>>You may mark them somehow (I've seen prefixed them with asterisk, or greyed out) if 'deleted'. Or suffixed with "[discontinued]" or some such.
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>I agree with your logic that since the items WERE used at some point, they have to be shown. And I will see how to "mark" these items differently.
>Thank you!
In some places of our software where we show hidden items we show them crossed out and in the red color.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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