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Removing broken links
I'm sorry I didn't respond earlier -- I reverted your edits, started a long talk page explanation, and then realised I didn't have time to complete it before I had to go out.
Death of websites or link rot is, of course, an ongoing problem with the encyclopedia, and it's extremely annoying in the context of the Cheshire WikiProject that the new unitaries have decided not to maintain the entire old council's entire website as a record. In the more general case, former pages often just move URL and can easily be found again if the title/details are known. They are often archived in various places, most obviously the Internet Archive (aka The Wayback Machine) and WebCite, and can be retrieved from there. Even in the absence of an archive copy of the webpage, the fact that a particular website published by a reputable source formerly supported a statement is of genuine value -- it's essentially no different from an out-of-print book.
The policy is therefore not to remove references which cite defunct websites. Instead, if you notice a dead link and can't easily find a replacement copy of the original webpage or an archived copy at the Internet Archive or similar, insert the {{dead link}} template, so that someone else can try to fix the problem. See Misplaced Pages:Linkrot for a more detailed explanation. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:34, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you.Beeshoney (talk) 09:19, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Reviewer permission
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If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:33, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
- No, I would like this userright - it will be helpful. Thank you. Beeshoney (talk) 15:34, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Rollback
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Thank you
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| For the work you did in keeping Painted turtle vandalism free. Thank you. NYMFan69-86 (talk) 23:01, 6 August 2010 (UTC) |
Do not remove other editors comments at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Kourosh Zolani
You can request that other editors redact or remove their own comments, but if they aren't personal attacks or clearly vandalism they need to stay. I have reverted you, and request that you don't reinstate the blanking. I realize you did this in good faith. Syrthiss (talk) 18:50, 16 August 2010 (UTC)