Documentation refers to example URLs that seem to go to random sites

[kainino0x]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

Just some examples I found, I'm sure there are others:

• paypal.me/octocat https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository?versionId=free-pro-team%40latest&productId=pages&restPage=configuring-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site%2Cabout-custom-domains-and-github-pages#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20%22-,https%3A//www.paypal.me/octocat,-%22.
• octocat.com https://docs.github.com/en/pages/configuring-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site/about-custom-domains-and-github-pages#:~:text=user%20site%20is-,www.octocat.com,-%2C%20and%20you%20have

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

Both of these URLs are owned by someone, but they don't really look like they're owned by GitHub. If GitHub owns them, it should be set up to show something specific (not a parking page or a random PayPal profile). If not, the documentation should use some other examples.

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[Sharra-writes]

@kainino0x Thanks for opening an issue! Sorry about the wait, I think I dismissed this notification by accident. The octocat (named Mona) is the GitHub mascot, so that's why those examples were chosen. We use octocat and Mona consistently throughout the docs as user examples, so we're probably not going to change it. The links can't actually be clicked through, meaning that it's not simple to just go visit a random page. It should be clear these are just examples to illustrate the form that the document should take.

[Mohammedsapry]

Mohamed