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title: "UNcalled-for pUN" date: 2004-08-02 23:38 status: published description: > The UN is a shining example of naffness.

tags: websites, government, the Web

links:

• url: http://www.un.org/
  title: "The United Nations' website" rel: related type: text/html

<p>
Wow - <a href="http://www.un.org/">the <abbr title="United Nations">UN</abbr>'s website</a> is godawful! In fact as godawfulness goes, it's Zeusawful - the king of the godawfuls. </p>
<p>
It's not accessible via <a href="http://un.org/">the “www”less version of its address</a>; its <a href="http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html">charter</a> uses frames; an animated <acronym title="Godawful Image Format">GIF</acronym> flag; unantialiased cursive text in an un<code>alt</code>ed image; and “practice” as a verb. </p>
<p>
And this is the <em>UN</em> - the most influential body that exists. Are they really this inept? </p>