# Rails3 validator - has no error message?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-validator-has-no-error-message/183792>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 20, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-validator-has-no-error-message/183792 "2010-02-20T10:34:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-validator-has-no-error-message/183792/1 "2010-02-20T10:34:14Z")

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Hey

So I can create validations like this:

validates :title, :presence =\> true, :uniqueness =\> true, :length =\>  
{ :maximum =\> 100 }

BUT I cannot use “:message=\>‘blah blah’” … ?

I am stuck with the default “is invalid” error message?

Does anyone have any insite into this?

cheers

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-validator-has-no-error-message/183792/2 "2010-02-21T00:04:15Z")

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Maybe I’m meant to wrap the validation in something?

On Feb 20, 8:32 pm, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)