Hi everyone!
I'm taking this down-time to do some system cleanup and was wondering how you all handle old lists?
Currently, I've been inactivating them, but some are over a year old (either create date or last generated). Is deleting lists a no-no, or does it really depend on if you think a specific list will ever be used again?
Thanks! I know it's different based on each organization, but I'd love to hear your best practices!
I have tried, reasonably unsuccessfully, to show people how to make just 3 or 4 reusable lists (with names like Reusable List 1, 2, etc...) and use them over and over since most lists in List Manager are used just once. It has allowed me to keep my total list creation in 9+ years to under 40. But people have to feel confident in their List Manager skills in order to do that and not want to have to reference them later, so, as I said, I have not been able to bring that many staff around to my way of thinking. Though, those who HAVE adopted it say it really makes sense and keeps things clean. You can always rebuild and recreate lists.
But otherwise, for everything else (i.e. the majority of our lists and extractions), I have likewise adopted an otherwise arbitrary 2 year rule.