diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/notice/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/notice/README
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+The notice framework enables Bro to "notice" things which are odd or
+potentially bad, leaving it to the local configuration to define which
+of them are actionable.  This decoupling of detection and reporting allows
+Bro to be customized to the different needs that sites have.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/integration/barnyard2/README b/scripts/policy/integration/barnyard2/README
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+Integration with Barnyard2.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/misc/app-stats/README b/scripts/policy/misc/app-stats/README
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+AppStats collects information about web applications in use on the network.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/misc/detect-traceroute/README b/scripts/policy/misc/detect-traceroute/README
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+Detect hosts that are running traceroute.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/tuning/defaults/README b/scripts/policy/tuning/defaults/README
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+Sets various defaults, and prints warning messages to stdout under
+certain conditions.