Discovered while testing MCL-23116 and MC-260740; relates to WEB-5480.
The Bug:
Java Edition Skin page tooltip link to get help on how to create skins (https://aka.ms/mcskinedithelp?ref=launcher) sends a status of 301 Moved Permanently.
Steps to Reproduce:
Open the launcher and go to the Minecraft: Java Edition tab.
Go to the Skins page and click on "New skin".
Click the question mark next to "SKIN FILE". This will open the tooltip.
Click on "this help article" link.
→ ❌ The redirect to https://help.minecraft.net/hc/articles/4408894664461-Minecraft-Java-Edition-Skins?ref=launcher&ref=launcher ends on a https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/notfound page.
Observed Behavior:
The clicked link returns an invalid page, leading to a 404 error.
Expected Behavior:
The clicked link returns a valid page (https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4408894664461-Minecraft-Java-Edition-Skins).
Reproduced--I am observing the same error. Bug confirmed.