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Co-authored-by: dgw <dgw@technobabbl.es>

docs/source/configuration.rst

@@ -355,9 +355,8 @@ Loop prevention
 
 In order to prevent the bot from entering a loop (for example when there is
 another bot in the same channel, or if a user spams a command), it'll try to
-see if the next message to send is repeating too often in the last ten messages
-in the last few minutes. If that happens, the bot will send ``...`` a few times
-before remaining silent::
+see if the next message to send is repeating too often in a short time period.
+If that happens, the bot will send ``...`` a few times before remaining silent::
 
     <bot> I repeat myself!
     <bot> I repeat myself!
@@ -394,10 +393,11 @@ For example this configuration::
     antiloop_window = 60
     antiloop_repeat_text = Ditto.
 
-will activate the loop prevention feature if there is at least one message in
-the last 60s, from the last 10 messages, 2 are already the same. In that case
-the bot will send ``...``, but only *once*. After that, the bot will remain
-silent. This doesn't affect other messages, i.e. messages that don't repeat::
+will activate the loop prevention feature if there are at least 2 messages
+in the last 60 seconds, **and** exactly 2 of those messages are the same.
+After sending ``...`` *once* (a third message), the bot will remain silent.
+
+This doesn't affect other messages, i.e. messages that don't repeat::
 
     <bot> I repeat myself!
     <bot> No I don't!

sopel/config/core_section.py

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class CoreSection(StaticSection):
 
     antiloop_repeat_text = ValidatedAttribute(
         'antiloop_repeat_text', default='...')
-    """The replacement text when detecting a repeating message.
+    """The replacement text sent when detecting a repeated message.
 
     :default: ``...``
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class CoreSection(StaticSection):
     """
 
     antiloop_window = ValidatedAttribute('antiloop_window', int, default=120)
-    """The time window (in seconds) used to activate anti-looping.
+    """The time period (in seconds) checked when detecting repeated messages.
 
     :default: ``120``