diff --git a/pep-0204.txt b/pep-0204.txt
index a9c9a48e1..1bb70ae56 100644
--- a/pep-0204.txt
+++ b/pep-0204.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PEP: 204
 Title: Range Literals
 Version: $Revision$
 Author: thomas@xs4all.net (Thomas Wouters)
-Status: Draft
+Status: Rejected
 Type: Standards Track
 Python-Version: 2.0
 Created: 14-Jul-2000
@@ -262,7 +262,21 @@ Open issues
     - The PyList_FromRange() and PyList_GetLenOfRange() functions need
       to be classified: are they part of the API, or should they be
       made private functions?
-    
+
+
+Rejection
+
+    After careful consideration, and a period of meditation, this
+    proposal has been rejected. The open issues, as well as some
+    confusion between ranges and slice syntax, raised enough questions
+    for Guido not to accept it for Python 2.0, and later to reject the
+    proposal altogether. The new syntax and its intentions were deemed
+    not obvious enough.
+
+    [ TBD: Guido, ammend/confirm this, please. Preferably both; this
+      is a PEP, it should contain *all* the reasons for rejection
+      and/or reconsideration, for future reference. ]
+
 
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