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Use this template to prevent automatic (bot) archival of a given thread, either semi-permanently or for a specified number of days. Conventionally this template is used at the top of the thread, just under the header, but it may be placed anywhere in the thread.
This template works by placing a hidden HTML comment in the thread that contains a future date. The comment is invisible to users but visible to the archiving bots, and the bots will not archive the thread until that date is at least one archival period in the past. The comment can be seen when the page is edited, and looks like the following:
<!-- [[User:DoNotArchiveUntil]] 00:17 25 November 2024 (UTC) -->{{User:ClueBot III/DoNotArchiveUntil|1732493834}}
Where the date used is determined by the parameters entered into the template or close to ten years in the future if no parameters were specified.