Comments on: Top Blogs Failing at Error Pages http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/ The organic centre of blogging Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lee Robertson http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-52 Lee Robertson Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:34:01 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-52 Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment! Glad I could remind you to get the 404 page together. When I have a minute I will have to look at Jeffrey Zeldman's site. I agree with you about not blaming the user. Bad links happen it is not the users fault. The best thing we can do is help them find what they were looking for with as little fuss as possible. Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment! Glad I could remind you to get the 404 page together. When I have a minute I will have to look at Jeffrey Zeldman’s site. I agree with you about not blaming the user. Bad links happen it is not the users fault. The best thing we can do is help them find what they were looking for with as little fuss as possible.

]]> By: DigiKev Digital Media http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-51 DigiKev Digital Media Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:17:05 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-51 Thanks Lee, you have reminded me to take a look at mine! I have just got my new website together and this should be of a much higher priority than I have obviously placed it at the moment. The first Ilearnt about the skill of creating a usable 404 page was from reading <a href="http://www.zeldman.com/" title="Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with web standards">Jeffrey Zeldman's book</a>, designing with web standards which uses a very common sense method detailing much of what you have discussed here. The worst thing is to have a 'robot' of a page screaming at you that YOU the USER has gone wrong. It should be kept friendly, human and infromative. I will be planning mine this weekend, thanks again! Kev Thanks Lee, you have reminded me to take a look at mine! I have just got my new website together and this should be of a much higher priority than I have obviously placed it at the moment. The first Ilearnt about the skill of creating a usable 404 page was from reading Jeffrey Zeldman’s book, designing with web standards which uses a very common sense method detailing much of what you have discussed here. The worst thing is to have a ‘robot’ of a page screaming at you that YOU the USER has gone wrong. It should be kept friendly, human and infromative. I will be planning mine this weekend, thanks again!

Kev

]]> By: Bring the Audience to You - Epiblogger http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-45 Bring the Audience to You - Epiblogger Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:02:47 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-45 [...] The idea of being dug is a huge temptation. Lee and I were even discussing the possibility of his 404 post being dug. That’s not why he wrote it, but I was excited that the Digg kids might dig us (I [...] [...] The idea of being dug is a huge temptation. Lee and I were even discussing the possibility of his 404 post being dug. That’s not why he wrote it, but I was excited that the Digg kids might dig us (I [...]

]]> By: Lee Robertson http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-40 Lee Robertson Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:59:56 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-40 Thanks for stopping by Melissa! I like your blog. Very well done. I agree often the 404 page is not high on the development list. I probably would not looked at ours for a while if I was not writing the post. It is often overlooked as you can see by the number of popular blogs that still don't have one. Thanks for stopping by Melissa! I like your blog. Very well done. I agree often the 404 page is not high on the development list. I probably would not looked at ours for a while if I was not writing the post. It is often overlooked as you can see by the number of popular blogs that still don’t have one.

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-39 Melissa Donovan Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:16:10 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/top-blogs-failing-at-error-pages/#comment-39 A strong, customized 404 page should help visitors find their way to whatever they were seeking. I couldn't agree more! I wouldn't call it a top priority, but definitely high up on the blogger development to do list! A strong, customized 404 page should help visitors find their way to whatever they were seeking. I couldn’t agree more! I wouldn’t call it a top priority, but definitely high up on the blogger development to do list!

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