>In cases like this it's probably better to leave the article up but plaster a big red 'retracted' banner across it, with a link to a complete explanation as to

>In cases like this it's probably better to leave the article up but plaster a big red 'retracted' banner across it, with a link to a complete explanation as to why it was retracted. Yes, that would have been IMHO much more appropriate, though there is the Wayback Machine (thanks for providing the link), allowing everyone to see with their own eyes what the matter was.