Index: src/manifest.c
==================================================================
--- src/manifest.c
+++ src/manifest.c
@@ -754,11 +754,15 @@
           zUuid = 0;
         }else{
           SYNTAX("malformed UUID on T-card");
         }
         defossilize(zName);
-        if( zName[0]!='-' && zName[0]!='+' && zName[0]!='*' ){
+        if( zName[0]=='-' ){
+          if( zValue && *zValue ){
+            SYNTAX("T-card -name with value");
+          }
+        }else if( zName[0]!='+' && zName[0]!='*' ){
           SYNTAX("T-card name does not begin with '-', '+', or '*'");
         }
         if( validate16(&zName[1], strlen(&zName[1])) ){
           /* Do not allow tags whose names look like UUIDs */
           SYNTAX("T-card name looks like a UUID");
@@ -1971,15 +1975,11 @@
         if( zValue && *zValue ){
           blob_appendf(&comment, " with note \"%h\"", zValue);
         }
         blob_append(&comment, ".", 1);
       }else if( strcmp(zName, "-closed")==0 ){
-        blob_append(&comment, " Removed the \"Closed\" mark", -1);
-        if( zValue && *zValue ){
-          blob_appendf(&comment, " with note \"%h\"", zValue);
-        }
-        blob_append(&comment, ".", 1);
+        blob_append(&comment, " Removed the \"Closed\" mark.", -1);
       }else {
         if( zName[0]=='-' ){
           blob_appendf(&comment, " Cancel \"%h\"", &zName[1]);
         }else if( zName[0]=='+' ){
           blob_appendf(&comment, " Add \"%h\"", &zName[1]);