diff --git a/docs/MultiISP.xml b/docs/MultiISP.xml
index f8ae4dc35..a1fe9c7e2 100644
--- a/docs/MultiISP.xml
+++ b/docs/MultiISP.xml
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
   <warning>
     <para>Reading just Shorewall documentation is probably not going to give
     you enough background to use this material. Shorewall may make iptables
-    easy but the Shorewall team simply can't be expected to spoon-feed Linux
-    policy routing to you (please remember that the user's manual for a
-    tractor doesn't teach you to grow corn either). You will need to refer to
-    at least the following additional information:</para>
+    easy but the Shorewall team doesn't have the resources to be able to
+    spoon-feed Linux policy routing to you (please remember that the user's
+    manual for a tractor doesn't teach you to grow corn either). You will
+    likely need to refer to the following additional information:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
index 2d67bb5bc..90f81311b 100644
--- a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
+++ b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
     spoon-feed Linux traffic control to you (please remember that the user's
     manual for a tractor doesn't teach you to grow corn either).</para>
 
-    <para>You will need to refer to at least the following additional
-    information:</para>
+    <para>At a minimum, you will need to refer to at least the following
+    additional information:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>The documents listed at <ulink
+        <para>Some of the documents listed at <ulink
         url="http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/index.html#documentation-howto">http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/index.html#documentation-howto</ulink>.
         The tutorial by Oskar Andreasson is particularly good.</para>
       </listitem>