Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/edit-localized-message.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/edit-localized-message.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.24.2.4 -r1.24.2.5
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/edit-localized-message.tcl	24 Apr 2019 10:24:23 -0000	1.24.2.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/edit-localized-message.tcl	4 Dec 2019 18:44:44 -0000	1.24.2.5
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 }
 
 ad_form -extend -name message_form -form {
-    {message:text(textarea)
+    {message:text(textarea),optional
         {label "$locale_label Message"}
         {html { rows 6 cols 40 } }
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         and    cu.user_id = lm.creation_user
     }]
 
-    if { [info exists message] && $message ne "" } {
+    if { [info exists message] } {
         set message $message
     } else {
         set message $original_message