diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index d076e0a0..6afd598f 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ statusbar = {
     time = "{sb $Z}";
     user = "{sb $cumode$N{sbmode $usermode}{sbaway $A}}";
     topic = "$topic";
-    info = " Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/beginner/";
+    info = " Irssi v$J - http://irssi.org/beginner/ - go read it";
 
     # treated specially .. window is printed with non-empty windows,
     # window_empty is printed with empty windows