diff --git a/internal/web/equip.go b/internal/web/equip.go
index 351b6e9..abe6938 100644
--- a/internal/web/equip.go
+++ b/internal/web/equip.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleEquipOrder(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// The web offers the next tier only; a request for anything else is a stale
 			// page or a forged jump. Refuse rather than debit for a tier the owner never
 			// saw priced.
-			writeEquipError(w, http.StatusConflict, "that upgrade is out of date — reload the page")
+			writeEquipError(w, http.StatusConflict, "that upgrade is out of date, reload the page")
 			return
 		}
 		itemName, slot, tier = sv.NextName, sv.Slot, sv.NextTier
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleEquipOrder(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeEquipError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error")
 		return
 	} else if n >= equipBurstMax {
-		writeEquipError(w, http.StatusTooManyRequests, "slow down — too many changes in a short while")
+		writeEquipError(w, http.StatusTooManyRequests, "slow down, too many changes in a short while")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/who.html b/internal/web/templates/who.html
index 39d2888..2642691 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/who.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/who.html
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@
       {{end}}
     </div>
 
-    {{/* Public gear list. Hidden for the owner: their own "Equipment" panel below
-         supersedes it with live tiers, conditions, and management controls. */}}
-    {{if not .HasSelf}}
+    {{/* Public gear list. Hidden only when the owner's "Equipment" panel below will
+         actually render (it needs pushed Slots) — otherwise an owner whose detail
+         predates ask 7's Slots would see no standard gear at all. */}}
+    {{if not .Self.Slots}}
     <div class="rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 p-6 shadow-pete">
       <h2 class="font-display text-xl font-bold mb-4">Gear</h2>
       {{if .Detail.Gear}}
@@ -483,12 +484,12 @@
   var STATUS = {
     pending: 'queued',
     applied: 'done',
-    rejected_not_owned: "couldn't — that item had already moved",
-    rejected_not_worn: "couldn't — that slot was already empty",
-    rejected_not_equippable: "couldn't — that item can't be worn",
-    rejected_downgrade: "couldn't — that wouldn't be an upgrade",
-    rejected_insufficient_funds: "couldn't — not enough euros",
-    rejected_max_tier: "couldn't — already at the top tier"
+    rejected_not_owned: "couldn't, that item had already moved",
+    rejected_not_worn: "couldn't, that slot was already empty",
+    rejected_not_equippable: "couldn't, that item can't be worn",
+    rejected_downgrade: "couldn't, that wouldn't be an upgrade",
+    rejected_insufficient_funds: "couldn't, not enough euros",
+    rejected_max_tier: "couldn't, already at the top tier"
   };
 
   var VERB = { equip: 'Equip', unequip: 'Take off', upgrade: 'Upgrade', repair: 'Repair' };