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Originally posted by jkmoss:
BTW, the Design screen says obsolete designs are automatically deleted, but I've never seen one go away, ever. Is the screen wrong? I'd really like to be able to get my old design names back to reuse. Maybe make the "Name's already in use" check ignore obsolescence? Now *there's* a minor request! 
I think for that to happen you need to scrap all existing units of that design or upgrade too a new design in the case of ships and bases. If the design is marked as obsolete it should go away, not sure if you can resuse the name as is though. I usually use a mark number and a letter code to represent different upgrades a minor variations. something like Nathan Hale Mk IA thru Mk IG in my current game for one of my strike cruisers.