- From: Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@myrealbox.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:21:41 +1300
On Dec 19, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote: > > Aankhen wrote: >> >> "I was gonna go to this site I found on Google, but then I saw that it >> was corrupted, so I figured it musta been a security issue or >> something." > > The original problem I was contesting and attempting to solve was that > users would think, incorrectly, that such messages indicated a problem > with Google. You seem to think users would think, correctly, that there > is a problem with the linked page. That's what they should think, > because that's what the message means. > ... Alas, as amusing as this discussion is, it's not relevant to the WhatWG (and I apologize for participating). If you think search engine result pages would be better if festooned with useless warnings, lobby your favorite search engine vendor, or go start your own. -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/
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