--- a/hgext/evolve.py	Wed Apr 20 17:08:59 2016 -0700
+++ b/hgext/evolve.py	Sun Apr 24 22:31:58 2016 -0400
@@ -2910,7 +2910,8 @@
         def haschanges():
             modified, added, removed, deleted = repo.status()[:4]
             return modified or added or removed or deleted
-        msg = 'HG: Please, edit the original changeset description.\n\n'
+        msg = ("HG: This is the original pre-split commit message. "
+               "Edit it as appropriate.\n\n")
         msg += ctx.description()
         opts['message'] = msg
         opts['edit'] = True