Comment on GitHub: A case study in link maintenance and 404 pages (2013)Comments−tempaccsoz57moHilariously, a link given as an example is now effectively broken.https://github.com/styleguide/templates/2.0, cited in a comment cited in the article now just redirects to a style guide landing page with no context.−lelandfe7moIn their defense, I think that's the right move. There isn't an analogue for that page anymore, so it redirects to the new style guide's landing.I think it's rather cool that they've redirects still going for (quick Archive check) 11-year defunct URLs.
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Hilariously, a link given as an example is now effectively broken.
https://github.com/styleguide/templates/2.0, cited in a comment cited in the article now just redirects to a style guide landing page with no context.
In their defense, I think that's the right move. There isn't an analogue for that page anymore, so it redirects to the new style guide's landing.
I think it's rather cool that they've redirects still going for (quick Archive check) 11-year defunct URLs.