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diff --git a/sig-aws/README.md b/sig-aws/README.md
index 5182d4db..4d729b54 100644
--- a/sig-aws/README.md
+++ b/sig-aws/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The AWS Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+## This directory is a placeholder to preserve links.  Please remove after 3 months or the release of kubernetes 1.10, whichever comes first.
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] AWS Special Interest Group.
 
 
diff --git a/sig-azure/README.md b/sig-azure/README.md
index 195a8a24..c9b6859f 100644
--- a/sig-azure/README.md
+++ b/sig-azure/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The Azure Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+### (This directory is a placeholder to preserve links. Please remove after 6 months or the release of Kubernetes 1.17, whichever comes first.)
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] Azure Special Interest Group.
 
 ## Meetings
diff --git a/sig-gcp/README.md b/sig-gcp/README.md
index 1335f4b6..0dc84023 100644
--- a/sig-gcp/README.md
+++ b/sig-gcp/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The GCP Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+### (This directory is a placeholder to preserve links. Please remove after 6 months or the release of Kubernetes 1.17, whichever comes first.)
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] GCP Special Interest Group.
 
 
diff --git a/sig-ibmcloud/README.md b/sig-ibmcloud/README.md
index 762b08e8..00fe1eb4 100644
--- a/sig-ibmcloud/README.md
+++ b/sig-ibmcloud/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The IBMCloud Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+### (This directory is a placeholder to preserve links. Please remove after 6 months or the release of Kubernetes 1.17, whichever comes first.)
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] IBMCloud Special Interest Group.
 
 ## Meetings
diff --git a/sig-openstack/README.md b/sig-openstack/README.md
index 5e186190..e7be2f4c 100644
--- a/sig-openstack/README.md
+++ b/sig-openstack/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The OpenStack Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+### (This directory is a placeholder to preserve links. Please remove after 6 months or the release of Kubernetes 1.17, whichever comes first.)
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] OpenStack Special Interest Group.
 
 
diff --git a/sig-vmware/README.md b/sig-vmware/README.md
index a62fb86e..4ff58276 100644
--- a/sig-vmware/README.md
+++ b/sig-vmware/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To understand how this file is generated, see https://git.k8s.io/community/gener
 
 The VMware Special Interest Group is now a subproject of [SIG Cloud Provider](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cloud-provider).
 
+### (This directory is a placeholder to preserve links. Please remove after 6 months or the release of Kubernetes 1.17, whichever comes first.)
+
 The [charter](charter.md) defines the scope and governance of the [DEPRECATED] VMware Special Interest Group.