Another bug that should never happen

I was just reading an article on the website of a major newspaper that I'd rather not name. I finished the first page, clicked on the second, and got:

    Sorry for the interruption.

    Hello! You have been chosen to participate in
    an important survey from <name deleted>, a
    respected 3rd party research company.

    This is for RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.
    We are not selling anything. Your answers are grouped anonymously.

followed by "yes" and "no" buttons.

Usually I don't answer surveys, but today I was feeling generous. So I clicked the "yes" button and was greeted with

    The requested URL /surv/369132/ai_start.php was not found on this server.

I can't imagine the process by which the people who run such a major website could have allowed this to happen.

Posted by Andrew Koenig at 12:21 PM  Permalink