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minusonebit · 07-08-2006, 04:53 PM

Here is my top 10 list of things that annoy the hell out of me when I visit a website. Please add to it because I think alot of designers are either brain dead or truly dont know what pisses users off. Some of these websites I see these days I have to stop and say to myself "And they think I am going to BUY something here!?"

1. Use of scrolling marquee or blink tags. You deserve death for this. And yes, this includes using another technology like flash to overcome the lack of browser support for these tags.

2. Background sounds that load as soon as you open the page. There

3. Backgrounds that blink or flash on the screen as you scoll. Huge annoyance. Also applies to those little things that float in a column as you scoll and blink.

4. Intro or landing pages with some big, fancy flash animation and a skip intro button. Who the fuck cares? Show me your product or whatever it is I came to the site for in the first place.

5. Flash navigation bars that make noise. Yes, these suck.

6. Making me register when there is no reason for it. You shouldnt need my e-mail to let me do a search or perform most aspects of a website.

7. Making phone number fields mandatory. Very few businesses that I deal with have a need for my phone number. As such, they are going to find it filled with gibberish.

8. Sounds anywhere on the page that cannot be turned off with a single click and stay off. When I go to the next page, I shouldnt have to turn them off again.

9. Ads that 'strobe'. This is annoying as all fuck, those who allow this type of advertising deserve to be kicked in the head very hard.

10. Links to PDF files that arent directly to a PDF file. I have extensions that intercept those clicks and ask me to download it so my whole system dosent have to freeze up while the Acrobat tries to load inside of a browser window, thereby taking my browser down with it. There is NO FUCKING REASON why you need to open a new window when I click the link and then from that new window call the PDF. Just make a link to the PDF file. And there should be a 'warning' that its a PDF file, usually a little PDF icon is enough.

07-08-2006, 04:53 PM
minusonebit So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: [email protected] Posts: 7,391	Top 10 Worst Things to Do When Designing a Website Here is my top 10 list of things that annoy the hell out of me when I visit a website. Please add to it because I think alot of designers are either brain dead or truly dont know what pisses users off. Some of these websites I see these days I have to stop and say to myself "And they think I am going to BUY something here!?" 1. Use of scrolling marquee or blink tags. You deserve death for this. And yes, this includes using another technology like flash to overcome the lack of browser support for these tags. 2. Background sounds that load as soon as you open the page. There 3. Backgrounds that blink or flash on the screen as you scoll. Huge annoyance. Also applies to those little things that float in a column as you scoll and blink. 4. Intro or landing pages with some big, fancy flash animation and a skip intro button. Who the fuck cares? Show me your product or whatever it is I came to the site for in the first place. 5. Flash navigation bars that make noise. Yes, these suck. 6. Making me register when there is no reason for it. You shouldnt need my e-mail to let me do a search or perform most aspects of a website. 7. Making phone number fields mandatory. Very few businesses that I deal with have a need for my phone number. As such, they are going to find it filled with gibberish. 8. Sounds anywhere on the page that cannot be turned off with a single click and stay off. When I go to the next page, I shouldnt have to turn them off again. 9. Ads that 'strobe'. This is annoying as all fuck, those who allow this type of advertising deserve to be kicked in the head very hard. 10. Links to PDF files that arent directly to a PDF file. I have extensions that intercept those clicks and ask me to download it so my whole system dosent have to freeze up while the Acrobat tries to load inside of a browser window, thereby taking my browser down with it. There is NO FUCKING REASON why you need to open a new window when I click the link and then from that new window call the PDF. Just make a link to the PDF file. And there should be a 'warning' that its a PDF file, usually a little PDF icon is enough.