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53 clicks when it could have been formatted into 1 page so you could just scroll through. I quit at 10. Have better things to do and waste my time like this TB.
Of Course you realize that if they just listed them then they would less space for the ads. And like all businesses they are here primarily for the ad revenue, of course that is a big part of why you had to get back to work for your equivalent of the ad revenue.
I quit at the end of the first strip - after 6 pages
not to mention the sneaky ad as the background of the page, so you might accidentally click on it. ugh! TR is getting really annoying, with their incessant love for 'galleries' that take 10,000 clicks to get through. I've stopped even bothering with them now. Only if there's a relevant article, will I read it. No more galleries.
Ad revenue is one thing, but online, user experience is the most important thing. If you are going to continue to frustrate users, you'll lose more and more.
Ad revenue is one thing, but online, user experience is the most important thing. If you are going to continue to frustrate users, you'll lose more and more.
I mistyped a command into a c shell prompt on a HP-UX terminal once. The error message I got was a one word masterpiece...
">AMBIGUOUS"
Not knowing what i'd done wrong. I sat and stared at that for ages
">AMBIGUOUS"
Not knowing what i'd done wrong. I sat and stared at that for ages
I keep clicking on the "gallery of goofy..." link but keep coming back to the same spot. Maybe we need an effective error message on this page...?
I have clicked through several galleries in TechRepublic, and EVERY TIME, there's a broken link or loop back.
looks like you need your own message for a link that just loads the same page
Ironic that the story on error messages is an error. Just an endless loop back to the start page....
it is annoying for you dave... I cannot see any of them. when I click on the link for the gallery, I just get the same page.
I can read the intro telling me about the article, but following the link takes me.... right back here. 
For those people who cannot access the gallery, click or copy-paste this url on your address bar: http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/a-gallery-of-goofy-error-messages/6328261?tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
It's weird, I was able to access the link above a while ago...thank God everything is in my History... Enjoy reading
It's weird, I was able to access the link above a while ago...thank God everything is in my History... Enjoy reading
ERROR: Unable to get back the time you squandered on this TechRepublic article.
OR....
ERROR: TechRepublic has stopped trying
OR....
ERROR: TechRepublic has stopped trying
In yesterday's Dilbert cartoon, the (rhetorical) question was posed, "What is the difference between trust and stupidity?"; today's headline asked for the most memorable error messages. PAY ATTENTION! This column is a geek's idea of a clever joke.
The link to the goofy messages just brings up this same page. Never got to see any.
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