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Top Ten Web Peeves

Under Construction

God forbid anyone put a page on the web for the first time without slapping an "under construction" sign on it. Is roadwork a good thing? Half of Pensacola's roads are under construction right now. I hate it. Orange barrels everywhere, lanes shifting and narrowing. This is what you want me to think of when I see your page?

The other thing is that web pages are always under construction. The web is dynamic. Everything changes constantly. If you were consistent, you'd put that sign on every page you ever wrote, and never take it off. Of course, I always laugh when I see an "under construction" sign on a page that hasn't been updated in six months. That reminds me of Louisiana roadwork.

What people often mean by "under construction," is, "I just started this, most of the links are broken, and there's not a whole lot of information here yet." I would feel a lot better if they just came out and said that, rather than give me bad driving flashbacks.


Page by Ken.