1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn
index 4c09e1ab..f5cb4344 100644
--- a/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn
+++ b/contributing/web_pages/news.mdwn
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ For practical work that means to use the following commands:
       * at the beginning of a month: create a new news entry
 
             $ cp news/2009-07-31.mdwn news/YYYY-MM-DD.mdwn
-            $ # edit the new file
+            $ # edit the new file, then add the changes in git
             $ git add news/YYYY-MM-DD.mdwn
             $ git commit -m "Begun the news entry for YYYY-MM-DD."
 
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ For practical work that means to use the following commands:
 
   * at the end of the month: prepare for publishing the news
 
-    Edit the news entry's *meta date* and *meta updated* time values.  For
-    stability, we set these two explicitly instead of relying on ikiwiki's
-    method of using the files' creation and modification dates.
+    Edit the news entry's *meta date* value to the timestamp when the news
+    entry is [[published|news]].  We have to set that one manually, as
+    otherwise the timestamp of the news entry file's creation will be taken,
+    which is (much) earlier, and not what we want.  We do not set the *meta
+    updated* value, as it's correct to update that one upon further
+    modifications of the news entries.
 
   * ... and publish
 
@@ -104,4 +107,4 @@ For practical work that means to use the following commands:
     After that merge, work for the next month's news item can continue on
     `master-news_next`.
 
-And since we're working in a branch anyway: Please commit often, push often and pull often! Few things would be nastier than having to do heavy merging on a enws release date with little time at hand. 
-\ No newline at end of file
+And since we're working in a branch anyway: Please commit often, push often and pull often! Few things would be nastier than having to do heavy merging on a news release date with little time at hand. 
+\ No newline at end of file