ARCHIVE-AWARE NEWS · rewritten from the original topic
The short version
Expired promotional figures are a quiet problem. They do not announce themselves as wrong; they simply persist, indexed and quotable, long after the offer they describe has changed. The fix is not to delete the history but to stop presenting it as current.
Why an expired figure is worse than no figure
A missing number prompts a reader to go and check. A stale number satisfies that impulse with something false. The presence of a specific figure creates an impression of precision that a reader is unlikely to question.
What should replace it
A description of the structure: how the offer is built, which conditions decide its value, and where the current terms live. That content stays useful for years, whereas a figure is obsolete within weeks.
The reader's rule of thumb
If a page quotes a bonus figure without a date and a source, treat the figure as unverified. If it quotes a date that has passed, treat it as history. Either way, verify at the operator before relying on it.