various: Fix slack-desc formatting and comment nit picks.

Signed-off-by: dsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>

213 files changed, 1124 insertions, 1111 deletions

diff --git a/games/0ad-data/slack-desc b/games/0ad-data/slack-desc
index 8633e2ff5d08..f11a2833bac8 100644
--- a/games/0ad-data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/0ad-data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 0ad-data: 0 A.D. Data (Data for 0 A.D.)
diff --git a/games/0ad/slack-desc b/games/0ad/slack-desc
index 7616db5ec19c..d401378a99b5 100644
--- a/games/0ad/slack-desc
+++ b/games/0ad/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 0ad: 0 A.D. (RTS Game of Ancient Warfare)
diff --git a/games/Chatbot-Eliza/slack-desc b/games/Chatbot-Eliza/slack-desc
index 0141031c05e6..81dca4c1feb9 100644
--- a/games/Chatbot-Eliza/slack-desc
+++ b/games/Chatbot-Eliza/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 Chatbot-Eliza: Chatbot-Eliza (Eliza chat bot interface module for Perl)
-Chatbot-Eliza: 
+Chatbot-Eliza:
 Chatbot-Eliza: Chatbot-Eliza is a clone written in Perl of the classic Eliza
-Chatbot-Eliza: program. It prompts for user input, and uses a simple 
-Chatbot-Eliza: transformation algorithm to change user input into a fellow-up 
+Chatbot-Eliza: program. It prompts for user input, and uses a simple
+Chatbot-Eliza: transformation algorithm to change user input into a fellow-up
 Chatbot-Eliza: question.
-Chatbot-Eliza: 
+Chatbot-Eliza:
 Chatbot-Eliza: HomePage: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Chatbot-Eliza/
 Chatbot-Eliza:
 Chatbot-Eliza:
diff --git a/games/FlightGear-data/slack-desc b/games/FlightGear-data/slack-desc
index ecbc54b1df45..eacb798382a9 100644
--- a/games/FlightGear-data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/FlightGear-data/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 FlightGear-data: FlightGear-data (data for the FlightGear simulator)
-FlightGear-data: 
+FlightGear-data:
 FlightGear-data: Includes Textures, models, data, aircraft, sample scenery, and
 FlightGear-data: config files.
 FlightGear-data:
diff --git a/games/FlightGear/slack-desc b/games/FlightGear/slack-desc
index 5b0d8d595639..455cdac1e751 100644
--- a/games/FlightGear/slack-desc
+++ b/games/FlightGear/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 FlightGear: FlightGear (an open-source flight simulator project)
-FlightGear: 
+FlightGear:
 FlightGear: The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source,
 FlightGear: multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project.
 FlightGear:
diff --git a/games/KoboDeluxe/slack-desc b/games/KoboDeluxe/slack-desc
index a973d872f83c..89b3ed2d1e9d 100644
--- a/games/KoboDeluxe/slack-desc
+++ b/games/KoboDeluxe/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 KoboDeluxe: Kobo Deluxe (Simple space shooting game)
diff --git a/games/PyLotRO/slack-desc b/games/PyLotRO/slack-desc
index 1495beabe781..471a87d1b8f5 100644
--- a/games/PyLotRO/slack-desc
+++ b/games/PyLotRO/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-PyLotRO: PyLotRO (Python launcher of Lord of the Rings Online) 
+PyLotRO: PyLotRO (Python launcher of Lord of the Rings Online)
 PyLotRO:
 PyLotRO: PyLotRO is a launcher for the Lord of the Rings Online MMO written
 PyLotRO: in Python. It allows patching and beginning the game under Linux
 PyLotRO: when installed in wine.
 PyLotRO: PyLotRO should also work with Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO).
-PyLotRO: 
-PyLotRO: Homepage: 
+PyLotRO:
+PyLotRO: Homepage:
 PyLotRO: https://sites.google.com/site/leeslinuxblog/installing-lotro-in-wine
 PyLotRO:
 PyLotRO:
diff --git a/games/Scorched3D/slack-desc b/games/Scorched3D/slack-desc
index e7c492fa29a3..dc74a597b360 100644
--- a/games/Scorched3D/slack-desc
+++ b/games/Scorched3D/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 Scorched3D: Scorched3D (3D artillery game)
diff --git a/games/UrbanTerror/slack-desc b/games/UrbanTerror/slack-desc
index f9b0649c8545..c35ef2b21ac8 100644
--- a/games/UrbanTerror/slack-desc
+++ b/games/UrbanTerror/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 UrbanTerror: UrbanTerror (An urban combat themed First Person Shooter)
 UrbanTerror:
-UrbanTerror: Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for 
-UrbanTerror: Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, 
-UrbanTerror: stand-alone, modified ioquake3 engine, which doesn't require 
-UrbanTerror: Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's 
+UrbanTerror: Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for
+UrbanTerror: Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free,
+UrbanTerror: stand-alone, modified ioquake3 engine, which doesn't require
+UrbanTerror: Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's
 UrbanTerror:
 UrbanTerror: Homepage: http://www.urbanterror.net
 UrbanTerror:
diff --git a/games/abe/slack-desc b/games/abe/slack-desc
index 576e3b23fe7f..4ecc787fea30 100644
--- a/games/abe/slack-desc
+++ b/games/abe/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 abe: Abe (a platform game for juniors)
diff --git a/games/abuse/slack-desc b/games/abuse/slack-desc
index 56d318bd0d07..6903c0ee493b 100644
--- a/games/abuse/slack-desc
+++ b/games/abuse/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 abuse: Abuse (dark 2D side-scrolling platform game)
 abuse:
 abuse: Abuse is a dark 2D side-scrolling platform game developed by Crack dot
-abuse: Com in 1995. It features beautiful lighting, realistic animation and 
-abuse: nasty alien-like creatures to destroy. 
-abuse: It is now maintained by Sam Hocevar in an attempt to prevent it from 
+abuse: Com in 1995. It features beautiful lighting, realistic animation and
+abuse: nasty alien-like creatures to destroy.
+abuse: It is now maintained by Sam Hocevar in an attempt to prevent it from
 abuse: vanishing from the Internet.
 abuse:
 abuse: Home page: http://abuse.zoy.org/
diff --git a/games/adom/slack-desc b/games/adom/slack-desc
index 1f3be98d4045..a50c445bcfc8 100644
--- a/games/adom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/adom/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/advancemame/slack-desc b/games/advancemame/slack-desc
index ed3c1188f29e..b2cbf3025fc6 100644
--- a/games/advancemame/slack-desc
+++ b/games/advancemame/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 advancemame: advancemame  (An arcade game emulator)
diff --git a/games/advancescan/slack-desc b/games/advancescan/slack-desc
index 026dcb00fb47..9d532b8b56de 100644
--- a/games/advancescan/slack-desc
+++ b/games/advancescan/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 advancescan: advancescan (a command line rom manager)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ advancescan:
 advancescan: AdvanceSCAN is a command line rom manager for MAME, MESS, AdvanceMAME,
 advancescan: AdvanceMESS and Raine. The goal of advscan is to obtain a complete
 advancescan: and perfect rom and sample zip archive with differential merging.
-advancescan: 
+advancescan:
 advancescan:
 advancescan:
 advancescan:
diff --git a/games/alienarena/slack-desc b/games/alienarena/slack-desc
index 7fde1306745c..c684d0341094 100644
--- a/games/alienarena/slack-desc
+++ b/games/alienarena/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 alienarena: alienarena (First Person Shooter)
diff --git a/games/an/slack-desc b/games/an/slack-desc
index 1a51a672cf26..21565fb755f8 100644
--- a/games/an/slack-desc
+++ b/games/an/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 an: an (Anagram Generator)
diff --git a/games/armagetronad/slack-desc b/games/armagetronad/slack-desc
index 9aa86437b489..a7a72e7b0ca6 100644
--- a/games/armagetronad/slack-desc
+++ b/games/armagetronad/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 armagetronad: armagetronad (old school Tron lightcycles openGL game)
diff --git a/games/assaultcube/slack-desc b/games/assaultcube/slack-desc
index 3023b60ca7a5..e33e2707c654 100644
--- a/games/assaultcube/slack-desc
+++ b/games/assaultcube/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 assaultcube: AssaultCube (First person shooter game)
diff --git a/games/atari++/slack-desc b/games/atari++/slack-desc
index 808c822922d8..98db14f215a2 100644
--- a/games/atari++/slack-desc
+++ b/games/atari++/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 atari++: atari++ (Atari 400/800/XL/XE/5200 emulator)
diff --git a/games/barrage/slack-desc b/games/barrage/slack-desc
index 5b0d8e3bb8e4..087795eb5324 100644
--- a/games/barrage/slack-desc
+++ b/games/barrage/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 barrage: barrage (action game)
diff --git a/games/blobby2/slack-desc b/games/blobby2/slack-desc
index 3e1e7b87124c..14cc6af0523a 100644
--- a/games/blobby2/slack-desc
+++ b/games/blobby2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 blobby2: blobby2 (head-to-head multiplayer ball game)
diff --git a/games/blobwars/slack-desc b/games/blobwars/slack-desc
index 5ccbbeec3970..650c7d7d03db 100644
--- a/games/blobwars/slack-desc
+++ b/games/blobwars/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 blobwars: Blobwars Episode 1 Metal Blob Solid (An SDL based platform game)
diff --git a/games/bloodfrontier/slack-desc b/games/bloodfrontier/slack-desc
index b9c2c4e7281b..63549378d548 100644
--- a/games/bloodfrontier/slack-desc
+++ b/games/bloodfrontier/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 bloodfrontier: bloodfrontier (single-player and multi-player first-person shooter)
diff --git a/games/bluemoon/slack-desc b/games/bluemoon/slack-desc
index eeea78b7f1ed..fdbf37e810dc 100644
--- a/games/bluemoon/slack-desc
+++ b/games/bluemoon/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 bluemoon: Blue Moon AI (card game)
 bluemoon:
-bluemoon: Blue Moon AI is a project to create an artificial intelligence    
+bluemoon: Blue Moon AI is a project to create an artificial intelligence
 bluemoon: opponent for the game Blue Moon.
-bluemoon: All eight of the original Blue Moon people decks are supported, 
+bluemoon: All eight of the original Blue Moon people decks are supported,
 bluemoon: as well as the more recent Buka Invasion deck.
 bluemoon:
 bluemoon: homepage: http://keldon.net/bluemoon/
diff --git a/games/brainparty/slack-desc b/games/brainparty/slack-desc
index 894f8601ac26..1f4f34baad1e 100644
--- a/games/brainparty/slack-desc
+++ b/games/brainparty/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 brainparty: brainparty (puzzle game)
-brainparty: 
+brainparty:
 brainparty: Brain Party is a fun, free puzzle game for all the family that's made
 brainparty: up of 36 minigames designed to push your brain to its limits by
 brainparty: testing memory, logic, mathematics, reaction time and more!
-brainparty: 
+brainparty:
 brainparty: Homepage: http://www.tuxradar.com/brainparty
 brainparty:
 brainparty:
diff --git a/games/brickout/slack-desc b/games/brickout/slack-desc
index 575520472c8f..e9466c2f336b 100644
--- a/games/brickout/slack-desc
+++ b/games/brickout/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 brickout: brickout (ball-and-paddle game)
diff --git a/games/briquolo/slack-desc b/games/briquolo/slack-desc
index 3b829fc22310..caf6ad9bf314 100644
--- a/games/briquolo/slack-desc
+++ b/games/briquolo/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 briquolo: briquolo (breakout with 3D representation based on OpenGL)
diff --git a/games/brutalchess/slack-desc b/games/brutalchess/slack-desc
index 141e2d7a6692..484a72aedb21 100644
--- a/games/brutalchess/slack-desc
+++ b/games/brutalchess/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 brutalchess: Brutal Chess (Chess for the Truly Hardcore)
-brutalchess: 
+brutalchess:
 brutalchess: Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle
 brutalchess: engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI, inspired
 brutalchess: by the once popular "Battle Chess" released by Interplay circa
diff --git a/games/bzflag/slack-desc b/games/bzflag/slack-desc
index 70550d17c910..0f9c16b7fc92 100644
--- a/games/bzflag/slack-desc
+++ b/games/bzflag/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 bzflag: bzflag (An Open-source first person shooter)
-bzflag: 
+bzflag:
 bzflag: BZFlag is a free multiplayer multiplatform 3D tank battle game. The
-bzflag: namestands for Battle Zone capture Flag. It runs on Irix, Linux, 
+bzflag: namestands for Battle Zone capture Flag. It runs on Irix, Linux,
 bzflag: *BSD, Windows, Mac OS X and other platforms. It's one of the most
 bzflag: popular games ever on Silicon Graphics machines.
-bzflag: 
+bzflag:
 bzflag: Homepage: http://www.bzflag.org
-bzflag: 
-bzflag: 
-bzflag: 
+bzflag:
+bzflag:
+bzflag:
diff --git a/games/cgmadness/slack-desc b/games/cgmadness/slack-desc
index a26ef9443d42..a94395eda2d1 100644
--- a/games/cgmadness/slack-desc
+++ b/games/cgmadness/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cgmadness: CG Madness (Marble Madness-like game)
diff --git a/games/cgoban/slack-desc b/games/cgoban/slack-desc
index de0442389483..cebd1d5eca4e 100644
--- a/games/cgoban/slack-desc
+++ b/games/cgoban/slack-desc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
-      |--------handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cgoban: CGoban1 (Complete Goban Mark 1)
 cgoban:
 cgoban: CGoban1 provides a large set of go-related services for Unix and X11,
diff --git a/games/chocolate-doom/slack-desc b/games/chocolate-doom/slack-desc
index 3a1f62f6fb7c..a84dcc5b8d6e 100644
--- a/games/chocolate-doom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/chocolate-doom/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 chocolate-doom: chocolate-doom (Doom source port)
diff --git a/games/chroma/slack-desc b/games/chroma/slack-desc
index 5632ab48fd02..4733977f168e 100644
--- a/games/chroma/slack-desc
+++ b/games/chroma/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 chroma: chroma (abstract puzzle game)
diff --git a/games/chromium-bsu/slack-desc b/games/chromium-bsu/slack-desc
index 10fe2085bac5..7e9844997e75 100644
--- a/games/chromium-bsu/slack-desc
+++ b/games/chromium-bsu/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 chromium-bsu: Chromium B.S.U. (a fast paced, arcade-style, top-scrolling shooter)
diff --git a/games/circuslinux/slack-desc b/games/circuslinux/slack-desc
index 6b7bb173815e..0aea7de3d5ba 100644
--- a/games/circuslinux/slack-desc
+++ b/games/circuslinux/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 circuslinux: circuslinux (clone of the Atari 2600 game "Circus Atari")
diff --git a/games/ckmame/slack-desc b/games/ckmame/slack-desc
index 60435c6b3a5b..5ad080f0b7d4 100644
--- a/games/ckmame/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ckmame/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ckmame: ckmame (check ROM sets for MAME)
diff --git a/games/clonekeen/slack-desc b/games/clonekeen/slack-desc
index b81a4a7c8c2d..9c56e3dd3d90 100644
--- a/games/clonekeen/slack-desc
+++ b/games/clonekeen/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 clonekeen: clonekeen (open source engine for id Software's Commander Keen games)
diff --git a/games/colem/slack-desc b/games/colem/slack-desc
index d32b9d389939..be7a345606d7 100644
--- a/games/colem/slack-desc
+++ b/games/colem/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 colem: colem (ColecoVision emulator)
diff --git a/games/connectagram/slack-desc b/games/connectagram/slack-desc
index b7f4a76eb73b..932dad8224a3 100644
--- a/games/connectagram/slack-desc
+++ b/games/connectagram/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 connectagram: connectagram (word unscrambling game)
diff --git a/games/cowsay/slack-desc b/games/cowsay/slack-desc
index 58adf660874c..4390c974a695 100644
--- a/games/cowsay/slack-desc
+++ b/games/cowsay/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cowsay: cowsay (A Configurable Speaking/Thinking Cow)
diff --git a/games/cubosphere/slack-desc b/games/cubosphere/slack-desc
index 704b11fa4f04..30c6c17a4c24 100644
--- a/games/cubosphere/slack-desc
+++ b/games/cubosphere/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cubosphere: cubosphere (Kula World remake)
-cubosphere: 
+cubosphere:
 cubosphere: Goal of this project is a remake of the Playstation 1 Game "Kula
 cubosphere: World" / "Roll Away".
-cubosphere: 
+cubosphere:
 cubosphere: Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cubosphere/
 cubosphere:
 cubosphere:
diff --git a/games/cuyo/slack-desc b/games/cuyo/slack-desc
index f074646934dc..515f112704a4 100644
--- a/games/cuyo/slack-desc
+++ b/games/cuyo/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/d1x-rebirth/slack-desc b/games/d1x-rebirth/slack-desc
index 2bfbc87e3ec4..1e956d44ad10 100644
--- a/games/d1x-rebirth/slack-desc
+++ b/games/d1x-rebirth/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 d1x-rebirth: d1x-rebirth (port of Descent 1)
 d1x-rebirth:
 d1x-rebirth: d1x-rebirth is a source port of the Descent 1 Engine for Windows,
-d1x-rebirth: Mac OS and Linux offering OpenGL graphics and effects, advanced 
+d1x-rebirth: Mac OS and Linux offering OpenGL graphics and effects, advanced
 d1x-rebirth: Multiplayer gaming as well as many improvements and new features.
 d1x-rebirth:
 d1x-rebirth: Homepage: http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/
diff --git a/games/d2x-rebirth/slack-desc b/games/d2x-rebirth/slack-desc
index b8df8df8595a..b1b0a9bee8af 100644
--- a/games/d2x-rebirth/slack-desc
+++ b/games/d2x-rebirth/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 d2x-rebirth: d2x-rebirth (port of Descent 2)
 d2x-rebirth:
 d2x-rebirth: d2x-rebirth is a source port of the Descent 2 Engine for Windows,
-d2x-rebirth: Mac OS and Linux offering OpenGL graphics and effects, advanced 
+d2x-rebirth: Mac OS and Linux offering OpenGL graphics and effects, advanced
 d2x-rebirth: Multiplayer gaming as well as many improvements and new features.
 d2x-rebirth:
 d2x-rebirth: Homepage: http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/
diff --git a/games/defendguin/slack-desc b/games/defendguin/slack-desc
index 9cd96d80e742..6cb729d7b8e3 100644
--- a/games/defendguin/slack-desc
+++ b/games/defendguin/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 defendguin: defendguin (clone of the arcade game Defender)
 defendguin:
-defendguin: Defendguin is a clone of the arcade game "Defender," but with a 
-defendguin: Linux theme. Your mission is to defend little penguinoids from 
+defendguin: Defendguin is a clone of the arcade game "Defender," but with a
+defendguin: Linux theme. Your mission is to defend little penguinoids from
 defendguin: being captured and mutated.
 defendguin:
 defendguin:
diff --git a/games/digger/slack-desc b/games/digger/slack-desc
index 1d26f5c0fccf..cc51535a2efd 100644
--- a/games/digger/slack-desc
+++ b/games/digger/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 digger: digger (Digger remastered!)
 digger:
-digger: Digger was originally created by Windmill software in 1983. 
+digger: Digger was originally created by Windmill software in 1983.
 digger: Digger Remastered runs on all PCs with CGA or better and plays just
 digger: like the original. It also has many new features.
 digger:
diff --git a/games/doom_shareware_data/slack-desc b/games/doom_shareware_data/slack-desc
index 92aa596e1eac..9e96394b354a 100644
--- a/games/doom_shareware_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/doom_shareware_data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 doom_shareware_data: doom_shareware_data (game data from the shareware Doom release)
diff --git a/games/doomseeker/slack-desc b/games/doomseeker/slack-desc
index 1829500c19ff..991557563672 100644
--- a/games/doomseeker/slack-desc
+++ b/games/doomseeker/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 doomseeker: Doomseeker (server browser for Doom)
diff --git a/games/dopewars/slack-desc b/games/dopewars/slack-desc
index b36475553fc6..f60cf1d5153d 100644
--- a/games/dopewars/slack-desc
+++ b/games/dopewars/slack-desc
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dopewars: dopewars (Drug Dealing Game)
-dopewars:  
+dopewars:
 dopewars: dopewars is a free Unix/Win32 rewrite of a game originally based on
 dopewars: 'Drug Wars' by John E. Dell. The idea of dopewars is to deal in drugs
 dopewars: on the streets of New York, amassing a huge fortune and paying
 dopewars: off the loan shark, while avoiding the ever-annoying police.
 dopewars:
-dopewars: http://dopewars.sourceforge.net/  
+dopewars: http://dopewars.sourceforge.net/
 dopewars:
 dopewars:
 dopewars:
diff --git a/games/dreamchess-music/slack-desc b/games/dreamchess-music/slack-desc
index b530dafdbf22..465ffb81a67f 100644
--- a/games/dreamchess-music/slack-desc
+++ b/games/dreamchess-music/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                 |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dreamchess-music: dreamchess-music (Music pack for DreamChess)
diff --git a/games/dreamchess/slack-desc b/games/dreamchess/slack-desc
index 369ffc3349a8..a190a5167207 100644
--- a/games/dreamchess/slack-desc
+++ b/games/dreamchess/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dreamchess: dreamchess (chess game)
diff --git a/games/ds-models/slack-desc b/games/ds-models/slack-desc
index e8de84c8ca4b..d3a732ba6338 100644
--- a/games/ds-models/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ds-models/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ds-models: ds-models (3D model packs for gzdoom and skulltag)
diff --git a/games/dunelegacy/slack-desc b/games/dunelegacy/slack-desc
index 22735ade15a4..20903544b3ce 100644
--- a/games/dunelegacy/slack-desc
+++ b/games/dunelegacy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dunelegacy: dunelegacy (real-time strategy game)
diff --git a/games/eduke32/slack-desc b/games/eduke32/slack-desc
index e93a9f9d820d..66dfe020a9db 100644
--- a/games/eduke32/slack-desc
+++ b/games/eduke32/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 eduke32: EDuke32 (enhanced "Duke Nukem 3D" engine)
diff --git a/games/eduke32_hires_pack/slack-desc b/games/eduke32_hires_pack/slack-desc
index eb963fad14de..3d97f579fa70 100644
--- a/games/eduke32_hires_pack/slack-desc
+++ b/games/eduke32_hires_pack/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 eduke32_hires_pack: eduke32_hires_pack (Duke3D High Resolution Pack)
diff --git a/games/eduke32_shareware_data/slack-desc b/games/eduke32_shareware_data/slack-desc
index abb4571deb20..b51516954426 100644
--- a/games/eduke32_shareware_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/eduke32_shareware_data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 eduke32_shareware_data: eduke32_shareware_data (shareware game data files)
diff --git a/games/egoboo/slack-desc b/games/egoboo/slack-desc
index 2510fe7cd3e7..947ed241ff1d 100644
--- a/games/egoboo/slack-desc
+++ b/games/egoboo/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 egoboo: egoboo (three-dimensional dungeon crawling adventure)
diff --git a/games/einstein/slack-desc b/games/einstein/slack-desc
index 1dfc1198324a..8a44671b596c 100644
--- a/games/einstein/slack-desc
+++ b/games/einstein/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 einstein: Einstein (Puzzle game inspired by Einstein's puzzle)
diff --git a/games/enigma/slack-desc b/games/enigma/slack-desc
index 5687137e200c..0f7b50246eca 100644
--- a/games/enigma/slack-desc
+++ b/games/enigma/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 enigma: Enigma (A puzzle game involving falling blocks)
diff --git a/games/extremetuxracer/slack-desc b/games/extremetuxracer/slack-desc
index 142e807aca21..b545432b8f0c 100644
--- a/games/extremetuxracer/slack-desc
+++ b/games/extremetuxracer/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 extremetuxracer: extremetuxracer (Arcade Racing Game)
 extremetuxracer:
-extremetuxracer: Extreme Tux Racer is an open source racing game featuring Tux 
-extremetuxracer: the Linux Penguin. ETRacer continues in the tracks of Tux 
+extremetuxracer: Extreme Tux Racer is an open source racing game featuring Tux
+extremetuxracer: the Linux Penguin. ETRacer continues in the tracks of Tux
 extremetuxracer: Racer and its forks.
 extremetuxracer:
 extremetuxracer: Homepage: http://www.extremetuxracer.com
diff --git a/games/f1spirit/slack-desc b/games/f1spirit/slack-desc
index 79978734e32b..26e6bbf491c9 100644
--- a/games/f1spirit/slack-desc
+++ b/games/f1spirit/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 f1spirit: f1spirit (F-1 Spirit Remake)
diff --git a/games/fceux/slack-desc b/games/fceux/slack-desc
index eea34d373886..1606935ab0ea 100644
--- a/games/fceux/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fceux/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/fgrun/slack-desc b/games/fgrun/slack-desc
index df6d2232925e..7bd03490fa39 100644
--- a/games/fgrun/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fgrun/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 fgrun: fgrun (a graphical front-end for FlightGear)
-fgrun: 
+fgrun:
 fgrun: Fgrun is a graphical front-end for FlightGear, distributed and
 fgrun: developed separately at http://fgrun.sourceforge.net/
 fgrun:
diff --git a/games/firestorm-opensim/slack-desc b/games/firestorm-opensim/slack-desc
index 8aa33013a0c5..c81e0ea1aa6c 100644
--- a/games/firestorm-opensim/slack-desc
+++ b/games/firestorm-opensim/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 firestorm: firestorm-opensim (an alternative Second Life client)
diff --git a/games/firestorm/slack-desc b/games/firestorm/slack-desc
index a0c7d7b80e71..7b66241b2b9b 100644
--- a/games/firestorm/slack-desc
+++ b/games/firestorm/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 firestorm: firestorm (an alternative Second Life client)
diff --git a/games/fizmo/slack-desc b/games/fizmo/slack-desc
index 08b3f5d502e5..2300dbcc83cf 100644
--- a/games/fizmo/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fizmo/slack-desc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
 # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
 # Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
 # the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
diff --git a/games/fortune-ASR/slack-desc b/games/fortune-ASR/slack-desc
index d00c39dff031..d6a28dac7e1a 100644
--- a/games/fortune-ASR/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fortune-ASR/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/fortune-dharma/slack-desc b/games/fortune-dharma/slack-desc
index 1b5921359a10..13a2e74a7442 100644
--- a/games/fortune-dharma/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fortune-dharma/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 fortune-dharma: fortune-dharma (dharma for fortune)
diff --git a/games/fortune-dune/slack-desc b/games/fortune-dune/slack-desc
index 9a03c106c12a..a8a23572111e 100644
--- a/games/fortune-dune/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fortune-dune/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 fortune-dune: fortune-dune (quotes from Frank Herbert's Dune series)
diff --git a/games/fortune_firefly/slack-desc b/games/fortune_firefly/slack-desc
index c321380471a1..570fa1011c37 100644
--- a/games/fortune_firefly/slack-desc
+++ b/games/fortune_firefly/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 fortune_firefly: fortune_firefly (fortunes from the TV series "Firefly")
diff --git a/games/freeciv/slack-desc b/games/freeciv/slack-desc
index 3d0b5d0ca0dd..bdf126eee4a4 100644
--- a/games/freeciv/slack-desc
+++ b/games/freeciv/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 freeciv: freeciv (turn-based multiplayer strategy game)
diff --git a/games/freedoom/slack-desc b/games/freedoom/slack-desc
index 60a648b8c032..83a90adb915d 100644
--- a/games/freedoom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/freedoom/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 freedoom: freedoom (Free Software replacement for Doom/Doom2 game data)
diff --git a/games/freedroidrpg/slack-desc b/games/freedroidrpg/slack-desc
index ef06e4cb53e3..436ac5c472a0 100644
--- a/games/freedroidrpg/slack-desc
+++ b/games/freedroidrpg/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 freedroidrpg: freedroidrpg (isometric role playing game)
diff --git a/games/frogatto/slack-desc b/games/frogatto/slack-desc
index e378de88b4bf..618e751caf41 100644
--- a/games/frogatto/slack-desc
+++ b/games/frogatto/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/frotz/slack-desc b/games/frotz/slack-desc
index 2f66182ed856..8a98788cb582 100644
--- a/games/frotz/slack-desc
+++ b/games/frotz/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 frotz: frotz (Z-machine interpreter)
-frotz: 
+frotz:
 frotz: Frotz is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games.
 frotz: It complies with standard 1.0 of Graham Nelson's specification.
 frotz: Games can be found at http://www.ifarchive.org/ .
-frotz: 
+frotz:
 frotz: http://frotz.sourceforge.net/
-frotz: 
-frotz: 
-frotz: 
-frotz: 
+frotz:
+frotz:
+frotz:
+frotz:
diff --git a/games/frozen-bubble/slack-desc b/games/frozen-bubble/slack-desc
index 44e86337e4a6..5ecb1a4c6a09 100644
--- a/games/frozen-bubble/slack-desc
+++ b/games/frozen-bubble/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 frozen-bubble: Frozen Bubble (an SDL game)
-frozen-bubble: 
+frozen-bubble:
 frozen-bubble: Frozen Bubble has colorful 3D rendered penguin animations,
 frozen-bubble: 100 levels of 1p game, hours and hours of 2p game, nights and
 frozen-bubble: nights of 2p/3p/4p/5p game over LAN or Internet, a level-
 frozen-bubble: editor, 3 professional quality digital soundtracks, 15 stereo
 frozen-bubble: sound effects, 8 unique graphical transition effects, 8 unique
 frozen-bubble: logo eye-candies.
-frozen-bubble: This game requires SDL_perl and SDL_Pango, also available at 
+frozen-bubble: This game requires SDL_perl and SDL_Pango, also available at
 frozen-bubble: http://slackbuilds.org/
 frozen-bubble: Homepage: http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
diff --git a/games/gargoyle/slack-desc b/games/gargoyle/slack-desc
index cc8498470f4a..d6719f0a1c71 100644
--- a/games/gargoyle/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gargoyle/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gargoyle: gargoyle (interactive fiction interpreter)
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ gargoyle:
 gargoyle: Agility, Alan 2 and 3, Frotz (glk port), Glulxe, Hugo, Level 9,
 gargoyle: Magnetic, Scare, Tads 2 and 3.
 gargoyle:
-gargoyle: http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/ 
+gargoyle: http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/
 gargoyle:
 gargoyle:
diff --git a/games/gbrainy/slack-desc b/games/gbrainy/slack-desc
index 33321a2a12be..2dab9ee44b3c 100644
--- a/games/gbrainy/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gbrainy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gbrainy: gbrainy (a brain teaser game and trainer)
diff --git a/games/gens-gs/slack-desc b/games/gens-gs/slack-desc
index c1f767522e9c..3fc5fe16a220 100644
--- a/games/gens-gs/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gens-gs/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gens-gs: gens-gs (sega genesis/cd/32x emulator)
diff --git a/games/gl-117/slack-desc b/games/gl-117/slack-desc
index d70263c0f533..4eb3606dbede 100644
--- a/games/gl-117/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gl-117/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gl-117: gl-117 (Action Flight Simulator)
diff --git a/games/glbsp/slack-desc b/games/glbsp/slack-desc
index 4cffd89692d4..5a9a5d496fe6 100644
--- a/games/glbsp/slack-desc
+++ b/games/glbsp/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 glbsp: glBSP is a node builder specially designed for OpenGL ports of
diff --git a/games/gnubg/slack-desc b/games/gnubg/slack-desc
index 7dd3c12560a4..70cb8a925bb4 100644
--- a/games/gnubg/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gnubg/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gnubg: GNU Backgammon (command line or a gui backgammon)
diff --git a/games/gnuski/slack-desc b/games/gnuski/slack-desc
index 7a370380790d..8077746229d2 100644
--- a/games/gnuski/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gnuski/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gnuski: gnuski ( GNU skifree )
-gnuski: 
+gnuski:
 gnuski: GNUSki is an open source clone of Skifree, the old Windows game.
 gnuski:  It currently uses NCurses for graphics.
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
-gnuski: 
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
+gnuski:
diff --git a/games/golly/slack-desc b/games/golly/slack-desc
index 73cf8b5d82fa..583feb59e802 100644
--- a/games/golly/slack-desc
+++ b/games/golly/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
- # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
 # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
 # Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
 # the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
 # You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+ # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 golly: golly (Game of Life simulator)
diff --git a/games/gtkballs/slack-desc b/games/gtkballs/slack-desc
index 5bbe3edee341..d1ffef9664f0 100644
--- a/games/gtkballs/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gtkballs/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gtkballs: GtkBalls (clone of Lines - logic game about balls)
diff --git a/games/gtklife/slack-desc b/games/gtklife/slack-desc
index 4b33f1250f90..215dde051cec 100644
--- a/games/gtklife/slack-desc
+++ b/games/gtklife/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gtklife: gtklife (Conway's Life program)
diff --git a/games/hatari/slack-desc b/games/hatari/slack-desc
index 7d14295a01ac..ff0532287db5 100644
--- a/games/hatari/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hatari/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 hatari: Hatari (Atari ST and STE Emulator)
-hatari: 
+hatari:
 hatari: Hatari is an Atari ST and STE emulator for Linux and other systems
 hatari: that are supported by the SDL library. The Atari ST was a 16/32 bit
-hatari: computer system which was first released by Atari in 1985. 
-hatari: 
-hatari: Hatari tries to emulate the hardware of a ST as close as possible so 
+hatari: computer system which was first released by Atari in 1985.
+hatari:
+hatari: Hatari tries to emulate the hardware of a ST as close as possible so
 hatari: that it is able to run most of the old ST games and demos.
-hatari: 
+hatari:
 hatari: Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hatari/
-hatari: 
+hatari:
diff --git a/games/hatari_tos_roms/slack-desc b/games/hatari_tos_roms/slack-desc
index b571490279b0..cbeac7e2efea 100644
--- a/games/hatari_tos_roms/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hatari_tos_roms/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 hatari_tos_roms: TOS (Tramiel Operating System) ROM images for hatari.
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ hatari_tos_roms:
 hatari_tos_roms: These images are copyrighted by Atari, Inc. It may be illegal
 hatari_tos_roms: to install this package in your jurisdiction!
 hatari_tos_roms:
-hatari_tos_roms: On the other hand, they're freely available on various web 
+hatari_tos_roms: On the other hand, they're freely available on various web
 hatari_tos_roms: sites and have been for many years with no legal action taken.
 hatari_tos_roms:
diff --git a/games/hedgewars/slack-desc b/games/hedgewars/slack-desc
index f7a8fcd882ce..3abb1765a073 100644
--- a/games/hedgewars/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hedgewars/slack-desc
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 hedgewars: hedgewars (a free turn based strategy game)
 hedgewars:
-hedgewars: Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course 
-hedgewars: of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They 
+hedgewars: Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course
+hedgewars: of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They
 hedgewars: then use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill
-hedgewars: the opponents' hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Each turn is 
-hedgewars: time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with 
+hedgewars: the opponents' hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Each turn is
+hedgewars: time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with
 hedgewars: excessive thinking or moving.
 hedgewars:
 hedgewars: Homepage: www.hedgewars.org
diff --git a/games/heretic_shareware_data/slack-desc b/games/heretic_shareware_data/slack-desc
index 8ec599d5bef7..f5c03f26337b 100644
--- a/games/heretic_shareware_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/heretic_shareware_data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 heretic_shareware_data: heretic_shareware_data (shareware Heretic game data)
diff --git a/games/hex-a-hop/slack-desc b/games/hex-a-hop/slack-desc
index 71e89a2b5df8..65ab93ab8517 100644
--- a/games/hex-a-hop/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hex-a-hop/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/hexalate/slack-desc b/games/hexalate/slack-desc
index ead96e3d4d9d..2a98eb9fbca2 100644
--- a/games/hexalate/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hexalate/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 hexalate: hexalate (color matching game)
diff --git a/games/hexen_demo_data/slack-desc b/games/hexen_demo_data/slack-desc
index 7c0786ad4449..9be684d99f29 100644
--- a/games/hexen_demo_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/hexen_demo_data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 hexen_demo_data: hexen_demo_data (game data from Hexen demo release)
diff --git a/games/ho1/slack-desc b/games/ho1/slack-desc
index 2041abd807cf..272b30a6476c 100644
--- a/games/ho1/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ho1/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary
-# to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ho1: ho1 (Manager tool for http://hattrick.org game.)
diff --git a/games/icebreaker/slack-desc b/games/icebreaker/slack-desc
index 4d7e19d50953..b6586a99453c 100644
--- a/games/icebreaker/slack-desc
+++ b/games/icebreaker/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 icebreaker: icebreaker (A Jezzball-like game for Linux, with a penguin theme)
diff --git a/games/ioquake3/slack-desc b/games/ioquake3/slack-desc
index 90ad7e8a6248..77e5f5b7866d 100644
--- a/games/ioquake3/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ioquake3/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ioquake3: ioquake3 (An open source Quake 3 distribution)
diff --git a/games/jag/slack-desc b/games/jag/slack-desc
index 9f7340b03083..ad3703fb11b1 100644
--- a/games/jag/slack-desc
+++ b/games/jag/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 jag: jag (A 2D arcade puzzle game)
diff --git a/games/jfsw/slack-desc b/games/jfsw/slack-desc
index 2b8351cb270a..7f466bba1c9c 100644
--- a/games/jfsw/slack-desc
+++ b/games/jfsw/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 jfsw: jfsw (source port of Shadow Warrior first-person shooter game)
diff --git a/games/jfsw_demo_data/slack-desc b/games/jfsw_demo_data/slack-desc
index d71d738bbb30..1195864d5168 100644
--- a/games/jfsw_demo_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/jfsw_demo_data/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 jfsw_demo_data: jfsw_demo_data (Shadow Warrior shareware data file for use with jfsw)
 jfsw_demo_data:
-jfsw_demo_data: Shadow Warrior shareware data file. 
+jfsw_demo_data: Shadow Warrior shareware data file.
 jfsw_demo_data: If you own a registered/retail copy of Shadow Warrior, you don't need
 jfsw_demo_data: this package.
 jfsw_demo_data:
diff --git a/games/jfsw_hires_pack/slack-desc b/games/jfsw_hires_pack/slack-desc
index 5ca58e0b2518..460ac770e234 100644
--- a/games/jfsw_hires_pack/slack-desc
+++ b/games/jfsw_hires_pack/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 jfsw_hires_pack: jfsw_hires_pack (graphic enhancements for jfsw)
diff --git a/games/jzintv/slack-desc b/games/jzintv/slack-desc
index 999aa9b6fc72..653a811fb8f8 100644
--- a/games/jzintv/slack-desc
+++ b/games/jzintv/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 jzintv: jzintv (Intellivision emulator)
diff --git a/games/kildclient/slack-desc b/games/kildclient/slack-desc
index 67b56c6ad6bc..0da1365a84f3 100644
--- a/games/kildclient/slack-desc
+++ b/games/kildclient/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kildclient: KildClient (MUD/MU* Client)
 kildclient:
-kildclient: KildClient is a MUD/MU* Client with Perl scripting capabilities using 
+kildclient: KildClient is a MUD/MU* Client with Perl scripting capabilities using
 kildclient: GTK+ Widget Library.  It can run Perl functions and statements at any
 kildclient: given time.  It has extensive support for ANSI colour, MCCP, etc.
 kildclient:
diff --git a/games/knights/slack-desc b/games/knights/slack-desc
index 08c45c05a43b..09b05ca2c868 100644
--- a/games/knights/slack-desc
+++ b/games/knights/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/koules/slack-desc b/games/koules/slack-desc
index d994c2f6b4bf..e9ddafe0266c 100644
--- a/games/koules/slack-desc
+++ b/games/koules/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 koules: koules (fast action arcade-style game)
diff --git a/games/lbreakout2/slack-desc b/games/lbreakout2/slack-desc
index 80ddfb3abc9b..0ec39fd6821f 100644
--- a/games/lbreakout2/slack-desc
+++ b/games/lbreakout2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 lbreakout2: LBreakout2 (Breakout-style Arcade Game)
diff --git a/games/lightyears/slack-desc b/games/lightyears/slack-desc
index 752ef50821fa..fa15ef05d83c 100644
--- a/games/lightyears/slack-desc
+++ b/games/lightyears/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 lightyears: lightyears (20,000 Light Years Into Space)
diff --git a/games/lincity-ng/slack-desc b/games/lincity-ng/slack-desc
index 00f5e2f205d1..7a430e632287 100644
--- a/games/lincity-ng/slack-desc
+++ b/games/lincity-ng/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 lincity-ng: LinCity-NG (SDL city simulation game)
diff --git a/games/liquidwar6/slack-desc b/games/liquidwar6/slack-desc
index 38212cb5e247..38ccb9537ee9 100644
--- a/games/liquidwar6/slack-desc
+++ b/games/liquidwar6/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 liquidwar6: liquidwar6 (multiplayer war game)
diff --git a/games/loemu/slack-desc b/games/loemu/slack-desc
index 4c175a2e37cd..a33083a338cd 100644
--- a/games/loemu/slack-desc
+++ b/games/loemu/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 loemu: loemu (Emulator Frontend)
diff --git a/games/ltris/slack-desc b/games/ltris/slack-desc
index e3192fd813a7..64e79144587e 100644
--- a/games/ltris/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ltris/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ltris: LTris (tetris clone)
diff --git a/games/madbomber/slack-desc b/games/madbomber/slack-desc
index 9da2fc03b5fb..9541aa19219f 100644
--- a/games/madbomber/slack-desc
+++ b/games/madbomber/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 madbomber: madbomber (clone of the 1981 Atari 2600 video game "Kaboom!")
diff --git a/games/maelstrom/slack-desc b/games/maelstrom/slack-desc
index e498ffdae2c2..1cda3b7d39be 100644
--- a/games/maelstrom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/maelstrom/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 maelstrom: maelstrom (a game similar to Asteroids)
diff --git a/games/mame/slack-desc b/games/mame/slack-desc
index 0ae99bcd06ef..eed7462c68a9 100644
--- a/games/mame/slack-desc
+++ b/games/mame/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 mame: mame (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
diff --git a/games/marathon-data/slack-desc b/games/marathon-data/slack-desc
index 7c7b2d84dac7..40e414563630 100644
--- a/games/marathon-data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/marathon-data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 marathon-data: marathon-data (game data for use with alephone package)
diff --git a/games/marathon-infinity-data/slack-desc b/games/marathon-infinity-data/slack-desc
index daf7d776ed34..44923b240c87 100644
--- a/games/marathon-infinity-data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/marathon-infinity-data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 marathon-infinity-data: marathon-infinity-data (game data for use with alephone)
diff --git a/games/marathon2-data/slack-desc b/games/marathon2-data/slack-desc
index fd541a1cad8b..12a08fc053b5 100644
--- a/games/marathon2-data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/marathon2-data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 marathon2-data: marathon2-data (game data for use with alephone)
diff --git a/games/meandmyshadow/slack-desc b/games/meandmyshadow/slack-desc
index eb65ce9665ad..ab5c97000b53 100644
--- a/games/meandmyshadow/slack-desc
+++ b/games/meandmyshadow/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/mednafen/slack-desc b/games/mednafen/slack-desc
index 90ebc7c372f5..af471a1abc30 100644
--- a/games/mednafen/slack-desc
+++ b/games/mednafen/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 mednafen: mednafen (Multi Game-system Emulator)
diff --git a/games/megaglest/slack-desc b/games/megaglest/slack-desc
index a38c5430df94..f53f7a98a7d0 100644
--- a/games/megaglest/slack-desc
+++ b/games/megaglest/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/micropolis/slack-desc b/games/micropolis/slack-desc
index 6bcbe3d08c01..c1aa12683a01 100644
--- a/games/micropolis/slack-desc
+++ b/games/micropolis/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 micropolis: Micropolis (GPL'd original SimCity)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ micropolis: Micropolis is a simulation game based on the original source code
 micropolis: of SimCity, donated to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project by
 micropolis: Electronic Arts under the GPL v3.
 micropolis:
-micropolis: Micropolis is developed by Don Hopkins, one of the game's 
+micropolis: Micropolis is developed by Don Hopkins, one of the game's
 micropolis: original authors.
 micropolis:
 micropolis: http://www.donhopkins.com/home/micropolis
diff --git a/games/monkey-bubble/slack-desc b/games/monkey-bubble/slack-desc
index ea4036b71a6e..ff3eaf9acd09 100644
--- a/games/monkey-bubble/slack-desc
+++ b/games/monkey-bubble/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 monkey-bubble: monkey-bubble (GNOME Bust'a'Move clone)
-monkey-bubble: 
+monkey-bubble:
 monkey-bubble: Monkey Bubble is in a game in which you must explode all bubbles
 monkey-bubble: in the game area.
 monkey-bubble:
diff --git a/games/moria/slack-desc b/games/moria/slack-desc
index abc6c3e35db9..f08b42731b1b 100644
--- a/games/moria/slack-desc
+++ b/games/moria/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ moria:
 moria: A single player roguelike game with a regenerating dungeon, moria is
 moria: the predecessor of angband with a fullscreen, text-based, turn-based
 moria: interface. It features scrolling maps, and an infinite (constantly
-moria: regenerated) dungeon. 
+moria: regenerated) dungeon.
 moria:
 moria:
 moria:
diff --git a/games/mupen64plus/slack-desc b/games/mupen64plus/slack-desc
index 50f6b51b5a83..39fdd0ca3540 100644
--- a/games/mupen64plus/slack-desc
+++ b/games/mupen64plus/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 mupen64plus: Mupen64Plus (N64 emulator)
diff --git a/games/naev/slack-desc b/games/naev/slack-desc
index 465aed535e0b..5eb0eeb80ed4 100644
--- a/games/naev/slack-desc
+++ b/games/naev/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 naev: naev (2d space trading game)
diff --git a/games/nestopia/slack-desc b/games/nestopia/slack-desc
index 2ed4dc491d9e..d586b4be777d 100644
--- a/games/nestopia/slack-desc
+++ b/games/nestopia/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/nethack/slack-desc b/games/nethack/slack-desc
index e313047986a7..91586f81d67f 100644
--- a/games/nethack/slack-desc
+++ b/games/nethack/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/neverball/slack-desc b/games/neverball/slack-desc
index 7fa5d00a2853..2a64ac8796b6 100644
--- a/games/neverball/slack-desc
+++ b/games/neverball/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 neverball: Neverball (Puzzle & Action Game)
diff --git a/games/nevernoid/slack-desc b/games/nevernoid/slack-desc
index dd482d0e00fe..b5f9340710bd 100644
--- a/games/nevernoid/slack-desc
+++ b/games/nevernoid/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 nevernoid: nevernoid (clone of the game "Arkanoid" with extra powerups)
diff --git a/games/nexuiz/slack-desc b/games/nexuiz/slack-desc
index 9fac3472acca..72f3bdf657e7 100644
--- a/games/nexuiz/slack-desc
+++ b/games/nexuiz/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 nexuiz: Nexuiz (open-source first person shooter game)
diff --git a/games/nsudoku/slack-desc b/games/nsudoku/slack-desc
index e286c77249cd..001c61bc97ab 100644
--- a/games/nsudoku/slack-desc
+++ b/games/nsudoku/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 nsudoku: nsudoku (A Sudoku game in ncurses)
diff --git a/games/o2em/slack-desc b/games/o2em/slack-desc
index 0be68d940797..9a413ec45d4f 100644
--- a/games/o2em/slack-desc
+++ b/games/o2em/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 o2em: o2em (Magnavox Odyssey II/VideoPac+ emulator)
diff --git a/games/oblige/slack-desc b/games/oblige/slack-desc
index 7d054a6441bd..8113f86c37ab 100644
--- a/games/oblige/slack-desc
+++ b/games/oblige/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 oblige: oblige (random level generator for various classic games)
diff --git a/games/odamex/slack-desc b/games/odamex/slack-desc
index d6bb8da2b140..f1bcf0f8302c 100644
--- a/games/odamex/slack-desc
+++ b/games/odamex/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 odamex: Odamex (Online Doom Multiplayer Experience)
diff --git a/games/openarena/slack-desc b/games/openarena/slack-desc
index f4ee3ae1bf77..98789d13dab9 100644
--- a/games/openarena/slack-desc
+++ b/games/openarena/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 openarena: OpenArena (open-source Quake3 type game)
diff --git a/games/pasang-emas/slack-desc b/games/pasang-emas/slack-desc
index 0ce39d32302f..fe9fd73c4f70 100644
--- a/games/pasang-emas/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pasang-emas/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pasang-emas: pasang-emas (a two-player game of Brunei)
diff --git a/games/pcsxr/slack-desc b/games/pcsxr/slack-desc
index 9dcddd3e46ea..8f13328f9c39 100644
--- a/games/pcsxr/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pcsxr/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pcsxr: pcsxr (playstation emulator)
diff --git a/games/peg-e/slack-desc b/games/peg-e/slack-desc
index 185300c47ff1..4d2edd959fd6 100644
--- a/games/peg-e/slack-desc
+++ b/games/peg-e/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/pengupop/slack-desc b/games/pengupop/slack-desc
index 3f90d201d5e8..3de2c80212a6 100644
--- a/games/pengupop/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pengupop/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pengupop: Pengupop (Puzzle Bobble Clone)
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ pengupop: Bust a Move/Puzzle Bobble! Beat your friends in this addictive game,
 pengupop: or play against a random opponent! Remember to sign up to participate
 pengupop: in the score system.
 pengupop:
-pengupop: 
+pengupop:
 pengupop:
diff --git a/games/pentagram/slack-desc b/games/pentagram/slack-desc
index 653f457dc61a..8237e08b5a38 100644
--- a/games/pentagram/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pentagram/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pentagram: pentagram (an Ultima 8 engine)
diff --git a/games/pingus/slack-desc b/games/pingus/slack-desc
index e6c94987c7ab..8415ba9a02b1 100644
--- a/games/pingus/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pingus/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pingus: pingus (A free Lemmings clone)
diff --git a/games/pokerth/slack-desc b/games/pokerth/slack-desc
index 7aab9c2bfe2f..fb8260a07298 100644
--- a/games/pokerth/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pokerth/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pokerth: PokerTH (A poker game)
diff --git a/games/prboom-plus/slack-desc b/games/prboom-plus/slack-desc
index f1e66c181e5c..bd3b0e71f3a5 100644
--- a/games/prboom-plus/slack-desc
+++ b/games/prboom-plus/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ prboom-plus: prboom-plus (Doom source port)
 prboom-plus:
 prboom-plus: PrBoom+ is a Doom source port developed from the original PrBoom
 prboom-plus: project.
-prboom-plus: 
+prboom-plus:
 prboom-plus: Features uncapped framerate, widescreen aspect ratios, FluidSynth
 prboom-plus: support, variable gamespeed, re-record, walkcam, chasecam, full
 prboom-plus: full mouselook, fov and other features along with full compatibility
 prboom-plus: with the original Doom/Doom2 engines.
-prboom-plus: 
+prboom-plus:
 prboom-plus: http://prboom-plus.sourceforge.net
diff --git a/games/prboom/slack-desc b/games/prboom/slack-desc
index 489fed9b0f9f..522d0475790a 100644
--- a/games/prboom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/prboom/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 prboom: prboom (a port of the classic fps game Doom by id Software)
diff --git a/games/pushover/slack-desc b/games/pushover/slack-desc
index 25a61503a5f0..34406a4a1d0e 100644
--- a/games/pushover/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pushover/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pushover: pushover (puzzle game)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pushover:
 pushover: Pushover is a puzzle game originally published by Ocean in 1992.
 pushover: In this game, you control an ant that
 pushover: can walk along platforms that are connected with ladders.
-pushover: On those platforms are are dominos that 
+pushover: On those platforms are are dominos that
 pushover: need to fall according to some rules.
 pushover:
 pushover: Homepage: http://pushover.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/games/puzzles/slack-desc b/games/puzzles/slack-desc
index 2359f070a5c7..d9b294df4318 100644
--- a/games/puzzles/slack-desc
+++ b/games/puzzles/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/pysolfc/slack-desc b/games/pysolfc/slack-desc
index 5a4f5c636fad..7c128e7e3fa2 100644
--- a/games/pysolfc/slack-desc
+++ b/games/pysolfc/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pysolfc: pysolfc (a solitaire suite)
diff --git a/games/qjoypad/slack-desc b/games/qjoypad/slack-desc
index c989977c0d95..97a06f71bdd5 100644
--- a/games/qjoypad/slack-desc
+++ b/games/qjoypad/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/qmc2/slack-desc b/games/qmc2/slack-desc
index a9ac00e589b8..b1b56fb3e913 100644
--- a/games/qmc2/slack-desc
+++ b/games/qmc2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 qmc2: QMC2 (M.A.M.E./M.E.S.S. Catalog / Launcher II)
diff --git a/games/qtsixa/slack-desc b/games/qtsixa/slack-desc
index aee15622ac50..bc0a8a43f195 100644
--- a/games/qtsixa/slack-desc
+++ b/games/qtsixa/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 qtsixa: QtSixA (Sixaxis Joystick Manager)
diff --git a/games/quake_shareware_data/slack-desc b/games/quake_shareware_data/slack-desc
index 0732f097a882..c35293f501b8 100644
--- a/games/quake_shareware_data/slack-desc
+++ b/games/quake_shareware_data/slack-desc
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ quake_shareware_data:
 quake_shareware_data:
 quake_shareware_data:
 quake_shareware_data:
-quake_shareware_data:  
+quake_shareware_data:
diff --git a/games/quakeforge/slack-desc b/games/quakeforge/slack-desc
index 7d2398738820..cc961b522594 100644
--- a/games/quakeforge/slack-desc
+++ b/games/quakeforge/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 quakeforge: QuakeForge (Linux port of id Software's Quake I)
diff --git a/games/rejoystick/slack-desc b/games/rejoystick/slack-desc
index 213da44bfb7f..674fdf7e11b0 100644
--- a/games/rejoystick/slack-desc
+++ b/games/rejoystick/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 rejoystick: rejoystick (translates joystick keypresses to keyboard)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rejoystick: gamepad/joypad/joystick to keypresses on a keyboard when you
 rejoystick: are running X. Since it uses SDL to communicate with the gamepad
 rejoystick: device, it can work on every platform that provides SDL and an
 rejoystick: X environment. (Though it is yet to be tested on Cygwin e.g.)
-rejoystick: 
+rejoystick:
 rejoystick: Homepage: http://rejoystick.sourceforge.net/
 rejoystick:
-rejoystick: 
+rejoystick:
diff --git a/games/rezerwar/slack-desc b/games/rezerwar/slack-desc
index ea43bf6cdc37..78b4c4580b80 100644
--- a/games/rezerwar/slack-desc
+++ b/games/rezerwar/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 rezerwar: rezerwar (puzzle game)
diff --git a/games/rocksndiamonds/slack-desc b/games/rocksndiamonds/slack-desc
index b9be63086a1c..a059e45d0de0 100644
--- a/games/rocksndiamonds/slack-desc
+++ b/games/rocksndiamonds/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 rocksndiamonds: rocksndiamonds (collection of boulder dash-like arcade games)
 rocksndiamonds:
-rocksndiamonds: - arcade style game for Slackware in the tradition of: 
-rocksndiamonds:    + "Boulder Dash" (C 64) 
-rocksndiamonds:    + "Emerald Mine" (Amiga) 
-rocksndiamonds:    + "Supaplex" (Amiga/PC) 
-rocksndiamonds:    + "Sokoban" (PC) 
+rocksndiamonds: - arcade style game for Slackware in the tradition of:
+rocksndiamonds:    + "Boulder Dash" (C 64)
+rocksndiamonds:    + "Emerald Mine" (Amiga)
+rocksndiamonds:    + "Supaplex" (Amiga/PC)
+rocksndiamonds:    + "Sokoban" (PC)
 rocksndiamonds:
 rocksndiamonds:
 rocksndiamonds:
diff --git a/games/rogue/slack-desc b/games/rogue/slack-desc
index ee818e23da30..570433bebece 100644
--- a/games/rogue/slack-desc
+++ b/games/rogue/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/rott/slack-desc b/games/rott/slack-desc
index d407e8a55125..afbc14e2cb3e 100644
--- a/games/rott/slack-desc
+++ b/games/rott/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 rott: rott (Rise of the Triad, first person shooter game)
diff --git a/games/sauerbraten/slack-desc b/games/sauerbraten/slack-desc
index eeb6673929be..66c9371c7c39 100644
--- a/games/sauerbraten/slack-desc
+++ b/games/sauerbraten/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 sauerbraten: Sauerbraten (FPS game based on the original Cube FPS)
diff --git a/games/scid/slack-desc b/games/scid/slack-desc
index 67f12d2ecc8c..8b23adccc146 100644
--- a/games/scid/slack-desc
+++ b/games/scid/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' 
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary
-# to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 scid: scid (A free chess database app)
diff --git a/games/scribble/slack-desc b/games/scribble/slack-desc
index 3f024cffac1b..b3b497f123dc 100644
--- a/games/scribble/slack-desc
+++ b/games/scribble/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 scribble: scribble (Popular CLI crossword game, similar to Scrabble®)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ scribble: letter tiles. On the board there are specific squares that when used
 scribble: can add to your score dramatically. These premium squares can double
 scribble: or triple letter values. Some of these squares can even double or
 scribble: triple your word scores! You must position yourself to grab the
-scribble: squares and block your opponent from spelling out a "killer" word. 
+scribble: squares and block your opponent from spelling out a "killer" word.
 scribble:
diff --git a/games/simsu/slack-desc b/games/simsu/slack-desc
index 9103217a45ef..945478f68104 100644
--- a/games/simsu/slack-desc
+++ b/games/simsu/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 simsu: simsu (A basic Sudoku game)
diff --git a/games/skulltag/slack-desc b/games/skulltag/slack-desc
index 6a57167292ea..3e33fdaf1442 100644
--- a/games/skulltag/slack-desc
+++ b/games/skulltag/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 skulltag: Skulltag (port for the original Doom and Doom II by id Software)
diff --git a/games/sl/slack-desc b/games/sl/slack-desc
index f65539df01e0..4e18d74f8dd6 100644
--- a/games/sl/slack-desc
+++ b/games/sl/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 sl: sl (Steam Locomotive)
diff --git a/games/smc_music/slack-desc b/games/smc_music/slack-desc
index cab6579580ae..7e17068fe327 100644
--- a/games/smc_music/slack-desc
+++ b/games/smc_music/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 smc_music: smc_music (Secret Maryo Chronicles Music Pack)
-smc_music: 
-smc_music: Secret Maryo Chronicles is an Open Source two-dimensional platform 
+smc_music:
+smc_music: Secret Maryo Chronicles is an Open Source two-dimensional platform
 smc_music: game with a style designed similar to classic sidescroller games such
 smc_music: as Super Mario Bros.
-smc_music: 
-smc_music: This package **includes ONLY the music pack for the game** and is 
+smc_music:
+smc_music: This package **includes ONLY the music pack for the game** and is
 smc_music: architecture independent.
-smc_music: 
+smc_music:
 smc_music: http://www.secretmaryo.org/
-smc_music: 
+smc_music:
diff --git a/games/smokinguns/slack-desc b/games/smokinguns/slack-desc
index 3f88edd133d1..59530c55b3ce 100644
--- a/games/smokinguns/slack-desc
+++ b/games/smokinguns/slack-desc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 smokinguns: smokinguns (American Old West first-person shooter)
-smokinguns:  
+smokinguns:
 smokinguns: Smokin' Guns (SG) is a first-person shooter video game. Smokin'
 smokinguns: Guns is intended to be a semi-realistic simulation of the American
 smokinguns: Old West's atmosphere and was developed on id Software's Quake III
diff --git a/games/snes9x/slack-desc b/games/snes9x/slack-desc
index f3c5cce50313..66b39ead306c 100644
--- a/games/snes9x/slack-desc
+++ b/games/snes9x/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 snes9x: snes9x (Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator)
diff --git a/games/speed-dreams/slack-desc b/games/speed-dreams/slack-desc
index 8ba6de813954..427ef09903b0 100644
--- a/games/speed-dreams/slack-desc
+++ b/games/speed-dreams/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 speed-dreams: Speed Dreams is a fork of the famous open racing car simulator Torcs,
diff --git a/games/spring/slack-desc b/games/spring/slack-desc
index 0fd9d51bef74..32cfed1cb7ec 100644
--- a/games/spring/slack-desc
+++ b/games/spring/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 spring: Spring RTS (a powerful free RTS engine)
diff --git a/games/starfighter/slack-desc b/games/starfighter/slack-desc
index 876add5d8fa8..df8d08abaf13 100644
--- a/games/starfighter/slack-desc
+++ b/games/starfighter/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 starfighter: starfighter (Project Starfighter game)
diff --git a/games/steem/slack-desc b/games/steem/slack-desc
index fe09c3fcd8c7..df5f6f4d8fcf 100644
--- a/games/steem/slack-desc
+++ b/games/steem/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 steem: steem (Freeware Atari STE Emulator)
diff --git a/games/stella/slack-desc b/games/stella/slack-desc
index fa3dffc3fe1f..cfe48c34329a 100644
--- a/games/stella/slack-desc
+++ b/games/stella/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 stella: stella (Atari 2600 VCS emulator)
 stella:
 stella: Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the
 stella: GNU General Public License (GPL).
-stella: 
+stella:
 stella: Homepage: http://stella.sourceforge.net
 stella:
 stella:
diff --git a/games/supertux/slack-desc b/games/supertux/slack-desc
index b99eb7390642..806dd63033fc 100644
--- a/games/supertux/slack-desc
+++ b/games/supertux/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 supertux: SuperTux (classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game)
 supertux:
-supertux: SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style 
+supertux: SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style
 supertux: similar to the original SuperMario games.
 supertux:
 supertux: Homepage: http://supertux.berlios.de/
diff --git a/games/supertux2/slack-desc b/games/supertux2/slack-desc
index 6c169c9ee18d..3c009f7eb844 100644
--- a/games/supertux2/slack-desc
+++ b/games/supertux2/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/tintin/slack-desc b/games/tintin/slack-desc
index bc2d86c0ddb2..2c9976f8d46f 100644
--- a/games/tintin/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tintin/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 tintin: TinTin++ (console MUD client)
 tintin:
 tintin: TinTin++ is a terminal based MUD client designed to be lightweight
 tintin: and extensible. It supports a host of expected features expected from
 tintin: a modern MUD client including triggers, aliases, gags, highlights,
-tintin: macros, generous support for external scripting languages and even an 
+tintin: macros, generous support for external scripting languages and even an
 tintin: automapper!
 tintin:
 tintin: home: tintin.sourceforge.net
diff --git a/games/tmw/slack-desc b/games/tmw/slack-desc
index 2efdac4d81e5..893979fe663e 100644
--- a/games/tmw/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tmw/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tmw: The Mana World  (A Free Open Source 2D MMORPG)
-tmw: 
+tmw:
 tmw: The Mana World (TMW) is a serious effort to create an innovative
 tmw: free and open source MMORPG. TMW uses 2D graphics and aims to create
 tmw: a large and diverse interactive world. It is licensed under the GPL,
diff --git a/games/tmwmusic/slack-desc b/games/tmwmusic/slack-desc
index fe57a330cb15..c625af3e9ef2 100644
--- a/games/tmwmusic/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tmwmusic/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tmwmusic: TMWMusic (Music for the game The Mana World)
diff --git a/games/tome/slack-desc b/games/tome/slack-desc
index 2c01bb5f55c4..2a1f6b93184d 100644
--- a/games/tome/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tome/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tome: ToME (Tales of Middle Earth - a fantasy adventure game)
diff --git a/games/tong/slack-desc b/games/tong/slack-desc
index cb33a3ec5d7a..559b7c656962 100644
--- a/games/tong/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tong/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tong: tong (action game combining tetris and pong)
diff --git a/games/torcs/slack-desc b/games/torcs/slack-desc
index 2a1ca2eaaaf8..3224232efadc 100644
--- a/games/torcs/slack-desc
+++ b/games/torcs/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 torcs: torcs (highly portable multi platform car racing simulation)
diff --git a/games/trackballs/slack-desc b/games/trackballs/slack-desc
index e8f2b5d74ae1..3017f2f93fae 100644
--- a/games/trackballs/slack-desc
+++ b/games/trackballs/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 trackballs: trackballs (marble game)
diff --git a/games/transfusion/slack-desc b/games/transfusion/slack-desc
index 534e297f54fc..4cdb8e9c6e66 100644
--- a/games/transfusion/slack-desc
+++ b/games/transfusion/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 transfusion: transfusion (port of the game Blood to the DarkPlaces Quake engine)
diff --git a/games/tuxkart/slack-desc b/games/tuxkart/slack-desc
index 9d82a3cb31a1..2766ea10849e 100644
--- a/games/tuxkart/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tuxkart/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tuxkart: TuxKart (A 3D racing game featuring tux)
diff --git a/games/tuxnes/slack-desc b/games/tuxnes/slack-desc
index 6dde390eeec2..c46c46e1110b 100644
--- a/games/tuxnes/slack-desc
+++ b/games/tuxnes/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tuxnes: TuxNES (emulator for the 8-bit Nintendo)
diff --git a/games/typhoon_2001/slack-desc b/games/typhoon_2001/slack-desc
index b72711300d71..7daaf097dc53 100644
--- a/games/typhoon_2001/slack-desc
+++ b/games/typhoon_2001/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 typhoon_2001: Typhoon 2001 (a freeware game)
diff --git a/games/ucr/slack-desc b/games/ucr/slack-desc
index be5420ceb504..f618fb7b5175 100644
--- a/games/ucr/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ucr/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ucr: ucr (Ultima Classics Revisited)
diff --git a/games/ufoai/slack-desc b/games/ufoai/slack-desc
index 1ed8212173cb..2607cee3a13c 100644
--- a/games/ufoai/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ufoai/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ufoai: UFO: Alien Invasion
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ ufoai: the X-COM series. It tries to combine military realim with science
 ufoai: fiction with the weirdness of an alien invasion. The game, however,
 ufoai: is not a remake or a sequel.
 ufoai: It runs on a modified Quake 2 game engine.
-ufoai: 
+ufoai:
 ufoai: Homepage: http://ufoai.org
diff --git a/games/uqm/slack-desc b/games/uqm/slack-desc
index f2ee9802d311..1194f203c0a2 100644
--- a/games/uqm/slack-desc
+++ b/games/uqm/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 uqm: uqm (port of the 3DO/PC game - Star Control II)
diff --git a/games/uqm_3domusic/slack-desc b/games/uqm_3domusic/slack-desc
index 3c0c935edd04..e5f495674500 100644
--- a/games/uqm_3domusic/slack-desc
+++ b/games/uqm_3domusic/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 uqm_3domusic: uqm_3domusic (Ur-Quan Masters high-quality in-game music)
diff --git a/games/uqm_voice/slack-desc b/games/uqm_voice/slack-desc
index f82a6540f111..9fe7f4e2a7cd 100644
--- a/games/uqm_voice/slack-desc
+++ b/games/uqm_voice/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 uqm_voice: uqm_voice (optional game content that provides in-game speech)
diff --git a/games/vbam/slack-desc b/games/vbam/slack-desc
index 0479341d2b7d..0c135c7c2ef6 100644
--- a/games/vbam/slack-desc
+++ b/games/vbam/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 vbam: vbam (cross-platform GameBoy emulator)
diff --git a/games/vectoroids/slack-desc b/games/vectoroids/slack-desc
index 2b0539f2cba8..2cefbebd1def 100644
--- a/games/vectoroids/slack-desc
+++ b/games/vectoroids/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 vectoroids: vectoroids (clone of the classic arcade game "Asteroids")
diff --git a/games/warmux/slack-desc b/games/warmux/slack-desc
index 19b3c63c1eef..e4e1a68cdc66 100644
--- a/games/warmux/slack-desc
+++ b/games/warmux/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 warmux: Warmux (Worms linux/unix clone)
diff --git a/games/warzone2100/slack-desc b/games/warzone2100/slack-desc
index fcf22fcc0164..71fe80ae28d9 100644
--- a/games/warzone2100/slack-desc
+++ b/games/warzone2100/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 warzone2100: warzone2100 (a real-time 3D strategy game)
 warzone2100:
 warzone2100: This is an improved version of Warzone 2100, a 3D science fiction
 warzone2100: real time strategy game developed by Pumpkin Studios and published
-warzone2100: by Eidos Interactive in year 1999. 
+warzone2100: by Eidos Interactive in year 1999.
 warzone2100: Warzone 2100 offers campaign, tutorial, single- and multi-player
 warzone2100: skirmish game modes, unit designer, unit experience system, and
 warzone2100: everything you would expect from a modern RTS game.
diff --git a/games/wesnoth/slack-desc b/games/wesnoth/slack-desc
index 17c1c07af99a..87e1cd557a9f 100644
--- a/games/wesnoth/slack-desc
+++ b/games/wesnoth/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 wesnoth: Wesnoth (The Battle for Wesnoth)
diff --git a/games/widelands/slack-desc b/games/widelands/slack-desc
index 61c2aca65983..8dd0f336f2ec 100644
--- a/games/widelands/slack-desc
+++ b/games/widelands/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 widelands: widelands (a strategy game based on Settlers)
diff --git a/games/wordwarvi/slack-desc b/games/wordwarvi/slack-desc
index e71af31de9c9..6e5cc3ebc18d 100644
--- a/games/wordwarvi/slack-desc
+++ b/games/wordwarvi/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 wordwarvi: wordwarvi (retro styled side scrolling shoot'em up arcade game)
diff --git a/games/worldofgoo/slack-desc b/games/worldofgoo/slack-desc
index b092ed34b5f3..ec6c19a37bae 100644
--- a/games/worldofgoo/slack-desc
+++ b/games/worldofgoo/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 worldofgoo: worldofgoo (puzzle / construction game)
 worldofgoo:
-worldofgoo: World of Goo is a physics based puzzle / construction game. The 
+worldofgoo: World of Goo is a physics based puzzle / construction game. The
 worldofgoo: millions of Goo Balls who live in the beautiful World of Goo don't
 worldofgoo: know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.
 worldofgoo:
 worldofgoo: This is a repackaging of the demo version only.
-worldofgoo: 
+worldofgoo:
 worldofgoo: http://2dboy.com/games.php
 worldofgoo:
 worldofgoo:
diff --git a/games/xcowsay/slack-desc b/games/xcowsay/slack-desc
index c2b82d502eb8..2fc416d54984 100644
--- a/games/xcowsay/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xcowsay/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xcowsay: xcowsay (displays a cute cow and message on your desktop)
diff --git a/games/xmoto/slack-desc b/games/xmoto/slack-desc
index 72b3768d766e..206ebbe1da8e 100644
--- a/games/xmoto/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xmoto/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xmoto: xmoto (2D motocross platform game)
 xmoto:
-xmoto: X-Moto is a challenging 2D motocross platform game, where physics 
+xmoto: X-Moto is a challenging 2D motocross platform game, where physics
 xmoto: playan all important role in the gameplay. You need to control your
-xmoto: bike to its limit, if you want to have a chance finishing the more 
+xmoto: bike to its limit, if you want to have a chance finishing the more
 xmoto: difficult of the challenges.
 xmoto:
 xmoto: Homepage: http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/
diff --git a/games/xroar/slack-desc b/games/xroar/slack-desc
index 379e4f5e11cf..dfb43e6ec09b 100644
--- a/games/xroar/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xroar/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xroar: xroar (emulator for 6809-based systems)
diff --git a/games/xskat/slack-desc b/games/xskat/slack-desc
index da359c27db7e..412abe609e67 100644
--- a/games/xskat/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xskat/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xskat: xskat (card game with 3 players for X)
diff --git a/games/xspacewarp/slack-desc b/games/xspacewarp/slack-desc
index 6b13fc541f13..25c2651c01cb 100644
--- a/games/xspacewarp/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xspacewarp/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xspacewarp: xspacewarp (Time Trek - like game for X Window System)
 xspacewarp:
-xspacewarp: In xspacewarp the player maneuvers a Federation spaceship, called the 
+xspacewarp: In xspacewarp the player maneuvers a Federation spaceship, called the
 xspacewarp: Endever, through 81 sectors of space trying to destroy an Armada of
 xspacewarp: enemy Jovian ships before they destroy the all the Federation bases.
 xspacewarp:
diff --git a/games/xu4/slack-desc b/games/xu4/slack-desc
index d69e4859a6b2..992d9f91e2ca 100644
--- a/games/xu4/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xu4/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xu4: xu4 (Ultima IV remake)
diff --git a/games/xye/slack-desc b/games/xye/slack-desc
index 0a22c84387e6..26a24021afb7 100644
--- a/games/xye/slack-desc
+++ b/games/xye/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/yamagi-quake2/slack-desc b/games/yamagi-quake2/slack-desc
index 8932e3b54caa..aac13a2b9b65 100644
--- a/games/yamagi-quake2/slack-desc
+++ b/games/yamagi-quake2/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/games/z26/slack-desc b/games/z26/slack-desc
index 62dcb4ebc87a..bf46319d60e2 100644
--- a/games/z26/slack-desc
+++ b/games/z26/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 z26: z26 (an Atari 2600 emulator)
diff --git a/games/zaz/slack-desc b/games/zaz/slack-desc
index 51162e03eae8..422efc7f2d7b 100644
--- a/games/zaz/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zaz/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zaz: zaz (puzzle game)
diff --git a/games/zdbsp/slack-desc b/games/zdbsp/slack-desc
index 93617ba1f116..03fa55253263 100644
--- a/games/zdbsp/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zdbsp/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zdbsp: zdbsp (node builder for Doom and related games)
diff --git a/games/zdoom/slack-desc b/games/zdoom/slack-desc
index df53366e980d..587b6afa42c8 100644
--- a/games/zdoom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zdoom/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zdoom: zdoom (an enhanced port of the official DOOM source code)
 zdoom:
-zdoom: ZDoom is an enhanced port of the official DOOM source code. 
-zdoom: Originally for Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT), it is now available 
+zdoom: ZDoom is an enhanced port of the official DOOM source code.
+zdoom: Originally for Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT), it is now available
 zdoom: for Linux as well.
 zdoom:
 zdoom:
diff --git a/games/zennode/slack-desc b/games/zennode/slack-desc
index a61d506832d6..fd7e8c0b5fbf 100644
--- a/games/zennode/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zennode/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zennode: zennode (node builder for Doom maps)
diff --git a/games/zoom/slack-desc b/games/zoom/slack-desc
index 9389ff0269c2..012f1d6fec45 100644
--- a/games/zoom/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zoom/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zoom: zoom (play interactive fiction games)
diff --git a/games/zork/slack-desc b/games/zork/slack-desc
index 3d74cd16d2cf..a51248f27a66 100644
--- a/games/zork/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zork/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zork: zork (interactive fiction games in z-code format)
diff --git a/games/zsnes/slack-desc b/games/zsnes/slack-desc
index 10318890f2bc..40ba841d554a 100644
--- a/games/zsnes/slack-desc
+++ b/games/zsnes/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 zsnes: ZSNES  (SNES games emulator)
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ zsnes: to the public. It currently runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and DOS.
 zsnes: Remember that this is a public beta so don't expect this to run on
 zsnes: your machine.
 zsnes:
-zsnes: Homepage: http://www.zsnes.com 
+zsnes: Homepage: http://www.zsnes.com
 zsnes:
 zsnes:
diff --git a/games/ztools/slack-desc b/games/ztools/slack-desc
index 9e0a04f236a5..5fc4045f5d26 100644
--- a/games/ztools/slack-desc
+++ b/games/ztools/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ztools: ztools (tools for use with Infocom and other Z-Code story files)