diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/clustering/binning/Metaphone3.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/clustering/binning/Metaphone3.java
index 366e8863e..3ed73ac38 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/clustering/binning/Metaphone3.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/clustering/binning/Metaphone3.java
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
 /*
- * A request from the author: Please comment and sign any changes you make to the Metaphone 3 reference implementation.
+ * A request from the author: Please comment and sign any changes you make to 
+ * the Metaphone 3 reference implementation.
+ * <br>
+ * Please do NOT reformat this module to Google Refine's coding standard,
+ * but instead keep the original format so that it can be more easily compare
+ * to any modified fork of the original.
  */
 
 /**