The Daily Sucker

Submitter’s comments: I found a web site you might like. They are a French company established in the South East UK, and are food supplements wholesalers.

The page starts with a 15 seconds Flash intro, with music, and no ’skip’ button. Then you have an English version that is not there yet, frames, annoying Javascript scrolling buttons, and poor contrast in the menu. Also there is a very unique feature on this web site: foreground text that is repeated in the background (see the page “La Gamme Santé Verte).

Vincent Flanders’ comments: Why have a link to something that isn’t there. Here’s how I handled the same situation:

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Just put up the text.

The text over the background is a stunning mistake of mind-bending stupidity. It shows up in IE, Safari and Firefox. Didn’t anyone notice it didn’t work. (Here’s a screen capture). It’s on so many pages that it’s frightening. Of course, my least favorite mistake — lack of contrast between text and background — shows up in lots of places. Oh, and using Flash for navigation — another big no-no.

Santé Verte