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@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ django-admin2
 
 One of the most useful parts of ``django.contrib.admin`` is the ability to configure various views that touch and alter data. django-admin2 is a complete rewrite of that library using modern Class-Based Views and enjoying a design focused on extendibility. By starting over, we can avoid the legacy code and make it easier to write extensions and themes.
 
+**Note:** This is pre-alpha and currently non-functional. We'll try and have a rough working prototype by the end of May 18th, 2013.
+
+Contributing
+=============
+
+Yes please! Please read our formal contributing document at: https://github.com/pydanny/django-admin2/blob/master/docs/contributing.rst
+
+
 Basic Pattern
 ==============
 
@@ -46,7 +54,3 @@ REST API
 
 We plan to expose a REST API using Django Rest Framework. From this, you can define new themes powered by the client framework of your choice.
 
-Contributing
-=============
-
-Yes please! Please read our formal contributing document at: https://github.com/pydanny/django-admin2/blob/master/docs/contributing.rst