Comments on: Code Rollout: Report Dead Links http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/ a blog for diysearch.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: blinder http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-14 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:54:11 +0000 http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-14 i think that is perfectly valid, and also the reason why i have a special indicator to link owners if their link has been reported as "dead" (they see a little '!' after the title in their dashboard). i think that is perfectly valid, and also the reason why i have a special indicator to link owners if their link has been reported as “dead” (they see a little ‘!’ after the title in their dashboard).

]]> by: pythor http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-13 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:11:15 +0000 http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-13 Understood. I marked it as dead, figuring "This is not the link you're looking for." My idea is that hopefully that will signal the person who owns the link that it needs a change. Understood. I marked it as dead, figuring “This is not the link you’re looking for.” My idea is that hopefully that will signal the person who owns the link that it needs a change.

]]> by: blinder http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-12 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:39:13 +0000 http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-12 Its a judgement call. Sure, many would report that as being "dead." I probably wouldn't take it out of circulation because, in this case, there is a re-direct, a valid re-direct. This is also why reporting a link isn't a concrete action, because it is subjective. Its a judgement call. Sure, many would report that as being “dead.” I probably wouldn’t take it out of circulation because, in this case, there is a re-direct, a valid re-direct.

This is also why reporting a link isn’t a concrete action, because it is subjective.

]]> by: pythor http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-11 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:34:42 +0000 http://blog.diysearch.com/2006/07/12/code-rollout-report-dead-links/#comment-11 Does an abandoned site count as a dead link? See <a href="http://www.diysearch.com/index.php?do=linkdetails&#38;lid=13033" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The site still exists, but not at the link provided. Does an abandoned site count as a dead link? See here. The site still exists, but not at the link provided.

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