![]() | This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
This does not apply to the current events portal, but it may apply to some of the other current events pages. For archiving the current events portal, see Portal:Current events/How to archive the portal.
At the beginning of every month, it is customary to archive the Current events and Current sports events pages by moving them to a suitably named month (for example, June 2004 or June 2004 in sports). This makes the original pages redirects, which can then be edited to record the new month's events. Moving the original pages ensures the page history is saved with the month, and provides a fresh history each month. It also keeps the log of older versions manageably small.
For example, to archive Current events or Current sports events on July 1 2004:
![]() | This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
This does not apply to the current events portal, but it may apply to some of the other current events pages. For archiving the current events portal, see Portal:Current events/How to archive the portal.
At the beginning of every month, it is customary to archive the Current events and Current sports events pages by moving them to a suitably named month (for example, June 2004 or June 2004 in sports). This makes the original pages redirects, which can then be edited to record the new month's events. Moving the original pages ensures the page history is saved with the month, and provides a fresh history each month. It also keeps the log of older versions manageably small.
For example, to archive Current events or Current sports events on July 1 2004: