[Via metafandom] I run a recs site and generally I agree 100%. I don't know what I'd do if I were asked by a fan to remove a link. In most cases I would probably comply for politeness' sake, but if I felt the request was unreasonable (eg a gen author disliking being linked on a page with slash stories) I suspect I'd hold out for the right to link.
I do, however, think there are a few exceptions where a reccer might be wise not to link even to a story posted publically; in particular I wouldn't link to a draft copy posted to a public beta list or to a personal livejournal where the headers clearly indicated the story was still in the process of being edited, or to any story in a private livejournal where the author requested no linking.
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I do, however, think there are a few exceptions where a reccer might be wise not to link even to a story posted publically; in particular I wouldn't link to a draft copy posted to a public beta list or to a personal livejournal where the headers clearly indicated the story was still in the process of being edited, or to any story in a private livejournal where the author requested no linking.