To be honest, I was just trying for the repeat posting meta-joke... But, I do think that some active process and culture to guard or maintain a waste pile is p

To be honest, I was just trying for the repeat posting meta-joke... But, I do think that some active process and culture to guard or maintain a waste pile is probably necessary. So, don't fixate on some naive visitor you have to protect from all harm in the distant future. Settle for minimizing the delay and accumulative harm before new visitors figure it out and become the new keepers of the message.