BAD government web sites

[Chet]

Award for awful text formatting (but probably Bobby Approved)
Town of Wayne, WI
www.netwurx.net/~waynetown/wayntown.htm


Award for awful use of color
City of Wauwatosa, WI
www.ci.wauwatosa.wi.us


Award for worst use of frames and scrolls
Hillsboro, WI
www.hillsborowi.com

 

[Habanero]

I need advil after those-

 

[el Guapo]

Dumb and Dumber

www.fordcounty.net Believe it or not it has improved. Go to the information technology page for a treat.

 

[Zoning Goddess]

Award for awful text formatting (but probably Bobby Approved)
Town of Wayne, WI
www.netwurx.net/~waynetown/wayntown.htm


My question is, why does the Town of Wayne list its address as being in Campbellstown?

 

[Chet]

Re: Re: BAD government web sites

Award for awful text formatting (but probably Bobby Approved)
Town of Wayne, WI
www.netwurx.net/~waynetown/wayntown.htm


My question is, why does the Town of Wayne list its address as being in Campbellstown?

It doesn't have its own postal code, and mail comes through the neighboring community.

 

[NHPlanner]

Some of my NH "favorites" (or, using a department secretary and FrontPage to design the town website awards):

http://www.town-atkinsonnh.com/

http://www.belmontnh.org/

http://ci.epping.nh.us/

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/hancocknh/

There are lots more...but I'll spare the details. NH website links (for those interested in seeing more bad and a few good ones) are at: http://nhmuni.virtualtownhall.net/GeneralMembers.html

 

[Jeff]

Yeah, those are all pretty bad.

 

[BKM]

I don't know. The very first one was pretty bad, but many of these just look "typical" to me. Not good, mind you, just "ordinary." Does Epping, for example, need a whiz-bang site, as long as it has the basics?

 

[Chet]

(or, using a department secretary and FrontPage to design the town website awards)

Ugg. That happens around here too unfortunately. This one makes my eyes bleed every time:

www.ci.muskego.wi.us/parkrecreation/index.htm

 

[BKM]

Well, the flashing brown-and-orange-ovals thingie IS pretty bad, bturk.

 

[Cardinal]

I have to agree that none of them are all that awful. We had another thread like this some time back, and found ones that would make you cry out in pain. And bturk, how can you count Wayne? Is a town a real form of government or aren't they just pretending?

 

[Planderella]

My
former employer:

 

[Dan]

As if their commercial areas weren't ugly enough, there's also the Web site of the former Town Next Door (tm).

 

[nerudite]

One of my ex-employers has a one page website (and some cheesy fadein thing)... all in all, you could find better information on this City in the phonebook.

 

[SW MI Planner]

Ours isn't doing so hot right now....

www.coldwater.org

We initially paid big bucks to have it done, then our GIS person decided to take over. He started to make changes, but never quite finish it. So, the home page has out new city hall and new logo and stuff. But, if you click on say, planning and zoning, you get the old webpage formatting with the pic of the old city hall.

Completely not updated. Old pic of me and of hubby too (fire dept).

 

[Downtown]

Re: Ours isn't doing so hot right now....

www.coldwater.org

We initially paid big bucks to have it done, then our GIS person decided to take over. He started to make changes, but never quite finish it. So, the home page has out new city hall and new logo and stuff. But, if you click on say, planning and zoning, you get the old webpage formatting with the pic of the old city hall.

Completely not updated. Old pic of me and of hubby too (fire dept).

Christine - FYI - you just fed the photoshoppers!

 

[OhioPlanner]

www.fordcounty.net Believe it or not it has improved. Go to the information technology page for a treat.

I'll I've got say about the site above is Sweeeet.

 

[SW MI Planner]

Christine - FYI - you just fed the photoshoppers!

oopsy poopsy...didn't even think about that

I'll make sure to not post the wedding and honeymoon pictures then

 

[Jeff]

Re: Re: Ours isn't doing so hot right now....

Christine - FYI - you just fed the photoshoppers!

At least you're learning....albeit slowly.

 

[Dan]

Re: Re: Ours isn't doing so hot right now....

Christine - FYI - you just fed the photoshoppers!

 

[Mastiff]

oopsy poopsy...didn't even think about that

I'll make sure to not post the wedding and honeymoon pictures then

Oh, don't worry... WE'LL post them now!

 

[SW MI Planner]

Dan - your just picking on me because I'm in the Great Lake State. You must *still* have that thing against Michigan women huh? Chew you up and spit you out did they?? Women can be so brutal...

I've been MIA - you in Kansas yet?