Public works wants last year's dead links left in a live report with no retrieved-on date. Why should the analyst record retrieval dates?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A chalkboard special changes overnight; the web does too. A link that works in March can be gone in April. The retrieved-on date is how the report proves what the page said when it was actually seen.
Full Explanation
Open-web content is volatile: pages move, edit, or disappear. A retrieval date documents the observation window and remains useful even if the live URL later fails. Dead links do not prove a source never existed, and omitting dates to look timeless undermines credibility. Public-works reports should keep locators, retrieved-on dates, and captured exhibits so a reviewer can evaluate the finding after the live page changes.