diff --git a/thrimbletrimmer/scripts/IO.js b/thrimbletrimmer/scripts/IO.js
index 05054cc..574b063 100644
--- a/thrimbletrimmer/scripts/IO.js
+++ b/thrimbletrimmer/scripts/IO.js
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ thrimbletrimmerSubmit = function(state, override_changes=false) {
             var error = response.statusText + ": " + text;
             console.log(error);
 			if (response.status == 409) {
-				if (confirm(text)) {
+				dialogue = text + "\nClick Ok to submit anyway; Click Cancel to return to editing"
+				if (confirm(dialogue)) {
 					thrimbletrimmerSubmit(state, true);
 					
 			  } else { 
diff --git a/thrimshim/thrimshim/main.py b/thrimshim/thrimshim/main.py
index f099c26..32279e2 100644
--- a/thrimshim/thrimshim/main.py
+++ b/thrimshim/thrimshim/main.py
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ def update_row(ident, editor=None):
 	for column in sheet_columns:
 		if isinstance(old_row[column], datetime.datetime):
 			old_row[column] = old_row[column].isoformat()
-		if new_row[column] != old_row[column]:
-			changes += '{}: Database: {} Thrimbletrimmer: {}\n'.format(column, old_row[column], new_row[column])
+		if new_row[column].lower().strip() != old_row[column].lower().strip():
+			changes += u'{}: {} \u2192 {}\n'.format(column, new_row[column], old_row[column])
 	if changes and not override_changes:
 		return 'Sheet columns have changed since editing has begun. Please review changes\n' + changes, 409