Attached Link: http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/

Okay, I accidentally scrolled to the very bottom of the page and saw the dreaded "force the user to our settings" phrase: "Best viewed at 1024x768". Well, as you can see from the screen shot (taken on a 800x600) monitor, you *BETTER* use a 1024x768 screen. I thought the options for the side bar were "left" or "right". Why is mine "centered"?

Or a better question is: why should I change my resolution to 1024x768 to view this site when every one of the other million sites that I vist works fine under 800x600?

Anyway, my point is this- it is considered very bad web design to force the user into anything. In essence, you are saying, "This is the way WE want the site to look. We really can't be bothered to make a dynamically-sizing page that adapts to the USERS needs. If you don't like it, change YOUR settings to fit OUR needs or just leave. Oh, and by the way, don't forget to visit our Marketplace on your way out."

What's next? Can we expect the site to go back to the days of 1997 and include little banners telling users what they should install:

• "Best viewed with IE 6.243 [Netscape users get out now]"
• "Best viewed with Netscape 7 [IE users get out now]"
  or the dreaded:
• "Best viewed with AOL browser [please download and install AOL to properly view this site]"
  or even worse:
• "This site requires Flash 6.0 Shockwave Plug-in 2.34 [get it now or all you'll see is a blank page]"
• "This site requires Obscure Bondware Plug-in XJ5 [sit through a 10M download and get it now or all you'll see is a blank page, even though this is the only site that will use that plug-in]" I meant this one to be sarcastic, but I wonder how long it will be until the site in run under some blend of Java/ Bondware code that really does require a plug-in to be installed?

I'm done with my complaints, though. It's obvious that whomever "designed" this site did not study usability or design theory.
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