=False, help_text="If this disclosure <strong>updates</strong> other disclosures identify here which ones. Leave this field blank if this disclosure does not update any prior disclosures. <strong>Note</strong>: Updates to IPR disclosures must only be made by authorized representatives of the original submitters. Updates will automatically be forwarded to the current Patent Holder's Contact and to the Submitter of the original IPR disclosure.")
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class GenericIprDisclosureForm(IprDisclosureFormBase):
         exclude = [ 'by','docs','state','rel' ]
         
 class MessageModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
-    response_due = DatepickerDateField(date_format="yyyy-mm-dd", picker_settings={"autoclose": "1" }, required=False, help_text='The date which a response is due')
+    response_due = DatepickerDateField(date_format="yyyy-mm-dd", picker_settings={"autoclose": "1" }, required=False, help_text='The date which a response is due.')
     
     class Meta:
         model = Message
diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
index a1ec98721..a2093965e 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class LiaisonForm(forms.Form):
     to_poc = forms.CharField(widget=ReadOnlyWidget, label="POC", required=False)
     response_contact = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255)
     technical_contact = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255)
-    cc1 = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="CC", required=False, help_text='Please insert one email address per line')
+    cc1 = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, label="CC", required=False, help_text='Please insert one email address per line.')
     purpose = forms.ChoiceField()
     related_to = SearchableLiaisonStatementField(label=u'Related Liaison Statement', required=False)
     deadline_date = DatepickerDateField(date_format="yyyy-mm-dd", picker_settings={"autoclose": "1" }, label='Deadline', required=True)
diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/models.py b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
index 795456724..f31a76bd1 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/models.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ class LiaisonStatement(models.Model):
 
     related_to = models.ForeignKey('LiaisonStatement', blank=True, null=True)
 
-    from_group = models.ForeignKey(Group, related_name="liaisonstatement_from_set", null=True, blank=True, help_text="Sender group, if it exists")
-    from_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="Name of the sender body")
+    from_group = models.ForeignKey(Group, related_name="liaisonstatement_from_set", null=True, blank=True, help_text="Sender group, if it exists.")
+    from_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="Name of the sender body.")
     from_contact = models.ForeignKey(Email, blank=True, null=True)
-    to_group = models.ForeignKey(Group, related_name="liaisonstatement_to_set", null=True, blank=True, help_text="Recipient group, if it exists")
-    to_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="Name of the recipient body")
-    to_contact = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, help_text="Contacts at recipient body")
+    to_group = models.ForeignKey(Group, related_name="liaisonstatement_to_set", null=True, blank=True, help_text="Recipient group, if it exists.")
+    to_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, help_text="Name of the recipient body.")
+    to_contact = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, help_text="Contacts at recipient body.")
 
     reply_to = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)
 
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/models.py b/ietf/meeting/models.py
index 1f209676b..d6c3074c9 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/models.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/models.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Meeting(models.Model):
     venue_addr = models.TextField(blank=True)
     break_area = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)
     reg_area = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)
-    agenda_note = models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Text in this field will be placed at the top of the html agenda page for the meeting.  HTML can be used, but will not validated.")
+    agenda_note = models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Text in this field will be placed at the top of the html agenda page for the meeting.  HTML can be used, but will not be validated.")
     agenda     = models.ForeignKey('Schedule',null=True,blank=True, related_name='+')
     session_request_lock_message = models.CharField(blank=True,max_length=255) # locked if not empty
     
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ class TimeSlot(models.Model):
     time = models.DateTimeField()
     duration = TimedeltaField()
     location = models.ForeignKey(Room, blank=True, null=True)
-    show_location = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Show location in agenda")
-    sessions = models.ManyToManyField('Session', related_name='slots', through='ScheduledSession', null=True, blank=True, help_text=u"Scheduled session, if any")
+    show_location = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Show location in agenda.")
+    sessions = models.ManyToManyField('Session', related_name='slots', through='ScheduledSession', null=True, blank=True, help_text=u"Scheduled session, if any.")
     modified = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
     #
 
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ class Schedule(models.Model):
     meeting  = models.ForeignKey(Meeting, null=True)
     name     = models.CharField(max_length=16, blank=False)
     owner    = models.ForeignKey(Person)
-    visible  = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text=u"Make this agenda available to those who know about it")
-    public   = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text=u"Make this agenda publically available")
+    visible  = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text=u"Make this agenda available to those who know about it.")
+    public   = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text=u"Make this agenda publically available.")
     badness  = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
     # considering copiedFrom = models.ForeignKey('Schedule', blank=True, null=True)
 
@@ -605,14 +605,14 @@ class ScheduledSession(models.Model):
     Each relationship is attached to the named agenda, which is owned by
     a specific person/user.
     """
-    timeslot = models.ForeignKey('TimeSlot', null=False, blank=False, help_text=u"")
-    session  = models.ForeignKey('Session', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Scheduled session")
+    timeslot = models.ForeignKey('TimeSlot', null=False, blank=False)
+    session  = models.ForeignKey('Session', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Scheduled session.")
     schedule = models.ForeignKey('Schedule', null=False, blank=False, related_name='assignments')
-    extendedfrom = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Timeslot this session is an extension of")
+    extendedfrom = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Timeslot this session is an extension of.")
     modified = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
     notes    = models.TextField(blank=True)
     badness  = models.IntegerField(default=0, blank=True, null=True)
-    pinned   = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text="Do not move session during automatic placement")
+    pinned   = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text="Do not move session during automatic placement.")
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["timeslot__time", "session__group__parent__name", "session__group__acronym", "session__name", ]
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ class Session(models.Model):
     Training sessions and similar are modeled by filling in a
     responsible group (e.g. Edu team) and filling in the name."""
     meeting = models.ForeignKey(Meeting)
-    name = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, help_text="Name of session, in case the session has a purpose rather than just being a group meeting")
-    short = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=32, help_text="Short version of 'name' above, for use in filenames")
+    name = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, help_text="Name of session, in case the session has a purpose rather than just being a group meeting.")
+    short = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=32, help_text="Short version of 'name' above, for use in filenames.")
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group)    # The group type determines the session type.  BOFs also need to be added as a group.
     attendees = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
     agenda_note = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/placement.py b/ietf/meeting/placement.py
index c16a9372a..495c33c67 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/placement.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/placement.py
@@ -731,9 +731,9 @@ class CurrentScheduleState:
 #
 if False:
     class AutomaticScheduleStep(models.Model):
-        schedule   = models.ForeignKey('Schedule', null=False, blank=False, help_text=u"Who made this agenda")
-        session    = models.ForeignKey('Session', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Scheduled session involved")
-        moved_from = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', related_name="+", null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Where session was")
-        moved_to   = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', related_name="+", null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Where session went")
+        schedule   = models.ForeignKey('Schedule', null=False, blank=False, help_text=u"Who made this agenda.")
+        session    = models.ForeignKey('Session', null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Scheduled session involved.")
+        moved_from = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', related_name="+", null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Where session was.")
+        moved_to   = models.ForeignKey('ScheduledSession', related_name="+", null=True, default=None, help_text=u"Where session went.")
         stepnum    = models.IntegerField(default=0, blank=True, null=True)
 
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/forms.py b/ietf/nomcom/forms.py
index 499aa4e3e..029e65bdc 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/forms.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class EditNomcomForm(BaseNomcomForm, forms.ModelForm):
 class MergeForm(BaseNomcomForm, forms.Form):
 
     secondary_emails = MultiEmailField(label="Secondary email addresses",
-        help_text="Provide a comma separated list of email addresses. Nominations already received with any of these email address will be moved to show under the primary address", widget=forms.Textarea)
+        help_text="Provide a comma separated list of email addresses. Nominations already received with any of these email address will be moved to show under the primary address.", widget=forms.Textarea)
     primary_email = forms.EmailField(label="Primary email address",
                                      widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': '40'}))
 
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ class NominateForm(BaseNomcomForm, forms.ModelForm):
     comments = forms.CharField(label="Candidate's qualifications for the position",
                                widget=forms.Textarea())
     confirmation = forms.BooleanField(label='Email comments back to me as confirmation',
-                                      help_text="If you want to get a confirmation mail containing your feedback in cleartext, \
-                                                 please check the 'email comments back to me as confirmation'",
+                                      help_text="If you want to get a confirmation mail containing your feedback in cleartext, please check the 'email comments back to me as confirmation'.",
                                       required=False)
 
     fieldsets = [('Candidate Nomination', ('position', 'candidate_name',
@@ -435,8 +434,7 @@ class FeedbackForm(BaseNomcomForm, forms.ModelForm):
     comments = forms.CharField(label='Comments on this nominee',
                                widget=forms.Textarea())
     confirmation = forms.BooleanField(label='Email comments back to me as confirmation',
-                                      help_text="If you want to get a confirmation mail containing your feedback in cleartext, \
-                                                 please check the 'email comments back to me as confirmation'",
+                                      help_text="If you want to get a confirmation mail containing your feedback in cleartext, please check the 'email comments back to me as confirmation'.",
                                       required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/models.py b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
index 0948d925c..d0258d630 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/models.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8-No-BOM -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
 
 from django.db import models
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class NomCom(models.Model):
 
     group = models.ForeignKey(Group)
     send_questionnaire = models.BooleanField(verbose_name='Send questionnaires automatically', default=False,
-                                             help_text='If you check this box, questionnaires are sent automatically after nominations')
+                                             help_text='If you check this box, questionnaires are sent automatically after nominations.')
     reminder_interval = models.PositiveIntegerField(help_text='If the nomcom user sets the interval field then a cron command will \
                                                                send reminders to the nominees who have not responded using \
-                                                               the following formula: (today - nomination_date) % interval == 0',
+                                                               the following formula: (today - nomination_date) % interval == 0.',
                                                                blank=True, null=True)
     initial_text = models.TextField(verbose_name='Help text for nomination form',
                                     blank=True)
diff --git a/ietf/secr/drafts/forms.py b/ietf/secr/drafts/forms.py
index c841668e3..9d7578dec 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/drafts/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/drafts/forms.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class AliasModelChoiceField(forms.ModelChoiceField):
 # ---------------------------------------------
 class AddModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
     start_date = forms.DateField()
-    group = GroupModelChoiceField(required=True,help_text='Use group "none" for Individual Submissions')
+    group = GroupModelChoiceField(required=True,help_text='Use group "none" for Individual Submissions.')
 
     class Meta:
         model = Document
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class AuthorForm(forms.Form):
     see an id_email field
     '''
     person = forms.CharField(max_length=50,widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'name-autocomplete'}),help_text="To see a list of people type the first name, or last name, or both.")
-    email = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Select(),help_text="Select an email")
+    email = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Select(),help_text="Select an email.")
 
     # check for id within parenthesis to ensure name was selected from the list
     def clean_person(self):
@@ -372,5 +372,5 @@ class UploadForm(forms.Form):
         return self.cleaned_data
 
 class WithdrawForm(forms.Form):
-    type = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Select(choices=WITHDRAW_CHOICES),help_text='Select which type of withdraw to perform')
+    type = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Select(choices=WITHDRAW_CHOICES),help_text='Select which type of withdraw to perform.')
 
diff --git a/ietf/submit/models.py b/ietf/submit/models.py
index 4ad216592..716055650 100644
--- a/ietf/submit/models.py
+++ b/ietf/submit/models.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
     abstract = models.TextField(blank=True)
     rev = models.CharField(max_length=3, blank=True)
     pages = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
-    authors = models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="List of author names and emails, one author per line, e.g. \"John Doe &lt;john@example.org&gt;\"")
+    authors = models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="List of author names and emails, one author per line, e.g. \"John Doe &lt;john@example.org&gt;\".")
     note = models.TextField(blank=True)
     replaces = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
     document_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
     submission_date = models.DateField(default=datetime.date.today)
 
-    submitter = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, help_text="Name and email of submitter, e.g. \"John Doe &lt;john@example.org&gt;\"")
+    submitter = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, help_text="Name and email of submitter, e.g. \"John Doe &lt;john@example.org&gt;\".")
 
     idnits_message = models.TextField(blank=True)