diff --git a/doc/conf/examples/example.conf b/doc/conf/examples/example.conf
index 1b9f70c35..543b95914 100644
--- a/doc/conf/examples/example.conf
+++ b/doc/conf/examples/example.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 /* Configuration file for UnrealIRCd 6
  *
- * Simply copy this file to your conf/ directory, call it
- * 'unrealircd.conf' and walk through it line by line (edit it!)
+ * Simply copy this file to your conf/ directory and call it 'unrealircd.conf'
  *
- * Important: All lines, except { and } end with an ;
+ * If you are in a hurry then you can CTRL+F for: CHANGE THIS
+ * The items that must be changed are indicated with those two words.
+ * However, we actually recommend going through the file line by line
+ * and edit it where needed, so you can see all the basic items and
+ * what they are set to.
+ *
+ * BEFORE YOU PROCEED:
+ * Important: all lines, except { and } end with an ;
  * This is very important, if you miss a ; somewhere then the
  * configuration file parser will complain and the file will not
  * be processed correctly!
@@ -17,7 +23,6 @@
  *
  * Frequently Asked Questions:
  * https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ
- *
  */
 
 /* This is a comment, all text here is ignored (comment type #1) */
@@ -57,11 +62,12 @@ loadmodule "cloak_sha256";
 /* Or load the old module from UnrealIRCd 3.2/4/5 instead: */
 //loadmodule "cloak_md5";
 
+// CHANGE THIS (the 'name' and the 'info'):
 /* This is the me { } block which basically says who we are.
  * It defines our server name, some information line and an unique "sid".
  * The server id (sid) must start with a digit followed by two digits or
  * letters. The sid must be unique for your IRC network (each server should
- * have it's own sid).
+ * have it's own sid). It is common to use 001 for the first server.
  */
 me {
 	name "irc.example.org";
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ me {
 	sid "001";
 }
 
+// CHANGE THIS:
 /* The admin { } block defines what users will see if they type /ADMIN.
  * It normally contains information on how to contact the administrator.
  */
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@ allow {
  */
 
 /* Here is an example oper block for 'bobsmith'
- * You MUST change this!!
+ * YOU MUST CHANGE THIS!! (the oper name and the password)
  */
 oper bobsmith {
 	class opers;
@@ -452,16 +459,20 @@ blacklist efnetrbl {
 
 /* Network configuration */
 set {
+	// CHANGE THIS, ALL 4 ITEMS:
 	network-name 		"ExampleNET";
 	default-server 		"irc.example.org";
 	services-server 	"services.example.org";
 	stats-server 		"stats.example.org";
+
+	/* Normal defaults */
 	help-channel 		"#Help";
 	cloak-prefix		"Clk";
 	prefix-quit 		"Quit";
 
 	/* Cloak keys should be the same at all servers on the network.
 	 * They are used for generating masked hosts and should be kept secret.
+	 * YOU MUST CHANGE THIS!
 	 * The keys should be 3 random strings of 80 characters each (or more).
 	 * and must consist of lowcase (a-z), upcase (A-Z) and digits (0-9).
 	 * On *NIX, you can run './unrealircd gencloak' in your shell to let
@@ -476,9 +487,10 @@ set {
 }
 
 /* Server specific configuration */
-
 set {
+	// FINALLY, YOU MUST CHANGE THIS NEXT ITEM:
 	kline-address 'set.this.to.email.address'; /* e-mail or URL shown when a user is banned */
+
 	modes-on-connect "+ixw"; /* when users connect, they will get these user modes */
 	modes-on-oper "+xws"; /* when someone becomes IRCOp they'll get these modes */
 	modes-on-join "+nt"; /* default channel modes when a new channel is created */