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#HOW TO MAKE INVISIBLE TEXT ARCHIVE#

When it is only a local consensus that a certain edit should not be performed, the hidden text should be worded more softly to suggest to the editor to consult the talk page (or archive page if appropriate) for the current consensus prior to making the edit.

Telling others not to perform certain edits to a page, unless there is an existing guideline or policy against that edit.

Telling others not to edit an article, period.

Types of hidden text that should not be added include:

Commenting on maintenance tags such as, to detail to other editors how you have tried to solve a problem but failed to save them the effort of merely reproducing your failure.

Cues for bots, such as the on categories being discussed at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.

Commenting out categories for articles in user pages and user subpages.

However, it may be preferable to transfer such text onto a subpage of the article's talk page.

Hiding a portion of the text that has been temporarily removed while consensus is pending.

Larger amounts of information should be prepared on a subpage of the article's talk page or in user space.

Preparing small amounts of information to be added to the article in the future (such as when a known event will occur).

On the page Help:Getting started, hidden text is used to let others know not to write their first article on that page. For example, in many articles, hidden text is necessary to remind editors not to add inappropriate links.

Reminding others of Wikipedia policies where they have been frequently broken.

Letting others know the location of a template that is included on a page, most commonly an embedded list.

Letting others know of a better article or location within the article to add information on a current event or other hot topic where there is temptation to add it in that location.

In this case, it is often better to use an anchor in the first place.

Informing other editors that a section title is linked from a redirect, so that if the title is altered, the redirect can be changed.

Warning editors against making edits that would breach a specific discretionary sanction that has been placed on the page.

For example, if there is a reference which is known to be wrong, it may be appropriate to let other editors know about the error to prevent a likely re-insertion of the error.

Providing information to assist other editors in preventing a common mistake.

#HOW TO MAKE INVISIBLE TEXT HOW TO#

Instructing others how to edit a page that may be difficult to edit.Some situations where hidden text is useful and good to have in articles:

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