diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 007681f12d..c69438e6e6 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -229,3 +229,12 @@ David  7 Jan 2007
         cpu_sched.C
     html/user/
         forum_forum.php
+
+David  7 Jan 2007
+    - user web: don't show news dates as <h3>.  Use a style instead.
+
+    html/
+        inc/
+            news.inc
+        user/
+            white.css
diff --git a/doc/white.css b/doc/white.css
index 61caaa9b14..c76023956f 100644
--- a/doc/white.css
+++ b/doc/white.css
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ span.note{
 	font-weight: normal;
     font-size: 0.9em;
 }
+span.news_date {
+    color: rgb(100,100,100);
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
 
 pre {
 	background-color: rgb(216, 232, 255);
diff --git a/html/inc/news.inc b/html/inc/news.inc
index 887bccb267..9138d37924 100644
--- a/html/inc/news.inc
+++ b/html/inc/news.inc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 function news_item($date, $text, $title) {
-    echo '<h3>'.$date.' '.$title.'</h3>
-        <p>'.$text.'</p>
+    echo '<p><span class=news_date>'.$date.' '.$title.'</span>
+        <br>'.$text.'
     ';
 }
 
diff --git a/html/user/white.css b/html/user/white.css
index f68741457e..5f872540b2 100644
--- a/html/user/white.css
+++ b/html/user/white.css
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ span.note{
     font-weight: normal;
     font-size: 0.9em;
 }
+span.news_date {
+    color: rgb(100,100,100);
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
 
 .code {
     font-family: System, Fixed, sans-serif;
@@ -266,4 +271,4 @@ span.note{
 
 .smalltext {
     font-size: 0.8em;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}