Template:Archive
Please do not experiment with this template; you could ruin all pages using this template. If you want to edit this template, copy the text to Template:Sandbox, edit and test it there, and copy it back when it works.
Feel free to voice your opinion regarding this template.An "archive" flag used to mark obsolete pages.
1 Usage
This template should be added at the beginning of articles being considered for archiving. If possible, consider marking it with Template:Redirect instead. Ensure to cite specific concerns with the first argument and possibly also on the flagged article's discussion page:
{{Archive|reason}}
You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:
{{Archive|reason|Talk:Alternative Page}}
Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named section parameter:
{{Archive|reason|section=Section name}}
Flagged pages can be found in Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Archive or in Category:Pages flagged with Template:Archive. Usually there is a one-week period between flagging and archiving a page, during which users can raise arguments against deletion by starting a discussion on the associated talk page or expand/correct offending material to prevent the page from being removed entirely.
2 Example
{{Archive|This is just a demonstration template.}}