diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from CODING_STYLE
rename to CODING_STYLE.txt
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from INSTALL
rename to INSTALL.txt
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/README b/README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from README
rename to README.txt
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from VERSION
rename to VERSION.txt
diff --git a/game/manage.py b/game/manage.py
index 3604fb31be..ffd1d1ef28 100755
--- a/game/manage.py
+++ b/game/manage.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 # Get Evennia version
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 try:
-    f = open(os.pardir + os.sep + 'VERSION', 'r''')
+    f = open(os.pardir + os.sep + 'VERSION.txt', 'r''')
     VERSION = "%s-r%s" % (f.read().strip(), os.popen("hg id -i").read().strip())
     f.close()
 except IOError:
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ from src.settings_default import *
 ######################################################################
 
 ######################################################################
-# Config for Django web features
+# Process Pool setup
+######################################################################
+
+######################################################################
+# Django web features
 ######################################################################
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -117,7 +121,16 @@ SECRET_KEY = '%s'
     # obs - this string cannot be under i18n since settings didn't exist yet.
     print """
     Welcome to Evennia (version %(version)s)!
-    We created a fresh settings.py file for you.""" % {'version': VERSION}
+
+    This looks like your first startup so we created a fresh
+    game/settings.py file for you. No database has yet been created,
+    so you may configure your settings file now if you want. If you
+    are just playing around to test things out, you don't have to
+    touch anything.
+
+    (re)run 'python manage.py syncdb' once you are ready to continue.
+
+    """ % {'version': VERSION}
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/settings_default.py b/src/settings_default.py
index 5656ebe83f..09266b5d14 100644
--- a/src/settings_default.py
+++ b/src/settings_default.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ RSS_ENABLED=False
 RSS_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 60*10 # 10 minutes
 
 ######################################################################
-# PROCPOOL setup
+# Process Pool setup
 ######################################################################
 
 # Activates the Twisted AMPoule process pool. This creates a pool
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index f4d53a350c..d73309618b 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def get_evennia_version():
     Check for the evennia version info.
     """
     try:
-        f = open(settings.BASE_PATH + os.sep + "VERSION", 'r')
+        f = open(settings.BASE_PATH + os.sep + "VERSION.txt", 'r')
         return "%s-r%s" % (f.read().strip(), os.popen("hg id -i").read().strip())
     except IOError:
         return "Unknown version"