---
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 <q>www</q>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 <q>practice</q> as a verb.
</p>
<p>
And this is the <em>UN</em> - the most influential body that exists. Are they really this inept?
</p>