Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/validator/ValidatorTreePanel.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/validator/ValidatorTreePanel.java	(revision 3722)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/validator/ValidatorTreePanel.java	(revision 3723)
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.TestError;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.util.MultipleNameVisitor;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.preferences.ValidatorPreference;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.MultiMap;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 
 /**
@@ -146,4 +148,5 @@
         }
 
+        boolean other = Main.pref.getBoolean(ValidatorPreference.PREF_OTHER, false);
         for (TestError e : errors) {
             if (e.getIgnored()) {
@@ -151,4 +154,7 @@
             }
             Severity s = e.getSeverity();
+            if(!other && s == Severity.OTHER) {
+                continue;
+            }
             String d = e.getDescription();
             String m = e.getMessage();
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ValidatorPreference.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ValidatorPreference.java	(revision 3722)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ValidatorPreference.java	(revision 3723)
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@
     public static final String PREF_OTHER_UPLOAD = PREFIX + ".otherUpload";
 
+    /** The preferences key for ignored severity other */
+    public static final String PREF_OTHER = PREFIX + ".other";
+
     /**
      * The preferences key for enabling the permanent filtering
@@ -62,4 +65,5 @@
     private JCheckBox prefUseLayer;
     private JCheckBox prefOtherUpload;
+    private JCheckBox prefOther;
 
     /** The list of all tests */
@@ -79,4 +83,8 @@
         prefUseLayer.setToolTipText(tr("Use the error layer to display problematic elements."));
         testPanel.add(prefUseLayer, GBC.eol());
+
+        prefOther = new JCheckBox(tr("Show informational level."), Main.pref.getBoolean(PREF_OTHER, false));
+        prefOther.setToolTipText(tr("Show the informational tests."));
+        testPanel.add(prefOther, GBC.eol());
 
         prefOtherUpload = new JCheckBox(tr("Show informational level on upload."), Main.pref.getBoolean(PREF_OTHER_UPLOAD, false));
@@ -126,4 +134,5 @@
         Main.pref.put(PREF_TESTS_BEFORE_UPLOAD, testsBeforeUpload.toString());
         Main.pref.put(PREF_USE_IGNORE, prefUseIgnore.isSelected());
+        Main.pref.put(PREF_OTHER, prefOther.isSelected());
         Main.pref.put(PREF_OTHER_UPLOAD, prefOtherUpload.isSelected());
         Main.pref.put(PREF_LAYER, prefUseLayer.isSelected());
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 3722)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 3723)
@@ -79,7 +79,5 @@
             {"lang-de", IN_CORE}, {"lang-en_GB", IN_CORE}, {"lang-fr", IN_CORE},
             {"lang-it", IN_CORE}, {"lang-pl", IN_CORE}, {"lang-ro", IN_CORE},
-            {"lang-ru", IN_CORE},
-            {"ewmsplugin", tr("replaced by {0} plugin","wmsplugin")},
-            {"ywms", tr("replaced by {0} plugin","wmsplugin")},
+            {"lang-ru", IN_CORE}, {"ewmsplugin", IN_CORE}, {"ywms", IN_CORE},
             {"tways-0.2", IN_CORE},
             {"geotagged", IN_CORE},