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diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/basiclayout.rst
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@@ -225,10 +225,17 @@ To give a simple example of a  model class, we define one named ``MyModel``:
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-Our example model has an ``__init__`` method that takes two arguments
-(``name``, and ``value``).  It stores these values as ``self.name`` and
-``self.value`` on the instance created by the ``__init__`` function itself.
-The ``MyModel`` class also has a ``__tablename__`` attribute.  This informs
+Our example model does not require an ``__init__`` method because SQLAlchemy
+supplies for us a default constructor if one is not already present, 
+which accepts keyword arguments of the same name as that of the mapped attributes.
+
+.. note:: Example usage of MyModel:
+
+   .. code-block:: python
+
+       johnny = MyModel(name="John Doe", value=10)
+
+The ``MyModel`` class has a ``__tablename__`` attribute.  This informs
 SQLAlchemy which table to use to store the data representing instances of this
 class.