Oct 04

Golden Spiders Need A New Web

by in Techie :: Techno ::, Web Design

Golden Spiders have sent out yet another email this morning.

Of course the links in the email might be more useful if the site was actually up and running ….

I got this:

spiders-error.jpg

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7 Responses to “Golden Spiders Need A New Web”

  1. From Robert Synnott:

    I like how they’ve hard-coded categories to exclude. Also how they’re using SELECT *, to maximise the chances of the thing breaking if the schema is changed.
    You’d think they might be able to pay for a better developer, what with all those entrance fees…
    Also, a little unwise to return such detailed messages, I think.

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 11:40 am #
  2. From http://openid.aol.com/talideon:

    It’s a standard CF error page. The muppets ought to have specified an error template with .

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 12:36 pm #
  3. From John McCormac:

    Why would such a tiny site even need a database? It is a largely static site with minimal changes. It looks like an over-engineered piece of junk with nice shiny graphics added to distract from the poverty of the content.

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 2:05 pm #
  4. From Pete K:

    Possible press release from GS
    “Our site crashed because of the overwhelming response from voters”*
    * disclaimer (to protect Michele) – I’m being sarcastic people

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 3:19 pm #
  5. From Rahood:

    More to the point, Just what in the name of Jaysuss were you doing signed into the office network at that time of the morning ;)

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 4:33 pm #
  6. From mj:

    Don’t they read Netcraft? Sheesh…

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 7:59 pm #
  7. From Michele Neylon:

    @Rahood ROFL
    The timestamp is server-side and since the site is hosted in the US the timestamps are several hours out of sync :)

    Posted on October 4, 2007 at 8:01 pm #