While Google's "tool" is supposed to be used for this purpose, I'm still finding it difficult to actually get Google to remove a URL from their index.
I actually still prefer the "old faithful" method of serving up a 404 error or redirecting the URL with a 301 Permanent Redirect.
It's also helpful to remove any internal links to the page(s) also.
Why do we need to go out of our way to notify Google that we've removed a page from a website when all we really need to do is serve up a proper 404 error? Am I missing something here?
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