diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 24b3f22..c6321e4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public static function getValidations()
                 'nullable',
                 // Discord user name validation: https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/user
                 // (simplified because we don't need to check all edge cases)
-                'regex:/^[^@#:]{2,32}#[0-9]{4}$/',
+                'regex:/^[^@#:]{2,32}(#[0-9]{4})?$/',
             ],
             "tweet" => [
                 'max:280',
diff --git a/lang/en/validation.php b/lang/en/validation.php
index ce38a7c..564f420 100644
--- a/lang/en/validation.php
+++ b/lang/en/validation.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             'regex' => 'Please verify your Telegram handle, it must be between 5 and 32 characters and only contain letters, numbers and underscores (_).'
         ],
         'discord' => [
-            'regex' => 'Please verify your Discord handle, it must consist of your username (between 2 and 32 characters) followed by a # and four digits (e.g. "mynick#1234").'
+            'regex' => 'Please verify your Discord handle, it must be between 2 and 32 characters and may optionally have the old format appended to it (e.g. mynick#1234).'
         ],
         'attends_sat' => [
             'required_without_all' => 'Please select at least one day when you will be in the Dealers\' Den.'
diff --git a/resources/views/forms/profile.blade.php b/resources/views/forms/profile.blade.php
index 0e7c7dd..a0f873a 100644
--- a/resources/views/forms/profile.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/forms/profile.blade.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class="form-control @error('short_desc') is-invalid @enderror" id="short_desc">{
                     <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
                 @enderror
                 <div id="short_descHelp" class="form-text">
-                    A short description, 1 - 3 sentences, to appear in the dealer list next to your thumbnail image.
+                    A short description, 1 - 3 sentences, to appear in your profile header.
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class="form-control @error('telegram') is-invalid @enderror" id="telegram"
         <div class="row mb-3">
             <label for="discord" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label fw-bold">Dis&shy;cord</label>
             <div class="col-sm-10">
-                <input type="text" name="discord" placeholder="YourDiscordHandle#0000"
+                <input type="text" name="discord" placeholder="YourDiscordHandle"
                     class="form-control @error('discord') is-invalid @enderror" id="discord"
                     value="{{ old('_token') ? old('discord') : $profile?->discord }}">
                 @error('discord')