Forum:Archiving talk pages

I'd like to propose archiving longer talk pages. This idea is used on other wikis for long talk pages which have too much on the page. If there's too much on a page then some computers/bandwidths cannot handle the amount of data on it and do not work properly, possibly causing problems for us. The other thing is that if the page is so long, some of the inexperienced may put newer topics at the top, which should not be done, and some other users may not notice this new topic. Not only that, but it also makes the page look tidier. What happens is that all of the text (to be archived) is copied from the talk page onto another page. For example, if we were to say 20 different headings to a talk page is for one archive page, and taking the Talk:Time Field as an example, then the first 20 headings ("spelling errors" to "When it appears...") would be removed and placed on a page called "Talk:Time Field/Archive 1". And so on with the other topics. Also needed would be an archive template, so that users know not to edit the archive pages and only to edit the main talk page.

So, what do you guys think? If there's anything else you think I've missed, let me know as well. The Thirteenth Doctor 18:09, June 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, they should be archived. Another good example would be User talk:Tangerineduel. 18:16, June 2, 2010 (UTC)