diff --git a/basewiki/preprocessordirective.mdwn b/basewiki/preprocessordirective.mdwn
index f7d97520c..2d84cfb97 100644
--- a/basewiki/preprocessordirective.mdwn
+++ b/basewiki/preprocessordirective.mdwn
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Preprocessor directives are similar to a [[WikiLink]] in form, except they
 contain spaces and parameters. The general form is:
 
-\\[[directive param="value" param="value"]]
+	\[[directive param="value" param="value"]]
 
 This gets expanded before the rest of the page is processed, and can be used
 to transform the page in various ways.
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ to transform the page in various ways.
 The quotes around values can be omitted if the value is a simple word.
 Also, some directives may use parameters without values, for example:
 
-\\[[tag foo]]
+	\[[tag foo]]
 
 Note that if a preprocessor directive has no parameters, a space still must
 be put after its name, to avoid confusion with a [[WikiLink]]. For example:
 
-\\[[pagecount ]]
+	\[[pagecount ]]
diff --git a/doc/plugins/haiku.mdwn b/doc/plugins/haiku.mdwn
index 1da4ee2a9..d78e609da 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/haiku.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/haiku.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 This plugin allows inserting a randomly generated haiku into a wiki page.
-Just type \\[[haiku hint="argument"]].
+Just type:
+
+	\[[haiku hint="argument"]]
 
 [[haiku hint="argument test"]]
 
diff --git a/doc/todo/metadata.mdwn b/doc/todo/metadata.mdwn
index 866c0120b..bf8191330 100644
--- a/doc/todo/metadata.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/metadata.mdwn
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 There should be a way to add metadata to a page. Probably a plugin could do
 this, for example:
 
-	\\[[meta foo="bar"]]
+	\[[meta foo="bar"]]
 
 Uses for this include: