966 link error or not

Question

Top of the list of about 60 962, 966 and 967 link errors this morning was one in the profile of [[Wickenden-65|Walter William Wickenden]] with this info:

 12002 Time out (Send)

http://www.bhcemetery.com.au/result.php?surname=Wickendem&first_name=&other_name=&submit=Name_Search

When I tried the link, up popped an empty Broken Hill Cemetery Record Search List. I have changed the link to a more general Record Search link but my question is why did this error arise if the original link still works, at least for me?

Comments

The timeout test under DBE_966 is a new addition by Aleš. He is working to make it more robust. See discussion at

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1168207/suggestions-news-and-updates-january-10th-2021

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Thanks, Jim.

Answer 1

It also works for me. And I queried it again from the link checker and it also work. It will not display as a suggestion next week.

But the link doesn't return any records anyway. so the new one you used seems better.

Comments

I can see all links changing over time and creating a big mess on wikitree. There has to be a better way but I'll leave that to the tech experts. Meanwhile I'll try to keep my links operational by linking at a higher level, as above.