Index: modules/comment/comment.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.647
diff -u -r1.647 comment.module
--- modules/comment/comment.module	21 Aug 2008 19:36:36 -0000	1.647
+++ modules/comment/comment.module	23 Aug 2008 21:59:57 -0000
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       return '<p>' . t("Below is a list of the latest comments posted to your site. Click on a subject to see the comment, the author's name to edit the author's user information, 'edit' to modify the text, and 'delete' to remove their submission.") . '</p>';
 
     case 'admin/content/comment/approval':
-      return '<p>' . t("Below is a list of the comments posted to your site that need approval. To approve a comment, click on 'edit' and then change its 'moderation status' to Approved. Click on a subject to see the comment, the author's name to edit the author's user information, 'edit' to modify the text, and 'delete' to remove their submission.") . '</p>';
+      return '<p>' . t("Below is a list of the comments posted to your site that need approval. To approve comments, select the checkbox, select 'Publish the selected comments' (select 'Delete the selected comments' to delete) and click 'Update'. Click on a subject to see the comment.  Click 'edit' to modify the text.") . '</p>';
   }
 }
 
Index: modules/system/system.css
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.css,v
retrieving revision 1.51
diff -u -r1.51 system.css
--- modules/system/system.css	5 May 2008 21:10:48 -0000	1.51
+++ modules/system/system.css	23 Aug 2008 21:54:23 -0000
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@
   color: #020;
   padding: 2px;
 }
+.status {
+  color: #333
+}
+div.status {
+  border: 1px solid #bbb;
+}
+div.status, tr.status {
+  background: #eee;
+  color: #111;
+  padding: 2px;
+}
 .item-list .icon {
   color: #555;
   float: right; /* LTR */