Retitle underperforming posts once per year — often it is all they needed. Quarterly link audits keep the archive credible without a dedicated maintainer.
A shame-free deprecation policy lets the archive age gracefully. We treat this as an internal note more than a manifesto.
Nothing prescriptive here — just a small observation from our archive hygiene log for entry 075. If it lands, keep it; if not, discard without ceremony.