diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr2.c b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr2.c
index e5c56873d90f3f44d11347604a364346db0a02c3..f45c9159a25e74dbcc7306b04e2ba645369a20ec 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr2.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr2.c
@@ -1693,54 +1693,52 @@ void dir_cfg(int libnum)
 		"the file transfer prompt.  Some short names have specially-defined\n"
 		"meaning:\n"
 		"\n"
-		"`Temp`\n"
-		"    Reserved for temporary archive transfers.\n"
+		"~Temp~\n"
+		"    This short name is reserved for `temporary archive transfers`.\n"
 		"\n"
-		"`Offline`\n"
+		"~Offline~\n"
 		"    This short name specifies that this directory is to hold\n"
-		"    offline files for the selected library and is treated a bit\n"
-		"    differently than other directories.  It will not be included\n"
-		"    in new-scans and will be the default location of files that\n"
+		"    `offline files` for the selected library and is treated a bit\n"
+		"    differently than other directories: it will not be included\n"
+		"    in new-file-scans and will be the default location of files that\n"
 		"    are removed or moved.  A directory with this short name should\n"
-		"    have the upload level set to 90 and the access level and flags\n"
-		"    set the same as the library.  There can only be one directory\n"
-		"    per library with this short name.\n"
+		"    have its required upload level set to 90 (Sysop) and its access\n"
+		"    requirements set the same as the library.\n"
+		"    There can only be one directory per library with this short name.\n"
 		"\n"
-		"`Sysop`\n"
+		"~Sysop~\n"
 		"    This short name specifies that this directory will be the\n"
-		"    destination for files uploaded by users with the `Z` command\n"
-		"    from the transfer section.  There should only be one directory\n"
-		"    with this short name and it should belong to the most\n"
-		"    accessible library.  A directory with this short name should\n"
-		"    have the access level set to 90 and the upload level and flags\n"
-		"    set the same as the library.\n"
+		"    destination for `files uploaded to the sysop` by users (e.g. with\n"
+		"    the `Z` command from the file transfer menu).  There should only be\n"
+		"    one directory with this short name and it should belong to the most\n"
+		"    accessible library.  A directory with this short name should have\n"
+		"    its required access level set to 90 (Sysop) and its upload\n"
+		"    requirements set the same as its library.\n"
 		"\n"
-		"`User`\n"
-		"    This short name specifies that this directory will be the\n"
-		"    storage point for user to user transfers.  There should only be\n"
-		"    one directory with this short name and it should belong to the\n"
-		"    most accessible library.  Users can upload a file to another\n"
-		"    user or group of users with the `/U` transfer section command.\n"
-		"    Users download files sent to them with the `/D` transfer\n"
-		"    section command.  A directory with this short name should have\n"
-		"    the access level set to 90 and the upload level and flags\n"
-		"    set the same as the library or at whatever level the sysop\n"
-		"    wishes to allows users to use the user to user transfer\n"
+		"~User~\n"
+		"    This short name specifies that this directory will be used for\n"
+		"    `user to user file transfers`.  There should only be one directory\n"
+		"    with this short name and it should belong to the most accessible\n"
+		"    library.  User to user file transfers allow users to upload files\n"
+		"    to other users with the `/U` file transfer menu command.\n"
+		"    Users download files sent to them with the `/D` file transfer\n"
+		"    menu command.  A directory with this short name should have\n"
+		"    its required access level set to 90 and its upload requirements\n"
+		"    set the same as the library or with whatever requirements the sysop\n"
+		"    wishes to require of users to use the user to user file transfer\n"
 		"    facilities.\n"
 		"\n"
-		"`Uploads`\n"
-		"\n"
+		"~Uploads~\n"
 		"    This short name specifies that this directory will be used\n"
-		"    for uploads if the user attempts to upload to a directory where\n"
-		"    he or she does not have sufficient upload access.\n"
-		"    If you wish `all` uploads to automatically go into one specific\n"
-		"    directory, set the required upload level for all `other`\n"
-		"    directories to 90 or higher (Sysop).  If you don't want users\n"
-		"    to be able to see the files in this directory or download them\n"
-		"    until they are moved by the sysop, set the required access\n"
-		"    for your 'Uploads' directory to level 90 or higher.  Creating\n"
-		"    an 'Uploads' directory also allows 'Blind' batch uploads from\n"
-		"    the users (files need not be added to the upload queue first).\n"
+		"    as the default destination of user's `uploaded files` (i.e. if a user\n"
+		"    attempts to upload to a directory where they do not have upload\n"
+		"    permission or `blind-upload` files not in their batch upload queue).\n"
+		"    If you wish `all` uploads to automatically go into `this` directory,\n"
+		"    set the upload requirements for all `other` directories to level 90.\n"
+		"    If you do not want users to be able to see the files in this\n"
+		"    directory or download them until they are moved by the sysop to a\n"
+		"    more accessible directory, set the access requirements for this\n"
+		"    directory to level 90 (Sysop) or higher.\n"
 		;
 	char* dir_code_help =
 		"`Directory Internal Code Suffix:`\n"