--- modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc	2010-02-19 10:38:16.000000000 -0500
+++ modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc	2010-02-19 10:50:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ function taxonomy_form_vocabulary($form,
   if (isset($form_state['confirm_delete']) && isset($form_state['values']['vid'])) {
     return taxonomy_vocabulary_confirm_delete($form, $form_state, $form_state['values']['vid']);
   }
+  $form['helptext'] = array(
+    '#markup' => t('Edit your taxonomy here, and apply it using the manage fields tab of content types, users, or any other entity.'),
+  );
+
   $form['name'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Name'),