Carl, I mark feeds that have not been updated for an extendeded period of time dead, usually 9 months, but marking them rejected is also an option. I think it would be safe to assume that this is where some of the dead links come from as hosts kill the unused sites. I do also always try to leave a note as to why it was marked dead such as lack up updates in over 9 months, no such URL and so on. I use rejected for spam blogs or blogs or ones with no original content at all. Syndic8 says that rejected feeds include abandoned or test type feeds. I just use the nine month rule to provide a line for me between the two. (Newbie answer :)
Regards, Lance Carl Starrett wrote: >I have two questions about how two different situations I have come >across: > >1. A number of feeds I have come across haven't been updated for up >to a year or more. The URL is valid, but nothing new is being >posted. Should I mark the feed dead? Should I reject it? Should I >just leave a note? > >2. In other cases, I came across an invalid link, usually at >blogger.com. Should I reject it or mark it dead? I am not sure why I >would choose one or the other. Maybe when a feed is rejected, the >review might be required to specify the reason or the rejection. > > > > > > > > >If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >(this will tell it to stop sending you mail) > >To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: >http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join >(here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) > >To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
