Printed references are references, and they shouldn't be rejected just because they aren't on the internet. But even when the author went to the trouble of putting those references on the internet, they were still deleted.
There's just no justification for that. Even if a policy required all references to be available via the internet, the author fulfilled that requirement.
There's just no justification for that. Even if a policy required all references to be available via the internet, the author fulfilled that requirement.