Quoting Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com:
On 10/25/07, Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen@shaw.ca wrote:
I suppose if the "dead" link goes to something actively misleading instead of just a standard 404 page one should deactivate the link, though, to make sure readers notice the fact that it's not the material that was originally referenced.
Such as those phony domain-squatter search engine pages that crop up when people fail to pay their bills.
—C.W.
Yes, I think we remove that sort of thing routinely anyways. I've certainly never hesitated to remove them.