Comments on: Happy 4.04 Day! http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 4xx errorhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-352299 4xx error Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:35:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-352299 Agreeing with curious I too wonder if G is penalizing those using 410 instead of 404. Since I started returning 410 I have dropped from 400k+ pages in index to 13k and I still submit about 1 million links to my site in my sitemap.I wonder when G is gonna start recognizing http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html as they say they do and stop showing 410s as 4xx error in GWT.Just curious too Agreeing with curious I too wonder if G is penalizing those using 410 instead of 404. Since I started returning 410 I have dropped from 400k+ pages in index to 13k and I still submit about 1 million links to my site in my sitemap.

I wonder when G is gonna start recognizing http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html as they say they do and stop showing 410s as 4xx error in GWT.

Just curious too

]]> By: Tudorhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-343308 Tudor Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:36:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-343308 Hi, European here! Actually YOU switch your months and days around, since the logical sequence is ordering them by measuring unit magnitude. 4 april 2009, or 2009 april 4 :P Hi, European here! Actually YOU switch your months and days around, since the logical sequence is ordering them by measuring unit magnitude. 4 april 2009, or 2009 april 4 :P

]]> By: André Felipehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-332237 André Felipe Thu, 14 May 2009 07:16:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-332237 Could you show this post to the Blogger team? Its 404 page is not user-friendly (take a look at this example: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/404). Could you show this post to the Blogger team? Its 404 page is not user-friendly (take a look at this example: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/404).

]]> By: curioushttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-326008 curious Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:47:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-326008 I found this searching for information regarding the difference on 404 vs. 410 errors. I "feel" like 410 is the more appropriate return code for my situation (see http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?fid=13df163eed7b9f1c000467fbb2a81adb&hl=en).However, given that they are still treated differently in the webmaster tools I'm concerned that I may be getting penalized for them. Seeing that they've been treated differently since 2006 (http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-webmaster-console-goodness/#comment-88373) this seems to reiterate my concern.I find lots of questions in the comments on this blog on this topic, but am struggling to find anywhere a real answer on 404 vs. 410 and if it's "bad" to use the 410 even though it appears to be more appropriate. Should we take the fact that 4.10 day wasn't celebrated as a implicit answer to that question?! :-) I found this searching for information regarding the difference on 404 vs. 410 errors. I “feel” like 410 is the more appropriate return code for my situation (see http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?fid=13df163eed7b9f1c000467fbb2a81adb&hl=en).

However, given that they are still treated differently in the webmaster tools I’m concerned that I may be getting penalized for them. Seeing that they’ve been treated differently since 2006 (http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-webmaster-console-goodness/#comment-88373) this seems to reiterate my concern.

I find lots of questions in the comments on this blog on this topic, but am struggling to find anywhere a real answer on 404 vs. 410 and if it’s “bad” to use the 410 even though it appears to be more appropriate. Should we take the fact that 4.10 day wasn’t celebrated as a implicit answer to that question?! :-)

]]> By: Letterhead Printinghttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-325505 Letterhead Printing Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:50:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-325505 Bit late now but here's ours...http://www.stationery-direct.co.uk/thisisnotarealpage:-) Bit late now but here’s ours…

http://www.stationery-direct.co.uk/thisisnotarealpage

:-)

]]> By: panzermikehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-309856 panzermike Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:55:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-309856 Hey happy 301 redirects Hey happy 301 redirects

]]> By: Nick Stamoulishttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-307160 Nick Stamoulis Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:56:34 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-307160 This is great! I am a few days late, but better late than never :o)I actually never knew that they switch their days around in Europe on 4/04 day... This is great! I am a few days late, but better late than never :o )

I actually never knew that they switch their days around in Europe on 4/04 day…

]]> By: Bibokzhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-306449 Bibokz Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:39:05 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-306449 Cannot find the day... 404 here. Cannot find the day… 404 here.

]]> By: Dave (original)http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-305522 Dave (original) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:01:30 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-305522 Are we also going have a happy 1.01,2.01,3.03,5.05,6.06,7.07,8.08,9.09,10.10,11.11 and 12.12 day? Are we also going have a happy 1.01,2.01,3.03,5.05,6.06,7.07,8.08,9.09,10.10,11.11 and 12.12 day?

]]> By: Jason Nazarhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/happy-404-day/#comment-305486 Jason Nazar Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:11:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2323#comment-305486 I've always preferred celebrating March 1st (the day of redirection) I’ve always preferred celebrating March 1st (the day of redirection)

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