diff --git a/src/components/forms/general-error.jsx b/src/components/forms/general-error.jsx
index 47e4c0f4f..bca50e20d 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/general-error.jsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/general-error.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 var Formsy = require('formsy-react');
 var React = require('react');
 
+/*
+ * A special formsy-react component that only outputs
+ * error messages. If you want to display errors that
+ * don't apply to a specific field, insert one of these,
+ * give it a name, and apply your validation error to
+ * the name of the GeneralError component.
+ */
 module.exports = Formsy.HOC(React.createClass({
     render: function () {
         if (!this.props.showError()) return null;