# Broken Link Remediation Sheet

Investigate failed or redirected references and choose a verified replacement, direct destination, archived citation, contextual rewrite, removal, or escalation.

## Usage note

Use this sheet to preserve the purpose and evidence behind a link, not merely to make an automated error disappear. A technically live replacement can still mislead readers.

## How to use this template

1. Capture the source context, anchor, destination, link purpose, locale, and discovery evidence.
2. Reproduce and classify the failure instead of assuming every tool-reported URL is broken.
3. Evaluate canonical, archived, or alternative sources for exact support, authority, scope, and safety.
4. Choose the editorial and technical repair with owners, priority, and any downstream impact.
5. Verify the rendered result, record deployment, re-crawl the scope, and escalate recurring patterns.

## Blank template

### Link and failure record

- **Issue ID, finder, and check date:** [Enter]
- **Source canonical URL and locale:** [Enter]
- **Anchor text and location:** [Enter]
- **Surrounding claim or reader task:** [Describe]
- **Destination URL:** [Enter]
- **Link purpose:** [Evidence / Credit / Navigation / Task / Download / Other]
- **Discovery method:** [Crawler / Reader report / Manual / Other]
- **Observed result:** [Status, redirect, content mismatch, fragment, access]
- **Reproduction notes:** [Browser/device/time]

### Candidate assessment

- **Failure class:** [Persistent / Temporary / Redirect / Soft error / Wrong content / Other]
- **Original source owner:** [Enter]
- **Canonical/current location checked:** [Enter]
- **Candidate replacement:** [Enter or None]
- **Exact claim/task support:** [Explain]
- **Authority, date, scope, and limitations:** [Assess]
- **Archive, rights, privacy, and accessibility:** [Assess]
- **Reason candidates were rejected:** [List]

### Repair and verification

- **Action:** [Update / Direct link / Rewrite / Remove / Restore / Redirect / Escalate]
- **New anchor/destination or wording:** [Enter]
- **Content and technical owners:** [Enter]
- **Priority and reader impact:** [Enter]
- **Affected components/pages/locales:** [List]
- **Deployment reference/date:** [Enter]
- **Rendered link and destination verified:** [Enter]
- **Re-crawl result:** [Enter]
- **Systemic follow-up and review date:** [Enter]