diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 25312d8..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scribite_3_2_basic.zip
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
index de91ae3..2b40aca 100644
--- a/dead.package
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-This package was retired due to no active owner on 2011-02-23
+2015-01-23: Retired orphaned package, because it was orphaned for more than six weeks.
+Reference: https://fedorahosted.org/epel/ticket/7
+