A couple of months ago a post by Leo Blanchette got to the front page of Hacker News and there was an interesting discussion on dealing with broken links and external content – the main problem being links that become out of date due to paywalls, altered content, or content getting taken down.

I’ve been running this blog since May 2008. If you’ve run a content-driven site for even a fraction of that, you know that link rot is a problem. In this post I’ll go over some of the suggestions in that thread along with some tools to use to check for broken links.

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Attempts at controlling the weather are still in the realm of uncertainty

Israel’s fighting three enemy militias at once highlights the pressing need for a ceasefire

The West Bengal government must enable the changes doctors want to see

Iran should not give Israel an excuse to widen the war

West Asia needs the intervention of major world powers for peace 

The ECI and the office of the Speaker have not played fair in cases of defection

The inquiry into laddu adulteration must not be communalised

The escalating conflict cycle in West Asia could have disastrous consequences

The West must not tolerate terror threats in the name of free speech 

Taking out popular sports from the CWG is a short-term solution 

Iran should show strategic restraint; and the world should rein in Israel

Granular factors can determine the outcome in Maharashtra 

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