Report a Mistake

Possibly get 25 U.S. dollarsā€”or have me donate 25 dollarsā€”as a courtesy for issues you spot on this site! This website is intended to be factually and technically accurate, yet the growing amount of content increases the probability of mistakes and errors. If you contribute to improvements, I wish to reciprocate.

How Does It Work?

When you find a mistake, be it factual, orthographic, or usability-related, email me at jens@meiert.org.

I confirm the report and the respective issue. At the end of each month (sometimes a little later), the biggest bug or most helpful report is selected and their sender rewarded with 25 U.S. dollars.

ā€œWinnersā€ have two weeks to reply after they got notified. The money is either paid out by bank transfer (Europe) or PayPal (international), and may alternatively be donated to a charity that offers either of the two payment methods. There are no other payment options and there is no legal claim to payment, since the definition and assessment of a mistake may be difficult, subjective, or both. Participation is voluntary. The terms outlined here may change. All winners are mentioned in the ā€œHall of Fameā€ unless they choose differently.

Notes

Language

I have no idea anymore how my English (or German) must sound like. Please interpret charitably, and let me know if you notice particular patterns or problems.

Iā€™m a friend of the ā€œsingular ā€˜they,ā€™ā€ but occasionally and also outside of meiert.com I refer to only one gender, like when working with a hypothetical single person in an example. If a distinction between genders is relevant, I point it out.

Please let me know when I use someoneā€™s personal pronouns incorrectly. Iā€™m happy to correct them. (If it can be assumed that most people know the correct pronouns, this constitutes a mistake as per the quality program described on this page.)

Links

Links are checked and corrected on a random basis, though mileage may vary for blog comments. I welcome reports on broken links, but I donā€™t reward them as part of this initiative.

Old User Agents

Letā€™s ignore display problems in Internet Explorer for Mac, Netscape Navigator 4, and pals. I do. [This note dates back to 2005 and serves as a witness to past web development times.]

Previous Issue Reports

See the Hall of Fame.

If youā€™re interested, this initiativeā€™s background is explained in more detail in the blog (including feedback from none other than Donald Norman).