Well, i've tried to ask about this in #support, but the only answer i really got was as follows
<+xxx[Away]>: it's not really a doable option
<posi>: why wouldnt that be a doable option?
<posi>: the ship stats + manual link, on the portal, take you nowhere
<posi>: so all im saying is change the hyperlink urls
<posi>: i dont understand how that could possibly effect anything
<+xxx[Away]>: but i do, so you'll just have to take my word for it
The two links have been dead for a long time now, i dont see why im the first person to complain about this? You simply cant get to the stats OR the game manual from the portal site, but the links on the login interface work perfectly, as do the Game Overview...
so why cant the portal links be fixed? I dont want to start a fight about it, but an explanation better than "i know why it cant be fixed and you dont" would be cool.