diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
index a7cf0c03b2..027753d86c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ public class ConsoleUtil
 {
 //    private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Used by modules to display stock co-ordinate help, though possibly this should be under some general section
+    /// rather than in each help summary.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string CoordHelp
+= @"Each component of the coord is comma separated.  There must be no spaces between the commas.
+If you don't care about the z component you can simply omit it.
+If you don't care about the x or y components then you can leave them blank (though a comma is still required)
+If you want to specify the maxmimum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number
+If you want to specify the minimum value of a component then you can use -~ instead of a number
+e.g.
+delete object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40
+delete object pos 20,20 to 40,40
+delete object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40
+delete object pos ,,30 to ,,~
+delete object pos ,,-~ to ,,30";
+
     public const string MinRawConsoleVectorValue = "-~";
     public const string MaxRawConsoleVectorValue = "~";
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
index 87241e1559..6435ae6d1e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
@@ -122,17 +122,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Objects.Commands
                 "delete object pos",
                 "delete object pos <start-coord> to <end-coord>",
                 "Delete scene objects within the given area.",
-                "Each component of the coord is comma separated.  There must be no spaces between the commas.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the z component you can simply omit it.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the x or y components then you can leave them blank (though a comma is still required)\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the maxmimum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the minimum value of a component then you can use -~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "e.g.\n"
-                    + "delete object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40\n"
-                    + "delete object pos 20,20 to 40,40\n"
-                    + "delete object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40\n"
-                    + "delete object pos ,,30 to ,,~\n"
-                    + "delete object pos ,,-~ to ,,30",
+                ConsoleUtil.CoordHelp,
                 HandleDeleteObject);
 
             m_console.Commands.AddCommand(
@@ -164,17 +154,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Objects.Commands
                 "Show details of scene objects within the given area.",
                 "The --full option will print out information on all the parts of the object.\n"
                     + "For yet more detailed part information, use the \"show part\" commands.\n"
-                    + "Each component of the coord is comma separated.  There must be no spaces between the commas.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the z component you can simply omit it.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the x or y components then you can leave them blank (though a comma is still required)\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the maxmimum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the minimum value of a component then you can use -~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "e.g.\n"
-                    + "show object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos 20,20 to 40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,,30 to ,,~\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,,-~ to ,,30",
+                    + ConsoleUtil.CoordHelp,
                 HandleShowObjectByPos);
 
             m_console.Commands.AddCommand(
@@ -199,17 +179,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Objects.Commands
                 "show part pos",
                 "show part pos <start-coord> to <end-coord>",
                 "Show details of scene object parts within the given area.",
-                "Each component of the coord is comma separated.  There must be no spaces between the commas.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the z component you can simply omit it.\n"
-                    + "If you don't care about the x or y components then you can leave them blank (though a comma is still required)\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the maxmimum value of a component then you can use ~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "If you want to specify the minimum value of a component then you can use -~ instead of a number\n"
-                    + "e.g.\n"
-                    + "show object pos 20,20,20 to 40,40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos 20,20 to 40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,20,20 to ,40,40\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,,30 to ,,~\n"
-                    + "show object pos ,,-~ to ,,30",
+                ConsoleUtil.CoordHelp,
                 HandleShowPartByPos);
         }