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<u>Archiving user talk pages</u>


When a user's talk page get too long. it can be archived as subpage of the user's talk page. The standard naming of such a subpage includes the user's name followed by /Archive n, where n is a number. For example, archives for a user named John Doe are titled as '''<nowiki> [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 1]] , [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 2]]</nowiki>''', etc.
To create your first such subpage:
* Enter '''<nowiki> [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 1]]</nowiki>''' in the search box found in the left hand vertical column of all Citizendium pages. Then click on the "Go" button rather than the "Search" button. (Of course, replace John Doe with your user name).
* That will take you to a page that states (near the top): '''There is no page titled "John Doe".'''  <font color=crimson>You can create this page</font>.  [[reddish]]
There are two possibilities to archive content:
* Some Citizens use to move sections from their talk page to the archive by '''cut-and-paste'''.<br> In order to do so, you first have to create a new archive page:
: For example, search for [[User talk:A. Citizen/Archive 1]] (using the "Go" button rather than the "Search" button) and then choose "create page" (or follow a red link to this page).
: Then use your operating system to transfer selected  talk page content from its edit window to the new page.
:* This method has the advantage that you can select which parts of your current talk page you want to archive and which parts you want to keep.
* Other Citizens prefer to '''move''' the talk page to the archive page. <br> In order to do so:
: Click the "move"-button on top of the page, add (in "To new title") (e.g.) "/Archive 1" to the name of the page, and hit "Move page".
: Then replace the resulting redirect by the {{tl|Archive box}} template and other top page material.
: This method has two advantages:
:* The page history reflects the development of the archived content.
:* The listings of user contributions still point to the page that actually shows the edit.
: If you want to keep selected parts of the talk page this has to be done by copy/cut-and-paste.

Revision as of 18:33, 3 August 2010

Archiving user talk pages

When a user's talk page get too long. it can be archived as subpage of the user's talk page. The standard naming of such a subpage includes the user's name followed by /Archive n, where n is a number. For example, archives for a user named John Doe are titled as [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 1]] , [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 2]], etc.

To create your first such subpage:

  • Enter [[User talk:John Doe/Archive 1]] in the search box found in the left hand vertical column of all Citizendium pages. Then click on the "Go" button rather than the "Search" button. (Of course, replace John Doe with your user name).
  • That will take you to a page that states (near the top): There is no page titled "John Doe". You can create this page. reddish


There are two possibilities to archive content:

  • Some Citizens use to move sections from their talk page to the archive by cut-and-paste.
    In order to do so, you first have to create a new archive page:
For example, search for User talk:A. Citizen/Archive 1 (using the "Go" button rather than the "Search" button) and then choose "create page" (or follow a red link to this page).
Then use your operating system to transfer selected talk page content from its edit window to the new page.
  • This method has the advantage that you can select which parts of your current talk page you want to archive and which parts you want to keep.
  • Other Citizens prefer to move the talk page to the archive page.
    In order to do so:
Click the "move"-button on top of the page, add (in "To new title") (e.g.) "/Archive 1" to the name of the page, and hit "Move page".
Then replace the resulting redirect by the {{Archive box}} template and other top page material.
This method has two advantages:
  • The page history reflects the development of the archived content.
  • The listings of user contributions still point to the page that actually shows the edit.
If you want to keep selected parts of the talk page this has to be done by copy/cut-and-paste.