--- a/man/gnus.texi	Mon Aug 13 08:51:34 2007 +0200
+++ b/man/gnus.texi	Mon Aug 13 08:51:55 2007 +0200
@@ -854,10 +854,15 @@
 
 @vindex gnus-init-file
 When Gnus starts, it will read the @code{gnus-site-init-file}
-(@file{.../site-lisp/gnus.el} by default) and @code{gnus-init-file}
-(@file{~/.gnus.el} by default) files.  These are normal Emacs Lisp files
-and can be used to avoid cluttering your @file{.emacs} and
-@file{site-init} files with Gnus stuff.
+(@file{.../site-lisp/gnus} by default) and @code{gnus-init-file}
+(@file{~/.gnus} by default) files.  These are normal Emacs Lisp files
+and can be used to avoid cluttering your @file{~/.emacs} and
+@file{site-init} files with Gnus stuff.  Gnus will also check for files
+with the same names as these, but with @file{.elc} and @file{.el}
+suffixes.  In other words, if you have set @code{gnus-init-file} to
+@file{~/.gnus}, it will look for @file{~/.gnus.elc}, @file{~/.gnus.el},
+and finally @file{~/.gnus} (in this order).
+
 
 
 @node Auto Save
@@ -10957,7 +10962,7 @@
 element}.  This date says when the last time this score entry matched,
 which provides a mechanism for expiring the score entries.  It this
 element is not present, the score entry is permanent.  The date is
-represented by the number of days since December 31, 1 ce.
+represented by the number of days since December 31, 1 BCE.
 
 @item 
 If the fourth element is present, it should be a symbol---the @dfn{type