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link risk is for displaying URLs that are potentially security or malware risks. Typically this would occur if a browser warns of security or malware risk on the URL, or if the URL or its domain was reported as a potential risk.

Usage

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It creates 3-levels of protection. The link is non-active; the domain is modified to make cut and paste troublesome; the "[potential badlink]" message links to this doc.

Best practices

 * If the URL is in a citation template like, add an archive-url and set unfit.
 * Example:


 * If in a square link add an archive URL directly, unless the archive itself presents a risk:
 * Example:.


 * If no archive URL can be found, or new archives can't be added due to edit filters / blacklist:
 * Replace the link with per the above Usage section.
 * If the link is determined to be hazardous enough, delete it entirely from the system at your discretion.