http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/04/29/404s-are-inevitable-how-you-respond-isn%e2%80%99t/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/04/29/404s-are-inevitable-how-you-respond-isn%e2%80%99t/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Anna Belle Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:27:14 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/?p=29#comment-44 That's a good point, UUpdater. I've read a number of other people saying the same thing, and I've no doubt usability tests would show the same thing. That’s a good point, UUpdater. I’ve read a number of other people saying the same thing, and I’ve no doubt usability tests would show the same thing.

]]> http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/04/29/404s-are-inevitable-how-you-respond-isn%e2%80%99t/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Shelby Meyerhoff Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:39:43 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/?p=29#comment-43 Hi Anna Belle, thanks for the tip. Hi Anna Belle, thanks for the tip.

]]> http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/04/29/404s-are-inevitable-how-you-respond-isn%e2%80%99t/comment-page-1/#comment-42 UUpdater Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:33:37 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/?p=29#comment-42 Your custom 404 does something else which I consider important. The page is easily identifiable as an error page. A custom 404 error that is so fancy it looks like a normal page annoys me more than a stark 404. I spend a few moments scanning the page looking for the content I was hoping for only to discover it's an error with no hope of having my content, to me that is more rude than a simply 404 where I know what went wrong and can quickly go about my business of looking for the content I want. "Page Not Found" in big bold letters is a very good thing. Your custom 404 does something else which I consider important. The page is easily identifiable as an error page. A custom 404 error that is so fancy it looks like a normal page annoys me more than a stark 404. I spend a few moments scanning the page looking for the content I was hoping for only to discover it’s an error with no hope of having my content, to me that is more rude than a simply 404 where I know what went wrong and can quickly go about my business of looking for the content I want. “Page Not Found” in big bold letters is a very good thing.

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