b> Links in the sidebar are not checked for redlinkiness, no. Is there
b> any reason they should be?
Just as much reason as any link.
Why make them a special case? of brokenness too.
If they are red then we won't click on them like a boob.
If they are red then we will remember to do something about them,
(edit or remove (with "-")) especially as every user sees them on
every page!