Some of the most popular articles are read thousands of times in a day. You should follow this even if you intend making one edit immediately after the other and expect the interval to be very minimal. If they are looking for the moved information and the source page was saved first, they won't find it in either article. Saving this way round is necessary because someone may visit the target page during the unavoidable interval between the two edits. (See pageview stats for information on how to check this). This applies to all pages, but is especially important for ones with a high volume of readership. When transferring text, you are strongly recommended to save edits for the page you are moving it to before those for the page you are removing it from. This can be performed as a bold decision. Sometimes whole blocks of text need moving from one article to another: for example, when merging or splitting articles. But given how easily meaning can be changed in the above examples, how much more necessary is it to seek consensus when removing a full paragraph or section from an article? It is not practical in this essay to show comparisons for larger amounts of text involving multiple paragraphs. It just means that when it is done, it should be done with a good reason, should be explained, and if need be, should be discussed with others. This does not mean it should never be done. The above examples show how removing just a small amount of text under these circumstances can change the meaning of what is stated.

It walks over three miles to get some water. New version: The elephant lives on the prairie.

Sentence Old version: The elephant lives on the prairie. New version: The mixture is made from water, clay, and gravel.

Single word Old version: The mixture is made from water, clay, sand, and gravel. If you boldly make the removal, and it is then reverted by another editor, it is especially important that you discuss it prior to making a second removal. When removing content from an article, whether it be a whole section or even just a single word, if the removal is likely to be opposed by one or more other editors, it is important to make sure there is clearly a consensus to remove the content. There are various forms of content removal.

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