diff --git a/kallithea/public/css/style.css b/kallithea/public/css/style.css
--- a/kallithea/public/css/style.css
+++ b/kallithea/public/css/style.css
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ input.disabled {
 #content div.box div.form div.fields div.field div.textarea textarea {
     width: 100%;
     height: 220px;
-    overflow: hidden;
+    overflow-y: auto;
     background: #FFF;
     color: #000;
     font-size: 12px;
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest.html b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ${self.repo_context_bar('showpullrequest
                     <label for="pullrequest_title">${_('Title')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">
-                    ${h.text('pullrequest_title', class_="large")}
+                    ${h.text('pullrequest_title',class_="large",placeholder=_('Summarize the changes - or leave empty'))}
                 </div>
              </div>
 
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ ${self.repo_context_bar('showpullrequest
                     <label for="pullrequest_desc">${_('Description')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="textarea text-area editor">
-                    ${h.textarea('pullrequest_desc',size=30, style="height:100px")}
-                    <span class="help-block">${_('Write a short description on this pull request')}</span>
+                    ${h.textarea('pullrequest_desc',size=30,placeholder=_('Write a short description on this pull request'))}
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -116,8 +115,7 @@ ${self.repo_context_bar('showpullrequest
 
               <div class='ac'>
                 <div class="reviewer_ac">
-                   ${h.text('user', class_='yui-ac-input')}
-                   <span class="help-block">${_('Add reviewer to this pull request.')}</span>
+                   ${h.text('user', class_='yui-ac-input',placeholder=_('Type name of reviewer to add'))}
                    <div id="reviewers_container"></div>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ ${self.repo_context_bar('showpullrequest
           <div class='ac'>
             %if h.HasPermissionAny('hg.admin')() or h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.admin')(c.repo_name) or c.pull_request.author.user_id == c.authuser.user_id:
             <div class="reviewer_ac">
-               ${h.text('user', class_='yui-ac-input')}
-               <span class="help-block">${_('Add or remove reviewer to this pull request.')}</span>
+               ${h.text('user', class_='yui-ac-input',placeholder=_('Type name of reviewer to add'))}
                <div id="reviewers_container"></div>
             </div>
             <div style="padding:0px 10px">