[wiki] Move instead of delete?

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

On 2013-12-16 03:35, Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-16 02:41, Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph wrote:
>>>
>>> Format:
>>>
>>> #REDIRECT PageName
>>
>> It sounds like that would serve the same purpose in an easier way. Are
>> such redirects permanent HTTP redirects, so the URL of a 'deleted' page
>> is removed from the search engine indexes?
> 
> Good question! It's a "301 Moved Permanently" so yes, it should be
> removed from search indexes once the redirect is set up.

Nice! Then how about creating

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PageDeleted

basically saying that the page the visitor tried to reach has been
deleted, and informing them on how to contact the team for the case they
want to request that it is resurrected?

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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