Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-1251315-20150325130621

Hi

So quite a while ago, EbonySkyrim (a former sysop here) introduced a new policy to the archiving of talkpages, in which a talkpage can only be archived if there's more than 25 headings on the page.

I disagree strongly with this policy, for a number of reasons: So this thread is to discuss this undiscussed addition to the policy and come to an agreement about it. Personally, the policy should just be "you should only archive old or resolved discussions", as that is more flexible and means that talkpages can be archived if they consist only of old discussions. It shouldn't be a punishable offence for having a small archive.
 * 1) This prevents talkpages from being archived of old headings, if there isn't 25 headings on the page
 * 2) Archives can be any size. It's not our job to determine the size of a talkpage archive, since 25 headings might not be a lot of messages.
 * 3) Users can archive their talkpage at any time if their messages are primarily based on old messages from years gone by. It should not be necessary for a user to have to wait until they have 25 headings to archive their talkpages.
 * 4) The policy only appears to have been drafted in for user talkpages, but it's currently written as though it's for all talkpages. Article talkpages should not be subjected to this policy.

Thanks, - Sajuuk 