I was always told not too, especially since Google wouldn't be able to distingush a 404 from a 200. I suppose it's each to their own though.
Paul. 2009/2/19 Alex Hempton-Smith <[email protected]> > Just wondering... is it good SEO to redirect 404's to the homepage/any > other > page? > For example, "http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/this-should-be-a-404"; > just > redirects to "http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/";. > > I would have imagined an actual 404 page would be better? > > -- Alex > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Paul Robinson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I believe it replaced all the words in your blog with the word penis... > > Something like that. Entirely pointless but rather quite funny. :P > > > > 2009/2/19 Stephen Rider <[email protected]> > > > > > Looks as though it's been pulled. *ahem* > > > > > > So what was it? > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Paleo Pat wrote: > > > > > > http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/penispress/ > > >> > > >> WTF? > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wp-testers mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wp-testers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > > > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
