diff --git a/shared/en/mailing-lists.adoc b/shared/en/mailing-lists.adoc
index 1ca7353584..8a1ae5dd8f 100644
--- a/shared/en/mailing-lists.adoc
+++ b/shared/en/mailing-lists.adoc
@@ -143,39 +143,39 @@
 :freebsd-desktop-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-desktop
 :freebsd-desktop: {freebsd-desktop-url}[{freebsd-desktop-desc}]
 
-:dev-ci-desc: Automated reports of build and test results from FreeBSD's continuous integration tools.
+:dev-ci-desc: Automated reports of build and test results from FreeBSD's continuous integration tools
 :dev-ci-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-ci
 :dev-ci: {dev-ci-url}[{dev-ci-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-doc-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository.
+:dev-commits-doc-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository
 :dev-commits-doc-all-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-doc-all
 :dev-commits-doc-all: {dev-commits-doc-all-url}[{dev-commits-doc-all-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-ports-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the ports repository.
+:dev-commits-ports-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the ports repository
 :dev-commits-ports-all-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-ports-all
 :dev-commits-ports-all: {dev-commits-ports-all-url}[{dev-commits-ports-all-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-ports-branches-desc: Commit messages for the quarterly branches of the ports repository.
+:dev-commits-ports-branches-desc: Commit messages for the quarterly branches of the ports repository
 :dev-commits-ports-branches-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-ports-branches
 :dev-commits-ports-branches: {dev-commits-ports-branches-url}[{dev-commits-ports-branches-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-ports-main-desc: Commit messages for the main branch of the ports repository.
+:dev-commits-ports-main-desc: Commit messages for the main branch of the ports repository
 :dev-commits-ports-main-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-ports-main
 :dev-commits-ports-main: {dev-commits-ports-main-url}[{dev-commits-ports-main-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-src-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository.
+:dev-commits-src-all-desc: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository
 :dev-commits-src-all-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-src-all
 :dev-commits-src-all: {dev-commits-src-all-url}[{dev-commits-src-all-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-src-branches-desc: Commit messages for the stable branches of the src repository.
+:dev-commits-src-branches-desc: Commit messages for the stable branches of the src repository
 :dev-commits-src-branches-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-src-branches
 :dev-commits-src-branches: {dev-commits-src-branches-url}[{dev-commits-src-branches-desc}]
 
-:dev-commits-src-main-desc: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository.
+:dev-commits-src-main-desc: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository
 :dev-commits-src-main-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-commits-src-main
 :dev-commits-src-main: {dev-commits-src-main-url}[{dev-commits-src-main-desc}]
 
-:dev-reviews-desc: Automated notifications of work in progress for review in FreeBSD's review tools, including patches..
+:dev-reviews-desc: Automated notifications of work in progress for review in FreeBSD's review tools, including patches
 :dev-reviews-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-reviews
 :dev-reviews: {dev-reviews-url}[{dev-reviews-desc}]
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 :freebsd-drivers-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers
 :freebsd-drivers: {freebsd-drivers-url}[{freebsd-drivers-desc}]
 
-:freebsd-dtrace-desc: Using and working on DTrace in FreeBSD.
+:freebsd-dtrace-desc: Using and working on DTrace in FreeBSD
 :freebsd-dtrace-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-dtrace
 :freebsd-dtrace: {freebsd-dtrace-url}[{freebsd-dtrace-desc}]
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 :freebsd-sparc64-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64
 :freebsd-sparc64: {freebsd-sparc64-url}[{freebsd-sparc64-desc}]
 
-:freebsd-stable-desc: FreeBSD-STABLE; mailing list
+:freebsd-stable-desc: FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list
 :freebsd-stable-url: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable
 :freebsd-stable: {freebsd-stable-url}[{freebsd-stable-desc}]