25 Revisit

Having finished our article, we usually want to leave it all alone, and get on with other articles. However, we and the world evolve, making some of our existing content less relevant.

Since we wrote an article, some things that might have changed are:

a.A significant event has occured that directly relates to the article, and something about that event now needs to be included to ensure our article has currency and relevancy.
b.Something we included is now no longer relevant, or needs reducing in emphasis.
c.Public attitudes have changed enough that some or all of our article needs revising so that it does not appear to be out-of-step or irrelevant.
d.The understanding or attitudes to certain words or phrases have changed enough that some parts may need to be rephrased so that they will still match our original intent, or not create unintended offense.
e.We have changed our attitudes or thinking, and so we might want to withdraw our article, or add explanations as to why we have changed or moved on from where we were then.
f.We have written other articles that could be linked to.
g.The author of pages we have linked to has changed their outlook so much that we do not want to be associated with them.
h.Links we included are now dead because the target sites or articles have disappeared.

Some things that might need attention in a revisit are whether the:

a.Content is still relevant and current.
b.Wording and grammar is still appropriate.
c.Article structure still makes sense.
d.Headings and navigation are still appropriate.
e.Introductions are still indicative of the content.
f.Links are still active and relevant.

Maintaining the body of work that comprises our site is an ongoing part of its maintenance. We can schedule that in weekly or monthly, but some articles may need attention if an event occurs that is too big to leave until then.