Some combinations of text and background colors can be completely unreadable by people with color blindness. Maroon backgrounds seem to be especially difficult to use successfully. Different computer monitors will display the same color differently. A maroon background can be displayed as a range of colors from pink to black, depending on the monitor used. It's best to stick to a plain, light background with black text.
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If your page doesn't ever change, it is stale. Don't create a page and abandon it. It should be an on-going project, constantly improving. Don't duplicate the work of others. Rather than copy a document published by another department, link to it.