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Index: modules/comment.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.408
diff -u -p -r1.408 comment.module
--- modules/comment.module	19 Dec 2005 10:12:52 -0000	1.408
+++ modules/comment.module	31 Dec 2005 19:13:31 -0000
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ function comment_configure() {
     '#options' => array(t('Display on separate page'), t('Display below post or comments')),
   );
 
+  $form['posting_settings']['comment_guidelines']  = array(
+      '#type' => 'textarea', 
+      '#title' => t('Explanation or submission guidelines'), 
+      '#default_value' =>  variable_get('comment_guidelines', ''),
+      '#description' => t('This text will be displayed at the top of the %type submission form. It is useful for helping or instructing your users.', array('%type' => 'comment')),
+  );
+
   return system_settings_form('comment_settings_form', $form);
 }
 
@@ -1245,6 +1252,8 @@ function comment_form($edit, $title = NU
 
   $op = isset($_POST['op']) ? $_POST['op'] : '';
 
+  $form['guidelines'] = array('#type' => 'markup', '#value' => variable_get('comment_guidelines', ''));
+
   if ($user->uid) {
     if ($edit['cid'] && user_access('administer comments')) {
       if ($edit['author']) {