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    Default Learning by counter example-- don't do this....

    Here's a thread to display the truly problematic and annoying websites we come across, just to keep an idea in the back of our minds of what to avoid--


    I'll start it off with this...
    http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Surrealism/

    I think the worst part is the lion's head that follows you around. Wow.
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    I think the cat on this page is worse. Ooh look, a <blink> tag!
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    Y'all have a bit of extra time on your hands?

    Just hope I don't ever see one of my sites in here, ROTF!
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    Well, my site would be a counterexample too (no matter how cool it is)

    First off: tables as design schema, although to my excuse, I tried to do divs and while many sections could be converted, most has properties unique to tables.

    Second, it's JS-dependent and will not work (may actually NOT OPEN) when JS is disabled. Yet, with JS I managed to achieve the "coolness".

    Third: it's actually a honkin' big "about me" page

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    Heh. My personal site has been "under construction" for about 3 years. With no updates, for the most part.
    That count?

    I did mean mostly just linking to REALLY bad pages, not just something that uses odd coding... but things that are just bizarre and bad, no matter what style of coding or level of knowledge you have.
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    www.aperturescience.com < strange site, its the viral campaign for Valves Portal game...

    would it help if i told you that all you need to get started is at the end of this sentance?

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    Err... a PHP error message and a large "plugin required" message. Nice.

    The Multi-Quote function is nice, by the bye. So's the "reason for editing" box in quick-reply: that used to bug me no end.
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    Toshiba Australia

    www.toshiba.com.au

    Each time you look at their products, it'll say 'Session Expired'

    How am I going to buy a laptop if I can't even access their web site?

    (US site's fine though)

    Edit: It's fixed now, straight after I posted it. Weird....... (Looks around if anyone's spying on me )
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    Ok, here's another:

    http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twey View Post
    I think the cat on this page is worse. Ooh look, a <blink> tag!
    ROTFLALMAO!!!

    I loved the cat, in a strange sort of way. It worked in Opera, that's really saying something. But, the music just killed it for me.
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