diff --git a/gallery_dl/exception.py b/gallery_dl/exception.py
index 0bd52aac..6adda0d6 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/exception.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/exception.py
@@ -100,12 +100,17 @@ class AuthorizationError(ExtractionError):
 class AuthRequired(AuthorizationError):
     default = "Account credentials required"
 
-    def __init__(self, required=None, message=None):
-        if required and not message:
-            if isinstance(required, str):
-                message = f"{required} required"
+    def __init__(self, auth=None, resource="resource", message=None):
+        if auth:
+            if not isinstance(auth, str):
+                auth = " or ".join(auth)
+            if " " not in resource:
+                resource = "this " + resource
+            if message is None:
+                message = (f"{auth} needed to access {resource}")
             else:
-                message = f"{' or '.join(required)} required"
+                message = (f"{auth} needed to access {resource} "
+                           f"('{message}')")
         AuthorizationError.__init__(self, message)
 
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
index dc5b7775..52b952e8 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/civitai.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class CivitaiExtractor(Extractor):
         if "Authorization" not in self.api.headers and \
                 not self.cookies.get(
                 "__Secure-civitai-token", domain=".civitai.com"):
-            raise exception.AuthRequired(("'api-key'", "cookies"))
+            raise exception.AuthRequired(("api-key", "authenticated cookies"))
 
     def _parse_query(self, value):
         return text.parse_query_list(
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
index e5378c55..173321d5 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ class FacebookExtractor(Extractor):
 
             if ('"props":{"title":"This content isn\'t available right now"' in
                     profile_photos_page):
-                raise exception.AuthRequired("cookies")
+                raise exception.AuthRequired(
+                    "authenticated cookies", "profile",
+                    "This content isn't available right now")
 
             set_id = self._extract_profile_set_id(profile_photos_page)
             avatar_page_url = text.extr(
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/iwara.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/iwara.py
index 934b301d..179909bc 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/iwara.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/iwara.py
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ class IwaraAPI():
 
     def favorites(self, type):
         if not self.username:
-            raise exception.AuthRequired("'username' & 'password'")
+            raise exception.AuthRequired(
+                "username & password", "your favorites")
         endpoint = f"/favorites/{type}s"
         return self._pagination(endpoint)
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/madokami.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/madokami.py
index e87dbbaf..1db51263 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/madokami.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/madokami.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class MadokamiMangaExtractor(MadokamiExtractor):
     def items(self):
         username, password = self._get_auth_info()
         if not username:
-            raise exception.AuthRequired("'username' & 'password'")
+            raise exception.AuthRequired("username & password")
         self.session.auth = util.HTTPBasicAuth(username, password)
 
         url = f"{self.root}/Manga/{self.groups[0]}"