LinkRot (WebSeitz/wikilog)

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LinkRot

Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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last edited by BillSeitz on Jul 2, 2008 1:57 pm

When a web document's URI stops returning that document. Some common causes:

a site goes out of business, changes names, or gets bought (merges into another site) (DoMain name change)
the domain/hostname stay active, but the [URLs] are re-organized, typically because of a new Content Management System.
- good URI-s don't change - the Perma Link philosophy

A related issue: when a URI stays valid, but become unwanted by most people, because some sites (e.g. NyTimes, Time Magazine) charge for their archives.

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