diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
index 7bbfd4f..1b7177f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 now()
 =====
 
-Returns the current time as a Unix timestamp, based on the "timezone" parameter.
-All PHP available timezones are supported. You can also use 'local' timezone, and
-it will return time().
+Returns the current time as a Unix timestamp, referenced either to your
+server's local time or any PHP suported timezone, based on the "time reference"
+setting in your config file. If you do not intend to set your master time reference
+to any other PHP suported timezone (which you'll typically do if you run a site that
+lets each user set their own timezone settings) there is no benefit to using this
+function over PHP's time() function.
 
 .. php:method:: now($timezone = NULL)
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
index debf966..d8a3d5b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 ===========================================================
 
 Function now() has been modified. You can see the changes in :doc:`Date Helper <../helpers/date_helper>`.
-You can now select all PHP supported timezones in the `time_reference` setting, listed here: `Supported timezones <http://www.php.net/timezones>`_. You can also
-use 'local' if you want to get time().
+You can now select all PHP supported timezones in the `time_reference` setting, listed here:
+`Supported timezones <http://www.php.net/timezones>`_. You can also use 'local' if you want to get time().
 
 Step 6: Move your errors folder
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