class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
...
validates_presence_of :name, :message => "cannot be blank.
...
I am looking for ways to internationalize the message so that a localized message is shown from users from a different locale. How should I do that?
Rails Guides: Translations for active records will give you a hint about it. Basically, you don’t have to store the string in your model. You can change it in your locale files.