Forum:Disable edit links on archived talk pages

Since there's an increasing number of edits to archived talk pages recently, I've been pondering whether we should disable the edit links for archived pages. I've written/modified a small JavaScript which does just that; if you're interested to see it in action, you can simply copy the content of User:Porter21/monaco.js to Special:MyPage/monaco.js.

Just wondering whether people think that's a good idea or not. -- Porter21 (talk) 08:19, May 30, 2010 (UTC)


 * What about maintenance, such as clearing out Wanted Pages? Removing the edit option would make simple tasks like that difficult. ~ Sheriff of the Wasteland 06:33, May 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * I've set the script up so it's still possible to edit the page through the page history; it only disables the edit links when viewing the page "normally". Point taken though. -- Porter21 (talk) 07:07, May 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * Alternatively, I could alter the script so the edit link at the top remains functional, but the "Edit this page" text is replaced with "Archived" and greyed out. -- Porter21 (talk) 07:43, May 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * The script is now live; I've modified it according to my previous post. Let me know if there are any issues. -- Porter21 (talk) 21:23, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. ~ Sheriff of the Wasteland 06:04, June 1, 2010 (UTC)