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As we're getting closer to launch the site, I need your help with some ideas for the images on the 404/Error/Captcha pages.

I typically keep these images somewhat whimsical or clever, but fitting to the design of the theme and site topic. The final theme of this site will have a grid paper background, see the design concept post.

Here are some of the pages from other SE sites, to give you an idea.

Gaming CAPTCHA
Gaming site CAPTCHA

Human Verification

Are you a human being?

We apologize for the confusion, but we can't quite tell if you're a person or a script.

Please don't take this personally.

Bots and scripts can be remarkably lifelike these days!

Enter the CAPTCHA displayed below, and we'll be out of your way.

GIS Error
GIS error

Oops! Something Bad Happened!

We apologize for any inconvenience, but an unexpected error occurred while you were browsing our site.

It’s not you, it’s us. This is our fault.

Detailed information about this error has automatically been recorded and we have been notified.

Yes, we do look at every error. We even try to fix some of them.

It’s not strictly necessary, but if you’d like to give us additional information about this error, do so at our feedback site, http://meta.gis.stackexchange.com.

WordPress 404
WordPress 404

Page Not Found

We're sorry, we couldn't find the page you requested.

Try searching for it Browse recent questions Browse popular tags

If you can’t find a particular question or answer, perhaps it was removed from WordPress - Stack Exchange for reasons of moderation: off topic, abuse, spam, etcetera.

It’s also possible, in some circumstances, for questions and answers to be voluntarily removed by the author.

If you feel something is missing that should be here, contact us.

Let me know if you have any ideas. I imagine it'd be something circuitry related. Please keep in mind, I prefer to use original, or public domain images.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I couldn't remember what each of those pages was for, so I had to go find them. I added the text and links to those pages. It's a really long question now, but hopefully it's easier to answer. (There's a list with a few more pages here; none of the others have images) \$\endgroup\$
    – Kevin Vermeer
    Mar 18, 2011 at 19:46
  • \$\begingroup\$ @reemrevnivek appreciate the edit! \$\endgroup\$
    – Jin
    Mar 18, 2011 at 20:55

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Stuff like this?

enter image description here http://flic.kr/p/Pc5n enter image description here http://flic.kr/p/irnLA enter image description here http://flic.kr/p/74FB2v enter image description here more here

"Oops. Someone let out the magic smoke."

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  • \$\begingroup\$ @Endolith - I assume this style image is for the error page? I think that's a great idea. \$\endgroup\$
    – Kevin Vermeer
    Mar 18, 2011 at 19:47
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Endolith - The first image is by-nc, the second is by-nc-sa, the third is also by-nc (But it's yours, I assume that could be worked out-but it's probably best if it's explicit), and the fourth has no link. \$\endgroup\$
    – Kevin Vermeer
    Mar 18, 2011 at 19:52
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Jin - Are these licenses OK? Where and what should we look for in a license? \$\endgroup\$
    – Kevin Vermeer
    Mar 18, 2011 at 19:52
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    \$\begingroup\$ @nedolith, @jin, I love the "Oops. Someone let out the magic smoke idea." \$\endgroup\$
    – Kortuk
    Mar 18, 2011 at 23:06
  • \$\begingroup\$ The last two are mine, so they can be whatever license, but they're not particularly good, just examples of what I'm thinking of \$\endgroup\$
    – endolith
    Mar 19, 2011 at 5:20
  • \$\begingroup\$ @endolith - The second-to-last is a great looking board, but the destruction isn't as obvious as I think we'd like it to be. The last, though, is great IMO. \$\endgroup\$
    – Kevin Vermeer
    Mar 19, 2011 at 21:22
  • \$\begingroup\$ I took a few more of these. :) I'll clean them up and put them on Flickr later. \$\endgroup\$
    – endolith
    Mar 22, 2011 at 19:02
  • \$\begingroup\$ more here \$\endgroup\$
    – endolith
    Mar 24, 2011 at 2:19
  • \$\begingroup\$ +1. Horrifying, and yet beautiful. Each photo is a train wreck I can't stop looking at. \$\endgroup\$
    – davidcary
    Mar 29, 2011 at 15:23
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For the 404 error: There are plenty of pictures of crazy wire-wrap messes, or breadboard projects out of control. Here are a couple images of a bed-of-nails tester I get to work with (and it's not even that bad...)

This one is my favorite for the image

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I'm not sure about a tagline. Something along the lines of "Connection error" should work...

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    \$\begingroup\$ "unable to find the wire (thread?) you were looking for" \$\endgroup\$
    – W5VO
    Mar 19, 2011 at 13:54

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