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Sites featured in articles like Worst Websites of 2010 often are redesigned, which explains why some sites mentioned in my articles don't match their current look. The Daily Sucker features current examples of bad web design which haven't been fixed (yet).

If you see a site that you think sucks, email the URL to me. No personal pages (personal pages are supposed to reflect the individual's personality and artistic freedom) or web site designers (it would look like a conflict of interest), or others of their ilk.

If I think there's some merit to your selection, I may post it along with some commentary. If you know of a site that qualifies, let me know.

Captain Saam’s Scuba School — The Daily Sucker for Friday, January 15, 2010

January 15th, 2010 1:01 am by Vincent Flanders

Captain Saam’s Scuba School

Submitter’s comments: I’m a scuba diver and you gotta love this one. I want to submit to you a web site that I believe meets your criteria of a truly sucky web site.

Vincent Flanders’ comments: I have a great deal of respect for scuba divers. Michael Willis, the co-author of my first book, is a serious scuba diver — wait, that doesn’t make sense. You’re either a serious scuba diver or you’re a dead scuba diver, which is why I respect them. Unfortunately, I can’t respect today’s sucker because it looks like Captain Saam got his inspiration from:

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The Captain makes Mistake #5 from Biggest Mistakes in Web Design 1995-2015Have you ever seen another web site? Really? Doesn’t look like it. I call this type of design the “I haven’t taken my antipsychotics in a while school of web design.”

If he’s looking for inspiration, I’d try Scuba.com. It’s too busy, among other problems, but it’s a much better influence

The only way to keep Captain Saam from drowning is to redesign the site.

Captain Saam’s Scuba School

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