Index: wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
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--- wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php	(revision 23455)
+++ wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php	(working copy)
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@
 			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="parent"><?php _ex('Parent', 'Taxonomy Parent'); ?></label></th>
 			<td>
 				<?php wp_dropdown_categories(array('hide_empty' => 0, 'hide_if_empty' => false, 'name' => 'parent', 'orderby' => 'name', 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy, 'selected' => $tag->parent, 'exclude_tree' => $tag->term_id, 'hierarchical' => true, 'show_option_none' => __('None'))); ?>
-				<?php if ( 'category' == $taxonomy ) : ?>
-				<p class="description"><?php _e('Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category, and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.'); ?></p>
-				<?php endif; ?>
+				<p class="description"><?php _e( 'Assign a parent term to create a hierarchy. The term Jazz, for example, would be the parent of Bebop and Big Band.' ); ?></p>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 <?php endif; // is_taxonomy_hierarchical() ?>
Index: wp-admin/edit-tags.php
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--- wp-admin/edit-tags.php	(revision 23455)
+++ wp-admin/edit-tags.php	(working copy)
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@
 		if ( ! global_terms_enabled() )
 			$help .= '<li>' . __( '<strong>Slug</strong> - The &#8220;slug&#8221; is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens.' ) . '</li>';
 
-		if ( 'category' == $taxonomy )
-			$help .= '<li>' . __( '<strong>Parent</strong> - Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category, and under that have child categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional. To create a subcategory, just choose another category from the Parent dropdown.' ) . '</li>';
+		if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $taxonomy ) )
+			$help .= '<li>' . __( '<strong>Parent</strong> - Assign a parent term to create a hierarchy. The term Jazz, for example, would be the parent of Bebop and Big Band.' ) . '</li>';
 
 		$help .= '<li>' . __( '<strong>Description</strong> - The description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may display it.' ) . '</li>' .
 		'</ul>' .
@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@
 <div class="form-field">
 	<label for="parent"><?php _ex('Parent', 'Taxonomy Parent'); ?></label>
 	<?php wp_dropdown_categories(array('hide_empty' => 0, 'hide_if_empty' => false, 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy, 'name' => 'parent', 'orderby' => 'name', 'hierarchical' => true, 'show_option_none' => __('None'))); ?>
-	<?php if ( 'category' == $taxonomy ) : // @todo: Generic text for hierarchical taxonomies ?>
-		<p><?php _e('Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category, and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.'); ?></p>
-	<?php endif; ?>
+	<p><?php _e( 'Assign a parent term to create a hierarchy. The term Jazz, for example, would be the parent of Bebop and Big Band.' ); ?></p>
 </div>
 <?php endif; // is_taxonomy_hierarchical() ?>
 <div class="form-field">