&quot;A workaround exists, it&#x27;s the user&#x27;s fault for not knowing it&quot; is terrible interaction design.<p>Having links on the site fail arbitrarily devalues the entire page. Users aren&#x27;t stopping and thinking &quot;hey, is clicking this link going to waste my time?&quot; - which results in the entire system being perceived as less reliable and trustworthy.<p>I agree that such discussions are off-topic, but is there a better way to handle these articles than &quot;RTFM, noob&quot;?