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==Meeting information==

==Meeting information==

A: Other teams should be aware of this.  

A: Other teams should be aware of this.  

Mary Beth Baker PCO, Stephane LeBlanc - VAC - BROKEN LINKS

'''Mary Beth Baker PCO, Stephane LeBlanc - VAC - BROKEN LINKS'''

* At VAC, we moved from Cold Fusion to Drupal

* At VAC, we moved from Cold Fusion to Drupal

* We put in a customized page to alert users that we were making some changes, with navigation help, but internally this page wasn’t popular

* We put in a customized page to alert users that we were making some changes, with navigation help, but internally this page wasn’t popular

Q: There’s an alert at the top of the page, is that how you told people to contact you? And maintenance implies a short time period.  

'''Q''': There’s an alert at the top of the page, is that how you told people to contact you? And maintenance implies a short time period.  

A: Yes, that’s what we used. At the beginning we got some contact, but it has greatly gone down over time.

'''A:''' Yes, that’s what we used. At the beginning we got some contact, but it has greatly gone down over time.

Comments from chat - managing broken links:  

'''Comments from chat - managing broken links:'''

* We used to have Link Tiger for broken links, a very small investment for a solid tool. But now with Drupal we have a built-in broken link report.

* We used to have Link Tiger for broken links, a very small investment for a solid tool. But now with Drupal we have a built-in broken link report.

* At GAC, we monitor broken link CLICKS, not the actual broken links. If the broken links are not getting clicked, it's not really a problem. We try to address links that are clicked more than 10 times a week over many weeks. At 10 clicks/week we end up having to review / fix just a handful of links each week which is manageable by our busy teams

* At GAC, we monitor broken link CLICKS, not the actual broken links. If the broken links are not getting clicked, it's not really a problem. We try to address links that are clicked more than 10 times a week over many weeks. At 10 clicks/week we end up having to review / fix just a handful of links each week which is manageable by our busy teams

Also note that broken links can also be caused when redirects are left in place longer than they should be...redirects should only be used temporarily, until user traffic is going straight to the new URL. If Principal Publisher implemented your redirects in MWS, please let us know when you want them removed.  http://requestform.portal.gc.ca/tickets.html

Also note that broken links can also be caused when redirects are left in place longer than they should be...redirects should only be used temporarily, until user traffic is going straight to the new URL. If Principal Publisher implemented your redirects in MWS, please let us know when you want them removed. http://requestform.portal.gc.ca/tickets.html

===Roundtable===

===Roundtable===