Thanks for the clarification Colin. The fact that the link can be manipulated from the shell suggests it is indeed a nautilus problem. Reassigning.
** Changed in: example-content (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: example-content => nautilus -- Examples link in Home directory not removable https://launchpad.net/bugs/58939 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs