diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index 55e8b89e5dc..e5bae72eb00 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ class crm_lead(base_stage, format_address, osv.osv):
         },
     }
 
-    def dynamic_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
+    def get_empty_list_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
         if context.get('default_type', None) == 'lead':
-            context['dynamic_help_model'] = 'crm.case.section'
-            context['dynamic_help_id'] = context.get('default_section_id', None)
-            context['dynamic_help_documents'] = _("leads")
-        return super(crm_lead, self).dynamic_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
+            context['empty_list_help_model'] = 'crm.case.section'
+            context['empty_list_help_id'] = context.get('default_section_id', None)
+            context['empty_list_help_document_name'] = _("leads")
+        return super(crm_lead, self).get_empty_list_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
 
     def onchange_user_id(self, cr, uid, ids, section_id, user_id, context=None):
         if user_id:
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index d2580580af0..b0b60db6bd5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ class hr_applicant(base_stage, osv.Model):
         """
         return self.set_priority(cr, uid, ids, '3')
 
-    def dynamic_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
-        context['dynamic_help_model'] = 'hr.job'
-        context['dynamic_help_id'] = context.get('default_job_id', None)
-        context['dynamic_help_documents'] = _("job applicants")
-        return super(hr_applicant, self).dynamic_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
+    def get_empty_list_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
+        context['empty_list_help_model'] = 'hr.job'
+        context['empty_list_help_id'] = context.get('default_job_id', None)
+        context['empty_list_help_document_name'] = _("job applicants")
+        return super(hr_applicant, self).get_empty_list_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
 
 
 class hr_job(osv.osv):
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index c37a22d88f5..1c4688aa21d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
     #   :param function lambda: returns whether the tracking should record using this subtype
     _track = {}
 
-    def dynamic_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
-        if not context.get('dynamic_help_model', None):
-            if context.get('dynamic_help_id', None):
-                object_id = self.pool.get(context.get('dynamic_help_model')).browse(cr, uid, context.get('dynamic_help_id'), context=context)
+    def get_empty_list_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
+        if not context.get('empty_list_help_model', None):
+            if context.get('empty_list_help_id', None):
+                object_id = self.pool.get(context.get('empty_list_help_model')).browse(cr, uid, context.get('empty_list_help_id'), context=context)
                 alias = object_id.alias_id and object_id.alias_id.name_get() or False
                 if alias and alias[0] and alias[0][1]:
                     email = alias[0][1]
-                    return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s or send an email to: <a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a></p>") % (context.get('dynamic_help_documents', _("documents")), email, email), help or "")
+                    return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s or send an email to: <a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a></p>") % (context.get('empty_list_help_document_name', _("documents")), email, email), help or "")
             else:
                 model_id = self.pool.get('ir.model').search(cr, uid, [("model", "=", self._name)], context=context)[0]
                 alias_obj = self.pool.get('mail.alias')
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
                 if alias_ids:
                     for alias in alias_obj.browse(cr, uid, alias_ids, context=context):
                         email = "%s@%s" % (alias.alias_name, alias.alias_domain)
-                        return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s or send an email, for example, to: <a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a></p>") % (context.get('dynamic_help_documents', _("documents")), email, email), help or "")
+                        return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s or send an email, for example, to: <a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a></p>") % (context.get('empty_list_help_document_name', _("documents")), email, email), help or "")
 
-        if context.get('dynamic_help_documents', None) and ("%s" % help).find("oe_view_nocontent_create") == -1:
-            return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s</p>") % context.get('dynamic_help_documents', _("documents")), help or "")
+        if context.get('empty_list_help_document_name', None) and ("%s" % help).find("oe_view_nocontent_create") == -1:
+            return "%s %s" % (_("<p class='oe_view_nocontent_create'>Click here to add a new %s</p>") % context.get('empty_list_help_document_name', _("documents")), help or "")
 
         return help
 
diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 770a986d1b6..eba05921d46 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -889,11 +889,11 @@ class task(base_stage, osv.osv):
         return res
 
 
-    def dynamic_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
-        context['dynamic_help_model'] = 'project.project'
-        context['dynamic_help_id'] = context.get('default_project_id', None)
-        context['dynamic_help_documents'] = _("tasks")
-        return super(task, self).dynamic_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
+    def get_empty_list_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
+        context['empty_list_help_model'] = 'project.project'
+        context['empty_list_help_id'] = context.get('default_project_id', None)
+        context['empty_list_help_document_name'] = _("tasks")
+        return super(task, self).get_empty_list_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
 
     # ----------------------------------------
     # Case management
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index e89c8379a69..ffbed80aea5 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ class project_issue(base_stage, osv.osv):
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'date_open': False, 'date_closed': False})
         return res
 
-    def dynamic_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
-        context['dynamic_help_model'] = 'project.project'
-        context['dynamic_help_id'] = context.get('default_project_id', None)
-        context['dynamic_help_documents'] = _("issues")
-        return super(project_issue, self).dynamic_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
+    def get_empty_list_help(self, cr, uid, help, context=None):
+        context['empty_list_help_model'] = 'project.project'
+        context['empty_list_help_id'] = context.get('default_project_id', None)
+        context['empty_list_help_document_name'] = _("issues")
+        return super(project_issue, self).get_empty_list_help(cr, uid, help, context=context)
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------
     # Stage management