Decision record · 2026-05-19

Take the site down rather than leave the wrong one up.

Context

The old site described a version of my work I had moved past. The newsletter it promoted was going on pause.

Options

A · Rejected

Keep the old site up during the rework.

Visitors keep landing on a description that is no longer true.

B · Rejected

Redirect the domain to LinkedIn.

Stronger signal than a blank page, but hands the domain's job to a platform I rent.

C · Chose

A blank page.

Says nothing, and nothing on it is false.

Why

A blank page says less than the wrong page, and nothing on it is false.

Outcome

You are reading the replacement.

Contact

ted@tedsmoot.com
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