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*Click on Edit Source on the Wiki page and do a ctrl-F to find the URL on the Wiki page. | *Click on Edit Source on the Wiki page and do a ctrl-F to find the URL on the Wiki page. | ||
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*Copy the URL and paste it into | *Copy the URL and paste it into a new tab to see if this link redirects. | ||
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=== URL Automatically Redirects - New Link Found=== | === URL Automatically Redirects - New Link Found=== | ||
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*Put fixed broken link in the Summary and click on Save page | *Put fixed broken link in the Summary and click on Save page | ||
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*Paste a copy of the new URL in column H of the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zDjZM9AqsskIZelgjOymsZ7WDxzTpGLjC5ErjdSn3vU/edit#gid=1661384892 task list]. | |||
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*Type in the date by the broken link you just fixed on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zDjZM9AqsskIZelgjOymsZ7WDxzTpGLjC5ErjdSn3vU/edit#gid=1661384892 task list]. | *Type in the date by the broken link you just fixed on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zDjZM9AqsskIZelgjOymsZ7WDxzTpGLjC5ErjdSn3vU/edit#gid=1661384892 task list]. | ||
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*Sign up for another link on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zDjZM9AqsskIZelgjOymsZ7WDxzTpGLjC5ErjdSn3vU/edit#gid=1661384892 task list]. | *Sign up for another link on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zDjZM9AqsskIZelgjOymsZ7WDxzTpGLjC5ErjdSn3vU/edit#gid=1661384892 task list]. | ||
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*To help find the correct link, you can try googling some key words from the URL to see if a correct link can be found. Using the display text for the URL can also help in googling.<br><br> | *To help find the correct link, you can try googling some key words from the URL to see if a correct link can be found. Using the display text for the URL can also help in googling.<br><br> | ||
*If a link cannot be found, go to the Google Sheet and type in, "None" into column H. You can also add additional | *If a link cannot be found, go to the Google Sheet and type in, "None" into column H. You can also add additional information about why it couldn't be replaced. This can include, "could not find the replacement link" or "website is now gone."<br><br> | ||
==== When the Wayback Machine has a Result ==== | ==== When the Wayback Machine has a Result ==== | ||
*If the Wayback Machine has a version of the website in its database, you will see a calendar that lists the dates the website was archived. <br><br> | *If the Wayback Machine has a version of the website in its database, you will see a calendar that lists the dates the website was archived. <br><br> | ||
*It is best to choose two or three years, sometimes even 10 years before the last date the website was recorded to see what it looked like before the website changed.<br><br> | *It is best to choose two or three years, sometimes even 10 years, before the last date the website was recorded to see what it looked like before the website changed.<br><br> | ||
[[File:Wayback 2.PNG|left|700px]]<br> | [[File:Wayback 2.PNG|left|700px]]<br> | ||
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