diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index 88600fef7..5e64b337c 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 .ds f0 \*(vr
 .ds f1 \" empty
 .\"DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB .ds f2 Date(%B %-d, %Y)
-.ds f2 June 23, 2026
+.ds f2 July 4, 2026
 .
 .\" A note on some special characters:
 .\" \(lq = left double quote
@@ -4427,7 +4427,8 @@ is used for the role, then a random one will be automatically chosen.
 On some systems, the default is the player's user name;
 on others, there is no default and the player will be prompted.
 The former can made to behave like the latter by specifying a generic name
-such as ``player''.
+such as ``player''.  The GENERICUSERS= setting in sysconf controls wich
+names are considered generic.
 Cannot be set with the \(oq\f(CRO\fP\(cq command.
 .lp "news    "
 Read the NetHack news file, if present (default on).
diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index 97cbb1bdf..c52050197 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 \author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\
 (Edited and expanded for 5.0.0 by Mike Stephenson and others)}
 %DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB \date{Date(%B %-d, %Y)}
-\date{June 23, 2026}
+\date{July 4, 2026}
 
 \maketitle
 
@@ -4823,7 +4823,8 @@ automatically chosen.
 On some systems, the default is the player's user name;
 on others, there is no default and the player will be prompted.
 The former can made to behave like the latter by specifying a generic name
-such as ``player''.
+such as ``player''. The GENERICUSERS= setting in sysconf controls wich
+names are considered generic.
 Cannot be set with the `\texttt{O}' command.
 %.lp
 \item[news]