diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index 7b61dd83..05a53ad9 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -673,8 +673,10 @@ always_use_forumtags:false
 ## SB, SV & QQ base_xenforoforum sites using use_threadmark_wordcounts
 ## is one of the few cases where numWords is effected by
 ## ignore_chapter_url_list.
-## Note that if always_include_first_post is true, first post will not
+## Note: that if always_include_first_post is true, first post will not
 ## be included in the word count if not also threadmarked.
+## Note 2: Word counts from the site exclude words inside Spoiler
+## tags.
 use_threadmark_wordcounts:true
 
 ## base_xenforoforum stories with threadmarks have a few additional
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index 8f34df33..4605c37e 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -700,8 +700,10 @@ always_use_forumtags:false
 ## SB, SV & QQ base_xenforoforum sites using use_threadmark_wordcounts
 ## is one of the few cases where numWords is effected by
 ## ignore_chapter_url_list.
-## Note that if always_include_first_post is true, first post will not
+## Note: that if always_include_first_post is true, first post will not
 ## be included in the word count if not also threadmarked.
+## Note 2: Word counts from the site exclude words inside Spoiler
+## tags.
 use_threadmark_wordcounts:true
 
 ## base_xenforoforum stories with threadmarks have a few additional