diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 15feae64..eea35cc5 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
   "timeslider.month.october": "October",
   "timeslider.month.november": "November",
   "timeslider.month.december": "December",
+  "timeslider.unnamedauthor": "{{num}} unnamed author",
+  "timeslider.unnamedauthors": "{{num}} unnamed authors",
   "pad.savedrevs.marked": "This revision is now marked as a saved revision",
   "pad.userlist.entername": "Enter your name",
   "pad.userlist.unnamed": "unnamed",
diff --git a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
index 83483537..221666de 100644
--- a/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
+++ b/src/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ function loadBroadcastSliderJS(fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded)
       });
       if (numAnonymous > 0)
       {
-        var anonymousAuthorString = numAnonymous + " unnamed author" + (numAnonymous > 1 ? "s" : "")
+        var anonymousAuthorString;
+        if(numAnonymous == 1)
+          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthor", { num: numAnonymous });
+        else
+          anonymousAuthorString = html10n.get("timeslider.unnamedauthors", { num: numAnonymous });
+        
         if (numNamed !== 0){
           authorsList.append(' + ' + anonymousAuthorString);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index b828711e..553245ea 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       
       html10n.bind('localized', function() {
         $("#languagemenu").val(html10n.getLanguage());
+        // translate the value of 'unnamed' and 'Enter your name' textboxes in the userlist
         $('input[data-l10n-id]').each(function(key, input)
           {
             input = $(input);
             if(input.hasClass("editempty"))
-              input.val(_(input.attr("data-l10n-id")));
+              input.val(html10n.get(input.attr("data-l10n-id")));
           });
       })
       $("#languagemenu").val(html10n.getLanguage());