Article talk pages, also known as Discussion pages, are designed to help improve existing articles. When discussing changes to an article, have the discussion on the article's talk page where other editors can see, and not on a user talk page where it is unlikely to be seen by other editors.
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Archiving talk pages is a regular maintenence chore editors are invited to hlep with. However, a discussion should not be Archived until at least seven days have elapsed since the last, or most recent posting in a discussion thread, allowing others to read and comment.
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Discussions will also be useful for ''later'' editors looking to see why something in the article is the way it is.
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Sometimes discussions lead off to other matters. If the discussion is no longer about the article, move the discussion elsewhere. In discussion remember to always be civil.
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Archiving talk pages is a regular maintenence chore editors are invited to help with. However, a discussion should not be Archived until at least seven days have elapsed since the last, or most recent posting in a discussion thread, allowing others to read and comment.