I have created many pages on my website and have destroyed many pages on my website. I hate link rot and yet I am causing it. I'm going to show restraint when the temptation to delete a page strikes, instead of taking it down I'm going to edit it or add an after-the-fact note. If you have your own website I hope you can try the same, the average lifespan of a link is two years, anything kept up longer than that is worth celebrating.