Op zo 14 mei 2023 om 13:23 schreef sebb <seb...@gmail.com>: > On Sun, 14 May 2023 at 02:03, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > > Sure. I can see the value of such a redirect. What I don't see is the > value > > of menu nav link to that content , expressly calling it out, and then > > saying "never mind, we don't have that." Seems misleading. > > The point is, there used to be such a page. > If we decide to stop providing that information, I think it is polite > to tell people that the specific page no longer exists. >
I just added a redirect from /mentoringprogramme.html to /mentoring/ See https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/commit/0e545c51e9dac344a9e71a3df52dfd41498d99b2 This at least doesn't return a 404 to our users. > Also we should not expect other sites to adjust their links if we > change our pages, even if we happen to have access to update the other > site's pages. > > We have to assume that some people will use the original URL; we > should not tell them to "go away" with a 404. > > > But, sure, I > > won't get in the way of folks doing that if that's what you thinks > > makes sense. > > I didn't break the links. > > > On Fri, May 12, 2023, 19:12 sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 12 May 2023 at 22:23, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Linking to a mentoring program that doesn't exist doesn't seem like a > > > > service to anyone. > > > > > > The redirect can go to a page that explains that the mentoring program > > > has been closed, and suggest some alternatives. > > > > > > For example, https://community.apache.org/mentoring/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 11, 2023, 01:35 sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 11 May 2023 at 04:03, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 10, 2023, 05:59 sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 10 May 2023 at 11:23, Maxim Solodovnik < > > > solomax...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 10 May 2023 at 17:09, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the detail. > > > > > > > > > If that was previously a valid URL, then I think the proper > > > fix is > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > add a redirect to the comdev site. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm afraid the original page was deleted: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/commit/9172c73871f20f8af5bc02dbb5066a93345c0761 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very useful, thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In which case it would be good to try and add redirects for > all the > > > > > > > pages deleted in that commit. > > > > > > > Starting with the one we know is still being used ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd rather remove that menu link and/or point it to the site > front > > > page. > > > > > > I'll do that tomorrow. > > > > > > > > > > No, please don’t. > > > > > > > > > > There may be other instances of the same link, and some may be in > > > > > sites over which the ASF has no control. > > > > > > > > > > I believe site owners have a duty to maintain URLs where possible. > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
