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Like, are they? "Their own newsletter" makes it sound like internal links remain broken, something that I will immediately cede is rude to a visitor. But – even
by kixiQu 4y ago
Like, are they? "Their own newsletter" makes it sound like internal links remain broken, something that I will immediately cede is rude to a visitor. But – even if I had publicized something and said "hey everybody come look", it's only social context that determines whether you infer from that "hey everybody come look (forever)". And I think that social context is sort of nonsense. For other people who've created links – that's something they should take care of.
I try to clear out my blogroll so people don't see broken links – but no one on that list owed me their permanent web presence.
- iopq 4y agoYes, if you keep a link on your site, that's an invitation to come look forever until you change the link.
- kixiQu 4y agoRight. But if I move stuff around and fix any preserved internal link, the fact that someone else somewhere had some other link that is now broken: not morally on me, IMO!