No more connection to Henry VIII?

Question

Today at the bottom of all connected profiles I see degrees from and  connection paths to Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness and Peter Mayhew.

Are we rid of Henry VIII? On my own profile, there is still his thumbnail in the connection box, with no link. On other profiles I don't see it anymore.

I won't regret him much if he's gone for good 

Answer 1

Connection anchors are flexible, see Help:Connection Finder:

The Connection Finder is optimized to work for three individuals at a time, including:

King Henry VIII.

The Profile of the Week, a featured profile.

The Member of the Week, a featured member.

We call these our "Connection Anchors." For these anchors, the Connection Finder will instantly generate the closest connection within 100 degrees.

The choice of Henry VIII as a semi-permanent anchor is fairly arbitrary. It could be anyone. Originally we used Kevin Bacon, as a play on the old "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game. Later we used Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria.

In short, these connection anchors are temporary and will change again in the future. 

Comments

Thanks Steve, I know all that, I've read this page long ago. But it does not answer my question : is Henry VIII gone for good, or is it a temporarily glitch?

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Probably just gone this week. We have a limited number of spaces and wanted to feature three Star Wars related people so everyone else was dropped this week.

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So he'll be back. I rejoiced too son