diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c b/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
index 6f7b55d4d356811e2b157b4b34ea40a995b61c8a..12f9694f807e7d000ce3651f4d8ea1bfa9d33ad5 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
@@ -1718,9 +1718,9 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_msgbase_functions[] = {
 	"<tr><td><tt>when_written_zone</tt><td>Time zone"
 	"<tr><td><tt>when_imported_time</tt><td>Date/time message was imported"
 	"<tr><td><tt>when_imported_zone</tt><td>Time zone"
-	"<tr><td><tt>thread_back</tt><td>Replying to this message number"
-	"<tr><td><tt>thread_next</tt><td>Number of next message in this thread"
-	"<tr><td><tt>thread_first</tt><td>Number of first reply to this message"
+	"<tr><td><tt>thread_back</tt><td>Message number that this message is a reply to"
+	"<tr><td><tt>thread_next</tt><td>Message number of the next reply to the original message in this thread"
+	"<tr><td><tt>thread_first</tt><td>Message number of the first reply to this message"
 	"<tr><td><tt>field_list[].type</tt><td>Other SMB header fields (type)"
 	"<tr><td><tt>field_list[].data</tt><td>Other SMB header fields (data)"
 	"</table>"