diff --git a/examples/example-list.html b/examples/example-list.html
index 2ec3b5e3d8..038b9574e4 100644
--- a/examples/example-list.html
+++ b/examples/example-list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Strict//EN">
 <html>
     <head>
+        <!-- This is the example list source: if you are trying to look at the 
+        source of an example, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE. If you want to view
+        the source of just one example, you can typically choose 
+        "This Frame -> View source" when right clicking on the exmaple. If not,
+        choose to open the example in a new window (via the context menu 
+        click on the link), and view source from there. -->  
         <title>OpenLayers Examples</title>
         <link rel="alternate" href="example-list.xml" type="application/atom+xml" />
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" />
@@ -230,4 +236,4 @@
             </ul>
         </div>
     </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
