diff --git a/files/templates/sub/create_sub.html b/files/templates/sub/create_sub.html
index 660bd5627..42b6974ae 100644
--- a/files/templates/sub/create_sub.html
+++ b/files/templates/sub/create_sub.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 					<label for="title">Sub Name</label>
 
-					<input class="form-control" id="title-register" aria-describedby="titleHelpRegister" type="text" name="name" required>
-					<small class="form-text text-muted">Names must be 3-20 characters</small>
+					<input minlength="3" maxlength="20" pattern='[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]*' class="form-control" id="title-register" aria-describedby="titleHelpRegister" type="text" name="name" required>
+					<small class="form-text text-muted">3-20 characters, including letters, numbers, _ , and -</small>
 
 				</div>
 
diff --git a/files/templates/sub/mods.html b/files/templates/sub/mods.html
index 67ceccfa7..9d83d2b0e 100644
--- a/files/templates/sub/mods.html
+++ b/files/templates/sub/mods.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 {% if v.mods(sub.name) %}
 	<form action="/s/{{sub.name}}/add_mod" method="post">
 		<input autocomplete="off" type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}" >
-		<input class="form-control" style="display:inline;width:25%" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="user" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter username..">
+		<input class="form-control" style="display:inline;width:250px" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="user" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter username..">
 		<input class="btn btn-primary" style="margin-top:-5px" autocomplete="off" class="btn btn-primary ml-auto" type="submit" value="Add Mod">
 	</form>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index 999deb3e2..df15a4e94 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@
 															<option value="{{s}}"></option>
 														{% endfor %}
 													</datalist>
+													
 												</div>
-						
+												<div class="mt-1" style="font-size: min(3.5vw,14px)"><span style="color:#ffcccb ">WARNING</span>: selecting a sub considerably limits the number of people who will see your post. Don't select a sub unless that's what you want.</div>
+
 												<label class='mt-4' for="title">Post Title</label>