[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4458: Intentionally/permanently archived forum threads should return a 410 status

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#4458: Intentionally/permanently archived forum threads should return a 410 status
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp  |       Owner:  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo analytics   |
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Comment (by Clorith):

 That sounds unreasonable, sorry to say, we can't retain spam posts for the
 sole purpose of knowing it existed at one point in time just for a HTTP
 status header.

 I had a quick look at the 410 definition, and according to MDN
 (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/410), if it's
 uncertain if the status is permanent, a 404 should be returned. Since
 archived entries may or may not be re-published in the future, it sounds
 like they should also be returning a 404 like the current implementation
 does?

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