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A.16.2:14 - Authoring and Review Guidance

A.16.2:14.1 - Author prompt

A retreat or retirement note should say:

  • what proved over-committed or no longer current,
  • what remains valid,
  • which route selection, endpoint-use disposition, publication availability, current-use claim, or separately established authority relation is withdrawn,
  • what publication form now becomes appropriate,
  • and whether any successor carries the continuity forward.

A.16.2:14.2 - Review prompt

A reviewer should ensure that retreat does not become silent erasure. Valid witnesses should survive unless explicitly discarded with reason, and retired branches should either name a successor or say clearly that none exists.

A.16.2:14.3 - Boundary reminder

Retreat is an admissible move, not a rhetorical excuse to avoid publishing mistakes. The value of the pattern depends on making the retreat or retirement visible.