Broken link?

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Broken link?

Whilst reviewing the Terms, here: https://discussions.apple.com/terms

General. 12. You can manage your communications preferences by going to https://discussions.apple.com/profile/preferences.

I clicked on a link and it took me here: https://discussions.apple.com/profile/preferences.

This is what was said there:-

Looking for something in Apple Support Communities?

The page you tried was not found. You may have used an outdated link or may have typed the address (URL) incorrectly.

Please visit the main page of Apple Support Communities for links to discussion areas.

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Just thought I'd let folk know!

HTH

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on May 11, 2021 3:49 AM

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Answer 1

Tinkerer2 Author

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May 11, 2021 6:16 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

On THIS page https://discussions.apple.com/terms the link was DEFINITELY not in blue!

I copied the link and inserted it into my address bar and erroneously picked up the the full stop. You were eagle-eyed to spot that Roger! ✅

But ...... there's ALWAYS a reason for everything. This is what I did ...... after removing Apple cookies from Safari.

I first went here ….

https://www.apple.com/uk/

then here ….

https://support.apple.com/en-gb

Scroll to bottom of the page and then clicked on

Apple Support Communities Terms of Use

To reach here ….

https://discussions.apple.com/terms

SHOULD the link on the first page have been in blue (live)?

Thanks if you can explain.

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Answer 2

May 11, 2021 3:59 AM in response to Tinkerer2

The page doesn't realize you are logged in (assuming you are). You can get there by clicking on your name at the top of the page, then in the pane which opens clicking 'Preferences' - same URL but it works.

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Answer 3

May 11, 2021 4:20 AM in response to Tinkerer2

It's not broken - in your original post the full stop is included in the link, which renders the URL invalid (this isn't the case in the page you found the link it - you copied it but included the stop). Your recent post includes the link correctly and this works.

You can copy a link safely by control-clicking on it and choosing 'Copy link' or equivalent. This also applies when text contains a link.

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Answer 4

May 11, 2021 6:58 AM in response to Tinkerer2

Well...

In purple because it's been visited. (The pale yellow backrgound is my CSS to make Apple pages less glaring). I can't explain why you didn't see it as a link.

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Answer 5

Tinkerer2 Author

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May 11, 2021 4:07 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Thank you, Roger.

I got there! https://discussions.apple.com/profile/preferences

Perhaps a moderator will fix the broken link.

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