diff --git a/app/views/favorites/index.html.erb b/app/views/favorites/index.html.erb
index 60672261..a8f2ecda 100644
--- a/app/views/favorites/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/favorites/index.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <div class="page-container">
 	<h1>Favorite Stops</h1>
-	<% unless current_user.favorites.empty? %>
+	<% if current_user.favorites.any? %>
 		<% current_user.favorites.each do |stop| %>
 			<%= render "stops/show_with_issues", stop: stop %>
 		<% end %>
 	<% else %>
-		You have no favorite stops! Go to <%= link_to "All Lines", lines_path %> or search for stops to favorite them.
+		<em class="placeholder">You have no favorite stops! Go to <%= link_to "All Lines", lines_path %> or search for stops to favorite them.</em>
 	<% end %>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/lines/index.html.erb b/app/views/lines/index.html.erb
index 56231315..cab9e031 100644
--- a/app/views/lines/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/lines/index.html.erb
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 	<h1>All Lines</h1>
 	<%= stylesheet_link_tag "application" %>
 
-	<% @lines.each do |line| %>
-		<%= render "lines/show", line: line %>
+	<% if @lines.any? %>
+		<% @lines.each do |line| %>
+			<%= render "lines/show", line: line %>
+		<% end %>
+	<% else %>
+		<em class="placeholder">There are no lines in this Caravan!</em>
 	<% end %>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/pages/history.html.erb b/app/views/pages/history.html.erb
index 98477e3d..0bfe9bfb 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/history.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/history.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <div class="page-container">
   <h1>Reported Issues</h1>
-  <% if current_user %>  
+  <% if current_user %>
     <% if current_user.issues.any? %>
       <div>You have <%= pluralize(current_user.issues.length, 'issue')  %>:</div>
       <%= render 'issues/show_list', issues: current_user.issues  %>
     <% else %>
-      <strong>You have not reported any issues yet!</strong>
+      <em class="placeholder">You have not reported any issues yet!</em>
     <% end %>
-  <% else %> 
+  <% else %>
     <div>Login to see your reported issues.</div>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/pages/view_issues.html.erb b/app/views/pages/view_issues.html.erb
index f0d6ac85..e492ec11 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/view_issues.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/view_issues.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                     <%= render "stops/show_with_issues", stop: stop %>
                 <% end %>
             <% else %>
-                <h3>There seem to be no nearby stops!</h3>
+                <em class="placeholder">There seem to be no nearby stops!</em>
             <% end %>
         <% else %>
             <h3>We can't show you nearby stops without location services allowed!</h3>
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     </div>
 
     <% if current_user %>
-
         <h2>
         	<%= image_tag "star.svg", width: "30px", class: "star" %>
         	Favorite Stops
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
                 <%= render "stops/show_with_issues", stop: stop %>
             <% end %>
             <% if  current_user.favorites.empty? %>
-                You have no favorite stops! Go to <%= link_to "All Lines", lines_path %> or search for stops to favorite them.
+                <em class="placeholder">You have no favorite stops! Go to <%= link_to "All Lines", lines_path %> or search for stops to favorite them.</em>
             <% end %>
         </div>
     <% end %>