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Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:02

While doing some research for a story I'm working on, I came across what has to be one of the ugliest sites I have ever seen. Perhaps not the ugliest there is, but I can't imagine why anyone would look at this and think it's acceptable to represent their company in this manner.

I mean, look at this photo. Or this list of properties. Though I do adore the instructions ...

quote:
To print turn printer on and right click (with mouse) anywhere on above listings; then click print picture


Oh, and yes, to find them, they are "located at the main entrance across from the fire station." If I only knew what the main entrance was the main entrance to.

And they actually paid some guy to make this for them.

OK, kids, let's see if you can beat it. Commercial sites only!

GRUMBLE
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Omicron Persei 8
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:12

nice MIDI tune though.

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:25

Woohoo! you found a goldmine Wes.
This one gonna be hard to top.

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:28

Wow.

quote:
Contact us for web design & maintenance at 1-806-829-2534



I think it kind of says something about your web design company when you don't have a website to promote it......

I'm guessing that this guy is someone's nephew, or grandson, or whatever.



(Edited by DL-44 on 10-06-2004 22:29)

WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:37

Oh lordy!!

Rushing Norm...whoever that is, he should be shot.

Has anyone at least written the poor sod, letting him know just how bad the site is?

On second thought, as a Professional WebDesigner, I'd bookmark this site.

"This is what one gets, when one doesn't hire a professional" *click*
"Now here are examples, of what I can do for your company." *click*

I think that will sell rather nicely.

(Edited by WebShaman on 10-06-2004 22:40)

RhyssaFireheart
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Out on the Sea of Madness...
Insane since: Dec 2003

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:46

Well, give "Rushing Norm" Brown credit. He at least can manage to operate a scanner. That's a plus, right?

Wes, I'm sending you the invoice for all the pills I'm going to have to take now to soothe me after seeing that travesty of a site. I think I'm scarred for life, and need to site outside in the grass with a nice jacket on.

WebShaman, LOL! That's a great idea actually.

EDIT - Wes, you missed this page. http://www.ransomcanyon.com/history.htm While not as horrible as the others you linked, it does show the unorganized mess the site is in overall, and except for guesses and assumptions, I still don't know where the hell "Ransom Canyon" is actually located. Since the history refers to Lubbock several times, I'm going to take a shot at Texas for a loc. Could be wrong though.

OOPs, looked again and it is in Texas. I just skimmed the text and ignored the bad picture there, since it was so blurry and.. bad, that I missed where he said "Texas." Go, go reading comprehension!
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(Edited by RhyssaFireheart on 10-06-2004 22:52)

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:52

This chap kindly leaved his hotmail account to advertise his work except standard.
[edit] Norm Brown is a naughty boy. He abused the good old Ann and Earl and gave them an extra-ordinary web site. [/edit]




(Edited by poi on 10-06-2004 23:05)

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:56

I like how the pictures are acually smaller than the properties in the image tag...nice and distorted

I think we should call him and give him hell about his wonderful design skills. I think I could shoot these people an email and see if I can redesign it for them. Poor people were just scammed out of some $$$$

Later,

C:\



(Edited by CPrompt on 10-06-2004 22:58)

JKMabry
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: raht cheah
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 10-06-2004 22:58

I have a flder full of these that I can't share, but they are out there, in force.

Slime
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 10-06-2004 23:08

My favorite part is the completely random hotspots on the front page's main image. There are six of them, with *completely* random shapes that don't correspond to text or images on the image map. (You can see the shapes in IE when you hold down on the link without clicking.) It looks like an image was just switched with another one.


 

Nathus
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Aug 2003

posted posted 10-06-2004 23:11

Working in the Real Estate business I see sites like that or worse all the time. Its amazing how bad some of these sites can be. I honestly think some of the worst designed websites on the internet are for Realtors.

Hebedee
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Maryland, USA
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 10-07-2004 02:09

And for good reason - "Visit our home on the web!" would be way overused.

Wolfen
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 10-07-2004 08:21

This site has the worst case of the uglies... anyone have the guts to report this to www.webpagesthatsuck.com for 'The Daily Sucker?'


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

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zavaboy
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: f(x)
Insane since: Jun 2004

posted posted 10-07-2004 09:53

I click it to find out how bad it is... it crashes my Firefox.

norm
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: [s]underwater[/s] under-snow in Juneau
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted posted 10-08-2004 01:12

This site is a typical example of what can be accomplished with FrontPage. I think we could have an Asylum Hall of Shame filled with sites built using FrontPage. But we would need to add the disclaimer- ' ...just try not to look directly at these pages '.

Here is another candidate for the FrontPage collection: http://www.alaska.net/~arcs

(Edited by norm on 10-08-2004 01:13)

mahjqa
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: The Demented Side of the Fence
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 10-08-2004 11:53
quote:
norm said:

This site is a typical example of what can be accomplished with FrontPage. I think we could have an Asylum Hall of Shame filled with sites built using FrontPage. But we would need to add the disclaimer- ' ...just try not to look directly at these pages '.Here is another candidate for the FrontPage collection: http://www.alaska.net/~arcs(Edited by norm on 10-08-2004 01:13)



If you go to my site ( www.mahjqa.com ) and view the source of the page, it says

<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0">

The code is a mess; just look at the random <font> tags scattered everywhere.

Yes, I confess. I'm using satan's tools.

Tao
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Pool Of Life
Insane since: Nov 2003

posted posted 10-08-2004 13:29



:::tao::: ::cell::

silence
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Melbourne, Australia
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 10-08-2004 14:36

Mahjqa, you are so forgiven. The content makes up for any sins you could have made.

lan
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Darwin, NT, Australia
Insane since: Dec 2003

posted posted 10-08-2004 14:54

^^Tao

[sense] Oganisation is anathema to organisations [/sense]

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