re link: When I post links to the Post, they seem to go bad after a week, and the whole point is lost. There are several threads that start with links, and those links are now invalid, making the entire thread a mystery.

This is the BS section and there is no need or desire to retain everything for posterity. If the Post articles disappear its likely that by the time they do the discussion will either be over or will have drifted off topic altogether. In any case beardedbruce, you have been told repatedly not to do this. Please stop this practice now.