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Intentionally blank page
A while ago, I scoured the internets looking for any bit of information I could find on this topic. Even so, it will always be a relatively short article. I basically want to know if you think every aspect has been covered in sufficient detail. Thanks! &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2005-12-2 03:08


 * I think it's fine. Here are the results of a Google test for the exact phrase "Intentionally blank page", but excluding the word Wikipedia (in order to exclude results from Wikipedia and our forks). There are only 336 results, but most of them seem to be actual intentionally blank pages. If that is so, then there can't be many sources on the subject. At least you have included links, so everyone can know what your sources are. IMO they are the most important thing. As long as the article is well written and has its sources cited, it is fine. I think that's the case here - there's not much left to write. Izehar 13:02, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree - a good if short article. It will need some references in a "References" section if it is intended to be a featured article (presumably the external links are references?) and some more images of examples would be good too.

On a related topic, legal documents often contain "intentionally blank" clauses or schedules. This usually results from late amendments to the draft document near the date/hour of signing: rather than deleting the clause, renumbering the remaining clauses, and then having to check all of the cross-references, the text of the offending clause is simply deleted and left "intentionally blank". -- ALoan (Talk) 14:07, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll work that in. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2005-12-3 01:22

Nice job, I didn't know there was so much to know about intentionally blank pages! InvictaHOG 21:39, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I wonder if it would be helpful to recruit some mathematicians to write some logical statement equivalent to the recursive and self-contradictory "this page has been intentionally left blank" on WP:RD ? --HappyCamper 04:38, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

This was really cool, I found a book with some blank pages and added a photo Astrokey44 05:28, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Almost all of the books I own (including biographies, success stories, and all sorts) usually have a few intentional blank pages at the end. They are usually there because there is a set amount of pages the printer company prints, and often the author/publisher don't use the last few. Sometimes there are as many as 20 blank pages at the end of books. — Wackymacs 11:33, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

This is a fabulous article - well done! I'm looking forward to the legal section as well. Great treatment of a difficult topic. KillerChihuahua 15:05, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

My telephone bill always includes "This page intentionally blank" as well, I don't know if you would like to include something about that. Also, in regards to the road signs, in my area, when they have no pertinant messages to display, they put up something like "Buckle Up / Its the Law" HeavyD14 18:11, 3 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Great article, very interesting and well written, although instead of the PDF screenshot and the standardized tests image, I'd prefer an actual image of a page that reads "This page is intentionally left blank." and possibly a photo of one of road warning signs. Also, the image in the lead seems a bit large to me (see Image_use_policy). --Fritz Saalfeld (Talk) 13:18, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

A search on Google Book Search for "this page intentionally left blank" could be the least productive search you can do. Note that even the blank pages have copyright notices.

Re: "Standardized tests", the blank page notice is used more often than just between separately timed test sections. Sometimes it is necessary to begin a new question on the left-hand page so that a diagram/map/picture is visible when reading the questions that follow. This may cause the previous right-hand page to be blank. In addition, the last one or two pages in a paper may be blank for printing reasons already covered. The text I have seen is "No questions appear on this page" or "There are no questions printed on this page". I think that the standard "Intentionally Left Blank" message would elicit too many sarcastic comments from students.

Some exam papers also form the script in which the candidate writes their answers. After the exam, the blank pages often contain work of artistic merit unrelated to the subject being tested. Examples include expressions of undying love for a classmate or of boredom, song lyrics, original poetry and pleas for leniency from the examiner. --Colin 10:47, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
 * On some tests I have taken, the "blank" pages make some kind of inication that they can be used as scrap paper. Also, I don't know if this belongs in the same article, many of the Scantron (I know that is a brand name, I don't know a generic name) type answer sheets have the notation "Do not mark in this area" on the backs of the sheets. This seems to be a similar concept.HeavyD14 15:44, 5 December 2005 (UTC)