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Suggestion for Time Increase

I once again suggest that the archiving system be changed so that posts are archived after 14 days rather than the current practice of archiving after just 7 days. Pablothepenguin (talk) 15:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I support your idea; seven days just seems like too short a time. Occasionally, it takes me that long to notice a query (suppose it's on the 6th day), think about it, formulate an answer in my head, check sources (or dates or spellings), and then post what I hope is an accurate, informative and pertinent reply. The drawbacks of cluttering the Table of Contents are somewhat counteracted by having enough different topics that nearly every reader will find at least a couple that match his or her interests, expertise or prior exploration. —— Shakescene (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]