Checking dead links on all projects
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	srishakatux
	Feb 6 2017, 7:48 AM

Description

Proposed in Community-Wishlist-Survey-2016. Received 53 votes, and ranked #19 out of 265 proposals. View full proposal with discussion and votes here.

Problem

There are so many dead links in WP, this reduces the quality of the encyclopedia.

Who would benefit

A dead link checker would be of benefit to all!

Proposed solution

Not easy to know whom to notify about dead links. Maybe a notice on the article's discussion page?

Technical details

Time, expertise and skills required

e.g. 2-3 weeks, advanced contributor, javascript, css, etc

Suitable for

e.g. Hackathon, GSOC, Outreachy, etc.

Proposer

Kjersti_Lie

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved		Cyberpower678	T120433 Migrate dead external links to archives
		Invalid		None	T157273 Checking dead links on all projects

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srishakatux created this task.Feb 6 2017, 7:48 AM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 6 2017, 7:48 AM

srishakatux moved this task from Backlog to Wishlist 11-30 (needs owner) on the Community-Wishlist-Survey-2016 board.Feb 6 2017, 7:48 AM

srishakatux added a project: InternetArchiveBot.Feb 6 2017, 9:12 AM

Restricted Application assigned this task to Cyberpower678. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 6 2017, 9:12 AM

This is my ongoing project.

Cyberpower678 added a parent task: T120433: Migrate dead external links to archives.Feb 9 2017, 6:03 PM

srishakatux updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 11 2017, 1:35 AM

waldyrious subscribed.Feb 19 2017, 2:29 PM

@Cyberpower678 Can we say that this is resolved by IABot and close it?

srishakatux unsubscribed.Nov 14 2018, 1:29 AM

Redalert2fan subscribed.Mar 21 2019, 3:14 PM

Harej moved this task from Inbox to New feature on the InternetArchiveBot board.Apr 16 2020, 2:52 AM

@Cyberpower678: I am resetting the assignee of this task because there has not been progress lately (please correct me if I am wrong!). Resetting the assignee avoids the impression that somebody is already working on this task. It also allows others to potentially work towards fixing this task. Please claim this task again when you realistically plan to work on it (via Add Action... → Assign / Claim in the dropdown menu). Thanks for your understanding!

Closing as "invalid" as this task has an impossibly wide scope that is better served by the InternetArchiveBot project and individual tasks as needed.

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