I mostly agree... however, given how many "news" sites are now going back and completely changing articles (headlines, content) without any history, I think it'

I mostly agree... however, given how many "news" sites are now going back and completely changing articles (headlines, content) without any history, I think it's a mixed bag. Link rot isn't the only reason why one would want an archive link instead of original. Not that I'd want to overwhelm the internet archive's resources.