Archiving Without Disappearance

Archiving removes an object from active work without deleting its research value.

An archived object may be obsolete, out of scope, replaced, or no longer maintained. Its archived state should state why and, when relevant, point to the active replacement.

Deletion should be exceptional and governed, especially for objects that have been cited or used in reasoning. A repository that silently deletes inconvenient history cannot provide dependable traceability.