diff --git a/content/getting-started/configuration.md b/content/getting-started/configuration.md
index 7373fee93..735c4a8f3 100644
--- a/content/getting-started/configuration.md
+++ b/content/getting-started/configuration.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Configuring Hugo
 linktitle: Configuration
-description: Hugo's defaults are often enough that no configuration is needed. However, a site config file can provide highly granular control over how your site is rendered.
+description: Often the default settings are good enough, but the config file can provide highly granular control over how your site is rendered.
 date: 2013-07-01
 publishdate: 2017-01-02
 lastmod: 2017-03-05
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ aliases: [/overview/source-directory/,/overview/configuration/]
 toc: true
 ---
 
-The [directory structure][] of a Hugo website—or more precisely, the source organization of files containing the website's content and templates—provides most of the configuration information that Hugo needs in order to statically generate a finished website.
+The [directory structure][] of a Hugo website—or more precisely, the source organization of files containing the website's content and templates—provides most of the configuration information that Hugo needs in order to generate a finished website.
 
-Because of Hugo's preference for sane defaults, many websites may not need a configuration file. Hugo is designed to recognize certain typical usage patterns (and even expects them by default).
+Because of Hugo's sensible defaults, many websites may not need a configuration file. Hugo is designed to recognize certain typical usage patterns.
 
 ## Configuration Lookup Order
 
diff --git a/content/getting-started/directory-structure.md b/content/getting-started/directory-structure.md
index 1f69a974c..7a6536f0e 100644
--- a/content/getting-started/directory-structure.md
+++ b/content/getting-started/directory-structure.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Directory Structure
 linktitle: Directory Structure
-description: Hugo's CLI scaffolds a project directory structure and then takes that single directory and uses it as the input for creating a complete website.
+description: Hugo's CLI scaffolds a project directory structure and then takes that single directory and uses it as the input to create a complete website.
 date: 2017-01-02
 publishdate: 2017-02-01
 lastmod: 2017-03-09
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ aliases: [/overview/source-directory/]
 toc: true
 ---
 
-Hugo takes a single directory and uses it as the input for creating a complete
-website.
-
 ## New Site Scaffolding
 
 Running the `hugo new site` generator from the command line will create a directory structure with the following elements:
diff --git a/content/getting-started/installing.md b/content/getting-started/installing.md
index 55e9757dc..e82d4951a 100644
--- a/content/getting-started/installing.md
+++ b/content/getting-started/installing.md
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ aliases: [/tutorials/installing-on-windows/,/tutorials/installing-on-mac/,/overv
 toc: true
 ---
 
-Hugo is written in [Golang](https://golang.org/) with support for multiple platforms. The latest release can be found at [Hugo Releases][releases].
+
+{{% note %}}
+There is lots of talk about "Hugo being written in Go", but you don't need to install Go to enjoy Hugo. Just grab a precompiled binary!
+{{% /note %}}
+
+Hugo is written in [Go](https://golang.org/) with support for multiple platforms. The latest release can be found at [Hugo Releases][releases].
 
 Hugo currently provides pre-built binaries for the following: