[design219]

Ok, whoever did the web design work for these nut jobs should be smited.

Westboro Baptist Church Home Page

I wonder if these people would just be a local anomaly if the Internet was not around? They didn't seem to come to light until the late 90s, but have been a "church" since 1955.

Also, does anybody think God hates lens flair and sound effects on a home page?

[MacosNerd]

I predict this thread to make a quick exit from the lounge (either by locking or moving to the poli lounge)

[design219]

Nobody is going to take up for these people and start a religious argument.

[Laminar]

Hahahaha

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by design219 

Ok, whoever did the web design work for these nut jobs should be smited.

Because of the design or because of the employer?

If a: Surely that’s an all right design? Not, perhaps, top notch, but not bad, either. Calm and easy to look at, and pretty neutral.

If b: A client’s a client, no? Doesn’t matter much whether or not you like the content of their web site, as long as it’s not downright illegal (which, however much we may disagree with them, the general content of this web site isn’t).

(And some of us would argue that they should, or shouldn’t, be smitten)

Also, does anybody think God hates lens flair and sound effects on a home page?

I barely noticed the lens flare, there. I’m becoming immune, I think. Sound was off, so I didn’t hear the sound effects—but yes, any web designer that allows himself to be forced or cajoled into adding sound effects to a web site do deserve a certain amount of smiting.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by design219 

Nobody is going to take up for these people and start a religious argument.

Not a religious one, no, but a freedom-of-speech one? You betcha. I agree that the design one is much more interesting and far less trite and old.

[design219]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

(And some of us would argue that they should, or shouldn’t, be smitten)

Smitten sounds like you're in love. I know it is the correct past-tense of smite but...

Urban Dictionary: smited

I like that better. I wish this forum had the "smite" feature.

[design219]

I don't know, but it seems to give just a tad more credibility to see a slicker design on their site. The old one looked like a small group of nuts just cobbled a site together. But their message is still the same.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by design219 

Smitten sounds like you're in love. I know it is the correct past-tense of smite but...

Urban Dictionary: smited

I like that better. I wish this forum had the "smite" feature.

Huh! I’d never even seen that. Guess I’m a n00b, then.

Gotta keep my 1337 Intarwebz sqillz up to date.

I don't know, but it seems to give just a tad more credibility to see a slicker design on their site. The old one looked like a small group of nuts just cobbled a site together. But their message is still the same.

I don’t really think the design makes much of a difference where credibility is concerned. Not as long as the URL is godshatefags.com and they spell their message in big(ot) neon letters, so to speak. It could be the slickest design in the whole wide world (aka the WWW) and the words on the page would still turn me off the site.

[smacintush]

Originally Posted by design219 

Nobody is going to take up for these people and start a religious argument.

I for one have and will defend their right to do what they are doing, regardless of how I feel about their message.

But that's not what this thread is about.

I didn't see their old website but this one's not so bad. Seen better, seen worse.

[Doofy]

I have it on good authority that God does indeed hate fags.

I was praying the other day and said to The Lord "I'm off down the shop, do you want some Benson and Hedges?" and He said "No, I hate fags. And you should give them up too".

So there you have it. God hates fags.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

I have it on good authority that God does indeed hate fags.

I was praying the other day and said to The Lord "I'm off down the shop, do you want some Benson and Hedges?" and He said "No, I hate fags. And you should give them up too".

So there you have it. God hates fags.

[Sherman Homan]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

I have it on good authority that God does indeed hate fags.
I was praying the other day and said to The Lord "I'm off down the shop, do you want some Benson and Hedges?" and He said "No, I hate fags. And you should give them up too".
So there you have it. God hates fags.

Indeed, when I was in Scouts we used to go out into the woods and burn faggots.

fag·ot also fag·got (fāg'ət) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.

[Doofy]

Just how much would it annoy the good reverend if the whole of the US started using the word "fags" in the Brit slang way? Come on guys, sounds like a mission to me. It'll be fun - years of Phelp's brand building down the drain in an instant.

[MallyMal]

It's just a template site.

[design219]

[design219]

Originally Posted by MallyMal 

It's just a template site.

I sort of suspected as much.

[zro]

No way in hell I'm gonna pronounce myself a fag smoker.

Besides, they're smokes, cancer sticks, or coffin nails. Nothing else will do.

[zro]

Originally Posted by design219 

Smitten sounds like you're in love. I know it is the correct past-tense of smite but...

Urban Dictionary: smited

I like that better. I wish this forum had the "smite" feature.

Netdisaster.com -

[design219]

Haha!

[Jawbone54]

Want me to blow this thread up?

Fred Phelps is a Democrat.

Of course it means nothing, but maybe someone will get upset.

[OwlBoy]

That is so horrible it seems like it would be a joke. But sadly, though I am quite gullible, I think it is not.

-Owl

[OldManMac]

Originally Posted by design219 

I wonder if these people would just be a local anomaly if the Internet was not around?

Or if people didn't give them the attention they don't deserve.

[CMYKid]

Politics aside, for them thats a huge improvement. their other site was done in-house and was a total FrontPage abortion. Lots of blink tags and huge letters and such.

Even templated, RSS syndication, decent color palette (except for those signs)....hafta say it IS nice, compared to before.

edit: here's what it used to look like-- http://web.archive.org/web/200706300...hatesfags.com/

Their alexa ranking is about 176,000. Thats actually quite a lot of traffic.

[voodoo]

God Hates Sweden

I knew it all along!

V

[Oisín]

I see they didn’t bother to update that site.

[analogika]

I'm pretty sure the correct past tense of "smite" is "smut".

At least, it needs to be.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

God Hates Sweden

I knew it all along!

V

What is it with you and your constant need to tell us you hate whole countries?

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

What is it with you and your constant need to tell us you hate whole countries?

Because it would be silly to hate fractions of countries?

V

[His Dudeness]

I was looking for a "contact us" link there so I could tell Fred that the dump I had this morning looked like him.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

What is it with you and your constant need to tell us you hate whole countries?

He’s Norwegian, so in this particular case, he’s excused.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

What is it with you and your constant need to tell us you hate whole countries?

He's Ed. He's sick of the Swiss.

[moonmonkey]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

I have it on good authority that God does indeed hate fags.

I was praying the other day and said to The Lord "I'm off down the shop, do you want some Benson and Hedges?" and He said "No, I hate fags. And you should give them up too".

So there you have it. God hates fags.

I assumed they were referring to marmite miners, you learn something new everyday.

[0157988944]

We should send them an influx of emails saying that we are gay and fully support their cause, and want to donate. That should drive them batty

[JoshuaZ]

Ha. The blog goes on and on about how horrible Nebraska is. I always knew they were husking more than corn.

[Andrew Stephens]

I like it. It's refreshing to visit a web site that actively hates every single visitor it gets AND is pretty open about it AND then at least tries to give you a modicom of design to make your visit easier.

refreshing!

[Mithras]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Hahahaha

That is just lovely. I'm going to have to think of something similar to implement in my own site.

Looking for:
* Research papers?
* Letterbox for Apple Mail?
* Why you deserve to be raped?

[Dakar the Fourth]

Its alright, the way I was dressed I was asking for it.