Index: docs/developer/hooks/node.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/contributions/docs/developer/hooks/node.php,v
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -r1.32 node.php
--- docs/developer/hooks/node.php	24 Nov 2006 21:32:59 -0000	1.32
+++ docs/developer/hooks/node.php	16 Dec 2006 21:17:57 -0000
@@ -354,10 +354,8 @@
  * Verify a node editing form.
  *
  * This is a hook used by node modules. It is called to allow the module
- * to verify that the node is in a format valid to post to the site. It
- * can also be used to make changes to the node before submission, such
- * as node-type-specific formatting. Errors should be set with
- * form_set_error().
+ * to verify that the node is in a format valid to post to the site. 
+ * Errors should be set with form_set_error().
  *
  * @param &$node
  *   The node to be validated.
@@ -365,9 +363,12 @@
  * To validate nodes of all types (not just nodes of the type(s) defined by
  * this module), use hook_nodeapi() instead.
  *
+ * Since Drupal 4.7, changes made to a node within hook_validate()
+ * will be ignored: use hook_submit() instead.
+ *
  * For a detailed usage example, see node_example.module.
  */
-function hook_validate(&$node) {
+function hook_validate($node) {
   if ($node) {
     if ($node->end && $node->start) {
       if ($node->start > $node->end) {