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Hi, could someone please tell me how to make an archive for old discussion etc. on my talk page? It's just that I think it's getting so full that some of my old stuff has gone now. Thanks! --Margiechocoholic ^{Owl me!} 13:19, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Create a new article with the title User talk:your user name here/Archive (or Archive 1, Archive 2, etc.)
Cut whatever text you want to archive from your talk page, paste it in the new article and save.
Add a link to the Archive at the top of your talk page.

I think that's all there is to it. - Nick O'Demus 01:20, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

It is preferable to save the edit history, so I would suggest to do the following instead:

Move your current talk page to User talk:your user name here/Archive (or Archive 1, Archive 2, etc.)
Remove the redirect from User talk:your user name here, that should appear once you've made the move.
Add a link to the Archive at the top of your talk page.

=) -- Seth Cooper owl post! 01:26, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

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 Hi, could someone please tell me how to make an archive for old discussion etc. on my talk page? It's just that I think it's getting so full that some of my old stuff has gone now. Thanks! --[[User:Margiechocoholic|<b><span style="color:Gold">Margiechocoholic</span></b>]] [[File:Medieval_Broomstick.jpg|45px]] [[User talk:Margiechocoholic|<sup><span style="color:purple">Owl me!</span></sup><sup></sup>]] 13:19, September 12, 2009 (UTC)
+# Create a new article with the title '''User talk:<u>your user name here</u>/Archive''' (or Archive 1, Archive 2, etc.)
+# Cut whatever text you want to archive from your talk page, paste it in the new article and save.
+# Add a link to the Archive at the top of your talk page.
+:I think that's all there is to it. - [[User:Nick O'Demus|<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus</font>]] 01:20, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
+::It is preferable to save the edit history, so I would suggest to do the following instead:
+:# Move your current talk page to '''User talk:<u>your user name here</u>/Archive''' (or Archive 1, Archive 2, etc.)
+:# Remove the redirect from '''User talk:<u>your user name here</u>''', that should appear once you've made the move.
+:# Add a link to the Archive at the top of your talk page.
+::=) -- <small><span style="border:2px solid #333333;">[[User:Seth Cooper|<font style="color:#333333;">&nbsp;'''Seth Cooper'''&nbsp;</font>]][[User talk:Seth Cooper|<font style="background:#333333;color:white;">&nbsp;'''owl&nbsp;post!'''</font>]]</span></small> 01:26, September 13, 2009 (UTC)