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This template is an inline template used on dead links.
- What defines a dead link?
A link that:
- Now throws an error when visited (e.g. HTTP 404 or HTTP 403 on dustbinned posts) or loads forever (e.g. old comments on Scratch profiles)
- Cannot be changed to a new, still relevant link - meaning that the link is gone and no other link can replace it
is a dead link.
Usage
https://example.net/thispageusedtoexist{{dead link}} [https://example.net/thispageusedtoexist link text]{{dead link}} [[this page used to exist]]{{dead link}} [[this page used to exist|link text]]{{dead link}} Challengeable statement.<ref>https://example.net/thiscitationusedtoexist{{dead link}}</ref> <references/>
This produces:
https://example.net/thispageusedtoexist[dead link]
this page used to exist[dead link]
Challengeable statement.[1]
In the case of references, this template should be used to denote that the link used to be a valid citation but is no longer retrievable.