#18. Worst Non-Profit Web Site of 2007 — Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania

Submitter’s comments: Vincent, have I got a Daily Sucker for you! I just found a web site whose background reminds me of Frankie Ford’s web site, which was a Daily Sucker from sometime in the fall of 2006 — remember that one? Well, just one look at the city of Nanty Glo, PA’s web site will make it feel like deja vu as far as backgrounds go, and that’s just the beginning of this site’s suckiness.

The menu at the left works just fine in Internet Explorer, but it’s a real pain to use in Firefox. Not to mention, the popup menus are just plain ugly, period. Also, most of the other pages on the site open in popup windows, and none of them that I looked at have any link back to the home page or anywhere else on the site.

If all that wasn’t bad enough, get a load of the area between the big constantly-changing photo and the quick jump site directory. You have to hover your mouse over that area just to see that there are links there, and they turn red when you do. Normally, they’re black – on a black background, no less! Therefore, you’ve got ZERO contrast and some of the worst mystery meat navigation I’ve ever seen all rolled into one.

Vincent Flanders’ comments: This site wastes an incredible amount of bandwidth. Their use of a 1Mb animated GIF makes Flash seem a rational solution. And what about the pictures they’re using in the animation? At least 3 of them are depressing. Is this the image they’re trying to give the outside world?

Speaking of animated GIFs, good buddy and co-author of Web Pages That Suck, Michael Willis, created a great animation and even better image of OJ Simpson. Not Suitable For Work and for those who think OJ didn’t kill anyone.

Nanty Glo, PA