Clear dead hub entry links to old BYOND forums.

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Dec 3 2009, 5:56 pm
It has been years since the site updated, but there are multiple hub entries that still link to their deleted BYOND forums. Their developers are often not active enough to update them. Meanwhile, the resulting "Not Found" errors make BYOND look bad. I'd like to see any forum link using an old URL style removed by an automated process.

Examples:
Ages of Empires
Breakthrough
Chess
Clash
Gladiators of Metal
Laser Wars
Omnipotence
Orbitalis
TribeWars
War of Lasers
Dec 3 2009, 7:07 pm
I wouldn't mind seeing a custom 404 page that fits the sites layout. 404 pages that match the site always look better than generic pages or standard "Not Found" pages.

It also gives a fantastic way to report dead links.
Dec 6 2009, 9:55 am
In response to Tiberath
They should have a 404 page for the dead links in hub pages that have a message stating that the developer is too lazy to fix the links. It would look nice while also putting all the blame on the hub's owner rather than the site's developer.
Dec 8 2009, 5:50 pm
In response to Hiro the Dragon King
Unfortunately, this was the act of the BYOND staff. They deleted what the links referred to and then didn't delete the links themselves. That some developers would not update (or even be around to update) should have been a given.