This template is used to close discussions on a talk page or a noticeboard.

When used on a talk page this template should only be used by uninvolved editors or administrators in conjunction with the talk page guidelines and relevant advice at Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages. It should not be used by involved parties to end a discussion over the objections of other editors.

Usage

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{{Archive top|status=|result=}}

Place the {{Archive top}} template below the header containing the discussion, then place {{Archive bottom}} at the end of the discussion.

Do not include main section headers: including main headers will disrupt archiving bots.

Parameters

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This template takes three optional parameters, used for creating a floating box for discussion results:

  • status: resolved, withdrawn, moved, none, or any short custom phrase. A brief header (uppercased) to indicate the status of the discussion. Another name for this parameter is "head".
  • result: the result of the discussion. Another name for this parameter is "body".
  • bg: the background color for the discussion box. Accepts any valid HTML color name or hex triplet. Default is EDEAFF.

These parameters are passed through to Template:Quote box to create the result box.

Examples

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Plain archival

{{Archive top}}
{{lorem ipsum}}
{{Archive bottom}}

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Result box

{{Archive top
|status = none
|result = Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.
}}
{{lorem ipsum}}
{{Archive bottom}}

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Result box, no header, bulleted list

{{Archive top 
|result = <nowiki/>
* Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
* Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 
* All mimsy were the borogoves, 
* And the mome raths outgrabe. }}
{{lorem ipsum}}
{{Archive bottom}}

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Additional information

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TemplateData

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Places a purple archive box around archived discussions

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
11 body outcome reason result

Outcome

Example
Body text of the box in upper right, for describing close.
Unknownoptional
Background colorbg

Color of the box

Unknownoptional
Statusstatus head header heading

Header of the box in upper right, declaring result of discussion

Unknownoptional

See also

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  • {{Afd top}} "For closed AfD discussions"
  • {{Archive top green}} and {{Archive top red}} – For archival templates in a color other than the default of blue
  • {{Collapse top}} – "Extended content" with a collapse box around the talk page discussion
  • {{Discussion top}} – "The following discussion is closed ..."
  • {{Hidden archive top}} – "This discussion has been closed ..." with a collapse box around the discussion