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diff --git a/doc/hook/legal_webbie.bb b/doc/hook/legal_webbie.bb
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+[h2]legal_webbie[/h2]
+
+Called when validating a channel address. By default the valid characters are 
+a-z,0-9,-,_, and . Uppercase ASCII characters are folded to lower and any invalid characters are stripped.  
+
+Some federated networks require more restrictive rules.
+
+The hook is called with an array [ 'input' => (supplied text), 'output' => (validated text) ]
+
+A plugin will generally perform a regex filter or text operation on 'input' and provide the results in 'output'. 
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/hook/legal_webbie_text.bb b/doc/hook/legal_webbie_text.bb
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+[h2]legal_webbie_text[/h2]
+
+Returns a string describing the text rules applied to legal_webbie().
+
+Called with an array [ 'text' => (descriptive text describing text character limitations) ]
+
+A plugin should return the description of the allowed characters and operation performed in the 'legal_webbie' hook to assist people when creating a new channel. 
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/hooklist.bb b/doc/hooklist.bb
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 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/hook/jot_tool]jot_tool[/zrl]
 	Deprecated and possibly obsolete. Allows one to add action buttons to the post editor.
 
+[zrl=[baseurl]/help/hook/legal_webbie]legal_webbie[/zrl]
+	Called to validate a channel address
+
+[zrl=[baseurl]/help/hook/legal_webbie_text]legal_webbie_text[/zrl]
+	Provides an explanation of text/character restrictions for legal_webbie()
+
 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/hook/load_pdl]load_pdl[/zrl]
 	Called when we load a PDL file or description