Proposed in #Community-Wishlist-Survey-2016. Received 53 votes, and ranked #19 out of 265 proposals. [[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016_Community_Wishlist_Survey/Categories/Miscellaneous#Checking_dead_links_on_all_projects| 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 ===
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=== Time, expertise and skills required ===
-- e.g. 2-3 weeks, advanced contributor, javascript, css, etc
=== Suitable for ===
-- e.g. Hackathon, GSOC, Outreachy, etc.
=== Proposer ===
[[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kjersti_Lie|Kjersti_Lie]]
=== Related links ===
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T140388
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132606