With all the "10 signs..." articles out there surely the time has come for an article about how to write a bad articles. We have all seen examples. To start I will list a few obvious ones:

1. Your article rehashes material that has already been said before in the same forum.

2. Your article is one of a series that only caters to a specific group (for example consultants).

3. You are obviously a lackey for Windows / Apple / Cloud Computing / (insert sell-out point here) and have lost your objectivity.

We're almost 1/3 of the way there. Help me with this. What to you think makes a bad article?