# Return something else than a 404 for deleted subjects

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-something-else-than-a-404-for-deleted-subjects/32677>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [29. August 2015 um 10:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-something-else-than-a-404-for-deleted-subjects/32677 "2015-08-29T10:06:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![omfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5e9695/32.png) [@omfg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omfg)\
**Post date:** [29. August 2015 um 13:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-something-else-than-a-404-for-deleted-subjects/32677/10 "2015-08-29T13:43:20Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> What difference does it make? How does that help anyone? What purpose would such a change serve?

`The 410 response is primarily intended to assist the task of web maintenance by notifying the recipient that the resource is intentionally unavailable and that the server owners desire that remote links to that resource be removed`

> **[HTTP/1.1: Status Code Definitions](https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html)**

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