Here or There?


MESSAGE: Your e-mail address will only be used for the purposes you selected above - it will not be shared with third parties. Click here to view our  privacy policy.

Snarky comment: Click here. No...here. No...I mean there.

What's wrong here?
  1. Here links are bad enough without them being misleading. In this case, you don't really click here...you click the words "privacy policy." The language "Click here..." is inaccurate (and unnecessary). Better: Read our privacy policy [where the link is on "privacy policy"].
  2. It's arguable that privacy policy should be a proper noun and, thus, capitalized.
  3. What's with the extra space before the link?

Source: www.mycokerewards.com

Learn Your A, B, 3s


TITLE: Alert

TYPE: Warning

MESSAGE: You may want to let the meeting organizer know you changed this meeting. If the meeting organizer sends an update for this meeting, your changes will be lost. Is this OK?

BUTTONS: Yes/Cancel

Snarky comment: What's it gonna be: Yes or Cancel? Huh...? What's it gonna be?

What's wrong here?
  1. Mismatched choices. Yes or Cancel? Why? These options have nothing to do with each other. Better: Yes/No or OK/Cancel.
  2. No default button. Press Enter and nothing happens. Worse yet, press Y and nothing happens. You need to click Yes or press ALT+Y to choose Yes.

Source: Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (Provided by Microsoft Exchange Server 2003)