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 Finally, try copying-and-pasting a simple test and then edit from
 there.  Don't forget to add your test to the 'test_list' variable at
-the bottom of the file.
+the bottom of the file. To avoid renumbering of existing tests, you
+should add new tests to the end of the list.
 
 
 Testing Compatability With Previous Release
