diff --git a/docs/cache.txt b/docs/cache.txt
index 458723d0b7..a14e1e2b62 100644
--- a/docs/cache.txt
+++ b/docs/cache.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ far the fastest option if you've got the RAM).
 Before using the cache, you'll need to tell Django which cache backend you'd
 like to use. Do this by setting the ``CACHE_BACKEND`` in your settings file.
 
-The CACHE_BACKEND setting is a quasi-URI. Examples::
+The CACHE_BACKEND setting is a "fake" URI (really an unregistered scheme). 
+Examples:
 
     ==============================  ===========================================
     CACHE_BACKEND                   Explanation
diff --git a/docs/model-api.txt b/docs/model-api.txt
index a2cfade854..a38e248dd8 100644
--- a/docs/model-api.txt
+++ b/docs/model-api.txt
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Field Types
     .. _`strftime formatting`: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-time.html#l2h-1941
 
 ``FloatField``
-    A floating-point number. Has two required arguments:
+    A floating-point number. Has two **required** arguments:
 
         ======================  ===================================================
         Argument                Description
diff --git a/docs/templates.txt b/docs/templates.txt
index 5acd82f096..96990b829f 100644
--- a/docs/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/templates.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ template. Each element will be explained later in this document.::
     <p>{{ story.tease|truncatewords:"100" }}</p>
     {% endfor %}
     {% endblock %}
+    
+.. admonition:: Philosophy
+
+    Why use a text-based template instead of an XML-based one (like Zope's 
+    TAL)?  We wanted Django's template language to be usable for more than
+    just XML/HTML templates -- at the Journal-World we use it for emails, 
+    Javascript, CSV -- you can use the template language for any text-based
+    format.
 
 What's a variable?
 ==================
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ Here are some tips for working with inheritance:
 
     * We often prefer to use three-level inheritance: a single base template
       for the entire site, a set of mid-level templates for each section of
-      the site, and then the individual templates for each page.  This
+      the site, and then the individual templates for each view.  This
       maximizes code reuse, and makes it easier to add items to shared
       content areas (like section-wide navigation).