RE: Broken links

> We all hate broken links, and 404-failures are very bad for users.
> 
> There should be no broken links on a homepage or in pages in 
> first level of navigation, but on all other web pages, let us say 
> in old articles, rapports, news, etc., and especially in archived 
> material, broken links are only another word for progress or the 
> natural way of life.

404s indicate change. 301s, or at the very least 410s, indicate that the change may be progress.

Received on Thursday, 13 February 2003 06:38:59 UTC