MediaWiki talk:Sitenotice

No Sitenotice but header code remains
Would it be possible that when the MediaWiki:Sitenotice is no longer needed that all the code is removed. Currently although no text is displayed, there is header code in the sitenotice page. This adds extra white space between article titles and it's text throughout the site. --Steve 10:08, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Done! Thank you for the catch, Steve. CK Whipple 22:05, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

When is it appropriate to use this feature?
As this notice is displayed on all articles in the wiki, below the article title, it's use has a major impact on how the wiki looks. A forum thread raised this issue and a better option for community messages would be to use a dismissible message rather than a permanent one. --Steve 06:43, 17 March 2010 (UTC)