diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 145f4f4..d5f41c1 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 = RoleModel
 
-Ever needed to assign roles to a model, say a User, and build conditional
-behaviour on top of that?
+RoleModel is the framework agnostic, efficient and declarative way to do
+(user) roles. Assigned roles will be efficiently stored as a bitmask
+directly into your model within an configurable attribute.
 
-With RoleModel assigned roles will be stored as a bitmask in an configurable
-attribute (default: <tt>roles_mask</tt>). Here's how to get started:
+It works like this:
 
   # given a User class with a roles_mask attribute
   require 'rubygems'
   require 'role_model'
 
   class User
-    attr_accessor :roles_mask # in real life this would be an persisted attribute / DB-column
+    attr_accessor :roles_mask # in real life this would be an persisted attribute
     
     include RoleModel
 
diff --git a/role_model.gemspec b/role_model.gemspec
index e54a8f3..22e5d49 100644
--- a/role_model.gemspec
+++ b/role_model.gemspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Martin Rehfeld"]
   s.date = %q{2010-05-29}
-  s.description = %q{Ever needed to assign roles to a model, say a User, and build conditional behaviour on top of that? Enter RoleModel -- roles have never been easier! Just declare your roles and you are done. Assigned roles will be stored as a bitmask.}
+  s.description = %q{RoleModel is the framework agnostic, efficient and declarative way to do user roles. Assigned roles will be efficiently stored as a bitmask directly into your model within an configurable attribute.}
   s.email = %q{martin.rehfeld@glnetworks.de}
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
     "LICENSE",