Remove a Site

Archiving and removing obsolete sites plays a vital role in maintaining a current and well-organized University web presence.

When should I request a site be removed?

The web is often seen as an ever-expanding resource, housing content in perpetuity. When it comes to the University’s public web presence, there are certainly cases where maintaining an archive of content is important for institutional record-keeping. But, equally important is the proactive stewardship of content, which sometimes includes removing sites that have reached end-of-life.

Consider requesting a site removal when:

  • The entity (like a center, institute, or research project) no longer exists
  • You are no longer associated with 溏心vlog免费B站 and your lab or research project(s) will move or end as a result
  • You no longer need the site for some other reason

What happens when I request a site removal?

Unless you specify or we suggest otherwise, we will:

  1. Archive the site: The site will first be archived before permanent deletion. Archived sites are not publicly available and editors do not have access, but the site can be referenced by our team and republished if necessary.
  2. Delete the site: After at least 6 months, if no further requests have been made to access content, the site will be permanently deleted. At this point, the content is irretrievable.

Depending on the nature of the content and the level of traffic to the site, we may redirect the site’s URL to another suitable resource for a period of time (typically one year) so visitors are not stranded. Redirection is not automatic and is decided on a case-by-case basis.

I didn’t request a site removal. Why was it removed anyway?

We periodically remove sites that meet certain criteria from the network as part of normal operations. A site is typically removed if any of Criteria A are true, OR if all of Criteria B are true:

Criteria A

  • The site represents an entity that no longer exists
  • The site represents a lab or research project and the principle investigator is no longer associated with the University
  • The site wholly contains sensitive information that should not be public
  • The site wholly contains material that does not align with the mission of the University

Criteria B

  • The site has not been updated in the last two years
  • The content is wholly out of date or obsolete
  • The site has no editors and we are unable to identify an owner
  • The site does not contain any material deemed University records

We will make every effort to contact owners and/or stakeholders as part of the process. In most cases, we will follow the same archival and deletion workflow outlined above. If we cannot identify an owner and analytics shows the site has had very low or no traffic for an extended time (typically <100 total views in the prior 12-month period), we may elect to delete the site outright.

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