diff --git a/ripple-example.txt b/ripple-example.txt
index 769d11f745..0bed0c7042 100644
--- a/ripple-example.txt
+++ b/ripple-example.txt
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@
 #
 # [validators]:
 #   Only valid in "rippled.cfg", "ripple.txt", and the referered [validators_url].
-#   List of Newcoin validators this node recommends.
+#   List of Ripple validators this node recommends.
 #
 #   For domains, rippled will probe for https web servers at the specied
 #   domain in the following order: ripple.DOMAIN, www.DOMAIN, DOMAIN
 #
+#	These are encoded 257-bit secp256k1 public keys.
+#
 #   Examples:
 #    redstem.com
 #    n9KorY8QtTdRx7TVDpwnG9NvyxsDwHUKUEeDLY3AkiGncVaSXZi5