Back from the beyond

Post – June 25, 2001

Current web pet peeve: sites that break the back button, so you have to pull down the list of recently-visited sites to get the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of there. A big BOO! to this passive agressive web behavior.

2 Comments

  1. Mike Benedetto

    Good one. But I prefer to abhor the sites which have pop-up ads… which trigger other pop-up ads when they’re closed, linking back to the last set, creating an endless loop that can’t be escaped without quitting your browser. THAT is the face of evil.

  2. Moira

    Hmmmm, no, the sites that break the “Back” button are worse, because at least you can slam the popup windows closed quickly. But with the “Back” button no matter how much you slam it, you’re still stuck.

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