diff --git a/evennia/comms/admin.py b/evennia/comms/admin.py
index 97eabe8a85..38086e3dd0 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/admin.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/admin.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ class MsgAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     Defines display for Msg objects
 
     """
-    list_display = ('id', 'db_date_sent', 'db_sender', 'db_receivers',
+    list_display = ('id', 'db_date_created', 'db_sender', 'db_receivers',
                     'db_channels', 'db_message', 'db_lock_storage')
     list_display_links = ("id",)
-    ordering = ["db_date_sent", 'db_sender', 'db_receivers', 'db_channels']
+    ordering = ["db_date_created", 'db_sender', 'db_receivers', 'db_channels']
     #readonly_fields = ['db_message', 'db_sender', 'db_receivers', 'db_channels']
-    search_fields = ['id', '^db_date_sent', '^db_message']
+    search_fields = ['id', '^db_date_created', '^db_message']
     save_as = True
     save_on_top = True
     list_select_related = True
diff --git a/evennia/comms/migrations/0008_auto_20160905_0902.py b/evennia/comms/migrations/0008_auto_20160905_0902.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cad7637cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/comms/migrations/0008_auto_20160905_0902.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.9.9 on 2016-09-05 09:02
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('comms', '0007_msg_db_tags'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='msg',
+            options={'verbose_name': 'Msg'},
+        ),
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='msg',
+            old_name='db_date_sent',
+            new_name='db_date_created',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/evennia/comms/models.py b/evennia/comms/models.py
index 9371f958ae..da48fa3aba 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/models.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/models.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Msg(SharedMemoryModel):
     - db_receivers_channels: Receiving channels
     - db_header: Header text
     - db_message: The actual message text
-    - db_date_sent: time message was sent
+    - db_date_created: time message was created / sent
     - db_hide_from_sender: bool if message should be hidden from sender
     - db_hide_from_receivers: list of receiver objects to hide message from
     - db_hide_from_channels: list of channels objects to hide message from
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Msg(SharedMemoryModel):
     # the message body itself
     db_message = models.TextField('messsage')
     # send date
-    db_date_sent = models.DateTimeField('date sent', editable=False, auto_now_add=True, db_index=True)
+    db_date_created = models.DateTimeField('date sent', editable=False, auto_now_add=True, db_index=True)
     # lock storage
     db_lock_storage = models.TextField('locks', blank=True,
                                        help_text='access locks on this message.')
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Msg(SharedMemoryModel):
 
     class Meta(object):
         "Define Django meta options"
-        verbose_name = "Message"
+        verbose_name = "Msg"
 
     @lazy_property
     def locks(self):
diff --git a/evennia/players/migrations/0005_auto_20160905_0902.py b/evennia/players/migrations/0005_auto_20160905_0902.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e62ab4cbb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/players/migrations/0005_auto_20160905_0902.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.9.9 on 2016-09-05 09:02
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import django.core.validators
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('players', '0004_auto_20150403_2339'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='playerdb',
+            name='username',
+            field=models.CharField(error_messages={'unique': 'A user with that username already exists.'}, help_text='Required. 30 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.', max_length=30, unique=True, validators=[django.core.validators.RegexValidator('^[\\w.@+-]+$', 'Enter a valid username. This value may contain only letters, numbers and @/./+/-/_ characters.')], verbose_name='username'),
+        ),
+    ]