diff --git a/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md b/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
index d7c4f572bb..91646633cd 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ __podSelector__: Each `NetworkPolicy` includes a `podSelector` which selects the
 
 __ingress__: Each `NetworkPolicy` includes a list of whitelist `ingress` rules.  Each rule allows traffic which matches both the `from` and `ports` sections.
 
-In plain language, this example NetworkPolicy:
+This example NetworkPolicy has the following characteristics:
 
 1. applies to all pods in the default namespace with the label "role=db"
 2. allows tcp/6379 ingress traffic to the "role=db" pods from any pod in the current namespace with the label "role=frontend" (due to the podSelector list element)