The Least Valid Website on the Internet

I Challenge You to Find a Bigger Mess

by David Zemens

As most of you know, I strive to develop websites that conform to currently accepted web design standards. I write my code to be valid both via the CSS file and the XHTML markup.

Although it takes a bit more time to design a website to conform to these standards, it always seemed like the right way to design a website. It also feels good when your product is pronounced to be Valid by the various validation tools.

I stumbled upon a website today that appears to me to be the least valid website I have ever seen. Bar none. As of today, there are 2017 validation errors when the XHTML is checked. Wow. That’s a lot of errors.

Can you find a website with more errors than this one has? That’s the challenge for today!

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P.S.
Just to balance things out, the University of California Spanish & Portugese Department is one of the most valid websites I have ever seen. The good folks over at Accessites.org highlighted the UC Spanish & Department website over a year ago.

How’s that for contrast?

June 9th, 2008 | Accessibility, Website Design


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4 Comments & Trackbacks to “The Least Valid Website on the Internet”

 

#1 Rob Mason had this to say:
Posted: June 10th, 2008 at 5:51 am

Crikey. It’s not just the invalid code that’s offensive, the look and feel is truly painful to behold. Mt eyes!” My beautiful eyes!!

#2 David Zemens says in reply:
Posted: June 10th, 2008 at 6:48 am

I agree with you, Rob! The site was literally painful to the eyes.

As I looked at it, I wondered (without checking too closely) just what an absolute mess of nested tables all of the components on that website must be. What a nightmare!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I really appreciate it!

#3 Mike Cherim had this to say:
Posted: June 11th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

I don’t have the link, but I saw a site for some disability organization. The entire site was an image. Zero text. Not sure about its validity, but in this case it doesn’t matter ;)

#4 David Zemens says in reply:
Posted: June 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

That’s pretty scary Mike. An organization who on the surface supports and encourages those who are disabled, yet relies on a website that in no way supports accessibility. Crazy, eh?

Thanks Mike, as usual, for stopping by.

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