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Question/possible bug: Is the URL checker working correctly?

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Description

I was looking at the RSE Groups page of the website at https://us-rse.org/resources/organizations/rse-groups/. The Stanford link mentioned here resolves to something, but not actual content. I'm getting a "Site not found" page. Does anyone understand the URL Checker well enough to verify we are catching pages like this?

[!Note]
I was asked to log in with my credentials at Stanford, so others may not even be able to see the page? But if that's the case, what should we do about this specific link?

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Research direction

Start with the RSE Groups page and the Stanford link described in the issue, then inspect how the URL Checker evaluates that destination. Verify the result for users without Stanford credentials and determine what handling is expected for a link that resolves to a login or “Site not found” page.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
content, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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