diff --git a/templates/topic-templates.txt b/templates/topic-templates.txt
index 57f8ab949..2b6611655 100644
--- a/templates/topic-templates.txt
+++ b/templates/topic-templates.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ echo "Loading topic types ..."
 # Add convenience templates for rst content here.
 
 # Task-oriented procedures
-task=".. _$filename:
+task=".. WARNING: Add no lines of text between the label immediately following
+.. and the title.
+
+.. _$filename:
 
 $strike
 $title
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ $strike
 
 
 # Index file names should be unique across all repos
-index=".. _$filename:
+index=".. WARNING: Add no lines of text between the label immediately following
+.. and the title.
+
+.. _$filename:
 
 $strike
 $title
@@ -48,7 +54,10 @@ $strike
 "
 
 # Tabular data
-reference=".. _$filename:
+reference=".. WARNING: Add no lines of text between the label immediately following
+.. and the title.
+
+.. _$filename:
 
 $strike
 $title
@@ -67,7 +76,10 @@ $strike
 "
 
 # Generic topic
-topic=".. _$filename:
+topic=".. WARNING: Add no lines of text between the label immediately following
+.. and the title.
+
+.. _$filename:
 
 $strike
 $title