diff --git a/config.php.sample b/config.php.sample
index 8ee1f4fb46..a0768636dc 100644
--- a/config.php.sample
+++ b/config.php.sample
@@ -75,4 +75,7 @@ $config['db']['database'] = 'mysql://laconica:microblog@localhost/laconica';
 
 #exponential decay factor for tags, default 10 days
 #raise this if traffic is slow, lower it if it's fast
-#$config['tag']['dropoff'] = 86400.0 * 10;
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+#$config['tag']['dropoff'] = 86400.0 * 10;
+
+#optionally show non-local messages in public timeline
+#$config['public']['localonly'] = false;