"Strongly suggest" is too eager for my taste. Besides, as far as brains gaps go this is clearly not the problem here. "It is advisable" seems the BSD way.
My taste runs to this ... --- rc.conf.8 Tue Feb 11 21:24:16 2014 +++ rc.conf.new.8 Thu Jan 2 23:29:58 2014 @@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ .Pp It is advisable to leave .Nm rc.conf -untouched, and instead create and edit a new +untouched. The +.Nm rc.conf +file checks for .Nm rc.conf.local +which can instead be used for changes. +Any variables set in this file will override those previously set in the +.Nm rc.conf file. -Variables set in this file will override variables previously set in -.Nm rc.conf . .Pp Some variables are used to turn features on or off. For example, whether the system runs the
