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diff --git a/templates/admindbpreamble.html b/templates/admindbpreamble.html
index 6545e84ae..d7f284dea 100644
--- a/templates/admindbpreamble.html
+++ b/templates/admindbpreamble.html
@@ -4,14 +4,28 @@ First you will find the list of pending subscription requests (if
 there are any), followed by any mailing list postings being held for
 your approval.
 
-<p>For each subscription request, select <em>Refuse</em> or
-<em>Subscribe</em>.  If you refuse the subscription, you can
+<p>For each subscription request, select <b>Refuse</b> or
+<b>Subscribe</b>.  If you refuse the subscription, you can
 optionally add a reason for the refusal in the accompanying text box.
 
 <p>For each held posting, select the action
-to take by choosing one of <em>Approve</em>, <em>Reject</em>, or
-<em>Discard</em> (this latter is used for spam since the poster will
-not get notification of their posting refusal).
+to take by choosing one of
+<ul>
+<li><b>Defer</b> - Defer your decision until later.  Use this if you
+just want to forward or preserve (see below) the message but not
+dispose of it yet.
+<li><b>Approve</b> - Approve the message and send it on to the list.
+<li><b>Reject</b> - Reject the message, sending a rejection notice to
+the sender.  The original message is discarded.
+<li><b>Discard</b> - The original message is discarded with no
+rejection message being sent.  This option is useful for spam.
+</ul>
+
+<p>Turn on the <b>Preserve</b> option if you want to save a copy if
+this message for the site administrator.  This is useful for abusive
+messages.  Turn on the <b>Forward to</b> option, and fill in the
+forwarding address if you want to forward the message to someone else
+not on the list.
 
 <p>When you're finished, click on the <em>Submit All Data</em> button
 at the top or bottom of this page.  This button will submit all