Template:Request archive/doc

Usage
This is an inverted wrapper for the invisible template do not archive until that is used to prevent bots archiving a discussion thread.

Rather than attempting to bump the thread, this template should be substituted as a comment on threads that have no signature in them. It places a hidden signature on the thread that is dated 30 days before the saved date. In most cases this should ascertain archival. Due to a quirk in how the archiving bot works, threads with no valid date in them will not be archived. This template, unlike Template:Bump, on which it is based, accepts no arguments.

produces:


 * Reload icon.svg Requesting thread archival. -- Example (talk)