At Deathwatch we avoid calling a board dead after one failed request. We keep the checks public and use a measured failure threshold but I m curious what edge cases people think we should handle better: temporary Cloudflare blocks, expired domains, parked pages, or services that return 200 while being unusable?
I built Deathwatch because the pay-to-rank board wave moves fast, and a board disappearing should not erase the record of what happened.
Deathwatch checks active boards daily, keeps the history public, and only marks a board dead after the measured failure threshold—not after one timeout.
Survivor Rank is deliberately transparent:
• 40% recent uptime
• 30% longevity, capped at 90 days
• 30% observed clicks through Deathwatch
Reported revenue and bids are displayed separately and never affect the score.
I’d love feedback on the methodology—especially temporary Cloudflare blocks, parked pages, and boards that return but no longer actually work.