Comments on: Profile of the Most Annoying Site on the Web https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Matt https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-919 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:12:02 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-919 Opening external links in new windows doesn’t universally annoy everyone. It tends to bug a lot of people though for several reasons.
1. Experienced users tend to prefer opening new tabs when they need them, instead of having extra windows open without any choice
2. Newbies have a tendency to not notice that a new window opened, and then wonder why the back button no longer goes back.
Personally I don’t normally care either way. I have Firefox open target=”_blank” links in new tabs instead, which saves me from a lot of the annoyance (and I drag links to the URL bar if I want to force it to open in the same tab). Some people won’t like it though.

]]> By: bariles https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-918 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:29:07 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-918 oh god! am guilty of “opens external links” in new windows.  will take note of this.  thanks so much.

]]> By: Matt https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-907 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:44:31 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-907 Go ahead with your live version. :D

I haven’t had time to fix the linebreak issue, so it makes sense that they’re not working right. :D

]]> By: Marco Ruelicke.net https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-905 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:14:32 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-905 so true, just thinking about the “good” ol’ days of the Internet…so far I experienced those that is…

I somehow got the urge to create a live version of such a “perfect” website.

Do you mind if I steal some ideas of your image? Of course you will get full credit once the page goes live.

P.S.: I believe I got an idea for the podcast pilot episode. Will twitter you a message…
P.P.S.: Your line breaks are still not working properly with NicEdit

]]> By: Matt https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-901 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:26:53 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-901 It’s by no means a definitive list. :D There are plenty more things that could irritate the heck out of anyone.

]]> By: Marco Ruelicke.net https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-900 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:34:57 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/02/19/profile-of-the-most-annoying-site-on-the-web/#comment-900 you forgot the “uses Comic Sans” in you list, but I can see you have it in your “great” design image. Usually those websites also have a visitor counter and are up to date with a “last update: 12 months ago”.

Maybe you could add some 1337 speak? ;)

Fortunately those websites don’t rank well and actually the last time I saw such a page was…uh…a long time ago.

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