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.

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

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.

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

  • result: the result of the discussion. Another name for this parameter is "body".
  • status: resolved, withdrawn, moved, none, or any short custom phrase.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".

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

Plain archival

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


Result box

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


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}}