diff --git a/tips/10-props-in-getInitialState-as-anti-pattern.md b/tips/10-props-in-getInitialState-as-anti-pattern.md
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--- a/tips/10-props-in-getInitialState-as-anti-pattern.md
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@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ next: dom-event-listeners.html
 >
 > This isn't really a React-specific tip, as such anti-patterns often occur in code in general; in this case, React simply points them out more clearly.
 
-Using props, passed down from parent, to generate state in `getInitialState` often leads to duplication of "source of truth", i.e. where the real data is (see [denormalization](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denormalization)). Whenever possible, compute values on-the-fly to ensure that they don't get out of sync later on and cause maintenance trouble. Javascript is plently fast for most use cases.
+Using props, passed down from parent, to generate state in `getInitialState` often leads to duplication of "source of truth", i.e. where the real data is. Whenever possible, compute values on-the-fly to ensure that they don't get out of sync later on and cause maintenance trouble.
 
-Bad example:
+**Bad example:**
 
 ```js
 /** @jsx React.DOM */
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ var MessageBox = React.createClass({
 React.renderComponent(<MessageBox name="Rogers"/>, mountNode);
 ```
 
-**But** in situations where your component truly is stateful, using props to initialize that state is totally fine. In such cases, it can be helpful to name the prop `initialX` (or similar) to make it clear that the state will not stay in sync.
-
-For example:
+However, it's **not** an anti-pattern if you intentionally make it clear that synchronization's not the goal here:
 
 ```js
 /** @jsx React.DOM */
 
 var Counter = React.createClass({
   getInitialState: function() {
+    // naming it initialX clearly indicates that the only purpose 
+    // of the passed down prop is to initialize something internal
     return {count: this.props.initialCount};
   },
   handleClick: function() {
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ var Counter = React.createClass({
     });
   },
   render: function() {
-    return (
-      <div onClick={this.handleClick}>
-        {this.state.count}
-      </div>
-    );
+    return <div onClick={this.handleClick}>{this.state.count}</div>;
   }
 });