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Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Bates College Campus Mapwww.bates.edu/map/	54
Academics \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/academics/	3
Alumni \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/alumni/	3
About Bates \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/about/	3
Campus Safety \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/campus-safety/	3
Campus Life \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/campus/	3
Center for Purposeful Work \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/purposeful-work/	3
Library \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/library/	3
News \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/news/	3
The Arts \| Bates Collegewww.bates.edu/arts/	3

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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